Annual Reports
QGECE ANNUAL REPORT 2009-2010
QGECE ANNUAL REPORT 2010-2011
Refereed Journal Publications
Atrens, A D, Gurgenci, H and Rudolph, V. (2009). CO2 thermosiphon for competitive geothermal power generation. Energy & Fuels, 23 (1): 553-557.
Atrens, A D, Gurgenci, H and Rudolph, V. (2010). Electricity generation using a carbon-dioxide thermosiphon. Geothermics, 39 (2): 161-169.
Atrens, A D, Gurgenci, H and Rudolph, V. (2011). Economic optimisation of CO2-based EGS. Energy & Fuels, 25 (8): 3765-3775.
Bagheri, G H, Mehrabian, M A and Hooman, K. (2010). Numerical investigation of transient behaviour of a PCM thermal storage module. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 224: 505-516.
Bararnia, H, Hooman, K and Ganji, D D. (2011). Natural convection in nanofluids-filled portioned cavity: the Lattice-Boltzmann method. Numerical Heat Transfer A, 59 (6): 487-502.
Eghbal, M and Saha, T K. (2011). A multi-objective approach for transmission expansion planning considering carbon emission constraints. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Submitted.
Ejlali, A, Aminossadata, S M, Hooman, K and Beamish, B. (2009). A new criterion to design reactive coal stockpiles. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 36 (7): 669-673.
Ejlali, A, Ejlali, A, Hooman, K and Gurgenci, H. (2009). Application of high porosity metal foams as air-cooled heat exchangers to high heat load removal systems. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 36 (7): 674-679.
Famouri, M, Hooman, K and Hooman, F. (2009). Effects of thermal boundary condition, fin size, spacing, tip clearance, and material on pressure drop, heat transfer, and entropy generation optimization for forced convection from a variable-height shrouded fin array. Heat Transfer Research, 40 (3): 245-261.
Fard, M H, Hooman, K and Chua, H T. (2010). Numerical simulation of a supercritical CO2 geothermosiphon. International Communications on Heat and Mass Transfer, 37 (10): 1447-1451.
Glikson, A Y U, I Tonguc. (2011). Quartz microstructures and geophysical anomalies, Easst Warburton Basin, northeast South Australia: Tests of a possible end-Carboniferous mega-impact. Icarus, Submitted.
Goh, S H, Dong, Z Y and Saha, T K. (2009). An optimal strategy to maximise voltage stability using mimetic algorithms based on swarm trajectory movements. Australian Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 6 (1): 21-32.
Golding, S D, Uysal, I T, Boreham, C J, Kirste, D, Baublys, K and Esterle, J S. (2010). Adsorption and mineral trapping dominate CO2 storage in coal systems. Energy Procedia, 4: 3131-3138.
Hooman, K. (2009). Slip flow forced convection in a microporous duct of rectangular cross-section. Applied Thermal Engineering, 29 (5): 1012-1019.
Hooman, K. (2010). Dry cooling towers as condensers for geothermal power plants. International Communications on Heat and Mass Transfer, 37 (9): 1214-1220.
Hooman, K. (2010). Energy flux vectors as a new tool for convection visualization. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, 20 (2): 240-249.
Hooman, K and Ejlali, A. (2010). Effects of viscous heating, fluid property variation, velocity slip, and temperature jump on convections through parallel plate and circular microchannels. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 37 (1): 34-38.
Hooman, K, Ejlali, A and Abdel-Jawad, M M. (2009). Hydrodynamic modeling of traffic jams in intracellular transport in axons. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 36: 329-334.
Hooman, K, Gurgenci, H and Dincer, I. (2009). Heatline and energy-flux-vector visualization of natural convection in a porous cavity occupied by a fluid with temperature-dependent viscosity. Journal of Porous Media, 12 (3): 265-275.
Hooman, K, Hooman, F and Famouri, M. (2009). Scaling effects for flow in micro-channels: variable property, viscous heating, velocity slip and temperature jump. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 36 (2): 192-196.
Hooman, K and Merrikh, A A. (2010). Theoretical analysis of natural convection in an enclosure filled with disconnected conducting square solid blocks. Transport in Porous Media, 85 (2): 641-651.
Languri, E, Taherian, H, Hooman, K and Reisel, J. (2011). Enhanced double-pass solar air hearter with and withour porous medium. International Journal of Green Energy, 8 (6): 643-654.
Mutlu, H, Uysal, I T, Altunel, E, Karabacak, B, Feng, Y, Zhao, J-X and Atalay, O. (2010). Rb-Sr systematic of fault gouges from the North Anatolian Fault Zone (Turkey). Journal of Structural Geology, 32 (2): 216-221.
Nuriel, P, Rosenbaum, G, Uysal, I T, Zhao, J-X, Golding, S D, Weinberger, R, Karabacak, V and Avni, Y. (2011). Formation of fault-related calcite precipitates and their implications for dating fault acitvity in the East Anatolian and Dead Sea fault zones. Geology of the Earthquake Source: A Volume in Honour of Rick Sibson: Geological Society of London, Special Publication (In press).
Nuriel, P, Weinberger, R, Rosenbaum, G, Golding, S D, Zhao, J-X, Uysal, I T, Bar-Mathews, M and Gross, M R. (2011). Timing and mechanism of calcite-filled vein formation in convergent strike-slip setting with implications to the tectonic evolution of the Dead Sea fault. Journal of Structural Geology, In review.
Odabaee, M and Hooman, K. (2011). Application of metal foams in air-cooled condensers for geothermal power plants: an optimization study. International Communications on Heat and Mass Transfer, 38 (7): 838-843.
Odabaee, M and Hooman, K. (2011). Metal foam heat exchangers for heat transfer augmentation from a tube bank. Applied Thermal Engineering, Submitted.
Sauret, E and Rowlands, A S. (2011). Candidate radial-inflow turbines and high-density working fluids for geothermal power system. Energy, 36 (7): 4460-4467.
Siegel, C, Henriot, A, Arndt, N, Lewin, E and B, B. (2011). Fred's Flow (Canada) and Murphy Well (Australia): thick komatiitic lava flows with contrasting compositions, emplacement mechanisms and water contents. Journal of Petrology, Submitted.
Singh, R, Rowlands, A S and Jacobs, P. (2011). Dynamic characteristics and perspectives on control of a supercritical-CO2 closed Brayton-cycle power-loop in a geothermal power plant. Journal of Applied Energy, In press.
Tamayol, A and Hooman, K. (2011). Slip-flow in microchannels of non-circular cross-sections. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 133 (9): 091202-091201-091208.
Tamayol, A and Hooman, K. (2011). Thermal assessment of forced convection through metal foam heat exchangers. Journal of Heat Transfer, In press.
Tamayol, A, Hooman, K and Bahrami, M. (2010). Thermal analysis of flow in a porous medium over a permeable stretching porous wall. Transport in Porous Media, 85: 641-676.
Uysal, I T, Feng, Y, Zhao, J-X, Bolhar, R, Isik, V, Baublys, K, Yago, A and Golding, S D. (2011). Seismic cycles recorded in late Quaternary calcite veins: geochronological, geochemical and microstructural evidence. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 303 (1-2): 84-96.
Uysal, I T, Feng, Y, Zhao, J-X, Isik, V, Nuriel, P and Golding, S D. (2009). Hydrothermal CO2 degassing in seismically active zones during the late Quarternary. Chemical Geology, 265: 442-454.
Uysal, I T, Gasparon, M, Bolhar, R, Zhao, J-X, Feng, Y and Jones, G. (2011). Trace element composition of near-surface silica deposits - a powerful tool for detecting hydrothermal mineral and energy resources. Chemical Geology, 280 (1-2): 154-169.
Uysal, I T, Golding, S D, Bolhar, R, Zhao, J-X, Feng, Y, Greig, A and Baublys, K. (2011). CO2 degassing and trapping during hydrothermal cycles related to Gondwana rifting in eastern Australia. Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 75 (19): 5444-5466.
Wang, X, Christ, A, Reegenauer-Lieb, A, Chua, H T and Hooman, K. (2011). Low grade heat driven multi-effect distillation technology. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 54 (25-26): 5497-5503.
Wibowo, R S, Yorino, N, Eghbal, M, Zoka, Y and Sasaki, Y. (2011). Expected security cost-based FACTS devices allocation using hybrid PSO. IEEJ Transaction on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 6 (4): 331-337.
Wibowo, R S, Yorino, N, Eghbal, M, Zoka, Y and Sasaki, Y. (2011). FACTS devices allocation with control coordination considering congestion relief and voltage stability. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 99: 1-9.
Yuce, G and Gasparon, M. (2011). Sources of Radon in waters of central west Anatolia (Turkey). Journal of Environmental Management, Submitted.
Zainal Abidin, N I, Atrens, A D, Martin, D and Atrens, A. (2011). Corrosion of high purity Mg, Mg2Zn0.2Mn, ZE41 and AZ91 in Hank's solution at 37°C. Corrosion Science.
Conference Papers
Atputharajah, A and Saha, T K. (2009). Power system blackouts. Fourth International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems, Dec 28-31. Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Atrens, A D, Gurgenci, H and Rudolph, V. (2008). Carbon dioxide thermosiphon optimisation. Australian Geothermal Energy Conference, Aug. Melbourne, Australia.
Atrens, A D, Gurgenci, H and Rudolph, V. (2008). Subsurface effects in a CO2 engineered geothermal system thermosiphon. New Zealand Geothermal Workshop & NZGA Seminar 2008, Nov. Taupo, New Zealand.
Atrens, A D, Gurgenci, H and Rudolph, V. (2009). Exergetic performance and power conversion of a CO2 thermosiphon. Australian Geothermal Energy Conference, Nov 10-13. Brisbane, Australia.
Atrens, A D, Gurgenci, H and Rudolph, V. (2009). Exergy analysis of a CO2 thermosiphon. Thirty-fourth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Feb 9-11. Stanford University, California.
Atrens, A D, Gurgenci, H and Rudolph, V. (2010). Economic analysis of a CO2 thermosiphon. World Geothermal Congress 2010, Apr. Bali, Indonesia.
Atrens, A D, Gurgenci, H and Rudolph, V. (2010). Progress in CO2-based EGS. Australian Geothermal Energy Conference, Nov 16-18. Adelaide, Australia.
Atrens, A D, Gurgenci, H and Rudolph, V. (2011). Removal of water for carbon dioxide-based EGS operation. Thirty-sixth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Jan 31-Feb 2. Stanford University, California.
Baboli, P, Moghaddam, M P and Eghbal, M. (2011). Present status and future trends in enabling demand response programs. 2011 IEEE PES General Meeting, July 26-29. Detroit, Michigan.
Dahal, S, Kataoka, Y, Attaviriyanupap, P and Saha, T K. (2009). Effects on induction machines dynamics on power system stability. AUPEC 2009 (Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference), Sep 27-30. Adelaide, Australia.
Dahal, S, Mithulananthan, N and Saha, T K. (2010). Investigation of small signal stability of a renewable energy based electricity distribution system. IEE PES General Meeting, July 25-29. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Eghbal, M and Saha, T K. (2011). Large scale integration of geothermal energy into the Australian transmission network. Australian Geothermal Energy Conference, Nov 16-18. Melbourne, Australia.
Eghbal, M, Saha, T K and Nguyen, M H. (2010). Optimal voltage level and line bundling for transmission lines. AUPEC 2010 (Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference), Dec 5-8. Christchurch, New Zealand.
Ejlali, A, Aminossadata, S M, Hooman, K and Beamish, B. (2009). Side angle optimisation of coal stockpiles. Australian Mining Technology Conference.
Ekabayaje, C, Saha, T K, Ma, H and Allan, D. (2010). Application of polarization based measurement techniques for diagnosis of field transformers. IEE PES General Meeting, July 25-29. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Fonseka, P A J, Dong, Z Y and Saha, T K. (2009). A performance comparison of probabilistic techniques for electricity market simulation. IEE PES General Meeting, July 26-30. Alberta, Canada.
Glikson, A Y and Uysal, I T. (2010). Evidence of impact shock metamorphism in basement granitoids,Cooper Basin, South Australia. Australian Geothermal Energy Conference, Nov 16-18. Adelaide, Australia.
Golding, S D, Uysal, I T, Boreham, C J, Kirste, D, Esterle, J S and Joan, S. (2009). Adsorption and mineral trapping in coal systems. CO2CRC Research Symposium, Dec 1-3. Sunshine Coast, Australia.
Golding, S D, Uysal, I T, Boreham, C J, Kirste, D, Esterle, J S and Joan, S. (2009). Implications of natural analogue studies for CO2. 2009 Asia Pacific Coalbed Methane Symposium and 2009 Coalbed Methand Symposium, Sep 24-26. Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Guan, Z and Gurgenci, H. (2011). Hybrid cooling research station. 15th IAHR International Conference on Cooling Tower and Heat Exchangers, Oct 23-26. Beijing, China.
Guan, Z and Gurgenci, H. (2011). Natural draft steel cooling tower for geothermal power plants. 15th IAHR International Conference on Cooling Tower and Heat Exchangers, Oct 23-26. Beijing, China.
Guan, Z, Pluschke, A, Roe, T, James, K and Gurgenci, H. (2011). Dust monitoring for air-cooled heat exchangers in Innamincka geothermal power site. 15th IAHR International Conference on Cooling Tower and Heat Exchangers, Oct 23-26. Beijing, China.
Gurgenci, H. (2009). Electricity generation using a supercritical CO2 geothermal siphon. Thirty-fourth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Feb 9-11. Stanford University, California.
Gurgenci, H and Guan, Z. (2009). Dirigible natural draft cooling tower in geothermal and solar power plant applications. 14th IAHR International Conference on Cooling Tower and Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers, Dec 1-3. Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Gurgenci, H and Guan, Z. (2010). New design concepts for natural draft dry cooling towers. Australian Geothermal Energy Conference, Nov 16-18. Adelaide, Australia.
Hasan, K N, Saha, T K and Eghbal, M. (2011). Modeling uncertainty in renewable generation entry to deregulated electricity market. AUPEC 2011 (Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference), Sep 25-28. Brisbane, Australia.
Hasan, K N, Saha, T K and Eghbal, M. (2011). Tradeoffs in planning renewable power generation entry to the electricity market. 2011 IEE PES General Meeting, July 24-28. Detroit, Michigan.
Hooman, K. (2010). Improving the performance of natural draft dry cooling towers for application in geothermal power plants. 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Dec 5-9. Auckland, New Zealand.
Hooman, K. (2010). QGECE research on heat exchangers and air-cooled condensers. Australian Geothermal Energy Conference, Nov 16-18. Adelaide, Australia.
Hooman, K and Gurgenci, H. (2010). Different heat exchanger options for natural draft cooling towers. World Geothermal CongressBali, Indonesia.
Hooman, K, Odabaee, M and Tamayol, A. (2011). Particle deposition effects on heat transfer from a porous heat sink. Second International Conference on Computational Methods for Thermal Problems, ThermaComp2011, Sep 5-7. Dalian, China.
Krause, O, Schwippe, J and Eghbal, M. (2011). Probabilistic calculus in power system analysis and design. AUPEC 2011 (Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference), Sep 25-28. Brisbane, Australia.
Lu, Y, Guan, Z, Gurgenci, H and Zou, Z. (2011). Development of small natural draft dry cooling towers for geothermal power plants. 15th IAHR International Conference on Cooling Tower and Heat Exchangers, Oct 23-26. Beijing, China.
Mahmoudi-Kohan, N, Eghbal, M and Moghaddam, M P. (2011). Customer recognition-based demand response implementation by an electricity retailer. AUPEC 2011 (Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference), Sep 25-28. Brisbane, Australia.
Marshall, V, Van Zyl, J, Bryan, S, Uysal, I T and Gasparon, M. (2010). Comparative petrology & geochemistry of high heat-producing granites in Australia & Europe. Australian Geothermal Energy Conference, Nov 16-18. Adelaide, Australia.
McClarren, C, Gasparon, M and Uysal, I T. (2010). Geothermal prospection using existing groundwater geochemical and thermal datasets: identifying regions of interest in Queensland from government well and bore data. Australian Geothermal Energy Conference, Nov 16-18. Adelaide, Australia.
Middleton, A W, Uysal, I T, Gasparon, M and Bryan, S. (2010). Hydrothermal alteration aspects of high heat producing granites in Australia & Europe. Australian Geothermal Energy Conference, Nov 16-18. Adelaide, Australia.
Minh, X B, Nguyen, M H and Saha, T K. (2011). Dynamic simulation of HVDC in a large power system. IEEE PES General Meeting, July 24-28. Detroit, Michigan.
Nappu, M B and Saha, T K. (2009). A comprehensive tool for congestion-based nodal price modeling. IEEE PES General Meeting, July 26-30. Alberta, Canada.
Nappu, M B, Saha, T K and Arief, A. (2009). Analysis of the influence of transmission congestion on power market based on LMP-lossless model. AUPEC 2009 (Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference), Sep 27-30. Adelaide, Australia.
Nguyen, M H and Saha, T K. (2009). Power loss evaluation for long distance transmission lines. Australian Geothermal Energy Conference, Nov 10-13. Brisbane, Australia.
Nguyen, M H, Saha, T K and Eghbal, M. (2010). A comparitive study of voltage stability for long distance HVAC and HVDC interconnections. IEEE PES General Meeting, July 25-29. Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Nguyen, M H, Saha, T K and Eghbal, M. (2010). Impacts of HVAC interconnection parameters on inter-area oscillation. AUPEC 2010 (Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference), Dec 5-8. Christchurch, New Zealand.
Nguyen, M H, Saha, T K and Eghbal, M. (2011). Impact of high level renewable energy penetration on inter-area oscillation. AUPEC 2011 (Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference), Sep 25-28. Brisbane, Australia.
Odabaee, M, Chumpia, A and Hooman, K. (2011). Numerical investigation of fouling on metal foam heat exchanger as air-cooled condenser for geothermal power plants. EuroTherm 2011 Bi-annual Series - Conference of Heat Exchanger Fouling and Cleaning, June 5-10. Crete, Greece.
Odabaee, M and Hooman, K. (2010). Entropy-energy analysis of metal foam heat exchangers as air-cooled heat exchangers. 3rd International Conference on Porous Media and its Applications in Science and Engineering, June 20-25. Montecatini, Italy.
Odabaee, M and Hooman, K. (2011). Comparing the tube fin heat exchangers with metal foam heat exchangers as air-cooled heat exchangers. 15th IAHR International Conference on Cooling Tower and Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers, Oct 23-26. Beijing, China.
Odabaee, M, Hooman, K and Gurgenci, H. (2009). Comparing the tube fin heat exchangers to metal foam heat exchangers for geothermal applications. Australian Geothermal Energy Conference, Nov 10-13. Brisbane, Australia.
Rowlands, A S and Czapla, J. (2010). QGECE mobile geothermal test plant & ORC cycle challenges. Australian Geothermal Energy Conference, Nov 16-18. Adelaide, Australia.
Rowlands, A S, Sauret, E, Czapla, J, Ventura, C, Singh, R, Zhang, J, Twomey, B, Petrie-Repar, P, Russell, H, Jacobs, P and Gurgenci, H. (2011). Radial-inflow, impulse turbines and high-density working fluids. ORC 2011: First International Seminar on ORC Power Systems, Sep 22-23. Delft, The Netherlands.
Saha, T K, Middleton, R and Thomas, A. (2009). Understanding frequency and time domain polarisation methods for the insulation condition assessment of power transformers. IEEE PES General Meeting, July 26-30. Alberta, Canada.
Sakhaei, M and Hooman, K. (2011). Inclined arrangements of heat exchanger bundles for natural draft dry cooling towers. 15th IAHR International Conference on Cooling Tower and Heat Exchangers, Oct 23-26. Beijing, China.
Sauret, E. (2012). Design and numerical flow analysis of a high pressure-ratio radial-inflow turbine. 2012 ASME Turbo Expo Conference, June 11-15. Copenhagen, Denmark.
Sauret, E, Rowlands, A S and Ventura, C. (2011). Candidate radial-inflow turbines and high-density working fluids in ORC cycles for geothermal applications. ORC 2011: First International Seminar on ORC Power Systems, Sep 22-23. Delft, The Netherland.
Singh, R, Rowlands, A S and Jacobs, P. (2011). Dynamic characteristics and perspectives on control of a supercritical-CO2 closed Brayton-cycle power-loop in a geothermal power plant. Supercritical CO2 Power Cycle Symposium, May 24-25. Boulder, Colorado.
Tanimizu, K and Hooman, K. (2010). Scaling laws for a natural draft cooling tower: porous medium modeling of the heat exchangers. 3rd International Conference on Porous Media and its Application in Science and Engineering, June 20-25. Montecatini, Italy.
Uysal, I T, Middleton, A W, Bolhar, R and Gasparon, M. (2010). Geochemistry of silica rocks in the Drummond Basin as a record of geothermal potential. Australian Geothermal Energy Conference, Nov 16-18. Adelaide, Australia.
Uysal, T, Yuce, G, Italiano, F and Gasparon, M. (2011). Noble gas isotopic studies of CO2–rich waters in Australian sedimentary basins with a geothermal energy potential. International Conference on Gas GeochemistryScripps Inst. of Oceanography, La Jolla, California.
Ventura, C, Sauret, E, Jacobs, P, Petrie-Repar, P, Gollan, R and van der Laan, P. (2010). Adaptation and use of a compressible flow solver for turbomachinery design. V European Conference on Computation Fluid Dynamics ECCOMAS CFD 2010, June 14-17. Lisbon, Portugal.
Zou, Z, Gurgenci, H, Guan, Z and Lu, Y. (2011). Analytical and numerical modeling on solar enhanced natural draft dry cooling tower. 15th International Conference on Cooling Tower and Heat Exchangers, Oct 23-26. Beijing, China.
Internal Reports
Glikson, A Y and Uysal, I T. Shock metamorphism of a >30,000 km2-large terrain, East Warburton Basin, South Australia: evidence for a Late Carboniferous asteroid mega-impact , QGECE Internal Report, The University of Queensland (7 February 2011).
Jacobs, P A, Gollan, R J, Denman, A J, O'Flaherty, B T, Potter, D F, Petrie-Repar, P J and Johnston, I A. (2010), Eilmer’s Theory Book: Basic Models for Gas Dynamics and Thermochemistry. Mechanical Engineering Report 2010/09, The University of Queensland.
Jacobs, P A, and Gollan, R J (2010 revisions) The Eilmer3 Code: User Guide and Example Book. Mechanical Engineering Report 2008/07, The University of Queensland.
Rowlands, A S, Jacobs, P J, Singh R (2010)Modbus RTU Compatible Multichannel Data Acquisition & Control System.Mechanical Engineering Research Report 2010/02, The University of Queensland.
Submitted Theses
Atrens, A. Carbon-dioxide-based engineered geothermal systems
Odabaee, M. Application of metal foams for improving the performance of air-cooled heat exchangers