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CEMTEC – Computational Engineering of Multi-Scale Transport in Small-Scale Surface Based Energy Conversion

LAV-ETHZ

  • Asinari P., Karlin I., «Generalized Maxwell state and H-theorem for the lattice Boltzmann method». Phys. Rev. E 79(3), 36703, 2009.
  • Chikatamarla S., Karlin I., «Lattices for lattice Boltzmann method». Phys. Rev. E 79, 046701, 2009.
  • Chiavazzo E., Karlin I.V., Frouzakis C., Boulouchos K., «Method of invariant grid for model reduction of hydrogen combustion». Proc. Combustion Inst. 32, 519–526, 2009.
  • Prasianakis N.I., Karlin I.V., Mantzaras J., Boulouchos K., «Lattice Boltzmann method with restored Galilean invariance». Phys. Rev. E 79, 066702, 2009.
  • Chiavazzo E., Karlin I., Gorban A., Boulouchos K., «Combustion simulation via lattice Boltzmann and reduced chemical kinetics». J. Stat. Mech. P06013, 2009.
  • Chiavazzo E., «Invariant manifolds and lattice Boltzmann method for combustion». ETH Thesis 18233, 2009.
  • Prasianakis N.I., «Lattice Boltzmann method for thermal compressible flows». ETH Thesis 17739, 2008.
  • Chikatamarla S.S., «Hierarchy of lattice Boltzmann models for fluid mechanics». ETH Thesis 17893, 2008.
  • Chikatamarla S.S., Karlin I.V., «Complete Galilean invariant lattice Boltzmann models». Comput. Phys. Commun. 179, 140, 2008.
  • Karlin I.V., Colangeli M., Kroger M., «Exact linear hydrodynamics from the Boltzmann equation». Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 214503, 2008.
  • Yudistiawan W., Ansumali S., Karlin I.V., «Hydrodynamics beyond Navier-Stokes: Slip flow model». Phys. Rev. E 78, 016705, 2008.
  • Bardow A., Karlin I.V., Gusev A., «Multi-speed models in off-lattice Boltzmann simulations». Phys. Rev. E 77, 025701 (Rapid Communication), 2008.
  • Chiavazzo E., Karlin I.V., «Quasi-equilibrium grid algorithm: Geometric construction for model reduction». J. Comput. Physics 227, 5535, 2008.
  • Prasianakis N.I., Karlin I.V., «Lattice Boltzmann simulation of compressible flows on standard lattices». Phys. Rev. E 78, 016704. 2008.
  • Arcidiacono S., Mantzaras J., Karlin I.V., «Lattice Boltzmann simulation of catalytic reactions». Phys. Rev. E 78, 046711, 2008.
  • Karlin I.V., Chikatamarla S.S., Ansumali S., «Elements of the lattice Boltzmann method II. Kinetics and hydrodynamics in one dimension». Commun. Comput. Phys. 2, 196–238, 2007.
  • Ansumali S., Karlin I. V., Arcidiacono S., Abbas A., Prasianakis N.I., «Hydrodynamics beyond Navier-Stokes: Exact Solution to the Lattice Boltzmann Hierarchy». Physical Review Letters 98, 124502, 2007. * B 56, 135–139, 2007.
  • Colangeli M., Karlin I.V., Kroger M., «From hyperbolic regularization to exact hydrodynamics for linearized Grad’s equations». Phys. Rev. E 75, 051204, 2007.
  • Colangeli M., Karlin I.V., Kroger M., «Hyperbolicity of exact hydrodynamics for three-dimensional linearized Grad’s equations». Phys. Rev. E 76, 022201, 2007.
  • Arcidiacono S., Karlin I.V., Mantzaras J., Frouzakis C.E., «Lattice Boltzmann model for the simulation of multicomponent mixtures». Phys. Rev. E 76, 016702 (2007). * Tosi F., Ubertini S., Succi S., Karlin I.V., «Optimization strategies for the entropic lattice Boltzmann method». Journal of Scientific Computing 30, 369–287, 2007. * Prasianakis N.I., Karlin I.V., «Lattice Boltzmann method for thermal flow simulation on standard lattices». Phys. Rev. E 76, 016702 (2007). * Karlin I.V., Ansumali S., «Renormalization of the lattice Boltzmann hierarchy». Phys. Rev. E 76, 025701 (Rapid Communication), 2007. * Chiavazzo E., Gorban A.N., Karlin I.V., «Comparison of invariant manifolds for model reduction in chemical kinetics». Commun. in Comput. Phys. 2, 964–992, 2007. * Karlin I.V., Chikatamarla S.S., Ansumali S., «Elements of the Lattice Boltzmann Method II: Kinetics and Hydrodynamics in One Dimension». Commun. in Comput. Phys. 2, 196–238, 2007. * Borok S., Ansumali S., Karlin I.V., «Kinetically reduced local Navier-Stokes equations for simulation of incompressible viscous flows». Phys. Rev. E 76(6), 066704 (2007). * Chikatamarla S.S., Karlin I.V., «Entropy and Galilean invariance of lattice Boltzmann theories». Physical Review Letters, 97, 190601 (2006). * Chikatamarla S.S., Ansumali S., Karlin I.V., «Entropic lattice Boltzmann models for hydrodynamics in three dimensions». Physical Review Letters, 97, 010201 (2006). * Karlin I.V., Tomboulides A., Frouzakis C.E., Ansumali S., «Kinetically reduced local Navier – Stokes equations: An alternative approach to hydrodynamics». Physical Review E. Rapid Communication, 74, 035702(R) (2006). * Arcidiacono S., Mantzaras J., Ansumali S., Karlin I.V., Frouzakis C., Boulouchos K., «Simulation of binary mixtures with the lattice Boltzmann method». Physical Review E, 74(5) 056707 (2006). * Bardow A., Karlin I.V., Gusev A.A., «General characteristic-based algorithm for off-lattice Boltzmann simulations». Europhysics Letters 75(3), 434–440, 2006. * Chikatamarla S.S., Ansumali S., Karlin I.V., «Grad’s approximation for missing data in lattice Boltzmann simulations». Europhysics Letters, 74(2), 215–221, 2006. * Ansumali S., Karlin I.V., Frouzakis C.E., Boulouchos K., «Entropic lattice Boltzmann method for microflows». Physica A 359, 289–305, 2006. * Karlin I.V., Ansumali S., Frouzakis C.E., Chikatamarla S.S., «Elements of the lattice Boltzmann method I. Linear advection equation». Commun. Comput. Phys. 1(4), 616–665, 2006. * Gorban A.N., Karlin I.V., «Quasi-equilibrium closure hierarchies for the Boltzmann equation». Physica A 360, 325–364, 2006. * Prasianakis N., Chikatamarla S.S., Karlin I.V., Ansumali S., Boulouchos K., «Entropic lattice Boltzmann method for simulation of thermal flows». Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 72, 179–183, 2006. * Arcidiacono S., Ansumali S., Karlin I.V., Mantzaras I., Boulouchos K., «Entropic lattice Boltzmann method for simulation of binary mixtures». Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 72, 79–83, 2006. * Tosi F., Ubertini S., Succi S., Chen H., Karlin I.V., «A comparison of single-time relaxation lattice Boltzmann schemes with enhanced stability». Int. J. Mod. Phys. C 17, 1375–1390, 2006. * Tosi F., Ubertini S., Succi S., Chen H., Karlin I.V., «Numerical stability of entropic versus positivity-enforcing lattice Boltzmann schemes». Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 72, 227–231, 2006. * Gorban A.N., Karlin I.V., Zinovyev A.Yu., «Invariant Grids: Method of Complexity Reduction in Reaction Networks». ComPlexUs 2004–05,2:110–127, 2006. * Ansumali S., Frouzakis C., Karlin I.V., Kevrekidis I.G., «Lattice Boltzmann method and kinetic theory, Model Reduction and Coarse-Graining Approaches for Multiscale Phenomena». A.Gorban et al, eds. (Springer, Berlin), pp. 403–422, 2006.

PSI

  • Prasianakis N.I., Karlin I.V., Mantzaras J., Boulouchos K.B., «Lattice Boltzmann method with restored Galilean invariance». Phys. Rev. E 79, 066702 (2009).
  • Karagiannidis S., Mantzaras J., Bombach R., Schenker S., Boulouchos K., «Experimental and numerical investigation of the hetero-/homogeneous combustion of lean propane/air mixtures over platinum». Proc. Combust. Inst. 32, 32:1947–1955, 2009.
  • Pizza G., Mantzaras J., Frouzakis C., Tomboulides A., Boulouchos K., «Suppression of combustion instabilities of premixed hydrogen/air flames in microchannels using heterogeneous reactions». Proc. Combust. Inst. 32, 32:3051–3058, 2009.
  • Mantzaras J., «Catalytic combustion of syngas, in Gas synthesis combustion: fundamentals and applications». Eds. T.C. Lieuwen and V. Yang, Taylor and Francis Publ., London, ISBN: 978-1-4200-8534-1, pp. 223–260, 2009.
  • Mantzaras J., Bombach R., Schaeren R., «Hetero-/homogeneous combustion of hydrogen/air mixtures over platinum at pressures up to 10 bar». Proc. Combust. Inst. 32:1937–1945, 2009.
  • Kurdyumov V.N., Pizza G., Frouzakis C., Mantzaras J., «Dynamics of premixed flames in a narrow channel with a step-wise wall temperature». Combust. Flame, 156:2190–2200, 2009.
  • Karagiannidis S., Mantzaras J., «Numerical investigation on the startup of methane-fueled catalytic microreactors». Combust. Flame, accepted 2009.
  • Karagiannidis S., Mantzaras J., Bombach R., Schenker S., Boulouchos K., «Experimental and numerical investigation of the hetero-/homogeneous combustion of lean propane/air mixtures over platinum». Proc. Combust. Inst. 32 (2009), doi:10.1016/j.proci.2008.1006.1063, in press, 2009.
  • Arcidiacono S., Mantzaras J., Karlin I.V., «Lattice Boltzmann simulation of catalytic reactions». Phys. Rev. E 78, 046711 (2008).
  • Karagiannidis S., Marketos K., Mantzaras J., Schaeren R., Boulouchos K., «Experimental and numerical investigation of a propane-fueled, catalytic mesoscale combustor». Catal. Today, submitted 2008.
  • Pizza G., Frouzakis C., Mantzaras J., Tomboulides A., Boulouchos K., «Dynamics of premixed hydrogen/air flames in mesoscale channels». Combust. Flame 155, 2–20, 2008.
  • Pizza G., Frouzakis C.E., Mantzaras J., Tomboulides A., Boulouchos K., «Dynamics of premixed hydrogen/air flames in microchannels». Combust. Flame 152, 433–450, 2008.
  • Mantzaras J., «Catalytic combustion of syngas». Combust. Sci. Technol., 180, 1137–1168, 2008.
  • Schneider A., Mantzaras J., Eriksson S., «Ignition and extinction in catalytic partial oxidation of methane-oxygen mixtures with large H2O and CO2 dilution». Combust. Sci. Technol. 180, 89–126, 2008.
  • Mantzaras J., «Evaluation of models for heterogeneous catalysis, Modelling of heterogeneous catalytic reactions». Ed. O. Deutschmann, Wiley-VCH Publ., New York, in press, 2008.
  • Karagiannidis S., Mantzaras J., Jackson G., Boulouchos K., «Hetero-/homogeneous combustion and stability maps in methane-fueled catalytic microreactors». Proceedings Combustion Institute 31, 3309–3317, 2007. (Distinguished paper award).
  • Schneider A., Mantzaras J., Bombach R., Schenker S., Tylli N., Jansohn P., «Laser induced fluorescence of formaldehyde and Raman measurements of major species during partial catalytic oxidation of methane with large H2O and CO2 dilution at pressures up to 10 bar». Proceedings Combustion Institute 31, 1973–1981, 2007.
  • Eriksson S., Schneider A., Mantzaras J., Wolf M., Järås S., «Experimental and numerical investigation of supported rhodium catalysts for partial oxidation of methane in exhaust gas diluted reaction mixtures». Chemical Engineering Science 62, 3991–4011, 2007.
  • Reinke M., Mantzaras J., Bombach R., Schenker S., Tylli N., Boulouchos K., «Effects of H2O and CO2 dilution on the catalytic and gas phase combustion of methane over platinum at elevated pressures». Combustion Science and Technology 179, 553–600, 2007.
  • Arcidiacono S., Karlin I.V., Mantzaras J., Frouzakis C.E., «Lattice Boltzmann Model for the Simulation of Multicomponent Mixtures». Physical Review E, 76, 046703 (2007).
  • Ansumali S., Arcidiacono S., Chikatamarla S.S., Prasianakis N.I., Gorban A.N., Karlin I.V., «Quasi-equilibrium lattice Boltzmann method». The European Physical Journal B, 56:135–139, 2007.
  • Ansumali S., Karlin I.V., Arcidiacono S., Abbas A., Prasianakis N.I., «Hydrodynamics beyond Navier-Stokes: Exact solutions to the lattice Boltzmann hierarchy». Physical Review Letters, 98:124502, 2007.
  • Schneider A., «Experimental and numerical investigation of the catalytic partial oxidation of methane to synthesis gas for power generation applications». Ph.D. Thesis, ETH Zurich, Nr. 17183, 2007.
  • Marketos K., «Experimental testing of a catalytic, mesoscale, propane-fueled combustor for a mesoscale gas turbine». Master thesis, ETHZ, 2007.
  • Karagiannidis S., Mantzaras J., Jackson G., Boulouchos K., «Hetero-/homogeneous combustion and stability maps in methane-fueled catalytic microreactors». Proceedings Combustion Institute, 31:3309–3317, 2007. (Distinguished paper award).
  • Arcidiacono S., Mantzaras J., Ansumali S., Karlin I.V., Frouzakis C., Boulouchos K., «Simulation of binary mixtures with the lattice Boltzmann method». Physical Review E, 74(5) 056707 (2006).
  • Arcidiacono S., Ansumali S., Karlin I.V., Mantzaras I., Boulouchos K., «Entropic lattice Boltzmann method for simulation of binary mixtures». Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 72, 79–83, 2006.
  • Schneider A., Mantzaras J., Jansohn P., «Experimental and numerical investigation of the catalytic partial oxidation of CH4/O2 mixtures diluted with H2O and CO2 in a short contact time reactor». Chemical Engineering Science 61, 4634–4649, 2006.
  • Eriksson S., Wolf M., Schneider A., Mantzaras J., Raimondi F., Boutonnet M., Järas S., «Fuel-rich catalytic combustion of methane in zero emissions power generation processes». Catalysis Today 117, 447–453, 2006.
  • Mantzaras J., «Interplay of transport and hetero-/homogeneous chemistry». Focus on combustion research, Ed. S.Z. Jiang, Nova Science Publ., New York, ISBN: 1-59454-23-4, pp.241–314, 2006.
  • Mantzaras J., «Understanding and modeling of thermofluidic processes in catalytic combustion». Catalysis Today 117, 394–406, 2006.

LTNT-ETHZ

  • Raberger N.B., Stutz M.J., Hotz N., Poulikakos D., «Simulation of the post-combustor for the treatment of toxic and flammable exhaust gases of a micro SOFC». J. Fuel Cell Sci. Tech. 6, 041002 (2009).
  • Hotz N., Koc N., Schwamb T., Schirmer N.C., Poulikakos D., «Catalytic porous ceramic prepared in-situ by sol-gelation for butane-to-syngas processing in microreactors». AIChE J. 55, 1849–1859, 2009.
  • Zinovik I., Poulikakos D., «Modeling the temperature field in the reforming anode of a button-shaped solid oxide fuel cell». Electrochimica Acta 54, 6234–6243, 2009.
  • Pavese E., «CFD simulation of flow in 3D reconstruction of SOFC anode». ETH BS Thesis, 2009.
  • Hotz N., Osterwalder N., Stark W.J., Bieri N.R., Poulikakos D., «Disk-shaped packed bed micro-reactor for butane-to-syngas processing». Chemical Engineering Science, 63, 21, 5193–5201, 2008.
  • Bieberle-Hütter A., Beckel D., Infortuna A., Muecke U.P., Rupp J.L.M., Gauckler L.J., Rey-Mermet S., Muralt P., Bieri N.R., Hotz N., Stutz M.J., Poulikakos D., Heeb P., Müller P., Bernard A., Gmür R., Hocker T., «A Micro-Solid Oxide Fuel Cell System as Battery Replacement». J. Power Sources 177, 123–130, 2008.
  • Stutz M.J., Grass R.N., Loher S., Stark W.J., Poulikakos D., «Fast and exergy efficient start-up of micro-solid oxide fuel cell systems by using the reformer or the post-combustor for start-up heating». J. Power Sources 182 (2), 558–564, 2008.
  • Stutz M.J., Poulikakos D., «Optimum washcoat thickness of a monolith reactor for syngas production by partial oxidation of methane». Chemical Engineering Science 63, 1761–1770, 2008.
  • Hotz N., «Butane-to-syngas processing in novel micro-reactors for solid oxide fuel cell-based small-scale powerplants». ETH Thesis 17898, 2008.
  • Hotz N., Stutz M.J., Loher S., Stark W.J., Poulikakos D., «Syngas production from butane using a flame-made Rh/Ce0.5Zr0.5O2 catalyst». Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Vol. 73, Iss. 3–4, 336–344, 2007.
  • Stutz M., «Hydrocarbon fuel processing of micro solid oxide fuel cell systems». ETH Thesis 17455, 2007.
  • Hotz N., Senn S.M., Poulikakos D., «Exergy analysis of a solid oxide fuel cell micropowerplant». Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 158, Issue 1, 333–347, 2006.
  • Hotz N., Senn S.M., Lee M.T., Grigoropoulos C.P., Poulikakos D., «Exergetic analysis of fuel cell micropowerplants fed by methanol». Int. J. of Heat and Mass Transfer, 49(15–16), 2397–2411, 2006.
  • Stutz M.J., Hotz N., Poulikakos D., «Optimization of methane reforming in a microreactor – effects of catalyst loading and geometry». Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 61, 4027–4040, 2006.
  • Stutz M.J., Poulikakos D., «Effects of microreactor wall heat conduction on the reforming process of methane». Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 60, Iss. 24, 6983–6997, 2005.

EPFL

  • Thampi K.R., McEvoy A.J., El-Roustom B., «Cermet Anodes Fully Desensitized to Sulfur». Proceedings of the Luzern Fuel Cell Forum 2008, paper No. A0506, 2008.
  • Smith M., McEvoy A.J., ECS Transactions, 7(1) 373, 2007.

Empa

  • Erat S., Braun A., Ovalle A., Piamonteze C., Liu Z., Graule T., Gauckler L.J., «Correlation of O(1s) and Fe(2p) NEXAFS spectra and electrical conductivity of La1-xSrxFe0.75Ni0.25O3-δ». Appl. Phys. Lett., 95(17), 174108, 2009.
  • Braun A., Ovalle A., Erat S., Pomjakushin V., Cervellino A., Stolte W., Graule T., «Yttrium and hydrogen superstructure and correlation of lattice expansion and proton conductivity in the BaZr0.9Y0.1O2.95 proton conductor». Appl. Phys. Lett., 95, 224103, 2009.
  • Braun A., Zhang X., Sun Y., Müller U., Liu Z., Erat S., Ari M., Grimmer H., Mao S.S., Graule T., «Correlation of high temperature X-ray photoemission valence band spectra and conductivity in strained LaSrFeNi-oxide on SrTiO3(110)». Applied Physics Letters, 95, 022107, 2009.
  • Braun A., Bayraktar D., Harvey A.S., Beckel D., Purton J.A., Holtappels P., Gauckler L.J., Graule T., «Pre-edges in oxygen (1s) x-ray absorption spectra: A spectral indicator for electron hole depletion and transport blocking in iron perovskites». Applied Physics Letters 94(20), 202102, 2009.
  • Allen A.J., Ilavsky J., Braun A., «Multi-Scale Microstructure Characterization of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Assemblies with Ultra Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering». Advanced Engineering Materials 11(6), 495–501, 2009.
  • Ried P., «Development of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell cathodes for operation at 600°C». Thesis, Universität Leoben, January 2009.
  • Braun A., Richter J., Vogt U., Holtappels P., Harvey A. S., Gauckler L. J., Frei A., Conder K., Mun B. S., Graule Th., «Electron hole–phonon interaction, correlation of structure, and conductivity in single crystal La0.9Sr0.1FeO3». Applied Physics Letters 93, 262103, 2008.
  • Haas O., Vogt U.F., Soltmann C., Braun A., Yoon W.-S., Yang X.Q., Graule T., «The Fe K-edge X-Ray Absorption Characteristics of La1-xSrxFeO3-δ Prepared by Solid State Reaction». Materials Research Bulletin 44, 1397–1404, 2009.
  • Braun A., Duval S., Embs J.P., Juranyi F., Ried P., Holtappels P., Hempelmann R., Stimming U., Graule Th., «Proton diffusivity in the BaZr0.9Y0.1O3-delta proton conductor». Journal of Applied Electrochemistry 39(4), 471–475, 2009.
  • Braun A., Janousch M., Sfeir J., Kiviaho J., Noponen M., Huggins F.E., Smith M.J., Steinberger-Wilckens R., Holtappels P., Graule T., «Molecular speciation of sulfur in solid oxide fuel cell anodes with x-ray absorption spectroscopy». J. Power Sources 183(2), 564–570, 2008.
  • Richter J., Braun A., Harvey A.S., Holtappels P., Graule T., Gauckler L.J., «Valence changes of manganese and praseodymium in Pr(1–x)Sr(x)Mn(1–y)In(y)O(3–δ) perovskites upon cation substitution as determined with XANES and ELNES». Physica B 403(1) 87–94, 2008.
  • P., Braun A., Thünemann T., Vogt U., «Characterization of mixed conducting La-Sr-Fe oxides for application in solid oxide fuel cells». ECS Transactions – Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Volume 7 (1) 1025–1031, 2007.

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