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Jaap Hoffmann

Stellenbosch University - Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering

Stellenbosch, 7602

South Africa

  • Stellenbosch University - Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering

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Scholarly Papers (4)

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1.

Natural Draft Direct Dry Cooling System Performance at Various Application Scales Under Windless and Windy Conditions

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 07 Nov 2023
Wian Strydom, Johannes Pretorius and Jaap Hoffmann
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch University and Stellenbosch University - Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
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Natural draft direct dry cooling system, Air cooled condenser, Performance characterisation, Vertically arranged, System scaling, Wind speed

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Techno-Economic Assessment of Electricity Generation from a Medium-Scale CSP-PV Hybrid Plant Using Long-Duration Storage

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 04 Oct 2023
Craig McGregor, Johannes Pretorius, Annitta Attieh and Jaap Hoffmann
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch University - Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering and Stellenbosch University - Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
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Medium-scale CSP, CSP-PV hybrid, grid parity

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Thermal and Aerodynamic Profiles in Low-tech Plastic Tunnels Deployed in Semi-arid Regions: CFD Evaluation

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 12 May 2026
Ellen Letsogile Thipe, George Teke, Estelle Kempen, Jaap Hoffmann and A.B. Sebitosi
Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch University - Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering and Stellenbosch University
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Climate change, semi-arid, plastic tunnels, CFD, aerodynamic profiles, temperature distributions

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Particle Heat Transfer for Crushed Dolerite Particles in a Randomly Packed Bed

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 17 Jun 2026
Jaap Hoffmann
Stellenbosch University - Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
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packed bed, crushed rock, heat transfer coefficient, Thermal Energy Storage