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Maike Baltussen is an Assistant Professor at the research group Multiscale Modelling of Multiphase Flows where the main topic is the development of advanced reactor models for multiphase reactors with industrial relevance. At present the focus is on the hydrodynamics and transfer of heat and mass in these reactors, since a lack of understanding of the flow phenomena is one of the central difficulties in the design and scale-up of multiphase reactors. Another research topic is understanding the interplay of transport phenomena with chemical reactions. The expertise of Maike is in the field of gas-liquid, gas-solid and gas-liquid-solid hydrodynamics and in multi-scale modelling, from DNS to phenomenological models.
Academic background
Maike Baltussen studied both Chemical Engineering and Nanotechnology at the University of Twente (UT, Enschede, The Netherlands). In 2010, she obtained her MSc in Chemical Engineering cum laude for her numerical study of monodisperse and bi-disperse bubble swarms at the UT research group Fundamentals of Chemical Reaction Engineering. As part of her study she also completed an internship at Kyoto University (Japan). In 2011, she completed her study in Nanotechnology with a numerical research project regarding the colloidal stability of oxidative nanofilms, performed at the UT research group Inorganic Material Science. She then became a PhD student at the research group Multi-Scale Modelling of Multiphase Flows at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) under supervision of professors Hans Kuipers and Niels Deen. In 2015 she graduated on her thesis 'Bubbles on the cutting edge: direct numerical simulations of gas-liquid-solid three-phase flows'. In 2016, after being a postdoctoral researcher at UT for almost a year, she was appointed Assistant Professor with the TU/e group Multi-Scale Modelling of Multiphase Flows of Prof. Hans Kuipers.
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Projects
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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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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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Supplementary material for Hydrodynamics in a Randomly Packed Bed with Spherical Particles: A Comparison between PR-CFD Simulations and MRI Experiments
Eghbalmanesh, A. (Creator), Romijn, N. (Creator), Baltussen, M. (Creator), Buist, K. (Creator), Kuipers, J. A. M. (Creator) & Peters, F. (Creator), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 15 May 2023
DOI: 10.4121/4b8d0613-5ee7-4971-b695-835f287336e8, https://data.4tu.nl/datasets/4b8d0613-5ee7-4971-b695-835f287336e8 and 2 more links, https://data.4tu.nl/datasets/4b8d0613-5ee7-4971-b695-835f287336e8/1, https://data.4tu.nl/datasets/4b8d0613-5ee7-4971-b695-835f287336e8/2 (show fewer)
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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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Data companion to: Experimental Investigation of Spreading Dynamics of Glycerol Droplets on a Heated Surface
Durubal, P. M. (Creator), de Munck, M. J. A. (Creator), Buist, K. A. (Creator), Kuipers, H. (Creator) & Baltussen, M. W. (Creator), 4TU.Centre for Research Data, 26 Jun 2024
DOI: 10.4121/c97951a7-552b-4901-89de-42e3c365ef05, https://data.4tu.nl/datasets/c97951a7-552b-4901-89de-42e3c365ef05 and one more link, https://data.4tu.nl/datasets/c97951a7-552b-4901-89de-42e3c365ef05/1 (show fewer)
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Wet particle collisions: Can we use numerical simulations?
Huijgen, A. H. (Speaker), Kuipers, J. A. M. (Member) & Baltussen, M. W. (Member)
28 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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Numerical simulations of wet particle collisions
Huijgen, A. H. (Speaker), Kuipers, J. A. M. (Member) & Baltussen, M. W. (Member)
12 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › 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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Mass Transfer from Bubbles
Baltussen, M. W. (Speaker)
26 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific