Christopher Schifflechner

Mr. Christopher Schifflechner

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Academic Career Length

11Years (2016-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 November 2016 in Geothermics
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Florian  HeberleFlorian Heberle
Florian Heberle
CSChristopher Schifflechner
Christopher Schifflechner
DBDieter Brüggemann
Dieter Brüggemann

22 August 2022 in Journal of Thermal Science
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CSChristopher Schifflechner
Christopher Schifflechner
CWChristoph Wieland
Christoph Wieland
HSHartmut Spliethoff
Hartmut Spliethoff
CO2 Plume Geothermal (CPG) systems are a promising concept for utilising petrothermal resources in the context of a future carbon capture utilisation and sequestration economy. Petrothermal geothermal energy has a tremendous worldwide potential for decarbonising both the power and heating sectors. This paper investigates three potential CPG configurations for combined heating and power generation (CHP). The present work examines scenarios with reservoir depths of 4 km and 5 km, as well as required district heating system (DHS) supply temperatures of 70°C and 90°C. The results reveal that a two-staged serial CHP concept eventuates in the highest achievable net power output. For a thermosiphon system, the relative net power reduction by the CHP option compared with a sole power generation system is significantly lower than for a pumped system. The net power reduction for pumped systems lies between 62.6% and 22.9%. For a thermosiphon system with a depth of 5 km and a required DHS supply temperature of 70°C, the achievable net power by the most beneficial CHP option is even 9.2% higher than for sole power generation systems. The second law efficiency for the sole power generation concepts are in a range between 33.0% and 43.0%. The second law efficiency can increase up to 63.0% in the case of a CHP application. Thus, the combined heat and power generation can significantly increase the overall second law efficiency of a CPG system. The evaluation of the achievable revenues demonstrates that a CHP application might improve the economic performance of both thermosiphon and pumped CPG systems. However, the minimum heat revenue required for compensating the power reduction increases with higher electricity revenues. In summary, the results of this work provide valuable insights for the potential development of CPG systems for CHP applications and their economic feasibility.

2 July 2024 in Energy
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CSChristopher Schifflechner
Christopher Schifflechner
JRJasper de Reus
Jasper de Reus
SSSebastian Schuster
Sebastian Schuster
AVAndreas Corpancho Villasana
Andreas Corpancho Villasana
DBDieter Brillert
Dieter Brillert
HSHartmut Spliethoff
Hartmut Spliethoff

15 February 2023 in Renewable Energy
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CSChristopher Schifflechner
Christopher Schifflechner
LKLara Kuhnert
Lara Kuhnert
LILudwig Irrgang
Ludwig Irrgang
FDFabian Dawo
Fabian Dawo
FKFlorian Kaufmann
Florian Kaufmann
HSHartmut Spliethoff
Hartmut Spliethoff

26 August 2024 in Applied Thermal Engineering
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FKFlorian Kaufmann
Florian Kaufmann
LILudwig Irrgang
Ludwig Irrgang
CSChristopher Schifflechner
Christopher Schifflechner
HSHartmut Spliethoff
Hartmut Spliethoff

20 July 2024 in Applied Thermal Engineering
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ASAmalia Stainchaouer
Amalia Stainchaouer
CSChristopher Schifflechner
Christopher Schifflechner
CWChristoph Wieland
Christoph Wieland
GSGeorge Sakalis
George Sakalis
HSHartmut Spliethoff
Hartmut Spliethoff