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Julien Blondeau serves as an Unpaid Guest Professor in the Department of Applied Mechanics within the Faculty of Engineering at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels. His research focuses on sustainable energy systems with particular emphasis on thermodynamics, combustion processes, thermal power plants, and biomass energy conversion. He maintains active collaborations between VUB and ULB through joint doctoral projects and seed funding initiatives.
His research interests span Thermodynamics, Combustion Engineering, Biomass Energy Systems, Carbon Capture Technologies, and Urban Energy Transitions. Current work investigates ammonia-hydrogen combustion in gas turbines, forestry biomass energy return on investment, and the development of Positive Energy Districts through multi-objective optimization. His fingerprint analysis reveals strong expertise in gas turbines (56%), hot temperature applications (51%), boilers (48%), and carbon capture (43%).
Analysis of his 15 most recent publications shows a clear trajectory toward integrated urban energy solutions, with increasing focus on techno-economic analysis of sustainable transitions. His 2024-2025 work demonstrates particular emphasis on Brussels-specific energy challenges, biomass optimization, and hybrid storage systems under uncertainty.
Blondeau actively supervises doctoral candidates including Cyril Freyling through the VUB-ULB joint PhD program. His current research portfolio includes 27 active projects with significant funding from initiatives like SRP98 (Spatio-temporal data-driven modeling), IOF3029 (Huis van Duurzame Transities), and BASGO22 (FLOW research group).
He participates in key research networks focused on thermal and fluid dynamic systems, contributing to workshops like the Extreme CFD series and presenting at international conferences on topics ranging from carbon fiber graphitization to flue gas condenser retrofitting. His work bridges fundamental fluid dynamics with practical urban sustainability challenges.
