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Vladimir Soldo
- Full professor - University of Zagreb
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture
- Department for Applied Thermodynamics
- Ivana Lučića 5, HR-10000 Zagreb, CROATIA
- E-mail: vladimir.soldo@fsb.hr
University Career
2017
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now
Full professor
2011
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2017
Associate professor
2006
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2011
Assistant professor
2004
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2006
Postdoctoral student
2000
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2004
Ph D student
2002.10
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2003.03
Ph D student, Dublin Institute of Technology
1995
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2000
Scientific master program
Research Field
- Refrigeration and heat pumps
- Laboratory testing of components and system performance (ground source heat pumps with borehole heat exchangers air source heat pumps, solar assisted heat pumps)
- Thermal response test
- Natural refrigerants
- Energy efficiency
University courses
- Refrigeration and heat pumps Undergraduate study, UniZg, FMENA
- Design of refrigeration systems Graduate study, UniZg, FMENA
- Heat pumps with RES Graduate study, UniZg, FMENA
- Thermoecology Graduate study, UniZg, FMENA
- Geothermal energy Undergraduate study, UniZg, Study of energy efficiency and RES in Šibenik
- Cooling-heating systems with heat pumps Postgraduate study, FMENA, UniZg
- Cooling processes and systems Postgraduate study, FMEC, University of Mostar
- Projects, Seminars, Maser thesis, Bachelor thesis Graduate study (51 thesis); Undetgraduate study (45 thesis), FMENA, UniZg
Publications in peer-reviewed journals
- Environmental and economic assessment of mariculture systems using a high share of renewable energy sources Koričan, Marija; Perčić, Maja; Vladimir, Nikola; Soldo, Vladimir; Jovanović, Ivana, Journal of cleaner production, 333 (2022), 130072
- Application and Design Aspects of Ground Heat Exchangers Boban, Luka; Miše, Dino; Herceg, Stjepan; Soldo, Vladimir, Energies, 14 (2021), 8; 2134, 3
- Characteristics of active refrigerant injection based on external heat source and its effects on performance of an air source heat pump Tu, Qiu; Deng, Chenmian; Gong, Xuemei; Wei, LiLi; Zhang, Lina; Wu, Xiaogang; Ji, Chenfan; Boban, Luka; Soldo, Vladimir, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 45 (2021), 101164, 13
- Utilization of res using seawater source heat pump with and without energy storage ; comparison of thermal and battery energy storage Falkoni, Anamarija; Soldo, Vladimir; Krajačić, Goran; Bupić, Matko; Bertović, Iva, Thermal science, 24 (2020), 6A; 1-12
- Comparative effects of two injection paths on performance of a heat pump with a sub-cooler injection configuration Tu, Qiu; Guo, Xiujuan; Zhang, Lina; Shao, Jingjing; Soldo, Vladimir; Boban, Luka; Ye, Fanging; Deng, Chenmian; Xu, Yonghua, The international journal of low carbon technologies, 00 (2020), 1-15
- Investigation of heat pump performance in heterogeneous ground Boban, Luka; Soldo, Vladimir; Fujii, Hikari, Energy conversion and management, 211 (2020), 112736, 15
- Refrigerant Options in the Near Future Zanchi, Vedran; Boban, Luka; Soldo, Vladimir, Journal of sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems, 7(2) (2019), 293-304
- Ground Thermal Response and Recovery after Heat Injection: Experimental Investigation Boban, Luka; Soldo, Vladimir; Stošić, Jure; Filipović, Eugen; Tremac, Filip, Transactions of FAMENA, 42 (2018), SI-1; 39-50
- Vertical distribution of shallow ground thermal properties in different geological settings in Croatia Soldo, Vladimir; Boban, Luka; Borović, Staša, Renewable energy, 99 (2016), 1202-1212
- Comparison of different methods for ground thermal properties determination in a clastic sedimentary environment Soldo, Vladimir; Borović, Staša; Lepoša, Leon; Boban, Luka, Geothermics, 61 (2016), 1-11
Publications at scientific conferences
- Overview of technical and operational measures for emission reduction in the marine sector Herceg, Stjepan; Boban, Luka; Soldo, Vladimir; Vladimir, Nikola, SpliTech 2021
- Improvement of existing ground source heat pump system by incorporating a compressor frequency converter Miše, Dino; Herceg, Stjepan; Boban, Luka; Soldo, Vladimir, SDEWES 2021, Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Condensation Pressure Drop Characteristics of Propane in Helically Coiled Tube-in-Tube Heat Exchanger Lješić, Gordan; Doldo, Vladimir; Boban, Luka, SDEWES 2021, Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Undisturbed Ground Temperature in Urban Environment Boban, Luka; Soldo, Vladimir; Bertović, Iva, WGC 2020+1, Iceland
- Integration of renewable energy sources into the aquaculture systems considering environmental and economic aspects Koričan, Marija; Perčić, Maja; Vladimir, Nikola; Soldo, Vladimir, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Applied Energy (ICAE2020) - Part 3 Bangkok, Tajland, 2020. 406, 6
- Control-oriented Modelling of Vapour-Compression Cycle Including Model-order Reduction and Analysis Tools Ratković, Igor; Cvok, Ivan; Soldo, Vladimir; Deur, Joško, 14th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environments Systems (SDEWES) Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2019. 1084, 18
- Technical and economic potential of seawater heat pump with storage tank integrated into a hotel located on the Mediterranean coast Maruševac, Tena; Ćosić, Boris; Soldo, Vladimir, Digital Proceedings of the 3rd South East European Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, Zagreb,Croatia 2018. p 1-16
Scientific and research projects
2022
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2024
EEA project – SEAHEaT – Sea for Heritage Energy Transition project team member
2020
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2023
IRI2 project – Research and development of air-to-water heat pump with natural refrigerant and advanced evaporator defrost system (KK.01.2.1.02.0132) project leader
2020
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2023
CEKOM – IRI4 project – Development of energy efficient container ship refrigeration system and optimization model for the ship energy system design (KK.01.2.2.03.0022) project leader
2018
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2021
2018
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2021
HORIZON projekt CEN-CE: CEN standard Certified Experts EU-wide qualification and training scheme based on EPBD mandated EN standards
leader of project task: EN 15316-4-2: Heat pump systems
2017
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2021
HORIZON 2020 project QUIET: Qualifying and implementing a user-centric designed and efficient electric vehicle project team member
2020
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2021
Integration of High Share of Renewables into the Aquaculture Systems (IN AQUA), granted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate of Fisheries, Republic of Croatia and co-funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund of the European Union (Award No. 324-01/19-01/1178) project team member
2015
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2019
Horizon 2020 project CheapGSHPs: Cheap and efficient application of reliable ground source heat exchangers and pumps: Implementation of demonstration system with geothermal heat pump – Technical Museum Nikola Tesla, Zagreb national coordinator and supervisor
2013
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2015
IPA III C: Research and the promotion of use of shallow geothermal potential in Croatia, GeothermalMapping, IPA2007/HR/16IPO/001-040506 project leader
Professional services and consultancy
2020
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Energy renovation, transition and decarbonisation in scope of Renovation of historical centre of Zagreb project – phase I (Pilot project BLOK-19, Implementation of geothermal energy)
co-author
2021
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Study analysis of sea water thermal and wave energy potential in Western Istria, CoastEnergy project
co-author
2020
- 2021
Energy audit of the Rubin observatory Cold refrigeration system, SLAC
co-author
2020
- 2021
Energy audit of the derived conditions at the location of the complex Slavia: Hydraulic calculation of water intake for water-to-water heat pump
co-author
2020
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Algorithm for calculation of air-to-air heat pumps, MGIPU
lead author
2011
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Algorithm for determination of energy demands and efficiency of HVAC systems in buildings, Zagreb, MZOPUG
co-author
2012
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National methodology for energy certification of buildings according to HRN EN ISO 13790, Zagreb, MZOPUG
co-author
2015
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Typical solutions catalogue for application of alternative systems in different types of buildings, MGIPU
co-author
2020
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Innovation voucher for MSE: Efficiency improvement of ground source heat pump
lead author
2019
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Thermal response test for geothermal field in Cetinje, Montenegro
lead author
Professional affiliations and committees
2012
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now
President of the Technical Committee Sector TO 86 Refrigerating, air conditioning and heat pumps of the Croatian Standards Institute
2019
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now
President of the Croatian Heat Pump Association
2020
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now
Editor of the professional magazine Heat Pump Technology
2018
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2020
Member of CEN/TC ad-hoc group 156/228 for preparation the standard EN 15316-4-2
2007
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2013
UNIDO International Consultant on the implementation of the Montreal Protocol in Bosnia and Herzegovina, RMP – Refrigerant Management Plan
2001
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2013
Authorised lecturer on implementation of the Montreal Protocol in Croatia, RMP – Refrigerant Management Plan