Vivek Ranade

Background

About Vivek Ranade

My research group, Multiphase Reactors & Intensification Group, is focused on developing fundamental understanding of complex mass, momentum and energy interactions underpinning manufacturing and application processes of chemicals and materials, energy & water sectors. We use this understanding to conceive better (safer, cleaner, smaller and cheaper) transformation processes and equipment needed for these transformations. Our current research is focused on following two key goals: • Resource conservation, recycle and reuse: via process intensification & reactor engineering Chemicals & materials: develop and apply novel process intensification strategies & devices to improve performance (selectivity, spatial foot print, environmental foot print, safety & so on) Energy: intensify waste biomass to energy & value added chemicals processes Water: develop novel distributed water treatment, recycle and reuse technologies • Tailoring functional products & materials: via new fluidic devices, computational models and process intensification Pharmaceuticals: continuous processes for tailored crystals & nano-particles Foods & cosmetics: crystals, emulsions, nano-dispersions, structured liquids These goals are being pursued by mastering multiphase flows with phase change via multi-scale computational models and novel fluidic devices to realize new insights, innovations & intensification solutions. Overall objective is to understand and to influence macro trends towards (1) modular and distributed manufacturing and (2) customisable and functional products. Specialties: Process intensification, multiphase reactors, multiphase flows, hydrodynamic cavitation, crystallization, computational flow modeling, fluidic devices, physical modeling, team building