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Michel De Paepe

Ghent University

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Ghent, 9000

Belgium

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

7

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258

TOTAL CITATIONS

2

Scholarly Papers (7)

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1.

Design Optimization of Plate-Fin Heat Sink with Forced Convection for Single-Module Thermoelectric Generator

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 13 Jul 2022
Toni Pujol, Ilya T'Jollyn, Eduard Massaguer, Albert Massaguer, Ivan Cózar and Michel De Paepe
University of Girona, Ghent University, University of Girona, University of Girona, University of Girona and Ghent University
Downloads 75 (837,727)
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TEG, heat sink design, net power, Forced convection

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A Novel Interface Reconstruction Method Based on B-Spline Parametric Surfaces: Application to Free-Falling Natural Particle in Thermobuoyant Flows

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 04 Feb 2025
Lorenzo Vallisa, Delphine Laboureur, Maria Teresa Scelzo, Silvania Lopes and Michel De Paepe
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Ghent University
Downloads 41 (1,170,409)

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B-Spline surfaces, Complex geometries, Explicit interface reconstruction, Solid-liquid interactions, Thermobuoyant flows

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Booster Heat Pump with Drop-In Zeotropic Mixtures Applied in 4th Generation District Heating System

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 09 Jan 2024
Tingting Zhu, Elias Vieren, Jierong Liang, Jan Eric Thorsen, Michel De Paepe, Steven Lecompte and Brian Elmegaard
University of Twente, Ghent University, Technical University of Denmark, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Ghent University, Ghent University and Technical University of Denmark
Downloads 40 (1,183,237)

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Booster heat pump, District heating, Zeotropic mixture, Domestic hot water, Exergetic efficiency

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Simultaneous Close-Contact Melting on Two Asymmetric Surfaces: Demonstration, Modeling and Application to Thermal Storage

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 11 May 2024
Tomer Shockner, Inon Salman, Victor Van Riet, Wim Beyne, Michel De Paepe, Joris Degroote and Gennady Ziskind
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Ghent University, Ghent University, Ghent University, Ghent University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Downloads 35 (1,249,711)

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Phase change material, Thermal energy storage, Close-contact melting, Visualization, Numerical modeling

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Comparison of air-to-water and air-to-air heat pumps for the replacement of gas boilers in existing buildings

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 13 Mar 2026
Alixe Degelin, Robin Tassenoy, Hannelore Scheipers, Thijs Van den Brande, Ilya T'Jollyn and Michel De Paepe
Ghent University, Ghent University, Ghent University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Ghent University and Ghent University
Downloads 32 (1,345,526)

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air-to-air heat pump, air-to-water heat pump, techno-economic analysis, renovation, existing buildings

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Numerical Investigation on the Influence of the Skid Coolant Temperature on the Reheating Furnace Performance

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 18 Nov 2024
Zaaquib Yunus Ahmed, Wim Beyne, Ilya T'Jollyn, Steven Lecompte, Toon Demeester, Teun De Raad and Michel De Paepe
Ghent University, Ghent University, Ghent University, Ghent University, Ghent University, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Ghent University
Downloads 25 (1,411,822)
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CFD, Steel, Reheat furnace, Truncated model, Skid marks

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Robust B-Spline based interface tracking for melting particles in coupled thermo-buoyant dynamics

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 10 Feb 2026
Lorenzo Vallisa, Maria Teresa Scelzo, Silvania Lopes, Yusufali Oomar, Arnaud George Malan, Michel De Paepe and Delphine Laboureur
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town (UCT), Ghent University and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 10 (1,548,648)

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B-Spline surfaces, Melting dynamics, Surface deformation algorithm, Front-tracking method, Thermobuoyant flows