Projects
The impact of re-injection of geothermal fluids on fluid flow properties and mechanical stability in fractured/faulted limestone reservoirs. Ghent University
One of the emerging techniques for sustainable energy production is the use of geothermal energy: heat is extracted from the deep subsurface, used for heating or the production of electricity, and then re-injected in the reservoir. The goal is set out to increase the worldwide energy production from geothermal energy from 84.8 TWh in 2017 to 1400 TWh/year in 2050. Therefore, deep and typically less permeable reservoirs are more frequently ...
Prediction of Turbulent Reactive Flows by means of Numerical Simulations (PRETREF) Ghent University
Predicting turbulent flows with chemical reactions accurately is essential for development of technology and fundamental research in a wide range of applications. Biosystems, chemical reactors, internal combustion engines, furnaces and fires are all considered by the multidisciplinary consortium. The common feature in numerical simulations is turbulence with detailed (bio-)chemical kinetics, for which advanced models are applied, exchanged ...
Multiscale study of reactive gas injection in pyrometallurgical processes. KU Leuven
Prediction of Turbulent Reactive Flows by means of Numerical Simulations (PRETREF) Ghent University
Predicting turbulent flows with chemical reactions accurately is essential for development of technology and fundamental research in a wide range of applications. Biosystems, chemical reactors, internal combustion engines, furnaces and fires are all considered by the multidisciplinary consortium. The common feature in numerical simulations is turbulence with detailed (bio-)chemical kinetics, for which advanced models are applied, exchanged ...
Solar energy-driven hydrogen production KU Leuven
Nearly all current hydrogen generating processes use fossil fuels that lead to CO2 and GHG emissions. Towards a de-fossilization of its production, a distinction is now made between non-fossil-based "green H2" with very low CO2 emission, "gray H2" from hydrocarbons with CO2 emission, and "blue H2" where the carbon emission is captured and possibly utilized. The thermal fossil fuel-based hydrogen production technology includes steam reforming, ...
CFD-Assisted Design of an Innovative Multiphase Chemical Reactor for Hydrogen Release. University of Antwerp
First-principles 3D reactor design: Large Eddy Simulation and Direct Numerical Simulation with detailed chemistry Ghent University
The rising computational power makes that new innovations are possible of which 5
years ago one could not even dream. This is in particular important for chemical
reactor and reaction engineering where Process Intensification drives researchers to
think outside the box. In the academic as well as the industrial world, innovations are
more and more based on 3D reactor simulations incorporating chemical reactions. ...
Quantitative testing of conceptual models for hydrothermal carbonate genesis KU Leuven
This project focusses on the initial implementation of the new CSMP-GEMSnumerical code, designed for combined fluid flow (CSMP) and reactive transport modelling (GEMS), hence this code can suitable for prediction fluid distributions, temperatures as well as fluid and mineral compositions resulting from water-rock interactions. Although this new code is promising (especially regarding the level of complexity) furthertesting is needed, ...
Design and Evaluation of Translucent Structures for Photocatalytic Reactors KU Leuven
Photocatalysis is a technology which opens up new processing windows for organic synthesis or organic transformation reactions. A common application is the photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants in water. Degradation reactions are basically oxidation reactions, where the desired end product is usually carbon dioxide. The intermediate products formed during the mineralization process are potentially interesting to valorize meaning ...