Author
Baris Burak Kanbur
Assistant Professor
University of Southern Denmark
Denmark
Potential applicant for a funded RTDI project
My research covers thermal management of data centers, batteries, and electronics; cryogenic energy use; spraying/drying; and ejectors in the range of TRL 2 - 7
My organisation
Founded in 1966, the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) comprises of 5 Faculties and hosts approximately 27,000 students including 15% from abroad. The Faculty of Engineering (TEK) consists of 5 institutes conducting research in several areas. SDU has strong collaborations with various relevant industrial partners in the field, which might be involved in research projects.
About me
My expertise is in experimental and computational heat and fluid flow. This includes heat transfer, thermodynamics, energy systems, fluid mechanics, as well as optimization and programming skills.
I received my PhD from the Energy Research Institute and the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore in 2019. I stayed at NTU as a research fellow until 2022. Then I moved to Denmark and worked at the DTU Thermal Energy Section as a postdoc for 1.5 years. In 2024, after moving to the Netherlands because of my partner’s job, I continued my research independently. Since April 2025, I’ve been working as an assistant professor at SDU Mechanical Engineering.
I’ve listed my application-based experience below:
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Thermal management of data centers, electronics, and batteries
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Cryogenic energy utilization
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Heat exchangers and ejectors in refrigeration and heat pumps
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Conformal cooling via additive-manufactured surfaces
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Drying and spraying
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Heat storage and recovery
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Ground source heat pumps
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Geothermal pipe design and optimization
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Green wall design for indoor air quality
My organisation
University of Southern Denmark
Founded in 1966, the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) comprises of 5 Faculties and hosts approximately 27,000 students including 15% from abroad. The Faculty of Engineering (TEK) consists of 5 institutes conducting research in several areas. SDU has strong collaborations with various relevant industrial partners in the field, which might be involved in research projects.
Skills
- experimental heat transfer
- Experimental fluid mechanics
- Computational fluid dynamics
- computational heat transfer
- programming
- numerical modeling
- Energy analysis
- technoeconomic analysis
- Thermodynamics
Interests
- Data center
- electronic cooling
- battery thermal management
- cryogenic energy
- heat exchanger
- refrigeration
- Heat pump
- energy recovery
- Heat storage
- conformal cooling
- Geothermal Energy
- green wall
- drying
- spraying
- Ejector
Additional questions
I am interested in the following CETPartnership thematic areas:
develop the optimised, integrated European net-zero emissions energy systemdevelop a pool of zero-emission power technologies and solutions based on Renewable Energy Sourcesprovide technological cleaner solutions for storage technologiesprovide enhanced and improved heating & cooling technologies and systemsdevelop and validate integrated regional and local energy systems, NoREST initiativedevelop and demonstrate technical solutions for integrated industrial energy systemsprovide solutions and technologies for buildings to become an active element in the energy system
Marketplace (2)
Service
We can contribute in both research, prototyping, and demonstration of the energy system solutions
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