AUT - Tim Anderson

Dr Tim Anderson

Phone: +64 9 921 9999 Extn: 8075

Email: timothy.anderson@aut.ac.nz

Qualifications:

PhD (University of Waikato)
ME (University of New South Wales)
BE (Mechanical) (University of New South Wales)

Memberships and Affiliations:

Member, Institute of Engineers Australia

Australia and New Zealand Architectural Science Association

International Building Performance Simulation Association (Australasia)

Biography:

Tim studied Mechanical Engineering as an undergraduate, and postgraduate research student, at the University of New South Wales. On completing his studies, he was employed as the engineer managing research in the heat transfer and IC engines laboratory in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at UNSW before taking a PhD scholarship at the University of Waikato. He was subsequently awarded his PhD for a thesis entitled “Thermal Aspects of Building Integrated Photovoltaic/Thermal Solar Collectors” and took a position as a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Deakin University. In 2011 he took up his position as a Senior Lecturer at AUT where he will continue to develop his research on solar energy.

Teaching Areas:

Advanced Thermodynamics

Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Advancements in Solar Energy

Research areas:

Solar Energy (Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic/Thermal Energy Systems)
Experimental and Computational Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics (Natural Convection)
Renewable Energy
Sustainable Built Environments
Heat Pumps and Refrigeration

Current Research Projects:

Development of a building integrated photovoltaic/thermal solar concentrator
Heat Transfer in Transpired Solar Collectors
Advanced Thermal Storage for Solar Energy Systems
Convection Heat Loss From Concentrating Solar Receivers
Natural Convection Heat Transfer in Partly Open Enclosures
Development of a Domestic-scale Diffusion-Absorption Solar Cooling System
Nanofluids as heat transfer media in flat-plate solar water heaters (with Dr Roy Nates)

Publications:

Book Chapters

 

Anderson, T.N., Duke, M. and Carson, J.K., 2008, “Designing Photovoltaic/Thermal Solar Collectors for Building Integration”, Chapter 12 in “Solar Energy: Research, Technology and Applications”, Nova Science Publishers, Hauppage, New York

 

Journal Papers

 

Anderson, T. and Luther, M., 2012, “Designing for Thermal Comfort Near a Glazed Exterior Wall”, Architectural Science Review, Vol. 55, No. 3, pp.186-195

 

Anderson, T.N., Duke, M. and Carson, J.K., 2010, “Suppression of Natural Convection Heat Transfer Coefficients in an Attic Shaped Enclosure”, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 37, No. 8, pp.985-986

Anderson, T.N., Duke, M. and Carson, J.K., 2010, “Experimental Determination of Natural Convection Heat Transfer Coefficients in an Attic Shaped Enclosure”, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 37, No. 4, pp.360-363

Anderson, T.N., Duke, M. and Carson, J.K., 2010, “The Effect of Colour on the Thermal Performance of Building Integrated Solar Collectors”, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 94, pp. 350-354

Duke, M., and Anderson, T., 2010, “Compounding Factors and their Effect on the Design of Long Range Battery Electric Vehicles”, International Journal of Renewable Energy Vehicles, Vol. 1, pp. 1-5

Anderson, T.N., Duke, M., Morrison G.L. and Carson, J.K., 2009, “Performance of a Building Integrated Photovoltaic/Thermal (BIPVT) Solar Collector”, Solar Energy, Vol. 83, No. 4, pp. 445-455

Duke, M., Andrews, D. and Anderson, T., 2009, “The Feasibility Of Long Range Battery Electric Cars In New Zealand”, Energy Policy, Vol. 37, No. 9, pp. 3455-3462

Anderson, T.N., Duke, M. and Carson, J.K., 2009, “Convection suppression in a triangular-shaped enclosure”, Computational Thermal Sciences, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 309-321

Anderson, T.N. and Duke, M., 2008, “Solar Energy Use for Energy Savings in Dairy Processing Plants”, Transactions of Engineers New Zealand, Engineering TreNZ, 2008-001

Anderson T.N. and Morrison G.L., 2007, “Effect of Load Patterns on Solar Boosted Heat Pump Water Heater Performance”, Solar Energy, Vol. 81, pp. 1386-1395

Anderson, T.N., Duke, M. and Carson, J.K., 2007, “A Typical Meteorological Year for Energy Simulations in Hamilton, New Zealand”, Transactions of Engineers New Zealand, Engineering TreNZ, 2007-003

Morrison G.L, Anderson, T. and Behnia M., 2004, “Seasonal performance rating of heat pump water heaters”, Solar Energy, Vol.76, pp.147-152

 

Conference Papers

 

Anderson, T.N., Duke, M. and Carson, J.K., 2013, “Performance of an unglazed solar collector for radiant cooling”, Proceedings of Australian Solar Cooling 2013 Conference, Sydney, April 2013

 

Oshikiri, J. and Anderson, T.N., 2012, “Condensation Control in Glazed Flat Plate Solar Water Heaters”, Proceedings of 23rd International Symposium on Transport Phenomena, Auckland, November 2012

 

Wahab, H.A., Duke, M., Carson, J.K. and Anderson, T., 2012, “Alternative Control Strategies for Building Integrated Photovoltaic/Thermal (BIPVT) System”, Talent Management Symposium (TMS2012), Melbourne, July 2012

 

Wahab, H.A., Duke, M., Carson, J.K. and Anderson, T., 2012, “ A need for control strategies: Building Integrated Photovoltaic/Thermal (BIPVT) System”, 1st Waikato Malaysian Postgraduate Colloquium 2012, March 2012

 

Anderson, T.N., Kunnemeyer, R., Duke, M. and Carson, J., 2011, “A Combined Optical, Thermal and Electrical Performance Model of a Building Integrated Photovoltaic/Thermal Concentrator (BIPVTC)”, Proceedings of ENZCON'11, 18th Electronics New Zealand Conference, Palmerston North, November 2011

 

Anderson, T., Luther, M.,and Brain, T., 2011,“Assessment of thermal comfort near a glazed exterior wall”, Proceedings of 45th Annual Conference of the Australian and NZ Architectural Science Association, Sydney, November 2011

Luther, M., Anderson, T. and Brain, T., 2011, “Investigating Glazing System: Simulated Results with Real Measurements”, Proceedings of Building Simulation 2011, 12th International Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, Sydney, November 2011

 

Wahab, H.A., Duke, M., Carson, J.K. and Anderson, T., 2011, “Studies of Control Strategies for Building Integrated Solar Energy System”, Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE First Conference on Clean Energy and Technology, Kuala Lumpur, June 2011

Anderson, T.N., Duke, M. and Carson, J.K., 2011, “An Assessment of Base Load Concentrating Solar Thermal Power Generation for New Zealand”, Proceedings of Electricity Engineers’ Association Conference: Resilient, Intelligent & Sustainable Electricity, Auckland, June 2011

 

Anderson, T.N, Duke, M., Carson, J.K., Kunnemeyer, R., and Smith, B., 2010, “The Development of a Novel Large Area Building Integrated Solar Collector for Pool Heating”, Proceedings of ANZSES Annual Conference, Canberra, December 2010

Anderson, T.N., Hilditch, T., Barnett, M.R., 2010, “The Effect of Mechanical Surface Treatment on the UV-Visible Reflectance of Low Cost Solar Thermal Absorber Materials”, Proceedings of ANZSES Annual Conference, Canberra, December 2010

Anderson, T.N., Duke, M., Carson, J.K., and Smith, B., 2010, “Flow Distribution in Large Area Building Integrated Solar Collectors”, Proceedings of 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Auckland, December 2010

Anderson, T.N., Duke, M. and Carson, J.K., 2010, “Performance of a Building Integrated Solar Combisystem”, Proceedings of 44th Annual Conference of the Australian and NZ Architectural Science Association, Auckland, November 2010

Wahab, H.A., Anderson, T, Duke, M., Ruffel, B., and Carson, J., 2010, “Solar roofing system thermal performance analysis”, Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Sustainability Engineering and Science, Auckland, November 2010

Duke, M., Anderson, T., Carson, J., Kunnemeyer, R., and Smith, B., 2010, “Performance of Building Integrated Solar Hot Water Systems”, Proceedings of Energy in the City – Securing the Future, Conference C92, London, June 2010

Anderson, T.N., Duke, M. and Carson, J.K., 2009, “Performance of coloured solar collectors”, Proceedings of ICAE’09 International Conference on Applied Energy, Hong Kong, January 2009

Anderson, T.N., Bura, S., Duke, M., Carson, J.K. and Lay, M., 2008, “Development of a Building Integrated Photovoltaic/Thermal Solar Energy Cogeneration System”, Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Sustainability Engineering and Science, Auckland, December 2008

Anderson, T., Torrens, R., Lay, M. and Duke, M., 2008, “Where did we go wrong? An examination of students treatment of experimental error in Engineering Mechanics laboratories”, Proceedings of 19th Australasian Engineering Education Conference, Rockhampton, December 2008 

Duke, M. and Anderson, T.N., 2008, “Modelling and testing of long range battery electric vehicle performance”, Proceedings of 3rd International Solar Energy Society Asia-Pacific Congress, Sydney, November 2008

Anderson, T.N., Duke, M. and Carson, J.K., 2008, “Experimental performance of water cooled building integrated photovoltaic/thermal solar collectors”, Proceedings of 3rd International Solar Energy Society Asia-Pacific Congress, Sydney, November 2008

Anderson, T.N., Duke, M. and Carson, J.K., 2008, “Measurement of natural convection heat transfer in an attic shaped enclosure”, Proceedings of 3rd International Solar Energy Society Asia-Pacific Congress, Sydney, November 2008

Anderson, T.N., Bura, S., Duke, M., Carson, J.K. and Lay, M, 2008, “Development of a Building Integrated Photovoltaic/Thermal Solar Collector Based on Steel Roofing”, Proceedings of 4th New Zealand Metals Industry Conference, Auckland, October 2008

Anderson, T.N., Duke, M. and Carson, J.K., 2008, “Designing a Low Cost Solar Collector System for Process Industry Applications”, Proceedings of Society of Chemical Engineers NZ Annual Conference, Hamilton, September 2008

Duke, M. and Anderson, T., 2008, “The Development of a Long Range Battery Electric Vehicle”, Proceedings of 10th World Renewable Energy Congress, Glasgow, July 2008

Duke, M. and Anderson, T., 2008, “The Potential for Battery Electric Vehicles in New Zealand”, Proceedings of NERI Energy, Transport and Sustainability Symposium, Wellington, June 2008 

Anderson, T.N., Duke, M. and Carson, J.K., 2008, “Convection suppression in an attic shaped enclosure”, Proceedings of CHT08: 4th International Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer, Marrakech, May 2008

Anderson, T.N. and Duke, M., 2007, “Photovoltaic/Thermal Solar Collectors – An Introduction”, Proceedings of  IRHACE Technical Conference, Napier, May 2007

Anderson, T.N., Duke, M. and Carson, J.K., 2007, “Improved Electrical Efficiency by Active Cooling of Building Integrated Photovoltaic Panels”, Proceedings of ENZCon’07, 14th Electronics New Zealand Conference, Wellington, November 2007, pp. 31-36

Anderson, T.N. and Duke, M., 2007, “Analysis of a Photovoltaic/Thermal Solar Collector for Building Integration”, Proceedings of SB07, New Zealand Sustainable Building Conference, Auckland, November 2007

Bura, S., Duke, M., Lay, M. and Anderson, T., 2007, “Investigation of Production Systems for a BIPVT Product”, Proceedings of SB07, New Zealand Sustainable Building Conference, Auckland, November 2007

Anderson, T., Torrens, R., Lay, M. and Duke, M., 2007, “Experience with practical project based learning in a developing undergraduate engineering degree program”, Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering Education, Coimbra, Portugal, September 2007

Duke, M., Andrews, D., and Anderson, T., 2007, “The Feasibility of Battery Electric Cars in New Zealand”, Proceedings of Transport 07 – The Next 50 Years, Christchurch, July 2007

Anderson T.N. and Morrison G.L., 2007, “Condenser-Tank Interaction in a Heat Pump Water Heater with a Wrap-around Condenser”, Proceedings of IRHACE Technical Conference, Napier, May 2007

Duke, M., Andrews, D., de Fluiter, T., and Anderson, T.N., 2006, “The emergence of battery electric vehicles: A NZ manufacturing opportunity?”, Proceedings of 3rd New Zealand Metals Industry Conference, Hamilton, November 2006

Duke, M., Andrews, D., Pickering, K.L., and Anderson, T., 2006, “The Feasibility of a Sustainable Energy, Driver-Only Electric Commuter Vehicle for New Zealand”, Proceedings of ANZSES Annual Conference, Canberra, September 2006

Anderson, T.N., Walmsley, M.R.W. and Neale, J.R., 2006, “An Examination of Strongly Curved Turbulent Flows”, Proceedings of Chemeca 2006, Auckland, September, 2006

Anderson T.N., Morrison G.L. and Behnia M., 2003, “An experimental evaluation of an air-source and a solar-boosted heat pump water heater” Proceedings of ANZSES Annual Conference Melbourne 2003, pp.593-599

Anderson T.N, Morrison G.L. and Behnia M., 2002, “Experimental Analysis of a Solar Boosted Heat Pump Water Heater”, Proceedings of ANZSES Annual Conference – Solarharvest, Newcastle 2002

Morrison G.L., Anderson T. and Behnia M., 2001, “Seasonal Performance Rating of Heat Pump Water Heaters”, International Solar Energy Society 2001 Solar World Congress, Adelaide, November/December, 2001

Awards:

New Zealand FRST Technology for Industry Fellowship (2006-2009)
Brian Perry Civil, Young Engineers Presentation Winner (2007)
Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry) (2001-2002)
UNSW Faculty of Engineering Supplementary Engineering Award (2001-2002)