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An accurate design of a ground-coupled heat pump system requires the knowledge of the outlet fluid temperature from the borehole heat exchangers (BHEs), both in the short and long term. This paper fucuses on the short and medium term. In…
Progress in integrated nanophotonics has enabled large-scale programmable photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for general-purpose electronic-photonic systems on a chip. Relying on the weak, volatile thermo-optic or electro-optic effects,…
This article proposes an offline Energy Management System (EMS) for Parallel Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs). Dividing the torque between the Electric Motor (EM) and the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) requires a suitable EMS. Batteries…
Battery energy storage is an essential component of a microgrid. The working temperature of the battery is an important factor as a high-temperature condition generally increases losses, reduces useful life, and can even lead to fire…
The reliability and safety of lithium-ion batteries can be affected by overheating issues. Phase change materials like paraffin due to their large heat capacities are among the best solutions for the thermal management of batteries. In this…
Waste heat recovery improves energy efficiency and reduces greenhouse gas emissions; however, much industrial and environmental heat is wasted at low temperature. Thermomagnetic recovery of waste heat has a high potential for sustainable…
Compute-in-memory (CIM) presents an attractive approach for energy-efficient computing in data-intensive applications. However, the development of suitable memory designs to achieve high-performance CIM remains a challenging task. Here, we…
The work presented in this paper relates to a small scale district heating network heated by a gas fired CHP. In most common situations, such a CHP is heat driven operated, meaning that the CHP will switch on whenever heat is needed, while…
We present a realistic implementation of a quantum engine powered by a phaseonium gas of coherently prepared three-level atoms -- where quantum coherence acts as a thermodynamic resource. Using a collision model framework for…
In this paper, a 3D conjugated heat transfer model for Nano-Encapsulated Phase Change Materials (NEPCMs) cooled Micro Pin Fin Heat Sink (MPFHS) is presented. The governing equations of flow and heat transfer are solved using a finite volume…
This paper is devoted to numerical simulations of the short-term behavior of the spatial temperature distribution in a geothermal energy storage. Such simulations are needed for the optimal control and management of residential heating…
Extended from its electromagnetic counterpart, transformation thermodynamics applied to thermal conduction equations can map a virtual geometry into a physical thermal medium, realizing the manipulation of heat flux with almost arbitrarily…
The transition to a carbon-neutral energy system requires widespread deployment of renewable energy sources and economically feasible energy storage solutions. This study presents a comprehensive optimization framework that jointly…
Due to their low density and large specific surface area, metal foams are increasingly used as cellular materials that combine excellent structural and thermal properties. Their cellular structure makes them particularly suitable for use in…
In this work, we study the suitability of different thermoelectric materials like $Bi_2Te_3$, $Sb_{2}Te_{3}$, $PbTe$, $TAGS$, $CeFe_{4}Sb_{12}$, $SiGe$ and $TiO_{1.1}$ in estimation of thermoelectric generator's (TEG) efficiency. The…
This paper presents a novel methodology for fast simulation and analysis of transient heat transfer. The proposed methodology is suitable for real-time applications owing to (i) establishing the solution method from the viewpoint of…
We have designed, constructed, and commissioned a cryogenic helium buffer-gas source for producing a cryogenially-cooled molecular beam and evaluated the effect of different cell geometries on the intensity of the produced molecular beam,…
In the last decade phase change materials (PCM) research has switched from practical application in optical data storage toward electrical phase change random access memory technologies (PCRAM). As these devices are commercialised, we…
Efficient thermal management is critical for ensuring the safety, performance, and durability of lithium ion pouch cells (LIPCs), particularly under high power operating conditions where conventional battery thermal management systems…
Borehole thermal energy storage (BTES) can reduce the operation of fossil fuel-based heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems for buildings. With BTES, thermal energy is stored via a borehole heat exchanger in the ground. Model…