Publications by Philippe Aubin

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The transition towards clean renewable energy sources, where wind and solar are prone to variation, requires adequate energy storage. Power-to-methane (PtM) systems can be part of the solution. Specifically, solid-oxide-electrolyser (SOE) based PtM systems ...

The traditional pathway of electrolysis based power-to-methane systems consists of water (liquid or vapor) electrolysis followed by CO2 methanation. The use of solid-oxide electrolysers allows an alternative pathway, i.e., steam and CO2 electrolysis follow ...

The one-dimensional transient numerical code of JJ Cooling Innovation has been significantly improved to simulate the thermal/hydraulic performance of pulsating heat pipes (PHPs). Using a mechanistic approach, the liquid slug and vapor plug flows and their ...

The increasing penetration of variable renewable energies poses new challenges for grid management. The economic feasibility of grid-balancing plants may be limited by low annual operating hours if they work either only for power generation or only for pow ...

Reversible solid oxide cells (rSOC) can convert excess electricity to valuable fuels in electrolysis cell mode (SOEC) and reverse the reaction in fuel cell mode (SOFC). In this work, a five - cell rSOC short stack, integrating fuel electrode (Ni-YSZ) suppo ...

Biogas-fed solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology based on Ni-GDC electrolyte-supported cell (ESC) offers a sustainable solution for European farms’ heat and power demands with superior efficiency. However, the understanding of the degradation and recover ...

The power-to-methane process using a solid-oxide electrolyser, followed by an exothermic methanation reactor, is effective for the production of an energy carrier (synthesis methane) that can be readily stored and transported at a large scale. A significan ...

In recent years, biogas-fed solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology based on Ni-GDC electrolyte-supported cell has attracted interests due to its high sulfur tolerance. However, the degradation and recovery behavior of the cells under exposure to common su ...

Online performance characterization and faulty condition diagnosis of micro-combined-heat-and-power (μ-CHP) solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system is crucial for ensuring safe in-house operation and lifespan prolongation. However, fast accurate detection of f ...

The pulsating nature of a closed loop pulsating heat pipe (CLPHP) makes the prediction of its thermal-hydraulic performance extremely challenging. Unfortunately, the design of CLPHPs is still quite an empirical process, requiring testing of many prototypes ...

Due to the local pulsating/transient nature and complex thermal-hydraulic coupling of a closed loop pulsating heat pipe (CLPHP), there is a need to develop an effective simulation code capable to design and predict the local and overall thermal performance ...

The deployment of renewable energy systems has been increasing steadily in recent years. The intermittency associated with the renewable electricity supply can be addressed through the usage of energy storage and release systems. In this framework, reversi ...

Operating the cooling system of a methanation reactor using an open-loop two-phase thermosiphon with evaporating water as the cooling liquid is an effective way to ensure safe operation as it does not rely on a recirculating pump. The aim of the reactor de ...

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Design and assessment of an evaporating water-cooled methanation reactor for a SOE-based power-to-methane system

Power-to-methane via co-electrolysis of H2O and CO2: Reactor operation and system simulation

Simulation and experimental validation of pulsating heat pipes

Reversible solid-oxide cell stack based power-to-x-to-power systems: Comparison of thermodynamic performance

Degradation study of a reversible solid oxide cell (rSOC) short stack using distribution of relaxation times (DRT) analysis

Characterization of Ni-GDC based electrolyte-supported cell under processed biogas composition: Electrochemical performance, degradation and recovery

Evaporating water-cooled methanation reactor for solid-oxide stack-based power-to-methane systems: Design, experiment and modeling

Poisoning and recovery behavior of Ni-GDC based electrolyte-supported solid oxide fuel cell exposed to common sulfur compounds under processed biogas environment

Performance assessment and fast diagnosis of a μ-CHP solid oxide fuel cell system

Numerical Simulations of Pulsating Heat Pipes, Part 1: Modeling

Numerical Simulations of Pulsating Heat Pipes, Part 2: Comparison to Experimental Data

Cyclic degradation analysis of reversible Solid Oxide Cell short-stack

Thermosiphon Cooling System for a Methanation Reactor: An Experimental Assessment

Combinatorial Use of Reference Electrodes and DRT for Disentangling AEM Electrolyzer Losses