Emeritus Professor Hal Gurgenci
Emeritus Professor

Hal Gurgenci

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Background

Professor Gurgenci's current research interests include energy systems analysis; geothermal and concentrating solar thermal power plant technologies; development of intelligent tutoring and compterised assessment systems for teaching machine design.

Hal Gurgenci, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has many years of industry and academic experience in solar energy, manufacturing and mining. Professor Gurgenci is the Founding Director of the Queensland Geothermal Energy Centre of Excellence (QGECE).

Availability

Emeritus Professor Hal Gurgenci is:
Not available for supervision
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Fields of research

Energy generation, conversion and storage (excl. chemical and electrical) Engineering Experimental methods in fluid flow, heat and mass transfer

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, Middle East Technical University
  • Masters (Coursework) of Science, unknown
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Miami

Research interests

  • Renewable Power Generation

    Advanced power cycles, power cycle fluids, and power plant equipment for geothermal and solar thermal applications

Research impacts

2012 A key researcher and a Node leader in the Commonwealth-funded Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative

2009-2012 Invited referee and the advisor for the US Department of Energy Geothermal Technologies Program

2008 Queensland Government funding to establish a centre of excellence to undertake research to expedite the uptake of geothermal energy in Australia

2005 Research Excellence Award 2004 for the Best Underground Coal Mining Research Project completed with ACARP assistance : “Longwall Automation”

2003 Engineering Excellence Award (Commendation) from the Institution of Engineers (Queensland) for the innovative design of a new mining machine technology (“Universal Dragline”). This technology is now being commercialised by the CRCMining spin-off Unidig and CRCMining partner P&H.

1986 Australian Design Award given to the design team for the design of the ICP Spectrometer product Plasmascan.

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194 works between 1982 and 2024
All (194) Journal Article (97) Book Chapter (4) Conference Publication (90) Other Outputs (2) Edited Outputs (1)

41 - 60 of 194 works

2018

Journal Article

A review of the crosswind effect on the natural draft cooling towers

Li, Xiaoxiao, Gurgenci, Hal, Guan, Zhiqiang, Wang, Xurong and Xia, Lin (2018). A review of the crosswind effect on the natural draft cooling towers. Applied Thermal Engineering, 150, 250-270. doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2018.12.147

A review of the crosswind effect on the natural draft cooling towers

2018

Journal Article

Numerical study on cooling heat transfer of turbulent supercritical CO2 in large horizontal tubes

Wang, Jianyong, Guan, Zhiqiang, Gurgenci, Hal, Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan, Kang, Xin, Sun, Yubiao and Hooman, Kamel (2018). Numerical study on cooling heat transfer of turbulent supercritical CO2 in large horizontal tubes. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 126 (B), 1002-1019. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2018.06.070

Numerical study on cooling heat transfer of turbulent supercritical CO2 in large horizontal tubes

2018

Journal Article

The transient start-up process of natural draft dry cooling towers in dispatchable thermal power plants

Dong, Peixin, Li, Xiaoxiao, Guan, Zhiqiang and Gurgenci, Hal (2018). The transient start-up process of natural draft dry cooling towers in dispatchable thermal power plants. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 123, 201-212. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2018.02.114

The transient start-up process of natural draft dry cooling towers in dispatchable thermal power plants

2018

Journal Article

Investigations on the influence of nozzle arrangement on the pre-cooling effect for the natural draft dry cooling tower

Sun, Yubiao, Guan, Zhiqiang, Gurgenci, Hal, Hooman, Kamel and Li, Xiaoxiao (2018). Investigations on the influence of nozzle arrangement on the pre-cooling effect for the natural draft dry cooling tower. Applied Thermal Engineering, 130, 979-996. doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.10.171

Investigations on the influence of nozzle arrangement on the pre-cooling effect for the natural draft dry cooling tower

2018

Journal Article

Computational investigations of heat transfer to supercritical CO2 in a large horizontal tube

Wang, Jianyong, Guan, Zhiqiang, Gurgenci, Hal, Hooman, Kamel, Veeraragavan, Anand and Kang, Xin (2018). Computational investigations of heat transfer to supercritical CO2 in a large horizontal tube. Energy Conversion and Management, 157, 536-548. doi: 10.1016/j.enconman.2017.12.046

Computational investigations of heat transfer to supercritical CO2 in a large horizontal tube

2018

Conference Publication

Cooling system design and performance analysis for a supercritical CO2 recompression cycle

Ehsan, M. Monjurul, Duniam, Sam, Lock, Andrew, Dai, Yuchen, Guan, Zhiqiang, Klimenko, A. Y. and Gurgenci, H. (2018). Cooling system design and performance analysis for a supercritical CO2 recompression cycle. 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2018, Adelaide, SA Australia, 10-13 December 2018. Perth, WA Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.

Cooling system design and performance analysis for a supercritical CO2 recompression cycle

2018

Conference Publication

Research on motion error of cylindrical roller bearings under radial load

Yongjian, Yu, Jishun, Li, Guoding, Chen, Yujun, Xue, Zhuoyi, Si and Gurgenci, Halim (2018). Research on motion error of cylindrical roller bearings under radial load. ASME 2018 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2018, Quebec City, QC Canada, 26 - 29 August 2018. New York, NY United States: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). doi: 10.1115/DETC2018-85214

Research on motion error of cylindrical roller bearings under radial load

2017

Journal Article

Measurements of crosswind influence on a natural draft dry cooling tower for a solar thermal power plant

Li, Xiaoxiao, Gurgenci, Hal, Guan, Zhiqiang, Wang, Xurong and Duniam, Sam (2017). Measurements of crosswind influence on a natural draft dry cooling tower for a solar thermal power plant. Applied Energy, 206, 1169-1183. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.10.038

Measurements of crosswind influence on a natural draft dry cooling tower for a solar thermal power plant

2017

Journal Article

A study on multi-nozzle arrangement for spray cooling system in natural draft dry cooling tower

Sun, Yubiao, Guan, Zhiqiang, Gurgenci, Hal, Li, Xiaoxiao and Hooman, Kamel (2017). A study on multi-nozzle arrangement for spray cooling system in natural draft dry cooling tower. Applied Thermal Engineering, 124, 795-814. doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.05.157

A study on multi-nozzle arrangement for spray cooling system in natural draft dry cooling tower

2017

Journal Article

Investigation on the influence of injection direction on the spray cooling performance in natural draft dry cooling tower

Sun, Yubiao, Guan, Zhiqiang, Gurgenci, Hal, Hooman, Kamel, Li, Xiaoxiao and Xia, Lin (2017). Investigation on the influence of injection direction on the spray cooling performance in natural draft dry cooling tower. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 110, 113-131. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.02.069

Investigation on the influence of injection direction on the spray cooling performance in natural draft dry cooling tower

2017

Journal Article

Full scale experimental study of a small natural draft dry cooling tower for concentrating solar thermal power plant

Li, Xiaoxiao, Duniam, Sam, Gurgenci, Hal, Guan, Zhiqiang and Veeraragavan, Anand (2017). Full scale experimental study of a small natural draft dry cooling tower for concentrating solar thermal power plant. Applied Energy, 193, 15-27. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.02.032

Full scale experimental study of a small natural draft dry cooling tower for concentrating solar thermal power plant

2017

Journal Article

Performance enhancement for the natural draft dry cooling tower under crosswind condition by optimizing the water distribution

Li, Xiaoxiao, Xia, Lin, Gurgenci, Hal and Guan, Zhiqiang (2017). Performance enhancement for the natural draft dry cooling tower under crosswind condition by optimizing the water distribution. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 107, 271-280. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2016.11.046

Performance enhancement for the natural draft dry cooling tower under crosswind condition by optimizing the water distribution

2017

Journal Article

Experimental study of cold inflow effect on a small natural draft dry cooling tower

Li, Xiaoxiao, Gurgenci, Hal, Guan, Zhiqiang and Sun, Yubiao (2017). Experimental study of cold inflow effect on a small natural draft dry cooling tower. Applied Thermal Engineering, 128, 762-771. doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.09.071

Experimental study of cold inflow effect on a small natural draft dry cooling tower

2017

Journal Article

Selected papers from the 17th IAHR (International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research) International Conference on Cooling Tower and Heat Exchanger

Hooman, Kamel, Guan, Zhiqiang and Gurgenci, Hal (2017). Selected papers from the 17th IAHR (International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research) International Conference on Cooling Tower and Heat Exchanger. Heat Transfer Engineering, 38 (11-12), 1-3. doi: 10.1080/01457632.2016.1216936

Selected papers from the 17th IAHR (International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research) International Conference on Cooling Tower and Heat Exchanger

2017

Book Chapter

Advances in dry cooling for concentrating solar thermal (CST) power plants

Hooman, K., Guan, Z. and Gurgenci, H. (2017). Advances in dry cooling for concentrating solar thermal (CST) power plants. Advances in concentrating solar thermal research and technology. (pp. 179-212) edited by Manuel J. Blanco and Lourdes Ramirez Santigosa. Duxford, United Kingdom: Woodhead Publishing . doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-100516-3.00009-5

Advances in dry cooling for concentrating solar thermal (CST) power plants

2017

Conference Publication

Techno-economic analysis of supercritical carbon dioxide power blocks

Meybodi, Mehdi Aghaei, Beath, Andrew, Gwynn-Jones, Stephen, Veeraragavan, Anand, Gurgenci, Hal and Hooman, Kamel (2017). Techno-economic analysis of supercritical carbon dioxide power blocks. SOLARPACES 2016: International Conference on Concentrating Solar Power and Chemical Energy Systems, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 1–14 October 2016. Melville, New York, United States: AIP Publishing. doi: 10.1063/1.4984409

Techno-economic analysis of supercritical carbon dioxide power blocks

2016

Journal Article

Water consumption comparison between a natural draft wet cooling tower and a natural draft hybrid cooling tower — An annual simulation for luoyang conditions

Xia, Lin, Li, Jishun, Ma, Wei, Gurgenci, Hal, Guan, Zhiqiang and Wang, Pei (2016). Water consumption comparison between a natural draft wet cooling tower and a natural draft hybrid cooling tower — An annual simulation for luoyang conditions. Heat Transfer Engineering, 38 (11-12), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/01457632.2016.1216975

Water consumption comparison between a natural draft wet cooling tower and a natural draft hybrid cooling tower — An annual simulation for luoyang conditions

2016

Journal Article

Experimental investigation into the positive effects of a tri-blade-like windbreak wall on small size natural draft dry cooling towers

Lu, Yuanshen, Guan, Zhiqiang, Gurgenci, Hal, Alkhedhair, Abdullah and He, Suoying (2016). Experimental investigation into the positive effects of a tri-blade-like windbreak wall on small size natural draft dry cooling towers. Applied Thermal Engineering, 105, 1000-1012. doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.03.175

Experimental investigation into the positive effects of a tri-blade-like windbreak wall on small size natural draft dry cooling towers

2016

Journal Article

Parametric study on spray cooling system for optimising nozzle design with pre-cooling application in natural draft dry cooling towers

Alkhedhair, Abdullah, Jahn, Ingo, Gurgenci, Hal, Guan, Zhiqiang and He, Suoying (2016). Parametric study on spray cooling system for optimising nozzle design with pre-cooling application in natural draft dry cooling towers. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 104, 448-460. doi: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2016.02.004

Parametric study on spray cooling system for optimising nozzle design with pre-cooling application in natural draft dry cooling towers

2016

Journal Article

Numerical simulation of water spray in natural draft dry cooling towers with a new nozzle representation approach

Alkhedhair, Abdullah, Jahn, Ingo, Gurgenci, Hal, Guan, Zhiqiang, He, Suoying and Lu, Yuanshen (2016). Numerical simulation of water spray in natural draft dry cooling towers with a new nozzle representation approach. Applied Thermal Engineering, 98, 924-935. doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2015.10.118

Numerical simulation of water spray in natural draft dry cooling towers with a new nozzle representation approach

Past funding

  • 2021
    Power Block Dynamic Simulation and Control (ARENA funding administered by CSIRO) - ASTRI 3.4
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    The Integrated Bio-economy Project and the Controlled Biosphere
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Dynamic Simulation of Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Generators (ARENA funding administered by CSIRO) - ASTRI 2.0
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Supercritical CO2 systems - Power Block (ASTRI 2)
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    X-ray transparent core flood apparatus
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    PO2 - Education Program
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    Hybrid cooling towers
    Queensland Government Smart Futures Co-Investment Fund
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2020
    Supercritical CO2 systems - Power Block
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    RAC - Collinsville Solar Thermal Power Station
    RATCH-Australia Corporation Limited
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2020
    Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative (ASTRI)
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    An integrated system for measuring thermoelectric properties of advanced materials
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Supercomputer Simulation of Multiscale Dynamic Behaviour in Multiphase Deformable Porous Media
    ARC Linkage International
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2016
    Queensland Geothermal Energy Centre of Excellence
    Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2008
    Advanced Modelling And Optimisation Of Underground Coal Gasification
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant

Availability

Emeritus Professor Hal Gurgenci is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Energy systems analysis
  • Engineering and energy
  • Geothermal energy
  • Power systems
  • Solar thermal power systems

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