Professor Frank Bruno

South Australian Chair in Energy / Research Professor Future Industries Institute

Mawson Lakes Campus (J2-01)
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About me

Energy
Thermal Energy Storage
Air Conditioning
Energy in Buildings
Refrigeration

Professor Frank Bruno is South Australian Chair in Energy within the Future Industries Institute (FII).

Professor Bruno has been involved in research, consultancy and teaching in the areas of thermal storage, low energy buildings, air conditioning, refrigeration and solar thermal for over 28 years at the University of South Australia.

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Professor Frank Bruno is South Australian Chair in Energy within the Future Industries Institute (FII).

His current research focus in the thermal storage area is on the use of phase change material (PCM) for energy storage for applications in refrigeration and concentrating solar power. He has secured funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to establish a state-of-the-art high temperature thermal storage testing facility and from the Australian Solar Thermal Research Institute (ASTRI) to develop reliable low-cost phase change material thermal storage for solar power plants. He played a leading role in the development of patented technology leading to inexpensive thermal storage, and led research on novel approaches to designing and optimising PCM storage systems, which won the 2012 Australian Institute for Refrigeration, Air conditioning and Heating Award for Excellence in HVAC and Refrigeration Research. He has worked jointly with Glaciem to commercialise his PCM research for refrigeration. A scaled-up demonstration plant has been constructed and is in full commercial operation with PCM under licence from UniSA.

Over the last few years Professor Bruno has also been working closely with Glaciem on the integration of dew point evaporative cooling technology with CO2 refrigeration systems. Laboratory testing has proven the high efficiency possible with this combination in high ambient temperatures. A system based on this technology has been designed for a restaurant application at The Bend Motorsports Park, located in South Australia. Installation was completed in 2018 and the system has been operating successfully.

Over his career Professor Bruno has secured over $24M of research funding from national and other competitive grants, government and industry. He has authored or co-authored over 180 refereed journal and conference papers, 100 Engineering Technical reports, 1 Book and several Book Chapters. He was awarded the 2016 Sir George Julius Medal for his paper which demonstrated how phase change materials can be used to reduce energy for cooling buildings. His Scopus citation data gives an H-index of 30, citations over 3,000 and citation rate currently tracking at over 500 per year. He has presented at conferences and workshops nationally and internationally. He has supervised 18 PhD completions.

Professor Bruno has worked widely with industries and led various research programmes. Examples include national testing for evaluation of Seeley International’s innovative indirect evaporative cooling system (Climate Wizard) and assessment of the thermal performance of insulation in roofs, funded by industry and the Australian Research Council. He also contributed to the urban design guidelines related to reducing energy for the nation-leading sustainable housing development, Lochiel Park.

Professor Frank Bruno and his team were winners of the 2015 ANSTO Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology. A video clip on this research can be found here.

Frank Bruno's Google Scholar

Professor Frank Bruno was the winner of the 2014 Award for Industry and Applied Impact and Uptake over 5 years, in the Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment at UniSA. A video clip on his research can be found here.

Research

Research themes

Transforming industries
Scarce resources

Highlights

energy efficiency,thermal storage and phase change materials,renewable energy,air conditioning,low energy buildings,heat pumps and refrigeration,high temperature solar

Research

Projects

Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.

CSIRO - Education Scholarship, CSIRO - Education, 11/02/2019 - 30/09/2023
Enhancing Dairy Milk Shelf Life with PCM Thermal Energy Storage and RE - DIIS, Australia-India Strategic Research Fund, 20/06/2017 - 30/06/2020
Dynamic Limits Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Feasibility Study, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, 05/09/2019 - 30/11/2019
Maximising solar PV with phase change thermal energy storage, Australian Renewable Energy Agency - R&D Program, 01/05/2016 - 30/04/2019
Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative (ASTRI), United States - Australia Solar Energy Collaboration R&D Program, 01/01/2013 - 31/01/2019
Develop low cost phase change thermal storage to reduce electricity costs and support the expansion of renewable energy, International Research Grants Program (DSD), 01/06/2015 - 30/06/2018
Molten Salt Mineral Processing Technology, Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia, 08/11/2016 - 14/06/2018
Development of a commercial/industrial refrigeration unit using indirect cooling to enable co2 refrigeration systems for climates with warm temperatures IVP159, Innovation Voucher Program (DSD), 01/01/2017 - 30/06/2017
Development of High Temperature Phase Change Storage Systems and a Test Facility, Australian Solar Institute - Competitive Component R & D Projects, 01/04/2012 - 15/01/2017
Uniting communities - low income energy efficiency program: consortium arrangement (lieep), Uniting Communities, 01/07/2013 - 31/08/2016
Assessment of the PCM Thermal Storage Refrigeration System at Parilla, Quickcool Cooling Technologies Pty Ltd, 20/11/2013 - 28/02/2016
Dynamic PCM Systems for High Temperature Thermal Storage, Australian Solar Institute - Competitive Component R & D Projects, 01/11/2012 - 31/12/2015
Performance Evaluation of Trailer Ventilation and Cooling System, Inghams Enterprises, 07/03/2014 - 30/06/2014
Viable integrated systems for Zero Carbon Housing, CRC for Low Carbon Living Ltd, 04/12/2012 - 31/03/2014
High performance thermal energy storage systems with high temperature phase change material, Australian Solar Institute Limited, 01/02/2011 - 01/02/2014
Patterns of Electricity Use for Medically Required Cooling by Australians with Multiple Sclerosis, Australian Energy Market Commission - Consumer Advocacy Group, 01/07/2012 - 30/06/2013
Investigation of the thermal resistance of commercial roofing systems, Kingspan Insulated Panels, 12/08/2011 - 28/02/2012

Research

Outputs

Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Chapters

Year	Output
2018	Tay, NHS, Belusko, M, Lui, M & Bruno, F 2018, 'Dynamic concept at University of South Australia', in L Cabeza & NHS Tay (eds), High temperature thermal storage systems using phase change materials, Academic Press, US, ch. 3, pp. 39-92.
2017	Belusko, M, Sheoran, S & Bruno, F 2017, 'Direct contact phase change material thermal energy storage', in L Cabeza & NHS Tay (eds), High-temperature thermal storage systems using phase change materials, Academic Press, UK, ch. 2, pp. 7-37.
2017	Jacob, R, Belusko, M, Saman, W & Bruno, F 2017, 'Economic studies on high-temperature phase change storage systems', in L Cabeza & NHS Tay (eds), High-temperature thermal storage systems using phase change materials, Academic Press, UK, ch. 11, pp. 297-318. 1
2017	Jacob, R, Saman, W & Bruno, F 2017, 'Encapsulation of high-temperature phase change materials', in L Cabeza & NHS Tay (eds, High-temperature thermal storage systems using phase change materials, Academic Press, UK, ch. 9, pp. 231-274. 1
2017	Tay, NS, Belusko, M, Lui, M & Bruno, F 2017, 'Static concept at University of South Australia', in L Cabeza & NHS Tay (eds), High temperature thermal storage systems using phase change materials, Academic Press, US, ch.7, pp. 157-191.
2015	Bruno, F, Belusko, M, Liu, M & Tay, N 2015, 'Using solid-liquid phase change materials (PCMs) in thermal energy storage systems', in L Cabeza (ed.), Advances in thermal energy storage systems: methods and applications, Woodhead Publishing, UK, ch. 9, pp. 201-246. 19
2013	Amin, N, Mohamad, A, Majid, MA, Afendi, M, Bruno, F & Belusko, M 2013, 'Experimental investigation of PCM spheres in thermal energy storage system', Applied Mechanics and Materials, Scientific.Net, Switzerland, vol. 367, pp. 228-233.
2011	Bruno, F, Saman, WY & Liu, M 2011, 'Concentrated solar power generation and high-temperature energy storage', in P Roetman & C Daniels (eds), Creating sustainable communities in a changing world, Crawford House Publishing, Australia, pp. 159-170. Open access

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2020	Fraser, K, Deng, X, Bruno, F & Rashid, TA 2020, 'Should academic research be relevant and useful to practitioners? The contrasting difference between three applied disciplines', Studies in Higher Education, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 129-144. 2 1 3
2020	Zhao, C, Opolot, M, Liu, M, Bruno, F, Mancin, S & Hooman, K 2020, 'Numerical study of melting performance enhancement for PCM in an annular enclosure with internal-external fins and metal foams', International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 150, article no. 119348, pp. 1-13.
2019	Bayon, A, Liu, M, Sergeev, D, Grigore, M, Bruno, F & Müller, M 2019, 'Novel solid-solid phase-change cascade systems for high-temperature thermal energy storage', Solar Energy, vol. 177, pp. 274-283. 2 2
2019	Belusko, M, Liddle, R, Alemu, A, Halawa, E & Bruno, F 2019, 'Performance evaluation of a CO₂ refrigeration system enhanced with a dew point cooler', Energies, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 1-22. Open access 1 1
2019	Bruno, F, Belusko, M & Halawa, E 2019, 'CO₂ refrigeration and heat pump systems - a comprehensive review', Energies, vol. 12, no. 15, pp. 1-39. Open access 1 1
2019	Haseli, P, Majewski, P, Christo, F, Hammond, B & Bruno, F 2019, 'Thermochemical and experimental kinetic analysis of potassium extraction from ultrapotassic syenite using molten chloride salts', Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 58, no. 17, pp. 7397–7407. 1
2019	Jacob, R, Belusko, M, Liu, M, Saman, W & Bruno, F 2019, 'Using renewables coupled with thermal energy storage to reduce natural gas consumption in higher temperature commercial/industrial applications', Renewable Energy, vol. 131, pp. 1035-1046. 3 3 7
2019	Jacob, R, Liu, M, Sun, Y, Belusko, M & Bruno, F 2019, 'Characterisation of promising phase change materials for high temperature thermal energy storage', Journal of Energy Storage, vol. 24, article no. 100801, pp. 1-12.
2019	Liu, M, Riahi, S, Jacob, T, Belusko, M & Bruno, F 2019, 'Design of sensible and latent heat thermal energy storage systems for concentrated solar power plants: Thermal performance analysis', Renewable Energy, online, pp. 1-12.
2019	Liu, M, Severino, J, Bruno, F & Majewski, P 2019, 'Experimental investigation of specific heat capacity improvement of a binary nitrate salt by addition of nanoparticles/microparticles', Journal of Energy Storage, vol. 22, pp. 137-143.
2018	Aziz, S, Amin, N, Abdul Majid, M, Belusko, M & Bruno, F 2018, 'CFD simulation of a TES tank comprising a PCM encapsulated in sphere with heat transfer enhancement', Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 143, pp. 1085-1092. 4 2
2018	Aziz, S, Amin, N, Abdul Majid, M, Bruno, F & Belusko, M 2018, 'Effectiveness-NTU correlation for a TES tank comprising a PCM encapsulated in a sphere with heat transfer enhancement', Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 143, pp. 1003-1010. 2
2018	Gallardo-González, J, Martínez, M, Barreneche, C, Fernández, AI, Liu, M, Tay, NS, Bruno, F & Segarra, M 2018, 'Corrosion of AISI316 as containment material for latent heat thermal energy storage systems based on carbonates', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, vol. 186, pp. 1-8. 2 2 1
2018	Jiang, Y, Sun, Y, Jacob, RD, Bruno, F & Li, S 2018, 'Novel Na₂SO₄-NaCl-ceramic composites as high temperature phase change materials for solar thermal power plants (Part I)', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, vol. 178, pp. 74-83. 12 8
2018	Riahi, S, Saman, WY, Bruno, F, Belusko, M & Tay, N 2018, 'Performance comparison of latent heat storage systems comprising plate fins with different shell and tube configurations', Applied Energy, vol. 212, pp. 1095-1106. Open access 9 8
2018	Romani, J, Belusko, M, Alemu, A, Cabeza, LF, Gracia, Ad & Bruno, F 2018, 'Control concepts of a radiant wall working as thermal energy storage for peak load shifting of a heat pump coupled to a PV array', Renewable Energy, vol. 118, pp. 489-501. Open access 8 5
2018	Romaní, J, Belusko, M, Alemu, A, Cabeza, LF, de Gracia, A & Bruno, F 2018, 'Optimization of deterministic controls for a cooling radiant wall coupled to a PV array', Applied Energy, vol. 229, pp. 1103-1110. 2
2017	Almsater, S, Alemu, A, Saman, W & Bruno, F 2017, 'Development and experimental validation of a CFD model for PCM in a vertical triplex tube heat exchanger', Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 116, pp. 344-354. 20 18
2017	Fernández, AI, Barreneche, C, Belusko, M, Segarra, M, Bruno, F & Cabeza, LF 2017, 'Considerations for the use of metal alloys as phase change materials for high temperature applications', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, vol. 171, pp. 275-281. 24 16
2017	Gasia, J, Tay, NS, Belusko, M, Cabeza, LF & Bruno, F 2017, 'Experimental investigation of the effect of dynamic melting in a cylindrical shell-and-tube heat exchanger using water as PCM', Applied Energy, vol. 185, part 1, pp. 136-145 v 185. Open access 21 18
2017	Jiang, Y, Sun, Y, Bruno, F & Li, S 2017, 'Thermal stability of Na2CO3-Li2CO3 as a high temperature phase change material for thermal energy storage', Thermochimica Acta, vol. 650, pp. 88-94. 19 17
2017	Liu, M, Bell, S, Segarra, M, Tay, NS, Will, G, Saman, W & Bruno, F 2017, 'A eutectic salt high temperature phase change material: thermal stability and corrosion of SS316 with respect to thermal cycling', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, vol. 170, pp. 1-7. Open access 17 13
2017	Raud, R, Cholette, ME, Riahi, S, Bruno, F, Saman, W, Will, G & Steinberg, TA 2017, 'Design optimization method for tube and fin latent heat thermal energy storage systems', Energy, vol. 134, pp. 585-594. 13 9
2017	Raud, R, Jacob, R, Bruno, F, Will, G & Steinberg, TA 2017, 'A critical review of eutectic salt property prediction for latent heat energy storage systems', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 70, pp. 936-944. 16 14
2017	Riahi, S, Saman, W, Bruno, F & Tay, N 2017, 'Numerical study of melting process of a high-temperature phase change material including natural convection and turbulence', International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 723-732. Open access 1
2017	Riahi, S, Saman, WY, Bruno, F, Belusko, M & Tay, N 2017, 'Comparative study of melting and solidification processes in different configurations of shell and tube high temperature latent heat storage system', Solar Energy, vol. 150, pp. 363-374. 9 6
2017	Riahi, S, Saman, WY, Bruno, F, Belusko, M & Tay, N 2017, 'Impact of periodic flow reversal of heat transfer fluid on the melting and solidification processes in a latent heat shell and tube storage system', Applied Energy, vol. 191, pp. 276-286. Open access 15 12
2017	Roach, P, Belusko, M & Bruno, F 2017, 'Optimum facade design for minimization of heating and cooling demand in commercial office buildings in Australian cities', Journal of Architectural Engineering, vol. 23, no. 4, article no. 4017025, pp. 1-13. 1 2
2017	Tay, N, Liu, M, Belusko, M & Bruno, F 2017, 'Review on transportable phase change material in thermal energy storage systems', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 75, pp. 264-277. 31 24
2016	Almsater, S, Saman, W & Bruno, F 2016, 'Performance enhancement of high temperature latent heat thermal storage systems using heat pipes with and without fins for concentrating solar thermal power plants', Renewable Energy, vol. 89, pp. 36-50. 36 32
2016	Belusko, M, Tay, N, Liu, M & Bruno, F 2016, 'Effective tube-in-tank PCM thermal storage for CSP applications, Part 1: Impact of tube configuration on discharging effectiveness', Solar Energy, vol. 139, pp. 733-743. 17 11
2016	Belusko, M, Tay, N, Liu, M & Bruno, F 2016, 'Effective tube-in-tank PCM thermal storage for CSP applications, Part 2: Parametric assessment and impact of latent fraction', Solar Energy, vol. 139, pp. 744-756. 10 4
2016	Cirocco, LR, Belusko, M, Bruno, F, Boland, J & Pudney, P 2016, 'Maximising revenue via optimal control of a concentrating solar thermal power plant with limited storage capacity', IET Renewable Power Generation, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 729-734. Open access 5 4
2016	Jacob, R, Belusko, M, Fernández, AI, Cabeza, LF, Saman, W & Bruno, F 2016, 'Embodied energy and cost of high temperature thermal energy storage systems for use with concentrated solar power plants', Applied Energy, vol. 180, pp. 586-597. Open access 29 26
2016	Jiang, Y, Sun, Y, Liu, M, Bruno, F & Li, S 2016, 'Eutectic Na2CO3-NaCl salt: A new phase change material for high temperature thermal storage', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, vol. 152, pp. 155-160. 34 29
2016	Liu, M, Tay, NS, Bell, S, Belusko, M, Jacob, R, Will, G, Saman, W & Bruno, F 2016, 'Review on concentrating solar power plants and new developments in high temperature thermal energy storage technologies', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. Open access 302 268
2016	O'Leary, T, Belusko, M, Whaley, DM & Bruno, F 2016, 'Comparing the energy performance of Australian houses using NatHERS modelling against measured household energy consumption for heating and cooling', Energy and Buildings, vol. 119, pp. 173 - 182. 4 4 3
2015	Amin, N, Mohamad, A, Abdul, MM, Daud, R, Afendi, M, Said, M, Bruno, F & Belusko, M 2015, 'Parametric study on a thermal energy storage containing single PCM sphere', Applied Mechanics and Materials, vol. 695, pp. 477-481.
2015	Amin, N, Said, M, Mohamed, A, Abdul, MM, Afendi, M, Daud, R, Bruno, F & Belusko, M 2015, 'Mathematical modeling on thermal energy storage systems', Applied Mechanics and Materials, vol. 695, pp. 553-557.
2015	Belusko, M, Sheoran, S & Bruno, F 2015, 'Effectiveness of direct contact PCM thermal storage with a gas as the heat transfer fluid', Applied Energy, vol. 137, pp. 748-757. 13 8
2015	Cirocco, LR, Belusko, M, Bruno, F, Boland, J & Pudney, P 2015, 'Controlling stored energy in a concentrating solar thermal power plant to maximise revenue', IET Renewable Power Generation, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 379-388. 15 13
2015	Jacob, R & Bruno, F 2015, 'Review on shell materials used in the encapsulation of phase change materials for high temperature thermal energy storage', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 48, pp. 79-87. 99 90
2015	Karimpour, M, Belusko, M, Xing, K & Bruno, F 2015, 'Impact of design choices on the life cycle energy of modern buildings', International journal of civil, environmental, structural, construction and architectural engineering, vol. 9, no. 8, pp. 1040-1043. Open access
2015	Karimpour, M, Belusko, M, Xing, K, Boland, J & Bruno, F 2015, 'Impact of climate change on the design of energy efficient residentialbuilding envelopes', Energy and Buildings, vol. 87, pp. 142-154. 36 30 3
2015	Liu, M, Gomez, J, Turchi, C, Tay, N, Saman, W & Bruno, F 2015, 'Determination of thermo-physical properties and stability testing of high-temperature phase-change materials for CSP applications', Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, vol. 139, pp. 81-87. Open access 42 39
2015	O'Leary, TR, Belusko, M, Whaley, DM & Bruno, F 2015, 'Review and evaluation of using household metered energy data for rating of building thermal efficiency of existing buildings', Energy and Buildings, vol. 108, pp. 433-440. 2 2
2015	Tay, N, Belusko, M, Liu, M & Bruno, F 2015, 'Investigation of the effect of dynamic melting in a tube-in-tank PCM system using a CFD model', Applied Energy, vol. 137, no. 1, pp. 738-747. 21 26
2014	Amin, N, Belusko, M & Bruno, F 2014, 'An effectiveness-NTU model of a packed bed PCM thermal storage system', Applied Energy, vol. 134, pp. 356-362. 19 15
2014	Amin, N, Bruno, F & Belusko, M 2014, 'Effective thermal conductivity for melting in PCM encapsulated in a sphere', Applied Energy, vol. 122, pp. 280-287. 54 46
2014	Bruno, F, Tay, NHS & Belusko, M 2014, 'Minimising energy usage for domestic cooling with off-peak PCM storage', Energy and Buildings, vol. 76, pp. 347-353. Open access 21 18
2014	Cirocco, LR, Belusko, M, Bruno, F, Boland, J & Pudney, P 2014, 'Optimisation of storage for concentrated solar power plants', Challenges, vol. 5, pp. 473-503. Open access
2014	Kamkari, B, Shokouhmand, H & Bruno, F 2014, 'Experimental investigation of the effect of inclination angle on convection-driven melting of phase change material in a rectangular enclosure', International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 72, pp. 186-200. 77 70
2014	Karimpour, M, Belusko, M, Xing, K & Bruno, F 2014, 'Minimising the life cycle energy of buildings: review and analysis', Building and Environment, vol. 73, pp. 106-114. 93 86 3
2014	Liu, M, Belusko, M, Tay, NS & Bruno, F 2014, 'Impact of the heat transfer fluid in a flat plate phase change thermal storage unit for concentrated solar tower plants', Solar Energy, vol. 101, pp. 220-231. 36 30
2014	Liu, M, Saman, W & Bruno, F 2014, 'Computer simulation with TRNSYS for a mobile refrigeration system incorporating a phase change thermal storage unit', Applied Energy, vol. 132, pp. 226-235. 12 8
2014	Tay, NHS, Belusko, M, Castell, A, Cabeza, FL & Bruno, F 2014, 'An effectiveness-NTU technique for characterising a finned tubes PCM system using a CFD model', Applied Energy, vol. 131, pp. 377-385. 36 33
2013	Roach, P, Bruno, F & Belusko, M 2013, 'Modelling the cooling energy of night ventilation and economiser strategies on facade selection of commercial buildings', Energy and Buildings, vol. 66, pp. 562-570. 13 12
2013	Tay, N, Bruno, F & Belusko, M 2013, 'Comparison of pinned and finned tubes in a phase change thermal energy storage system using CFD', Applied Energy, vol. 104, pp. 79-86. 69 59
2013	Tay, N, Bruno, F & Belusko, M 2013, 'Experimental investigation of dynamic melting in a tube-in-tank PCM system', Applied Energy, vol. 104, pp. 137-148. 56 45
2012	Amin, N, Bruno, F & Belusko, M 2012, 'Effectiveness-NTU correlation for low temperature PCM encapsulated in spheres', Applied Energy, vol. 93, pp. 549-555. 37 32
2012	Belusko, M, Halawa, E & Bruno, F 2012, 'Characterising PCM thermal storage systems using the effectiveness-NTU approach', International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 55, no. 13-14, pp. 3359-3365. 28 23
2012	Liu, M, Bruno, F & Saman, W 2012, 'Thermal performance analysis of a flat slab phase change thermal storage unit with liquid-based heat transfer fluid for cooling applications', Solar Energy, vol. 85, no. 11, pp. 3017-3027. 24 23
2012	Liu, M, Saman, W & Bruno, F 2012, 'Development of a novel refrigeration system for refrigerated trucks incorporating phase change material', Applied Energy, vol. 92, pp. 336-342. 75 64 2
2012	Liu, M, Saman, W & Bruno, F 2012, 'Review on storage materials and thermal performance enhancement techniques for high temperature phase change thermal storage systems', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 2118-2132. 356 313
2012	Mohd Amin, NA, Belusko, M, Bruno, F & Liu, M 2012, 'Optimising PCM thermal storage systems for maximum energy storage effectiveness', Solar Energy, vol. 86, no. 9, pp. 2263-2272. 29 23 1
2012	Mohd Amin, NA, Bruno, F & Belusko, M 2012, 'Investigation of conducting pins in sphere filled with phase change material for enhancing heat transfer in thermal energy storage', Advanced Materials Research, vol. 472-475, pp. 1693-1697. 3 2
2012	Tay, N, Belusko, M & Bruno, F 2012, 'Experimental investigation of tubes in a phase change thermal energy storage system', Applied Energy, vol. 90, no. 1, pp. 288-297. 77 69
2012	Tay, N, Bruno, F & Belusko, M 2012, 'Experimental validation of a CFD and an e-NTU model for a large tube-in-tank PCM system', International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 55, no. 21-22, pp. 5931-5940. 38 32
2012	Tay, NHS, Belusko, M & Bruno, F 2012, 'Designing a PCM storage system using the effectiveness-number of transfer units method in low energy cooling of buildings', Energy and Buildings, vol. 50, pp. 234-242. 53 48
2011	Belusko, M, Bruno, F & Saman, W 2011, 'Investigation of the thermal resistance of timber attic spaces with reflective foil and bulk insulation, heat flow up', Applied Energy, vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 127-137. 27 25 3
2011	Bruno, F 2011, 'On-site experimental testing of a novel dew point evaporative cooler', Energy and Buildings, vol. 43, no. 12, pp. 3475-3483. 82 77
2011	Castell, A, Belusko, M, Bruno, F & Cabeza, L 2011, 'Maximisation of heat transfer in a coil in tank PCM cold storage system', Applied Energy, vol. 88, no. 11, pp. 4120-4127. 78 70
2011	Liu, M, Saman, W & Bruno, F 2011, 'Validation of a mathematical model for encapsulated phase change material flat slabs for cooling applications', Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 31, no. 14-15, pp. 2340-2347. 38 35
2011	Tay, N, Belusko, M & Bruno, F 2011, 'An effectiveness-NTU technique for characterising tube-in-tank phase change thermal energy storage systems', Applied Energy, vol. 91, no. 1, pp. 309-319. 95 81
2011	Tay, N, Bruno, F & Belusko, M 2011, 'Experimental validation of a CFD model for tubes in a phase change thermal energy storage system', International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 55, no. 4, pp. 574-585. 65 57
2010	Halawa, E, Saman, W & Bruno, F 2010, 'A phase change processor method for solving a one-dimensional phase change problem with convection boundary', Renewable Energy, vol. 35, no. 8, pp. 1688-1695. 32 31
2008	Belusko, M, Saman, WY & Bruno, F 2008, 'Performance of jet impingement in unglazed air collectors', Solar Energy, vol. 82, no. 5, pp. 389-398. 52 46

Conferences

Year	Output
2019	Almsater, S, Saman, W, Bruno, F, Alemu, AA & Omaraa, E 2019, 'Parametric analysis of PCM in vertical triplex tube thermal energy storage technology for concentrating solar power', 24th SolarPACES International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2018, American Institute of Physics, vol. 2126, article no. 200002, pp. 1-8.
2018	Jacob, R, Belusko, M, Liu, M, Saman, W & Bruno, F 2018, 'Using thermal energy storage to replace natural gas in commercial/industrial applications', 23rd International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2017, American Institute of Physics, vol. 2033, article , no. 090015, pp. 1-12. Open access
2018	Riahi, S, Saman, WY, De Boer, R, Bruno, F, Smeding, S & De Visser, I 2018, 'Numerical study of a two pass shell and tube latent heat energy storage system', 23rd International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2017, American Institute of Physics, vol. 2033, article no. 090023, pp. 1-8. Open access 1
2017	Almsater, S, Saman, W & Bruno, F 2017, 'Numerical investigation of PCM in vertical triplex tube thermal energy storage system for CSP applications', 22nd International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2016, American Institute of Physics Inc, vol. 1850, article no. 080001, pp. 1-9. Open access 4 2
2017	Bayon, A, Liu, M, Bruno, F & Hinkley, J 2017, 'Investigation of lithium sulphate for high temperature thermal energy storage', 22nd International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2016, American Institute of Physics, vol. 1850, article no. 080005, pp. 1-9. Open access 2
2017	Jacob, R, Saman, W & Bruno, F 2017, 'Capital cost expenditure of high temperature latent and sensible thermal energy storage systems', 22nd International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2016, American Institute of Physics Inc., vol. 1850, article no. 080012, pp. 1-9. Open access
2017	Omaraa, E, Saman, W, Bruno, F & Liu, M 2017, 'Modified T-history method for measuring thermophysical properties of phase change materials at high temperature', SolarPACES 2016: International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, AIP Publishing, vol. 1850, no. 1, article no. 080020, pp. 1-6. Open access 4 3
2016	Jacob, R, Saman, W & Bruno, F 2016, 'A numerical model for thermal energy storage systems utilising encapsulated phase change materials', 21st International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems (SolarPACES), AIP Publishing, vol. 1734, article no. 050020, pp. 1-8. 2 2
2016	Jiang, Y, Sun, Y, Bruno, F & Li, S 2016, 'A new phase change material for high temperature thermal energy storage', ASME 2016 10th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2016, collocated with the ASME 2016 Power Conference and the ASME 2016 14th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, ASME, vol. 1, paper no. ES2016-59219, pp. 1-6.
2016	Liu, M, Bell, S, Tay, S, Will, G, Saman, W & Bruno, F 2016, 'Stability and corrosion testing of a high temperature phase change material for CSP applications', 21st International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2015, American Institute of Physics, vol. 1734, article no. 050029, pp. 1-6. Open access 1 2
2016	O'Leary, T, Belusko, M & Bruno, F 2016, 'Rating existing housing stock for energy performance - development of an Australian national scheme', 2016 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, University of Technology Sydney, pp. 1-10. Open access
2016	Riahi, S, Saman, W, Bruno, F & Tay, N 2016, 'Numerical modeling of inward and outward melting of high temperature PCM in a vertical cylinder', 21st International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, SolarPACES 2015, American Institute of Physics, vol. 1734, article no. 050039, pp. 1-9. Open access 7 6
2015	Bruno, F, Hudson, J, Henshall, P & Belusko, M 2015, 'Evaluation of PCM Thermal Storage Demonstration System for Cold Storage', in R Egan & R Passey (eds), Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference 2015, Australian PV Institute, pp. 1-10. Open access
2015	Cirocco, LR, Boland, JW, Belusko, M, Bruno, F & Pudney, PJ 2015, 'Optimal control of electrical and thermal energy storage', in T Weber, M McPhee & RS Anderssen (eds), 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2015), Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, pp. 1820-1826.
2015	Liu, M, Tay, NHS, Belusko, M & Bruno, F 2015, 'Investigation of cascaded shell and tube latent heat storage systems for solar tower power plants', in Wang, Zhifeng (editor), 20th International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems (SolarPACES 2014), Elsevier, vol. 69, pp. 913-924. Open access 9 8
2015	Omaraa, E, Saman, W, Bruno, F & Liu, M 2015, 'A review on thermophysical properties data of high temperature phase change materials for thermal energy storage', in R Egan and R Passey (eds), 2015 Asia-pacific solar research conference, Australian PV Institute, pp. 1-10. Open access
2015	Sheoran, S, Belusko, M & Bruno, F 2015, 'Gas-molten salt direct contact heat exchange for porous phase change materials', IEEE International Renewable and Sustainable Energy Conference, IRSEC 2015, IEEE, pp. 1-8.
2015	Yin, D, Belusko, M, Whaley, D & Bruno, F 2015, 'Review of systems integrating solar PV and phase change thermal storage', in R Passey & R Egan (eds), 2015 Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference, Australian PV Institute, pp. 1-6. Open access
2014	Jacob, R, Saman, W, Belusko, M & Bruno, F 2014, 'Techno-economic analysis of phase change material thermal energy storage systems in high temperature concentrated solar power plants', in M Watt & R Passey (eds), 2014 Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference, Australian PV Institute, pp. 1-10. Open access
2014	Tay, NHS, Liu, M, Belusko, M & Bruno, F 2014, 'Thermal performance of phase change thermal storage systems for concentrated solar power applications with different heat transfer fluids', 52nd Annual Conference, Australian Solar Energy Society, AuSES - Australian Solar Energy Society, pp. 1-12.
2013	Cirocco, LR, Pudney, PJ, Belusko, M, Boland, JW & Bruno, F 2013, 'Review of technologies and optimisation methods for integrating renewable energy sources and storage within the Australian national energy market', in J Piantadosi, RS Anderssen & J Boland (eds), 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, pp. 1482-1488. Open access
2011	Tay, NHS, Bruno, F & Belusko, M 2011, 'Experimental validation of a CFD and a E-NTU model for tubes in a large PCM tank', 30th ISES Biennial Solar World Congress, Curran Associates, Inc, pp. 4746-4755.
2011	Tay, NS, Belusko, M & Bruno, F 2011, 'A parametric study using the E-NTU method for a phase change thermal storage unit for a night time cooling system', 30th ISES Biennial Solar World Congress, International Solar Energy Society, pp. 4806-4814. Open access
2010	Belusko, M, Pockett, J, Bruno, F & Saman, WY 2010, 'Summer thermal resistance measurement of timber framed roofing systems and benefits of reflective paints', SOLAR 2010, Australian Solar Energy Society, pp. 1-10.
2010	Bruno, F 2010, 'An indirect evaporative cooler for supplying air near the dew point', SOLAR 2010, Australian Solar Energy Society, pp. 1-11.
2010	Bruno, F 2010, 'On-site testing of a novel indirect evaporative cooler', in A Akbarzadeh (ed.), 9th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference, International Institute of refrigeration, pp. 1-9.
2010	Bruno, F 2010, 'Testing of an evaporative cooling system that supplies air near the dew point temperature', Eurosun 2010, International Solar Energy Society, pp. 1-8.
2010	Bruno, F, Belusko, M & Tay, NHS 2010, 'Design of PCM Thermal Storage systems using the Effectiveness-NTU Method', Eurosun 2010-International Conference on Solar Heating, Cooling and Buildings, International Solar Energy Society, pp. 1-8. Open access
2010	O'Leary, TR, Belusko, M & Bruno, F 2010, 'Achieving 6 star energy efficient housing cost effectively in Australian temperate climates', in A Lupisek & P Hajek (eds), Central Europe towards Sustainable Building, University of Prague, pp. 1-12.
2010	Roach, PA, Bruno, F & Belusko, M 2010, 'Towards an understanding of the use of thermal mass in the coding of commercial buildings', SOLAR 2010, Australian Solar Energy Society, pp. 1-14.
2010	Sheoran, S, Belusko, M, Bruno, F & Saman, WY 2010, 'Modelling of a direct contact two immiscible phase molten salt system for high temperature solar thermal storage', SOLAR 2010, Australian Solar Energy Society, pp. 1-10.
2010	Tay, NHS, Bruno, F & Belusko, M 2010, 'Design methodology for coils in a phase change thermal energy storage system using the Effectiveness-NTU method', SOLAR 2010, Australian Solar Energy Society, pp. 1-10.
2010	Tay, NHS, Bruno, F & Belusko, M 2010, 'Experimental investigation of heat transfer tubes in a phase change thermal energy storage system', in A Akbarzadeh (ed.), 9th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference, International Institute of refrigeration, pp. 1-8.
2009	Belusko, M, Bruno, F & Saman, WY 2009, 'Thermal resistance of Australian roofing systems', in P Cheers (ed.), 2009 ABCB International Conference, Building Australia's Future, Australian Building Codes Board, pp. 1-17.
2009	Martin, SO, Lewis, AC, Bruno, F, Saman, WY, Marshall, AB & Jones, T 2009, 'Reduction of Greenhouse Emissions from the University of South Australia - Learning to Educate with Less', in Prof. A Hestnes, ISES Solar World Congress 2009, International Solar Energy Society, pp. 1402-1411. 1
2009	Mohd Amin, NA, Belusko, M & Bruno, F 2009, 'Optimisation of a phase change thermal storage system', ICEE: International conference on Energy & Environment, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, pp. 765-769. Open access 6
2009	Mohd Amin, NA, Bruno, F & Belusko, M 2009, 'Maximizing the energy storage performance of phase change thermal storage systems', in M Hamza (ed.), IASTED International Conference, ACTA Press, pp. 55-60. Open access 3
2008	Belusko, M & Bruno, F 2008, 'Design Methodology of PCM Thermal Storage Systems with Parallel Plates', EUROSUN, pp. 1-8.

Reports

Year	Output
2013	Saman, W, Boland, J, Pullen, S, Pocock, B, Belusko, M, Bruno, F, Whaley, D, Pockett, J, Bennetts, H, Ridley, B, Palmer, J, Zuo, J, Ma, T, Chileshe, N, Skinner, N, Chapman, J, Vujinovic, N, Walsh, M, Miller, W, De Dear, R, Candido, C, Dueble, M & Soebarto, V 2013, A framework for adaptation of Australian households to heat waves: final report, NCCARF- National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Australia.

Research

Patents

Details	Registry	Status
A coolroom refrigeration arrangement and a method of operation thereof - AU2013101456 Belusko, Martin; Bruno, Frank; Koenders, Jason; Petkidis, Mark; Tay, Steven	AU	Granted

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Air-Cell Innovations	AUSTRALIA
Beasley Industries Pty Ltd	AUSTRALIA
BHP Billiton	AUSTRALIA
Centrex Metals	AUSTRALIA
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation)	AUSTRALIA
CSIRO Energy	AUSTRALIA
Deakin University	AUSTRALIA
Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands	NETHERLANDS
Forschungszentrum Jülich	GERMANY
Glaciem Cooling Technologies	AUSTRALIA
National Renewable Energy Laboratory	UNITED STATES
Newcastle University Singapore	UNITED KINGDOM
Newcastle University, United Kingdom	UNITED KINGDOM
Origin Energy	AUSTRALIA
Politeknik Seberang Perai	MALAYSIA
Queensland University of Technology	AUSTRALIA
R&D Services Inc	UNITED STATES
Universitat De Lleida	SPAIN
Universitat Rovira I Virgili	SPAIN
Universiti Malaysia Perlis	MALAYSIA
Universiti Teknologi Petronas	MALAYSIA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Barcelona	SPAIN
University of Kurdistan	IRAN
University of Lleida	SPAIN
University of New South Wales	AUSTRALIA
University of Padova	ITALY
University of Perugia	ITALY
University of Queensland	AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Sydney	AUSTRALIA
University of Tehran	IRAN

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Member Australian Institute for Refrigeration, Air conditioning and Heating	2018
Sir George Julius Medal Engineers Australia	2016
Winner, ANSTO Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology Australian Museum	2015
Excellence in HVAC and Refrigeration Research Australian Institute for Refrigeration, Air conditioning and Heating	2012

Teaching & student supervision

Highlights

Thermal Storage,Air conditioning,Renewable Energy,Refrigeration,Heat Transfer

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Development of a CO2 refrigeration system for simultaneous cooling and heating	Current
Investigation of molten chloride salts for mineral processing	Current
Optimisation of renewable energy technology systems	Current
Supercritical CO2 Systems for Concentrating Solar Thermal Applications	Current
The interaction of local climate with thermal mass in commercial buildings	Current
Thermal energy storage in phase change materials	Current
Use of battery energy storage system to improve power system stability with high penetration of renewables	Current
Design and development of a cost-effective, high temperature, encapsulated phase change thermal energy storage system	Completed
Development of a phase change thermal storage unit for refrigerated trucks	Completed
Development of diesel engine waste energy recovery technology for stationary power generators	Completed
Effect of guide vanes on the performance of a diesel engine using higher viscous fuel	Completed
Evaluation of key properties of high temperature phase change materials for latent heat thermal energy storage	Completed
Gaseous heat transfer fluids in direct contact thermal energy storage for concentrated solar power	Completed
Heat transfer enhancement of thermal storage systems using phase change materials for concentrating solar power applications	Completed
Industry adaption to Nathers 6 star energy regulations and energy performance disclosure models for housing	Completed
Investigation of water and water-related energy performance in sustainable urban dwellings	Completed
Minimisation of life cycle energy of residential buildings in Australia	Completed
Numerical modelling of high temperature phase change materials in latent heat thermal energy storage systems for concentrated solar power plant	Completed
Optimal control of electrical and thermal energy storage combined with renewable energy systems	Completed
Optimisation of a phase change thermal storage system	Completed
Optimisation of heat transfer in a tube-in-tank phase change thermal energy storage system	Completed
The technical and economic feasibility of applying a net zero carbon standard for new housing	Completed

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