Associate Professor GIANNETTI Niccolo (Waseda Institute for Advanced Study), a member of the Unit for Multiscale Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation of the Top Global University Project, received the 2022 Academic Award from the Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (JSRAE) , along with Jongsoo JEONG (Senior Researcher at Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering until March 2023) and Professor Kiyoshi Saito (Department of Applied Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering). This award is given to particularly outstanding papers published in the Transactions of JSRAE during the year from January 1 to December 31, 2022, which have contributed to the development of refrigeration and air conditioning technologies. This year, four papers were selected and the award ceremony was held at the General Meeting of JSRAE on May 18, 2023.
- Paper Title: “Heat Exchanger Optimization Using Genetic Refrigerant Flow Path Generation Algorithm”
- Authors: GIANNETTI Niccolo, GARCIA John Carlo S., VARELA Richard Jayson, SEI YUICHI, ENOKI KOJI, JEONG Jongsoo and SAITO KIYOSHI
 Prof. GIANNETTI Niccolo |
 Prof. Kiyoshi Saito and Prof. GIANNETTI Niccolo |
Comment by Prof. GIANNETTI Niccolo
“It is a great honor to receive the prestigious Academic award of the Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone involved in this research effort.
This research developed a new evolutionary optimization technique, which combines fundamental thermodynamic considerations, graph theory, and genetic programming for the advancement of next-generation refrigerants. This technique unfolds a systematic method for the optimal design of thermal system components. Such optimization approach was used to demonstrate the technical possibilities to utilize the thermodynamic benefits of low-GWP zeotropic mixtures, which may achieve higher performance along with lower environmental impact than the currently widespread azeotropic and pure refrigerants.”
