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Professor Saffa Riffat | |
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 Professor Saffa Riffat | |
| Born | Saffa Riffat July 1, 1954 |
| Alma mater | Oxford University |
| Awards | Euro Solar Prize Award Energy Globe Award UK Engineering and Innovation Awards Rushlight Awards CIBSE Baker Silver Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Nottingham |
| Website | www |
Professor Saffa Riffat, BSc, MSc, DPhil, DSc, FCEng, FInstMechE, FCIBSE, FInstE, FWIF, President of the World Society of Sustainable Energy Technology, Head of Architecture, Climate and Environment Group in University of Nottingham.[1] British Engineer/Scientists specialised in Sustainable Technologies/Low Carbon Buildings. Chairman of the WSSET and SET conference.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Professor Saffa Riffat was born on 1st July 1954. He was educated at Keble College in Oxford University and earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1986 and Doctor of Science in 1997.
Career
[edit]| 2014-present | Head of Architecture, Climate and Environment Group, University of Nottingham. |
| 2010-2014 | Head of Department of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Nottingham |
| 2004-2010 | Chair in Sustainable Energy, Head of the Institute of Building Technology and Head of the Institute of Sustainable Energy Technology, University of Nottingham. |
| 2002-2004 | Head of School of the Built Environment and Baxi Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, University of Nottingham |
| 1997-2002 | Head of the School of the Built Environment, University of Nottingham |
| 1995-1997 | ICI Chair of Refrigeration Technology and Head of the Institute of BuildingTechnology, University of Nottingham |
| 1992-1995 | British Gas Chair of Architectural Technology and Energy, University of Nottingham |
| 1988-1992 | Lecturer, Loughborough University of Technology |
| 1986-1988 | Senior Research Fellow, University of Westminster |
Professional Qualifications/Awards
[edit]Honorary/Distinguished Professorships
- Chongqing University (China)
- Dalian University of Technology (China)
- Donghua University (China)
- Harbin University of Technology
- Xi’an Jiaotong University
- Shenyang Jianzhu University
- Shandong University of Architecture and Engineering
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Southeast University
- Shanghai University of Science and Technology
- Zhongkai University
- Guangzhou College of Science and Technology
- Honorary Fellow of the Korea Institute of Ecological Architecture and Environment
- Wuxi University
Board Membership/Trustee Member
- President, World Society of Sustainable Energy Technologies
- Trustee Member of the National Energy Foundation
- Trustee Member of the Marmont Foundation
- Honorary President, Chengxin Group, China
- Honorary Fellow of the Korea Institute of Ecological Architecture and Environment
Current Post/Grade
- Chair in Sustainable Energy
- Head of Architecture, Climate and Environment Group in University of Nottingham
- Head of the Institute of Building Technology
- Head of the Institute of Sustainable Energy Technology
- University Ambassador
Awards
- Euro Solar Prize Award
- Energy Globe Award 2005
- UK Engineering and Innovation Awards 2009 & 2010
- Rushlight Awards
- CIBSE Baker Silver Medal
Funded projects
[edit]Professor Riffat has been successful in securing over £80 million for Research Councils, Innovate UK, EU and industry. Examples of recently funded projects are:
| Funder | Project |
|---|---|
| EPSRC | Solar Powered Thermochemical Energy Storage |
| EPSRC | A Revolutionary Rotary Ericsson Heat Pump/Engine |
| EPSRC | POLYMER - Polymer Micro-Hollow Fibre Heat Exchangers |
| Innovate UK/BBSRC | GREENHOUSES-Innovative Energy Saving and Climate Control System for Greenhouses |
| Innovate UK/BBSRC | WELCHIC - Welfare Enhanced Living Conditions for healthier Chickens |
| Innovate UK/EPSRC | WATERGEN - Micro-CHP using steam ejector/water turbine |
| Innovate UK | PCM/BRAYTON - High Temperature PCM/Brayton Cycle |
| Innovate UK | ENVIROSAVE - Environmentally Cost Saving Efficient and Hygienic Humidity and Temperature Control System for Safe Storage of Meat and Poultry Products - |
| Innovate UK | WASTE HEAT - Low Grade Waste Heat Driven CHP Combined with Ejector System for Heating, Cooling and Power Generation in the Drink Supply Chain |
| Newton Institutional Links | Solar Driven Thermochemical Heat Storage |
| Royal Society | Photovoltaic/Thermal w/ Asymmetric Solar Concentrators for Buildings |
| EU | EU-HERB - Holistic energy-efficient retrofitting of residential buildings |
| EU | EU-TriSOFC – Durable Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Tri-generation System for Low Carbon Buildings |
| EU | R-D-SBES-R - Marie Curie Actions People International Research Staff Exchange Scheme - R & D in Sustainable Building Energy Systems and Retrofitting |
| EU | MCF – DHISGLCB - Development of heat insulation glass for low carbon buildings |
| EU Marie Curie | MCF-SOLPCM 16- Solar Collector and PCM Thermal Façade for Low Carbon Buildings |
Patents
[edit]| Patent | Publication number |
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| Heat absorption | WO 2013088160 A2 |
| Window | WO 2013104912 A3 |
| Air conditioning | WO 2010034994 A2 |
| Apparatus for catalysing a reaction in a fluid material | WO 2004016296 A2 |
| Heat transfer device | WO 99/37958 |
| Rotatable heat transfer apparatus | US 6158237 A |
| Ground heat exchanger system | GB 1521627.8 |
| Cooling Arrangement | WO 2005/045332 A1 |
| Heat transfer device | US 2002/0104319 A1 |
| Heat transfer device | US 006341491B1 |
| Heat pipe with improved energy transfer | WO 1996031750 A1 |
| Heat transfer device | EP 1 022 523 A1 |
| Cooling Apparatus | WO 01/29487 A1 |
| Thermal modification apparatus | WO 2004/005803 A1 |
| Heat transfer apparatus | WO 01/96792 A1 |
Book / Book Chapter
[edit]- Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technologies for Building and Environmental Applications: Options for a Greener Future (Ahmad, Ismail, and Riffat (editors): Springer: ID: 337491
- Chapter 1 “Inverse problem for phase change materials and application in building envelop” in Book “Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technologies for Building and Environmental Applications”, WANG, X., YANG, R., RIFFAT, SB (editors),Springer International Publishing AG, 2016, In press.
- Elmer, T. and Riffat, S., 2014. State Of The Art Review: Fuel Cell Technologies in the Domestic Built Environment In: Progress in Sustainable Energy Technologies Vol. II, Springer.
Published papers
[edit]Professor Saffa Riffat has been published over 500 papers. Some of these publications are listed below:
| Name | Journal | Authors | Date | Volume/pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of dichroic material for enhancing light pipe/natural ventilation and daylighting in an integrated system | Applied Energy | A Elmualim, S Smith, S Riffat, L Shao | 1999 | Vol 62, Issue 4, pp.253–266 |
| Parametrical analysis of the design and performance of a solar heat pipe thermoelectric generator unit | Applied Energy | Wei He, Yuehong Su , S Riffat , JinXin Hou, Jie Ji | 2011 | Vol 88, Issue 12, pp.5083–5089 |
| Assessment of a novel solid oxide fuel cell tri-generation system for building applications | Energy Conversion and Management | Theo Elmer, Mark Worall, Shenyi Wu, Saffa Riffat | 2016 | Vol 124, pp. 29–41 |
| Heat transfer and phase change of liquid in an inclined enclosure packed with unsaturated porous media | International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer | W Liua, S Shena, S Riffat | 2002 | Vol 45, Issue 26, pp.5209–5219 |
| Performance testing and comparison of turbine ventilators | Renewable Energy | Naghman Khan, Yuehong Su, Saffa Riffat, Colin Biggs | 2008 | Vol 33, Issue 11, pp.2441–2447 |
| Fiber optic solar lighting: Functional competitiveness and potential | Solar Energy | Hyun Han, ,Saffa Riffat, Sang Lim, Seung Oh | 2013 | Vol 94, pp.86–101 |
| Performance of porous ceramic evaporators for building cooling application | Energy and Buildings | Elfatih Ibrahim, , Li Shao, Saffa Riffat | 2003 | Vol 35, Issue 9, pp.941–949 |
| Analysis of a novel absorption refrigeration cycle using centrifugal separation | Energy | S Riffat, , Y Su | 2001 | Vol 26, Issue 2, pp.177–185 |
| Experimental investigation of a biomass-fuelled micro-scale trigeneration system with an organic Rankine cycle and liquid desiccant cooling unit | Energy | M Jradi, S Riffat | 2014 | Vol 71, pp. 80–93 |
| Experimental and numerical investigation of a dew-point cooling system for thermal comfort in buildings | Applied Energy | M Jradi, S Riffat | 2014 | Vol 132, pp. 524–535 |
| Theoretical studies of a hybrid ejector CO2 compression cooling system for vehicles and preliminary experimental investigations of an ejector cycle | Applied Energy | Xiangjie Chen, Mark Worall, Siddig Omer, Yuehong Su, Saffa Riffat | 2013 | Vol 102, pp. 931–942 |
| Experimental investigation of a building integrated photovoltaic/thermal roof collector combined with a liquid desiccant enhanced indirect evaporative cooling system | Energy Conversion and Management | Mahmut Buker, Blaise Mempouo, Saffa Riffat | 2015 | Vol 101, pp. 239–254 |
| Performance investigation of heat insulation solar glass for low-carbon buildings | Energy Conversion and Management | Erdem Cuce, Chin-Huai Young, Saffa Riffat | 2014 | Vol 88, pp. 834-841 |
| Novel ‘‘open-sorption pipe” reactor for solar thermal energy storage | Energy Conversion and Management | Devrim Aydin, Sean Casey, Xiangjie Chen, Saffa Riffat | 2016 | Vol 121, pp. 321-334 |
| An investigation of the heat pump performance and ground temperature of a piled foundation heat exchanger system for a residential building | Energy | Christopher Wood, Hao Liu, Saffa Riffat | 2010 | Vol 35, Issue 12, pp. 4932–p4940 |
| Experiment and simulation study on the flux distribution of lens-walled compound parabolic concentrator compared with mirror compound parabolic concentrator | Energy | Li Guiqiang, Pei Gang, Su Yuehong, Ji Jie , Saffa Riffat | 2013 | Vol 58, pp. 398–403 |
| Theoretical study of the performance of a novel PV/e roof module for heat pump operation | Energy Conversion and Management | Xudong Zhao, Xingxing Zhang, Saffa Riffat, Yaxin Su | 2011 | Vol 52, Issue 1, pp. 603-614 |
| Theoretical simulation of small scale psychometric solar water desalination system in semi-arid region | Applied Thermal Engineering | Mahmoud Shatat, Siddig Omer, Mark Gillott, Saffa Riffat | 2013 | Vol 59, Issue 1-2, pp. 232-242 |
| A novel rainwater–ground source heat pump – Measurement and simulation | Applied Thermal Engineering | Guohui Gan, Saffa Riffat, C.S.A. Chong | 2007 | Vol 27, Issue 2-3, pp. 430- 441 |
| Comparative study of the performance of the M-cycle counter-flow and cross-flow heat exchangers for indirect evaporative | Energy | Changhong Zhan, Zhiyin Duan, Xudong Zhao, Stefan Smith, Hong Jin, Saffa Riffat | 2011 | Vol 36, Issue 12, pp. 6790-6805 |
WSSET
[edit]WSSET is a non-profit organisation led by Saffa Riffat, Professor in Sustainable Energy and Head of the Institute of Sustainable Energy Technology at the University of Nottingham.
WSSET has played an important role in consolidating practical partnerships between academic and industrial organisations, as well as promoting sustainable development/technologies worldwide. The role of WSSET is becoming increasingly important as the world seeks new solutions to problems arising from climate change, energy shortages and economic crisis.
WSSET promotes sustainable development to minimise the impact of climate change and has a mandate from the world community to set the proper direction for development of a sustainable urban environment as our legacy to future generations. WSSET supports its members in the advancement of sustainable technologies in various ways:
- Bringing together industries, academic institutions and private individuals worldwide through communication, co-operation, support and exchange;
- Promoting work on sustainable energy carried out by academic institutions and industry worldwide;
- Organising international seminars and conferences (e.g. SET international conferences) on the latest developments in the field of sustainable energy and *encourage collaboration between researchers, scientists and industry from different countries;
- Publishing newsletters (WSSET newsletters) to promote innovative work carried out by universities and industry worldwide;
- Editing refereed technical journals (e.g., Int. Journal of Low Carbon Technologies);
- Encouraging collaboration between industry and academic institutions of different countries through the organisation of special workshops/seminars targeting the need of various countries;
- Running the HOPE Group for Africa to address issues related to developing countries such as the impact of climate change on energy, food supply and jobs;
- Assisting students from poorer nations and developing countries by seeking sponsorships to support their education in sustainable energy;
- Assisting the commercialising of new technologies developed by universities and private individuals;
- Organising public engagement activities;
- Assisting industry and individuals to attract grants to develop new ideas/demonstration projects; and
- Publicising innovative sustainable technologies carried out by academics in collaboration with industry.
References
[edit]- ^ "Professor Saffa RIFFAT CV".
- ^ "WSSET". WSSET. WSSET. Retrieved 27 September 2016.