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Christian Weiland, M.Sc.

Eissendorfer Str. 40

Building N, Room 1.082

21073 Hamburg

Phone +49 40 42878 - 4644

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Research

For the optimisation of stirred tank reactors (STR), simulative studies are conducted. The focus is on the determination of the mixing efficiency and the identification of compartments in such vessels. The simulations are carried out utilising the Lattice Boltzmann Method. The further analyses are done with Lagrangian methods, namely the calculation of the arising Finite Time Lyapunov Exponent, the occurring Finite Time Lyapunov Mixing Intensity and the estimation of the network in the observed vessels which directly delivers knowledge about the positions of compartments.

The information retrieved from the Lagrangian analyses is processed further to develop a model describing the observed STR. Additionally, the information concerning the arising deformation of fluid elements, quantified by the Finite Time Lyapunov Exponent, is used for the modelling of multiphase phenomena such as bubble breakup.

Education

Undergraduate and Graduate Teaching Assistant

Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics (Fluid Mechanics I)
Fluid Mechanics in Process Engineering (Fluid Mechanics II)
Process Design Project (Projektierungskurs), Winter term 2020/2021

Supervised Theses

Development of a Trajectory-Based Breakup Model of Ellipsoidal Gas Gubbles in Stirred Tank Reactors (working title), Madlen Rogel, Master's Thesis, ongoing
Implementierung des Segment Anything Models zur Blasensegmentierung und -klassifizierung aus Bildern von Blasenströmungen, Anton Majboroda, Master's Thesis (in supervision coorperation with Dr.-Ing. Felix Kexel), November 2024
Komplexe Rheologie in Theorie und Praxis: Vergleich veralteter und moderner Messmethoden anhand wasserbasierter Lacksysteme, Jan Einax, Bachelor's Thesis (in supervision coorperation with Dr.-Ing. Felix Kexel), September 2024
Numerical Investigation of Compartments in a Stirred Tank Reactor and Their Influence on Chemical Reactions, Josefine Velde, Master's Thesis, June 2024
Auslegung und Leistungsoptimierung eines unterschlächtigen Wasserrades mit Hilfe von Modellversuchen, Jarik Koenig, Master's Thesis, August 2023
Compartments in Stirred Tank Reactors - Computational Identification and Modelling with Lagrangian Methods, Yvonne Schade, Master’s Thesis, August 2023
Konstruktion eines Leistungsprüfstandes für Versuche an einem unterschlächtigen Wasserrad im Labormaßstab, Jarik Koenig, Project Work (in supervision coorperation with Felix Kexel, M.Sc.), August 2023
A Framework for the Numerical Simulation of Bubble Breakage to Determine the Bubble Size Distributions in Stirred Tank Reactors, Chandrahas Rao Sampelli, Master's Thesis, July 2023
Numerische Untersuchung des Einflusses ausgewählter Rührervariationen auf das Strömungsverhalten innerhalb eines Rührkesselreaktors, Boran Salli, Bachelor’s Thesis (in supervision coorperation with Ingrid Haase, M.Sc.), May 2023
Comparison of the Lattice Boltzmann Method and Finite Volume Method in Continuously Operated Static Mixers - a CFD Benchmark Study, Roman Neubauer, Master's Thesis (in supervision coorperation with Torben Frey, M.Sc.), April 2023
Direkte Numerische Simulation des Grenzflächen-Stofftransports in Blasenströmungen mithilfe einer VOF-Methode, Roberto Flores Cavero, Master's Thesis (in supervision coorperation with PD Dr.-Ing habil. Yan Jin), July 2022
Untersuchung von Transportbarrieren innerhalb eines kontinuierlichen Rührkesselreaktors unter Verwendung dreidimensionaler Lagrangescher Kohärenter Strukturen, Eike Steuwe, Master's Thesis (in supervision coorperation with Prof. Dr. Alexandra von Kameke), May 2022
Ermittlung der Leistungsabgabe eines Wassermühlenrades unter Verwendung numerischer Strömungssimulation, Alexander Hanke, Project work, April 2022
Charakterisierung der Totzeitverteilung in Rührkesselreaktoren mittels numerischer Strömungssimulation mit der Lattice-Boltzmann Methode, Mustafa Salli, Bachelor's Thesis, March 2022
Mehrzieloptimierung einer durchströmten offenen Struktur unter Anwendung des diskreten Adjungiertenverfahrens mittels numerischer Strömungssimulation, Mona Abbas Sayed Omar, Master's Thesis (in supervision coorperation with Claas Spille, M.Sc.), January 2022
Nichtinvasive Bestimmung des portosystemischen Druckgradienten nach TIPS-Implantation: Vergleich von stationären und transienten numerischen Strömungssimulationen, Muhammad Ismahil, Master's Thesis (in supervision coorperation with Dr.-Ing. Marko Hoffmann and close coorperation with Dr. med. Christoph Riedel (UKE)), December 2021
Analyse von Einflussparametern auf den portosystemischen Druckgradienten nach TIPS-Implantation mittels numerischer Strömungssimulation, Eleonora Abu Rashed, Master's Thesis (in supervision coorperation with Dr.-Ing. Marko Hoffmann and close coorperation with Dr. med. Christoph Riedel (UKE)), May 2021
Geometrieoptimierung unter Nutzung numerischer Simulation mittels Verwendung des ANSYS Adjoint Solvers, Mona Abbas Sayed Omar, Project Work (in supervision coorperation with Claas Spille, M.Sc.), March 2021
Numerische Simulation der Fluiddynamik unter Berücksichtigung der Mischcharakteristik eines nicht-newtonschen Fluides innerhalb einer industriellen Mischapparatur, Simon Abraha, Master's Thesis, July 2020
Bewertung einer neuen Methode zur nichtinvasiven Messung von dynamischen Temperaturverläufen mittels numerischer Strömungssimulation, Hanno Hagenström, Master's Thesis, Dezember 2019
Prediction of the Mass Transfer Coefficient Based on the Eddy Cell Model for an Aerated Stirred Tank Reactor under Multiple Operating Conditions, Hendrick Jansen, Master's Thesis, November 2019

Oral and Poster Presentations

Oral Presentations

Kursula, L.; Weiland, C.; Perçin, Z.; Kexel, F.; Bubenheim, P.; Hoffmann, M.; Terasaka, K.; Liese, A.; Schlüter, M.: "Experimental Quantification of Local Counterdiffusion Effects on the Gas-Liquid Mass Transfer Performance on a Microscale", 27^th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering 2024, Prague, Czech Republic, oral presentation
Weiland, C.; von Kameke, A., Hoffmann, M., Schlüter, M.: "Development and Implementation of a Lagrangian Model to Estimate the Bubble Breakup in Bubbly Flow", 27^th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering 2024, Prague, Czech Republic, oral presentation
Weiland, C.; von Kameke, A., Schlüter, M.: "Trajectory-Based Breakup Modelling for Dense Bubbly Flows", 28^th International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering 2024, Turku/Åbo, Finland, oral presentation
Weiland, C.; Steuwe, E.; von Kameke, A.; Hoffmann, M.; Schlüter, M.: “Identification of Compartments in Stirred Tank Reactors by Analysing Lagrangian Coherent Structures From Velocity Fields Derived by the Lattice-Boltzmann-Method”, 11^th International Conference of Multiphase Flow 2023, Kobe, Japan, oral presentation
Weiland, C.; Hofmann, S.; Fitschen, J.; von Kameke, A.; Hoffmann, M.; Schlüter, M.: "Numerische Simulation Lagrangescher Partikeltrajektorien und Charakterisierung des Partikelfolgevermögens in einem 3 L Rührkesselreaktor", ProcessNet Jahrestreffen CFD, Mischen und Agglomeration 2022, Leipzig, Germany, oral presentation
Hofmann, S.; Weiland, C.; Fitschen, J.; von Kameke, A.; Hoffmann, M.; Schlüter, M.: "Vergleich von experimentellen und numerischen Untersuchungen zur Abschätzung des Folgevermögens verschiedener Lagrange’scher Partikel in der Bioreaktorströmung", ProcessNet Jahrestreffen CFD, Mischen und Agglomeration 2022, Leipzig, Germany, oral presentation

Poster Presentations

Hofmann, S.; Weiland, C.; GopalSingh, P.; Kamp, M.; Fitschen, J.; v. Kameke, A.; Hoffmann, M.; Schlüter, M.: "Experimental and numerical determination of lifelines in a 3 L, 200 L and 15000 L stirred tank reactor to estimate the flow-following capability of Lagrangian Sensor Particles", MIXING XXVII, North American Mixing Forum (NAMF), Online Conference 2022, virtual poster presentation
Weiland, C.; Fitschen, J.; Hoffmann, M.; Schlüter, M.:"Numerical Simulation and Validation of the Bubble Size Distribution in an Aerated Stirred Tank Reactor", ProcessNet Jahrestreffen Mehrphasenströmungen & CFD 2021, virtual poster presentation
Weiland, C.; Hoffmann, M.; Schlüter, M.: "Numerical Simulation of the Mixing Time and Pathlines of Lagrangian Tracer Particles in a Stirred Tank Reactor", Hamburg-Bochumer Mehrphasensymposium, 2020, virtual poster presentation

Awards

EFCE Best Lecture Award 2024 for the presentation on the "Development and Implementation of a Lagrangian Model to Estimate the Bubble Breakup in Bubbly Flow" during the 27^thInternational Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering (CHISA) in Prague, Czech Republic

Publications

Order by: Author Year Journal Bibtex Type of Publication

2024

Weiland, C.; von Kameke, A.; Schlüter, M. (2024). Trajectory-based breakup modelling for dense bubbly flows. Chemical Engineering Journal. 499. 155726 [Abstract] [doi]

2023

Jin, Y.; Cavero, R.F.; Weiland, C.; Hoffmann, M.; Schlüter, M. (2023). Effects of bubble-induced turbulence on interfacial species transport: A direct numerical simulation study. Chemical Engineering Science. 279. 118934 [Abstract] [doi] [www]
Jin, Y.; Weiland, C.; Hoffmann, M.; Schlüter, M. (2023). Direct Numerical Simulation of Bubble Collision, Bounce and Coalescence in Bubble-Induced Turbulence. Chemical Engineering Science. 284. 119502 [Abstract] [doi]
Weiland, C; Salli, M.; Fitschen, J.; Hoffmann, M.; Schlüter, M. (2023). Introduction of novel characteristic time quantities to describe chemical reactors. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances. 16. [Abstract] [doi]
Weiland, C.; Steuwe, E.; Fitschen, J.; Hoffmann, M.; Schlüter, M.; Padberg-Gehle, K.; von Kameke, A. (2023). Computational study of three-dimensional Lagrangian transport and mixing in a stirred tank reactor. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances. 14. [Abstract] [doi]

2022

Hofmann, S.; Weiland, C.; Fitschen, J.; von Kameke, A., Hoffmann, M.; Schlüter, M. (2022). Lagrangian sensors in a stirred tank reactor: Comparing trajectories from 4D-Particle Tracking Velocimetry and Lattice-Boltzmann simulations. Chemical Engineering Journal. 449. [Abstract] [doi]

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