Prof.dr. P.J. (Phil) Vardon
Prof.dr. P.J. (Phil) Vardon
Profile
Biography
Phil is the Professor of Energy Geo-Mechanics in the Section of Geo-Engineering. He leads the department theme in Geothermal Science and Engineering. His research is into complex coupled processes in geomaterials. He focuses on the impacts on soils / geomaterials of various processes including heat, moisture and contaminant movement, including practical applications such as geothermal energy, slope stability and radioactive waste disposal. He teaches on the undergraduate Soil Mechanics course and the postgraduate Geothermal Energy course.
Expertise
- Geothermal energy systems and field testing
- Coupled numerical modelling in geomaterials: thermo-hydro-chemical-gas-mechanical
- Uncertainty reduction in calculating geotechnical reliability
- Scientific computer programming, including parallel computer algorithms
Projects
Current and recent projects include:- EPOS-NL. Funded by NWO.
- Properbase. Funded by RVO.
- EASYGO. Funded by EU.
- ATES Triplet. Funded by NWO.
- Energy Quay Wall Pilot. Funded by RVO.
- WarmingUP. Funded by RVO.
- EURAD. Funded by EU and COVRA.
- Energy Piles in the Netherlands. Funded by NWO.
Expertise
Publications
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2024
A newly installed research infrastructure for geothermal energy in a subsurface sedimentary reservoir for direct-use heating
The TU Delft campus geothermal project
Hemmo Abels / Auke Barnhoorn / Alexandros Daniilidis / David Bruhn / Guy Drijkoningen / Kaylee Elliott / Beer van Esser / Susanne Laumann / Piet Van Paassen / Liliana Vargas Meleza / Andrea Vondrak / Denis Voskov / Phil Vardon -
2024
A nonlocal material point method for the simulation of large deformation problems in brittle soils
José L. González Acosta / Miguel A. Mánica / Philip J. Vardon / Michael A. Hicks / Antonio Gens
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2024
High-Temperature Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (HT-ATES) system for research development and demonstration on the TU Delft campus
Philip Vardon / Martin van der Schans / Alexis Koulidis / Tessel Grubben / Stijn Beernink / Martin Bloemendal
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2024
Inhomogeneous Neumann boundary conditions for MPM and GIMP
Guido Remmerswaal / Philip J. Vardon / Michael A. Hicks
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2024
Optimizing Energy Quay Walls
Insights from Comprehensive Thermal Analysis and Turbulent Flow Enhancement
Marco Gerola / Francesco Cecinato / Jacco K. Haasnoot / Philip J. Vardon -
Courses 2024
- Heating and Cooling Sources
- Heating and Cooling…
- Heat Storage
- Heat Storage
- Energy Storage
- Fundamentals of R and WE
- Bouwplaats 2
- Grondmechanica practicum
- Grondmechanica
- Interdisciplinary Mechanics…
- Geotechnical Modelling
- Geotechnical Modelling
- Environmental and Energy…
- Grondmechanica
Courses 2023
Media
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2024-03-08
Geothermie Delft 2024
Appeared in: Delta
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2023-06-26
Geothermie Delft 2023
Appeared in: Omroep Delft
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2023-02-20
18 miljoen euro voor onderzoek naar duurzaam gebruik van onze ondergrond
Appeared in: TU Delft
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2022-12-19
Aardwarmte met lithiumwinning als bijverdienste
Appeared in: Delta
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2022-01-10
Een aardwarmtebron voor onderzoek op de campus van TU Delft
Appeared in: TU Delft Stories of Science
Prizes
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2022-12-1
Le trophée des Étoiles de l'Europe - Innovation prize
The Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation in France created the honorary prize entitled "the Stars of Europe". This trophy aims to reward and promote the European commitment of teams of researchers who have distinguished themselves by the success of their projects. The Stars of Europe trophy rewards bringing together and mobilizing the research community to celebrate the successes achieved in Europe.
The project NARSIS was granted the prize with a special mention for innovation. Vardon was a work package leader in the project.
https://www.horizon-europe.gouv.fr/le-trophee-des-etoiles-de-l-europe-2022-31723
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2020
NENnovation Award
The Energy sheet pile wall innovation was awarded to a consortium (CRUX (consortium leader), Gooimeer, Groep Duurzame Energie, TU Delft and TU Eindhoven): https://nenmagazine.nen.nl/nenmagazine-4-2020/crux/
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2019-10-4
Environmental Geotechnics Prize
For the article 'Energy balance at the soil atmospheric interface'
ICE Publishing Awards Ceremony -
2017
InterPore Rosette
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2016
Best paper award in Q3 2016 in Géotechnique Letters
Ancillary activities
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2022-10-01 - 2024-10-01
Consultancy / research and other