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Björn Palm is a senior professor in Energy Technology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. He led the Department of Applied Thermodynamics and Refrigeration until December 2022, which has approximately 35 employees and doctoral students. He earned his PhD in 1991 with a dissertation on heat transfer during boiling. Since then, he has worked at KTH as a researcher, lecturer, and later as a professor, becoming an associate professor in 2000 and a full professor in 2006. Björn served as the head of the Energy Technology department from 2011 to 2017, and has been involved in various internal activities at KTH, including the faculty collegium, the central scholarship committee, and KTH's board. His research primarily focuses on heat pumps and refrigeration systems, emphasizing both system aspects and components, with specializations in systems with natural refrigerants, heat transfer during boiling and condensation, and methods for improving heat transfer efficiency, including microchannel heat exchangers and nanofluids. His research projects are driven by increased energy efficiency and reduced environmental impact.
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