Research — Inseok Lee

Area · All

Experimental

2024

SBH Hydrogen Energy System

Bench-scale integrated testbed converting sodium borohydride hydrolysis into electricity via PEM fuel cell, with full system thermal characterization.

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Simulation and Optimization

2024

SBH Thermal Simulation

Physics-based thermal scenario study across 5 heat-recovery configurations for the SBH hydrogen system — extending experimental observations into systematic design comparison.

View project → 2025

CCPP-LOHC Optimization

Multi-objective optimization of a combined-cycle power plant integrated with LOHC hydrogen production — Aspen Plus simulation + ML surrogate + NSGA-II / Bayesian optimization.

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Area · Experimental

2024

SBH Hydrogen Energy System

Bench-scale integrated testbed converting sodium borohydride hydrolysis into electricity via PEM fuel cell, with full system thermal characterization.

View project →

Area · Simulation and Optimization

2024

SBH Thermal Simulation

Physics-based thermal scenario study across 5 heat-recovery configurations for the SBH hydrogen system — extending experimental observations into systematic design comparison.

View project → 2025

CCPP-LOHC Optimization

Multi-objective optimization of a combined-cycle power plant integrated with LOHC hydrogen production — Aspen Plus simulation + ML surrogate + NSGA-II / Bayesian optimization.

View project →

Publication

Submitted 2026

CO Purification — Manuscript

Manuscript on CO purification under submission. Catalyst performance and CO removal under varying SBH operating conditions for PEM fuel cell integration.

Target: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (TBD)

Draft 2026

LOHC-CCPP Integrated Optimization — Manuscript Draft

Draft manuscript on multi-objective optimization of a combined-cycle power plant integrated with LOHC hydrogen production. Phase 1 grid sweep results + planned NSGA-II Pareto-front analysis.

Target: TBD (energy systems journal)

In preparation 2026

SBH Thermal Simulation — Manuscript Draft

Manuscript in preparation on physics-based thermal simulation of the SBH hydrogen system. Five heat-recovery configurations compared (baseline / wrap coil / internal coil / embedded purification / hybrid).

Target: TBD (hydrogen energy journal)