Publications

2023

Allen, T., Owen, M. (2023). Performance evaluation of a low-cost standing wave thermoacoustic refrigerator, 17th International Heat Transfer Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, August 2023.
Bekker, G., Meyer, C. and van der Spuy, S. (2023). The effect of wind screens on the performance of an induced draft air-cooled condenser under windless and windy conditions. Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, vol. 15.
Clark, S. and McGregor, C. (2023). Liquified petroleum gas provides a technically viable and financially feasible means to reduce eskomâs diesel cost burden by 30 to 40 South African Journal of Science, vol. 119.
Laugksch, K., Rousseau, P. and Laubscher, R. (2023). A pinn surrogate modeling methodology for steady-state integrated thermofluid systems modeling. Mathematical and Computational Applications, vol. 28.
Liebenberg, J., Doubell, A., Laubscher, R. and Herbst, P. (2023). In-silico modelling of the impact of hypertension on the mean transvalvular gradients in aortic stenosis. PloS one, vol. 18.
Marincowitz, F., Owen, M., Muiyser, J. (2023). Multi-objective optimisation for wind resistant air-cooled condenser operation, Applied Thermal Engineering, 218.
Meyer, J.P., Hoffmann, J.E. and Laubscher, R. (2023). Fundamental errors in historical studies on laminar internal convection in circular tubes with a uniform heat flux: New perspectives. In International Heat Transfer Conference Digital Library. Begel House Inc..
Nel, C., Owen, M. (2023). Thermal comfort and performance of subsidy housing in South Africa, 17th International Heat Transfer Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, August 2023.
Owen, M., Pretorius, J., Buitendag, B., Nel, C. (2023). Heat dissipation factors for building-attached PV modules, 17th International Heat Transfer Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, August 2023.
Rawlins, B., Laubscher, R. and Rousseau, P. (2023). A fast thermal non-equilibrium eulerian-eulerian numerical simulation methodology of a pulverised fuel combustor. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, vol. 41.
Redelinghuys, L. and McGregor, C. (2023). Carnot battery application in a parabolic trough concentrating solar power plant: System modelling, validation and analyses on the interplay between stored energies. The Journal of Energy Storage, vol. 60.
Redelinghuys, L., Tshamala, M. and Hans, T. (2023). Performance of an adiabatic pre-cooling system for concentrating solar power plants in arid areas. Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 231.
Reed, M., Owen, M. (2023). Simulation of a novel solar thermal water distillation and energy co-generation system, 17th International Heat Transfer Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, August 2023.
Rousseau, P., Laubscher, R. and Rawlins, B. (2023). Heat transfer analysis using thermofluid network models for industrial biomass and utility scale coal-fired boilers. Energies, vol. 16.
Rozon, F., Koke, J., McGregor, C., Owen, M. (2023). Techno-economic analyses of solar thermal process heat integration at South African beverage producers, Solar Compass, vol. 8.
Rozon, F., McGregor, C. and Owen, M. (2023). Long-term forecasting framework for renewable energy technologiesâ installed capacity and costs for 2050. Energies, vol. 16.
Stephan, G.A., Van der Spuy, S.J. and Meyer, C. (2023), June. Development of a Custom Mesh Generation Tool for Low Solidity Axial Flow Fans. American Society of Mechanical Engineers Turbo Expo: Power for Land, Sea, and Air.
Strydom, W., Pretorius, J. and Hoffmann, J., 2023. Sensitivity Analysis on the Performance of a Natural Draft Direct Dry Cooling System for a 50 MWe CSP Application. Proceedings of the 8th World Congress on Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer, Lisbon, Portugal.
Swanepoel, P.C., Biedermann, T. and van der Spuy, S.J. (2023). Experimental noise reduction (aeroacoustical enhancement) of a large diameter axial flow cooling fan through a reduction in blade tip clearance. International Journal of Aeroacoustics, vol. 22.
Tieghi, L., Delibra, G., van der Spuy, S.J. and Corsini, A. (2023). Leading edge bumps for flow control in air-cooled condensers. International Journal of Turbo-machinery, Propulsion and Power, vol. 8.
Toit, J. and Laubscher, R. (2023). Evaluation of physics-informed neural network solution accuracy and efficiency for modeling aortic transvalvular blood flow. Mathematical and Computational Applications, vol. 28.
Tshamala, M., Owen, M., McGregor, C., Dlamini, Z. (2023). Feasibility study on the use of a water-cooled shell and tube heat exchanger for a sCO2 Brayton recompression cycle in CSP applications, Southern African Sustainable Energy Conference, Nelson Mandela Bay.
Tshamala, M., Moyo, T., Owen, M., McGregor, C. (2023). Feasibility study of a supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton recompression cycle cooled by a vapor compression refrigeration cycle, 17th International Heat Transfer Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, August 2023.
van Eck, H., van der Spuy, S.J. and Gannon, A. (2023). Expanding the choke margin of a mixed flow compressor stage for a micro gas turbine engine. International Journal of Turbo and Jet Engines.
van Eck, H., van der Spuy, S.J. and Gannon, A. (2023). The effect of impeller tip clearance on the performance of a mgt mixed flow compressor stage fitted with a crossover diffuser. Aerotecnica Missili Spazio.
van Zyl, J.G., Owen, M., Muller, G. (2023). Proof of concept for a decentralised low-pressure solar thermal system for combined electricity generation and water distillation, Southern African Sustainable Energy Conference, Nelson Mandela Bay.
Willemse, B., Nielsen, S., Pretorius, J., Owen, M. and Rix, A. (2023). A comparative evaluation of heat dissipation factors for open-rack and floating solar photovoltaic installations, Southern African Sustainable Energy Conference, Nelson Mandela Bay.