SCOTWOHR - INDUSTRIAL WASTE HEAT RECOVERY USING SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE CYCLES

Lead Research Organisation: Brunel University London
Department Name: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Abstract

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Publications

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Description Identification of heat exchangers and design of new heat exchangers for supercritical CO2 heat to power systems.
Exploitation Route Collaborating companies will utilise the results in the design of new heat exchangers. Information in the open literature will be useful to academics and industry working in the compact heat exchanger area.
Sectors Aerospace

Defence and Marine

Education

Energy

Environment

Leisure Activities

including Sports

Recreation and Tourism

 
Description Design data and methodologies for the design of new heat exchangers for supercritical CO2 power applications are used by collaborating companies in the design of their products. Knowledge gained and facilities developed have been used to test and evaluate highly compact microtube heat exchangers for motorsport and aerospace applications.
First Year Of Impact 2023
Sector Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Education,Energy,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology
Impact Types Economic

 
Description (CO2OLHEAT) - Supercritical CO2 power cycles demonstration in Operational environment Locally valorising industrial Waste Heat
Amount € 18,813,891 (EUR)
Funding ID 101022831 
Organisation European Commission 
Sector Public
Country European Union (EU)
Start 05/2021 
End 05/2025
 
Title Small scale test facility for supercritical CO2 research 
Description The project involves the development of a small scale test facility for the testing of compact high temperature and pressure heat exchangers for supercritical CO2 and other supercritical fluid applications. 
Type Of Material Improvements to research infrastructure 
Year Produced 2022 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact Impacts are not yet available. Discussions with a number of companies and research groups are underway for the use of this facility for joint reserach and development. 
 
Description HiETA 
Organisation HiETA Technologies Limited
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution Research into compact heat exchangers for supercritical CO2 power systems
Collaborator Contribution Provision of technical support and advice
Impact 1 publication on compact heat exchangers
Start Year 2021
 
Description Kelvion 
Organisation Kelvion
Country Germany 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution Supply gas coolers and instrumentation of testing and research and development
Collaborator Contribution Provide technical support and advice as well as equipment for testing and validation of simulation models
Impact Simulation models for the design of CO2 gas coolers
Start Year 2017
 
Description Reaction Engines Ltd 
Organisation Reaction Engines
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution design of microtubes heat exchangers and reserach related to this
Collaborator Contribution Manufacture of heat exchanger
Impact 2 publications. The discipline of these publications is engineering/heat and mass transfer
Start Year 2021