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Researcher

Kenny Couvreur

Awards & Distinctions

51 Results

2025

High-temperature heat pumps in industrial heating networks : a study on energy use, emissions, and economics

Elias VierenKenny CouvreurMichel De PaepeSteven Lecompte

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

2024

Analysis of heat pump-integrated heating network topologies for decarbonization in industrial clusters

Elias VierenKenny CouvreurMichel De PaepeSteven Lecompte

CHESTER : experimental prototype of a compressed heat energy storage and management system for energy from renewable sources

Konstantinos TheologouMaike JohnsonJonas TombrinkJosé L. Corrales CigandaFelipe T. Trebilcock-KellyKenny CouvreurRobin TassenoySteven Lecompte

A1 Journal Article in ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Computationally efficient CFD methodology for simulating large scale spaces

Zaaquib AhmedSteven LecompteZeno FaesIlya T'JollynKenny CouvreurSergej KopilovMichel De Paepe

Design of a high-temperature heat pump providing heat up to 200 °C

Elias VierenKenny CouvreurMichel De PaepeSteven Lecompte

Evaluation of the phase change front movement in a 200KWH latent thermal energy storage unit

Kenny CouvreurMaité GoderisWim BeyneMichel De Paepe

Experimental performance evaluation of an ORC in a CHEST-like Carnot battery

Robin TassenoyKenny CouvreurMichel De PaepeSteven Lecompte

High-temperature heat pumps : thermodynamic, economic and experimental perspectives for enhanced integration

Elias VierenWim BeyneToon DemeesterKenny CouvreurShahzaib AbbasiAlessia ArteconiMichel De PaepeSteven Lecompte

Impact of composition adjustment on the performance of a water-ammonia high-temperature heat pump

Shahzaib AbbasiElias VierenKenny CouvreurSteven Lecomptealessia arteconi

Liquid fraction evolution during the solid shrinking melting regime in a vertical tube-in-tube heat exchanger

Maité GoderisJulie Van ZeleKenny CouvreurWim BeyneMichel De Paepe

Multi-phase modelling of loose, unsaturated soil’s continuous motion using a three-phase Eulerian approach

Victor Van RietToon DemeesterKenny CouvreurZaaquib AhmedMathieu VervaeckeMichel De PaepeJoris Degroote

A1 Journal Article in COMPUTERS AND GEOTECHNICS

Phase change front tracking methods in a vertical tube-in-tube phase change material heat exchanger

Maité GoderisJulie Van ZeleKenny CouvreurWim BeyneMichel De Paepe

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE

2023

An improved charging time energy fraction model for latent thermal storage heat exchangers

Kenny CouvreurMaité GoderisWim BeyneMichel De Paepe

Analytical prediction of the phase change front movement to characterize tube in tube phase change material heat exchangers

Maité GoderisJulie Van ZeleKenny CouvreurWim BeyneMichel De Paepe

Characterisation of a high temperature latent thermal energy storage heat exchanger by the charging time energy fraction method

Kenny CouvreurMichel De PaepeSteven Lecompte

Characterization of a latent thermal energy storage heat exchanger using a charging time energy fraction method with a heat loss model

Kenny CouvreurWim BeyneRobin TassenoySteven LecompteMichel De Paepe

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Experimental design of a high-temperature heat pump with sink temperatures up to 200°C

Elias VierenKenny CouvreurToon DemeesterWim BeyneMichel De PaepeSteven Lecompte

Extension of the charging time energy fraction method for characterization of latent thermal energy systems to the use of variable initial battery conditions

Kenny CouvreurMaité GoderisWim BeyneMichel De Paepe

Learning outcomes of ORC operation in a CHEST like Carnot battery

Kenny CouvreurRobin TassenoyMichel De PaepeSteven Lecompte

Mass and heat transfer modelling of soil in screw heat exchangers using CFD

Victor Van RietToon DemeesterKenny CouvreurZaaquib AhmedMathieu VervaeckeMichel De PaepeJoris Degroote

Performance analysis of a 1.5 MW organic Rankine cycle in a Carnot battery system for grid balancing services

Robin TassenoyHannes Van De VeldeKenny CouvreurMichel De PaepeSteven Lecompte

Phase change front movement characterization of a tube in tube phase change material heat exchanger

Maité GoderisKenny CouvreurJulie Van ZeleWim BeyneMichel De Paepe

The charging time energy fraction for describing different phases of charging a latent thermal storage heat exchanger

Kenny CouvreurMaité GoderisWim BeyneMichel De Paepe

Visual tracking of the phase change front in a tube in tube phase change material heat exchanger

Maité GoderisKenny CouvreurWim BeyneMichel De Paepe

2022

Calibration and validation of a charging time energy fraction model for melting experiments of a high temperature latent heat thermal energy storage system

Kenny CouvreurWim BeyneRobin TassenoySteven LecompteMichel De Paepe

Calibration of a charging time energy fraction model for melting experiments of a high temperature latent heat thermal energy storage system

Kenny CouvreurWim BeyneRobin TassenoySteven LecompteMichel De Paepe

Estimating the state of charge in a latent thermal energy storage heat exchanger based on inlet/outlet and surface measurements

Wim BeyneKenny CouvreurIlya T'JollynSteven LecompteMichel De Paepe

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Experimental and numerical analysis of variable volume ratio as additional optimization parameter in organic Rankine cycle expanders

Kenny CouvreurRobin TassenoyXander van HeuleMichel De PaepeSteven Lecompte

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

Techno-economic assessment of Carnot batteries for load-shifting of solar PV production of an office building

Robin TassenoyKenny CouvreurWim BeyneMichel De PaepeSteven Lecompte

Techno-economic assessment of Carnot batteries for load-shifting of solar PV production of an office building

Robin TassenoyKenny CouvreurWim BeyneMichel De PaepeSteven Lecompte

A1 Journal Article in RENEWABLE ENERGY

2021

A charging time energy fraction method for evaluating the performance of a latent thermal energy storage heat exchanger

Wim BeyneKenny CouvreurIlya T'JollynRobin TassenoySteven LecompteMichel De Paepe

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING

A technical, financial and CO2 emission analysis of the implementation of metal foam in a thermal battery for cold chain transport

Wim BeyneKenny CouvreurSteven LecompteMichel De Paepe

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE

An analytical solution for solidification in planar latent thermal energy storage heat exchanger

Wim BeyneSteven LecompteKenny CouvreurMichel De Paepe

Development of measurement setup for thermal conductivity at high temperatures using the parallel hot-wire

Jasper NonnemanKenny CouvreurAndrey VancoillieMichel De Paepe

Experimental investigation of an organic Rankine cycle with liquid-flooded expansion and R1233zd(E) as working fluid

Xiaoya LiSteven LecompteJera Van NieuwenhuyseKenny CouvreurHua TianGequn ShuMichel De PaepeChristos N. Markides

A1 Journal Article in ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Experimental results of a 10 kWe ORC with variable volume ratio piston expander

Kenny CouvreurRobin TassenoyXander van HeuleMichel De PaepeSteven Lecompte

Experimental results of a 10 kWe organic rankine cycle with a variable volume ratio expander

Kenny CouvreurRobin TassenoyXander van HeuleMichel De PaepeSteven Lecompte

Introduction of a high-level, application based sizing methodology for carnot batteries

Robin TassenoyKenny CouvreurWim BeyneMichel De PaepeSteven Lecompte

Potential of carnot batteries for load shifting of PV-production

Robin TassenoyKenny CouvreurSteven LecompteMichel De Paepe

Simulation, optimization and design of a heating network at an industrial plant

Elias VierenKenny CouvreurJudith Vander HeydeMichel De PaepeSteven Lecompte

Techno-economic analysis of high temperature heat pumps : a case study

Elias VierenKenny CouvreurJudith Vander HeydeMichel De PaepeSteven Lecompte

2020

Commissioning and preliminary experimental investigation of an organic rankine cycle set-up with oil-flooded expansion

Jera Van NieuwenhuyseSteven LecompteKenny CouvreurDavide ZivianiMichel De Paepe

Heat recovery in the batch annealing furnace (BAF)

Judith Vander HeydeKenny CouvreurSteven LecompteMichel De Paepe

Hot water storage for increased electricity production with organic Rankine cycle from intermittent residual heat sources in the steel industry

Kenny CouvreurWim BeyneMichel De PaepeSteven Lecompte

A1 Journal Article in ENERGY

Optimal charging set point for a latent thermal energy storage for cold chain transport

Wim BeyneKenny CouvreurSteven LecompteMichel De Paepe

2019

Experimental behavior of a 100 kWhth fin-tube latent heat storage using eutectic KNO3- NaNO3 as PCM

Kenny CouvreurJonas TimmermanWim BeyneSergei GusevMichel De PaepeWolf-Dieter SteinmannBruno Vanslambrouck

Experimental results of a carnot battery consisting of an ORC and a high temperature latent heat thermal storage

Kenny CouvreurSergei GusevMichel De PaepeBruno Vanslambrouck

Improving intermittent waste heat recovery with ORC systems by integrating thermal energy storage

Kenny CouvreurWim BeyneSteven LecompteMichel De PaepeBruno Vanslambrouck

Tracking of the phase change front of a PCM in a rectangular enclosure

Wito PlasWim BeyneKenny CouvreurMichel De Paepe

2018

Constant power production with an organic rankine cycle from a fluctuating waste heat source by using thermal storage

Kenny CouvreurJonas TimmermanWim BeyneSergei GusevMichel De PaepeWolf-Dieter SteinmannBruno Vanslambrouck

2017

Electrochemical production of magnetite nanoparticles for sulfide control in sewers

Hui-Wen LinKenny CouvreurBogdan C DonoseKorneel RabaeyZhiguo YuanIlje Pikaar

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY