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George Kosmadakis is affiliated with the National Technical University of Athens in Greece. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with significant contributions in several subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Computational Mechanics, and Automotive Engineering.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems
  • Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
  • Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies
  • Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines
  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Vehicle emissions and performance

George Kosmadakis has published extensively, with many papers in venues such as Energy and the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. Frequent publication venues for the scientist also include Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Open Research Europe, and Applied Thermal Engineering.

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by George Kosmadakis are:

  • "Techno-economic analysis of high-temperature heat pumps with low-global warming potential refrigerants for upgrading waste heat up to 150 °C" (2020), Energy Conversion and Management
  • "Reversible high-temperature heat pump/ORC for waste heat recovery in various ships: A techno-economic assessment" (2022), Energy
  • "Investigating the performance and cost effects of nanorefrigerants in a low-temperature ORC unit for waste heat recovery" (2020), Energy
  • "Assessing the cyclic-variability of spark-ignition engine running on methane-hydrogen blends with high hydrogen contents of up to 50%" (2021), International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

The scientist has frequently collaborated with colleagues such as George Meramveliotakis, Sotiriοs Karellas, Dimitrios Rakopoulos, C.D. Rakopoulos, and Marika Pilou. These collaborations reflect a network of research activity primarily focused in energy systems and engine technologies.

Best Publications

  • Industrial waste heat: Estimation of the technically available resource in the EU per industrial sector, temperature level and country

    Michael Papapetrou;George Kosmadakis;Andrea Cipollina;Umberto La Commare

  • On site experimental evaluation of a low-temperature solar organic Rankine cycle system for RO desalination

    D. Manolakos;G. Kosmadakis;S. Kyritsis;G. Papadakis

  • Critical evaluation of current heat transfer models used in CFD in-cylinder engine simulations and establishment of a comprehensive wall-function formulation

    C.D. Rakopoulos;G.M. Kosmadakis;E.G. Pariotis

  • Estimating the potential of industrial (high-temperature) heat pumps for exploiting waste heat in EU industries

    George Kosmadakis

  • Simulation and economic analysis of a CPV/thermal system coupled with an organic Rankine cycle for increased power generation

    G. Kosmadakis;D. Manolakos;G. Papadakis

  • Economic assessment of a two-stage solar organic Rankine cycle for reverse osmosis desalination

    G. Kosmadakis;D. Manolakos;S. Kyritsis;G. Papadakis

  • Identification of behaviour and evaluation of performance of small scale, low-temperature Organic Rankine Cycle system coupled with a RO desalination unit

    D. Manolakos;G. Kosmadakis;S. Kyritsis;G. Papadakis

  • Techno-economic analysis of high-temperature heat pumps with low-global warming potential refrigerants for upgrading waste heat up to 150 °C

    George Kosmadakis;Cordin Arpagaus;Panagiotis Neofytou;Stefan Bertsch

  • Experimental comparative assessment of butanol or ethanol diesel-fuel extenders impact on combustion features, cyclic irregularity, and regulated emissions balance in heavy-duty diesel engine

    Constantine D. Rakopoulos;Dimitrios C. Rakopoulos;George M. Kosmadakis;Roussos G. Papagiannakis

  • Investigating the EGR rate and temperature impact on diesel engine combustion and emissions under various injection timings and loads by comprehensive two-zone modeling

    Constantine D. Rakopoulos;Dimitrios C. Rakopoulos;George C. Mavropoulos;George M. Kosmadakis

  • Investigating the effect of crevice flow on internal combustion engines using a new simple crevice model implemented in a CFD code

    C.D. Rakopoulos;G.M. Kosmadakis;A.M. Dimaratos;E.G. Pariotis

  • Performance investigation of concentrating solar collectors coupled with a transcritical organic Rankine cycle for power and seawater desalination co-generation

    C. Li;G. Kosmadakis;D. Manolakos;E. Stefanakos

  • Investigation of piston bowl geometry and speed effects in a motored HSDI diesel engine using a CFD against a quasi-dimensional model

    C.D. Rakopoulos;G.M. Kosmadakis;E.G. Pariotis

  • Methane/hydrogen fueling a spark-ignition engine for studying NO, CO and HC emissions with a research CFD code

    G.M. Kosmadakis;D.C. Rakopoulos;C.D. Rakopoulos

  • Parametric theoretical study of a two-stage solar organic Rankine cycle for RO desalination

    G. Kosmadakis;D. Manolakos;G. Papadakis

  • Comparative Evaluation of Ethanol, n-Butanol, and Diethyl Ether Effects as Biofuel Supplements on Combustion Characteristics, Cyclic Variations, and Emissions Balance in Light-Duty Diesel Engine

    Dimitrios C. Rakopoulos;Constantine D. Rakopoulos;Evangelos G. Giakoumis;Neofytos P. Komninos

  • Evaluation of a combustion model for the simulation of hydrogen spark-ignition engines using a CFD code

    C.D. Rakopoulos;G.M. Kosmadakis;E.G. Pariotis

  • Comparative thermodynamic study of refrigerants to select the best for use in the high-temperature stage of a two-stage organic Rankine cycle for RO desalination

    G. Kosmadakis;D. Manolakos;S. Kyritsis;G. Papadakis

  • Experimental investigation of a low-temperature organic Rankine cycle (ORC) engine under variable heat input operating at both subcritical and supercritical conditions

    George Kosmadakis;Dimitris Manolakos;George Papadakis

  • A combined experimental and numerical study of thermal processes, performance and nitric oxide emissions in a hydrogen-fueled spark-ignition engine

    C.D. Rakopoulos;G.M. Kosmadakis;J. Demuynck;M. De Paepe

  • CFD modeling and experimental study of combustion and nitric oxide emissions in hydrogen-fueled spark-ignition engine operating in a very wide range of EGR rates

    G.M. Kosmadakis;C.D. Rakopoulos;J. Demuynck;M. De Paepe

  • Experimental testing of a low-temperature organic Rankine cycle (ORC) engine coupled with concentrating PV/thermal collectors: Laboratory and field tests

    George Kosmadakis;Arnaud Landelle;Marija Lazova;Dimitris Manolakos

  • Design of a two stage Organic Rankine Cycle system for reverse osmosis desalination supplied from a steady thermal source

    G. Kosmadakis;D. Manolakos;S. Kyritsis;G. Papadakis

  • Investigation of nitric oxide emission mechanisms in a SI engine fueled with methane/hydrogen blends using a research CFD code

    G.M. Kosmadakis;D.C. Rakopoulos;C.D. Rakopoulos

  • Exergy assessment of combustion and EGR and load effects in DI diesel engine using comprehensive two-zone modeling

    Dimitrios C. Rakopoulos;Constantine D. Rakopoulos;George M. Kosmadakis;Evangelos G. Giakoumis

  • Review of experimental research on supercritical and transcritical thermodynamic cycles designed for heat recovery application

    Steven Lecompte;Erika Ntavou;Bertrand Tchanche;George Kosmadakis

  • Performance Evaluation of a Helical Coil Heat Exchanger Working under Supercritical Conditions in a Solar Organic Rankine Cycle Installation

    Marija Lazova;Henk Huisseune;Alihan Kaya;Steven Lecompte

Frequent Co-Authors

George Papadakis
George Papadakis Agricultural University of Athens
Constantine D. Rakopoulos
Constantine D. Rakopoulos National Technical University of Athens
Dimitrios C. Rakopoulos
Dimitrios C. Rakopoulos National Technical University of Athens
Michel De Paepe
Michel De Paepe Ghent University
Evangelos G. Giakoumis
Evangelos G. Giakoumis National Technical University of Athens
Andrea Cipollina
Andrea Cipollina University of Palermo
Sotirios Karellas
Sotirios Karellas National Technical University of Athens
Sebastian Verhelst
Sebastian Verhelst Ghent University
Giorgio Micale
Giorgio Micale University of Palermo
Elias Stefanakos
Elias Stefanakos University of South Florida

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