Willem Mazzotti Pallard
About me
PhD candidate at the Energy Technology department
Science and technology enthusiast. Working mainly with Energy Technology and Energy Systems, with a focus on Ground-Source Heat Pumps (GSHPs) and Borehole Thermal Energy Storage (BTES). Initiative taker. Like and practice sports.
Research
- Deep and coaxial borehole heat exchangers for GSHPs
- Distributed temperature sensing with LASER and optical fibers (Raman-based, uncertainty, calibration)
- Heat pumping and refrigeration (natural refrigerants)
- Thermal energy storage (BTES, exergy, excess heat recovery, seasonal storage)
- Performance monitoring of real, large-scale GSHP systems (data acquisition and analysis)
- System identification applied to borehole heat exchangers
- Energy systems
- Heat transfer / Thermodynamics
- Thermo-physical properties of heat carrier fluid
- Dehumidification in ice rinks
Teaching
- Assistant in MJ1401 Heat transfer
- Assistant in MJ1112 Applied Thermodynamics
- Assistant in MJ2407 Sustainable Energy Utilisation
- Assistant in MJ1145 Energy Systems
- Assistant in MJ2146 Energy Systems, Business and Management
- Assistant in AE1601 Fluid Mechanics for Architecture and Built Environment
- Assistant in MJ2409 Project course
Beyond Academia
- Proud dad
- Striving towards a more fact-based, science-based worldview
- Energy consultant at Bengt Dahlgren
- Practicing Volleyball. Hobbies: Biking, Squash, Tennis, Ski, Golf.
- Active facilitator of the Climate Collage Sweden
- Board member at the Swedish chapter of International Ground-Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA)
- Member of the Arts & Industries group (INSA Strasbourg Alumni)
- Member of the Swedish Society of Refrigeration (Kyltekniska)
- Member of the Association for Energetic People in Sweden (FEGIS2)
- Board member at Solna VBK (2017-2018)
- Consumer of Science and Philosophy Popularization