Journal Publications
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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du Sart CF, van Vuuren Gary W; Comparing the performance and composition of tracking error constrained and unconstrained portfolios; The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance Journal, Volume 81, Pages 276-287, August 2021; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qref.2021.06.019
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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; Preprints, February 2024; https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0832.v1
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Laubscher R, Rousseau PG, van der Spuy J, du Sart CF, Pretorius JP; Modelling of Real Gas Compression Using the Finite Volume Thermofluid Network Methodology and Mean-Line Approach for Centrifugal Compressors; Preprints, March 2024; https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.1655.v1
Chapter in Book
- 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
Conference Posters
- 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.
Conference Papers
- 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.
- 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.
- Meyburgh PLD, Vicatos G, Van der Westhuizen W; Variable Speed Pumping; Proceedings - EEC2014 ESTEQ Engineering Conference, 16 October 2014, Pretoria, South Africa.
- 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.
- Banda R, Fuls WF; Analytical Model of a Spray-Tray Type De-Aerator; Proceedings - 2014 SAIMechE Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, 6 November 2014, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
- Mutshinya R, Fuls WF; Vibration effects on cylindrical yaw probe velocity measurements, Proceedings - 2014 SAIMechE Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, 6 November 2014, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
- Neerputh R, Fuls WF; Evaluation of various pressure drop correlations to develop accurate steam turbine models; Proceedings - 2014 SAIMechE Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, 6 November 2014, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Du Sart CF, Rousseau PG; Design and Prototyping of a test facility to investigate the transport properties of dilute phase particle flows applicable to coal fired power plants, 2016 SAIMechE Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, 4 November 2016, Cape Town, South Africa; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24889
- Raikes GR, Mouton HD, Fuls WF; Furnace exit gas temperature measurement using acoustic pyrometry; 2016 SAIMechE Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, 4 November 2016, Cape Town, South Africa.
- Akpan PU, Fuls WF; Impact of grid integrated renewable induced coal fired plant cycling on heat rate and emissions, 2016 SAIMechE Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, 4 November 2016, Cape Town, South Africa.
- Le Grange WL, Fuls WF; Development of a high-fidelity transient engineering simulator of a power plant using Flownex, 2016 SAIMechE Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, 4 November 2016, Cape Town, South Africa.
- 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
- Gwebu EZ, Rousseau PG, Jestin LM; Modelling of a superheater for a coal fired power plant using Flownex; 2016 SAIMechE Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, November 2016, Cape Town, South Africa.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Prinsloo GT, Rousseau PG, Gosai P; Online performance monitoring of boiler convective heat exchanger stages; SAIMechE WC Postgraduate Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials and Biomedical Engineering 2017, 3 November 2017, Stellenbosch, South Africa; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30038
- Raikes G, Mouton H, Fuls WF; Temperature reconstruction and acoustic time of flight determination for boiler furnace exit temperature measurement; SAIMechE WC Postgraduate Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials and Biomedical Engineering 2017, 3 November 2017, Stellenbosch, South Africa http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29516
- De Klerk G, Rousseau PG; Dynamic modelling of once through boiler heat exchangers after shutdown to determine the origin of condensate; SAIMechE WC Postgraduate Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials and Biomedical Engineering 2017, 3 November 2017, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
- Khobo RYB, Rousseau PG, Gosai P; A systematic study of the causes of ID fan capacity limitations in coal fired power plants, SAIMechE WC Postgraduate Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials and Biomedical Engineering 2017, 3 November 2017, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
- Temlett R, Rousseau PG; Dynamic process modelling of the HPS2 solar thermal molten salt parabolic trough test facility, SAIMechE WC Postgraduate Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials and Biomedical Engineering 2017, 3 November 2017, Stellenbosch, South Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29990
- Akpan PU, Fuls WF; Generic approach for estimating final feed water temperature and extraction pressures in pulverised coal power plants; SAIMechE WC Postgraduate Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials and Biomedical Engineering 2017, 3 November 2017, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
- Le Grange W, Fuls WF; Component development for a high-fidelity transient simulation of a coal-fired power plant using Flownex SE; SAIMechE WC Postgraduate Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials and Biomedical Engineering 2017, 3 November 2017, Stellenbosch, South Africa; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29863
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 4527-4534; http://www.ihtcdigitallibrary.com/conferences/ihtc16,11a67ae211c8baf5,71b0d8873cc40329.html
- Du Preez JP, Rousseau PG; Steam temperature and flow maldistribution in super-heater headers; August 2018, Fifth EPPEI Student Workshop, Midrand, South Africa.
- Raikes G, Mouton H; Furnace exit gas temperature measurements using acoustic pyrometry; August 2018, Fifth EPPEI Student Workshop, Midrand, South Africa.
- Louw D, Van der Spuy J; Investigation into the effect of wind on fan performance in as ACC; August 2018, Fifth EPPEI Student Workshop, Midrand, South Africa.
- Temlett R, Rousseau PG; Dynamic modelling of the HPS2 CSP molten salt parabolic trough test facility; August 2018, Fifth EPPEI Student Workshop, Midrand, South Africa.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Clark JS, Fuls WF, De Klerk GB; Modelling of a steam turbine stage-by-stage using a nozzle model with minimal geometric inputs; Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials and Biomedical Engineering Conference SAIMechE, 9 November 2018.
- Vilakazi LN, Rousseau PG; Mass and energy balance and associated uncertainty analysis of superheater process parameters at 100% boiler maximum continuous rating; Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials and Biomedical Engineering Conference SAIMechE, 9 November 2018.
- 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; Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials and Biomedical Engineering Conference SAIMechE, 9 November 2018.
- Akpan PU, Fuls WF; A -V-TCHR model for predicting the turbine cycle heat rate response of a coal fired power plant at different loads; Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials and Biomedical Engineering Conference SAIMechE, 9 November 2018.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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; XII International Conference on Computational Heat, Mass and Momentum Transfer (ICCHMT 2019), Rome, Italy, 3-6 September 2019.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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); https://www.researchgate.net/publication/356462205_Development_and_validation_of_a_robust_integrated_thermal_power_plant_model_for_load_loss_analysis_and_identification
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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