Aims of the Conference

Technical Topic Areas

A: Biochemical and biomolecular engineering; Bioreactors.

B: Process Fluid dynamics:

• B1: Fluid flow and Mixing,

• B2: Rheology, Time-dependent materials; Fractional modelling

• B3: Multi-phase flows,

• B4: Jets, Sprays, Droplets.

• B5: CFD modelling and Visualization techniques.

• B6: Colloids and emulsions.

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)

• I1: Models and new concepts;

• I2: Fractional modelling to transport processes; 

• I3: Extended thermodynamic problems.

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: Technologies, Experimental and Modelling 

• 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.)

• Q5: Polymer-based composites,  metal-matrix composites,

• Q6: Carbon, Diamond, Fullerenes, Shape memory alloys,

• Q7: Models of the macroscopic properties of materials (mechanical, chemical, electrical, magnetic and optical) in terms of microscopic mechanisms, mechanic aspects of advanced materials and structures,

• Q8:damage and failure mechanisms in material, mathematical,

• Q9: formulation of the kinematic, constitutive, and structural behavior of materials and structures,

• Q10: Experimental methods directed toward mechanical characterization, damage evolution, and failures in materials and structures,

• Q11: Computational methods for the solution of micro-, meso-, macro-mechanics mathematical models, methods dealing with the determination of local effects

R: Nanotechnologies in Chemical and Mechanical Engineering and Nanomaterials

• R1: Nano scale enhanced mass transfer

• R2: Nanofluids in heat transfer equipments

• R3: Nanomaterials, nanocomposites, nanotubes, nanowires, nanoparticles 

S: Materials science

• S1: Porous materials, ceramics, adhesives,

• S2: Light emitting materials,

• S3: Biological materials,

• S4: Metallic, thin films,

• S5: Photovoltaics, solar cells,

• S6: Liquid crystals, semiconductors, superconductors,

• S7: Energetic materials,

• S8: Measurements and experimental techniques.

T: Advanced Technologies

• T1: Optics, Lasers, Sensors, Photonics,

• T2: Ferroelectrics, Multiferroics, Metamaterials,

• T3: Self-assembly and hierarchical materials,

• T4: Batteries,

• T5: Super capacitors, Thermoelectric,

• T6: Welding : processes and modelling

U: Food Science Engineering

• U1: Unit operations in food processing

• U2: Heat and mass transfer

• U3: Materials for foods and food packaging

• U4: Advanced materials and nanotechnologies in Food Science

• U5: Colloids and Emulsions  

V: New and important applications and trends.

• V1: Micro and Hypo gravity processes in both Chemical and Mechanical Engineering

• V2: Micro, Hypo  and extreme conditions bio processing

• V3: High pressure processing

W: Miscellaneous

 

Any contributions “cross-linking” the topics scheduled are encouraged

 

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