U.S.-Australia Cooperative Research on Modelling Particle Formation Processes

该奖项支持Pratsinis博士在三年内每年前往澳大利亚一次。在昆士兰大学化学工程系，他将与詹姆斯·D·利斯特博士合作，将两名来自不同视角的科学家聚集在一起：美国的PI研究气体中的超细颗粒，澳大利亚的PI研究液体和气体中的细颗粒。前者最近开发了精确求解人口平衡方程的新方法，后者正将其应用于制定颗粒工业的控制方案。该项目应将新的建模技术应用于重要的工业过程，如化肥造粒和氧化铝沉淀。这些模型可用于测试和优化流程和控制方案，从而提高生产率和产品质量。

This award supports one trip per year, over three years, to Australia by Dr. Pratsinis. At the University of Queensland, Department of Chemical Engineering, he will work with Dr. James D. Litster, bringing together two scientists from different perspectives: The U.S. PI works with ultrafine particles in gases, the Australian with fine particles in liquids and gases. The former has recently developed new approaches to accurate solutions of the population balance equation, which the latter is applying to develop control schemes for the particulate industry. The project should result in new modelling techniques to be applied to industrially important processes, such as granulation of fertilizers and alumina precipitation. The models can used to test and optimize processes and control schemes, resulting in greater productivity and better product quality.