TY  - JOUR
A1  - Holler, S.
A1  - Butenweg, Christoph
A1  - Noh, S.-Y.
A1  - Meskouris, Konstantin
T1  - Computational model of textile-reinforced concrete structures
JF  - Computers & structures : an international journal
Y1  - 2004
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2004.03.076
SN  - 1879-2243 (E-Journal); 0045-7949 (Print)
VL  - Volume 82
IS  - Issues 23-26
SP  - 1971
EP  - 1979
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Holler, S.
A1  - Butenweg, Christoph
A1  - Noh, S.-Y.
A1  - Meskouris, Konstantin
T1  - Numerical simulation of textile-reinforced concrete structures
T2  - Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology : [Prague, Czech Republic, 4 - 6 September 2002] / ed. by B. H. V. Topping and Z. Bittnar. (Civil-Comp Press books on computational engineering)
Y1  - 2002
SN  - 0-948749-83-0
SP  - 287
EP  - 288
PB  - Civil-Comp Press
CY  - Stirling
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hoffstadt, Kevin
A1  - Pohen, Gino D.
A1  - Dicke, Max D.
A1  - Paulsen, Svea
A1  - Krafft, Simone
A1  - Zang, Joachim W.
A1  - Fonseca-Zang, Warde A. da
A1  - Leite, Athaydes
A1  - Kuperjans, Isabel
T1  - Challenges and prospects of biogas from energy cane as supplement to bioethanol production
JF  - Agronomy
N2  - Innovative breeds of sugar cane yield up to 2.5 times as much organic matter as conventional breeds, resulting in a great potential for biogas production. The use of biogas production as a complementary solution to conventional and second-generation ethanol production in Brazil may increase the energy produced per hectare in the sugarcane sector. Herein, it was demonstrated that through ensiling, energy cane can be conserved for six months; the stored cane can then be fed into a continuous biogas process. This approach is necessary to achieve year-round biogas production at an industrial scale. Batch tests revealed specific biogas potentials between 400 and 600 LN/kgVS for both the ensiled and non-ensiled energy cane, and the specific biogas potential of a continuous biogas process fed with ensiled energy cane was in the same range. Peak biogas losses through ensiling of up to 27% after six months were observed. Finally, compared with second-generation ethanol production using energy cane, the results indicated that biogas production from energy cane may lead to higher energy yields per hectare, with an average energy yield of up to 162 MWh/ha. Finally, the Farm²CBG concept is introduced, showing an approach for decentralized biogas production.
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10060821
SN  - 2073-4395
VL  - 10
IS  - 6
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hoffstadt, Kevin
A1  - Cheenakula, Dheeraja
A1  - Nikolausz, Marcell
A1  - Krafft, Simone
A1  - Harms, Hauke
A1  - Kuperjans, Isabel
T1  - Design and construction of a new reactor for flexible biomethanation of hydrogen
JF  - Fermentation
N2  - The increasing share of renewable electricity in the grid drives the need for sufficient storage capacity. Especially for seasonal storage, power-to-gas can be a promising approach. Biologically produced methane from hydrogen produced from surplus electricity can be used to substitute natural gas in the existing infrastructure. Current reactor types are not or are poorly optimized for flexible methanation. Therefore, this work proposes a new reactor type with a plug flow reactor (PFR) design. Simulations in COMSOL Multiphysics ® showed promising properties for operation in laminar flow. An experiment was conducted to support the simulation results and to determine the gas fraction of the novel reactor, which was measured to be 29%. Based on these simulations and experimental results, the reactor was constructed as a 14 m long, 50 mm diameter tube with a meandering orientation. Data processing was established, and a step experiment was performed. In addition, a kLa of 1 h−1 was determined. The results revealed that the experimental outcomes of the type of flow and gas fractions are in line with the theoretical simulation. The new design shows promising properties for flexible methanation and will be tested.
KW  - methanation
KW  - plug flow reactor
KW  - bubble column
KW  - bio-methane
KW  - power-to-gas
Y1  - 2023
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fermentation9080774
SN  - 2311-5637
N1  - The article belongs to the Special Issue Fermentation Processes: Modeling, Optimization and Control
VL  - 9
IS  - 8
SP  - 1
EP  - 16
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
A1  - Téllez, Félix M.
A1  - Valverde, Antonio
A1  - Fernandez, Valerio
A1  - Fernandez, Jesus
T1  - Performance evaluation of the 200-kWth HiTRec-II open volumetric air receiver
JF  - Journal of solar energy engineering
Y1  - 2003
VL  - Vol. 125
IS  - Iss. 1
SP  - 87
EP  - 94
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
A1  - Riffelmann, K.-J.
A1  - Krödel, M.
A1  - Rietbrock, P.
T1  - PHITREC - pressurized volumetric air receiver for high temperature solar applications / K.-J. Riffelmann ; B. Hofschmidt ...
JF  - Forschungsbericht : DLR FB. 10 (2001)
Y1  - 2001
SN  - 0939-2963
N1  - 2. ISSN: 1434-8454 ; Kölner Sonnenkolloquium <5, 2001, Köln> ; Solar thermal power plants and solar chemical processes : advances and perspectives for international cooperation
SP  - 73
EP  - 74
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
A1  - Pitz-Paal, Robert
A1  - Böhmer, M.
T1  - A new closed/open volumetric receiver concept for parabolictrough collectors (test results)
JF  - Journal de physique. 9 (1999), H. 3
Y1  - 1999
SN  - 1155-4339
SP  - 3
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
A1  - Pitz-Paal, R.
A1  - Hennecke, K.
T1  - Solare Heißlufterzeugung für Temperaturen bis über 250 Grad C
JF  - Tagung München, 16. und 17. März 1999 . 1999.  - (VDI-Berichte ; 1457)
Y1  - 1999
SN  - 3-18-091457-2
SP  - 323
EP  - 332
PB  - VDI-Verl.
CY  - Düsseldorf
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
A1  - Pitz-Paal, R.
A1  - Böhmer, M.
T1  - Experimental and numerical evaluation of the performance and flow stability of different types of open volumetric absorbers under non-homogeneous irradiation / R. Pitz-Pahl ; B. Hofschmidt ; M. Böhmer ...
JF  - Solar energy. 60 (1997), H. 3-4
Y1  - 1997
SN  - 0038-092X
SP  - 135
EP  - 150
ER  - 
TY  - BOOK
A1  - Hoffschmidt, Bernhard
A1  - Lan, Marco
A1  - Fricke, Barbara
A1  - Anthrakidis, Anette
A1  - Peter, Stefan
T1  - Struktur und Dynamik einer Stromversorgung mit einem hohen Anteil erneuerbarer Energieerzeuger. Kurzbezeichnung: Energiestudie. Schlussbericht
Y1  - 2010
N1  - BMU-Forschungsbericht. Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit / 2010 / 20110602205
PB  - Solar-Institut, FH Aachen
CY  - Jülich
ER  -