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“Design of polymer products and shaping processes benefit from a change from experimental trial-and-error to true quantitative predictive capability.”
Research profile
Patrick Anderson is professor in structure and rheology of complex fluids and chair of the polymer technology group at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). His present interests include structure development during flow, interfacial phenomena, additive manufacturing, and polymer processing. Teaching is focused on polymer processing, interfacial transport phenomena in engineering flows and computational continuum mechanics. The main research objective is to provide knowledge and models for the prediction and understanding of structure development during processing and the resulting final properties of polymeric products. These properties are determined by intrinsic (molecular) material parameters and, to a great extent, by the processing conditions.
Key topics are the development of computational methods to analyze flows where interfaces play a crucial role. The interfaces can be passive line in distributive mixing in both static and dynamic mixers. The mapping method has proven to be powerful in optimization of mixing processes, and is finding new applications in the field of microfluidics. For active interfaces, where interfacial tension and/or interfacial rheology is essential, novel methods are developed that couple bulk and interfacial behavior. The complex process of viscous drop coalescence over the complete range of length scales (about five orders) is tackled, hut also the effect of surfactants on drop deformation and breakup in shear flow has also been unraveled. Research also extends to development and application of diffuse-interface models to predict the morphology and rheology of polymer blends. This type of modelling is applied to describe polymer phase separation in complex flow.
Academic background
Patrick Anderson studied Applied Mathematics at TU/e where he received his PhD from the Department of Mechanical Engineering in 1999. His PhD work was on distributive mixing of polymer melts and solutions using combined computational and theoretical methods. Following a one-year break working for Océ Technologies on hot-melt inkjet printing he joined the Polymer Technology group. Patrick is on the Editorial Board of the International Scientific Committee of European Symposium of Polymer Blends. He is also a member of the Editorial Board and International Advisory Board of Macromolecular Materials Engineering and Chairman of the Dutch Society of Rheology. Patrick has been guest editor for Macromolecular Materials and Engineering. In addition, he served from 2015-2018 as a member-at-large for the Society of Rheology. During the last 12 years he had appointed visiting professorship at UCSB, Stanford and ETHZ.
Affiliated with
- American Society of Physics
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Polymer Processing Society
- Dutch Society of Rheology (Chairman)
- RPK Rheology and Processing (Senior lecturer / lecturer)
- Research school Eindhoven Polymer Laboratories (Scientific Director)
- European Society of Rheology (Dutch representative)
Partners in (semi-)industry
Akzo, BASF, Bayer Technology Services, DSM, Exxonmobil , Fromagerie Bel, Oce ́ Technologies, Philips, Proctor and Gamble, RCCM, SABIC, Total, Teijing Twaron, Unilever
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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ReoSim: Modelling and simulation of the rheology of interfaces
Anderson, P. D. & Carrozza, M. A.
1/07/19 → 30/11/23
Project: Research direct
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Rheology and microstructure of concentrated polymer blends with viscoelastic components
1/12/17 → 7/06/22
Project: Research direct
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Constitutive framework for rheologically complex interfaces with an application to elastoviscoplasticity
Carrozza, M. A., Hütter, M., Hulsen, M. A. & Anderson, P. D., Mar 2022, In: Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics. 301, 16 p., 104726.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Laser sintering of PA12 particles studied by in-situ optical, thermal and X-ray characterization
Hejmady, P., van Breemen, L. C. A., Hermida-Merino, D., Anderson, P. D. & Cardinaels, R., Apr 2022, In: Additive Manufacturing. 52, 16 p., 102624.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Magnetic bead mixing in a microfluidic chamber induced by an in-plane rotating magnetic field
Shanko, E. S., van Buul, O., Wang, Y., van de Burgt, Y., Anderson, P. & den Toonder, J., 1 Feb 2022, In: Microfluidics and Nanofluidics. 26, 2, 12 p., 17.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Numerical Modeling of the Blend Morphology Evolution in Twin-Screw Extruders
Wong, W-H. B., de Bie, V. G., Hulsen, M. A. & Anderson, P. D., 1 May 2022, In: Macromolecular Theory and Simulations. 31, 3, 19 p., 2100087.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Numerical Study of Residual Stresses Due to External Cooling in Extruded Polymer Profiles
Spanjaards, M. M. A., Hulsen, M. A. & Anderson, P. D., 2022, In: Macromolecular Theory and Simulations. 31, 3, 15 p., 2100074.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Prizes
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2017 Walters Prize
Jaensson, Nick O. (Recipient), Hulsen, Martien A. (Recipient) & Anderson, Patrick D. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Morand Lambla Award
Anderson, Patrick D. (Recipient), 1 Jun 2008
Prize: Other › Discipline related › Scientific
Courses
Press / Media
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Viscoelastic fluids with no strings attached
15/07/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Eindhoven University of Technology: A New 'Twist' to Viscoelastic Bridges
Patrick D. Anderson & Frank P.A. van Berlo
23/06/21
1 item of Media coverage
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Thesis
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A finite element error estimator and some applications
Author: Anderson, P., 30 Apr 1994Supervisor: Jansen, J. K. M. (Supervisor 1) & Reusken, A. A. (External person) (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master