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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
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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Projects
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Towards a full multi-scale understanding of zero-carbon metal fuel combustion
de Goey, L. P. H. (Project Manager), van Gool, C. E. A. G. (Project member), Thijs, L. C. (Project member), Prime, H. (Project member), Hameete, J. (Project member), Abdallah, M. (Project member), Ramaekers, W. J. S. (Project member), Hermanns, R. T. E. (Project member), Hessels, C. (Project member), Hazenberg, T. (Project member), Mi, X. (Project member), Tian, W. (Project member) & Shoshyn, Y. L. (Project member)
1/10/20 → 30/09/25
Project: Third tier
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A numerical study of internal transport in oxidizing liquid core–shell iron particles
Thijs, L. C., Van Ende, M.-A., van Oijen, J. A., de Goey, P. & Mi, X. (Corresponding author), Jan 2025, In: Combustion and Flame. 271, 113826.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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The influence of radiative heat transfer on flame propagation in dense iron-air aerosols
Ramaekers, W. J. S., Hazenberg, T. (Corresponding author), Thijs, L. C., Roekaerts, D. J. E. M., van Oijen, J. A. & de Goey, L. P. H., Feb 2025, In: Combustion and Flame. 272, 16 p., 113848.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A numerical study of emission control strategies in an iron powder burner
Thijs, L. C. (Corresponding author), Hazenberg, T., van Oijen, J. A. & de Goey, P., Jan 2024, In: Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 40, 1-4, 7 p., 105474.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A numerical study of single iron particle combustion
Thijs, L. C., 19 Sept 2024, Eindhoven: Eindhoven University of Technology. 175 p.Research output: Thesis › Phd Thesis 1 (Research TU/e / Graduation TU/e)
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Improvement of heat- and mass transfer modeling for single iron particles combustion using resolved simulations
Thijs, L. C. (Corresponding author), van Gool, C. E. A. G., Ramaekers, W. J. S., Kuerten, J. G. M., van Oijen, J. A. & de Goey, P., 2024, In: Combustion Science and Technology. 196, 4, p. 572-588 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Prizes
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Distinguished Paper Award
Thijs, L. C. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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New Energy Policy Findings from McGill University Described (Combustion behavior of single iron particles, Part II: A theoretical analysis based on a zero-dimensional model)
15/06/23
1 item of Media coverage
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Thesis
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Honeycomb wake turbulence and particle dynamics in a magnetic density separation system
Thijs, L. C. (Author), Kuerten, J. G. M. (Supervisor 1), Zeegers, J. C. H. (Supervisor 2), Tajfirooz, S. (Supervisor 2) & Dellaert, R. A. (Supervisor 2), 11 Sept 2020Student thesis: Master
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