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Research profile
Leon Thijs is a Doctoral Candidate at the Power and Flow group in the Department of Mechanical Engineering under the supervision of full professor Philip de Goey and associate professor Jeroen van Oijen. He researches numerical techniques for the simulation of single metal particle combustion. Metal powders are very promising high-energy-density fuels that are entirely carbon-free and recyclable. The metal powders can be oxidized to metal oxides while producing heat. These metal oxides can be reduced back to metal powders with green electricity. This cyclic process of oxidation and reduction can be repeated over and over again.
Academic background
Leon Thijs obtained his BSc degree in Mechanical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in 2017. He obtained his MSc double degree in Mechanical Engineering (Power & Flow group) and Applied Physics (Fluids & Flow group) in 2020. As part of the master's program, he did his internship at Canon Production Printing (former Océ), where he worked on the numerical modeling of ink drying in the nozzle. Afterward, he started his graduation project under the supervision of Hans Kuerten and Jos Zeegers. His master thesis is called “Honeycomb wake turbulence and particle dynamics in a magnetic density separation system”. Directly after graduation, Leon joined the Power and Flow group as a Doctoral Candidate. In this position, he is now working on model development of single metal particle combustion
Projects
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Towards a full multi-scale understanding of zero-carbon metal fuel combustion
de Goey, L. P. H., Thijs, L. C., van Gool, C. E. A. G., Ramaekers, W. J. S., Prime, H., Abdallah, M. & Hameete, J.
1/10/20 → 30/09/25
Project: Research direct
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Particle Equilibrium Composition model for iron dust combustion
van Gool, C. E. A. G., Thijs, L. C., Ramaekers, W. J. S., van Oijen, J. A. & de Goey, P., Mar 2023, In: Applications in Energy and Combustion Science. 13, 10 p., 100115.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Improvement of heat- and mass transfer modeling for single iron particles combustion using resolved simulations
Thijs, L. C., van Gool, C. E. A. G., Ramaekers, W. J. S., Kuerten, J. G. M., van Oijen, J. A. & de Goey, P., 20 Jun 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Combustion Science and Technology. XX, XResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Resolved simulations of single iron particle combustion and the release of nano-particles
Thijs, L. C., van Gool, C. E. A. G., Ramaekers, W. J. S., van Oijen, J. A. & de Goey, P., 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Towards full understanding of single iron particle combustion
Thijs, L. C., van Gool, C. E. A. G., Ramaekers, W. J. S., van Oijen, J. A. & de Goey, P., 5 Apr 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Academic
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A novel particle combustion model for iron dust flames
van Gool, C. E. A. G., Thijs, L. C., Ramaekers, W. J. S., van Oijen, J. A. & de Goey, P., 11 Nov 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Academic
Prizes
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Distinguished Paper Award
Thijs, Leon C. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Thesis
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Honeycomb wake turbulence and particle dynamics in a magnetic density separation system
Author: Thijs, L. C., 11 Sep 2020Supervisor: Kuerten, J. G. M. (Supervisor 1), Zeegers, J. C. H. (Supervisor 2), Tajfirooz, S. (Supervisor 2) & Dellaert, R. A. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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