Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE
Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE

Dr. Ing. Eric Laurenz

Project Manager, Heating and Cooling Technologies, Division Heat and Buildings

Research focus

  • Safety concepts for R290 as heat pump refrigerant – assessment and development
  • Sorption technology for heating and cooling applications in buildings, transport, refrigeration and thermal energy storages
  • Heat and mass transfer in porous media
  • Hydration kinetics of salt hydrates as thermochemical material
  • Experimental characterization of sorption kinetics with frequency response methods
  • Modeling and numerical simulation of diffusion, heat transfer and reaction kinetics (FEM with COMSOL Multiphysics®)

Curriculum vitae

Since 2021 Project manager at Fraunhofer ISE
2015 - 2021 PhD at Fraunhofer ISE in collaboration with Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), chair of technical thermodynamics
2012 - 2015
 Research assistant and PhD student at Fraunhofer ISE
2005 - 2012 Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), mechanical engineering, energy technologies

Awards & outstanding achievements

PhD scholarship from Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

Major projects

safeSENSE Development and evaluation of an innovative safety device for heat pumps with natural refrigerants based on sorption elements and novel sensor technology project co-manager
SubSie-SubKon Sorption evaporator for boiling temperatures below 0 °C ' Cyclic sublimation and condensation of water on 3-D structures senior researcher
PhD research project
 »Physical characterization and optimization of salt hydrate composites for solar cooling applications«, supervised by Prof. Gerhard Schmitz (TUHH)  
WasserMod2 – Adsorptive Wärmetransformation Neue Adsorber und Anwendung in solarem Kühlen und Heizen, research assistant  
IEA SHC Task 58 / ECES Annex 33 Material and Component Development for Thermal Energy Storage, technical expert  
EffiMet Energieeffiziente Wärmeübertragung durch 3-D-Metallgewebestrukturen,
Link		 research assistent (project finished)
MERITS  A Rechargeable Heat Battery research assistant (project finished)

Publications

Jahr
Year		Titel/Autor:in
Title/Author		Publikationstyp
Publication Type
2024 Heatpipe und Batterie
Morawietz, Katharina; Laurenz, Eric; Seifarth, Hannes; Kissling, Marc; Winkler, Lucas; Bruch, Maximilian		 Patent
2024 When Polymorphism in Metal-Organic Frameworks Enables Water Sorption Profile Tunability for Enhancing Heat Allocation and Water Harvesting Performance
Matemb Ma Ntep, Tobie J.; Wahiduzzaman, Mohammad; Laurenz, Eric; Cornu, Ieuan; Mouchaham, Georges; Dovgaliuk, Iurii; Nandi, Shyamapada; Knop, Klaus; Jansen, Christian; Nouar, Farid; Florian, Pierre; Füldner, Gerrit; Maurin, Guillaume; Janiak, Christoph; Serre, Christian		 Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Journal Article
2023 Adsorption Dynamics and Hydrothermal Stability of MOFs Aluminium Fumarate, MIL-160 (Al), and CAU-10-H, and Zeotype TiAPSO for Heat Transformation Applications
Velte-Schäfer, Andreas; Laurenz, Eric; Rustam, Lina; Hügenell, Philipp; Henninger, Matthias; Seiler, Jan; Füldner, Gerrit		 Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Journal Article
2023 Preliminary testing and evaluation of two zeolites for integration of a sorption system into industrial tumble dryers
Schmit, Henri; Velte-Schäfer, Andreas; Lävemann, Eberhard; Krönauer, Andreas; Pöllinger, Simon; Schubert, Tobias; Laurenz, Eric; Füldner, Gerrit; Hiebler, Stefan		 Konferenzbeitrag
Conference Paper
2023 Using Effective Heat and Mass Transfer Resistances and Characteristic Temperature Differences to Predict Performance of Adsorptive Heat Transformation Devices - a Simple and Robust Approach
Velte-Schäfer, Andreas; Laurenz, Eric; Weilenmann Weisser, Tobias; Füldner, Gerrit		 Konferenzbeitrag
Conference Paper
2023 Thermal storage: From low-to-high-temperature systems
Gamisch, Sebastian; Kick, Moritz; Klünder, Franziska; Weiss, Julius; Laurenz, Eric; Haussmann, Thomas		 Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Journal Article
2023 Basic Adsorption Heat Exchanger Theory for Performance Prediction of Adsorption Heat Pumps
Velte-Schäfer, Andreas; Laurenz, Eric; Füldner, Gerrit		 Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Journal Article
2022 Extended Frequency Response Analysis for Loading and Temperature Dependent Heat and Mass Transfer Evaluation in Adsorbent Coatings
Laurenz, Eric; Füldner, Gerrit; Velte-Schäfer, Andreas; Schnabel, Lena		 Konferenzbeitrag
Conference Paper
2022 Experimental Results of a Gas Fired Adsorption Heat Pump and Simulative Prediction of Annual Performance in a Multi-Family House
Velte, Andreas; Laurenz, Eric; Leisner, Simon; Weber, Josef; Wittstadt, Ursula; Füldner, Gerrit		 Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Journal Article
2022 Stacked adsorption module with aluminium composite foil: Simulation and experimental evaluation of a novel concept
Laurenz, Eric; Linke, Moritz; Velte-Schäfer, Andreas; Volmer, Rahel; Weise, Jörg; Füldner, Gerrit		 Konferenzbeitrag
Conference Paper
2021 Frequency Response Analysis of Heat and Mass Transfer in Adsorbent Composites and Simplified Perfomance Estimation for Heat Transformation Applications
Laurenz, Eric		 Dissertation
Doctoral Thesis
2021 Zeolite NaY-Copper Composites Produced by Sintering Processes for Adsorption Heat Transformation
Velte, Andreas; Weise, Jörg; Laurenz, Eric; Baumeister, Joachim; Füldner, Gerrit		 Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Journal Article
2021 Frequency Response Analysis for the Determination of Thermal Conductivity and Water Transport in MOF Adsorbent Coatings for Heat Transformation
Laurenz, Eric; Füldner, Gerrit; Velte, Andreas; Schnabel, Lena; Schmitz, G.		 Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Journal Article
2021 Vermessung einer Adsorptions-Gaswärmepumpe - Experimentelle Ergebnisse und simulative Bewertung des Einsatzes für die Beheizung von Mehrfamilien-Bestandsgebäuden
Velte-Schäfer, Andreas; Laurenz, Eric; Leisner, Simon; Weber, Josef; Wittstadt, Ursula; Füldner, Gerrit		 Konferenzbeitrag
Conference Paper
2020 Experimentally measured thermal masses of adsorption heat exchangers
Gluesenkamp, K.R.; Frazzica, A.; Velte, Andreas; Metcalf, S.; Yang, Z.; Rouhani, M.; Blackman, C.; Qu, M.; Laurenz, Eric; Rivero-Pacho, A.; Hinmers, S.; Critoph, R.; Bahrami, M.; Füldner, Gerrit; Hallin, I.		 Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Journal Article
2020 Sorptionsbehälter, Sorptionsspeicher, Wärmepumpe und Wärmetransformator
Füldner, Gerrit; Laurenz, Eric; Schnabel, Lena		 Patent
2020 A Novel Approach for the Determination of Sorption Equilibria and Sorption Enthalpy Used for MOF Aluminium Fumarate with Water
Laurenz, Eric; Füldner, Gerrit; Schnabel, Lena; Schmitz, G.		 Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Journal Article
2019 Adsorption dynamics of MOF coatings for waste heat driven cooling
Laurenz, Eric; Velte, Andreas; Kummer, Harry; Füldner, Gerrit; Schnabel, Lena		 Konferenzbeitrag
Conference Paper
2019 Handwashing with soap after potential faecal contact: Global, regional and country estimates
Wolf, Jennyfer; Johnston, R.; Freeman, M.C.; Ram, P.K.; Slaymaker, T.; Laurenz, Eric; Prüss-Ustün, A.		 Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Journal Article
2019 Multi-dimensional performance evaluation of heat exchanger surface enhancements
Fugmann, Hannes; Laurenz, Eric; Schnabel, Lena		 Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Journal Article
2018 Innovative Adsorbent Heat Exchangers: Design and Evaluation
Schnabel, Lena; Füldner, Gerrit; Velte, Andreas; Laurenz, Eric; Bendix, Phillip; Kummer, Harry; Wittstadt, Ursula		 Aufsatz in Buch
Book Article
2018 Model Based Assessment of Working Pairs for Gas Driven Thermochemical Heat Pumps
Laurenz, Eric; Füldner, Gerrit; Döll, Jochen; Blackman, C.; Schnabel, Lena		 Konferenzbeitrag
Conference Paper
2017 A novel adsorption module with fiber heat exchangers: Performance analysis based on driving temperature differences
Wittstadt, Ursula; Füldner, Gerrit; Laurenz, Eric; Warlo, Alexander; Große, André; Herrmann, R.; Schnabel, Lena; Mittelbach, W.		 Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Journal Article
2017 Advanced Measurement and Simulation Procedure for the Identification of Heat and Mass Transfer Parameters in Dynamic Adsorption Experiments
Velte, Andreas; Füldner, Gerrit; Laurenz, Eric; Schnabel, Lena		 Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Journal Article
2017 Wire Structure Heat Exchangers. New Designs for Efficient Heat Transfer
Fugmann, Hannes; Laurenz, Eric; Schnabel, Lena		 Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Journal Article
2016 Assessment of thermodynamic equilibrium properties of salt hydrates for heat transformation applications at different temperature levels
Laurenz, Eric; Füldner, Gerrit; Schnabel, Lena		 Konferenzbeitrag
Conference Paper
2015 Wärmeübertragungsvorrichtung und deren Verwendung
Schnabel, Lena; Laurenz, Eric; Studnitzky, Thomas; Fugmann, Hannes; Kaina, Steffen		 Patent
2014 Heat Transfer in Adsorption Heat Exchangers between Fins and Monolayer Pellet Beds
Laurenz, Eric; Füldner, Gerrit; Schnabel, Lena		 Konferenzbeitrag
Conference Paper
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