Research Profile
We study fluid dynamics in the field of sustainability, and mainly using experimental methods. Often the subjects are inspired by and related to industrial applications, but always focussing on the fundamentals of flow behind the process. Typical examples are high speed compressible vortex flow to be used for separation of condensates, and magneto-hydrodynamic flow applied to recycling of plastic waste. The flow can be laminar, or turbulent, depending on the geometry, and the fluid often contains particles or droplets. For diagnostics we use modern measurement techniques like hot wire anemometry (HWA), laser doppler velocimetry (LDV), particle image velocimetry (PIV) and particle tracking velocimetry (PTV). Via sophisticated data analysis, the hidden physics of fluids in the process is to be revealed.
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Recent Publications
Our most recent peer reviewed publications
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Magnetic Density Separation of Particles in Honeycomb-generated Wake Turbulence
Chemical Engineering Science (2023) -
Reducing honeycomb-generated turbulence with a passive grid
Experiments in Fluids (2023) -
Honeycomb-generated Reynolds-number-dependent wake turbulence
Journal of Turbulence (2021) -
Inkjet deposition of lines onto thin moving porous media - experiments and simulations
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (2021) -
Statistical-learning method for predicting hydrodynamic drag, lift, and pitching torque on spheroidal particles
Physical Review E (2021)