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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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Energy Efficient Milky Sprays
Kuipers, J. A. M., Garcia Llamas, C. & Swami, V.
1/03/19 → 30/11/23
Project: Research direct
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Analysis of Particle-Resolved CFD Results for Dispersion in Packed Beds
Lovreglio, P., Buist, K. A., Kuipers, J. A. M. & Peters, E. A. J. F., 9 Jun 2022, In: Fluids. 7, 6, 20 p., 199.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A numerical study of flow boiling in a microchannel using the local front reconstruction method
Rajkotwala, A., Boer, L., Peters, E. A. J. F., van der Geld, C. W. M., Kuerten, J. G. M., Kuipers, J. A. M. & Baltussen, M. W., Apr 2022, In: AIChE Journal. 68, 4, 18 p., e17598.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Assessment of a subgrid-scale model for convection-dominated mass transfer for initial transient rise of a bubble
Weiner, A., Claassen, C. M. Y., Hierck, I. R., Kuipers, J. A. M. & Baltussen, M. W., Jul 2022, In: AIChE Journal. 68, 7, 17 p., e17641.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Experimental study on the temperature distribution in fluidised beds
Milacic, E., Nunez Manzano, M., Madanikashani, S., Heynderickx, G. J., van Geem, K. M., van de Greef, A. A. M., Richter, A., Kriebitzsch, S. H. L., Buist, K. A., Baltussen, M. W. & Kuipers, J. A. M., 2 Feb 2022, In: Chemical Engineering Science. 248, 14 p., 117062.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Experiments and simulations on a cold-flow blast furnace hearth model
Nijssen, T. M. J., Hoeks, I., Manjunath, V., Kuipers, H. A. M., van der Stel, J., Adema, A. T. & Buist, K. A., Feb 2022, In: Chemical Engineering Science: X. 13, 14 p., 100120.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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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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Matlab fig files for paper Analysis of Particle-Resolved CFD Results for Dispersion in Packed Beds
Kuipers, J. A. M. (Supervisor), Lovreglio, P. (Contributor), Buist, K. A. (Contributor) & Peters, E. A. J. F. (Creator), Eindhoven University of Technology, 13 Jun 2022
DOI: 10.4121/20025824
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Honorary professorship
Kuipers, J.A.M. (Hans) (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. (Hans) (Recipient), 2009
Prize: ERC › Advanced › Scientific
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Netherlands Center for Multiscale Energy Conversion
Kuipers, J.A.M. (Hans) (Recipient) & van Santen, R. A. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: NWO › Gravitation › Scientific
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NWO Top Grant
Kuipers, J.A.M. (Hans) (Recipient) & Deen, Niels G. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: NWO › Other › Scientific
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Reactive gas-liquid two-phase flow in porous media
Kuipers, J.A.M. (Hans) (Recipient) & Peters, E.A.J.F. (Frank) (Recipient), 2018
Prize: NWO › Other › Scientific
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Advances in the Modelling of Multiphase Chemical Reactors
J.A.M. (Hans) Kuipers (Invited speaker)
28 Mar 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Recent Advances and Challenges in the Multi-Scale Modeling of Multiphase Flows with Deformable Interfaces
J.A.M. (Hans) Kuipers (Speaker)
1 Dec 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Recent advances in the multi-scale simulation of mass, momentum and heat transfer in dense gas-particle flows
J.A.M. (Hans) Kuipers (Invited speaker)
21 Sep 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Direct numerical simulation of mass, momentum and heat transport in fixed bed chemical reactors
J.A.M. (Hans) Kuipers (Speaker)
14 May 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
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Progress and future challenges in the multi-scale modeling of multiphase chemical reactors
J.A.M. (Hans) Kuipers (Speaker)
26 Dec 2019 → 28 Dec 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific