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Bjørn Austbø

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Bjørn Austbø

Associate Professor
Department of Energy and Process Engineering

bjorn.austbo@ntnu.no
+4773412718 Varmeteknisk, B224, Gløshaugen, Kolbjørn Hejes vei 1B
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About

Associate Professor at the Department of Energy and Process Engineering (former Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, and Department of Mechanical Engineering and Logistics) since 2015.

Area of work

  • HVAC
  • Natural gas/biogas liquefaction
  • Process optimization

Skills and expertise

  • Process modelling and design
  • Exergy analysis

Background

  • 2011-2015: PhD Energy and Process Engineering, NTNU
  • 2006-2011: Master of Science, Energy and Environmental Engineering, NTNU

Publications

  • Chronological
  • By category
  • All publications registered in NVA

2025

  • Chaudhary, Gaurav; Johra, Hicham; Georges, Laurent Francis Ghislain; Austbø, Bjørn. (2025) Transfer learning in building dynamics prediction. Energy and Buildings
    Academic article

2024

  • Hashemi, Sayed Ebrahim; Wijnsma, Sander Niels; Hillestad, Magne; Austbø, Bjørn. (2024) Direct vs. indirect biogas methanation for liquefied biomethane production: A concept evaluation. Fuel
    Academic article

2023

  • Chaudhary, Gaurav; Johra, Hicham; Georges, Laurent Francis Ghislain; Austbø, Bjørn. (2023) Predicting the performance of hybrid ventilation in buildings using a multivariate attention-based biLSTM Encoder – Decoder. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS)
    Academic article
  • Chaudhary, Gaurav; Johra, Hicham; Georges, Laurent Francis Ghislain; Austbø, Bjørn. (2023) Synconn_build: A python based synthetic dataset generator for testing and validating control-oriented neural networks for building dynamics prediction. MethodsX
    Academic article
  • Chaudhary, Gaurav; Johra, Hicham; Georges, Laurent Francis Ghislain; Austbø, Bjørn. (2023) pymodconn: A python package for developing modular sequence-to-sequence control-oriented deep neural networks. SoftwareX
    Academic article

2022

  • Son, Heechang; Austbø, Bjørn; Gundersen, Truls; Hwang, Jihyun; Lim, Youngsub. (2022) Economic Analysis of a Hydrogen Liquefaction Process Based on Techno-Economic and Energy Optimization. Computer-aided chemical engineering
    Academic article
  • Son, Heechang; Austbø, Bjørn; Gundersen, Truls; Hwang, Jihyun; Lim, Youngsub. (2022) Techno-economic versus energy optimization of natural gas liquefaction processes with different heat exchanger technologies. Energy
    Academic article
  • Hashemi, Sayed Ebrahim; Kim, Donghoi; Austbø, Bjørn. (2022) Objective Function Evaluation for Optimization of an Amine-Based Biogas Upgrading and Liquefaction Process. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Anders; Ostadi, Mohammad; Austbø, Bjørn; Hillestad, Magne; Serrano, Gonzalo del Alamo; Burheim, Odne Stokke. (2022) Enhancing the efficiency of power- and biomass-to-liquid fuel processes using fuel-assisted solid oxide electrolysis cells. Fuel
    Academic article

2021

  • Chaudhary, Gaurav; Lamb, Jacob Joseph; Burheim, Odne Stokke; Austbø, Bjørn. (2021) Review of Energy Storage and Energy Management System Control Strategies in Microgrids. Energies
    Academic literature review
  • Hashemi, Sayed Ebrahim; Lien, Kristian Myklebust; Hillestad, Magne; Schnell, Sondre Kvalvåg; Austbø, Bjørn. (2021) Thermodynamic Insight in Design of Methanation Reactor with Water Removal Considering Nexus between CO2 Conversion and Irreversibilities. Energies
    Academic article

2020

  • Hashemi, Sayed Ebrahim; Lien, Kristian Myklebust; Schnell, Sondre Kvalvåg; Austbø, Bjørn. (2020) Thermodynamic analysis of different methanation reactors for biogas upgrading. Computer-aided chemical engineering
    Academic article

2019

  • Ostadi, Mohammad; Austbø, Bjørn; Hillestad, Magne. (2019) Exergy Analysis of a Process Converting Power and Biomass to a Liquid Fuel. Chemical Engineering Transactions
    Academic article
  • Hashemi, Sayed Ebrahim; Sarker, Shiplu; Lien, Kristian Myklebust; Schnell, Sondre Kvalvåg; Austbø, Bjørn. (2019) Cryogenic vs. absorption biogas upgrading in liquefied biomethane production – An energy efficiency analysis. Fuel
    Academic article
  • Hashemi, Sayed Ebrahim; Lien, Kristian Myklebust; Schnell, Sondre Kvalvåg; Austbø, Bjørn. (2019) Optimization of an absorption-based biogas upgrading and liquefaction process. Chemical Engineering Transactions
    Academic article

2018

  • Hillestad, Magne; Ostadi, Mohammad; Serrano, Gonzalo del Alamo; Rytter, Erling; Austbø, Bjørn; Pharoah, Jon. (2018) Improving carbon efficiency and profitability of the biomass to liquid process with hydrogen from renewable power. Fuel
    Academic article

2016

  • Austbø, Bjørn; Gundersen, Truls. (2016) Impact of problem formulation on LNG process optimization. AIChE Journal
    Academic article

2015

  • Austbø, Bjørn; Gundersen, Truls. (2015) Optimal distribution of temperature driving forces in low-temperature heat transfer. AIChE Journal
    Academic article
  • Austbø, Bjørn; Gundersen, Truls. (2015) Optimization of a single expander LNG process. Energy Procedia
    Academic article

2014

  • Austbø, Bjørn; Gundersen, Truls. (2014) Using Thermodynamic Insight in the Optimization of LNG Processes. Computer-aided chemical engineering
    Academic article
  • Austbø, Bjørn; Løvseth, Sigurd Weidemann; Gundersen, Truls. (2014) Annotated bibliography — Use of optimization in LNG process design and operation. Computers and Chemical Engineering
    Academic article

2013

  • Austbø, Bjørn; Wahl, Per Eilif; Gundersen, Truls. (2013) Constraint handling in stochastic optimization algorithms for natural gas liquefaction processes. Computer-aided chemical engineering
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Chaudhary, Gaurav; Johra, Hicham; Georges, Laurent Francis Ghislain; Austbø, Bjørn. (2025) Transfer learning in building dynamics prediction. Energy and Buildings
    Academic article
  • Hashemi, Sayed Ebrahim; Wijnsma, Sander Niels; Hillestad, Magne; Austbø, Bjørn. (2024) Direct vs. indirect biogas methanation for liquefied biomethane production: A concept evaluation. Fuel
    Academic article
  • Chaudhary, Gaurav; Johra, Hicham; Georges, Laurent Francis Ghislain; Austbø, Bjørn. (2023) Predicting the performance of hybrid ventilation in buildings using a multivariate attention-based biLSTM Encoder – Decoder. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS)
    Academic article
  • Chaudhary, Gaurav; Johra, Hicham; Georges, Laurent Francis Ghislain; Austbø, Bjørn. (2023) Synconn_build: A python based synthetic dataset generator for testing and validating control-oriented neural networks for building dynamics prediction. MethodsX
    Academic article
  • Chaudhary, Gaurav; Johra, Hicham; Georges, Laurent Francis Ghislain; Austbø, Bjørn. (2023) pymodconn: A python package for developing modular sequence-to-sequence control-oriented deep neural networks. SoftwareX
    Academic article
  • Son, Heechang; Austbø, Bjørn; Gundersen, Truls; Hwang, Jihyun; Lim, Youngsub. (2022) Economic Analysis of a Hydrogen Liquefaction Process Based on Techno-Economic and Energy Optimization. Computer-aided chemical engineering
    Academic article
  • Son, Heechang; Austbø, Bjørn; Gundersen, Truls; Hwang, Jihyun; Lim, Youngsub. (2022) Techno-economic versus energy optimization of natural gas liquefaction processes with different heat exchanger technologies. Energy
    Academic article
  • Hashemi, Sayed Ebrahim; Kim, Donghoi; Austbø, Bjørn. (2022) Objective Function Evaluation for Optimization of an Amine-Based Biogas Upgrading and Liquefaction Process. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
    Academic article
  • Nielsen, Anders; Ostadi, Mohammad; Austbø, Bjørn; Hillestad, Magne; Serrano, Gonzalo del Alamo; Burheim, Odne Stokke. (2022) Enhancing the efficiency of power- and biomass-to-liquid fuel processes using fuel-assisted solid oxide electrolysis cells. Fuel
    Academic article
  • Chaudhary, Gaurav; Lamb, Jacob Joseph; Burheim, Odne Stokke; Austbø, Bjørn. (2021) Review of Energy Storage and Energy Management System Control Strategies in Microgrids. Energies
    Academic literature review
  • Hashemi, Sayed Ebrahim; Lien, Kristian Myklebust; Hillestad, Magne; Schnell, Sondre Kvalvåg; Austbø, Bjørn. (2021) Thermodynamic Insight in Design of Methanation Reactor with Water Removal Considering Nexus between CO2 Conversion and Irreversibilities. Energies
    Academic article
  • Hashemi, Sayed Ebrahim; Lien, Kristian Myklebust; Schnell, Sondre Kvalvåg; Austbø, Bjørn. (2020) Thermodynamic analysis of different methanation reactors for biogas upgrading. Computer-aided chemical engineering
    Academic article
  • Ostadi, Mohammad; Austbø, Bjørn; Hillestad, Magne. (2019) Exergy Analysis of a Process Converting Power and Biomass to a Liquid Fuel. Chemical Engineering Transactions
    Academic article
  • Hashemi, Sayed Ebrahim; Sarker, Shiplu; Lien, Kristian Myklebust; Schnell, Sondre Kvalvåg; Austbø, Bjørn. (2019) Cryogenic vs. absorption biogas upgrading in liquefied biomethane production – An energy efficiency analysis. Fuel
    Academic article
  • Hashemi, Sayed Ebrahim; Lien, Kristian Myklebust; Schnell, Sondre Kvalvåg; Austbø, Bjørn. (2019) Optimization of an absorption-based biogas upgrading and liquefaction process. Chemical Engineering Transactions
    Academic article
  • Hillestad, Magne; Ostadi, Mohammad; Serrano, Gonzalo del Alamo; Rytter, Erling; Austbø, Bjørn; Pharoah, Jon. (2018) Improving carbon efficiency and profitability of the biomass to liquid process with hydrogen from renewable power. Fuel
    Academic article
  • Austbø, Bjørn; Gundersen, Truls. (2016) Impact of problem formulation on LNG process optimization. AIChE Journal
    Academic article
  • Austbø, Bjørn; Gundersen, Truls. (2015) Optimal distribution of temperature driving forces in low-temperature heat transfer. AIChE Journal
    Academic article
  • Austbø, Bjørn; Gundersen, Truls. (2015) Optimization of a single expander LNG process. Energy Procedia
    Academic article
  • Austbø, Bjørn; Gundersen, Truls. (2014) Using Thermodynamic Insight in the Optimization of LNG Processes. Computer-aided chemical engineering
    Academic article
  • Austbø, Bjørn; Løvseth, Sigurd Weidemann; Gundersen, Truls. (2014) Annotated bibliography — Use of optimization in LNG process design and operation. Computers and Chemical Engineering
    Academic article
  • Austbø, Bjørn; Wahl, Per Eilif; Gundersen, Truls. (2013) Constraint handling in stochastic optimization algorithms for natural gas liquefaction processes. Computer-aided chemical engineering
    Academic article

Teaching

Courses

  • TEP4906 - Sustainable energy systems, master thesis
  • INGG2301 - Engineering Systems Thinking
  • INGG2300 - Engineering Systems Thinking
  • INGT2300 - Engineering Systems Thinking
  • TEP4910 - Energy and Indoor Environment, Master's Thesis
  • INGA2301 - Engineering Systems Thinking
  • FENG1011 - Engineering Thermodynamics
  • INGA2300 - Engineering Systems Thinking
  • TEP4506 - Sustainable Energy Systems, Specialization Course
  • INGT2301 - Engineering Systems Thinking
  • MAST2016 - Ventilation Systems in Buildings
  • MAST2018 - Heating and Cooling Systems in Buildings
  • FENT2032 - Heating and Cooling Systems in Buildings
  • TEP4530 - Energy and Indoor Environment, Specialization Project
  • FENT1011 - Engineering Thermodynamics
  • MAST2901 - Bachelor thesis (VVS)
  • FENA1011 - Engineering Thermodynamics
  • MAST2911 - Bachelor Thesis Mechanical Engineering (VVS)
  • FENT1101 - Introduction to Renewable Energy 1
  • TEP4521 - Sustainable Energy Systems, Specialization Project
  • TEP4235 - Energy Management in Buildings
  • MAST2020 - HVAC Engineering Practice
  • FENT2920 - Bachelor's Thesis Energy and Process Engineering International Students

Outreach

2025

  • Academic lecture
    Dezfouli, Mohammadmehdi Salehi; Burheim, Odne Stokke; Georges, Laurent Francis Ghislain; Austbø, Bjørn. (2025) How Can Battery Factories Save Energy with an Efficient HVAC System for the Dry Room?. The 20th SDEWES Conference , Dubrovnik 05.10.2025 - 10.10.2025

2024

  • Academic lecture
    Dezfouli, Mohammadmehdi Salehi; Burheim, Odne Stokke; Georges, Laurent Francis Ghislain; Austbø, Bjørn. (2024) Energy-saving potential in HVAC system for dry rooms in battery production. International Battery Production Conference 2024 , Braunschweig 27.11.2024 - 29.11.2024

2019

  • Poster
    Hashemi, Sayed Ebrahim; Lien, Kristian Myklebust; Schnell, Sondre Kvalvåg; Austbø, Bjørn. (2019) Optimization of a Chemical Absorption Biogas Upgrading and Liquefaction Process. 22nd Conference Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction , Crete 20.10.2019 - 23.10.2019

2018

  • Academic lecture
    Austbø, Bjørn. (2018) Liquefaction / energy efficiency. Biogas - Our new process industry? , Trondheim 12.06.2018 - 12.06.2018
  • Poster
    Hashemi, Sayed Ebrahim; Sarker, Shiplu; Lien, Kristian Myklebust; Schnell, Sondre Kvalvåg; Austbø, Bjørn. (2018) Liquefied Biomethane as an Alternative Transportation Fuel. 12th ECCRIA (The European Conference on Fuel and Energy Research and its Applications) , Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK 05.09.2018 - 07.09.2018
  • Poster
    Hillestad, Magne; Ostadi, Mohammad; Serrano, Gonzalo Alamo; Rytter, Erling; Austbø, Bjørn; Pharoah, Jon. (2018) Need for renewable hydrogen in the biomass to liquid process. International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell conference , Trondheim 14.05.2018 - 15.05.2018
  • Academic lecture
    Hillestad, Magne; Ostadi, Mohammad; Serrano, Gonzalo Alamo; Rytter, Erling; Austbø, Bjørn; Pharoah, Jon. (2018) Boosting the Carbon Efficiency of the Biomass to Liquid Process with Hydrogen from Renewable Power. 26th European biomass conference and exhibition 14.05.2018 - 17.05.2018

2014

  • Academic lecture
    Austbø, Bjørn; Gundersen, Truls. (2014) Optimization of a Single Expander LNG Process. 3rd Trondheim Gas Technology Conference , Trondheim 04.06.2014 - 05.06.2014
  • Academic lecture
    Austbø, Bjørn; Gundersen, Truls. (2014) Using Thermodynamic Insight in the Optimization of LNG Processes. ESCAPE 24 , Budapest 15.06.2014 - 18.06.2014
  • Lecture
    Austbø, Bjørn; Gundersen, Truls. (2014) Thermodynamic Analysis in LNG Process Optimization. 27th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems , Turku 15.06.2014 - 19.06.2014

2013

  • Academic lecture
    Austbø, Bjørn; Gundersen, Truls. (2013) The Impact of Problem Formulation on LNG Process Optimization. 2013 AIChE Annual Meeting , San Francisco 03.11.2013 - 08.11.2013
  • Poster
    Austbø, Bjørn; Wahl, Per Eilif; Gundersen, Truls. (2013) Constraint handling in stochastic optimization algorithms for natural gas liquefaction processes. ESCAPE 23 , Lappeenranta 09.06.2013 - 12.06.2013

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