[TRANSFORM] Multi-phase-field modeling of phase-transforming fluid mixtures
Ente: EC
Scadenza: 2029-08-31
Importo max: 232.916 EUR
Paese: EU
Descrizione
Droplet evaporation plays an important role in many microfluidics processes. For example, in inkjet printing, evaporation phenomena typically account for approximately 80% of the total energy usage. Optimizing these processes requires a detailed understanding of these phenomena. Alongside experimentation and theoretical work, it is indispensable to integrate high-fidelity computer simulations in the process. At this moment, a suitable first-principles computer model that can describe evaporation phenomena is non-existent.
The challenge in the design of computer models lies in the interaction between droplets. Namely, the evaporation of a liquid droplet produces a gas layer in the vicinity of the droplet which greatly affects the evaporation rate of nearby droplets. Taking this process into account requires a phase-field description of multi-component-multi-phase type. However, state-of-the-art phase-field technology falls short in addressing problems of this type.
The main objective of my project is to realize a breakthrough in phase-field technology by establishing a new phase-field theory for phase-transforming mixtures that is rooted in first-principles mixture theory. The novel theory has a multi-phase-field character that naturally incorporates the interaction between evaporating droplets. My project involves a private-public partnership with experts in microfluidics for inkjet printing at Canon Production Printing Netherlands. If awarded, my project will lay the foundation for the new and largely unexplored field of compressible multi-phase-field theories. These theories describe many processes in which phase
transitions play a role, in microfluidics and beyond. This marks the consolidation of my research line that focuses on the intersection of physical modeling and advanced computing in complex fluids, and aligns with my career goal of becoming a leader of a research group in academia that addresses industrial challenges in complex fluid dynamics at large.
Settori: Horizon Europe Topics
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