Welcome to GeoHex Knowledge Based Decision Support System

The GeoHex project aims to improve the heat transfer performance of the heat exchangers and scaling & corrosion issues by developing novel materials for the surface of heat exchangers.
The GeoHex Decision-Support System (DSS) tool guide the user by providing various solutions for novel GeoHex materials. For example, users could evaluate the environmental and economic impacts of novel GeoHex-enabled heat exchangers.

The modules in the GeoHex DSS:
  • Sustainability module: This module evaluates the cost and environmental impacts of the standard and GeoHex-enabled heat exchangers. Users also would be able to evaluate the impact of GeoHex materials considering the use case scenario.
  • Simulation and Image processing module:This module process and anlyse the bubble and droplet videos/images using deep learning algorithm to see the impact of GeoHex materials. This module can analyse any bubble or droplet videos/images.
  • Data processing: This module calculates the overall heat transfer coefficient of standard and GeoHex materials for the boiling/condensation experimental data measured using GeoHex experimental rig. Using this module, users can calculate materials' overall heat transfer coefficient while uploading their experimental data from condensation and evaporation experiments
  • Financial tool: This module calculates the Levelised Cost Of Energy (LCOE) considering the standard and GeoHex-enabled heat exchangers. GeoSmart solutions/innovations.
  • Thermodynamic module: This module evaluates the net output power at the turbine and thermal efficiency and provides auto-selection of working fluid with the working fluid pressure at the outlet of the pump.

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