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I-ThERM will participate in 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Resource Use in Food Chains – ICSEF 2018 (Call for papers), 17 -19 October 2018, Cyprus

I-ThERM project’s advancement will be presented during the special workshop “Energy Recovery Conversion and Management ‘ERCoM 2018‘ ” which will run will run parallel to the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Resource Use in Food Chains 2018 (ICSEF 2018) which will take place between 17-19 October 2018 in Cyprus.

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Special Issue of ChemEngineering ” Advanced Heat Exchangers for Waste Heat Recovery Applications” – request for papers

Special Issue of ChemEngineering ” Advanced Heat Exchangers for Waste Heat Recovery Applications” – request for papers

Guest Editor:
Dr. Hussam Jouhara
College of Engineering, Design
and Physical Sciences, Brunel
University London, UK
hussam.jouhara@brunel.ac.uk

Message from the Guest Editor:
Dear Colleagues,

Waste heat is the energy that is produced in various industrial and domestic processes but is not put into any practical use and is lost to the environment. It is of interest to discover how the use and deployment of innovative waste heat recovery technologies in industrial processes could result in lowering harmful emissions,
reduction of fuel consumption and consequently improvement of production efficiency.

We invite submissions of novel and original papers to this special issue that included, but not limited to:
Single and multi-phase heat transfer;
Waste heat re covery systems;
Energy conversion systems;
Energy flow modelling and optimization;
Advances in heat exchangers designs;
Advances in environmentally friendly fuels;
Energy from Waste.

Author Benefits
Open Access: free for readers, free publication for well-prepared manuscripts submitted in 2018.

Rapid publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision provided to authors approximately 15 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 4.9 days (median values for papers published in this journal in 2017).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 September 2018

More info on the Special Issue can be found here.

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I-ThERM Workshop in Industrial Thermal Energy Recovery, Conversion and Management, 24 October 2017, Brunel University, UK.

I-ThERM project organized a workshop on Industrial Thermal Energy Recovery, Conversion and Management in the 24^th of October 2017 in the premises of Brunel University, UK.

I-ThERM partners and invited speakers presented their progress and latest findings from research and development but also innovative technologies and approaches for heat recovery,efficient conversion and utilization of waste heat from industrial processes in front of an audience comprised by approximately 100 delegates from academia and industry.

The presentations covered heat recovery and conversion from both high and low temperature waste heat sources and provided opportunities for discussion and engagement with researchers, manufacturers and potential users of these technologies. All the presentation can be found at the Public Documents section of the I-ThERM website (www.itherm-project.eu).

Presentations were followed by a visit in the laboratories of the University of Brunel and especially in the Center of Sustainable Energy use in the Food Chain (CSEF) where the research for the I-ThERM project is taking place.

I-ThERM project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 680599.

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I-ThERM 24M Project meeting, 23 October 2017, Brunel University, UK

On the 23^rd October 2017, all the I-ThERM partners gathered  at Brunel University, UK for the 24M I-ThERM Project meeting.

During the meeting the 6 month progress on all the technical work packages was presented by the task leaders, technical issues including critical risks were discussed and the plans for the future 6 month work was agreed.

I-ThERM project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 680599.

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I-ThERM present in GT Conference 2017, 9-10 October 2017, Frankfurt, Germany.

I-ThERM project participated in the Gamma Technologies (GT) Conference 2017, which took place during 9-10 October 2017, in Frankfurt, Germany.

The event brings together plenty of industrial stakeholders, mostly related to the automotive field in which the heat recovery is a topic of paramount relevance. In this two-day conference, Brunel University London was invited to share the modelling experience on waste heat to power conversion systems developed during the project, with a focus on the two-phase expander modelling for trilateral flash cycle applications (WP4 of I-ThERM project), during a presentation with subject : “GT SUITE as a Modeling Tool for Expanders and Pumps for Waste Heat Recovery. Furthermore, flyers related to the I-ThERM Workshop of the 24^th of October at Brunel University London were distributed to the audience.

I-ThERM project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 680599.

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I-ThERM project present in Expoquimia 2017, 2 -6 October 2017, Barcelona, Spain.

I-ThERM project was present in Expoquimia 2017 (http://www.expoquimia.com/en/), which took place in Gran Via Exhibition Centre in Barcelona, Spain between 2 – 6 October 2017.

Expoquimia is one of the most important chemical fair both in Spain and Europe, celebrated every three years. The fair is aimed at professionals from the following sectors:

• Basic Chemicals Industry – Raw Materials
• Intermediate Products and Services
• Pure Chemistry and Pharmachemistry
• New Materials
• Biotechnology
• Analytical Instrumentation – Laboratory Material
• Industrial Goods and Engineering
• Measuring and Control Instrumentation, Pumps and Valves
• Technologies and machinery for production processes
• Logistics
• Maintenance and Storage
• Environmental Technology Universities
• Research, Development and Innovation, Technology Transfer
• Industrial and Occupational Safety
• Software
• Compositech (Technology and Innovation in Composites)
• Pharma Process
• Cosmetic date
• Food innovation.

Expoquimica is supported by European Association of Chemical Distributors and the Economic Ministry of Spain.

I-ThERM project was represented by one of the partners of the project, Avanzare. I-ThERM representatives gave an oral presentation within the New Materials area, with the applications of the graphene in different materials. In particular, emphasis was placed on the different applications of the new materials developed, including those related to the I-ThERM project.

I-ThERM project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 680599.

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I-ThERM project presented in the SPIRE’s 2017 EU Process Industry Conference, 19 September 2017, Brussels, Belgium

I-ThERM project was presented in the SPIRE’s 2017 EU Process Industry Conference, which was held on the 19th  September 2017 in Brussels, Belgium.

The Process Industry Conference, a SPIRE mid-term policy event,  gathered all relevant stakeholders for the European Process Industry and it was dedicated to picture the future EU Process Industry and what can be implemented if appropriate investments and funds are met.

I-ThERM was represented by the coordinator of the project, Prof. Savvas Tassou from Brunel University. Prof. Tassou presented the  I-ThERM project in the SPIRE projects’ day, along with 47 other projects’ stories which were showcased and illustrated the huge achievements that this first cross-sectorial cPPP has made since its launch at the very end of 2013.

I-ThERM project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 680599.

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I-ThERM presented in the 4th International Seminar on Organic Rankine Cycle Power Systems, 13-15 September 2017, Milan, Italy.

I-ThERM project participated in the 4^th International Seminar on Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) Power Systems which took place in Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, during 13-15 September 2017.

The topics of the 4th International Seminar on Organic Rankine Cycle Power Systems included:

• Applications and Energy Sources
• System Design and Optimization
• Experimental activities and techniques
• Working Fluids, including mixtures
• Turbines
• Volumetric expanders
• Heat Exchangers
• Simulation and Design Tools
• Advanced Control Strategies
• Operational Experience on Prototypes
• Supercritical CO₂ and novel technologies

The conference is the reference technical event for heat to power conversion systems using bottoming thermodynamic cycles. It was an opportunity for industry and academia to promote their latest achievements and discuss about the new frontiers of the energy recovery. The conference fosters the creation of new commercial and personal links via inspiring keynote lectures from renowned experts, via the inclusion of a wide range of technical aspects during parallel sessions, via open discussions during poster presentations and via more technical and commercial discussions during the Industry Day.

In this event, I-ThERM was represented by three partners of the project, Brunel University London, Spirax Sarco and Enogia. Brunel University London and Spirax Sarco presented modelling results related to the Trilateral Flash Cycle (WP4 of I-ThERM project). Furthermore, Brunel University London together with Enogia promoted the supercritical CO2 activity (WP5 of I-ThERM project) and the overall I-ThERM project through distribution of flyers related to the I-ThERM Workshop of the 24^th of October at Brunel University London as well as through offline conversations with academic and industrial participants.

I-ThERM project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 680599.

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I-ThERM present in the 10th International Conference on Compressors and their Systems, 11-13 September 2017, London, UK.

I-ThERM project participated in the 10^th International Conference on Compressors and their Systems, which was organised by the Centre for Compressor Technology at City, University of London, UK, during 11-13 September 2017.

The bi-annual conference aims at gathering the worldwide experts in compressors and, recently, expanders to share their ideas and latest research outcomes. In this event, I-ThERM project was represented by its partner and project coordinator, Brunel University London. Delegated from Brunel University London promoted the overall I-ThERM project through distribution of flyers related to the I-ThERM Workshop of the 24th of October at Brunel University London as well as through offline conversations with academic and industrial participants.

I-ThERM project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 680599.