Dmitry Smirnov

Scientific advisor:  Dr. Henni Ouerdane

Education

MSc in Energy Technologies, Skoltech, with honors, 2015;

Energy science and technology management, ETH Zurich, one-year program, 2013;

Technology commercialization, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, two one-month internships, 2012, 2014;

Engineer’s degree, Gas turbines and powermachine building, St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University, with honors, 2012.

PhD thesis

Experimental investigation of thermal machines based on the reversed thermodynamic Stirling cycle.

 Projects involved

Experimental test unit based on the Stirling cycle thermal machine, joint project with Thermal Motors LLC. Project web-link 1, web-link 2, web-link 3.

Research interests

I am interested in the development of energy conversion systems. Currently, I am investigating thermal machines based on the reversed and direct thermodynamic Stirling cycle. Additionally, I am interested in commercialization of energy technologies as well as in organizational behavior of R&D teams and start-ups.

Publications

Smirnov D.S. et al., 2018. Optimal piston sealing for regenerative refrigerators based on the reversed Stirling thermodynamic cycle. Unpublished manuscript.

Smirnov, D. and Golkar, A., 2018. Novel formulation for a general design optimization problem using game theory. Unpublished manuscript.

Smirnov, D. and Golkar, A., 2015. Stirling engine systems tradespace exploration framework. Procedia Computer Science, 44, pp.558-567.