Juray De Wilde
SST/EPL Ecole polytechnique de Louvain (EPL)
SST/IMMC Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering (iMMC)
SST/IMMC/IMAP Materials and process engineering (IMAP)
He, Zirui ; Minette, Florent ; De Wilde, Juray. Catalyst-enhanced autothermal chemical looping reforming: Intrinsic SMR kinetics and numerical simulation. In: Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 293, p. 117525 (2023). doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2023.117525.
Ratan, Sanjiv ; Blasko, William ; Spieker, Wolfgang ; Minette, Florent ; De Wilde, Juray. Structured catalyst reactor system for steam methane reforming. In: PTQ Magazine, Vol. Q3 (2023) (2023).
Ügdüler, Sibel ; De Somer, Tobias ; Van Geem, Kevin M. ; De Wilde, Juray ; Roosen, Martijn ; Deprez, Bram ; De Meester, Steven. Analysis of the kinetics, energy balance and carbon footprint of the delamination of multilayer flexible packaging films via carboxylic acids. In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Vol. 181, p. 106256 (2022). doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106256.
De Wilde, Juray ; Dutta, Subhajit ; Pati, Jnyana Ranjan ; De Broqueville, Axel. Experimental study of the temperature distribution and water evaporation in an axial dual-zone vortex chamber spray dryer. In: Drying Technology : an international journal, Vol. 40, no. 13, p. 2794-2811 (2021). doi:10.1080/07373937.2021.1966635.
Madanikashani, Sepehr ; Vandewalle, Laurien A. ; De Meester, Steven ; De Wilde, Juray ; Van Geem, Kevin M.. Multi-Scale Modeling of Plastic Waste Gasification: Opportunities and Challenges. In: Materials, Vol. 15, p. 4215 (2022). doi:10.3390/ma15124215.
Hardy, Baptiste ; Simonin, Olivier ; De Wilde, Juray ; Winckelmans, Grégoire. Simulation of the flow past random arrays of spherical particles: Microstructure-based tensor quantities as a tool to predict fluid-particle forces. In: International Journal of Multiphase Flow, Vol. 149, p. 103970 (2022). doi:10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2021.103970.
Minette, Florent ; de Almeida, Luis Calamote ; Feinstein, Jonathan ; De Wilde, Juray. Structured ZoneFlowTM-Bayonet Steam Reforming Reactor for Reduced Firing and Steam Export: Pressure Drop and Heat Transfer Modelling and Evaluation of the Reactor Performance. In: Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, Vol. 10, p. 100258 (2022). doi:10.1016/j.ceja.2022.100258.
He, Zirui ; Minette, Florent ; De Wilde, Juray. The Ultra-Fast Oxidation Rate of a Synthetic Fe-Based Oxygen Carrier: Experiment and Simulation Study. In: SSRN Electronic Journal, Vol. online (2022). doi:10.2139/ssrn.4118495.
Minette, Florent ; De Wilde, Juray. Multi-scale modeling and simulation of low-pressure methane bi-reforming using structured catalytic reactors. In: Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 407, p. 127218 (2021). doi:10.1016/j.cej.2020.127218.
De Wilde, Juray. NWGD Jaarsymposium. In: Bulk Solid Processing and Handling, Vol. 1 (2021).
Jamil Ur Rahman, Umair ; Krzysztof Pozarlik, Artur ; Tourneur, Thomas ; de Broqueville, Axel ; De Wilde, Juray ; Brem, Gerrit. Numerical Study toward Optimization of Spray Drying in a Novel Radial Multizone Dryer. In: Energies, Vol. 14, no.5, p. 1233 (2021). doi:10.3390/en14051233.
He, Zirui ; De Wilde, Juray. Numerical simulation of commercial scale autothermal chemical looping reforming and bi-reforming for syngas production. In: Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 417, p. 128088 (2021). doi:10.1016/j.cej.2020.128088.
Minette, Florent ; de Almeida, Luis Calamote ; Ratan, Sanjiv ; De Wilde, Juray. Pressure drop and heat transfer of ZoneFlowTM structured catalytic reactors and reference pellets for Steam Methane Reforming. In: Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 417, p. 128080 (2021). doi:10.1016/j.cej.2020.128080.
Hardy, Baptiste ; De Wilde, Juray ; Winckelmans, Grégoire. A penalization method for the simulation of weakly compressible reacting gas-particle flows with general boundary conditions. In: Computers & Fluids, Vol. 190, p. 294-307 (2019). doi:10.1016/j.compfluid.2019.06.016.
Bridging Scales in Modelling and Simulation of Non-Reacting and Reacting Flows. Part I. In: Advances in Chemical Engineering, Vol. 52, p. 2-192 (2018).
Bridging Scales in Modelling and Simulation of Non-Reacting and Reacting Flows. Part II. In: Advances in Chemical Engineering, Vol. 53, p. 2-245 (2018).
Ratan, Sanjiv ; De Wilde, Juray. Gearing up for future steam reforming. In: Nitrogen + Syngas, Vol. 353, p. 44-48 (2018).
Minette, Florent ; Lugo-Pimentel, Michael ; Modroukas, Dean ; Davis, Andrew W. ; Gill, Rajinder ; Castaldi, Marco J. ; De Wilde, Juray. Intrinsic kinetics of steam methane reforming on a thin, nanostructured and adherent Ni coating. In: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Vol. 238, p. 184-197 (2018). doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.07.015.
Ratan, Sanjiv ; De Wilde, Juray. Structured catalyst for steam reforming. A catalyst system for steam methane reforming for improved heat transfer, pressure drop and catalyst effectiveness. In: ePTQ.COM, Vol. Q3, p. 111-113 (2018).
De Broqueville, Axel ; De Wilde, Juray ; Tourneur, Thomas. Device for treating particles in a rotating fluidized bed. Numéro de priorité ; Déposé (01/05/2018) ; Publié (08/11/2018) ; Délivré. AE,AG,AL,AM,AO,AT,AU,AZ,BA,BB,BG,BH,BR,BW,BY,BZ,CA,CH,CL,CN,CO,CR,CU,CZ,DE,DJ,DK,DM,DO,DZ,EC,EE,EG,ES,FI,GB,GD,GE,GH,GM,GT,HN,HR,HU,ID,IL,IN,IR,IS,JO,JP,KE,KG,KH,KN,KP,KR,KW,KZ,LA,LC,LK,LR,LS,LU,LY,MA,MD,ME,MG,MK,MN,MW,MX,MY,MZ,NA,NG,NI,NO,NZ,OM,PA,PE,... AE,AG,AL,AM,AO,AT,AU,AZ,BA,BB,BG,BH,BR,BW,BY,BZ,CA,CH,CL,CN,CO,CR,CU,CZ,DE,DJ,DK,DM,DO,DZ,EC,EE,EG,ES,FI,GB,GD,GE,GH,GM,GT,HN,HR,HU,ID,IL,IN,IR,IS,JO,JP,KE,KG,KH,KN,KP,KR,KW,KZ,LA,LC,LK,LR,LS,LU,LY,MA,MD,ME,MG,MK,MN,MW,MX,MY,MZ,NA,NG,NI,NO,NZ,OM,PA,PE,... AE,AG,AL,AM,AO,AT,AU,AZ,BA,BB,BG,BH,BR,BW,BY,BZ,CA,CH,CL,CN,CO,CR,CU,CZ,DE,DJ,DK,DM,DO,DZ,EC,EE,EG,ES,FI,GB,GD,GE,GH,GM,GT,HN,HR,HU,ID,IL,IN,IR,IS,JO,JP,KE,KG,KH,KN,KP,KR,KW,KZ,LA,LC,LK,LR,LS,LU,LY,MA,MD,ME,MG,MK,MN,MW,MX,MY,MZ,NA,NG,NI,NO,NZ,OM,PA,PE,....
De Wilde, Juray ; Lorant, Christophe ; Descamps, Pierre. 2D modeling and simulation of the flow dynamics, electric field and reactions in a low-temperature, atmospheric-pressure nitrogen plasma sharp-end plate-to-plane configuration and CVD reactor. In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Vol. 50, no.13, p. 135202 (2017). doi:10.1088/1361-6463/aa5c1d.
Verma, Vikrant ; Li, Tingwen ; De Wilde, Juray. Coarse-grained discrete particle simulations of particle segregation in rotating fluidized beds in vortex chambers. In: Powder Technology, Vol. 318, p. 282-292 (2017). doi:10.1016/j.powtec.2017.05.037.
Weber, Justin M. ; Stehle, Richard C. ; Breault, Ronald W. ; De Wilde, Juray. Experimental study of the application of rotating fluidized beds to particle separation. In: Powder Technology, Vol. 316, p. 123-130 (2017). doi:10.1016/j.powtec.2016.12.076.
Rosales Trujillo, Waldo ; De Wilde, Juray. Influence of solids outlets and the gas inlet design on the generation of a gas-solids rotating fluidized bed in a vortex chamber for different types of particles. In: Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 173, p. 74-90 (2017). doi:10.1016/j.ces.2017.07.031.
Pati, Jnyana Ranjan ; Dutta, Subhajit ; Eliaers, Philippe ; Mahanta, Pinakeswar ; Chatterjee, Pradip Kumar ; De Wilde, Juray. Experimental study of paddy drying in a vortex chamber. In: Drying Technology : an international journal, Vol. 34, no.9, p. 1073-1084 (2016). doi:10.1080/07373937.2015.1093498.
De Wilde, Juray ; Richards, George ; Benyahia, Sofiane. Qualitative numerical study of simultaneous high-G-intensified gas–solids contact, separation and segregation in a bi-disperse rotating fluidized bed in a vortex chamber. In: Advanced Powder Technology, Vol. 27, no.4, p. 1453-1463 (2016). doi:10.1015/j.apt2016.05.005.
Eliaers, Philippe ; De Wilde, Juray. Vortex chambers: a novel technology for drying, coating and producing particles in the food and feed industry. In: Food Science & Law, Vol. 2016, no. 4, p. 142-144 (2016).
Rosales Trujillo, Waldo ; De Wilde, Juray. High-Gravity Operation in Vortex Chambers for the Generation of High-Efficiency Fluidized Beds. In: Georgios Stefanidis; Andrzej Stankiewicz, Alternative Energy Sources for Green Chemistry (Green Chemistry Series; 47), Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016, p. 360-404. 978-1-78262-140-9. doi:10.1039/9781782623632.
Hauchhum, L. ; Mahanta, P. ; De Wilde, Juray. Capture of CO2 from Flue Gas onto Coconut Fibre-Based Activated Carbon and Zeolites in a Fixed Bed. In: Transport in Porous Media, Vol. 110, p. 503-519 (2015). doi:10.1007/s11242-015-0569-7.
Eliaers, Philippe ; Ranjan Pati, Jnyana ; Dutta, Subhajit ; De Wilde, Juray. Modeling and simulation of biomass drying in vortex chambers. In: Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 123, p. 648-664 (2015). doi:10.1016/j.ces.2014.11.043.
Loha, Chanchal ; Gu, Sai ; De Wilde, Juray ; Mahanta, Pinakeswar ; Chatterjee, Pradip K.. Advances in mathematical modeling of fluidized bed gasification. In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 40, p. 688-715 (2014). doi:10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.199.
De Wilde, Juray. Gas–solid fluidized beds in vortex chambers. In: Chemical engineering and processing - Génie des procédés = Verfahrenstechnik, Vol. 85, p. 256-290 (2014). doi:10.1016/j.cep.2014.08.013.
Eliaers, Philippe ; de Broqueville, Axel ; Poortinga, Albert ; van Hengstum, Tom ; De Wilde, Juray. High-G, low-temperature coating of cohesive particles in a vortex chamber. In: Powder Technology, Vol. 258, p. 242-251. doi:10.1016/j.powtec.2014.03.033.
Descamps, Pierre ; Asad, Syed Salman ; De Wilde, Juray. Atmospheric-pressure plasma enhanced chemical deposition: role of the reactor flow dynamics. In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Vol. 46, no.36, p. 365201 (2013). doi:10.1088/0022-3727/46/36/365201.
Eliaers, Philippe ; De Wilde, Juray. Drying of Biomass Particles: Experimental Study and Comparison of the Performance of a Conventional Fluidized Bed and a Rotating Fluidized Bed in a Static Geometry. In: Drying Technology, Vol. 31, no.2, p. 236-245 (2013). doi:10.1080/07373937.2012.726304.
De Wilde, Juray ; Froment, Gilbert F.. Modeling of Dual-Zone Structured Reactors for Natural Gas Steam Reforming. In: Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 52, no.39, p. 14055-14065 (2013). doi:10.1021/ie401476s.
De Wilde, Juray. Rotating Fluidized Bed Reactors. In: Novel Reactor Concepts, Van Sint Annaland M, Gallucci F., Metcalfe I.: Imperial Colege Press, UK, 2013 (Accepté/Sous presse).
De Wilde, Juray ; Froment, Gilbert F.. Computational Fluid Dynamics in chemical reactor analysis and design: Application to the ZoneFlow™ reactor for methane steam reforming. In: Fuel : the science and technology of fuel and energy, Vol. 100, p. 48-56 (2012). doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2011.08.068 (Accepté/Sous presse).
Rosales-Trujillo, Waldo ; De Wilde, Juray. Fluid catalytic cracking in a rotating fluidized bed in a static geometry: a CDF analysis accounting for the distribution of the catalyst coke content. In: Powder Technology, Vol. 221, p. 36-46 (May 2012). doi:10.1016/j.powtec.2011.12.015.
Van Engelandt, G. ; Heynderickx, Géraldine J. ; De Wilde, Juray ; Marin, G.B.. Experimental and computational study of T-and L-outlet effects in dilute riser flow. In: Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 66, no. 21, p. 5024-5044 (November 2011). doi:10.1016/j.ces.2011.06.060.
Staudt, Nicolas ; De Broqueville, Axel ; Rosales-Trujillo, Waldo ; De Wilde, Juray. Low-Temperature Pyrolysis and Gasification of Biomass: Numerical Evaluation of the Process Intensification Potential of Rotating- and Circulating Rotating Fluidized Beds in a Static Fluidization Chamber. In: International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, Vol. 9, no. -, p. A43 (2011). doi:10.1515/1542-6580.2459.
De Wilde, Juray. Gas-Solid Heat and Mass Transfer Intensification in Rotating Fluidized Beds in a Static Geometry. In: Heat Transfer. Theoretical analysis, Experimental investigations and Industrial Systems, Intech: Rijeka, Croatia, 2011, p. 593-634. 978-953-307-226-5.
De Wilde, Juray ; de Broqueville, Axel. A rotating chimney for compressing rotating fluidized beds. In: Powder Technology, Vol. 199, no. 1, p. 87-94 (2010). doi:10.1016/j.powtec.2009.04.017.
Trujillo, Waldo Rosales ; De Wilde, Juray. Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Fluid Catalytic Cracking in a Rotating Fluidized Bed in a Static Geometry. In: Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 49, no. 11, p. 5288-5298 (2010). doi:10.1021/ie901610f.
De Wilde, Juray. Movers & Shakers:Prof. Juray De Wilde, Ph.D. The Catalyst Review asked "What are the newest or most promising process development efforts currently underway in your laboratory?" (Interview). In: The Catalyst review, Vol. 23, no. 9, p. 18 (2010).
de Broqueville, Axel ; De Wilde, Juray. Numerical investigation of gas-solid heat transfer in rotating fluidized beds in a static geometry. In: Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 64, no. 6, p. 1232-1248 (2009). doi:10.1016/j.ces.2008.11.009.
Minsier, Vincent ; De Wilde, Juray ; Proost, Joris. Simulation of the effect of viscosity on jet penetration into a single cavitating bubble. In: Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 106, no. 8 (2009). doi:10.1063/1.3243288.
Berger, Rob J. ; Kapteijn, Freek ; Moulijn, Jacob A. ; Marin, Guy B. ; De Wilde, Juray ; Olea, Maria ; Chen, De ; Holmen, Anders ; Lietti, Luca ; Tronconi, Enrico ; Schuurman, Yves. Dynamic methods for catalytic kinetics. In: Applied Catalysis A: General, Vol. 342, no. 1-2, p. 3-28 (2008). doi:10.1016/j.apcata.2008.03.020.
De Wilde, Juray ; de Broqueville, Axel. Experimental investigation of a rotating fluidized bed in a static geometry. In: Powder Technology, Vol. 183, no. 3, p. 426-435 (2008). doi:10.1016/j.powtec.2008.01.024.
De Wilde, Juray ; de Broqueville, Axel. Experimental study of fluidization of 1G-Geldart D-type particles in a rotating fluidized bed with a rotating chimney. In: A I Ch E Journal, Vol. 54, no. 8, p. 2029-2044 (2008). doi:10.1002/aic.11532.
de Broqueville, Axel ; De Wilde, Juray. Perspectives for Fluidized Bed Nuclear Reactor Technology using Rotating Fluidized Beds in a Static Geometry. In: International Journal of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Journal of Power and Energy Systems, Vol. 2, no. 2, p. 675-691 (2008). doi:10.1299/jpes.2.675.
De Wilde, Juray ; Constales, Denis ; Heynderickx, Geraldine J. ; Marin, Guy B.. Assessment of filtered gas-solid momentum transfer models via a linear wave propagation speed test. In: International Journal of Multiphase Flow, Vol. 33, no. 6, p. 616-637 (2007). doi:10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2006.12.003.
Van Engelandt, Gorik ; De Wilde, Juray ; Heynderickx, Geraldine J. ; Marin, Guy B.. Experimental Study of Inlet Phenomena of 35° Inclined Non-aerated and Aerated Y-inlets in a Dilute Cold-flow Riser. In: Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 62, no. 1-2, p. 339-355 (2007). doi:10.1016/j.ces.2006.08.072.
De Wilde, Juray ; Habibi, Ali ; de Broqueville, Axel. Experimental and numerical study of rotating fluidized beds in a static geometry. In: International Journal Of Chemical Reactor Engineering, Vol. 5 (2007).
De Wilde, Juray ; Heynderickx, Geraldine J. ; Marin, Guy B.. Filtered gas-solid momentum transfer models and their application to 3D steady-state riser simulations. In: Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 62, no. 18-20, p. 5451-5457 (2007). doi:10.1016/j.ces.2006.12.028.
Habibi, Ali ; De Wilde, Juray. Kinetic modeling of the thermal degradation of methacrylate copolymers by thermogravimetric methods. In: International Journal Of Chemical Reactor Engineering, Vol. 5 (2007).
De Wilde, Juray ; de Broqueville, Axel. Rotating fluidized beds in a static geometry: Experimental proof of concept. In: A I Ch E Journal, Vol. 53, no. 4, p. 793-810 (2007). doi:10.1002/aic.11139.
De Wilde, Juray. The generalized added mass revised. In: Physics of Fluids, Vol. 19, no. 5 (2007). doi:10.1063/1.2732441.
De Wilde, Juray ; Van Engelandt, Gorik ; Heynderickx, Geraldine J. ; Marin, Guy B.. Gas-solids Mixing in the Inlet Zone of a Dilute Circulating Fluidized Bed. In: Powder Technology, Vol. 151, no. 1-3, p. 96-116 (2005).
De Wilde, Juray. Reformulating and quantifying the generalized added mass in filtered gas-solid flow models. In: Physics of Fluids, Vol. 17, no. 11 (2005). doi:10.1063/1.2131925.
De Wilde, Juray ; Vierendeels, Jan ; Heynderickx, Geraldine J. ; Marin, Guy B.. Simultaneous Solution Algorithms for Eulerian-Eulerian Gas-Solid Flow Models: Stability Analysis and Convergence Behaviour of a Point and a Plane Solver. In: Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 207, no. 1, p. 309-353 (2005).
Das, Asit K. ; De Wilde, Juray ; Vierendeels, Jan ; Heynderickx, Geraldine J. ; Marin, Guy B.. CFD Simulation of Dilute Phase Gas-Solid Riser Reactors : Part I - A new Solution Method and Flow Model Validation. In: Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 59, no. 1, p. 167-186 (2004).
Das, Asit K. ; De Wilde, Juray ; Heynderickx, Geraldine J. ; Marin, Guy B.. CFD Simulation of Dilute Phase Gas-Solid Riser Reactors : Part II & Simultaneous Adsorption of SO2-NOx from flue gases. In: Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 59, no. 1, p. 187-200 (2004).
Heynderickx, Geraldine J. ; Das, Asit K. ; De Wilde, Juray ; Marin, Guy B.. The Effect of Clustering on Gas-solid Drag in Dilute Two-phase Flow. In: Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 43, no. 16, p. 4635-4646 (2004). doi:10.1021/ie034122m.
De Wilde, Juray ; Marin, Guy B. ; Heynderickx, Geraldine J.. The Effects of Abrupt T-Outlets in a Riser: 3D Simulation using the Kinetic Theory of Granular Flow. In: Chemical Engineering Science, Vol. 58, no. 3-6, p. 877-885 (2003). doi:10.1016/S0009-2509(02)00619-X.
De Wilde, Juray ; Heynderickx, Geraldine J. ; Vierendeels, Jan ; Dick, Erik ; Marin, Guy B.. An Extension of the Preconditioned Advection Upsream Splitting Method for 3D Two-Phase Flow Calculations in Circulating Fluidized Beds. In: Computers & Chemical Engineering, Vol. 26, no. 12, p. 1677-1702 (2002).
De Wilde, Juray ; Das, Asit K. ; Heynderickx, Geraldine J. ; Marin, Guy B.. Development of a Transient Kinetic Model for the Simultaneous Adsorption of SO2-NOx over Na/y-Al2O3 Sorbent. In: Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 40, no. 1, p. 119-130 (2001). doi:10.1021/ie000532o.
Das, Asit K. ; De Wilde, Juray ; Heynderickx, Geraldine J. ; Marin, Guy B. ; Iversen, Steen B. ; Felsvang, Karsten. Simultaneous Adsorption of SO2-NOx from Flue Gases in a Riser Configuration. In: AIChE Journal, Vol. 47, no. 12, p. 2831-2844 (2001). doi:10.1002/aic.690471220.
De Wilde, Juray ; Marin, Guy. Investigation of Simultaneous Adsorption of SO2 and NOx on Na-y-Alumina with Transient Techniques. In: Catalysis Today, Vol. 62, no. 4, p. 319-328 (2000).
Unités d'enseignement pour 2024
| Libellé | Code |
|---|---|
| Cinétique et thermodynamique | LMAPR1400 |
| Project "chemical & materials engineering for a sustainable future" | LMAPR2001 |
| Advanced Reactor and Separation Technologies for the Production of Base Chemicals and Polymers | LMAPR2320 |
| Reactor Design | LMAPR2330 |
| Industrial processes for the production of base chemicals | LMAPR2430 |
Juray De Wilde received his BSc, MSc (1995) and PhD (2001) from the Ghent University (Gent, Belgium), working with Prof. Froment and Prof. Marin on the transient kinetic testing of SO2-NOx adsorption and the development of an in-house CFD solver and code for 3D simulations of gas-solids flows in riser reactors. Following post-docs in 2003-2004 at Princeton University (Prof. Sundaresan) and Ghent University (Prof. Dick), he joined the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) as associate professor in 2005. He received his tenure in 2008 and was nominated professor in 2012. He received a Dow Corning award in 2012. In 2015-2016, prof. De Wilde was invited as visiting professor at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) of the US Department of Energy and the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. With Prof. Froment, he is co-author of the 3th edition of the text book Chemical Reactor Analysis and Design (Wiley, 2010).
Prof. De Wilde's research focuses on the multiscale modeling of single and multiphase chemical reactors. This involves experimental and numerical research addressing the various aspects that determine the performance of chemical reactors - intrinsic reaction kinetics and transport phenomena / fluid dynamics. The multiscale modeling approach is applied for the development and scale-up of novel reactor technologies for specific processes: structured catalytic reactors for Steam Methane Reforming (SMR); high-G fluidized beds using vortex chambers for fine particle production, drying, coating and granulation; atmospheric plasma deposition reactors for the coating of surfaces; transient fixed bed reactor technology with heat integration for efficient CO2 storage and reconversion; and bayonet type reactors for efficient heat recovery in SMR and in ammonia cracking for hydrogen storage/recovery.
Prof. De Wilde is the co-holder of 3 patents and published his work in 70 papers in international peer reviewed journals and worked extensively with the industry for the kinetic testing and modeling of reactions and the detailed modeling and simulation of chemical reactors and processes. In 2022-2023, in collaboration with ZoneFlow Reactor Technologies and Honeywell-UOP, a unique SMR pilot plant was designed, constructed and successfully operated at UCLouvain to test innovative catalysts under conditions close to commercial and to validate the detailed SMR simulation models that were developed.
Diplômes
| Année | Libellé | Établissement |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Candidat ingénieur civil | Rijksuniversiteit Gent (Belgique) |
| 1995 | Ingénieur civil en génie chimique | Rijksuniversiteit Gent (Belgique) |
| 2001 | Docteur en sciences appliquées | Rijksuniversiteit Gent (Belgique) |