Projects
Dynamics and decay of solitons and solitonic vortices in superfluid Fermi gases. University of Antwerp
Dynamics and decay of solitons and solitonic vortices in superfluid Fermi gases. University of Antwerp
Dynamics and decay of solitons and solitonic vortices in superfluid Fermi gases. University of Antwerp
Gas-Liquid Interface Dynamics in Non-Isothermal Sloshing: Experimental Analysis and Simplified Modeling KU Leuven
The dynamics of a gas-liquid interface stems from a synergy of forces, primarily involving inertia, viscous dissipation, gravity and capillarity. This work focuses on the latter, which arises from the surface tension at the gas-liquid interface and the interactions with the solid surface. This phenomenon impacts many industrial applications, such as coating, inkjet printing, oil recovery, microfluidics, and medical laboratory-on-a-chip ...
‘Multiscale understanding of the dynamics of frying-induced water and oil transport in porous foods’ KU Leuven
Complex heat, oil and water transfers occur during food frying. Concerns over the high caloric content of fried food bring about the challenge to minimize oil uptake during the process without compromising product quality. When more moisture evaporates during frying, more oil is taken up by the food. The aim is to build and validate a mathematical model describing the dynamics of frying-induced water loss and oil uptake in porous food ...
Complex fluids in 3D and 2D: Fundamental properties and applications of capillary suspensions and other ternary particle-liquid-liquid systems KU Leuven
When a small amount of the second immiscible liquid is added to the continuous phase of a suspension, the rheological properties of the mixture are dramatically altered from a fluid−like to a gel−like state or from a weak to a strong gel. This transition is attributed to the capillary forces of the two fluids on the solid particles. As such, these admixtures are termed capillary suspensions. This project will research the fundamental ...
Optimization and control of turbulence with applications in boundary layers and wind energy. KU Leuven
A major challenge for the use of adjoint methods in turbulence-resolving methods such as direct numerical simulation (DNS) and large-eddy simulation (LES), is the chaotic nature of turbulence, which leads to adjoint sensitivity equations that naturally diverge in time. This makes it currently impossible to employ LES and DNS for design optimization, as this requires the time integration of turbulence over very long time horizons. Only ...
Development of a remote sensing technique for airborne droplets and particles using the glory and speckle patterns Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Housing techniques and management tools for ammonia and odour emission reduction in the Flemish pig husbandry (CAEH - Control of Air quality and Emissions at animal Houses) Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Flanders needs efficient and affordable techniques to reduce ammonia and odor emissions from piggeries. This research project aims to develop such techniques and to help implementing these in the pig fattening industry. In addition to individual techniques, the focus is also on the efficiency of technique combinations and their applicability for different farm types. Finally, testing platforms ...