Projects
Multiscale analysis and modeling of carbonation-induced changes in microstructure and transport properties of blended cements KU Leuven
Carbonation of concrete can trigger corrosion of steel reinforcement which is one of the main causes of damage of concrete structures. Concrete with supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) is even more vulnerable to carbonation due to the intrinsic features of hydrate phase assemblage, pore structure and transport properties. Little is still known about the microstructural changes and water release due to polymerisation of hydrates upon ...
Multiscale modeling of gas transport in plant organs. KU Leuven
Physical Modeling of Reliability Issues in Ordered and Disordered Systems Based on Consistent Carrier and Phonon Transport Treatment KU Leuven
Degradation mechanisms plaguing the modern metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect-transistor (MOSFET) can substantially limit its lifetime and prevent introduction of novel device architectures and further MOSFET scaling. In 3D transistor architectures, such as fin, nanowire (NW), nanosheet (NC), forksheet (FS) FETs, a superposition of hot-carrier degradation (HCD) and self-heating (SH) was flagged to be the most detrimental reliability ...
Numerical modeling of particulate transport under combined current-and-wave action along coastal areas KU Leuven
The study of the transport of particles in coastal areas is of importance with regard to coastal morphodynamics and pollutant transport. This study focuses on fine particles (i.e. clay and biofilm-covered microplastic particles) which have the tendency to stick together and aggregate to form flocs which settle faster than the original individual particles. An important implication of greater settling velocities of suspended sediment is the ...
Numerical Modeling of the Drug Carrier Transport for Targeted Drug Delivery in Liver Cancer Ghent University
The goal of the project is to explore the added value of computational models to
optimize targeted drug delivery for unresectable liver cancer. Patient-/rat-specific 3D computational fluid dynamics models of the blood circulation and drug transport in the liver will be developed. The envisaged project may reveal new possibilities to manipulate the drug distribution and maximally affect tumorous tissue.
Modeling of sediment transport and surface water at the level of the sites in Olen and Overpelt Ghent University
Implementation of a modeling of surface water and sediment transport at the sites Nyrstar Umicore Olen and Overpelt in connection with the investigation necessary measures due to the historical presence of heavy metals for sustainable sediment and surface water management.