Group of Power & Flow

Group Deen

"Multiphase and reactive flows are all around us. To make processes and equipment more sustainable we need to get the fundamentals right."

Research Profile

Group Deen focuses largely in the areas of process technology, multiphase reactors, computational fluid dynamics and experimental fluid dynamics.

The research is concerned with the development of computational and experimental techniques for the study of multiphase reactors. This includes multiphase flow modeling of intensified contacting in bubble column reactors and multiphase processes in fluidized beds. Typical applications of this research include the automotive, food and chemical industries. One especially interesting potential application is metal fuels - metallic powders of order 10 µm - that are combusted/regenerated in a closed cycle and as such present a very attractive recyclable zero-carbon fuel option.

Meet some of our Researchers

Full Professor

Niels Deen

Associate Professor

Nico Dam

Full Professor
(Part-time)

Bert Vreman

Former Doctoral Candidate

Chih-Chia Huang

Postdoc

Conrad Hessels

Full Professor
(Part-time)

Michael Golombok

University Lecturer

Harry van Leeuwen

Related themes

Within the research group Power&Flow, Deen is specialized in the following themes:

Theme within Power & Flow

Metal Fuels as dense CO2-free Energy Carriers

This theme is concerned with a novel type of fuels: metal powders that have a tremendously high energy density and can act as a major…

theme within Power & Flow

Complex Multiphase Flows

This theme is related to various applications in the field of process technology, all involving complex multiphase flow phenomena. 

Student opportunities

Are you a student interested in graduating or doing a project in the Power & Flow group? Our research covers a very broad range of subjects. We design, make and test systems for various power and flow applications. In most of our graduation projects we perform experimental, theoretical or numerical studies of the interplay between heat (production) and flow. Students use these studies to either understand the fundamentals of these heat and flow problems or to apply them and find practical solutions on how to operate or optimize the application.

Research projects

Deen is currently working on the following research projects:

Research Project

METPAM: Production of metal powder for additive manufacturing

Research project

Acoustic-assisted removal of microplastics

Research project

REGENERATION OF METAL POWDER: closing the metal fuel cycle

Research project

Reduction of Combusted Iron using Hydrogen

Research project

DNS of bubble columns

Research project

Bubble Dynamics in Electrolysis

Research project

Micro structured slurry bubble columns for CO2-to-MeOH

Research project

Modelling the Injection zone of the blast furnace

Research project

Increasing the current density in alkaline water electrolysis

Research project

Electrochemical Reduction of Combusted Iron

Recent Publications

Our most recent peer reviewed publications

Contact

  • Visiting address

    Gemini South 2.131 (building 15)
    De Zaale
    5612 AJ Eindhoven
    Netherlands

  • Visiting address

    Gemini South 2.131 (building 15)
    De Zaale
    5612 AJ Eindhoven
    Netherlands

  • Postal address

    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    P.O. Box 513
    5600 MB Eindhoven
    Netherlands

  • Postal address

    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    P.O. Box 513
    5600 MB Eindhoven
    Netherlands

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