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SED Group Selected Publications

Publications by year


2009

Conferences

  1. A. Ghobeity and A. Mitsos, "Optimal Use of Solar Thermal Energy for Combined Power Generation and Water Desalination," in DISTRES Conference, 2009.

2011

Journal/Articles

  1. A. Ghobeity, C.J Noone, C.N. Papanicolas, and A. Mitsos, “Optimal time-invariant operation of a power and water cogeneration solar-thermal plant”, Solar Energy, vol. 85, no. 9, pp. 2295-2320, 2011.
  2. A.V. McKnight, M. D. Georgiou, M. Seong, and J.G. Georgiadis, J.G., “Analysis and design of a multi-effect desalination system with thermal vapour compression and harvested heat addition”, Desalination and Water Treatment, vol. 31, pp. 339–346, 2011.
  3. C.J. Noone, A. Ghobeity, A.H Slocum, G. Tzamtzis, and A. Mitsos, “Site selection for hillside central receiver solar thermal plants”, Solar Energy, vol. 85, no. 5, pp. 839-848, 2011.
  4. A.H. Slocum, D.S. Codd, J. Buongiorno, C. Forsberg, T. McKrell, J.C. Nave, C.N. Papanicolas, A. Ghobeity, C.J. Noone, S. Passerini, F. Rojas, and A. Mitsos, “Concentrated solar power on demand”, Solar Energy, vol. 85, no. 7, pp. 1519-1529, 2011.

Conferences

  1. A. M. Bonanos, "Error analysis for concentrated solar collectors", in 3rd International Conference on Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2011.
  2. A. Vozar-McKnight, A. M. Bonanos and J. G. Georgiadis, "Design and construction of a small scale four-effect distillation unit for thermal desalination", in Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2011.

2012

Journal/ Article

  1. A.M. Bonanos, "Error analysis for concentrated solar collectors" Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. 063125, 2012.
  2. A. Ghobeity, and A. Mitsos, ‘Optimal Design and Operation of a Solar Energy Receiver and Storage’, Journal of Solar Energy Engineering vol. 134, no. 3, pp. 031005, 2012.

Conferences

  1. A. M. Bonanos, C. J. Noone and A. Mitsos, "Reduction in Spot Size via Off- Axis Static and Dynamic Heliostat Canting," in Proceedings of the ASME 2012 6th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, San Diego, USA, 2012.

Book

  1. C. N. Papanicolas and G. Tzamtzis, Solar Thermal Cogeneration of Electricity and Water, The Cyprus Institute, 2012.

2013

Journal Articles

  1. M.D. Georgiou, A.M. Bonanos, and J.G. Georgiadis, "Optical evaluation of heliostat mirrors using caustics", Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, vol. 5, no. 5, pp.053139, 2013.

Conferences

  1. M. D. Georgiou, A. M. Bonanos, J. G. Georgiadis, "Caustics as an Alternate of Ray Tracing to Evaluate Heliostat Mirrors", Conference Papers in Energy, vol. 2013, Article ID 395659.
  2. M. C. Georgiou, A. M. Bonanos, J. G. Georgiadis, "Evaluation of a Multiple-Effect Distillation Unit under Partial Load Operating Conditions", Conference Papers in Energy, vol. 2013, Article ID 395659.

Other scientific Reports

  1. Paltsev, Sergey, Frank O’Sullivan, Nathan Lee, Anna Agarwal, Mingda Li, Xuejing Li, and Nestor Fylaktos. 2013. ‘Natural Gas Monetization Pathways for Cyprus: Interim Report – Economics of Project Development Options’. Economics of Project Development Options. Cambridge, MA: MIT Energy Initiative, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. http://mitei.mit.edu/system/files/Cyprus_NG_Report.pdf.

2014

Journal / Articles

  1. N. Fylaktos, I. Mitra, G. Tzamtzis and C. N. Papanicolas, "Economic Analysis of an Electricity and Desalination Water Cogeneration Plant in Cyprus", Desalination and Water Treatment, pp. 2453-2470, 2014.
  2. E. V. Votyakov and A. M. Bonanos, "A perturbation model for stratified thermal energy storage tanks", International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 75, pp. 218-223, 2014.

2015

Journal/Article

  1. Papanicolas, C., M. A. Lange, N. Fylaktos, A. Montenon, G. Kalouris, N. Fintikakis, M. Fintikaki, D. Kolokotsa, K. Tsirbas, C. Pavlou, K. Vasilakopoulou, M. Santamouris, “Design, Construction and Monitoring of a near-Zero Energy Laboratory Building in Cyprus”, Advances in Building Energy Research, vol. 9, p. 140, February 2015.
  2.   E. V. Votyakov and A. M. Bonanos, "Algebraic model for thermocline thermal storage tank with filler materials", Solar Energy, vol. 122, p. 1154-1157, 2015.
  3. M. C. Georgiou, A.M. Bonanos, and J.G. Georgiadis, “Experimental evaluation of a multiple-effect distillation unit in low seawater flow conditions”, Desalination and Water Treatment, vol. 55, no.12, pp. 3267-3276, 2015.

Conferences

  1. C. N. Papanicolas, A. M. Bonanos, M. C. Georgiou, E. Guillen, N. Jarraud, C. Marakkos, A. Montenon, E. Stiliaris, E. Tsioli, G. Tzamtzis and E. V. Votyakov, "CSP cogeneration of electricity and desalinated water at the Pentakomo field facility" in AIP Conference proceedings: Proceedings of the Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2015, Cape Town, South Africa, October 13-16, 2015. 2016, vol. 1734, p. 100008.
  2. M.C. Georgiou and A.M. Bonanos, “A transient model for forward and parallel feed MED”, European Desalination Society, Palermo, Italy, 2015.

 2016

Journal/Article

  1. M.C. Georgiou and A.M. Bonanos, “A transient model for forward and parallel feed MED”, Desalination and Water Treatment, Vol. 57, pp. 23119-23131, May 2016.
  2. A. M. Bonanos and E. V. Votyakov, "Sensitivity analysis for thermocline thermal storage tank design", Renewable Energy, vol. 99, pp. 764-771, December 2016.
  3. M. C. Georgiou, A.M. Bonanos, and J.G. Georgiadis, “Evaluation of a solar powered distillation unit as a mitigation to water scarcity and climate change in Cyprus”, Desalination and Water Treatment, Vol. 57(5), 2325-2335, 2016.

Conferences

  1.   A. Montenon, N. Fylatkos, F. Montagnino, F. Paredes, C. N. Papanicolas, "Concentrated Solar Power in the Built Environment",  in AIP Conference proceedings: Proceedings of the Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2016, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 11-14, 2016. 2017, vol. 1850, p. 040006.
  2. A. Montenon and N. Fylaktos, "First Solar air-conditioning System in Cyprus supported by a Fresnel collector", in Proceedings of RESEE Conference, May 2016.
  3. C. Marakkos, E. Stiliaris, E. Guillen, A. Montenon and C. Papanicolas, "Temperature and Thermal Power Measurements for a Helical-Coil Steam Generator in a Thermal Storage Tank of Molten Solar Salt," in AIP Conference proceedings: Proceedings of the Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2016, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 11-14, 2016. 2017, vol. 1850, p. 150003.
  4. 7.    A. Montenon, F. Paredes, A Giacona, N. Fylaktos, S. Di Bono, C. Papanicolas, and F. Montagino, "Solar multi-generation in the Mediterranean area, the experience of the STS-Med project", in Proceedings of Eurosun, La Palma de Mallorca, Spain, October 2016. 
  5. 8.    A. M. Bonanos and C. N. Papanicolas, "The PROTEAS Facility Heliosts Field: Layout and Performance Prediction", in Proceedings of Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency, RESEE 2016, May 2016.
  6.   E. V. Votyakov and C. N. Papanicolas, "Consistent Multiphysics simulation of a central tower CSP plant as applied to ISTORE", in AIP Conference proceedings: Proceedings of the Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2016, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 11-14, 2016. 2017, vol. 1850, p. 160027.
  7. A.M. Bonanos, M.C. Georgiou, E. Guillen and C.N. Papanicolas, “CSP+D: The case study at the PROTEAS facility”, in AIP Conference proceedings: Proceedings of the Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2016, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 11-14, 2016. 2017, vol. 1850, p. 170001.
  8. M.C. Georgiou and A. M. Bonanos, "Characterization and dynamic performance of a small scale four effect distillation unit potenially coupled to a CSP plant", in Proceedings of Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency, RESEE 2016, May 2016.

2017

Journal/Articles

  1. A. Bonanos, "Physical modelling of thermocompressor for desalination applications", Desalination, vol. 412, pp. 13-19, June 2017.
  2.   M. D. Georgiou, A. Bonanos and J. Georgiadis, "Experimental investigation of transitional natural convection in a cube using particle imaging velocimetry. Part I: Fluid flow and thermal fields", Journal of Heat Transfer, vol. 139, no. 1, p. 0012502, 2017.
  3. M. D. Georgiou, A. Bonanos and J. G. Georgiadis, "Experimental investigation of transitional natural convection in a cube using particle imaging velocimetry. Part II: Turbulence quantities and proper orthogonal decomposition", Journal of Heat Transfer, vol. 139, no. 1, p. 012503, 2017.
  4.    N. Kampelis, K. Gobakis, V. Vagias, D. Kolokotsa, L. Standardi, D. Isidori, C. Cristalli, F.M. Montagnino, F. Paredes, P. Muratore, L. Venezia, M. Kyprianou Dracou, A. Montenon, A. Pyrgou, T. Karlessi, and M. Santamouris, "Evaluation of the performance gap in industrial, residential & tertiary near-zero energy buildings", Energy and Buildings, vol. 148, pp.58 – 73, 2017.
  5.    J. M. Igreja, C. Marakkos, and J. M. Lemos, "Finite dimensional models of the hydraulic hammer effect and solar tower control", Journal of Process Control, vol. 65, pp. 78-83, May 2018.

Conferences

  1. A.M. Bonanos, M. Faka, D. Abate, S. Hermon and M.J. Blanco, “Optical characterization of heliostats using multiple 3D geometry characterization sensors”,  in AIP Conference proceedings: Proceedings of the Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2017, Santiago, Chile, September 26-29, 2017. 2018, vol. 2033, p. 040008.
  2. K. G. Stokos, E. Stiliaris, A.M. Bonanos, M.C. Georgiou, E. Guillen, A. Montenon and C.N. Papanicolas, "The Control System at Proteas", in AIP Conference proceedings: Proceedings of the Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2017, Santiago, Chile, September 26-29, 2017. 2018, vol. 2033, p. 210019.
  3. C. Corsi, M. Blanco, J. S. Kim, and J. Pye, "Point-Focus Multi-Receiver Fresnel-loop - Exploring Ways to Increase the Optical Efficiency of Solar Tower Systems",  in AIP Conference proceedings: Proceedings of the Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2017, Santiago, Chile, September 26-29, 2017. 2018, vol. 2033, p. 170001.
  4. 9. J. P. Cardoso, A. Mutuberria, C. Marakkos, P. Schoettl, T. Osório, I. Les, "New functionalities for the Tonatiuh Ray-tracing Software", in AIP Conference proceedings: Proceedings of the Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2017, Santiago, Chile, September 26-29, 2017. 2018, vol. 2033, p. 210010.
  5. J. M. Igreja, C. Marakkos, and J. M. Lemos, "The hydraulic hammer effect in solar tower fluid circuit temperature controller", in IFAC-PapersOnline: Proceedings of the IFAC World Congress 2017, Toulouse, France, 2017, vol. 50, pp. 129-134.
  6. Y. Wang, D. Potter, C. Asselineau, C. Corsi, M. Wangner, M. Blanco, J. Kim, J. Pye, "Comparison of Optical Modelling Tools for Sunshape and Surface Slope Error", in AIP Conference proceedings: Proceedings of the Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2017, Santiago, Chile, September 26-29, 2017. 2018, vol. 2033, p. 210020.
  7. E. V. Votyakov, M. C. Georgiou, E. Guillen, E. Stilliaris, and C. N. Papanicolas, "Experimental Methodology to Calculate Thermal Losses of a Molten salt Cavity Receiver", in AIP Conference proceedings: Proceedings of the Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2017, Santiago, Chile, September 26-29, 2017. 2018, vol. 2033, p. 040041.
  8. J. P. Cardoso, T. Marcel, N. Jarraud, E. Dufour, C. N. Papanicolas, J. F. Mendes, J. Blanco-Galvez, "Towards an alignment of national research programmes and funding for CST technologies in Europe", in AIP Conference proceedings: Proceedings of the Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2017, Santiago, Chile, September 26-29, 2017. 2018, vol. 2033, p. 120003.

2018

Journal/Articles

  1. G. Peña Balderrama, T. Alfstad, C. Taliotis, M.R. Hesamzadeh, M. Howells, "A Sketch of Bolivia’s Potential Low-Carbon Power System Configurations. The Case of Applying Carbon Taxation and Lowering Financing Costs", Energies vol. 11, pp. 2738, 2018 (https://doi.org/10.3390/en11102738)
  2. J. Blanco, M. Constantinou, C. Corsi, V. Grigoriev, K. Milidonis, C. Panagiotou, C. N. Papanicolas, J. Pye, E. Votyakov, "FluxTracer-A Ray Tracer Post-Processor to Assist in the Design and Optimization of Solar Concentrators and Receivers", Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, vol. 141, no. 2, pp. 021015, 2018.

Conferences

  1. M. Blanco, E. Votyakov, C. Christou, C. N. Papanicolas, C. Corsi, J. Pye, "FluxTraced - A 3D partitioning and radiant flux computer tool to analyse the optical behaviour of light collection and concentration subsystems using high performance computers", in Concentrated Solar Power: Proceedings of the ASME 2018 Sustainable Energy Conference, ASME 2018, Orlando, USA, June 24-28, 2018 
  2. M. Blanco, M. Constantinou, C. Corsi, V. Grigoriev, K. Milidonis, C. F. Panagiotou, C. N. Papanicolas, J. Pye, E. Votyakov, "Analysis of the focal region of the heliostat field of the ASTRI reference plant with FluxTracer", submitted in SolarPaces 2018, Morocco, October 2018
  3. K.G. Stokos, M. C. Georgiou, C. Roussos, E. Stiliaris, C. N. Papanicolas, "Experimental Methodology for the Heat Losses Estimation in TES tanks", submitted in SolarPACES 2018, Morocco, October 2018
  4. A. C. Montenon, P. Tsekouras,  C. Tzivanidis, M Bibron, C. N. Papanicolas, "Thermo-optical Modelling of the Linear Fresnel Collector at The Cyprus Institute", submitted in SolarPACES 2018, Morocco, October 2018
  5. C. Corsi, M. Blanco, J. Kim, J. Pye, “Upper Limits to the Annual Optical Efficiency of Solar Tower Systems”, ECOS 2018 – 31st International Conference, Guimaraes, Portugal.
  6. C. Corsi, M. Blanco, J. Kim, J. Pye, “Method to optimize the heliostat field layout of multi-tower and multi-tracking CST systems”, submitted in ASME 2018 Sustainable Energy Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA, June 2018.
  7. A. C. Montenon and C. Papanicolas, “Theoretical study of a hybrid Fresnel collector to supply electricity and air-conditioning for buildings”, submitted in RESEE 2018, Nicosia, Cyprus, November 2018
  8. D. R. Corbett, M. Blanco, A.M. Bonanos, M.C. Georgiou, C.N. Papanicolas, C. Roussos, E. Stiliaris, K. Stokos and E. Votyakov, "Object Oriented Modelling of the CSP-DSW Facility", submitted in SolarPACES 2018, Morocco, October 2018.
  9. K. G. Stokos, E. Stiliaris, M.C. Georgiou, C.C. Roussos and C.N. Papanicolas, "Architecture and Implementation of the Control System at PROTEAS", submitted in RESEE 2018, Nicosia, Cyprus, November 2018.