Maike Baltussen
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RESEARCH PROFILE
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.
Recent Publications
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C.M.Y. Claassen,M.W. Baltussen,E.A.J.F. Peters,J.A.M. Kuipers
An improved ghost cell Immersed Boundary Method for conjugate mass and heat transport in fluid-particle systems
Chemical Engineering Science (2024) -
C.M.Y. Claassen,M.W. Baltussen,E.A.J.F. Peters,J.A.M. Kuipers
Coupling of multicomponent transport models in particle-resolved fluid-solid simulations
Chemical Engineering Science (2024) -
Cristina García Llamas,Vivekanand V. Swami,Kay A. Buist,J.A.M. Kuipers,Maike W. Baltussen
Numerical simulation of jet break-up using the local front reconstruction method
AIChE Journal (2024) -
C. García Llamas,V.V. Swami,K.A. Buist,J.A.M. Kuipers,M.W. Baltussen
Numerical simulation of binary droplet collisions using a front tracking interface technique
Chemical Engineering Science (2024) -
Amirhossein Eghbalmanesh,Ali Fathiganjehlou,David R. Rieder,Maike W. Baltussen,E.A.J.F. Peters,Kay A. Buist,J.A.M. Kuipers
CFD-validated pore network modeling of packed beds of non-spherical particle
Chemical Engineering Science (2024)
Current Educational Activities
- Particle-based simulations
- Multiphase computational fluid dynamics
- Introduction chemistry & chemical technology
- Introduction Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Advanced Numerical Methods
- Programming and Linear Algebra
- Introduction to Practical and Inorganic Chemistry
- Introduction to Molecules and Processes
Ancillary Activities
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