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Dr Svetlana Tkachenko
Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr Svetlana Tkachenko

  • PhD, Mechanical Engineering, UNSW, Australia 2018

 

Engineering
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Dr Svetlana Tkachenko graduated with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering at UNSW in 2018. Svetlana's PhD involved numerical modelling of buoyant turbulent fluid flow and heat transfer in a model of a double-skin building facade with photvoltaic (PV) modules on the outer skin, which suggested that higher wall emissivity on inner surfaces of such a facade leads to improvement in surface-to-surface wall radiation and resulting passive cooling rates.

After graduation, Svetlana has participated in research projects with industrial partners in the areas of aerodynamics for rotary wing aircraft, automotive applications for disk brakes, building ventilation for a three-storey building with passive evaporative downdraft cooling. In these projects, Svetlana has created a numerical model, and collaborated with fellow researchers, to devise improvements to the design of these systems, which would increase their resulting performance.

Dr Svetlana Tkachenko currently is a post-doctoral fellow at UNSW Faculty of Engineering, undertaking numerical modelling of fluid flow and heat transfer in the areas of renewable energy, building ventilation, and air conditioning. Her numerical modelling includes multi-phase modelling, study of new materials, and collaboration with industry to identify the requirements, limitations, and working objectives.
Phone
+61-2-9065 0112
E-mail
svetlana.tkachenko@unsw.edu.au
Location
Ainsworth Building Kensington Campus UNSW Sydney
  • Book Chapters | 2023
    Ahmadi Moghaddam H; Phillips M; Tkachenko S; Timchenko V, 2023, 'Influence of Wind Incidence Angle on the Cooling of Rooftop-Mounted Solar Panels', in Solar PV Panels - Recent Advances and Future Prospects, IntechOpen, http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.109610
  • Journal articles | 2023
    Ahmadi Moghaddam H; Tkachenko S; Yeoh GH; Timchenko V, 2023, 'A newly designed BIPV system with enhanced passive cooling and ventilation', Building Simulation, 16, pp. 2093 - 2107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12273-023-1051-z
    Journal articles | 2023
    Zhou Z; Bahl P; Tkachenko S; Hari A; De Silva C; Timchenko V; Green MA, 2023, 'Vortex Generators for Passive Cooling of Rooftop Photovoltaic Systems Under Free Convection', IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 13, pp. 743 - 749, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2023.3299752
    Journal articles | 2022
    Zhou Z; Tkachenko S; Bahl P; Tavener D; de Silva C; Timchenko V; Jiang JY; Keevers M; Green M, 2022, 'Passive PV module cooling under free convection through vortex generators', Renewable Energy, 190, pp. 319 - 329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.03.133
    Journal articles | 2019
    Tkachenko S; Timchenko V; Yeoh G; Reizes J, 2019, 'Effects of radiation on turbulent natural convection in channel flows', International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 77, pp. 122 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2019.03.009
    Journal articles | 2016
    Tkachenko SA; Lau GE; Timchenko V; Yeoh GH; Reizes J, 2016, 'Effect of heat loss on turbulent buoyancy-driven flow in a rectangular cavity using the large-eddy simulation', Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications, 70, pp. 689 - 706, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10407782.2016.1214477
  • Conference Papers | 2023
    Tkachenko S; Zhou Z; Hari A; Bahl P; De Silva C; Timchenko V; Green M, 2023, 'EFFECT OF VORTEX GENERATORS AND ROOF STRUCTURES ON PASSIVE COOLING OF ROOFTOP PV MODULES IN FREE CONVECTION CONDITIONS', in International Heat Transfer Conference
    Conference Papers | 2022
    Moghaddam HA; Tkachenko S; Reizes J; Raja R; Menezo C; Giroux–Julien S; Timchenko V, 2022, 'Numerical Study of the Effects of Humidity on Natural Convective Flows in Building-Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) Systems', in World Congress on Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer, Avestia Publishing, presented at The 7th World Congress on Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer, 07 April 2022 - 09 April 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.11159/enfht22.197
    Conference Papers | 2021
    Tkachenko S; Moghaddam HA; Reizes J; Raja R; Menezo C; Giroux–julien S; Timchenko V, 2021, 'Computational study of natural convection flow in an open-ended channel coupled with a room: Application to building-integrated photovoltaic (bipv) systems', in International Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer, pp. 151 - 166
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Tkachenko S; Timchenko V; Yeoh G; Reizes J, 2018, 'Effects of radiation on turbulent natural convection and heat transfer in building-integrated photovoltaic systems', RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, presented at 11th Australasian Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, AHMTC11, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, 09 July 2018 - 10 July 2018
    Other | 2017
    Tkachenko S; Timchenko V; Yeoh G; Reizes J, 2017, Effects of radiation on single-phase turbulent natural convection and heat transfer in building-integrated photovoltaic systems, 10th Australasian Natural Convection Workshop (10ANCW),
    Conference Papers | 2016
    Timchenko V; Tkachenko S; Reizes J; Lau G; Yeoh G, 2016, 'Is comparison with experimental data a reasonable method of validating computational models?', in Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Krakow, Poland, presented at 7th European Thermal-Sciences Conference, Krakow, Poland, 09 June 2016 - 23 June 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/745/3/032022
    Conference Abstracts | 2015
    Tkachenko SA; Timchenko V; Yeoh GH; Reizes J, 2015, 'EFFECTS OF HUMIDITY ON NATURAL CONVECTION IN A DIFFERENTIALLY HEATED CUBIC CAVITY', in Proceedings of CHT-15, Rutgers University, Piscataway, USA, presented at ICHMT International Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer, Rutgers University, Piscataway, USA, 25 May 2015 - 29 May 2015
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Timchenko V; Tkachenko O; Tkachenko S; Reizes J; Yeoh G; de Vahl Davis G, 2014, 'Three-dimensional computational study of natural convection in a non-uniformly heated vertical open-ended channel', in Kasagi N (ed.), Proceedings of the 15th International Heat Transfer Conference, IHTC-15, Kyoto, Japan, presented at The 15th International Heat Transfer Conference, Kyoto, Japan, 10 August 2014 - 15 August 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1615/IHTC15.ncv.009046

  • Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) grant "Research boost for solar panel efficiency and cost reduction" - "Reduced Solar Module Temperature" (2020-2023) - a Chief Investigator

  • Finalist: 2022 GUD Excellence Awards at the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria in Melbourne. Disc Brakes Australia (DBA)’s submission showcased DBA’s successful collaboration with the University of NSW in the area of thermodynamic simulations in brake rotor development. The DBA submission successfully progressed to finalist stage, where contenders then had to submit their final bids in form of a 90-second video clip, thereby not only demonstrating their ability to innovate, but also challenging the Marketing teams on their videographic skillset. Svetlana's research contribution supervised by Dr Victoria Timchenko at UNSW Sydney involved numerical modeling of fluid flow and heat transfer for the vented disk brake design, and design optimization, with contributions to a parent and successful product manufacture.