Aims of the Conference

Technical Topic Areas

A: Biochemical and biomolecular engineering; Bioreactors.

B: Process Fluid dynamics:

• B1: Fluid flow and Mixing,

• B2: Rheology,

• B3: Multi-phase flows,

• B4: Jets, Sprays, Droplets.

• B5: CFD modelling and Visualization techniques.

C: Particles: Production, Powder mechanics in both models and experiments;

D-1: Fluidization-broad aspects, G-S, L-S, G-L-S;

D-2: Solids-fluid separations processes (sedimentation, filtrations, membrane filtration, etc.);

E: Unit operations and Chemical Reactors

• E1: Diffusion separation (modelling, equilibrium, adsorption, absorption, extraction, distillation, evaporation, drying, etc.)

• E2: Chemical Reactors

• E3: New reactors; Scale-up, scale-down

F: Process safety and physics of accidents in chemical technology, Risk analysis;

G: Energy: Current , Alternative and Future trends:

• G1: Combustion, pyrolysis, gasification, etc.;

• G2: Bio oils, bio diesel and those based on utilization of wastes: 

• G3: Hydrogen technologies – hydrogen production, separation, storage, risk and safety

• G4: Solar technologies

• G5: Fuel cells (design, performance, trends)

• G5: Energy technologies for the future.

H: Environmental, green and sustainable engineering

I: Transport phenomena. Thermodynamics (chemical and thermal engineering, material science)

J: External field assisted processes :

• J1: Electric and  magnetic  fields; MHD and ferrofluid applications

• J2: Ultrasound and vibrations

• J3: Process intensification.

• J4: Solar technologies in chemical and material engineering 

K: Micro scale fluid dynamics, heat and mass transfer. Micro reactors and heat transfer Equipment.

L: Process Control, Process Design, Process Development, Computer aided process Engineering; Process analysis and synthesis

M: Thermodynamic optimization of chemical reactors, thermal equipment and material  syntheses

• M1: Entropy and Exergy analysis 

• M2: Bejan’s contructal theory: models and applications 

• M3: Heat transfer enhancements 

N: Phenomena with phase change

• N1: Flows with phase change;

• N2: Heat transfer with phase change and energy storage

• N3: Moulding processes (experiments and modelling)

O: Heat and mass transfer (both modelling and experimental results pertinent to problems in chemical, mechanical engineering, materials science and biotechnology);

P: Conventional Materials and Related processing

• P1: Physical metallurgy and micro-metallurgy;

• P2: Polymers and composites;; 

• P3: Modelling in Material Science 

• P4: Corrosion Science and Surface Coating &Technology

• P5: Materials under extreme conditions of accidents (fire, blasts, temperature shocks, etc)

Q: Advanced materials 

• Q1: Nanotechnology ( Nanomaterials nano-composite materials, nano-coating, etc )

• Q2: Advanced materials (memory alloy, composite materials)

• Q3: Fire retardants and fire-resistant materials.

• Q4: Energy related materials (fuel cells, hydrogen related materials, solar cells, etc.)

R: Nanotechnologies in Chemical and Mechanical Engineering

• R1: Nano scale enhanced mass transfer

• R2: Nanofluids in heat transfer equipments

S: Measurements and experimental techniques

T: Food Science Engineering

• T1: Unit operations in food processing

• T2: Heat and mass transfer

• T3: Materials for foods and food packaging

• T4: Advanced materials and nanotechnologies in Food Science

U: New and important applications and trends.

• U1: Micro and Hypo gravity processes in both Chemical and Mechanical Engineering

• U2: Micro, Hypo  and extreme conditions bio processing

• U3: High pressure processing

V: Miscellaneous

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