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Professor Hussam Jouhara
Professor/Department Director for Research
Howell Building 110
- Email: hussam.jouhara@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 267805
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research area(s)
- Heat pipes
- Heat Energy Storage
- Cryogenic heat transfer systems for freezing and storage of bio materials and food.
- Single and two-phase heat transfer (experimental and numerical)
- Waste heat recovery systems - low to high grades (from hot streams or from hot surfaces) including recuperators, steam generators and steam condensers.
- Heat pipe based solar collectors (hybrid, concentrated and flat)
- Development of sizing tools of heat exchangers
- Energy active shelves for energy efficient supermarket chilled display cabinets
TEACHING
- Heat transfer
- Heat exchangers
- Building air conditioning
- Renewable energy
- Building services design – HVAC
Research grants and projects
Research Projects
Grants
Investigation of a Flat Heat Pipe for high temperature waste heat recovery from metal slabs
Funder: Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council
Duration: November 2021 - April 2022
Funder: Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council
Duration: November 2021 - April 2022
Innovative Water Recovery Solutions through recycling of heat materials and water across multiple sectors: iWAYS
Funder: European Commission
Duration: December 2020 - November 2024
Funder: European Commission
Duration: December 2020 - November 2024
Next generation water-smart management systems: large scale demonstrations for a circular economy and society: WATER-MINING
Funder: European Commission
Duration: September 2020 - August 2024
Funder: European Commission
Duration: September 2020 - August 2024
Black Liquor to Fuel by Efficient Hydro Thermal Application integrated to Pulp Mill
Funder: European Commission
Duration: April 2020 - March 2023
Funder: European Commission
Duration: April 2020 - March 2023
Innovative Polymer-Based Composite Systems for High-Efficient Energy Scavenging And Storage: InComEss
Funder: European Commission
Duration: March 2020 - August 2023
Funder: European Commission
Duration: March 2020 - August 2023
STEP WP5 - Heat Pipe Design Challenge
Funder: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Duration: November 2019 - April 2020
Funder: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Duration: November 2019 - April 2020
Cryogenic Hybrid heat pipe heat exchanger
Funder: Air Products PLC
Duration: October 2019 - September 2022
Funder: Air Products PLC
Duration: October 2019 - September 2022
CULTURAL-E Climate and cultural based design and market valuable technology solutions for Plus Energy Houses
Funder: European Commission
Duration: October 2019 - September 2024
Funder: European Commission
Duration: October 2019 - September 2024
High-Power and High-Energy Battery Systems with Integrated Structural Thermal Management for Heavy-Duty Applications
Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: August 2019 - January 2021
Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: August 2019 - January 2021
Roadmap for Industry - Academia collaboration between Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Argos Cement Company 水果派AVUniversity London and Econotherm in heat recovery in large industrial systems
Funder: Royal Academy of Engineering
Duration: April 2019 - April 2021
Funder: Royal Academy of Engineering
Duration: April 2019 - April 2021
PVadapt : Prefabrication Recyclability and Modularity for cost reductions in Smart BIPV systems
Funder: European Commission
Duration: October 2018 - March 2022
Funder: European Commission
Duration: October 2018 - March 2022
PVadapt : Prefabrication Recyclability and Modularity for cost reductions in Smart BIPV systems
Funder: European Commission
Duration: October 2018 - March 2022
Funder: European Commission
Duration: October 2018 - March 2022
Heat Pipe based pyrolysis for waste to fuel in Brazil (HERU Commercial)
Funder: Innovate UK - Newton Fund
Duration: July 2018 - June 2020
Funder: Innovate UK - Newton Fund
Duration: July 2018 - June 2020
IMproving Power bAttery Cooling Technologies (IMPACT)
Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: March 2018 - March 2019
Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: March 2018 - March 2019
Design Validation of the HERU V5 Waste treatment system
Funder: Manik Venture Limited
Duration: February 2018 - January 2019
Funder: Manik Venture Limited
Duration: February 2018 - January 2019
Conceptual feasibility of a heat pipe as a structural and thermal member in an automotive battery pack design
Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: January 2018 - January 2019
Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: January 2018 - January 2019
Conceptual Feasibility of a Heat Pipe as a Structural and Thermal Member in an Automotive Battery Pack Design
Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: January 2018 - January 2019
Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: January 2018 - January 2019
IMproving Power bAttery Cooling Technologies (IMPACT)
Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: January 2018 - January 2019
Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: January 2018 - January 2019
HEAT PIPE TECHNOLOGY FOR THERMAL ENERGY RECOVERY IN INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS - ETEKINA
Funder: European Commission
Duration: October 2017 - September 2021
Funder: European Commission
Duration: October 2017 - September 2021
The hybrids heat pipe cryo-freezer
Funder: Air Products and Chemicals PLC
Duration: October 2017 - September 2020
Funder: Air Products and Chemicals PLC
Duration: October 2017 - September 2020
Heat Pipe Technology for Thermal Energy Recovery in Industrial Applications (ETEKINA)
Funder: European Commission
Duration: October 2017 - September 2021
Funder: European Commission
Duration: October 2017 - September 2021
Towards the use of activated charcoal filters in waster treatment plants, with the charcoal being produced from waste produced in the treatment plant.
Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Duration: October 2017 - September 2020
Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Duration: October 2017 - September 2020
Room temperature passive heat recovery with heat pipe
Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: August 2017 - July 2018
Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: August 2017 - July 2018
Room temperature passive heat recovery with heat pipe
Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: August 2017 - July 2018
Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: August 2017 - July 2018
Design Optimisation of the HERU Waste treatment system
Funder: Manik Ventures Limited
Duration: February 2017 - January 2018
Funder: Manik Ventures Limited
Duration: February 2017 - January 2018
Design Optimisation of the HERU Waste treatment System
Funder: Manik Ventures Ltd
Duration: February 2017 - January 2018
Funder: Manik Ventures Ltd
Duration: February 2017 - January 2018
KTP with S and P Coils
Funder: Knowledge Transfer Programme (KTP)
Duration: January 2017 - January 2019
Funder: Knowledge Transfer Programme (KTP)
Duration: January 2017 - January 2019
Optimising Energy Management in Industry 锟絆PTEMIN
Funder: Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council
Duration: December 2016 - November 2019
Funder: Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council
Duration: December 2016 - November 2019
Design for Resource and Energy efficiency in cerAMic kilns (DREAM)
Funder: European Commission
Duration: October 2016 - September 2019
Funder: European Commission
Duration: October 2016 - September 2019
Design for Resource and Energy efficiency in cerAMic kilns
Funder: European Commission
Duration: October 2016 - September 2019
Funder: European Commission
Duration: October 2016 - September 2019
Visiting Professors (VP1617/93)
Funder: Royal Academy of Engineering
Duration: October 2016 - September 2019
Funder: Royal Academy of Engineering
Duration: October 2016 - September 2019
Performance and design optimisation of the HERU waste treatment system
Funder: Manik Ventures
Duration: February 2016 - January 2017
Funder: Manik Ventures
Duration: February 2016 - January 2017
Cryogenic freezing and storage of materials using cryogenically cooled eutectic heat exchange
Funder: Air Products PLC
Duration: October 2015 - September 2019
Funder: Air Products PLC
Duration: October 2015 - September 2019
Thermo storage of biomedical materials and products under low temperature cryogenic conditions
Funder: Air Products plc
Duration: August 2015 - July 2018
Funder: Air Products plc
Duration: August 2015 - July 2018
Active refrigeration shelf with thermal storage
Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: June 2015 - September 2015
Funder: Innovate UK
Duration: June 2015 - September 2015
Thermal design characterization of the HERU waste treatment chamber
Funder: Manik Ventures Ltd
Duration: February 2015 - January 2016
Funder: Manik Ventures Ltd
Duration: February 2015 - January 2016
Research links
Co-author network
- Dr Bertrand Delpech
- Prof Savvas Tassou
- Prof Jurgita Malinauskaite
- Dr Lorna Anguilano
- Dr Evina Katsou
- Prof Hamid Bahai
- Dr Alan Reynolds
- Dr Giulio Alfano
- Ms Alevtina Kodresko
- Prof Abdulnaser Sayma
- Prof Tassos Karayiannis
- Prof Maria Kolokotroni
- Visualise network
Similar research interests
- Dr Lei Chai
- Professor Savvas A Tassou
- Professor Tassos Karayiannis
- Dr Marko Aunedi
- Dr Bertrand Delpech
Research group(s)
- IEF