Personal profile
Research Interests
- Heat transfer
- Fluid mechanics
- Thermodynamics
- Energy management
Teaching Interests
- CDIO
- Experiential learning
- Technology embedded teaching
Biography
Lecturer in the School of Engineering at the University of Limerick. Researcher on thermal energy storage and thermal energy systems. PhD recipient in thermofluids for experimental research on condensation heat transfer and two-phase fluidics in the application area of air-cooled condensers. Strengths and interests include applied and experimental heat transfer and fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, energy modelling, and instrumentation.
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Education/Academic qualification
Graduate Diploma, PgD in Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship
Award Date: 20 Sep 2024
PhD, PhD in Thermofluids
Award Date: 16 Nov 2015
Bachelor, BEng in Mechanical Engineering
Award Date: 31 Aug 2010
Keywords
- TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Two-phase flow regime identification through local temperature mapping
O'Donovan, A. & Grimes, R., 1 Jul 2020, In: Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. 115, 110077.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhanced performance of air-cooled thermal power plants using low temperature thermal storage
O'Donovan, A., Grimes, R. & Sikora, P., 15 Sep 2019, In: Applied Energy. 250, p. 1673-1685 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Uphill quenching to reduce residual stress in a heat treatable aluminium alloy
Robinson, J. S., Truman, C. E., O’Donovan, A. & Rebelo Kornmeier, J., 13 Oct 2019, In: Materials Science and Technology (United Kingdom). 35, 15, p. 1864-1871 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Two-phase flow regime identification through local temperature mapping
O'Donovan, A. & Grimes, R., 2017, Proceedings of the 2nd Thermal and Fluid Engineering Summer Conference, TFESC 2017 and 4th International Workshop on Heat Transfer, IWHT 2017. Begell House Inc., p. 1349-1360 12 p. (Proceedings of the Thermal and Fluids Engineering Summer Conference; vol. 2017-April).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Benchmark thermodynamic modelling comparison of a novel modular air-cooled condenser with current dry-cooling methodologies
O'Donovan, A., Grimes, R., Rodríguez, J., Herrazti, B. & Amade, B., 2016, ASME 2016 Power Conference, POWER 2016, collocated with the ASME 2016 10th International Conference on Energy Sustainability and the ASME 2016 14th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Power Division (Publication) POWER; vol. 2016-January).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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