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
Bianchi G
(2021)
Overview and outlook of research and innovation in energy systems with carbon dioxide as the working fluid
in Applied Thermal Engineering
Christodoulides P
(2022)
Waste Heat Recovery Technologies Revisited with Emphasis on New Solutions, Including Heat Pipes, and Case Studies
in Energies
Marchionni M
(2023)
Inventory control assessment for small scale sCO2 heat to power conversion systems
in Energy
Ye F
(2021)
Numerical methodology and CFD simulations of a rotary vane energy recovery device for seawater reverse osmosis desalination systems
in Applied Thermal Engineering
| 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 |
| Sectors | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Energy |
| Description | Design data and methodologies fo the design of new heat exchangers for supercritical CO2 power applications are used by collaborating companies in the design of their products |
| First Year Of Impact | 2022 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Energy |
| 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 | 06/2021 |
| 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 |