No Open Positions for NEW graduate students and PDFs
Nikita Petrachkov (Co-supervised with Prof. A. Komrakova ), U of A, Canada.
PhD thesis: Heat transfer in packed beds. 01/2024-12/2027. Status: start 01/2024.
Andres Arriagada Romero (Co-supervised with Prof. B. Hayes and Prof. M. Toledo), U of A, Canada.
PhD thesis: Solar driven fixed bed gasifiers. 09/2022-08/2025. Status: started 09/2022.
Henry Steven Fabian-Ramos (Co-supervised with Prof. A. Rajendran), U of A, Canada.
PhD thesis: Multidimensional computational fluid dynamics(CFD)-based modeling of the heat and mass transfer in adsorption columns. 09/2021-08/2025. Status: started 09/2021.
Doston Shayunusov (Co-supervised with Prof. H. Zeng and Prof. D. Eskin), U of A, Canada.
PhD thesis: CFD-based modeling of flow-assisted demulsification to enhance removal of water drops and fine solids. 01/2021-09/2024. Status: started 01/2021.
Chinmay Ravindra Baliga, U of A, Canada.
MSc thesis: Heat and Mass Transfer in Adsorption Columns. 09/2021-09/2023. Status: completed.
Yuvraj Singh Baath (Co-supervised with Prof. R. Gupta), U of A, Canada.
MSc thesis: Experimental and numerical verifications of new methods to predict intrinsic gasification kinetics of char from MSW (Municipal Solid Waste) components using TGA.. 09/2019-08/2021. Status: completed.
Yi Ran Lu, U of A, Canada.
PhD thesis: Multi-scale modeling of steam methane reformer heated by electrical current. 09/2018-04/2022. Status: completed.
Ivan Gornejo Garcia (Co-supervised with Prof. B. Hayes), U of A, Canada.
PhD thesis: Multiscale modeling of an automotive catalytic converter. 09/2016-02/2020. Status: completed.
Hongbo Shi, (Co-supervised with Prof. Q. Liu), U of A, Canada.
PhD thesis: Numerical modeling of caviation phenomena in multi-phase flows. 09/2017-04/2020. Status: completed.
Ileana Vega Mesquida (Co-supervised with Prof. B. Hayes), U of A, Canada.
MSc thesis: CFD-based modeling of gasoline-particulate-filters. 09/2017-04/2019. Status: completed.
Wendy Zhang (Co-supervised with Prof. A. Komrakova), U of A, Canada.
MSc thesis: Implementation and validation of TVD schemes for modeling of multiphase flows.2017-2019. Status: completed.
Xiaomeng Li, U of A, Canada.
MSc thesis: CFD-based microscale numerical studies of oil separation from sand particles. 2017-2019. Status: completed.
Hongbo Shi (Co-supervised with Prof. A. Komrakova), U of A, Canada.
MSc thesis: Numerical modeling of fluidized beds. 2016-2017. Status: completed.
Yi Ran Lu, U of A, Canada.
MSc thesis: Modeling of energy and heat storage fixed-bed reactors using Discrete Element Method. 2016-2018. Status: completed.
Asif Mammadov (Co-supervised with Prof. Z. Xu), U of A, Canada.
MSc thesis: Computational assessments on bubble dynamics applied to flotation cells. 2015-2016. Status: completed.
Hamed Sepehr (Co-supervised with Prof. S. Sanders), U of A, Canada.
PhD thesis: Effects of turbulent flows on the coalescence of oil droplets in SAGD emulsions. 2015-2019. Status: not yet completed.
Hemant Bansal, U of A, Canada.
MSc thesis: Numerical and semi-empirical modeling of particles undergoing phase change under the influence of convection. 2014-2016. Status: completed.
Olawale Ajuwon (Co-supervised with Prof. R. Gupta), U of A, Canada.
MSc thesis: Experimental and numerical study of particles heating using DC discharge. 2013-2015. Status: completed.
Md Omar Reza, U of A, Canada.
MSc thesis: CFD-based modeling of multiphase flows: from spouted beds to hydraulic fracturing. 2013-2015. Status: completed.
Pankaj Kumar Sahu, U of A, Canada.
MSc thesis:Numerical modeling of chemically reacting carbon particles in dense particulate media. 2013-2015. Status: completed.
Dip. Ing. Andre Bader (Co-supervised with Prof. B. Meyer), T U B A F, Germany.
PhD thesis: CFD-based modeling of a heavy oil gasifier, 2012-2014. Status: completed (2018).
Dip. Ing. Thomas Foerster (Co-supervised with Prof. B. Meyer), T U B A F, Germany.
Three-dimensional numerical modeling of hybrid gasifiers of the 3rd generation, 2012-2013.
Dip. Ing. Sebastian Schulze (Co-supervised with Prof. B. Meyer), T U B A F, Germany.
PhD thesis: Numerical modeling of gas flows in chemically reacting fixed-bed systems, 2011-2016. Status: completed (2018).
Dip. Math. Kay Wittig (Co-supervised with Prof. B. Meyer), T U B A F, Germany.
PhD thesis: Three-dimensional numerical modeling of heat and fluid flows through porous and past solid objects, 2010-2016. Status: completed.
Dip. Ing. Matthias Kestel (Co-supervised with Prof. B. Meyer), T U B A F, Germany.
PhD thesis: Numerical modeling of moving carbonaceous particle conversion in hot environments, 2009-2016. Status: completed.
Dip. Chem. Robin Schmidt (Co-supervised with Prof. B. Meyer) , T U B A F, Germany.
PhD thesis: Direct numerical simulations of heat and mass transfer in systems with moving particles, 2009-2013. Status: completed.
Dip. Math. Frank Dierich (Co-supervised with Prof. B. Meyer), T U B A F, Germany.
PhD thesis: Numerical modeling of phase-change phenomena in chemically reacting particles, 2009-2015. Status: not yet completed.
Sebastian Schulze, T U B A F, Germany.
Engineer Diploma thesis: Numerical and analytical study of coal particle behaviour in high-temperature CO2/H2O gases, 2011. Status: completed.
Mr. Gordon Lu. U of A, CME 458. 2022.
Experimental and numerical investigation of a plate cooling due to natural convection.
Mr. Alex Hornig. U of A, CME 459. 2020.
Modeling of oil/water gravity driven separation.
Mr. Stanley Li. U of A, CME 459. 2020.
Energy storage using steam methane reforming.
Mr. Khalid Habaka. U of A, CME 459. 2018.
Numerical modeling of turbulent heat transfer in circular pipes.
Mr. Jerry Ng. U of A, CME 459. 2018.
Modeling natural convection in tailing ponds.
Ms. Rosanne Tam. U of A, 2016/2017.
CFD modeling of a phase change driven fouling in heat exchangers. CME 458, U of A, Fall 17.
Modeling of water freezing in pipelines. Dean Research Program, U of A, Fall 16.
Mr. Dilgam Israfilov. U of A, CME 458. 2016.
Phase-change phenomena in tailing ponds.
Ms. Wendy Zhang. U of A, May-August 2015. Co-supervised with Prof. H. Henein.
Microscale numerical modeling of droplet solidification.
Mr. Yi Ran Lu. U of A, CME 459/458. 2014/2015.
Computational modeling of mono and poly-disperse spherical particles packed in enclosures with different geometries.
Computational modeling of current and temperature distribution in an electrically heated fixed bed reactor consisting of spherical particles.
Philip Roessger, CIC Virtuhcon, Technische Universitaet Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany.
Numerical modeling of coal/biomass gasification using Euler-Euler-based model available in Ansys-Fluent 16.2. Development of an intrinsic-based model for particles and its implementation using UDF. 2016-2017
Sebastian Schulze, CIC Virtuhcon, Technische Universitaet Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany.
Development of numerical models for high-temperature conversion processes applied to dense particulate media (TGA, fixed beds), January-June 2015.
Andre Bader, (co-supervised with Prof. R. Gupta), Institute of Energy Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering, Technische Universitaet Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany.
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)-based modeling of a heavy oil gasification, submodel development and validation. 3D simulations using Yade-DEM software, June-November 2014.
Dr. Hongbo Shi, (co-supervised with Dr. H. Zeng) University of Alberta, Canada.
Numerical simulation of oil/water droplets dynamics in different shear flows, 2020.
Dr. Hassan Khodaie, University of Alberta, Canada.
Numerical simulation and experimental validation of a large scale industrial biochar plant, 2018.
Dr. Ing. Andreas Richter, CIC Virtuhcon, Technische Universitaet Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany.
Numerical modeling of drag forces and heat transfer coefficients for non-spherical particles, 2010-2013.
Dr. Ing. Dmitry Safronov, CIC Virtuhcon, Technische Universitaet Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany.
Development and validation of fixed-grid methods for tracking chemically reacting interfaces, 2009-2013.
Dip. Ing. Sergey Ananiev, Institute of Aerospace Engineering, Dresden University of Technology, Germany.
Numerical study of the influence of electric fields on the microstructure of solidified materials, 2007-2008.