Jouhara
having worked in academia and the industry, hussam has unique expertise in working on applied heat exchangers and energy-related research activities with direct support from research councils and various uk and international industrial partners. he has extensive expertise in designing and manufacturing various types of heat exchangers, including heat pipes and heat pipe-based heat exchangers for low, medium and high temperature applications. his work in the field of heat pipe based heat exchangers resulted in novel designs for recouperators, steam generators & condensers and flat heat pipes. these have been implemented across various industries including, but not limited to: food, electronics thermal management and low to high industrial waste heat recovery and energy from waste. over the last few years, he has successfully managed to achieve new designs for industrial waste heat recovery and many thermal systems that have enhanced the performance of various industrials processes in the uk, europe and world-wide. throughout his academic and industrial career, he received over £15m research funding from various uk/eu based research councils (ukri, eu h2020, horizon europe) and from british and european industrial partners. he is a published author of academic books with many filed patents in areas related to heat pipes engineering and manufacturing and energy from waste systems. he is a chartered engineer and fellow of both engineers ireland (ireland) and imeche (uk). in 2024, hussam was elected as a fellow of the royal academy of engineering. hussam is the founder and the head of the heat pipe and thermal management research group in brunel university london. major projects as a principal investigator in brunel: project coordinator of: geoflexheat.eu project partner: streamstep project partner: prim-rock project technical director of: innovative water recovery solutions (iways) - h2020 project technical coordinator of: heat pipe technologies for industrial applications (etekina) - h2020 climate and cultural based design and market valuable technology solutions for plus energy houses. (cultral-e) - h2020 innovative polymer-based composite systems for high-efficient energy scavenging and storage (incomess) - h2020 design for resource and energy efficiency in ceramic kilns (dream) - h2020 step – heat pipe design challenge for hot plasma cooling - ukaea high-power and high-energy battery systems with integrated structural thermal management for heavy-duty applications - innovate uk roadmap for industry - academia collaboration between universidad pontificia bolivariana, argos cement company, brunel university london and econotherm in heat recovery in large industrial systems - royal academy of engineering conceptual feasibility of a heat pipe as a structural and thermal member in an automotive battery pack design - innovate uk improving power battery cooling technologies (impact) - innovate uk room temperature passive heat recovery with heat pipe - innovate uk controllable bidirectional heat recovery device - knowledge transfer network erva mate drying - innovate uk active refrigeration shelf with thermal storage - innovate uk education ph. d. (mechanical engineering), 2004, university of manchester, uk national honours fellow of the royal academy of engineering (freng) professional credentials institution of mechanical engineers (uk): chartered member and fellow (ceng, fimeche) chartered institution of building services engineers - cibse (uk): fellow (fcibse) engineers ireland: chartered engineer and fellow (ceng, intpe, fiei) teaching credentials p. g. cert. in higher education, 2010, brunel university, uxbridge, ub8 3ph, uk. senior fellow of the higher education academy (sfhea), 2017, uk 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
Professor Hussam Jouhara
Having worked in academia and the industry, Hussam has unique expertise in working on applied heat exchangers and energy-related research activities with direct support from research councils and various UK and international industrial partners. He has extensive expertise in designing and manufacturing various types of heat exchangers, including heat pipes and heat pipe-based heat exchangers for low, medium and high temperature applications. His work in the field of heat pipe based heat exchangers resulted in novel designs for recouperators, steam generators & condensers and flat heat pipes. These have been implemented across various industries including, but not limited to: food, electronics thermal management and low to high industrial waste heat recovery and Energy from Waste. Over the last few years, he has successfully managed to achieve new designs for industrial waste heat recovery and many thermal systems that have enhanced the performance of various industrials processes in the UK, Europe and world-wide. Throughout his academic and industrial career, he received over £15M research funding from various UK/EU based research councils (UKRI, EU H2020, Horizon Europe) and from British and European industrial partners. He is a published author of academic books with many filed patents in areas related to heat pipes engineering and manufacturing and Energy from Waste systems. He is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of both Engineers Ireland (Ireland) and IMechE (UK). in 2024, Hussam was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. Hussam is the founder and the Head of the Heat Pipe and Thermal Management Research Group in Brunel University London. Major projects as a Principal Investigator in Brunel: Project Coordinator of: Geoflexheat.eu Project Partner: StreamStep Project Partner: Prim-Rock Project Technical Director of: Innovative WAter recoverY Solutions (iWAYS) - H2020 Project Technical Coordinator of: Heat Pipe Technologies for Industrial Applications (ETEKINA) - H2020 Climate and cultural based design and market valuable technology solutions for Plus Energy Houses. (CULTRAL-E) - H2020 Innovative Polymer-Based Composite Systems for High-Efficient Energy Scavenging And Storage (InComEss) - H2020 Design for Resource and Energy efficiency in cerAMic kilns (DREAM) - H2020 STEP – Heat Pipe Design Challenge for Hot Plasma Cooling - UKAEA High-Power and High-Energy Battery Systems with Integrated Structural Thermal Management for Heavy-Duty Applications - Innovate UK Roadmap for Industry - Academia collaboration between Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Argos Cement Company, Brunel University London and Econotherm in heat recovery in large industrial systems - Royal Academy of Engineering Conceptual Feasibility of a Heat Pipe as a Structural and Thermal Member in an Automotive Battery Pack Design - Innovate UK IMproving Power bAttery Cooling Technologies (IMPACT) - Innovate UK Room Temperature Passive Heat Recovery with Heat Pipe - Innovate UK Controllable bidirectional heat recovery device - Knowledge Transfer Network Erva Mate Drying - Innovate UK Active refrigeration shelf with thermal storage - Innovate UK EDUCATION Ph. D. (Mechanical Engineering), 2004, University of Manchester, UK NATIONAL HONOURS Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK): Chartered Member and Fellow (CEng, FIMechE) Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers - CIBSE (UK): Fellow (FCIBSE) Engineers Ireland: Chartered Engineer and Fellow (CEng, IntPE, FIEI) TEACHING CREDENTIALS P. G. Cert. in Higher Education, 2010, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UB8 3PH, UK. Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), 2017, UK 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