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Hans Kuipers leads the research group Multiscale Modelling of Multiphase Flows. Using highly advanced computer simulations, Kuipers develops accurate models for new chemical reactors in the process industry, allowing the large-scale production of synthetic fuels, fertiliser, laundry soap, polymers and numerous other products.
Over the years the Kuipers group has made seminal contributions to the fundamentals of chemical reaction engineering. The current focus is on two topics:
Multiphase reactors. Here an important area of attention is the development of advanced reactor models for multiphase reactors of industrial relevance. The research focuses on the hydrodynamics since these pose major difficulties in the design and scale-up of multiphase reactors. The study of the interplay of flow phenomena with chemical reactions is also studied. Various types of CFD models (mainly based on “in house” codes) are used to study the relevant phenomena at all relevant length and time scales. This regards both multi-fluid models and models that treat the dispersed phase (particles, bubbles or droplets) in a discrete manner (accounting for possible encounters between the dispersed elements).
Non-invasive monitoring of multiphase flows. This is intimately connected to the first research topic and deals with the development of advanced experimental techniques to measure key quantities (i.e. local volume fractions and velocities of the dispersed and continuous phase). An example is the development of the 'Digital Particle Image Velocimetry' technique to measure in a non-intrusive manner the velocity map of both the liquid phase and dispersed gas bubbles in (dense) gas-liquid dispersions. This type of flow arises in a variety of gas-liquid contactors/reactors.
Academic background
Hans Kuipers studied Chemical Engineering at the University of Twente (UT, Enschede, The Netherlands) where he obtained his MSc in 1985. In the same year he started his PhD research on detailed microbalance modelling of gas-fluidized beds under supervision at the UT Reaction Engineering group of Prof. Wim van Swaaij. In 1990 he received his PhD degree and was appointed in the same year as Assistant Professor in the Reaction Engineering group. In 1994 he became Associate Professor and in 1999 he was appointed Full Professor in Fundamentals of Chemical Reaction Engineering at the University of Twente. From 2006 – 2010, he was the Scientific Director at the Institute of Mechanics Processes and Control Twente (IMPACT). In 2010, he moved to Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) as Full Professor in Multiscale Modelling of Multiphase Flows. Since 2015 he is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences since. He has received an Advanced ERC grant in 2009, NWO CW TOP grants in 2005 and 2010 and he is co-recipient of an 31,9 million euro NWO gravitation grant for the "Netherlands Center for Multiscale Catalytic Energy Conversion" (2013).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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PhD in steering droplet agglomeration in spray dryers
Aghaei, S. (Project member), Baltussen, M. W. (Project member) & Kuipers, J. A. M. (Project Manager)
1/03/23 → 25/02/27
Project: Third tier
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Energy Efficient Milky Sprays
Kuipers, J. A. M. (Project Manager), Garcia Llamas, C. (Project member) & Swami, V. (Project member)
1/03/19 → 30/11/23
Project: Research direct
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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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Characterizing binary droplet collisions of power-law fluids
Huijgen, A. H., Durubal, P. M., Garcia Llamas, C., Buist, K. A., Kuipers, J. A. M. & Baltussen, M. W. (Corresponding author), Mar 2025, In: AIChE Journal. 71, 3, 14 p., e18667.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
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Experimental investigation of spreading dynamics of glycerol droplets on a heated surface
Durubal, M., Munck, M., Buist, K., Kuipers, J. A. M. & Baltussen, M. (Corresponding author), 18 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering. XX, XResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Heat and mass transfer implications of droplet injection in a riser system: a CFD-DEM approach
Ramírez, J. G., de Konink, F., Swami, V. V., Baltussen, M. W. (Corresponding author), Buist, K. A. & Kuipers, J. A. M., 1 Feb 2025, In: Chemical Engineering Science. 304, 12 p., 121066.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Matlab fig files for 'Experimental investigation of monodisperse solids drying in a gas-fluidized bed'
de Munck, M. J. A. (Contributor), Peters, E. A. J. F. (Creator) & Kuipers, J. A. M. (Creator), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 15 Jun 2022
DOI: 10.4121/20065832, https://data.4tu.nl/articles/_/20065832
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Data underlying: Fourier mode analysis for effective diffusion in coarse porous media via direct numerical simulations
Rieder, D. R. (Creator), Peters, E. A. J. F. (Creator) & Kuipers, J. A. M. (Creator), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 26 Jul 2023
DOI: 10.4121/78c6aa4e-d1b3-4399-bfd6-fbd10ceeb3b1, https://data.4tu.nl/datasets/78c6aa4e-d1b3-4399-bfd6-fbd10ceeb3b1 and one more link, https://data.4tu.nl/datasets/78c6aa4e-d1b3-4399-bfd6-fbd10ceeb3b1/1 (show fewer)
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Data underlying the publication: Experiments on floating bed rotating drums using magnetic particle tracking
Nijssen, T. M. J. (Contributor), van Dijk, M. A. H. (Contributor), Kuipers, J. A. M. (Contributor), van der Stel, J. (Contributor), Adema, A. (Contributor) & Buist, K. A. (Contributor), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 17 Feb 2021
DOI: 10.4121/13721104
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Dataset underlying the publication: Numerical simulation of jet break-up using the Local Front Reconstruction Method
Garcia Llamas, C. (Creator), Baltussen, M. W. (Creator), Swami, V. (Creator), Buist, K. (Creator), Jennekens, K. (Creator) & Kuipers, J. A. M. (Creator), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 17 Jan 2024
DOI: 10.4121/9c6acfe7-76d8-465c-b094-1ab50f026404, https://data.4tu.nl/datasets/9c6acfe7-76d8-465c-b094-1ab50f026404 and one more link, https://data.4tu.nl/datasets/9c6acfe7-76d8-465c-b094-1ab50f026404/1 (show fewer)
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Dataset for the figures in paper titled "An MRI Investigation of Trickle Flow"
Fathiganjehlou, A. (Creator), Buist, K. A. (Creator), Peters, E. A. J. F. (Creator), de Graaf, A. H. J. (Creator) & Kuipers, J. A. M. (Creator), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 21 Jun 2023
DOI: 10.4121/ee89efa0-edd0-4a9e-8982-cdd38a15bae8, https://data.4tu.nl/datasets/ee89efa0-edd0-4a9e-8982-cdd38a15bae8 and one more link, https://data.4tu.nl/datasets/ee89efa0-edd0-4a9e-8982-cdd38a15bae8/1 (show fewer)
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Prizes
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Honorary professorship
Kuipers, J. A. M. (Recipient), 24 May 2019
Prize: Other › Honorary degrees › Scientific
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Multi-scale modeling of mass and heat transfer in dense gas-solid flows
Kuipers, J. A. M. (Recipient), 2009
Prize: ERC › Advanced › Scientific
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Netherlands Center for Multiscale Energy Conversion
Kuipers, J. A. M. (Recipient) & van Santen, R. A. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: NWO › Gravitation › Scientific
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NWO Top Grant
Kuipers, J. A. M. (Recipient) & Deen, N. G. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: NWO › Other › Scientific
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Reactive gas-liquid two-phase flow in porous media
Kuipers, J. A. M. (Recipient) & Peters, E. A. J. F. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: NWO › Other › 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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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
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Towards the understanding of the effect of non-Newtonian liquids in binary droplet collisions
Huijgen, A. H. (Speaker), Durubal, P. M. (Member), Garcia Llamas, C. (Member), Buist, K. A. (Member), Kuipers, J. A. M. (Member) & Baltussen, M. W. (Member)
13 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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Investigating the limits of averaging: a numerical case study employing diffusion-reaction in porous media
Rieder, D. R. (Speaker), Peters, E. A. J. F. (Speaker) & Kuipers, J. A. M. (Speaker)
13 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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Numerical investigation of the collision of non-Newtonian droplets
Garcia Llamas, C. (Speaker), Durubal, P. M. (Member), Huijgen, A. (Member), Buist, K. A. (Member), Kuipers, J. A. M. (Member) & Baltussen, M. W. (Member)
4 Sept 2023 → 7 Sept 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific