Professor John Brammer
Professor
Prior to joining Chester in early 2016, John worked at Aston University as a Lecturer then a Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering. He started at Aston in 1997 as a Research Assistant, and completed a PhD in 2001 in the production of energy from biomass. John obtained a Lectureship in the Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry subject group in 2002, and since then has developed his teaching across a range of subjects, as well as his research in the area of sustainable energy systems. He obtained a Senior Lectureship in 2013.
John moved to Chester in 2016 to take up a Chair in Chemical Engineering. At Chester he has continued his teaching in the areas of heat transfer, process design, process simulation, process economics and sustainable energy, and also his research into sustainable energy systems. He because Programme Leader for Chemical Engineering programmes in 2020.
Before entering academia, John worked extensively in industry, with both Rolls-Royce plc on aero gas turbine combustion, and with PowerGen plc primarily on stationary boilers. His employment record is as follows
2016 - present: Professor in Chemical Engineering, University of Chester
2013 - 2015: Senior Lecturer, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Aston University
2002 - 2013: Lecturer, Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Aston University
1997 - 2002: Research Assistant, Bioenergy Research Group, Aston University.
1990 - 1995: Group Leader, Combustion Section, Power Technology, PowerGen plc., Nottingham
1983 - 1990: Technologist, Combustion Department, Engineering Division, Rolls-Royce plc, Derby
John teaches the following subjects to students on Chemical Engineering undergraduate programmes:
Heat Transfer to Level 4 and 6 students
Process Simulation to Level 7 students
Process Design Principles to Level 6 students
Process Economics to Level 6 students
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems to Level 6 students
Design Project to Level 6 students
MEng Research Project to Level 7 students
John's research interests are in the field of energy production systems, in particular bio-energy systems. He specialises in overall system modelling and analysis, and also in computational fluid dynamics analysis of individual plant components. He also carries out experimental research in gasification and pyrolysis systems. John has supervised nine PhD students to successful completion in various topics related to energy systems.
Recent research funding:
1 EC Marie Curie IAPP project;
1 Innovate UK Localised Energy Systems project;
2 EPSRC DTA grants under Supergen programme;
3 EPSRC Industrial CASE awards;
1 Innovate UK KTP award.
Funded Project:
Erratum to “Combined heat and power from the intermediate pyrolysis of biomass materials: Performance, economics and environmental impact” [Appl. Energy 191 (2017) 639–652]
Nov 2017 Applied Energy 205:1610 Elsevier
Co-authors: Yang Y, Brammer JG, Wright DG, Scott JA, Serrano C, Bridgwater AV
10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.08.020
10 Feb 2017 Applied Energy Elsevier
Co-authors: Yang Y, Brammer JG, Wright DG, Scott J, Serrano C, Bridgwater T
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Combustion of fuel blends containing digestate pyrolysis oil in a multi-cylinder compression ignition engine
May 2016 Fuel171:18-28 Elsevier
Co-authors: Hossain AK, Serrano C, Brammer JB, Omran A, Ahmed F, Smith DI, Davies PA
DOWNLOAD PDF 10.1016/j.fuel.2015.12.012
Intermediate pyrolysis of biomass energy pellets for producing sustainable liquid, gaseous and solid fuels
Oct 2014 Bioresource Technology 169:794-799 Elsevier
Co-authors: Yang Y, Brammer JG, Mahmood ASN, Hornung A
DOWNLOAD PDF 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.07.044
A barrier and techno-economic analysis of small-scale bCHP (biomass combined heat and power) schemes in the UK
Jul 2014 Energy 71:332-345 Elsevier
Co-authors: Wright DG, Dey PK, Brammer J
DOWNLOAD PDF 10.1016/j.energy.2014.04.079
Assessing economically viable carbon reductions for the production of ammonia from biomass gasification
Feb 2014 Journal of Cleaner Production 64:581-589 Elsevier
Co-authors: Gilbert P, Alexander S, Thornley P, Brammer J
Assessing economically viable carbon reductions for the production of ammonia from biomass gasification
Feb 2014 Journal of Cleaner Production 64:581-589 Elsevier
Co-authors: Gilbert P, Alexander S, Thornley P, Brammer J
Corrigendum to “Integrated assessment of bioelectricity technology options” [Energy Policy (37) 890–903]
Jan 2010 Energy Policy 38(1):689 Elsevier
Co-authors: Thornley P, Upham P, Huang Y, Rezvani S, Brammer J, Rogers J
Integrated assessment of bioelectricity technology options
Mar 2009 Energy Policy 37(3):890-903 Elsevier
Co-authors: Thornley P, Upham P, Huang Y, Rezvani S, Brammer J, Rogers J