Professor Solomon Brown
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Professor of Process and Energy Systems
Research Centre Director: CDT Energy Storage
MEE Year in Industry Co-ordinator
+44 114 222 7597
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School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Room C04
Pam Liversidge Building
Mappin Street
91Ö±²¥
S1 3JD
- Profile
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I graduated from King’s College London in 2007 with an MSci (Hons) in Mathematics. I completed a PhD from UCL in 2011 on the modelling of fluid flow and ductile fractures, in the course of which I was a co-recipient of the IChemE Frank Lees Medal for my collaborative work with the HSE on CO2 pipelines safety.
I took up a research associate followed by a Teaching Fellowship at UCL, during which I participated in a number of projects sponsored by the EC, EPSRC, UKCCSRC and Industry.
In December 2015 I joined the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of 91Ö±²¥ as a Lecturer.
- Research interests
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My research focusses on mathematical modelling, process analysis and optimisation with a particular focus on clean energy processes, energy storage and energy systems. Key areas include:
- the development of agent-based models for energy systems and technology adoption
- techno-economic analysis of energy storage technologies
- scheduling and supply chain analysis
- Uncertainty quantification and Gaussian Processes
I welcome applications from prospective PhD students. If you are interested in projects in any of the above research areas, please contact me for further information (s.f.brown@sheffield.ac.uk)
- Publications
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Journal articles
- . Environmental Modelling & Software, 183, 106220-106220.
- . Environmental Science & Policy, 162, 103886-103886.
- . Biotechnology Journal, 19(11).
- . Water Resources Research, 60(6).
- . Applied Thermal Engineering, 242.
- , 325-330.
- . Journal of Power Sources, 588.
- . Energy Policy, 175, 113474-113474.
- The Work and Preliminary Results of the C4u Project on Advanced Carbon Capture for Steel Industries Integrated in Ccus Clusters.
- Perspectives on Future CCUS Infrastructure Design.
- CO2 MEA Capture: A Gaussian Process-Based Global Sensitivity Analysis.
- . Energy Reports, 8, 10518-10532.
- . Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 168.
- . International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 111, 103449-103449.
- Value of aggregator-led community energy storage systems with degradation constraints. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 50.
- Analysing the robustness of multi-stage bioseparations to measurement errors. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 50.
- Clean Electricity Generation from Sewage: a novel Ultra-Supercritical Water Oxidation Technology with integrated CCS. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 50.
- Towards Automated HAZOPs. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 50.
- . Energy Reports, 7, 34-41.
- . Energy Reports, 7, 20-23.
- . Energy Reports, 7, 24-33.
- . Energy Reports, 7, 42-48.
- . Energy Reports, 7, 56-62.
- , 7, 71-80.
- . iScience, 24(8), 102914-102914.
- . Journal of Power Sources, 474, 228396-228396.
- . Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 131.
- . Chemical Engineering Science.
- . JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES, 456.
- . Energy Conversion and Management, 205.
- . Energy Reports, 6, 132-141.
- . Journal of Energy Storage, 26.
- . Journal of Power Sources, 414, 557-568.
- . Applied Energy, 236, 961-972.
- . Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 101, 224-235.
- . Journal of Power Sources, 395, 369-378.
- . International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 73(2), 70-78.
- . Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 57(20), 7054-7063.
- . Energy & Environmental Science, 11(5), 1062-1176.
- . Computers and Chemical Engineering, 110, 69-77.
- . Separation Science and Technology, 53(1), 22-35.
- . Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 56(37), 10491-10499.
- . Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 119, 130-139.
- . Energy, 119, 53-66.
- . Computers & Chemical Engineering, 95, 49-57.
- . International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 54, 662-681.
- . International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 54(P2), 702-715.
- . International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control.
- . Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.
- . International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 46, 39-47.
- . International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 44, 88-93.
- . International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 43, 108-114.
- . Computers & Chemical Engineering, 82, 25-33.
- . Computers & Fluids, 120, 46-56.
- . Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 54(34), 8587-8599.
- . International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 30, 9-18.
- . Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 92(1), 36-46.
- . International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 27, 221-238.
- , 265-270.
- . International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 19, 552-558.
- . International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 17, 349-356.
- . Greenhouse Gases: Science and Technology, 3(2), 136-147.
- . Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 115, 43-54.
- . Chemical Engineering Science, 74, 200-210.
2 pipelines, 9(4), 265-276.
A dynamic boundary ductile-fracturepropagation model for CO - Understanding Costs in Hydrogen Infrastructure Networks: A Multi-Stage Approach for Spatially-Aware Pipeline Design. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
- Blending biomass fuels for next-generation Power-BECCS plants. Energy Conversion and Management.
- Lead acid battolysers as a route to cleaner cooking in sub-Saharan Africa. Energy for Sustainable Development.
- P2P trading of heat and power via a continuous double auction. Applied Energy.
- . International Sustainable Energy Conference - Proceedings, 1.
- Review of Gas Emissions from Lithium-ion Battery Thermal Runaway Failure – Considering Toxic and Flammable Compounds. Journal of Energy Storage.
- Overcoming the performance limitations of hybrid redox flow batteries with modular operation. Journal of Energy Storage.
- A review of ultrasonic monitoring: Assessing current approaches to Li-ion battery monitoring and their relevance to thermal runaway. Journal of Power Sources.
- . Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 27(13), 2499-2507.
- Towards a Micro-Kinetic Model of Li-Ion Battery Thermal Runaway - Reaction Network Analysis of Dimethyl Carbonate Thermal Decomposition. Journal of Power Sources.
- Cost of Small-Scale Dispatchable Co2 Capture: Techno-Economic Comparison and Case Study Evaluation. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control.
- Predicting the cost of a 24 V soluble lead flow battery optimised for PV applications. Journal of Power Sources.
- Going, Going, Gone: Optimising the bidding strategy for an energy storage aggregator and its value in supporting community energy storage. Energy Reports.
- Integrating Machine Learning techniques into Optimal Maintenance Scheduling. Computers and Chemical Engineering.
- The Economics of Firm Solar Power from Li-ion and Vanadium Flow Batteries in California. MRS Energy & Sustainability.
- Flexible CO2 capture for open-cycle gas turbines via vacuum-pressure swing adsorption: a model-based assessment. Energy.
- To Trade or Not to Trade: Simultaneously optimising energy storage for arbitrage and ancillary services. Journal of Energy Storage.
- The Economic Impact of Location on a Solar Farm Co-Located with Energy Storage.
- Efficient Global Sensitivity-Based Model Calibration of a High-Shear Wet Granulation Process. Chemical Engineering Science.
- Grid frequency volatility in future low inertia scenarios: challenges and mitigation options. Applied Energy.
- Peer-to-peer electricity trading as an enabler of increased PV and EV ownership. Energy Conversion and Management.
- . Molecular Systems Design && Engineering.
- Suitability of energy storage with reversible solid oxide cells for microgrid applications. Energy Conversion and Management.
- . Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology.
- Transient CO2 capture for open-cycle gas turbines in future energy systems. Energy.
- The role of cycle life on the environmental impact of Li6.4La3Zr1.4Ta0.6O12 based solid state batteries. Advanced Sustainable Systems.
- Establishing the Value of Community Energy Storage: a comparative analysis of the UK and Germany. Journal of Energy Storage.
- Direct Measurements of CO2 Capture are Essential to Assess the Technical and Economic Potential of Algal-CCUS. Journal of Co2 Utilization.
- Evaluating the role of behaviour and social class in electric vehicle adoption and charging demands. iScience.
- Linking CO2 capture and transportation: sensitivity analysis and dynamic study. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control.
- Green Hydrogen Investments: Investigating the Option to Wait.
- Active Subsets as a Tool for Structural Characterisation and Selection of Metal-Organic Frameworks. Chemical Engineering Research and Design.
- Vacuum-Pressure Swing Adsorption of CO 2 for Flexible Power Generation.
- The Economic Impact of Location on a Solar Farm Co-Located with Energy Storage.
- Cost of Small-Scale Co2 Capture: Techno-Economic Comparison and Case Study Evaluation.
- Battery Age Monitoring: Ultrasonic Monitoring of Long Term Cycling and Degradation of Lithium-Ion Batteries.
Chapters
- , Computer Aided Chemical Engineering (pp. 2125-2130). Elsevier
- , Computer Aided Chemical Engineering (pp. 2649-2654). Elsevier
- , Computer Aided Chemical Engineering (pp. 1077-1082). Elsevier
- , Computer Aided Chemical Engineering (pp. 3085-3090). Elsevier
- , Computer Aided Chemical Engineering (pp. 3141-3146). Elsevier
- , Computer Aided Chemical Engineering (pp. 1463-1468). Elsevier
- CRC Press
Conference proceedings papers
- . 34th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering / 15th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering, Vol. 53 (pp 631-636). Florence, Italy, 2 June 2024 - 2 June 2024.
- (pp 2891-2896)
- . Energy Reports, Vol. 8(11) (pp 74-82), 5 April 2022 - 6 April 2022.
- A flexible energy storage dispatch strategy for day-ahead market trading. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering
- Compression system power requirements for various CO2 sources and transportation options. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, Vol. 50
- . Energy Reports, Vol. 6(Supplement 5) (pp 189-197). Southampton, UK, 9 July 2019 - 10 July 2019.
- . Energy Reports, Vol. 6(Supplement 5) (pp 117-123). Southampton, UK, 9 July 2019 - 10 July 2019.
- . Energy Reports, Vol. 6(Supplement 5) (pp 63-69). Southampton, UK, 9 July 2019 - 10 July 2019.
- . Energy Reports, Vol. 6(Supplement 5) (pp 35-42). Southampton, UK, 9 July 2019 - 10 July 2019.
- . Energy Reports, Vol. 6(Supplement 5) (pp 124-131). Southampton, UK, 9 July 2019 - 10 July 2019.
- . Energy Reports, Vol. 6(Supplement 5) (pp 53-62). Southampton, U.K, 9 July 2019 - 10 July 2019.
- (pp 283-288)
- (pp 775-780)
- . Energy Procedia, Vol. 151 (pp 199-208), 11 September 2018 - 12 September 2018.
- . Energy Procedia, Vol. 151 (pp 74-78), 11 September 2018 - 12 September 2018.
- . Energy Procedia, Vol. 151 (pp 52-56), 11 September 2018 - 12 September 2018.
- . Energy Procedia, Vol. 154 (pp 66-72)
- . Energy Procedia, Vol. 114 (pp 6942-6949)
- . Energy Procedia, Vol. 114 (pp 6685-6697)
- . Procedia Structural Integrity, Vol. 2 (pp 2439-2446)
- Numerical modelling of heat transfer phenomena in accidental CO2 pipeline releases with experimental validation. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 0 (pp 791-794)
- Analytical modelling and validation of the expansion of a CO2 jet released from a ruptured pipeline. Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium On Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer
- A coupled two-phase flow model for predicting the flashing of liquid CO2 during pipeline decompression. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 0 (pp 423-426)
- A model of the near-field expansion of CO2 jet released from a ruptured pipeline. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 0 (pp 795-798)
- . Energy Procedia, Vol. 63 (pp 2510-2529)
- . Energy Procedia, Vol. 63 (pp 2622-2629)
2 pipelines. Rio Pipeline Conference and Exposition, Technical Papers, Vol. 2011-September
Influence of line pressure and temperature on fracture propagation behaviour in CO2 pipelines material and safety considerations. Institution of Chemical Engineers Symposium Series(155) (pp 423-429)
Co- From cradle to burial: High pressure phase equilibrium behaviour of CO2 during CCS. Conference Proceedings - 2009 AIChE Annual Meeting, 09AIChE
- Predictive hazard level assessment of Li-ion cell thermal runaway failure. IET Powering Net Zero Week Energy Storage conference. Glasgow, United Kingdom, 16 November 2023 - 16 November 2023.
- Predicting the evolution of flammable gases during Li-ion battery thermal runaway using micro-kinetic modelling. 33rd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, Vol. 52 (pp 1075-1080). Athens, Greece, 18 June 2023 - 18 June 2023.
- Multiple-output Gaussian Process based Global Sensitivity Analysis for the cost-performance of electric vehicle in the United Kingdom. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 33rd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering
- Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) – power generation coupled with hydrogen production. 33rd European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, Vol. 52. Athens, Greece, 18 June 2023 - 18 June 2023.
- Optimising onshore wind with energy storage considering curtailment. Energy Reports
- An Efficient Hybridization of Gaussian Processes and Clustering for Electricity Price Forecasting. Proceedings of the 30th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering
- EVALUATING THE TRANSIENT OPERATION OF PCC FOR FAST RESPONSE GAS TURBINES IN A FUTURE LOW-CARBON ENERGY SYSTEM. Proceedings of the 30th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering
- Value of aggregator-led community energy storage systems with degradation constraints. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 31st European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering
- Compression system power requirements for various CO2 sources and transportation options. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 31st European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering
- Clean Electricity Generation from Sewage: a novel Ultra-Supercritical Water Oxidation Technology with integrated CCS. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 31st European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering
- Analysing the robustness of multi-stage bioseparations to measurement errors. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 31st European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering
- Towards Automated HAZOPs. Proceedings of the 31st European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering
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