Truls Gundersen

Professor

Department of Energy and Process Engineering

truls.gundersen@ntnu.no +47 73593721 +47-91681726

Choose building, Gløshaugen

truls.gundersen@ntnu.no

Area of Work

Teaching

TEP4120 Engineering Thermodynamics
TEP4215 Energy and Process / Process Integration

Administration

NTNU coordinator for HighEFF (2016-2024)
Coordinator for NTNU-MIT collaboration (2013-2016)

Research

Efficient use of energy in the process industries
Low temperature processes (ASU, LNG)
Design methodology for industrial plants and power stations based on (1) Pinch Analysis, (2) Exergy Analysis, and (3) Mathematical Optimization

Skills and Expertise

Design and optimization of heat exchanger networks
Thermodynamics, including Pinch Analysis and Eksergy Analysis
Process Optimization

Background

Education

MSc in Physics, NTNU, 1978
PhD in Chemical Engineering, NTNU, 1982

Work Experience

Norsk Hydro Research Centre, Porsgrunn, 1981-1993
Telemark Institute of Technology (Professor), Porsgrunn, 1993-1996
NTNU, Department of Energy and Process Engineering, 1996-present

Special Interests

Running - from 1500 m to marathon =:-)
Music - but lack of time =:-(

Scientific, academic and artistic work

A selection of recent journal publications, artistic productions, books, including book and report excerpts. See all publications in the database

Journal publications

Rammohan Subramanian, Avinash Shankar; Gundersen, Truls; Adams II, Thomas A. (2021) Optimal design and operation of a waste tire feedstock polygeneration system. Energy. vol. 223.
Roussanaly, Simon; Deng, Han; Skaugen, Geir; Gundersen, Truls. (2021) At what Pressure Shall CO2 Be Transported by Ship? An in-Depth Cost Comparison of 7 and 15 Barg Shipping. Energies. vol. 14 (18).
Wang, Ruiqi; Wang, Yufei; Gundersen, Truls; Wu, Yan; Feng, Xiao; Lu, Mengxi. (2021) A multi-objective optimization method for industrial park layout design: The trade-off between economy and safety. Chemical Engineering Science (CES). vol. 235.
Yu, Haoshui; Gundersen, Truls; Gencer, Emre. (2021) Optimal liquified natural gas (LNG) cold energy utilization in an Allam cycle power plant with carbon capture and storage. Energy Conversion and Management. vol. 228.
Fu, Chao; Wang, Xiaoling; Gundersen, Truls. (2020) The importance of thermodynamic insight in Work and Heat Exchange Network Design. Chemical Engineering Transactions. vol. 81.
Hamedi, Homa; Karimi, Iftekhar; Gundersen, Truls. (2020) Simulation-based approach for integrating work within heat exchange networks for sub-ambient processes. Energy Conversion and Management. vol. 203.
Kim, Donghoi; Gundersen, Truls. (2020) Use of exergy efficiency for the optimization of LNG processes with NGL extraction. Energy. vol. 197.
Liu, Zhongxuan; Kim, Donghoi; Gundersen, Truls. (2020) Multi-component Fluid Cycles in Liquid Air Energy Storage. Chemical Engineering Transactions. vol. 81.
Liu, Zhongxuan; Yu, Haoshui; Gundersen, Truls. (2020) Optimization of Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) using a Genetic Algorithm (GA). Computer-aided chemical engineering. vol. 48.
Rammohan Subramanian, Avinash Shankar; Gundersen, Truls; Adams, Thomas Alan. (2020) Technoeconomic analysis of a waste tire to liquefied synthetic natural gas (SNG) energy system. Energy. vol. 205.
Vikse, Matias; Watson, Harry; Kim, Donghoi; Barton, Paul; Gundersen, Truls. (2020) Optimization of a dual mixed refrigerant process using a nonsmooth approach. Energy. vol. 196.
Wang, Ruiqi; Wang, Yufei; Gundersen, Truls; Wu, Yan; Feng, Xiao; Liu, Mengxi. (2020) A layout design method for an industrial park based on a novel arrangement algorithm – Consideration of pipe network and multiple hazard sources. Chemical Engineering Science (CES). vol. 227.
Yu, Haoshui; Fu, Chao; Gundersen, Truls. (2020) Work Exchange Networks (WENs) and Work and Heat Exchange Networks (WHENs): A review of the current state of the art. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. vol. 59 (2).
Hamedi, Homa; Karimi, Iftekhar A; Gundersen, Truls. (2019) A novel cost-effective silica membrane-based process for helium extraction from natural gas. Computers and Chemical Engineering. vol. 121.
Hamedi, Homa; Karimi, Iftekhar A; Gundersen, Truls. (2019) Optimization of helium extraction processes integrated with nitrogen removal units: A comparative study. Computers and Chemical Engineering.
Kim, Donghoi; Hwang, Chulmin; Gundersen, Truls; Lim, Youngsub. (2019) Process design and economic optimization of boil-off-gas re-liquefaction systems for LNG carriers. Energy. vol. 173.
Vikse, Matias; Watson, Harry AJ; Barton, Paul I; Gundersen, Truls. (2019) Nonsmooth Formulation for Handling Unclassified Process Streams in the Optimization of Work and Heat Exchange Networks. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. vol. 58 (22).
Yu, Haoshui; Kim, Donghoi; Gundersen, Truls. (2019) A study of working fluids for Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCs) operating across and below ambient temperature to utilize Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cold energy. Energy. vol. 167.
Yu, Haoshui; Kim, Donghoi; Hu, Xiangping; Gundersen, Truls. (2019) Organic Rankine Cycle with Pure and Mixed Working Fluids for LNG Cold Energy Recovery. Chemical Engineering Transactions. vol. 76.
Yu, Haoshui; Vikse, Matias; Anantharaman, Rahul; Gundersen, Truls. (2019) Model reformulations for Work and Heat Exchange Network (WHEN) synthesis problems. Computers and Chemical Engineering. vol. 125.

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