Herbert Zondag

POSITION: PROFESSOR | THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE TNO UNIT: ENERGY TRANSITION (STIP) UNIVERSITY: TU/E (MECH. ENGINEERING / ENERGY TECHNOLOGY)   TNO LOCATION: PETTEN EMAIL: [email protected]

RESEARCH AREA

My main research area is thermal energy storage, with the focus on (1) thermochemical heat storage, (2) PCM heat storage and (3) metal fuels and redox heat storage. Over the last 10 years, I have been involved in several PhD projects on this topic, ranging from molecular dynamics and experimental materials research to prototype development and system analysis. In addition, in the coming years, I will extend my activities in the development of metal powder as CO₂ free fuel. Finally, I am presenting the course Thermal Energy Storage, giving a broad overview on heat storage, ranging from sensible heat and underground heat storage to PCM and thermochemical systems.

RECENT RESULTS

The work has mostly focused on thermochemical heat storage, at different scale levels:

• Molecular dynamics
• Materials characterization
• Reactor development
• System integration

Since 2018, also research on metal fuels is carried out.

PHD SUPERVISION

• Luca Scapino (VITO).

TOP PUBLICATIONS

• Zondag, H. A., de Boer, R., Smeding, S. F. & van der Kamp, J., Performance analysis of industrial PCM heat storage lab prototype, Journal of Energy Storage. 18, pp. 402-413, 2018.
• Scapino, L., Zondag, H. A., Van Bael, J., Diriken, J. & Rindt, C. C. M., Sorption heat storage for long-term low-temperature applications: A review on the advancements at material and prototype scale, Applied Energy. 190, pp. 920-948, 2017.
• Gaeini, M., Zondag, H. A. & Rindt, C. C. M., Effect of kinetics on the thermal performance of a sorption heat storage reactor, Applied Thermal Engineering. 102, pp. 520-531, 2016.
• Zondag, H. A., Kikkert, B., Smeding, S. F., Boer, de, R. & Bakker, M, Prototype thermochemical heat storage with open reactor system, Applied Energy. 109, p. 360-365, 2013.
• Zondag, H. A., Flat-plate PV-Thermal collectors and systems : a review, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 12, p. 891-959, 2008.
• Zondag, H. A., Vries, de, D. W., Helden, van, W. G. J., Zolingen, van, R. J. C. , Steenhoven, van, A. A., The yield of different combined PV-thermal collector designs, Solar Energy. 74, p. 253-269, 2003.
• Zondag, H. A., Vries, de, D. W., Helden, van, W. G. J., Zolingen, van, R. J. C. & Steenhoven, van, A. A., The thermal and electrical yield of a PV-thermal collector, Solar Energy. 72, p. 113-128, 2002.

LINKS

• https://www.tue.nl/en/research/researchers/herbert-zondag/
• https://research.tue.nl/en/persons/herbert-a-zondag/publications/?page=1