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Bernd Epple is affiliated with the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of Engineering with a focus on several subfields. Their research spans Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Materials Chemistry.

Their work covers a range of main topics including Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes, Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes, Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies, Iron and Steelmaking Processes, Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems, Granular Flow and Fluidized Beds, and Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems.

Their frequently published studies appear in venues such as Applied Sciences, SSRN Electronic Journal, Energies, Fuel, and publications affiliated with the Technischen Universität Darmstadt.

Key recent papers include:

  • Progress in CFD Simulations of Fluidized Beds for Chemical and Energy Process Engineering, 2021, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science
  • CO2 capture from waste-to-energy plants: Techno-economic assessment of novel integration concepts of calcium looping technology, 2020, Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Biomass-Based Chemical Looping Gasification: Overview and Recent Developments, 2021, Applied Sciences
  • Experimental study on steam gasification of torrefied woodchips in a bubbling fluidized bed reactor, 2020, Energy
  • Process Control Strategies in Chemical Looping Gasification-A Novel Process for the Production of Biofuels Allowing for Net Negative CO2 Emissions, 2020, Applied Sciences

Frequent coauthors include Jochen Ströhle, Falah Alobaid, Wisam Abed Kattea Al-Maliki, Martin Greco-Coppi, and Christian Heinze.

Best Publications

  • Progress in dynamic simulation of thermal power plants

    Falah Alobaid;Nicolas Mertens;Ralf Starkloff;Thomas Lanz

  • Progress in CFD Simulations of Fluidized Beds for Chemical and Energy Process Engineering

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  • Design and operation of a 1MWth chemical looping plant

    Jochen Ströhle;Matthias Orth;Bernd Epple

  • Carbonate looping experiments in a 1 MWth pilot plant and model validation

    Jochen Ströhle;Markus Junk;Johannes Kremer;Alexander Galloy

  • Chemical looping combustion of hard coal in a 1 MWth pilot plant using ilmenite as oxygen carrier

    Jochen Ströhle;Matthias Orth;Bernd Epple

  • Modeling and investigation start-up procedures of a combined cycle power plant

    Falah Alobaid;Ralf Postler;Jochen Ströhle;Bernd Epple

  • Chemical looping combustion of hard coal and torrefied biomass in a 1 MW th pilot plant

    Peter Ohlemüller;Jochen Ströhle;Bernd Epple

  • Carbonate looping process simulation using a 1D fluidized bed model for the carbonator

    Ana Lasheras;Jochen Ströhle;Alexander Galloy;Bernd Epple

  • Development and validation of a dynamic simulation model for a large coal-fired power plant

    Ralf Starkloff;Falah Alobaid;Karl Karner;Bernd Epple

  • Continuous CO2 Capture in a 1‐MWth Carbonate Looping Pilot Plant

    Johannes Kremer;Alexander Galloy;Jochen Ströhle;Bernd Epple

  • Extended CFD/DEM model for the simulation of circulating fluidized bed

    Falah Alobaid;Jochen Ströhle;Bernd Epple

  • Simulation of the Carbonate Looping Process for Post‐Combustion CO2 Capture from a Coal‐Fired Power Plant

    Jochen Ströhle;Ana Lasheras;Alexander Galloy;Bernd Epple

  • A comparative study on the influence of the gas flow rate on the hydrodynamics of a gas–solid spouted fluidized bed using Euler–Euler and Euler–Lagrange/DEM models

    Naser Almohammed;Falah Alobaid;Michael Breuer;Bernd Epple

  • Dynamic simulation of a supercritical once-through heat recovery steam generator during load changes and start-up procedures

    Falah Alobaid;Jochen Ströhle;Bernd Epple;Hyun-Gee Kim

  • Chemical-Looping Combustion of Hard Coal: Autothermal Operation of a 1 MWth Pilot Plant

    Peter Ohlemüller;Jan-Peter Busch;Michael Reitz;Jochen Ströhle

  • Dynamic simulation of integrated rock-bed thermocline storage for concentrated solar power

    Nicolas Mertens;Falah Alobaid;Lorenz Frigge;Bernd Epple

  • Modelling and dynamic simulation of a parabolic trough power plant

    Wisam Abed Kattea Al-Maliki;Falah Alobaid;Vitali Kez;Bernd Epple

  • CO2 capture from waste-to-energy plants: Techno-economic assessment of novel integration concepts of calcium looping technology

    Martin Haaf;Rahul Anantharaman;Simon Roussanaly;Jochen Ströhle

  • Biomass-Based Chemical Looping Gasification: Overview and Recent Developments

    Nhut Minh Nguyen;Falah Alobaid;Paul Dieringer;Bernd Epple

  • Feasibility study on the carbonate looping process for post-combustion CO2 capture from coal-fired power plants

    Jochen Ströhle;Alexander Galloy;Bernd Epple

  • Improvement, validation and application of CFD/DEM model to dense gas–solid flow in a fluidized bed

    Falah Alobaid;Bernd Epple

  • Numerical and experimental study of a heat recovery steam generator during start-up procedure

    Falah Alobaid;Karl Karner;Joerg Belz;Bernd Epple

  • Thermodynamic Evaluation and Cold Flow Model Testing of an Indirectly Heated Carbonate Looping Process

    Markus Junk;Michael Reitz;Jochen Ströhle;Bernd Epple

Frequent Co-Authors

Falah Alobaid
Falah Alobaid Lappeenranta University of Technology
Juan Adánez
Juan Adánez Instituto de Carboquímica
Anders Lyngfelt
Anders Lyngfelt Chalmers University of Technology
Ali Cemal Benim
Ali Cemal Benim Hochschule Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences
Christian Hasse
Christian Hasse Technical University of Darmstadt
Tiziano Faravelli
Tiziano Faravelli Polytechnic University of Milan
Jean-Louis Consalvi
Jean-Louis Consalvi Aix-Marseille University
Emanuele Martelli
Emanuele Martelli Polytechnic University of Milan
Sergio Rodríguez
Sergio Rodríguez Spanish National Research Council
Konrad Kandler
Konrad Kandler Technical University of Darmstadt

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