Antonios Hatziapostolou
Associate Professor
Studies
- PhD in the study of flow and combustion in direct-injection Diesel engines, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London, 1991.
- Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department, School of Engineering, University of Patras, 1982.
Research interests
- Study of the performance of marine dual-fuel engines.
- Combustion studies of gaseous, atomised liquid and pulverised solid fuels with the aim to improve efficiency and reduce pollutant emissions in various systems, such as industrial cement kilns and internal combustion engines.
- Fluid mechanics studies in various applications, including the flow in solar collectors, fuel cells and laser-induced deposition of non-newtonian fluids, by means of computational fluid mechanics combined with experimental measurements.
- Development and applications of diagnostic techniques for fluid flow and combustion on laboratory and/or industrial scale: Laser Doppler Velocimetry, High-Speed Photography and Shadowgraphy / Schlieren, Spectroscopic techniques, laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), Raman spectroscopy, coherent anti-stokes Raman spectroscopy (CARS).
Selected publications
Karvounis, D. Koubogiannis, E. Hontzopoulos, A. Hatziapostolou, “Numerical and Experimental Study of Flow Characteristics in Solar Collector Manifolds” Energies 12 (8), 1431 (2019)
Theodorakos, A. Kalaitzis, M. Makrygianni, A. Hatziapostolou, A. Kabla, S..Melamed, F. de la Vega, I. Zergioti “Laser-Induced Forward Transfer of High Viscous, Non-Newtonian Silver Nanoparticle Inks: Jet Dynamics and Temporal Evolution of the Printed Droplet Study” Advanced Engineering Materials 21 (10), 1900605 (2019)
G Karvelas, D. Koubogiannis, A Hatziapostolou, IE Sarris “The effect of anode bed geometry on the hydraulic behaviour of PEM fuel cells”, Renewable Energy 93, 269-279 (2016)
Vourliotakis, Ch. Keramiotis, A. Hatziapostolou and M. A. Founti: “Detailed Kinetics as a Tool for Investigating HCCI Conditions on Engine Performance and Emissions” Journal of Energy Engineering 142 (2), E4015014 (2015)
Keramiotis C, Katoufa M., Vourliotakis G., Hatziapostolou A., Founti M.A. : “Performance investigation of a radiant porous burner on simulated natural gas, biogas and synthesis gas virtual blends”, Fuel 158 (2015), p.p.835-842
Vourliotakis, Z. Maliotakis, Ch. Keramiotis, A.Hatziapostolou, M.A. Founti “A parametric investigation of HCCI operating conditions on engine performance characteristics using detailed kinetic simulations”, Proc. European Combustion Meeting (ECM) 2015, Budapest, March 30 – April 2.
Sattmann, I. Monch, H.Krause, R. Noll, S. Couris, A. Hatziapostolou, A. Mavromanolakis, C. Fotakis, E. Larrauri, R. Miguel, “Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy for Polymer Identification”, Applied Spectroscopy 52(3):456-461, 1998.
Hatziapostolou, G.Themelis and N. Orfanoudakis, “Design and evaluation measurements in a Multi-fuel swirl-stabilized Laboratory burner”, Proc. First Meeting of the Greek Section of the Combustion Institute, Athens, 28-29 November 1997.
Arcoumanis, A. Hatziapostolou and J.H. Whitelaw, “Flow and Combustion in a Hydra Direct-Injection Diesel Engine”, SAE Paper No. 910177, 1991.
Arcoumanis, A. Hatziapostolou and J.H. Whitelaw, “Swirl Centre Precession in In-Cylinder Engine Flows”, SAE Paper No. 870370, 1987.
Courses
The current academic year teaches in the context of the following courses:
Undergraduate
- Principles Of Naval Architecture And Marine Engineering
- Internal Combustion Engines
- Ship Propulsion Plants
- Fuels and Lubricants
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
- Special Topics In Combustion With Applications In Marine Engines
Postgraduate
- Advanced Topics in Marine Diesel and Gas Engines