A5057380088- Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
- Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds
- Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media
- Wood Treatment and Properties
- Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
- Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies
- Energetic Materials and Combustion
- Rocket and propulsion systems research
University of Canterbury
2020-2023
Additive manufacturing (3D printing) is enabling novel porous structures such as triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMS) that may help improve the efficiency of various applications in chemical engineering. In this work, a range Schwarz–Diamond TPMS were examined experimentally terms printability and pressure drop. X-ray computed tomography scans used to show shape was accurately printed, however systematic reduction porosity observed compared with each designed structure. The drop through...
Hydrogen peroxide thrusters rely on catalysts to generate steam and oxygen, yet relatively little is known about the processes that occur within catalyst bed. Previous models have assumed both diffusional resistances temperature differences between fluid can be ignored. In this paper a 1D, multiscale, transient, heterogeneous, diffusion-enabled model of catalytic hydrogen decomposition was developed applied 3D-printed bed, which offers potentially significant benefits over conventional...