CRC 1615 SMART Reactors - TUHH

😎 Guests from TU Dortmund at CRC 1615! 👏🏻We were thrilled to welcome Professor Hannsjörg Freund and Dr.-Ing. Marion Börnhorst at the Hamburg University of Technology recently, where they gave two inspiring talks on „Intelligent Design of Structured Catalysts for Flexible, Safe and Efficient Reactor Operation“ and „Multiphase Reactors in Emission Control“ at the CRC seminar, getting us all excited about intelligent structures that could be used for SMART reactors. 👍 During their stay in Hamburg they had the chance to visit the laboratories of our CRC partners at the Institute of Multiphase Flows - TUHH (headed by Prof. Michael Schlüter) and the Institute of Process Systems Engineering (headed by Prof. Mirko Skiborowski) at the TUHH. They also visited the Fraunhofer IAPT (headed by Prof. Ingomar Kelbassa) and were highly impressed by the exceptional equipment for additive manufacturing. 😊 We thank our guests for their visit and the fruitful discussions! #SMARTreactors #TUHH #Technischistdasmöglich #TUHamburg #engineeringtofaceclimatechange

🚀 New publication available online! 🚀 Our PhD candidate Christian Weiland and Professor Michael Schlüter from the Institute of Multiphase Flows - TUHH Flows at the Hamburg University of Technology together with Professor Alexandra von Kameke from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Production Management at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences have presented their latest results on trajectory-based breakup modelling for dense bubbly flows. Their new model predicts the breakup of gaseous bubbles in a continuous liquid phase by treating each bubble as a spring-damper system (Kelvin-Voigt element). The model derives the outer force from Lagrangian analysis of the flow field's stretching rate, adhering to physical principles without arbitrary parameters. Each bubble's individual history is considered, and the model enables numerical simulations across scales from 3 L to 15 m³. Its simplicity offers a favorable cost-benefit ratio. Results are compared to experimental data from optical measurements in a 200 L aerated stirred tank reactor at varying stirrer frequencies. Congratulations on this impressive piece of work! https://lnkd.in/eDAjB9Cf #SMARTreactors #TUHH #Technischistdasmöglich #TUHamburg #engineeringtofaceclimatechange

📣 Open research position!!! The Institute of Thermal Separation Processes at TUHH has an open position available. It is part of the collaborative research center (CRC 1615) “SMART reactors for future process engineering“ started on the 1st of October 2023. Led by the Hamburg University of Technology, the CRC 1615 is developing processes and reactors that respond flexibly to the fluctuating properties of renewable raw materials, thus enabling self-adapting, more resilient process engineering. We are searching for highly motivated research associates that are looking forward to work in an interdisciplinary and intercultural team. The focus in project B01 will be on the development of molecular thermodynamic and kinetic models describing the behaviour of stimuli-responsive materials. Further infos can be found in the job posting below; applications are open until December 16th. #SMARTreactors #TUHamburg #TUHH #Technischistdasmöglich #jobs #gethired #hiring #PhD https://lnkd.in/euRe-zTD

🌍 The 1st European Fluid Dynamics Conference - EFDC1 was held from 16.09.2024-20.09.2024 in beautiful Aachen in Germany. This was the first time that the European Fluid Mechanics Conference (EFMC) and the European Turbulence Conference (ETC) have been held together. It's one of the most important events in the field of fluid mechanics in Europe. Over a thousand of the top researchers from all over the world came together at the conference. 📣 On behalf of the Institute of Multiphase Flows - TUHH and the CRC 1615 SMART Reactors - TUHH at the Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Dr. habil. Yan Jin presented their work on the simulation of bubble bounce and coalescence at the conference, followed by interesting and extensive discussions with the other experts in the field of multiphase flows. 👏 Congratulations to Yan for an excellent performance! #SMARTreactors #TUHH #Technischistdasmöglich #TUHamburg #engineeringtofaceclimatechange

🌍 The 7th International Seminar on Aerogels has just taken place at Hamburg University of Technology! The event was hosted by the CRC's vice-spokesperson, Prof. irina smirnova, who welcomed over 150 aerogel scientists from around the world to Hamburg.   💻🔬 Our CRC researcher Kathrin Eckert presented her exciting research on smart lyogels from project A01. Her poster showcased latest modeling approaches using COSMO-RS and Molecular Dynamics simulations, along with a comparison to experimental data. Congratulations to Kathrin on this impressive work!   #SMARTreactors #TUHH #Technischistdasmöglich #TUHamburg #engineeringtofaceclimatechange #ResponsiveGels #GelDesign #SmartMaterial #ThermodynamicModeling #PCSAFT #GelDesign

🚀 "From smart Biopharmaceutical Processes to SMART Reactors" - Tandem Keynote Lecture by Dr.-Ing. Thomas Wucherpfennig, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Schlüter, Hamburg University of Technology at the DECHEMA FORUM 2024   🌍 The rapid growth of the global population, coupled with an increased prevalence of diseases and a growing understanding and acceptance of biopharmaceuticals, has compelled pharmaceutical companies to optimize their processes. Thomas Wucherpfennig stated that the evolution of intensified processes and improved host cells necessitates the development of next-generation SMART bioreactors. Enhancing established stirred tanks demands a profound understanding of all relevant transport processes and reaction steps. This knowledge enables swift and reliable modelling and simulation for operando and in situ process optimization. Despite advancements in experimental analysis, numerical simulation in process engineering, and process analytical technologies, a knowledge gap persists in bridging the detection of local process conditions to rigorous modelling and instantaneous control of local process parameters. 💡 The CRC 1615 "SMART Reactors for Future Process Engineering" presented by Michael Schlüter is an exciting project that aims to investigate how local process conditions should be detected, processed in models, and translated into actions to ensure optimal process conditions, maximum product quality, and yield immediately. To achieve this goal, new sensors and actuators for the in situ detection, tailoring of process variables, and self-adjustment of reactors are being developed with the help of materials science and electrical engineering. Using new analytical and numerical methods, local heat and mass transfer processes and other relevant process variables will be detected on multiple scales, computed, and analyzed to derive optimization strategies. What do you think about this important research field? We'd love to hear your comments! #SMARTreactors #TUHH #Technischistdasmöglich #TUHamburg #engineeringtofaceclimatechange

🌍 CRC SMART Reactors at the Climate Congress 2024 at Hamburg University of Technology tomorrow! 🌻 During the congress under the motto "Face Climate Change", different aspects of climate change, innovative solutions and adaptation strategies will be presented and discussed. 🚀 The spokesperson of the SFB, Prof. Michael Schlüter from the Hamburg University of Technology, will introduce the CRC and give an insight into the pioneering research projects. The congress on 24 September 2024 at the TUHH for high school students offers an insight into scientific, technological and social approaches to tackling climate change and is a joint event of the Initiative NAT and Hamburg's universities Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW Hamburg), HafenCity Universität Hamburg (HCU), Helmut-Schmidt-University (HSU), Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and University of Hamburg (UHH). The full programme and more information can be found here: https://lnkd.in/euPvsiSH #SMARTreactors #TUHH #Technischistdasmöglich #TUHamburg #engineeringtofaceclimatechange

😎 1st CRC Summer School on "Reactor Design" at Hamburg University of Technology! On the 5th and 6th of September, the 1st Summer School of the CRC 1615 SMART Reactors took place, focusing on the design of chemical reactors and bioreactors. 💡 The first day of the event included lectures and tutorials on the fundamentals of reactor design for homogeneous reactions by Prof. Raimund Horn and on multiphase chemical reactions by Prof. Michael Schlüter. A particular highlight was the presentation by Dr. Joachim Ritter (Bayer AG), who gave an insight into industrial reactor systems. In addition, Dr. Michael Schmidt (CEO REACNOSTICS GmbH) and Dr. Philipp Arbter (CTO COLIPI GmbH) shed light on the entrepreneurship in the field of process engineering and shared their personal experiences. The second day was dedicated to bioreactors. Three lectures dealt with whole cell bioreactors (Prof. Anna Heins), electro-bioreactors and biofilm reactors (Prof. Johannes Gescher) and enzyme bioreactors (Dr. Daniel Ohde). Finally, Dr. Emil A. Byström (SpinChem AB) gave inspiring insights into the development of their rotating bed reactors from laboratory to production scale and the challenges faced by start-up companies. 👏 Over the course of these two days, a fantastic overview of the fundamentals and the state of the art of chemical reactors and bioreactors was provided. A huge thank you to all the speakers and to Raimund Horn and Johannes Gescher for the great organisation! #SMARTreactors #TUHH #Technischistdasmöglich #TUHamburg #engineeringtofaceclimatechange

🚀 Outstanding presentations from researcher of our CRC SMART Reactors from Hamburg University of Technology at the CHISA 2024! On Tuesday, 27th of August, three presentations were given by Yan Jin, Christian Weiland, and Michael Schlüter from the Institute of Multiphase Flows - TUHH during the 27th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering in Prague, Czech Republic. 😊 The keynote lecture by Dr. Yan Jin with the title "Direct numerical simulation of bubble collision, bounce and coalescence in bubble-induced turbulence" focused on the coalescence of gas bubbles while the lecture of Christian Weiland with the title "Development and implementation of a Lagrangian model to estimate the bubble breakup in bubbly flow" observed the breakup of those. 🥇 For his talk Christian Weiland was awarded with the Best Lecture Award 2024 of the ECFE Working Party on Multiphase Flow! Congratulations, Christian! Prof. Michael Schlüter's presentation "Importance of bubble size distribution and gas hold up heterogeneities on scale up of gas-liquid reactors" has given an insight why both aforementioned phenomena are important for processes carried out in multiphase reactors. 😎 Another talk was given spontaneously by Christian Weiland on Wednesday, 28th of August. This presentation wore the title "Experimental quantification of local counterdiffusion effects on the gas-liquid mass transfer performance on a microscale" and featured the work of Lotta Kursula related to the project "Fine Bubbles for Biocatalytic Processes: Microscale Phenomena and Novel Applications" funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Thanks to the speakers for the valuable insights into their latest research and to the organizers for this exciting event! Homepage of CHISA 2024: https://2024.chisa.cz/ #SMARTreactors #TUHH #Technischistdasmöglich #TUHamburg #engineeringtofaceclimatechange

🚀 CRC SMART Reactors at the Summer School "Analytics & Spectroscopy in Catalysis" of the Baltic Sea Catalysis Institute in Rostock! 😀 Our CRC SMART Reactors and consortium members Patrick Kißling, Hafiz Muhammad Zeeshan, Gökhan Gizer, and Diego Espinoza from Hamburg University of Technology attended to the block course C “Analytics & Spectroscopy in Catalysis” of the Baltic Sea Catalysis Institute in Rostock. The event covered lectures and tutorials on in situ- and operando spectroscopic methods, characterization of catalysts, analysis of photo and electrocatalytic reactions, chemometric methods, and process analytics. The event provided an overview of the state of the art of spectroscopy methods and its potential implementation on novel SMART Reactors concepts. 🚤 The Baltic Sea Catalysis Institute is the youngest of several joint Catalysis Institutes for a multi-perspective teaching of all aspects of modern catalysis of the German Catalysis Society (GeCatS). 👏 A big thank you to the organizers for this fantastic event! #SMARTreactors #TUHH #Technischistdasmöglich #TUHamburg #engineeringtofaceclimatechange #likat_rostock #Ostseelehrverbund