Simulation of particulate processes (Studien-, Diplom-, Projekt-, Bachelor- oder Master-Arbeit) Prerequisites Differential equations Orthogonal polynomials Matlab programming Supervisor M.Sc. Iqra Batool E-Mail:[email protected] Phone: +49 631/205-3702 Building 42, Room 257 Publishing date May 12, 2017 Description Population balance systems characterizing particulate pro- cesses consist of nonlinear integro-partial differential equations. Analysis of such systems is carried out to study the behavior of population of particles. In a series of previous work, an approximated method of moments (AMOM) has been developed for PBM with nucleation and growth phenomenon. In this project the AMOM will be developed for PBM with aggregation and breakage phenomena additionally. These models are encountered in various applications mainly chemical engineering, such as crystallization, systems biology, pharmaceutical, reactive precipitation and water processing (among others). Goals The main aim of this research is to investigate the mech- anisms in particulate processes by approximating the aggregation and breakage kernels using orthogonal polynomi- als. Moreover, the closed and reduced order ODE model will be developed to solve numerically. The goals can be listed as following: • Approximation of kernels • Development of closed ODE model • Numerical solutions • Application on crystallization processes Prof. Dr. -Ing. Naim Bajcinca Department of Mechatronics in Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Technical University Kaiserslautern Gottlieb-Daimler-Straße, 67663 Kaiserslautern Tel: 0631 / 205 3229, Fax: 0631 / 205 4201