Filip Strniša

KU Leuven | ku leuven · Department of Chemical Engineering

A micro packed-bed reactor (μPBR) based on two-parallel-plates configuration with immobilized Candida antarctica lipase B in the form of porous particles (Novozym® 435) was theoretically and experimentally characterized. A residence time distribution (RTD) within μPBRs comprising various random distributions of particles placed in one layer was com...

In this work, the lattice Boltzmann (LB) method was applied to simulate incompressible steady and unsteady low Reynolds number (Re) flows around a confined cylinder. In the LB method, different collision models (Bhatnagar–Gross–Krook model, two-relaxation-time model, multi-relaxation-time model, and entropic lattice Boltzmann model) and a regulariz...

The benefits of continuous processing and the challenges related to the integration with efficient downstream units for end-to-end manufacturing have spurred the development of efficient miniaturized continuously-operated separators. Membrane-free microseparators with specifically positioned internal structures subjecting fluids to a capillary pres...

Experimental and theoretical modeling on low-temperature dry methane reforming over Ni-containing CeO2 rods was studied. The catalyst was characterized by means of N2 physisorption, in-situ XRD, TPR and H2 chemisorption techniques. The characterization studies revealed the distortion of CeO2 flourite structure due to the Ni incorporation. Lattice e...

With the immense computing power at our disposal, the numerical solution of partial differential equations (PDEs) is becoming a day-to-day task for modern computational scientists. However, the complexity of real-life problems is such that tractable solutions do not exist. This makes it difficult to validate the numerically obtained solution, so go...

Plasticity is a branch of solid mechanics, which deals with materials that upon sufficient deformation do not return to their original shape once the deforming force is released.Several plasticity models describing the yield condition exist, e.g. von Mises, Tresca, etc. Plasticity problems are usually solved by assuming an elastic deformation under...