MissJada Carnie
Research Postgraduate
Department of Mechanical Engineering - Faculty of Engineering
Orcid identifier0009-0004-1467-9998 (opens in a new tab)
- Research PostgraduateDepartment of Mechanical Engineering - Faculty of Engineering
- City and Guilds Building, South Kensington Campus, United Kingdom
RESEARCH
Research Overview
PhD Title: Understanding the physics and optimising Phase Change Material thermal energy storage systems for a sustainable future
Supervisors: Dr Antonis Sergis, Professor Yannis Hardalupas & Professor Maria Charalambides
To curtail greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050 compared to 1990 emissions, extensive electrification of key services such as transportation will be introduced. According to the Department for Climate Change, this will unavoidably mean that the UK will have to produce 50% more electrical energy to compensate for this subsequent surge in electricity demand. Therefore, mass introduction of renewable energy resources is necessary to not only fulfil the energy requirements of electrification, but to satisfy policies that seek to decarbonise the energy system. However, this can only be successful with the expansion of thermal energy storage schemes, that will assist in reducing waste heat from energy processes and mitigating the intermittent energy generation of renewables.
Phase Change Materials (PCMs) are being considered as suitable candidates for multiscale thermal energy storage schemes, due to their ability to store and release large amounts of thermal energy with a negligible change in their specific volume during their phase change. However, this is hindered by their low thermal conductivity and complex physics effects such as hysteresis. The objective of this PhD, is to investigate the fundamental unknowns with regards to the physics of heat transfer in PCMs, conducting investigations into key thermal material characteristics that determine the quality of heat transfer to and from the PCMs.
PhD Title: Understanding the physics and optimising Phase Change Material thermal energy storage systems for a sustainable future
Supervisors: Dr Antonis Sergis, Professor Yannis Hardalupas & Professor Maria Charalambides
To curtail greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050 compared to 1990 emissions, extensive electrification of key services such as transportation will be introduced. According to the Department for Climate Change, this will unavoidably mean that the UK will have to produce 50% more electrical energy to compensate for this subsequent surge in electricity demand. Therefore, mass introduction of renewable energy resources is necessary to not only fulfil the energy requirements of electrification, but to satisfy policies that seek to decarbonise the energy system. However, this can only be successful with the expansion of thermal energy storage schemes, that will assist in reducing waste heat from energy processes and mitigating the intermittent energy generation of renewables.
Phase Change Materials (PCMs) are being considered as suitable candidates for multiscale thermal energy storage schemes, due to their ability to store and release large amounts of thermal energy with a negligible change in their specific volume during their phase change. However, this is hindered by their low thermal conductivity and complex physics effects such as hysteresis. The objective of this PhD, is to investigate the fundamental unknowns with regards to the physics of heat transfer in PCMs, conducting investigations into key thermal material characteristics that determine the quality of heat transfer to and from the PCMs.