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Enhancing heat transfer by natural convection

The project aims to explore innovative techniques for enhancing heat transfer by natural convection. more...

Supervisor(s): Lei, Chengwang (Professor)

Atmospheric water capture through passive cooling

The development of a theoretical model of atmospheric water capture, opening up the possibility of a new reliable source of water. more...

Supervisor(s): Alexander , Tristram (Dr), Neto, Chiara (Professor)

Catalytic micro-combustion

In this project, we study the microkinetics of methane/natural gas oxidation over catalysts using quantum chemistry, molecular dynamics, laboratory experiment and kinetic modelling. more...

Supervisor(s): Montoya, Alejandro (Dr)

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling of gas-liquid two phase flow in bubble columns, photo-reactors and membrane bioreactors

The project aims to extend existing modelling techniques that have been applied to bubble column bioreactors used for fermentation processes to the study of photo-bioreactors used i more...

Supervisor(s): Fletcher, David (Professor), Kavanagh, John (Dr)

Microkinetic modelling of catalytic processes

In our projects, in this area we employ quantum chemistry, molecular dynamics, laboratory experiment and kinetic modelling to produce fundamental, validated mechanisms. We employ th more...

Supervisor(s): Montoya, Alejandro (Dr)

Stability and transition of natural convection boundary layers

This ongoing project is developing analytic and semi-analytic methods and using direct numerical simulation to further develop our understanding of the fundamental behaviour of the more...

Supervisor(s): Armfield, Steven (Professor)

Fuels and chemicals from biomass

This research involves investigating the production of fuels and chemicals from biomass through novel processing routes that have minimal environmental impact. more...

Supervisor(s): Montoya, Alejandro (Dr), Harris, Andrew (Professor)

Process intensification of fluidised bed reactors

The aim of the project is investigate novel fluidised bed configurations that will improve performance and reduce capital and operating costs for commercial installations. more...

Supervisor(s): Harris, Andrew (Professor)

Combined drying and crystallization in spray drying

This project will investigate a new combined approach to producing new engineered particles with controlled particle properties with reduced stickiness to improve the yield from pro more...

Supervisor(s): Langrish, Timothy (Professor)