Theoretical Proof Of Concept For The Green Revolution Energy Converter

The GREC project group at Linköping University top row from left to right: Oscar Magnusson, Gustav Edholm, Markus Eriksson Bottom from left to right: Lukas Haglund, John Malmdal

Development of a mathematical model, material analysis and physical model improvments

Aim

The possibilities of the GREC concept are wide and could revolutionize the heat engine perspective for future appliances. With the incentive for an affordable and clean green energy source, the GREC’s heat transfer technology could be an opportunity regarding both economic growth and tackling climate change, presenting solutions to unanswered climate questions. The GREC could be used worldwide. Its use range from appliances in the industry sector to geothermal motors or in the process of energy storing. It could also be utilized in our everyday life within the transport sector (eg. bus-transportation). By using the GREC technology you can produce renewable energy without the dangerous substances that all heat engines use today. With all these possibilities in mind the interest of GREC’s green technology enormous potential regarding the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Consequently the GREC could be seen as the replacement of the existing polluting non-renewable heat engines.

Objective

The primary objective in this project is to carry the overall GREC-project forward by verifying the fundamental aspects of which the GREC-concept relies on. The primary objective can be divided into the following sub-objectives:

Create a system of mathematical models which will enable to verify the theoretical ”proof of concept” of the GREC.
Carry out material analyzes for crucial parts regarding isolation and heat transfer properties.
To analyze and pinpoint construction improvements on the physical Labmodel-v2 that should give an uplift to future models of the GREC.

Questions to be anwered

Does the mathematical model system prove a realistic and a clarification for the ”proof of concept”?
How does scaling the model affect the performance?
Regarding the material analysis which materials are the most preferred for the crucial parts for the usage of GREC?
What are the pinpointed construction improvements for future models?

Limitations

In order to complete the objectives and therefor moving the GREC concept towards the aim of the study, some limitations have been adopted both before the start as well as during the experiments. The limitations are as follows:

The physical GREC Labmodel-v2 is delivered from nilsinside AB, therefore we have not been part of any construction, measuring or material choices.
After a lot of time spent on problem solving the physical Labmodel-v2, we can clarify that the physical model have a considerable malfunction inside the that makes the operation drift fail. Therefore the Labmodel-v2 can not be considered to be any sort of comparison for the theoretical mathematical model system.
The simulation model will correspond to the physical Labmodel-v2, meaning that the simulation model will consist of the same amount of layers, measurement, size, temperature and etc.
We will provide new scenarios within the simulation area in terms of new materials, focusing only at the crucial parts as mentioned in objectives therefor some material parts will not be analyzed.
Fluid-simulations within the complete turbulent WGV will not be performed in this system of mathematical models.

Link to the official publication - Theoretical Proof Of Concept For The Green Revolution Energy Converter - in pdf format: Development_Of_The_Green_Revolution_Energy_Converter.pdf