Projects per year
Organisation profile
Introduction / mission
Development and validation of multi-scale models for multiphase flows, using state-of-the-art computational and experimental techniques
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Advanced modeling of multiphase chemical reactors
Organisation profile
Over the years the research group Multi-Scale Modeling of Multiphase Flows has made key contributions to the fundamentals of chemical reaction engineering. Using highly advanced computer simulations we develop accurate models for multiphase chemical reactors used in industry for the large-scale production of synthetic fuels, fertilisers, detergents, polymers and numerous other products. In addition sophisticated non-invasive monitoring techniques are employed for the detailed validation of the computational models.
Multiphase flows involving mass, momentum and heat transfer are frequently encountered in industrial processes involving granulation, coating, polymerization and other catalytic conversion processes. In these flows the complex phase interactions govern the prevailing flow phenomena such as the formation and evolution of heterogeneous structures to a large extent. These structures have significant impact on the quality of the contact between the phases and as a direct consequence thereof strongly affect reactor performance. Additional complexities arise from the complex interplay between transport phenomena and catalytic transformations in multicomponent systems.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Joop Aarts
- Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Multi-scale Modelling of Multi-phase Flows - Education and Research Technician (Design and Development)
Person: OBP : Supportive and management staff
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Sanaz Aghaei
- Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Multi-scale Modelling of Multi-phase Flows - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
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PhD in steering droplet agglomeration in spray dryers
Baltussen, M. W. (Project Manager) & Aghaei, S. (Project member)
1/03/23 → 25/02/27
Project: Third tier
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Contactless Contactful Boiling for Controlled Evaporation
van der Geld, C. W. M. (Project Manager), Gelissen, E. J. (Project member) & Rajkotwala, A. (Project member)
1/01/17 → 31/05/20
Project: Research direct
Research output
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Batch distillation with fractionation processes: Modeling, Optimization, and Software Review
Isakhani Zakaria, M., 7 May 2025, (Accepted/In press) Eindhoven: Technische Universiteit Eindhoven.Research output: Thesis › EngD Thesis
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CFD-DEM simulation of clustering behavior in a riser: effect of the collision model
Ramírez, J. G., Liu, Z., Baltussen, M. W. (Corresponding author), Buist, K. A. & Kuipers, J. A. M., 15 Mar 2025, In: Powder Technology. 453, 13 p., 120610.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Effect of Liquid Flux on Wetting Behavior in Slender Trickle Bed Reactors: A Particle-Resolved Direct Numerical Simulation Study
Tavanaei, A., Rieder, D. R., Baltussen, M. W. (Corresponding author), Buist, K. A. & Kuipers, J. A. M., 1 Jan 2025, In: Chemical Engineering Science. 303, 7 p., 120930.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Downloads (Pure)
Equipment
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Laser Doppler Anemometry
Buist, K. A. (Manager)
Multi-scale Modelling of Multi-phase FlowsFacility/equipment: Equipment
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Magnetic particle tracking setup
Buist, K. A. (Manager)
Multi-scale Modelling of Multi-phase FlowsFacility/equipment: Equipment
Datasets
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Videos - Fluidisation of calcite-pellets 0.8-0.9mm and 1.4-1.7 mm in water for various flow rates
Kramer, O. (Creator), van Schaik, C. (Creator) & Nijssen, T. (Creator), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 29 Jan 2021
DOI: 10.4121/13277246, https://data.4tu.nl/articles/_/13277246
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Matlab fig files for the article: Experimental study on vibrating fluidized bed solids drying
Peters, E. A. J. F. (Creator), de Munck, M. J. A. (Creator) & Kuipers, J. A. M. (Contributor), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 24 Jul 2023
DOI: 10.4121/c461c907-d51a-4886-87e0-88bc08680c3b, https://data.4tu.nl/datasets/c461c907-d51a-4886-87e0-88bc08680c3b and one more link, https://data.4tu.nl/datasets/c461c907-d51a-4886-87e0-88bc08680c3b/1 (show fewer)
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Matlab fig files for the paper 'Experimental gas-fluidized bed drying study on the segregation and mixing dynamics for binary and ternary solids'
Peters, E. A. J. F. (Creator), Kuipers, J. A. M. (Creator), de Munck, M. J. A. (Creator) & Dullemond, M. (Creator), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 8 May 2023
DOI: 10.4121/b5001ef2-b2f4-4535-92aa-f3988914b22e, https://data.4tu.nl/datasets/b5001ef2-b2f4-4535-92aa-f3988914b22e and 2 more links, https://data.4tu.nl/datasets/b5001ef2-b2f4-4535-92aa-f3988914b22e/2, https://data.4tu.nl/datasets/b5001ef2-b2f4-4535-92aa-f3988914b22e/1 (show fewer)
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Prizes
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Best oral presentation at 13th International Conference on CFD in the Minerals and Process
Finotello, G. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Best poster presentation at Dynamics of Evolving Fluid Interfaces - DEFI Gathering physico-chemical and flow properties
Finotello, G. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Best Public Relations Value Poster Award
Nijssen, T. M. J. (Recipient), 10 Dec 2019
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Drag and lift force for sphero-cylinders using an immersed boundary method
Huijgen, A. H. (Speaker), Kuipers, J. A. M. (Member) & Baltussen, M. W. (Speaker)
22 Jan 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Poster presentation › Scientific
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Modelling of (single) droplet spray drying
Baltussen, M. W. (Speaker)
12 Dec 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Interplay Of Pore Size Distribution And Precipitation During The Drying Of Porous Media
Rieder, D. R. (Speaker), Peters, E. A. J. F. (Speaker) & Kuipers, J. A. M. (Speaker)
4 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
Student theses
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1D phenomenological model of Propane Aromatization in a Fluidized Bed Reactor
van Duin, J. T. (Author), Hadian, M. (Supervisor 1) & Buist, K. A. (Supervisor 2), 29 Sept 2021Student thesis: Master
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3D scalar field simulations for Micro Mixing applications in a cylindrical geometry: implementation and verification
van Kouwen, R. (Author), van der Schaaf, J. (Supervisor 1), van Eeten, K. M. P. (Supervisor 2), Aguirre, A. (Supervisor 2), Peters, E. A. J. F. (Supervisor 2) & Buist, K. A. (Supervisor 2), 28 Feb 2018Student thesis: Master
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An Experimental Study on the Hydrodynamics in a Fluidized Bed at Elevated Temperatures using the Novel ePIV/DIA Technique
de Keizer, M. (Author), van Sint Annaland, M. (Supervisor 1), Gallucci, F. (Supervisor 2), Cruellas Labella, A. (Supervisor 2) & Buist, K. A. (Supervisor 2), 28 Aug 2019Student thesis: Master