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Heggs, Peter J.

Visiting Professor
P.J.Heggs@leeds.ac.uk

School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Dept of Chem Eng, UMIST, Sackville St., Manchester, M60 1QD
205 Engineering Building University of Leeds Leeds Leeds UNITED KINGDOM

Boiling, Condensation, Heat exchangers, Heat transfer enhancement

BSc; PhD; CEng
Visiting Research Professor
University of Leeds, SPEME
September 2008 – Present (8 years 6 months)
University of Leeds
Visiting Reserach Professor
University of Leeds
2008 – Present (9 years)
Emeritus Professor
University of Manchester
2008 – Present (9 years)
Professor of Chemical Engineering
UMIST
1996 – 2004 (8 years)
Professor of Chemical Engineering
Bradford University
May 1986 – May 1994 (8 years 1 month)
Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Reader in Chemical Engineering
University of Leeds
January 1972 – May 1986 (14 years 5 months)
Senior Process Engineer
Union Carbide Corporation
December 1967 – January 1972 (4 years 2 months)
Selected publications:
Narataruksa, P; Pichitvittayakarn, W; Heggs, PJ; Tia, S Fouling behavior of coconut milk at pasteurization temperatures. Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 30, pp.1387-1395. 2010.
Alane, A; Rodgers, TL; Heggs, PJ Modelling a Vertical Thermosyphon Reboiler Operating Under Vacuum Using Data from Rigorous Experimental Studies in: Pierucci S (editors) ICHEAP-9: 9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CHEMICAL AND PROCESS ENGINEERING, PTS 1-3, vol. 17, pp.489-494. 2009
Sacramento-Rivero, JC; Heggs, PJ The Evaluation of a Vent Condenser by the Film and Equilibrium Methods for Steam/Air Mixtures in: HEAT TRANSFER ENGINEERING, vol. 30, pp.590-597. 2009.
Sacramento, JC; Heggs, PJ The role of flooding in the design of vent and reflux condensers in: Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 29, pp.1338-1345. 2009.
Narataruksa, P; Triratana, P; Pana-Suppamassadu, K; Heggs, PJ; Tia, S Dynamic simulation of plate and frame heat exchanger undergoing food fouling: coconut milk fouling case study. ScienceAsia, vol. 34, pp.229-237. 2008.
Cooke, M; Heggs, PJ; Rodgers, TL The efffect of solids on the dense phase gas fraction and gas-liquid mass transfer at conditions close to the heterogeneous regime in a mechanically agitated vessel. Chemical Engineering Research & Design, vol. 86, pp.869-882. 2008.
Ooi, T.H., Benson, H.R.S. and Heggs, P.J., Reflux Condensation under Vacuum of a Methanol/Water Mixture with Plain tube and Tube Inserts, Heat Transfer Engineering, Vol. 26, Number 7, pp. 3 -10, Sept 2005.
Lane, H.J. and Heggs, P.J., Extended Surface Heat Transfer: The Dovetail Fin, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 25, pp. 2555 – 2565, 2005.
Cooke M. and Heggs P.J., Advantages of the Hollow (concave) Turbine for Multi-Phase Agitation under Intense Operating Conditions, Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 60, pp 5529 – 5543, 2005.
Marin L., Elliott L., Heggs P.J., Ingham D.B., Lesnic D. and Wen X., Parameter identification in two-dimensional fins using the boundary element method, Numerical Heat Transfer Part A: Applications 50(4) 315-344, 2006.
Pichitvittayakarn W., Narataruksa P., Heggs P. J. and Tia S., Effects of Fluid Flow on Coconut Milk Fouling at Pasteurization Temperatures(70-74.5°C), Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology, Vol.28 (6), 2006.
Alane A. and Heggs P. J., The Re-Commissioned Thermosyphon Reboiler Research Facility in the Morton Laboratory, WIT Transactions in Engineering Sciences, Vol. 53, pp 337-350, 2006.
Rivero J. C. S. and Heggs P. J., The Re-Commissioning of a Vent and Reflux Condensation Research Facility for Vacuum and Atmospheric Operation, WIT Transactions in Engineering Sciences, Vol. 53, pp 371-380, 2006.
Heggs P. J. and Somasundram I. M., Fin Performance Ratios Greater than Unity: Not Just A Theoretical Aspiration, Applied Thermal Engineering, 27, 951-961, 2007.
Cooke M., Heggs P. J. and Rodgers T. L., The Effect of Solids on the Dense Phase Gas Fraction and Gas-Solid Mass Transfer at Conditions Close to the Heterogeneous Regime in a Mechanically Agitated Vessel, I.Chem.E, Vol.86(8), Part A, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, pp 869-882, 2008.
Narataruksa P., Triatana P., Pana-Suppamassadu K., Heggs P. J. and Tia S., Dynamic Simulation of Plate and Frame Heat Exchangers undergoing Food Fouling: Coconut Milk Fouling Case Study, ScienceAsia, Vol. 34 (2), pp 229-237, 2008.
Sacramento J. C. and Heggs P. J., The Role of Flooding in the Design of Vent and Reflux Condensers, Applied Thermal Engineering, in Press.

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