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Markus S. Wahl defends his PhD thesis
March 21, 2022Markus Solberg Wahl successfully defends his PhD thesis entitled “Detection and analysis of liquid-solid phase transitions with fiber-optic sensors”, 19th of May, 2020. The thesis addresses the very interesting topic of using fiber optic sensors to detect phase transitions, and is a collection ...
Ailo Aasen defends his PhD thesis
March 21, 2022Ailo Aasen successfully defends his PhD thesis entitled “Bulk and interfacial thermodynamics of mixtures: From aqueous systems to ultracryogenic fluids”, Friday 27th of March. The thesis deals with a variety of topics such as predicting the thermodynamic properties of fluids that exhibit strong ...
New article on thermodynamic perturbation theory
March 21, 2022Our paper entitled Choice of reference, influence of non-additivity, and present challenges in thermodynamic perturbation theory for mixtures has just been published in the Journal of Chemical Physics. In the article, we discuss how thermodynamic perturbation theory should be extended to fluid mixtures, and ...
The first accurate representation of quantum fluid mixtures
March 21, 2022Our paper entitled Equation of state and force fields for Feynman–Hibbs-corrected Mie fluids. II. Application to mixtures of helium, neon, hydrogen, and deuterium becomes Editors pick in J. Chem. Phys. In the paper, we extend the statistical associating fluid theory of quantum corrected Mie ...
In a paper in Chem. Eng. Sci., we study minimum entropy production in distillation
March 21, 2022Our paper entitled Minimum entropy production in a distillation column for air separation described by a continuous non-equilibrium model has been published in Chemical Engineering Science. In this work, we apply the rate-based model of Taylor and Krishna to describe the separation of air ...
In a letter in Phys. Rev. Lett., we address the challenges of binary nucleation
March 21, 2022Our letter entitled Curvature corrections remove the inconsistencies of binary classical nucleation theory has been accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Lett. In the letter we have studied the condensation process in vapors of supersatured alcohol—water mixtures. The nanoscopic droplets forming in such vapors ...
New article on the heat exchangers of a large-scale hydrogen liquefaction process
March 21, 2022Our article entitled Comparing exergy losses and evaluating the potential of catalyst-filled plate-fin and spiral-wound heat exchangers in a large-scale Claude hydrogen liquefaction process has been published in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. In the article, we determine detailed heat exchanger designs by ...
Three articles on the most downloaded list in Fluid Phase Equilibria
March 21, 2022Three of our recent articles are now on the list of the most downloaded papers in the excellent journal Fluid Phase Equilibria: 1. Thermodynamic stability of droplets, bubbles and thick films in open and closed pores 2. Thermodynamic models to accurately describe the ...
New project granted on moisture migration through porous media
March 21, 2022The competence building project “PredictCUI: Prediction of water liquid and vapour migration for mitigating corrosion under insulation” received funding by the Norwegian Research Council. Here, I will in collaboration with Prof. Alex Hansen from NTNU/Porelab, researchers from SINTEF Energy Research and the ...
