ATProM has published almost 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals and international conference proceedings. Additionally, over 50 postgraduate students have graduated through the Research Unit. Detailed information, including authors, titles, and links to these publications and dissertations, is provided below.

 

  1. Haffejee RA, Rousseau PG, Laubscher R; Investigation into overfiring of a modular biomass boiler with an industrial Rankine cycle and supplementary sCO2 Brayton cycle using CFD; International Journal of Thermofluids, Volume 27, May 2025; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijft.2025.101277
  2. Laubscher R, Rousseau PG, Pretorius J, du Sart CF, van der Spuy S.J; Design Analysis of High and Low Loaded High-and Low-Pressure Axial-Flow Turbines for a Single Shaft 50 MWe Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Brayton Power Cycle; Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 274, January 2025; http://dx.doi.org/10.20944/preprints202501.2376.v1
  3. Haffejee RA, Rousseau PG, Laubscher R; Part-load performance analysis of a modular biomass boiler with a combined heat and power industrial Rankine cycle and supplementary sCO2 Brayton cycle; Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, Volume 17, Jan 2025;  https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4066966
  4. Haffejee RA, Rousseau PG, Laubscher R; Integrated performance of a modular biomass boiler with a combined heat and power industrial Rankine cycle and supplementary sCO2 Brayton Cycle; American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection, Volume 16, September 2024; https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4065491  
  5. Laubscher R, Rousseau PG, Malan L, De Villiers E; Thermofluid process simulation of wet biomass and ammonia co-firing in an industrial watertube boiler; Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, December 14, 2024; https://doi.org/10.1177/09576509241309040
  6. Laubscher R, Rousseau PG, van der Spuy, S.J, du Sart CF, Pretorius, JP; Development of a 1D network-based momentum equation incorporating pseudo advection terms for real gas sCO2 centrifugal compressors which addresses the influence of the polytropic path shape; Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, Volume 55, October 2024; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2024.102921
  7. du Sart CF, Rousseau PG, Laubscher R; Comparing the partial cooling and recompression cycles for a 50 MWe sCO2 CSP plant using detailed recuperator models; Renewable Energy, Volume 222, February 2024; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2024.119980
  8. Rawlins BT, Laubscher R, Rousseau PG; An integrated data-driven surrogate model and thermofluid network-based model of a 620 MWe utility-scale boiler; Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, Volume 237, Issue 5,August 2023; https://doi.org/10.1177/09576509221148231
  9. Laugksch K, Rousseau PG, Laubscher R; A pinn surrogate modeling methodology for steady-state integrated thermofluid systems modelling; Mathematical and Computational Applications, Volume 28(2), 52, March 2023; https://doi.org/10.3390/mca28020052
  10. Rousseau PG, Laubscher R, Rawlins BT; Heat Transfer Analysis Using Thermofluid Network Models for Industrial Biomass and Utility Scale Coal-Fired Boilers; Energies 16 (4), 1741, February 2023, https://doi.org/10.3390/en16041741
  11. Rawlins BT, Laubscher R, Rousseau PG; Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics and Process Modeling to Investigate Low-Load Operation of a Subcritical Utility-Scale Boiler; Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, Volume 14, Issue 10, Article 101008, April 22; https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4054010
  12. Laubscher R, Rousseau PG; Application of a mixed variable physics-informed neural network to solve the incompressible steady-state and transient mass, momentum, and energy conservation equations for flow over in-line heated tubes; Applied Soft Computing, Volume 114, January 2022, Article 108050; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2021.108050
  13. Laubscher R; Simulation of multi-species flow and heat transfer using physics-informed neural networks; Physics of Fluids, Volume 33, 2 August 2021, Article 087101; https://doi: 10.1063/5.0058529
  14. Laubscher R, Rousseau PG; An integrated approach to predict scalar fields of a simulated turbulent jet diffusion flame using multiple fully connected variational autoencoders and MLP networks; Applied Soft Computing, Volume 101, March 2021, Article 107074; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2020.107074
  15. Haffejee RA, Laubscher R; Application of machine learning to develop a real-time air-cooled condenser monitoring platform using thermofluid simulation data; Energy and AI, Volume 3, March 2021, Article 100048; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyai.2021.100048
  16. Laubscher R, Rousseau PG; An enhanced model of particle radiation properties in high ash gas-particle dispersion flow through industrial gas-to-steam heat exchangers; Fuel, Volume 285, 1 February 2021, Article 119153; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119153
  17. Laubscher R, Rousseau PG; Application of generative deep learning to predict temperature, flow and species distributions using simulation data of a methane combustor; International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 163, December 2020, Article 120417; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2020.120417
  18. Leon C. Malan, Arnaud G. Malan, Stéphane Zaleski, Pieter G. Rousseau; A geometric VOF method for interface resolved phase change and conservative thermal energy advection; Journal of Computational Physics, 16 October 2020, 109920; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2020.109920
  19. De Klerk GB, Rousseau PG; Dynamic modelling of once-through boiler heat exchangers during shutdown with level tracking as a tool to investigate quenching; Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, Volume 12, Issue 5, October 2020; https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046517
  20. Haffejee RA, Laubscher R; Development of a thermofluid network modeling methodology for double-row air-cooled condensers; Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, Volume 19, 1 October 2020, Article 100646; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2020.100646
  21. Rousseau PG, Laubscher R; A thermofluid network-based model for heat transfer in membrane walls of pulverized coal boiler furnaces; Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, Volume 18, August 2020, Article 100547; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2020.100547
  22. Laubscher R, Roussea PG; Coupled simulation and validation of a utility-scale pulverized coal-fired boiler radiant final-stage superheater; Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, Volume 18, August 2020, Article 100512; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2020.100512
  23. Laubscher R, Rousseau PG; Analysis of the impact of coal quality on the heat transfer distribution in a high-ash pulverised coal boiler using co-simulation; Journal of Energy, Volume 198, 1 May 2020, 117343; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.117343
  24. Laubscher R, Rousseau PG; Numerical investigation on the impact of variable particle radiation properties on the heat transfer in high ash pulverized coal boiler through cosimulation; Journal of Energy, Volume 195, 15 March 2020, 117006; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.117006   
  25. De Klerk G, Rousseau PG, Jestin L; A Dynamic Modeling Methodology to Estimate the Magnitude of Unwanted Liquid Flows in High Temperature Boiler Components; Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, Volume 12, 13 March 2020, Article 051015; https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046517
  26. Laubscher R; Time-series forecasting of coal-fired power plant reheater metal temperatures using encoder-decoder recurrent neural networks; Journal of Energy, Volume 189, 15 December 2019, 116187; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2019.116187
  27. Laubscher R, Rousseau PG; CFD study of pulverized coal-fired boiler evaporator and radiant superheaters at varying loads; Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 160, September 2019, 114057; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.114057
  28. Akpan PU, Fuls WF; Application and limits of a constant effectiveness model for predicting the pressure of steam condensers at off-design loads and cooling fluid temperatures. Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 158, 25 July 2019, 113779; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.113779
  29. Laubscher R, Rousseau PG; Numerical investigation into the effect of burner swirl direction on furnace and superheater heat absorption for a 620 MWe opposing wall-fired pulverized coal boiler; International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 137, July 2019, Pages 506-522; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2019.03.150
  30. Van der Meer WA, Rousseau PG, Naidoo R; A thermofluid network-based methodology for integrated system simulation of heat transfer and combustion in a coal-fired furnace. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, Volume 10, May 2019, Pages 253-267; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2019.02.009
  31. De Beer M, Du Toit CG, Rousseau PG; Experimental study of the effective thermal conductivity in the near-wall region of a packed pebble bed; Nuclear Engineering and Design, Volume 339, December 2018, Pages 253 -268; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2018.09.014    
  32. Akpan PU, Fuls WF; Generic approach for estimating final feed water temperature and extraction pressures in pulverised coal power plants; Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 141, August 2018, Pages 257-268; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2018.05.124
  33. De Beer M, Rousseau PG, Du Toit CG; A review of methods to predict the effective thermal conductivity of packed pebble beds, with emphasis on the near-wall region; Nuclear Engineering and Design, Volume 331, May 2018, Pages 248 - 262; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2018.02.029
  34. Rousseau PG, Gwebu EZ; Modelling of a Superheater Heat Exchanger with Complex Flow Arrangement Including Flow and Temperature Maldistribution; Journal of Heat Transfer Engineering, Volume 40, Issue 11, 22 Mar March 2018, Pages 862-878; https://doi.org/10.1080/01457632.2018.1446816
  35. Fuls WF; Enhancement to the Traditional Ellipse Law for More Accurate Modeling of a Turbine with a Finite Number of Stages; Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Volume 139, Issue 11, November 2017, 112603 (12 pages); https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4037097
  36. De Beer M, Du Toit CG, Rousseau PG; A methodology to investigate the contribution of conduction and radiation heat transfer to the effective thermal conductivity of packed graphite pebble beds, including the wall effect; Nuclear Engineering and Design, Volume 314, 1 April 2017, Pages 67-81; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2017.01.010
  37. Fuls WF; Accurate stage-by-stage modelling of axial turbines using an appropriate nozzle analogy with minimal geometric data; Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 116, April 2017, Pages 134-146; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.01.048
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  1. Bosch PM, Fuls W; A Method for Calibrating a Thermo-fluid Model of a Hybrid Biomass Boiler Using Low Fidelity Plant Data; Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer (FFHMT 2025), Imperial College London Conference, London, United Kingdom, July 15-17, 2025, https://avestia.com/FFHMT2025_Proceedings/files/paper/FFHMT_213.pdf  
  2. du Sart CF, Rousseau PG; Thermofluid design and off design performance of an air-cooled heat exchanger system for a 50 MWe sCO2 CSP Plant; 6th Edition of the European Conference on Supercritical CO2 (sCO2) for Energy Systems, Delft, Netherlands, April 09-11, 2025; https://doi.org/10.17185/duepublico/83292
  3. du Sart CF, Rousseau PG, Laubscher R; A Method to Develop Radial Inflow Turbine Performance Maps for Off-Design and Dynamic Simulation Studies of sCO2 Cycles; ASME Turbo Expo 2024: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, London, United Kingdom, June 24–28, 2024; https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2024-127958
  4. du Sart CF, Rousseau PG, Laubscher R; A method to develop centrifugal compressor performance maps for off-design and dynamic simulation studies of sCO2 cycles; Conference: The 8th International Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles SymposiumAt: San Antonio, Texas, USA; March 2024; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/378769552_A_method_to_develop_centrifugal_compressor_performance_maps_for_off-design_and_dynamic_simulation_studies_of_sCO2_cycles
  5. Heydenrych J, Rousseau PG, du Sart CF; A reduced order modelling methodology for concentrated solar power external cylindrical receivers; International Heat Transfer Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 17 August, 14-18, 2023; http://dx.doi.org/10.1615/IHTC17.400-70
  6. Haffejee RA, Rousseau PG, Laubscher R; Impact of integrating a supercritical-co2 heat exchanger within an existing biomass-fired boiler of a heat and power steam cycle; Digital Library, International Heat Transfer Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 14-18 August 2023; http://dx.doi.org/10.1615/IHTC17.190-50
  7. Basson N, Rousseau PG, Rohlfs W; An integrated pedagogical framework for teaching thermofluid systems analysis; International Heat Transfer Conference; Digital Library, Cape Town, 14-18 August 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.1615/IHTC17.440-30
  8. Heydenrych JM, Rousseau PG, du Sart CF; Reduced-order modelling of central solar tower receivers using an equivalent thermal resistance network; 16th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics; Amsterdam 8 - 10 August 2022.
  9. Abrahams L, du Sart CF, Laubscher R; Design of an air-cooled heat rejection system for a SCO2 concentrated solar power plant; 16th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics; Amsterdam 8 - 10 August 2022.
  10. Feng K, Rousseau PG, Laubscher R; Calibration and validation of an integrated thermofluid model of a utility-scale once-through boiler at full- and part-load; 16th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics; Amsterdam 8 - 10 August 2022.
  11. Laubscher R, Rousseau PG, Meyer C; Modeling of inviscid flow shock formation in a wedge-shaped domain using a physics-informed neural network-based partial differential equation solver; ASME Turbo Expo 2022, Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, Rotterdam, June 13-17 2022.
  12. Rousseau PG, Laubscher R, De Villiers E; Evaluation of zero-dimensional process modelling approaches for biomass and pulverized fuel-fired furnaces using CFD; INFUB-13 Conference, Portugal, 19-22 April 2022.
  13. Rawlins BT, Laubscher R, Rousseau PG;  A fast thermal non-equilibrium Eulerian-Eulerian numerical simulation methodology of a pulverized fuel combustor; INFUB-13 Conference, Portugal, 19-22 April 2022.
  14. Rawlins BT, Laubscher R, Rousseau PG; Validation of a thermal non-equilibrium Eulerian-Eulerian multiphase model of a 620 MWe pulverized fuel power boiler; MATEC Web of Conferences, Volume 347, Article 0004, 24 November 2021, 12th South African Conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics (SACAM2020); https://www.researchgate.net/publication/356461158_Validation_of_a_thermal_non-equilibrium_Eulerian-Eulerian_multiphase_model_of_a_620_MWe_pulverized_fuel_power_boiler
  15. Marx A, Rousseau PG, Laubscher R; Development and validation of a robust integrated thermal power plant model for load loss analysis and identification; MATEC Web of Conferences, Volume 347, Article 00011, 24 November 2021, 12th South African Conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics SACAM2020); http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202134700011
  16. du Sart CF, Rousseau PG, Laubscher R; Cycle selection and system-level optimisation of a 50 MWe (sCO2) CSP plant; 15th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics; 26 - 28 July 2021.
  17. Engelbrecht R, Laubscher R, Van Der Spuy J, Meyer C; A Co-simulation approach to modelling air-cooled condensers win windy conditions; ASME Turbo Expo, Virtual Event 21-25 September 2020.
  18. Fuls WF; Accurate lumped convective and radiative heat exchanger model for performance-based modelling; International Conference on Computational Heat, Mass and Momentum Transfer (ICCHMT) 2019, Rome, Italy, 3-6 September 2019.
  19. Rousseau PG, Laubscher R; Analysis of the impact of coal quality on the heat transfer distribution in a high ash pulverized coal boiler using co-simulation; International Conference on Computational Heat, Mass and Momentum Transfer (ICCHMT) 2019, Rome, Italy, 3-6 September 2019; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.117343
  20. Laubscher R, Rousseau PG, Numerical investigation of the impact of variable particle radiation properties on the heat transfer in a high ash pulverised coal boiler through co-simulation, International Conference on Computational Heat, Mass and Momentum Transfer (ICCHMT) 2019, Rome, Italy, 3-6 September 2019.
  21. Fuls WF, Clark JS, Marx AC; Application of the Nozzle Analogy to Easily Predict Steam Turbine Performance with Minimal Geometric Input; ASME Turbo Expo 2019, Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection, June 17–21, 2019; https://doi.org/10.1115/GT2019-90891
  22. Rousseau PG, Vilakazi LN, Alugongo A; Analysis of measured process parameters and metal temperatures on a coal fired boiler final superheater at different loads; 13th International Conference on Boiler Technology, 23-26 October 2018, Syzyk, Poland.
  23. Prinsloo GT, Gosai P, Rousseau PG; Application of data analysis algorithms for performance monitoring of boiler heat exchangers; 13th International Conference on Boiler Technology, 23-26 October 2018, Syzyk, Poland.
  24. Khobo RYB, Rousseau PG, Gosai P; An integrated model to study the root causes of ID fan capacity limitations in coal fired power plants; 11th South African conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics, 17-19 September 2018, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa.
  25. Temlett R, Rousseau PG; One dimensional dynamic modelling of the HPS2 CSP molten salt through test facility; 11th South African conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics, 17-19 September 2018, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29990
  26. Vilakazi LN, Rousseau PG; Mass and energy balance and associated uncertainty analysis of superheater process parameters at 100% boiler maximum continuous rating; 11th South African conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics, 17-19 September 2018, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa.
  27. Le Grange WL, Fuls W F; Feedwater heater component development using Flownex SE, 11th South African conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics, 17-19 September 2018, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa.
  28. Fuls WF, Allie N; A method to model the effect if excess superheat on the performance of a feedwater heater, 11th South African conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics, 17-19 September 2018, Vanderbijlpark, South Africa.
  29. De Klerk G, Rousseau PG; Dynamic modelling of once-through boiler heat exchangers during shutdown with level tracking as a tool to investigate quenching; 11th South African Conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics (SACAM 2018), Vanderbijlpark, South Africa, 17-19 September 2018.
  30. Clark JS, Fuls WF; Modelling of a steam turbine stage-by stage using a nozzle model with minimal geometric inputs; August 2018, Fifth EPPEI Student Workshop, Midrand, South Africa.
  31. Gwebu EZ, Rousseau PG; Development and Validation of a Process Model for a Superheater Heat Exchanger in a Coal Fired Power Plant Boiler; Proceedings of the 16th International Heat Transfer Conference, August 2018, Beijing, China; pages 452-534;  http://www.ihtcdigitallibrary.com/conferences/ihtc16,11a67ae211c8baf5,71b0d8873cc40329.html
  32. Gosai P, Khobo RYB, Rousseau PG; A methodology for quantifying anomalies which lead to capacity limitations on induced draught fans, Power-Gen Africa, July 2018, Sandton, South Africa.
  33. Prinsloo GT, Rousseau PG, Gosai P; Online performance monitoring of discrete legs in a convective heat exchanger of a coal fired power plant boiler; Proceedings of the 31st International Congress and Exhibition on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management, 2-5 July 2018, Sun City, Rustenburg, South Africa.
  34. Temlett R, Rousseau PG; Dynamic modelling of the HPS2 CSP molten salt parabolic trough test facility, Southern African Solar Energy Conference, 25-27 June 2018, Durban, South Africa.
  35. Akpan PU, Fuls WF; Understanding heat rate and emissions of coal fired plants operating due to renewable energy power generation induced cycling; Conference on Sustainable Development of South Africa’s Energy Resources, 29 November 2017 – 1 December 2017, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  36. Gwebu EZ, Rousseau PG; A network approach applied in modelling the heat transfer and fluid flow in a superheater heat exchanger; Modelling, Simulation and Identification (MSI 2017), Calgary, Canada, 19-21 July 2017.
  37. Temlett R, Rousseau PG; Dynamic modelling of the steam generation system in the HPS2 CSP molten salt trough test facility; Proceedings - 2017 8th renewable energy postgraduate symposium and 5th Annual STERG SolarPACES symposium, 13 July 2017, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
  38. Fuls WF; Development of Simple Rankine Cycle Components to Easily Model a Complete Cycle in Flownex, EEC2017 ESTEQ Engineering Conference, 18 May 2017 Pretoria, South Africa.
  39. Fuls WF; Enhancement to the traditional ellipse law for more accurate modelling of a turbine with a finite number of stages; ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power, May 2017.
  40. Du Toit CG, Rousseau PG, Jun JS and Kim MH; Numerical simulation of break flows occurring in the Reactor Cavity Cooling System of a very High Temperature Reactor using a system CFD approach”, 8th International Topical Meeting on High Temperature Reactor Technology (HTR 2016), Las Vegas, United States, 6-10 November 2016; http://hdl.handle.net/10394/25512
  41. Du Toit CG, Rousseau PG, Jun JS and Kim MH; A system CFD simulation of the effect of a pressure pulse on the performance of a reactor cavity cooling system of a very high temperature reactor; 10th South African Conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics (SACAM 2016), Potchefstroom, South Africa, 3-5 October 2016; http://hdl.handle.net/10394/21464
  42. Khoza SN, Du Toit CG and Rousseau PG; Formulation of a unit cell for a thermal-hydraulic systems model of a prismatic fuel block of a high temperature gas-cooled reactor; 10th South African Conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics (SACAM 2016), Potchefstroom, South Africa, 3-5 October 2016; http://hdl.handle.net/10394/21475
  43. Pottas R, Rousseau PG; A row-by-row axial turbine process model based on a one-dimensional thermofluid network approach; 10th South African Conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics (SACAM 2016), Potchefstroom, South Africa, 3-5 October 2016; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23770
  44. Monnaemang WO, Rousseau PG, Jestin LM; A systematic comparison of two direct exchange area smoothing techniques for modelling radiation heat transfer in three dimensional enclosures using the zonal method; 10th South African Conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics (SACAM 2016), Potchefstroom, South Africa, 3-5 October 2016.
  45. Van der Meer W, Rousseau PG; A methodology for the integrated system simulation of the heat transfer and combustion in a coal fired boiler furnace; 10th South African Conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics (SACAM 2016), Potchefstroom, South Africa, 3-5 October 2016.
  46. Van der Meer W, Rousseau PG, Jestin LM; A system level modelling approach for combustion and radiative heat transfer in a single burner furnace based on a zonal method; 4th International Conference on Contemporary Problems of Thermal Engineering (CPOTE 2016), Katowice, Poland, 14-16 September 2016.
  47. Kellerman A, Gorlach IA; Modelling of boiler fireside control in flownex software environment; Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa and Robotics and Mechatronics International Conference (PRASA-RobMech) (pp. 1-6). IEEE, 26-27 November 2015; https://doi.org/10.1109/RoboMech.2015.7359489   
  48. Kippie M, Fuls WF; Thermal-Hydraulic Modeling of Pumped Storage Waterway and Simulation of Guide Vane Movement for Realization of Non-Minimum Phase Phenomenon; Proceedings - Africomp 2015 - Fourth African Conference on Computational Mechanics, 7-9 January 2015, Marrakech, Morocco.
  49. Fuls WF, Rousseau PG, Jestin L, Monnaemang WO, Britz V; Progress on the Development of a Transient Power Plant Simulator Using a 1-D Thermal-Hydraulic Code; Proceedings - Africomp 2015 - Fourth African Conference on Computational Mechanics, 7-9 January 2015, Marrakech, Morocco.
  50. Gwebu EZ, Jestin LM, Rousseau PG; Analytical and Numerical Methods applied to Transient Conduction Heat Transfer. Proceedings - Africomp 2015 - Fourth African Conference on Computational Mechanics, 7-9 January 2015, Marrakech, Morocco.
  51. Fuls WF, Rousseau PG; Progress on the Development of a High Fidelity Transient Boiler Model Using a 1D Thermal-Hydraulic Network Solver; Proceedings – ICBT2014 – 12th International Conference on Boiler Technology, 21–24 October 2014, Szczyrk, Poland.
  52. Meyburgh PLD, Vicatos G, Van der Westhuizen W; Variable Speed Pumping; Proceedings - EEC2014 ESTEQ Engineering Conference, 16 October 2014, Pretoria, South Africa.
  53. Gosai P, Malan A, Pretorius J; Cooling system augmentation to enable power plants to meet peak demand in adverse atmospheric conditions; Proceedings – POWER-GEN Africa Conference 2014, 17-19 March 2014, Cape Town, South Africa.
  54. Gosai P, Malan A, Pretorius J; Numerical model that predicts the thermal response of a large cooling pond; Proceedings - Africomp 2013 - Third African Conference on Computational Mechanics, 30 July – 2 August 2013, Livingstone, Zambia.
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  1. Rousseau PG, Du Toit CG, Van Antwerpen H J; CFD and Systems Thermal hydraulic Analysis in the Design and Safety Assessment of High Temperature Reactors; Advances of Computational Fluid Dynamics in Nuclear Reactor Design and Safety Assessment, Joshi JB and Nayak A, eds., Elsevier, 2019 , ISBN 9780081023372; https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102337-2.00010-9
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  1. Haffejee R. 2025. A biomass-fueled combined steam and sCO2 heat and power cycle for Southern African conditions. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41603 

  2. Rawlins B. 2023. An integrated furnace co-simulation methodology based on a reduced order CFD approach. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38114

  3. De Klerk G. 2020. A methodology to investigate the cause of quenching in once-through tower type power plant boilers. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32629

  4. van Der Meer W. 2020. A thermofluid network-based methodology for integrated simulation of heat transfer and combustion in a pulverized coal-fired furnace. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33045

  5. Gwebu E. 2019. A methodology for integrated thermofluid modelling of radiant superheaters in steady state and transient operations. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30367

  6. Akpan P. 2019. Impact on heat rate and subsequent emissions due to varying operation of coal fired power plants. https://hdl.handle.net/11427/31647

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  1. Bosch P. 2025. Development of a Dynamic Model of a Biomass Boiler Using Flownex. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42119 

  2. Du Plessis H. 2025. Measurement and modelling of flow and turbulence above a biomass boiler continuous ash discharge stoker grate. https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/132147 

  3. Kadakure T. 2025. Evaluation of zero-dimensional furnace models for biomass-fired boilers with the aid of CFD and plant measurements. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42308 

  4. Laugksch K. 2024. A physics-informed neural network modelling methodology to analyse integrated thermofluid systems. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41003 

  5. Abrahams L. 2024. Thermofluid design and performance analysis of an air-cooled heat rejection system for a 50 MWe sCO2 concentrated solar power plant. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42313 

  6. Barlin D. 2023. Developing a minimal-input one-dimensional methodology for modelling axial compressors using a diffuser analogy. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39225

  7. Heydenrych J. 2023. A reduced order modelling methodology for external cylindrical concentrated solar power central receivers. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39520

  8. Feng K. 2022. Integrated network-based thermofluid model of a once-through boiler at full- and part-load. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37288

  9. Ross M. 2022. Dynamic clearance modelling of steam turbines. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37752

  10. Raidoo R. 2022 Application of probabilistic deep learning models to simulate thermal power plant processes. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37790

  11. Siavhe A. 2021. Numerical Investigation of a Large Air-Cooled Steam Condenser. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/123603 

  12. Heerlall H. 2021. Power Station Thermal Efficiency Performance Method Evaluation. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35804

  13. Rwezuva O. 2021. Solar Augmentation of Process Steam Boilers for Cogeneration. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33898

  14. Sewlall P. 2021. A methodology for implementing a water balance of ESKOM power stations using the online condition monitoring software EtaPRO. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36119

  15. Haffejee R. 2021. Development of a process modelling methodology and condition monitoring platform for air-cooled condensers. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33706

  16. Louw D. 2021. Performance Comparison of Forced Draft and Induced Draft Air-Cooled Condensers under Adverse Crosswind Conditions. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/123862 

  17. Kohrs C. 2020. Performance-based quantification of natural draught wet cooling tower fill fouling. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/109326

  18. Polton C. 2020. Detailed model for robust feedback design of main steam temperatures in coal fired boilers. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32972

  19. van Tonder D. 2020. Boiler feed pump low load – leak off recirculation study. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35389

  20. du Preez JP. 2020. Steam temperature and flow maldistribution in superheater headers. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32230

  21. Vd Westhuizen L. 2020. Condition monitoring using control system data.

  22. Rosslee P. 2020. Integrated process and control modelling of water recirculation in once-through boilers during low load and transient operation. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33009

  23. Khobo R. 2020. A modelling methodology to quantify the impact of plant anomalies on ID fan capacity in coal fired power plants. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35388

  24. Naidu R. 2020. The Off-Design Modelling of a Combined-Cycle Power Plant. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/37288

  25. Vilakazi L. 2019. Identification and analysis of steam temperature maldistribution in superheater tubes via measured and derived parameters. https://hdl.handle.net/10352/737 

  26. Marx A. 2019. Determining appropriate loss coefficients for use in the nozzle-model of a stage-by-stage turbine model. https://hdl.handle.net/11427/31619

  27. Clark J. 2019. Low load operation of turbine-driven boiler feed pumps. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31576

  28. Hallatt N. 2019. The development of a test rig to determine fouling factors of feedwater heaters. https://hdl.handle.net/11427/31774

  29. Maharajh Y. 2019. Advanced analytics for process analysis of turbine plant and components. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/35387

  30. Raikes G. 2018. Temperature reconstruction and acoustic time of flight determination for boiler furnace exit temperature measurement. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29516

  31. Prinsloo G. 2018. Online boiler convective heat exchanger monitoring: a comparison of soft sensing and data-driven approaches. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30038

  32. Basson N. 2018. Studying water-wedging as a cause for short term overheating in the boiler of a coal-fired power plant.http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29585

  33. Temlett R. 2018. Dynamic process modelling of the HPS2 solar thermal molten salt parabolic trough test facility. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29990

  34. Le Grange W. 2018. Component development for a high fidelity transient simulation of a coal-fired power plant using Flownex SE. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29863

  35. Mathebula C. 2017. Application of process data reconciliation in power plants. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25449

  36. Du Sart CF. 2017. Design and prototyping of a test facility to investigate the transport properties of dilute phase gas-particle flows applicable to coal-fired power plants. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24889

  37. Kellerman A. 2016. The development of boiler control models for the optimization of boiler efficiency. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/48014 

  38. Rossouw A. 2016. Boiler system modelling using Flownex®. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20784

  39. Tootla N. 2016. Investigation into methods for the calculation and measurement of pulverised coal boiler flue gas furnace exit temperature. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20562

  40. Allie MN. 2016. Thermal modelling of feedwater heaters. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20348

  41. Pottas R. 2016. A row-by-row axial turbine process model based on a one-dimensional thermofluid network approach. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23770

  42. Banda R. 2015. Modelling of the deaerator system in Flownex. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24319

  43. Mutshinya R. 2015. Asymmetric flow measurement in space constrained cooling water ducts using a traversing probe. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13712

  44. Bapeekee S. 2015. Determining internal leakages of high pressure and temperature steam valves. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24314

  45. Monnaemang W. 2015. A zonal model for radiation heat transfer in coal-fired boiler furnaces. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20092

  46. Govender A. 2014. Techno-economic feasibility of a solar assisted coal power plant. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13125

  47. Gwebu E. 2014. Transient boiler heat exchanger thermal behaviour analysis. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13230

  48. Meyburgh P. 2014. Simulation of a power station's condensate pumping system in view of improving its efficiency. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9140

  49. Thakaso M. 2014. Development of a performance-based high pressure feed water heater model for Flownex SE. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13756

  50. Kippie M. 2014. Improvements to a key contributor of frequency control : the co-ordination of guide vane operation in a pumped storage plant. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13124

  51. Gosai P. 2014. Viability assessment of enhancing dry cooling systems using thermal storage ponds. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9137

  52. Neerputh R. 2014. Development of appropriate steam turbine models in Flownex. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13158

  53. Mortlock G. 2014. Optimum time to refurbish a boiler feed pump at Eskom's power stations. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8704

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