Summary
Dr. Paul Sapin received his MEng degree in 2010 in Mechanical/Thermal Engineering from ISAE-ENSMA, a Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering School located in Poitiers, France. He completed his Ph.D. in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer at National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse in 2014. The topic of his Ph.D. thesis was convective boiling heat transfer in porous media.
As a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the Clean Energy Processes (CEP) Laboratory, his research focuses on the use of reciprocating-piston devices in energy-storage (e.g. compressed air, liquid air and pumped thermal electricity storage) and waste-heat recovery (e.g. organic Rankine cycle) technologies. Through the use of joint experimental and numerical approaches, his research aims (i) at understanding and predicting loss mechanisms in such engines and (ii) at developing design tools and innovations to mitigate these losses.
Publications
Journals
Olympios AV, Sapin P, Freeman J, et al., 2022, Operational optimisation of an air-source heat pump system with thermal energy storage for domestic applications, Energy Conversion and Management, Vol:273, ISSN:0196-8904, Pages:1-23
Al Kindi A, Sapin PAUL, Pantaleo A, et al., 2022, Thermo-economic analysis of steam accumulation and solid thermal energy storage in direct steam generation concentrated solar power plants, Energy Conversion and Management, Vol:274, ISSN:0196-8904, Pages:1-27
Specklin M, Deligant M, Sapin P, et al., 2022, Numerical study of a liquid-piston compressor system for hydrogen applications, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol:216, ISSN:1359-4311
Taleb AI, Barfuß C, Sapin P, et al., 2022, Simulation of thermally induced thermodynamic losses in reciprocating compressors and expanders: Influence of real-gas effects, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol:217, ISSN:1359-4311, Pages:118738-118738
Olympios AV, Aunedi M, Mersch M, et al., 2022, Delivering net-zero carbon heat: technoeconomic and whole-system comparisons of domestic electricity- and hydrogen-driven technologies in the UK, Energy Conversion and Management, Vol:262, ISSN:0196-8904