With his outstanding doctoral thesis on "Particle-resolved CFD simulation of catalytic fixed bed reactors for maleic anhydride production", Martin Kutscherauer has completed his doctorate at Clausthal University of Technology. The CVT would like to congratulate him on this excellent achievement.
(f.l.t.r. Gerhard Mestl (Clariant), Martin Kutscherauer, Thomas Turek (TU Clausthal), Gregor Wehinger)
14.03.2024
As part of his doctorate, Martin Kutscherauer published a new method for coupling CFD with reaction and transport in porous catalysts. The method enables the simulation of catalytic fixed bed reactors independent of effective transport parameters and is perfectly suited for detailed analysis and improvement of catalyst design. More via this link.
10.01.2024
The paradigm of the fixed bed is broken: RFID tags enable non-invasive temperature measurements in fixed bed reactors without disturbing the bed structure! Link to the paper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2023.125091
08.01.2024
The Institute of Chemical Process Engineering wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
The first paper with the new affiliation at CVT has been published in the prestigious Chemical Engineering Journal. In the research paper, fixed-bed reactors with small tube-to-particle ratios were studied both experimentally and with CFD simulations. The article is currently freely available here.
13.10.2023
The working group of the Institute of Chemical Process Engineering jointly celebrated the inauguration of Prof. Wehinger as the new head of the institute on October 04, 2023.
Prof. Gregor Wehinger becomes the new head of the Institute of Chemical Engineering on October 01, 2023.
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