Core investigators

Boris V. Balakin
Høgskulen på Vestlandet
professor in fluid mechanics
computational studies of industrial systems with special focus on multiphysics-related phenomena: radiation, casting, boiling, conjugate heat transfer, combustion and chemical reactions. Numerical modelling of aforementioned events by means of computational fluid dynamics is of particular interest. Advanced non-invasive experimental techniques for CFD validation.

Pawel Kosinski
professor in process technology
http://folk.uib.no/nfyku/nfypk/
multiphase flows, process safety, fluid dynamics, CFD, gas/dust explosions, combustion, thermodynamics, chemical reaction kinetics, combustion engines, heat transfer, hydrates, molecular dynamics, numerical methods, process technology, fuel cells, solid mechanics, strength of materials, CAD.
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PhD candidates

Shihao Wei
PhD candidate at the University of Bergen
CFD-PBM simulations of direct absorption solar collectors

Pavel G. Struchalin
PhD in Thermal Physics
postdoc at Høgskulen på Vestlandet
production and characterization of nanofluids, experimental studies of direct absorption solar collectors and photothermal steam generators

Nazerke Saparbayeva
PhD candidate at Høgskulen på Vestlandet
CFD-DEM simulations of cohesive particles in multiphase flow, neural networks, multiphase CFD
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Nanofluids for Energy and Process Technology: research group at WNUAS

Victoria Popsueva
associate professor at Høgskulen på Vestlandet
fluid mechanics, computational fluid dynamics, mathematical modeling for solar energy systems

Andres Franklin Olivares Lopez
associate professor at Høgskulen på Vestlandet
mathematical modeling for solar energy systems, meteorological measurements, wind power, small hydropower

Anna Kosinska
associate professor at Høgskulen på Vestlandet
nanoparticle errosion, fluid mechanics, mechanical engineering, computational fluid dynamics

Yansong Zhao
associate professor at Høgskulen på Vestlandet
ionic fluids, nanofluids, wax, analytical chemistry