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Newsletter November 2018
Division of Applied Thermodynamics and Refrigeration
Department of Energy Technology
SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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Dear reader, we are now ready to share with you the recent news that has accumulated over the past month. This time you will find a couple of interesting videos that highlight some of the results of the work in the division, as well as many other news from us. Enjoy your reading and watching!
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Our division (Applied Thermodynamics and Refrigeration) is a part of the Department of Energy Technology at the School of Industrial Engineering and Management, KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Click on the video above to see Prof. Björn Palm presenting the department.
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Sweden's King took a tour of the experimental student housing at campus'
Live In Lab
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Students living in the experimental Live In Lab apartments at KTH were visited this week by His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden. Watch the video above and find more in the article at the KTH web site.
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New opportunity to collaborate with us:
At the division we are striving to apply our expertise to contribute to the development of heating and cooling for the future energy system. Currently, we are looking for the Swedish organisations that are willing to collaborate with us in developing heating and cooling technologies and solutions, specifically in relation to the areas of energy resources, interaction in the energy system, resource efficient use, and innovation for work and climate
Get in touch with us (by, for example, replying to this mail) if you want to further discuss our future collaborations.
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Non flammable alternatives to R134a refrigerant have been experimentally evaluated in the recent study
R134a is identified as a dominant contributor to global warming among all the hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants. Its use should be significantly reduced over the coming years in order to reach the common climate goals. One of the possibility is to use alternative refrigerants with lower global warming potential (GWP). Several non-flammable alternatives to R134a, namely R450a and R513A, have been experimentally investigated in a small capacity refrigeration system at our division. Read more about the study and its results by downloading the publication here (free access before December 11, 2018).
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Video - KTH goes to Tokyo!
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We recently reported on our trip to Tokyo, where 12 KTH Energy Technology master’s students presented their work in sustainable urban energy systems to Tokyo government officials. Here now is a short video documenting their experience! We want to thank Gadelius Ltd. again for sponsoring the contest and adding so much value to our course!
We are continuing to use this education model in the future, so if there are other interested organizations please contact Per Lundqvist or Hatef Madani to discuss collaboration opportunities!
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Recent scientific publications:
Makhnatch P, Mota-Babiloni A, López Belchí A, Khodabandeh R. “R450A And R513A as Lower GWP Mixtures for High Ambient Temperature Countries: Experimental Comparison with R134a.” Energy, vol. 166, 2019, pp. 223–235., doi:10.1016/j.energy.2018.09.001.
Su C., Madani H., Palm B. Heating solutions for residential buildings in China: Current status and future outlook, Energy Conversion and Management, vol. 177, 2018, pp. 493-510, doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2018.10.005.
Su C., Madani H., Palm B. Building heating solutions in China: A spatial techno-economic and environmental analysis, Energy Conversion and Management, vol. 179, 2019, pp. 201-218, doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2018.10.062.
Sommerfeldt, N., Madani, H. “A techno-economic comparison between PV and PVT integrated ground source heat pumps for multi-family houses.” 12th ISES Eurosun Conference, Rapperswil, Switzerland, September 2018.
Su, C., Madani, H., Björn, P. Spatial Data Assisted Ground Source Heat Pump Potential Analysis in China a Case of Qingdao City. 10th International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE2018), 22-25 August 2018, Hong Kong, China
Recent MSc theses:
Olsson, M., & Wiborg, C. A. (2018). Shifting the sun: Can coupling Lithium-ion batteries with solar power be economically justified in a Dutch setting?
Gunnarsson, H., & Melin Hamber, E. (2018). The future of blockchain in district heating : An investigation of possible blockchain applications for a Swedish district heating company.
Eliasson, M., & Tufvesson, J. (2018). Thermal Comfort using Low Temperature Heating and High Temperature Cooling.
Lindvall, S. (2018). Comparison of centralized and decentralized ventilation in a multifamily building in Stockholm: An LCA-study.
Edeland, C., & Mörk, T. (2018). Blockchain Technology in the Energy Transition : An Exploratory Study on How Electric Utilities Can Approach Blockchain Technology.
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