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Overview

Frank Bruno is affiliated with the University of South Australia in Australia. Their primary research focus lies in the fields of Engineering and Energy, with an emphasis on Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Bruno's research also touches upon Building and Construction, Biomedical Engineering, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

They have published extensively on topics related to Phase Change Materials Research and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems. Other notable topics of their research include Adsorption and Cooling Systems, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies, Solar Energy Systems and Technologies, and Heat Transfer and Optimization.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Numerical study of melting performance enhancement for PCM in an annular enclosure with internal-external fins and metal foams, 2020, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • A review of high temperature (≥ 500 °C) latent heat thermal energy storage, 2022, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Phase change behaviour study of PCM tanks partially filled with graphite foam, 2021, Applied Thermal Engineering
  • A review of numerical modelling of high-temperature phase change material composites for solar thermal energy storage, 2020, Journal of Energy Storage
  • Simulations of melting performance enhancement for a PCM embedded in metal periodic structures, 2021, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Frank Bruno collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Ming Liu, Martin Belusko, Rhys Jacob, Chunrong Zhao, and Simone Mancin.

Their work has been published in multiple venues, with several papers appearing in Applied Thermal Engineering, SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Energy Storage, AIP Conference Proceedings, and International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.

Best Publications

  • Review on concentrating solar power plants and new developments in high temperature thermal energy storage technologies

    Ming Liu;N.H. Steven Tay;Stuart Bell;Martin Belusko

  • Review on storage materials and thermal performance enhancement techniques for high temperature phase change thermal storage systems

    Ming Liu;Wasim Saman;Frank Bruno

  • Experimental investigation of the effect of inclination angle on convection-driven melting of phase change material in a rectangular enclosure

    Babak Kamkari;Hossein Shokouhmand;Frank Bruno

  • Review on shell materials used in the encapsulation of phase change materials for high temperature thermal energy storage

    Rhys Jacob;Frank Bruno

  • Minimising the life cycle energy of buildings: Review and analysis

    Mahsa Karimpour;Martin Belusko;Ke Xing;Frank Bruno

  • Thermal performance of PCM thermal storage unit for a roof integrated solar heating system

    W. Saman;F. Bruno;E. Halawa

  • Development of a novel refrigeration system for refrigerated trucks incorporating phase change material

    Ming Liu;Wasim Saman;Frank Bruno

  • An effectiveness-NTU technique for characterising tube-in-tank phase change thermal energy storage systems

    N.H.S. Tay;M. Belusko;F. Bruno

  • Comparison of pinned and finned tubes in a phase change thermal energy storage system using CFD

    N.H.S. Tay;F. Bruno;M. Belusko

  • On-site experimental testing of a novel dew point evaporative cooler

    Frank Bruno

  • Numerical study of melting performance enhancement for PCM in an annular enclosure with internal-external fins and metal foams

    Chunrong Zhao;Michael Opolot;Ming Liu;Frank Bruno

  • Experimental investigation of tubes in a phase change thermal energy storage system

    N.H.S. Tay;M. Belusko;F. Bruno

  • Maximisation of heat transfer in a coil in tank PCM cold storage system

    Albert Castell;Martin Belusko;Frank Bruno;Luisa F. Cabeza

  • Experimental validation of a CFD model for tubes in a phase change thermal energy storage system

    N.H.S. Tay;F. Bruno;M. Belusko

  • Considerations for the use of metal alloys as phase change materials for high temperature applications

    A. Inés Fernández;Camila Barreneche;Martin Belusko;Mercè Segarra

  • Effective thermal conductivity for melting in PCM encapsulated in a sphere

    N.A.M. Amin;N.A.M. Amin;F. Bruno;M. Belusko

  • Eutectic Na2CO3–NaCl salt: A new phase change material for high temperature thermal storage

    Yifeng Jiang;Yifeng Jiang;Yanping Sun;Ming Liu;Frank Bruno

  • Review on transportable phase change material in thermal energy storage systems

    N.H.S. Tay;N.H.S. Tay;M. Liu;M. Belusko;F. Bruno

  • A review of high temperature (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline" id="d1e2126" altimg="si1.svg"><mml:mo>≥</mml:mo></mml:math> 500 °C) latent heat thermal energy storage

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  • Numerical analysis of a PCM thermal storage system with varying wall temperature

    E. Halawa;F. Bruno;W. Saman

  • Determination of thermo-physical properties and stability testing of high-temperature phase change materials for CSP applications

    Ming Liu;J.C. Gomez;C.S. Turchi;N.H.S. Tay

  • Designing a PCM storage system using the effectiveness-number of transfer units method in low energy cooling of buildings

    N.H.S. Tay;M. Belusko;F. Bruno

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Belusko
Martin Belusko Mondial Advisory
Wasim Saman
Wasim Saman University of South Australia
Luisa F. Cabeza
Luisa F. Cabeza University of Lleida
John Boland
John Boland University of South Australia
Kamel Hooman
Kamel Hooman Delft University of Technology
Sean Li
Sean Li University of New South Wales
Simone Mancin
Simone Mancin University of Padua
Alvaro de Gracia
Alvaro de Gracia University of Perugia
Richard de Dear
Richard de Dear University of Sydney
Jian Zuo
Jian Zuo University of Adelaide

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