Grant awarded: £63,888.05
PI: Abhisheck Tiwary
Funder: RA Eng
This 2-year industry fellowship project, awarded to Dr Abhishek Tiwary at DMU in partnership with JenAct Ltd – Jenton Group, conceptualised and evaluated a nonconventional air warming and cleaning system (EnHANCE), combining features of indoor air handling with pathogen removal and thermal management capabilities. It mainly focused on product development and lab-scale parameterisation, involving technology scoping and alignment of the key operating parameters to achieve the earmarked novel features.
Key outcomes:
• A conceptual design and prototype of the EnHANCE unit
• Performance data for key parameters from model and lab-scale evaluations (warm air circulation, pollution/pathogen reduction efficacy)
• Techno-economic feasibility on operational costs (electricity demand) and component maintenance
• A focus group for seeking consumer opinion/feedback and a tangible market exploitation plan
• Follow-on-funding via a proof-of-concept grant leading to further market exploitation.
Follow on results to academic practice. The project:
• enabled establishing an ongoing collaborative relationship to extend academic research into real-world application.
• helped incorporate more industry-facing content and UG/PG dissertation project topics on DMU engineering programmes.
Funder: Royal Academy of Engineering, Industrial Fellowship (2021-23)
Key researchers: Abhishek Tiwary (School of Engineering and Sustainable Development)