Dr. Elias Papanicolaou

Solar & other Energy Systems Laboratory Attiki, Greece

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

1991 Ph.D., Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers University, N. Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

1988 M.Sc., Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers University, N.Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

1985 B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Publications (Selected)

1. Stathopoulos, N., Papadimitriou, N., Belessiotis, V., & Papanicolaou, E. (2023). Packed bed thermocline thermal energy storage for medium-temperature concentrating solar systems: numerical and experimental study. Journal of Power and Energy Engineering, 11(5), 1-23.
2. Vouros, A., Mathioulakis, E., Papanicolaou, E., & Belessiotis, V. (2023). Computational Modeling of a Small-Scale, Solar Concentrating Device Based on a Fresnel-Lens Collector and a Flat Plate Receiver with Cylindrical Channels. Energies, 16(2), 919.
3. Stathopoulos, N., Belessiotis, G., Oikonomou, P., & Papanicolaou, E. (2020). Experimental investigation of thermal degradation of phase change materials for medium-temperature thermal energy storage and tightness during cycling inside metal spheres. Journal of Energy Storage, 31, 101618.
4. Vouros, A., Mathioulakis, E., Papanicolaou, E., & Belessiotis, V. (2020). Modelling the overall efficiency of parabolic trough collectors. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 40, 100756.
5. Vouros, A., Mathioulakis, E., Papanicolaou, E., & Belessiotis, V. (2020). Performance evaluation of a linear Fresnel collector with catoptric subsets. Renewable Energy, 156, 68-83.
6. Arvanitis, K. D., Papanicolaou, E., Mathioulakis, E., Belessiotis, V., & Bouris, D. (2020). Experimental evaluation of flat-plate heat absorbers for medium-temperature linear-focus solar systems: Composite U-bends vs straight rectangular-multi-channels. Applied Thermal Engineering, 175, 115364.
7. Vouros, A., Mathioulakis, E., Papanicolaou, E., & Belessiotis, V. (2019). On the optimal shape of secondary reflectors for linear Fresnel collectors. Renewable Energy, 143, 1454-1464.
8. Karathanassis, I. K., Papanicolaou, E., Belessiotis, V., & Bergeles, G. C. (2019). Dynamic simulation and exergetic optimization of a Concentrating Photovoltaic/Thermal (CPVT) system. Renewable Energy, 135, 1035-1047.
9. Arvanitis, K. D., Bouris, D., & Papanicolaou, E. (2018). Laminar flow and heat transfer in U-bends: The effect of secondary flows in ducts with partial and full curvature. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 130, 70-93.
10. Bellos, E., Mathioulakis, E., Papanicolaou, E., & Belessiotis, V. (2018). Experimental investigation of the daily performance of an integrated linear Fresnel reflector system. Solar Energy, 167, 220-230.
11. Mathioulakis, E., Papanicolaou, E., & Belessiotis, V. (2018). Optical performance and instantaneous efficiency calculation of linear F resnel solar collectors. International Journal of Energy Research, 42(3), 1247-1261.
12. Mathioulakis, E. E., Christodoulidou, M. C., Papanicolaou, E. L., & Belessiotis, V. G. (2017). Energetic performance assessment of solar water heating systems in the context of their energy labeling. Renewable Energy, 113, 554-562.
13. Babalis, S., Papanicolaou, E., & Belessiotis, V. (2017). Fundamental mathematical relations of solar drying systems. In Solar Drying Technology: Concept, Design, Testing, Modeling, Economics, and Environment (pp. 89-175). Singapore: Springer Singapore.
14. Karathanassis, I. K., Papanicolaou, E., Belessiotis, V., & Bergeles, G. C. (2017). Design and experimental evaluation of a parabolic-trough concentrating photovoltaic/thermal (CPVT) system with high-efficiency cooling. Renewable Energy, 101, 467-483.

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