Publications
As a scientist, I have published results from simulation, measurements or other analysis to share what I have learned to different publication medium.
Books, Thesis
2011
Master's thesis, EPFL
"Characterisation of a large area planar RF source".
Analysis of a large low-pressure plasma made from RF source using helicon wave. I particularly enjoy working on the design of the multiple parallel Langmuir probe diagnostic and on the Matlab code working with.
2015
PhD thesis, University of Liverpool
"Investigation of atmospheric-pressure plasma discharges for thin film deposition"
Gas-phase polymerisation of different monomers was studied for an atmospheric plasma jet. I also made thin film deposition using the plasma jet and an PE-ALD device combined with a custom-built plasma discharge.
Presentations
2014
Society of Vacuum Coaters 57th Annual Technical Conference, Chicago
Presentation entitled "Tailoring atmospheric pressure polymerization of functional thin films” on polymerisation using atmospheric plasma DBD jet. Unfortunately I could not find the presentation but I found a similar one made for my colleagues at the university of Liverpool.
2016
Industrial Efficiency Conference, Berlin
Theoretical analysis of steam generation methods.
2017
Energy 7, Manchester
Theoretical analysis of steam generation methods –the case of high temperature heat pump.
2016-2019
SCCER EIP annual conferences & networking meetings
Presentations on heat pumps, high temperature heat pump, low-pressure evaporation of water using heat pump, etc.
Posters
2014
PhD Poster Day
Poster on polymerisation using atmospheric plasma DBD jet.
2014
Society of Vacuum Coaters 57th Annual Technical Conference, Chicago
Poster on polymerisation using atmospheric plasma DBD jet.
2015-2020
SCCER EIP
Presentation on multiple source heat pumps, high temperature heat pump, low-pressure evaporation of water using heat pump, etc.
2019
Open Lab Day
Poster on a project with Kaiser on filtration process via low-pressure evaporation and poster on steam generation
2020
Solar Tag
Posters on Institute of Energy System research themes and possible collaboration.
Open reports
2015-2017
Factsheets for SCCER EIP
Factsheets of different technologies to create industrial heat. Made with the help of the SPF institute.
2018-2020
Electricity storage for SCCER EIP
Interactive website on electricity storage comparison. I also made factsheet on the main storages, they are unfortunately not entirely finished.
Articles, magazines, conference proceedings, conference poster.
conference and poster are also written above when I was on stage or when I designed myself the poster.
2021
Bless, F.; Arpagaus, C.; Bertsch, S.: Theoretical Investigation of High-Temperature Heat Pump Cycles for Steam Generation, 13th IEA Heat Pump Conference, Jeju, Korea, 11-14 May 2020, postponed to 26 -29 April 2021.
2020
Arpagaus, C.; Bless, F.; Bertsch, S.: Theoretical Analysis of Transcritical HTHP Cycles with low GWP HFO Refrigerants and Hydrocarbons for Process Heat Applications up to 200 °C, IIR International Rankine 2020 Conference, 27 to 31 July 2020, Glasgow, UK
2019
Arpagaus, C. Bless, F., Uhlmann, M., Büchel, E., Frei, S., Schiffmann, J., Bertsch, S.S.: High temperature heat pump using HFO and HCFO refrigerants - system design, simulation, and first experimental results, ICR 2019, 25th IIR Int. Congr. Refrig. August 24-30, Montréal, Québec, Canada. (2019) 1–9. doi:10.18462/iir.icr.2019.242 (Presentation).
Arpagaus, C., Prinzing, M., Kuster, R., Bless F., Uhlmann, M., Schiffmann, J., Bertsch, S.S.: High temperature heat pumps -Theoretical study on low GWP HFO and HCFO refrigerants, ICR 2019, 25th IIR Int. Congr. Refrig. August 24-30, Montréal, Québec, Canada, 2019: pp. 1–8. doi:10.18462/iir.icr.2019.259 (Presentation).
Arpagaus, C., Bless, F., Bertsch, S.S., Schiffmann, J.: Wärmepumpen für die Industrie: Eine aktuelle Übersicht, 25. Tagung des BFE-Forschungsprogramms "Wärmepumpen und Kälte", 26. Juni 2019, BFH Burgdorf (Vortrag).
2018
Arpagaus, C., Prinzing, M., Bless, F., Uhlmann, M., Büchel, E., Frei, S., Kuster, R., Schiffmann, J., Bertsch, S.S.: Hochtemperatur-Wärmepumpe mit HFO- und HCFO-Kältemitteln, KI Kälte Luft Klimatechnik, www.ki-portal.de, 12/2018.
Arpagaus C., Prinzing M., Bless F., Uhlmann M., Büchel E., Frei S., Kuster R., Bertsch S.S., Schiffmann J., Hochtemperatur Wärmepumpe mit HFO und HCFO Kältemitteln, Deutsche Kälte- und Klimatagung (DKV), 21.-23. November 2018, Aachen, Deutschland (Kurzfassung).
Arpagaus, C., Bless, F., Uhlmann, M., Büchel, E., Frei, S., Schiffmann, J., Bertsch, S.S.: High temperature heat pumps, Heat Pumping Technologies for Commerical and Industrial Applications, Chillventa CONGRESS, 15 October 2018.
Arpagaus, C., Bless, F., Uhlmann, M., Büchel, E., Frei, S., Schiffmann, J., Bertsch, S.S.: High temperature heat pump using HFO and HCFO refrigerants – system design, simulation, and first experimental results, 17th International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference at Purdue, July 9-12, 2018, https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/iracc/1875/
Arpagaus, C., Bless, F., Uhlmann, M., Schiffmann, J., Bertscht, S.S.: High temperature heat pumps: market overview, state of the art, research status, refrigerants, and application potentials, 17th International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference at Purdue, July 9-12, 2018, https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/iracc/1876/
Bertsch, S., Arpagaus, C., Bless, F., Weickgenannt, A., Schiffmann, J.: Theoretical investigation on a high temperature heat pump using a micro turbo compressor and water as a refrigerant, 13th IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Refrigerants, Valencia, Spain, June 18-20, 2018.
Zuberi M.J.S, Bless F., Chambers J., Arpagaus C., Bertsch S.S., Patel M.K., Excess heat recovery: An invisible energy resource for the Swiss industry Sector, Applied Energy 228, 2018, 390-408.
Arpagaus C., Bless F., Uhlmann M., Schiffmann J., Bertsch S.S.: Review - High temperature heat pumps: Market overview, state of the art, research Status, refrigerants, and application potentials, Energy, 2018, 152, 985-1010.
2017
Arpagaus C., Bless F., Schiffmann J., Bertsch S.S.: Hochtemperatur Wärmepumpen: Marktübersicht und Stand der Forschung, Deutsche Kälte- und Klimatagung (DKV), Arbeitsabteilung IV: Klimatechnik und Wärmepumpenanwendung, 23. Nov. 2017, Bremen, Deutschland (Kurzfassung).
Arpagaus C., Bless F., Schiffmann J., Bertsch S.S., Review on high temperature heat pumps - market overview and research status, European Heat Pump Summit, Oct 24-25, 2017, Nuremberg, Germany.
Arpagaus C., Bless F., Schiffmann J., Bertsch S.S.: Review on high temperature heat pumps - market overview and research status, International Workshop on High Temperature Heat Pumps, Sept 11, 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Bless F., Arpagaus C., Bertsch S.S., Schiffmann J., Theoretical analysis of steam generation methods – the case of high temperature heat pump, The Seventh International Symposium on Energy (Energy7), August 13-17, 2017, Manchester, UK.
Schiffmann J., Carré J. B., Weickgenannt A., Arpagaus C., Bless F., Bertsch S., Turbokompressoren für Wärmepumpen – Eine Übersicht, 23. Tagung des BFE-Forschungsprogramms «Wärmepumpen und Kälte», 14. Juni 2017, HTI Burgdorf.
Arpagaus C., Javed A., Bless F., Bertsch S., Schiffmann J., Heat Pump driven by a Small-Scale Oil-Free Turbocompressor - System Design and Simulation, 12th IEA Heat Pump Conference 2017, Rotterdam, May 15-18, 2017, Poster presentation P.1.5.1.
Bless F., Arpagaus C., Bertsch S.S., Schiffmann J.: Theoretical analysis of steam generation methods - Energy, CO2 emission, and cost analysis, Energy, 2017, 129, 114-121.
2016
Arpagaus C.; Bless, F.; Schiffmann J.; Bertsch S.S.: Multi-temperature heat pumps: A literature review, International Journal of Refrigeration, 2016, 69, 437–465.
Bless F., Arpagaus C., Bertsch S.S., Schiffmann J.: Theoretical analysis of steam generation methods - Energy, CO2 emission, and cost analysis, eceee's Industrial Efficiency Conference, 2016 (3-093-16).
Arpagaus C., Bless F., Schiffmann J.; Bertsch S., Multi-Temperature Heat Pumps - A Literature Review, International Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Conference, 2016, Paper 1569.
2014
Moix F., McKay K., Walsh J.L., Bradley J.W., Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Polymerization of Acrylic Acid: Gas-Phase Ion Chemistry, Plasma Process. Polym., 2016, 13: 236-240.
F. Moix, K. McKay, J.L. Walsh, and J.W. Bradley, “Tailoring atmospheric pressure polymerization of functional thin films,” Oral presentation given at the SVC 57th Annual Technical Conference, Chicago, U.S.A., 3rd-8th May 2014
J.W. Bradley, F. Moix, K. McKay, and J.S. Oh, “Plasma polymerisation of thin functional films at atmospheric pressure using capillary jets" Poster presented at the 5th International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering, Garmisch, Germany, 15th-19th Sept. 2014
K. McKay, F. Moix, J.S. Oh, and J.W. Bradley, “Routes to tailoring plasma jet polymerization of functional thin films” Poster presented at the 8th International Conference on Reactive Plasmas, Fukuoka, Japan, 3rd-7th Feb. 2014