Ward TeGrotenhuis
Energy and Environment Directorate
Ward TeGrotenhuis
Energy and Environment Directorate
Patents
- U.S. Patent No. 9,707,508, July 18, 2017, "System and Process for Polarity Swing Assisted Regeneration of Gas-Selective Capture Liquids".
- U.S. Patent No. 9,289,741, March 22, 2016, "Suspended-Slurry Reactor".
- U.S. Patent No. 8,596,341, December 3, 2013, "Enhanced two phase flow in heat transfer systems ".
- U.S. Patent No. 8,572,862, November 5, 2013, "Open-Loop Heat-Recovery Dryer".
- U.S. Patent No. 8,438,873, May 14, 2013, "Methods for Separating a Fluid, and Devices Capable of Separating a Fluid".
- U.S. Patent No. 7,926,793, April 19, 2011, "Mixing in Wicking Structures and the Use of Enhanced Mixing Within Wicks in Microchannel Devices ".
- U.S. Patent No. 7,540,475, June 2, 2009, "Mixing in Wicking Structures and the Use of Enhanced Mixing Within Wicks in Microchannel Devices ".
- U.S. Patent No. 7,520,917, April 21, 2009, "(VELOCYS) Devices with Extended Area Structures for Mass Transfer Processing of Fluids (Incorp. 14328-E PROV 1, 2, 3 and IR 14180-E)".
- U.S. Patent No. 7,501,101, March 10, 2009, "Microsystem Reactor for Conducting Unit Operations ".
- U.S. Patent No. 7,297,324, November 20, 2007, "Microchannel Reactors with Temperature Control ".
- U.S. Patent No. 7,272,941, September 25, 2007, "Methods for Fluid Separations, and Devices Capable of Separating Fluids (Combines 12639-E ADD PROV 2 and 12639-E ADD PROV 3)".
- U.S. Patent No. 7,270,905, September 18, 2007, "Microsystem Process Networks ".
- U.S. Patent No. 7,125,540, October 24, 2006, "Microsystem Process Networks ".
- U.S. Patent No. 7,051,540, May 30, 2006, "Methods for Fluid Separations, and Devices Capable of Separating Fluids (Combines 12639-E ADD PROV 2 and 12639-E ADD PROV 3)".
- U.S. Patent No. 6,974,496, December 13, 2005, "Apparatus for Thermal Swing Adsorption and Thermally-Enhanced Pressure Swing Adsorption ".
- U.S. Patent No. 6,875,247, April 5, 2005, "Improved Conditions for Fluid Separations in Microchannels, Capillary-Driven Fluid Separations, and Laminated Devices Capable of Separating Fluids (incorp. 13291-E) ".
- U.S. Patent No. 6,746,515, June 8, 2004, "Method and Apparatus for Thermal Swing Adsorption and Thermally-Enhanced Pressure Swing Adsorption ".
- U.S. Patent No. 6,666,909, December 23, 2003, "Microsystem Capillary Separations ".
- U.S. Patent No. 6,630,012, October 7, 2003, "Method for Thermal Swing Adsorption and Thermally-Enhanced Pressure Swing Adsorption ".
Publications
2017
- Back HO, DR Bottenus, CK Clayton, DE Stephenson, and WE TeGrotenhuis. 2017. "Xe-136 enrichment through cryogenic distillation." Journal of Instrumentation 12(9):Article No. P09033. doi:10.1088/1748-0221/12/09/P09033
- Jenks JWJ, RK Motkuri, WE TeGrotenhuis, BK Paul, and BP McGrail. 2017. "Simulation and Experimental Study of Metal Organic Frameworks Used in Adsorption Cooling." Heat Transfer Engineering 38(14-15):1305-1315. doi:10.1080/01457632.2016.1242965
- TeGrotenhuis WE, A Butterfield, DD Caldwell, A Crook, and AD Winkelman. 2017. "Modeling and Design of a High Efficiency Hybrid Heat Pump Clothes Dryer." Applied Thermal Engineering 124:170-177. doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.05.048
2016
- TeGrotenhuis WE, A Butterfield, DD Caldwell, and A Crook. 2016. Affordable Hybrid Heat Pump Clothes Dryer. PNNL-25510, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
2015
- Jenks JWJ, WE TeGrotenhuis, RK Motkuri, B Paul, and BP McGrail. 2015. "A COMPUTATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF METAL AND COVALENT ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS USED IN ADSORPTION COOLING." In ASME 2015 13th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels collocated with the ASME 2015 International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging and Integration of Electronic and Photonic Microsystems, July 6-9, 2015, San Francisco, California, pp. Paper No. ICNMM2015-48822; V001T03A012. ASME, New York, NY. doi:10.1115/ICNMM2015-48822
- Zheng F, R Diver, DD Caldwell, BG Fritz, RJ Cameron, PH Humble, WE TeGrotenhuis, RA Dagle, and RS Wegeng. 2015. "Integrated solar thermochemical reaction system for steam methane reforming." Energy Procedia 69:1192-1200. doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2015.03.204
2014
- TeGrotenhuis WE. 2014. Clothes Dryer Automatic Termination Evaluation. PNNL-23616, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- TeGrotenhuis WE. 2014. Clothes Dryer Automatic Termination Sensor Evaluation. PNNL-23621, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
2012
- TeGrotenhuis WE, PH Humble, and JB Sweeney. 2012. "Simulation of a High Efficiency Multi-bed Adsorption Heat Pump ." Applied Thermal Engineering 37(1):176-182. doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.11.012
2008
- Huang X, DA King, F Zheng, VS Stenkamp, WE TeGrotenhuis, BQ Roberts, and DL King. 2008. "Hydrodesulfurization of JP-8 Fuel and its Microchannel Distillate Using Steam Reformate." Catalysis Today 136(3-4):291-300. doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2008.01.011
2007
- Wegeng RS, WE TeGrotenhuis, and JC Mankins. 2007. "Solar Thermochemical Production of Fuels." In 5th International Energy Conversion Energy Conference (IECEC), 25 - 27 June 2007, St. Louis, Missouri, pp. paper no.: AIAA 2007-4709. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., Reston, VA.
2006
- Brooks KP, and WE TeGrotenhuis. 2006. "Radiator Performance Enhancement using a LiBr-H2O Absorption Cooler and Microchannel Technology: A Portable Life Support System Example." In 36th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES), July 17-20, 2006, Norfolk, VA, pp. Paper No. 2006-01-2267. SAE International, Warrendale, PA. doi:10.4271/2006-01-2267
- Zheng F, VS Stenkamp, WE TeGrotenhuis, X Huang, and DL King. 2006. "Microchannel Distillation of JP-8 Jet Fuel for Sulfur Content Reduction." In 2006 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, November 12-17, San Francisco, California. AIChE, New York, NY.
2005
- King DL, KP Brooks, CM Fischer, LR Pederson, GC Rawlings, VS Stenkamp, WE TeGrotenhuis, RS Wegeng, and GA Whyatt. 2005. "Fuel Reformation: Catalyst Requirements in Microchannel Architectures." Chapter 7 in Microreactor Technology and Process Intensification, ACS Symposium Series, vol. 914, ed. Yong Wang and Jamelyn D. Holladay, pp. 119-128. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC.
- Brooks KP, SD Rassat, and WE TeGrotenhuis. 2005. Development of a Microchannel In Situ Propellant Production System . PNNL-15456, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
- Brooks KP, JM Davis, CM Fischer, DL King, LR Pederson, GC Rawlings, VS Stenkamp, WE TeGrotenhuis, RS Wegeng, and GA Whyatt. 2005. "Fuel Reformation: Microchannel Reactor Design." Chapter 15 in Microreactor Technology and Process Intensification : ACS Symposium Series, vol. 914, ed. Yong Wang and Jamelyn D. Holladay, pp. 238-257. Oxford University Press, New York, NY.
- TeGrotenhuis WE, VS Stenkamp, and A Twitchell. 2005. " Gas-Liquid Processing in Microchannels." In Microreactor Technology and Process Intensification, ACS Symposium Series, No. 914, ed. Y. Wang, J.D. Holladay, pp. 360-377. Oxford University Press, New York, NY.
2002
- Stenkamp VS, LJ Bond, WE TeGrotenhuis, JW Grate, and M Flake. 2002. "Standing Ultrasonic Wave Separator." In IEEE-NANO 2002. Proceedings of the 2002 2nd IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology, 2002. August 26-28, 2002 , pp. 453-455. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, NJ. doi:10.1109/NANO.2002.1032287
- Stenkamp VS, LJ Bond, WE TeGrotenhuis, JW Grate, and M Flake. 2002. "Standing Ultrasonic Wave Separator." In Proceedings of the 2002 2nd IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology , pp. 453-455. IEEE, Piscataway, NJ.
- Whyatt GA, WE TeGrotenhuis, JGH Geeting, JM Davis, RS Wegeng, and LR Pederson. 2002. "Demonstration of Energy Efficient Steam Reforming in Microchannels for Automotive Fuel Processing." In Microreaction technology : IMRET 5 : proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Microreaction Technology , pp. 303-312. Springer, Berlin.
1999
- TeGrotenhuis WE, RJ Cameron, MG Butcher, PM Martin, and RS Wegeng. 1999. "Microchannel Devices for Efficient Contact of Liquids in Solvent Extraction." Separation Science and Technology 34(6-7):951-974.