Field of work
Theoretical and experimental studies of industrial systems with special focus on multiphysics-related phenomena: boiling, heat transfer, multiphase, turbulence, electrochemistry, agglomeration, and deposition of solid adhesive particles in multiphase flows. Numerical modeling of multiphase flows and heat transfer using computational fluid dynamics: CFD-DEM, Eulerian two-fluid, CFD-PBM, VOF.
Non-invasive experimental techniques for CFD validation: computer tomography (CT), positron emission particle tracking (PEPT), X-ray.
Renewable energy: nanosystems for solar and geothermal applications, solar collectors, PV/T, drilling heat transfer.
Flow assurance: risk assessment of plugging in wells and production pipes.
Academic background
2018- Professor, Høgskulen på Vestlandet
2013-2018 Associate Professor, Høgskulen på Vestlandet
2010-2013 Post-doctoral fellowship, University of Bergen, Department of Physics and Technology
2007-2010 PhD, University of Bergen, Department of Physics and Technology
PhD candidates
Zahra Negahdari - Models of heat transfer during drilling
Jon Thøger Gjøvåg Hagen - Experimental studies of photothermal liquid films
Kalyan Sundar Krishna Chivukula (primary supervisor Yansong Zhao) - numerical models of electric batteries
Ted Ørjan Seim Gundersen (primary supervisor Alex C. Hoffmann) - CFD models of rotary equipment
Wei Shihao (alumni, primary supervisor Pawel Kosinski) - experimental and numerical studies of carbon-based nanofluids for photothermal and electrical applications
Nazerke Saparbayeva (alumni) - CFD-DEM models of clogging by cohesive particles
Xu Duan (alumni, primary supervisor Bohui Shi) - CFD-PBM of hydrate agglomeration in a stirred vessel
Post-doctoral fellows
Adam McElligott (alumni) - experimental studies of photothermal boiling in nanofluids
Pavel Struchalin (alumni) - experiments on clogging in turbulent flows
Robert Mulka (visiting researcher) - experiments on phase change materials for refrigeration
Teaching
- MAS 536 CFD for energi teknologi
- MAS 108 Hydraulikk og hydrauliske maskiner
- ENERGI 353 Introduksjon til fleirfasesystem @ UiB (2017)
- Gassteknologi (2014)
- ENERGI 255 Numeriske metodar for prosessteknologi @ UiB (øvinger, 2008)
Research areas
- CFD: computational fluid dynamics
- multiphase flow
- population balance modelling
- nanofluids
- solar collectors
- flow assurance
- heat transfer
- photothermal boiling
- Positron Emission Particle Tracking
Research groups