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PhD programme

Process, Energy and Automation Engineering

Annual Report 2017

University College of Southeast Norway

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Process, Energy, and Automation Engineering University College of Southeast Norway (USN) has approximately 18 000 students and 1600

employees. The PhD programme in Process, Energy and Automation Engineering was established in

2009, and currently 33 PhD students are enrolled in the programme. In 2017, 5 candidates were

awarded the PhD degree. The programme is mainly affiliated with Department of Process, Energy

and Environmental Technology and Department of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology

and Cybernetics at USN.

Contact information:

University College of Southeast Norway

Faculty of Technology, Natural Sciences and Maritime Sciences

P.O. Box 203

3901 Porsgrunn

Phone: +47 35 02 62 00

Web: www.usn.no

PhD programme committee 2017:

Prof. Klaus-Joachim Jens (chairman)

Prof. Britt M.E. Moldestad

Prof. Magne Waskaas

PhD student Thomas Øyvang1 / Per Morten Hansen2

Inger Kristiansen3 / Veronica Tinnesand4

Prof. Lars-André Tokheim (PhD programme coordinator)

Report by:

Lars-André Tokheim,

PhD programme coordinator

Email: [email protected]

1 Until April 2017 2 From April 2017 3 Until September 2017 4 From September 2017

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Personnel affiliated with the PhD programme

Academic staff

Rune Bakke (Prof.)

Wenche Bergland (Assoc. Prof.)

Dag Bjerketvedt (Prof.)

David Di Ruscio (Assoc. Prof.)

Carlos Dinamarca (Assoc. Prof.)

Marianne Eikeland (Assoc. Prof.)

Dag Eimer (Adj. Prof.)

Geir Elseth (Adj. Assoc. Prof.)

Bjørn Glemmestad (Adj. Assoc. Prof.)

Svein Thore Hagen (Prof.)

Maths Halstensen (Assoc. Prof.)

Finn Aakre Haugen (Docent)

Gunne J. Hegglid (Adj. Prof.)

Klaus-Joachim Jens (Prof.)

Bernt Lie (Prof.)

Svein Linge (Prof.)

Joachim Lundberg (Assoc. Prof.)

Marius Lysaker (Prof.)

Morten C. Melaaen (Prof.)

Britt Moldestad (Prof.)

Saba Mylvaganam (Prof.)

Carlos Pfeiffer (Prof.)

Chandana Ratnayake (Adj. Prof.)

Wilhelm G.J. Rondeel (Adj. Prof.)

Roshan Sharma (Assoc. Prof.)

Nils-Olav Skeie (Assoc. Prof.)

Lars-André Tokheim (Prof.)

Håkon Viumdal (Assoc. Prof.)

Knut Vågsæther (Assoc. Prof.)

Magne Waskaas (Prof.)

Lars Erik Øi (Prof.)

PhD students

Cornelius Agu

Christian Ahoba-Sam

Hassan Ali

Ronnie Anseth

Shadi Attar

Janitha Bandara

Christian Berg

Ole Magnus Brastein

Khim Chhantyal

Mahesh Ediriweera

Nirmal Ghimire

Per Morten Hansen

Ingrid Bokn Haugland

Mathias Henriksen

Chameera Jayarathna

Wathsala Jinadasa

Asanthi Jinasena

Morten Hansen Jondahl

Amila Chandra Kahawalage

Sumudu Karunarathne

Helge Lorenzen

Samee Maharjan

Anjana Malagalage

Laura Andreína Marcano

Anirudh Nelabhotla

Manjula Edirisinghe Pathiranage

Veralia Gabriela Sánchez

Ole Kristian Sommersel

Michał Sposób

Fasil Ayelegn Tassew

Sindre Tøsse

Ludmila Vesjolaja

Juan Ignacio Videla

Liubomyr Vytvytskyi

Prasanna Welahettige

Zhou Wenjing

Thomas Øyvang

Haavard Aakre

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Post doc fellows

Hiromi Ariyaratne (PhD)

Elin Fjeld (PhD)

Christina Perianu (PhD)

Zulkifli Idris (PhD)

Technical and administrative staff (shared with other USN units)

Eivind Fjelddalen (Head Engineer)

Hildegunn Hegna Haugen (Senior Engineer)

Svein Thore Hagen (Department Head, Electrical Eng., Information Tech. and Cybernetics)

Klaus-Joachim Jens (Department Head, Process, Energy and Environmental Technology)

Inger Kristiansen (Senior Executive Officer)

Morten C. Melaaen (Dean)

Veronica Tinnesand (Senior Executive Officer)

PhD dissertations 2017

2017-1: Sindre Tøsse: "The rapid depressurization and evaporation of liquified carbon dioxide" (main

supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Knut Vågsæther)

2017-2: Chameera Jayarathna: "Development of a fluidized bed particle classifier for application in

calcium looping with indirect heat transfer - Experiments and simulations" (main supervisor: Prof.

Lars-André Tokheim)

2017-3: Ole Kristian Sommersel: "Hydrogen leaks in partially confined spaces - Dispersion and

explosions" (main supervisor: Prof. Dag Bjerketvedt)

2017-4: Haavard Aakre: "The impact of autonomous inflow control valve on increased oil production

and recovery" (main supervisor: Prof. Britt Moldestad)

2017-5: Zhou Wenjing: "Modeling, control and optimization of hydropower plant" (main supervisor:

Assoc. Prof. Bjørn Glemmestad)

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Research groups Five research groups are affiliated with the PhD programme, these are listed alphabetically and

described below.

Energy and CO2 Capture (ECC)

The research group Energy and CO2 capture (headed by Prof. Rune Bakke) is doing research on

solutions required for the society to switch from fossil fuel based energy dependence to a carbon

neutral energy matrix. This transition requires parallel efforts on:

Reduction in waste of energy by implementation of more efficient processes, buildings etc.,

applying analysis of energy systems and thermodynamics

Transition measures to reduce the environmental impacts of exploration and utilization of

fossil resources and adapting such for growing renewable fractions

Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) from point source emissions

Technology to support more use of carbon neutral renewable energy

The overall goal of the ECC research group is to make significant contributions to innovative solutions

to the climate challenge, developing concepts for robust energy matrices and reducing the

environmental impact of energy technology. Visit our dedicated CO2 research website to learn more

about us: www.co2-lab.com

USN is a partner in "Bio4Fuels", a Norwegian

Centre for Environment-friendly Energy

Research (FME). The Centre aims to develop

technology for conversion of biomass and

different types of organic residues to

sustainable fuels and energy.

Hydro Power, Transmission and Distribution (HPTD)

The group Hydro Power, Transmission and Distribution (headed by Prof. Svein Thore Hagen) is doing

research on methods to produce more electrical power from the Norwegian hydro power system.

This may be achieved by mathematical models or improved measuring techniques. It is also

important to ensure reliable transmission and distribution of electrical power to all customers. Many

components in the grid may be highly stressed, e.g. high temperatures.

USN also participates in the Norwegian Research Centre for Hydropower Technology – HydroCen,

another Centre for Environment-friendly Energy

Research (FME). The main objective of HydroCen is

to enable the Norwegian

hydropower sector to meet

complex challenges and exploit

new opportunities through

innovative technological solutions.

http://www.co2-lab.com/

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Telemark Process Safety, Combustion and Explosions Laboratory (TMPSCEL)

The group Process Safety, Combustion and Explosions (headed by Prof. Dag Bjerketvedt) is doing

research on explosions and other rapid phenomena controlled by flow, heat transfer and chemical

reactions. The aim is improved safety in the society. Research is done within three main areas;

i) experimental investigations, ii) numerical computations (CFD) and iii) image processing.

USN is also a partner in the FME

"Mobile Zero Emission Energy

Systems" (MoZEES). The objective of

the centre is development of new

battery and hydrogen technology for existing as well as future transport applications,

on road, rail, and sea.

Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technologies (SMART)

The main area for the SMART research group (headed by Assoc. Prof. Nils-Olav Skeie) is optimizing

the energy consumption and usage of welfare technology in smart buildings.

The aim of the research group is to develop mathematical models for Self-Monitoring, Analysis and

Reporting Technologies (SMART), to let models be able to learn from the monitoring and analysis

part. These adaptive models can be based on mechanistic (“white”) models and empiric (“black”)

models as “grey” models. The models should adapt to the way humans are living; humans should not

adapt to the functions of a smart building. Applications within the energy consumption area and

welfare technology have a lot of common research challenges related to smart buildings.

Telemark Modeling and Control Center (TMCC)

TMCC (headed by Prof. Bernt Lie) is doing research on generic methods within sensor technology,

industrial IT, model development with main emphasis on dynamic models, and model based analysis

and synthesis. Analysis and synthesis includes e.g. computational tools and simulation, optimization,

design of control systems, monitoring and fault detection. A core idea for TMCC is the transfer of

methods and tools between various application areas. TMCC also participates in the HydroCen FME

which was mentioned in the HPTD section above.

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Cross-faculty research groups Personnel affiliated with the PEA programme also participate in two cross-faculty research groups

which are described below.

AQUA-USN

The members of the water research group are from the Department of Environmental and Health

Studies and the Department of Process, Energy, and Environmental Technology. Research topics are

limnology, hydrogeology, hydrology, drinking water, sewage water and sludge treatment, bioenergy,

extraction of phosphorus from sewage sludge, fish and fisheries, and ecotoxicology.

Community Health Care Services to Older People

The group emphasizes research concerning care to older people in the community healthcare

services. It has a strong, but not exclusive focus on patient safety and user involvement in nursing

homes and the home care services. To ensure relevance for practice, research is conducted in close

collaboration with the community health care services.

The group is partner of Centre for Caring Research, Southern Norway; a government supported

centre run by University College of Southeast Norway in collaboration with the University of Agder.

The faculty is involved in the project “Toward a safe home living – behavioral classification as a

method to detect unusual behavior for people living alone”. The main goal of this project is to

identify and describe the requirements for a sensor-based behavior classification system for a safer

home living of old and disabled persons living alone.

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Research areas USN is doing research within several different areas, and those related to the PEA programme are

listed alphabetically and described below.

Alternative Fuels

Alternative fuels can be utilized in the industry to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels. Net

emissions of pollutants such as CO2 and NOx may be reduced, and in many cases the replacement of

coal or other fossil fuels is also economically sound for the industry. Moreover, since many

alternative fuels are based on waste streams, increased use of such waste-based fuels contributes in

solving a waste problem in the society.

CO2 Capture

The overall goal of our work on CO2 capture is to find innovative solutions to the climate challenge.

This means finding new solutions as well as improving existing ones with regard to optimization of

the CO2 capture process and related environmental challenges. It furthermore comprises collection

and transportation solutions for captured CO2. The research is carried out in close cooperation with

the Tel-Tek research institute.

Environmental Biotechnology

The environmental biotechnology research focus is on resource recovery, organic waste and water

treatment, combined with biofilm research. The work includes fundamental research as well as

applied activities.

Gas explosions and Technical Safety

The focus is on experimental and numerical investigation of pre-mixed combustion, dispersion,

ignition, explosions and shock waves in various types of processes, equipment and systems.

Industrial Applications of Electromagnetics

Research in this group is dedicated to modern industrial applications of electromagnetism. Basic

approach is based on solving Maxwell’s equations for static, quasi-static, and dynamic phenomena.

The different applications currently under study are induction heating, quasi-static analysis of

sensors exploiting electromagnetic phenomena, estimating parameters of complex cable structures.

Sub groups are doing research on electric drive modelling, energy loss reduction, gas insulated

switchgears, induction heating and tomography.

Industrial Automation Applications

Industrial Automation Applications include the use of sensor technology, industrial IT, modelling and

simulation, estimation and monitoring, and control and optimization. Different groups are doing

research on applied chemometrics, hydropower control, offshore applications and process control.

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Industrial Automation Methods

Industrial Automation Methods include studies in methods within the areas of sensor technology,

industrial IT, modelling and simulation, estimation and monitoring, and control and optimization.

There are groups doing research on model predictive control, sensor technology, state estimation

and system identification.

Industrial Flow Processes

Different flow systems are studied using experimental measurement techniques and computational

fluid dynamics (CFD). Most of the experimental studies are performed using laser-based techniques

such as Laser Doppler Anemometry (LDA), Phase Doppler Anemometry (PDA) and Particle Image

Velocimetry (PIV), and other measurement techniques are applied as well.

Powder Science and Technology

Our research and development work includes all aspects of handling, storage, processing, separation,

and characterization of particulate materials. The research is carried out in cooperation with the Tel-

Tek research institute.

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Publications 2017

Agu, Cornelius Emeka; Hjulstad, Åsmund;

Elseth, Geir; Lie, Bernt. Algorithm with

improved accuracy for real-time measurement

of flow rate in open channel systems. Flow

Measurement and Instrumentation 2017;

Volume 57. pp 20-27

Agu, Cornelius Emeka; Tokheim, Lars Andre;

Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten; Halvorsen, Britt

Margrethe. Determination of onset of

bubbling and slugging in a fluidized bed using

a dual-plane electrical capacitance

tomography system. Chemical Engineering

Journal 2017; Volume 328. pp 997-1008

Ahoba-Sam, Christian; Olsbye, Unni; Jens,

Klaus-Joachim. Low temperature methanol

synthesis catalyzed by copper nanoparticles.

Catalysis Today 2017; Volume 299. (January)

pp 112-119

Ahoba-Sam, Christian; Olsbye, Unni; Jens,

Klaus-Joachim. The Role of Solvent Polarity on

Low-Temperature Methanol Synthesis

Catalyzed by Cu Nanoparticles. Frontiers in

Energy Research 2017; Volume 5

Amarasinghe, Widuramina Sameendranath;

Husum, Ida; Tokheim, Lars Andre. Waste heat

availability in the raw meal department of a

cement plant. Case Studies in Thermal

Engineering 2017; Volume 11. pp 1-14

Amarasinghe, Widuramina Sameendranath;

Jayarathna, Chameera Kanchana; Ahangama

Egodage, Bovinda Suresh Kumara; Moldestad,

B.M.E.; Tokheim, Lars Andre. Experimental

Study and CFD Modelling of Minimum

Fluidization Velocity for Geldart A, B and D

Particles. International Journal of Modeling

and Optimization 2017; Volume 7. (3) pp 152-

156

Ariyaratne, Hiromi Wijesinghe; Ratnayake,

Chandana; Melaaen, Morten Christian.

Application of the MP-PIC method for

predicting pneumatic conveying

characteristics of dilute phase flows. Powder

Technology 2017; Volume 310. pp 318-328

Aromada, Solomon A.; Øi, Lars Erik. Energy

and Economic Analysis of Improved

Absorption Configurations for CO2 Capture.

Energy Procedia 2017; Volume 114. pp 1342-

1351

Bandara, Janitha; Eikeland, Marianne

Sørflaten; Moldestad, Britt Margrethe Emilie.

Analysis of the effect of steam-to-biomass

ratio in fluidized bed gasification with

multiphase particle-in-cell CFD Simulation.

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings

2017 (138) pp 54-59

Bandara, Janitha; Eikeland, Marianne

Sørflaten; Moldestad, Britt Margrethe Emilie.

Analyzing the Effects of Particle Density, Size

and Size Distribution for Minimum Fluidization

Velocity with Eulerian-Lagrangian CFD

Simulation. Linköping Electronic Conference

Proceedings 2017 (138) pp 60-65

Bernhardsen, Ida Mortensen; Krokvik, Iris

Renate Tøkje; Jens, Klaus-Joachim; Knuutila,

Hanna K. Performance of MAPA Promoted

Tertiary Amine Systems for CO2 Absorption:

Influence of Alkyl Chain Length and Hydroxyl

Groups. Energy Procedia 2017; Volume 114.

pp 1682-1688

Chhantyal, Khim; Viumdal, Håkon;

Mylvaganam, Saba. Online Drilling Fluid

Flowmetering in Open Channels with

Ultrasonic Level Sensors using Critical Depths.


2017 pp 385-390

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Mylvaganam, Saba. Soft Sensing of Non-

Newtonian Fluid Flow in Open Venturi

Channel Using an Array of Ultrasonic Level

Sensors—AI Models and Their Validations.

Sensors 2017; Volume 17. (11)


Mylvaganam, Saba. Ultrasonic level scanning

for monitoring mass flow of complex fluids in

open channels — A novel sensor fusion

approach using AI techniques. IEEE Sensors

Proceedings, 2017

Chladek, Jana; Jayarathna, Chameera

Kanchana; Moldestad, Britt M.E; Tokheim,

Lars Andre. Fluidized Bed Classification of

Particles of Different Size and Density.

Chemical Engineering Science 2017; Volume

177. pp 151-162

Dalen, Christer; Di Ruscio, David Luigi. PD/PID

controller tuning based on model

approximations: Model reduction of some

unstable and higher order nonlinear models.

Modeling, Identification and Control 2017;

Volume 38. (4) pp 185-197

Dehghan, Mehran; Pfeiffer, Carlos. Modelling

and control of collecting solar energy for

heating houses in Norway. Journal of

Sustainable Development of Energy, Water

and Environment Systems 2017; Volume 5. (3)

pp 359-376

Dissanayake, Susantha Chandana;

Karunarathne, Sumudu; Lundberg, Joachim;

Tokheim, Lars Andre. CFD Study of Particle

Flow Patterns in a Rotating Cylinder Applying

OpenFOAM and Fluent. Linköping Electronic

Conference Proceedings 2017 (138) pp 137-

143

Dissanayake, Susantha Chandana; Sharma,

Roshan; Lie, Bernt. Third Order Reconstruction

of the KP Scheme for Model of River

Tinneselva. Modeling, Identification and

Control 2017; Volume 38. (1) pp 33-50

Dupre, Antoine; Ricciardi, Guillaume;

Bourennane, Salah; Mylvaganam,

Kanagasabapath. Electrical Capacitance-Based

Flow Regimes Identification—Multiphase

Experiments and Sensor Modeling. IEEE

Sensors Journal 2017; Volume 17 (24) pp.

8117-8128

Dæhli, Olav. Using blended learning to

differentiate the learning process in a

computer programming course. EDULEARN

proceedings 2017 pp 1029-1039

Dæhli, Olav; Hasleberg, Harald. Project-based

learning as a means to stimulate

entrepreneurial mindset in engineering

education. EDULEARN proceedings 2017 pp

68-77

Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten; Thapa, Rajan

Kumar. Stepwise Analysis of Gasification

Reactions with Aspen Plus and CPFD.

International Journal of Energy Production and

Management 2017; Volume 2. (1) pp 70-80

Fjeld, Elin; Rondeel, Wilhelm G. J.; Hagen,

Svein Thore; Saxegaard, Magne. Estimating

the Temperature Rise of Load Break Switch

Contacts in Enclosed MV Switchgear. I: 24th

International Conference and Exhibition on

Electricity Distribution : CIRED 2017 -

Proceedings. IET Digital Library 2017 ISBN 978-

1-78561-484-2. pp 1-4

Fjeld, Elin; Rondeel, Wilhelm G. J.; Vågsæther,

Knut; Attar, Elham. Influence of Heat Source

Location on Air Temperatures in Sealed MV

Switchgear. I: 24th International Conference

and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution :

CIRED 2017 - Proceedings. IET Digital Library

2017 ISBN 978-1-78561-484-2. pp 1-5

Furuvik, Nora Cecilie Ivarsdatter; Moldestad,

Britt Margrethe Emilie. Distribution of CO2 on

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Fractured Carbonate Reservoirs. International

Journal of Energy Production and

Management 2017; Volume 2. (1) pp 28-38

Gaathaug, Andre Vagner; Vågsæther, Knut;

Lundberg, Joachim; Bjerketvedt, Dag.

Detonation Propagation in Stratified Reactant

Layers. Linköping Electronic Conference

Proceedings 2017 (138) pp 162-167

Halstensen, Maths; Jilvero, Henrik; Jinadasa,

Wathsala; Jens, Klaus-Joachim. Equilibrium

Measurements of the NH3-CO2-H2O System:

Speciation Based on Raman Spectroscopy and

Multivariate Modeling. Journal of Chemistry

2017; Volume 2017.

Hansen, Per Morten; Gaathaug, Andre Vagner;

Bjerketvedt, Dag; Vågsæther, Knut. The

behavior of pressuruzed liquefied CO2 in a

vertical tube after venting through the top.

International Journal of Heat and Mass

Transfer 2017; Volume 108. pp 2011-2020

Idris, Zulkifli Bin; Chen, Jia; Eimer, Dag Arne.

Densities of Aqueous 2-Dimethylaminoethanol

Solutions at Temperatures of (293.15 to

343.15) K. Journal of Chemical and

Engineering Data 2017; Volume 62. (3) pp

1076-1082

Idris, Zulkifli Bin; Han, Jingyi; Ariyarathna,

Sanoja D.; Eimer, Dag Arne. Surface tension of

alkanolamine solutions: An experimentally

based review. Energy Procedia 2017; Volume

114. pp 1828-1833

Idris, Zulkifli Bin; Kummamuru, Nithin

Bharadwaj; Eimer, Dag Arne. Viscosity

measurement of unloaded and C=2-loaded

aqueous monoethanolamine at higher

concentrations. Journal of Molecular Liquids

2017; Volume 243. pp 638-645

Iversen, Thomas Berg; Hansen, Magnus

Søderholm; Sund, Sveinung Martinius;

Vøllestad, Ole Kristian; Bohlin, Jørgen; Furuvik,

Nora Cecilie Ivarsdatter; Moldestad, Britt

Margrethe Emilie. Simulation of Oil Production

from Heterogeneous North Sea Reservoirs

with Inflow Control using OLGA/Rocx.


2017 (138) pp 196-202

Jayarathna, Chameera K; Moldestad, Britt E;

Tokheim, Lars Andre. Validation of results

from Barracuda® CFD modelling to predict

minimum fluidization velocity and pressure

drop of Geldart A particles. Linköping

Electronic Conference Proceedings 2017 (138)

pp 76-82

Jayarathna, Chameera Kanchana; Mathisen,

Anette; Øi, Lars Erik; Tokheim, Lars Andre.

Aspen Plus Process Simulation of Calcium

Looping with Different Indirect Calciner Heat

Transfer Concepts. Energy Procedia 2017;

Volume 114. pp 201-210

Jinadasa, Migel Hewage Wathsala N.; Jens,

Klaus-Joachim; Øi, Lars Erik; Halstensen,

Maths. Raman Spectroscopy as an Online

Monitoring Tool for CO2 Capture Process:

Demonstration Using a Laboratory Rig. Energy

Procedia 2017; Volume 114. pp 1179-1194

Jinasena, Asanthi; Kaasa, Glenn-Ole; Sharma,

Roshan. Use of Orthogonal Collocation

Method for a Dynamic Model of the Flow in a

Prismatic Open Channel: For Estimation

Purposes. Linköping Electronic Conference

Proceedings 2017 (138) pp 90-96

Johnsplass, Jonathan Shasa; Henriksen,

Mathias; Vågsæther, Knut; Lundberg, Joachim;

Bjerketvedt, Dag. Simulation of burning

velocities in gases vented from thermal run-a-

way lithium ion batteries. Linköping Electronic


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Jondahl, Morten Hansen; Viumdal, Håkon;

Mozie, Kenneth Nonso; Mylvaganam, Saba.

Rheological characterization of non-

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Newtonian drilling fluids with non-invasive

ultrasonic interrogation. Proceedings IEEE

Ultrasonics Symposium 2017

Jondahl, Morten Hansen; Viumdal, Håkon;

Mozie, Kenneth Nonso; Mylvaganam, Saba.

Rheological characterization of non-

Newtonian Drilling Fluids with non-invasive

Ultrasonic Interrogation. Proceedings IEEE

Ultrasonics Symposium 2017

Kahawalage, Amila Chandra; Melaaen, Morten

Christian; Tokheim, Lars Andre. Numerical

Modelling of the Calcination Process in a

Cement Kiln System. Linköping Electronic

Conference Proceedings 2017 (138) pp 83-89

Kahawalage, Amila Chandra; Melaaen, Morten

Christian; Tokheim, Lars Andre. Substitution of

coal by refuse derived fuels (RDF) in the

precalciner of a cement kiln system. WIT

Transactions on Ecology and The Environment

2017; Volume 224

Kaluarachchige, Hiromi Ariyaratne Wijesinghe;

Welahettige, Prasanna Kumara Welahetti;

Melaaen, Morten Christian. A Parametric

Study for Euler-Granular Model in Dilute

Phase Vertical Pneumatic Conveying.

International Journal of Computational

Methods & Experimental Measurements

2017; Volume 6. (1) pp 46-58

Karunarathne, Sumudu; Eimer, Dag Arne; Øi,

Lars Erik. Model Uncertainty of Interfacial

Area and Mass Transfer Coefficients in

Absorption Column Packings. Linköping


pp 144-150

Karunarathne, Sumudu; Jayarathna, Chameera

Kanchana; Tokheim, Lars Andre. Mixing and

segregation in a rotating cylinder: CFD

simulation and experimental study.

International Journal of Modeling and

Optimization 2017; Volume 7. (1)

Karunarathne, Sumudu; Tokheim, Lars Andre.

Comparison of the Influence of Drag Models in

CFD Simulation of Particle Mixing and

Segregation in a Rotating Cylinder. Linköping


pp 151-156

Kawan, Bikram; Wang, Hao; Li, Guoyuan;

Chhantyal, Khim. Data-driven Modeling of

Ship Motion Prediction Based on Support

Vector Regression. Linköping Electronic

Conference Proceedings 2017; Volume 2017.

(138) pp 350-354

Kohout, M; Barczi, T; Travnickova, T; Havlica, J;

Ratnayake, Ratnayake Mudiyanselage C.

Dependence of granular materials

homogenization on geometrical aspects in

commonly used mixers via DEM. Springer

Proceedings in Physics 2017; Volume 188. pp

1115-1122

Kvam, Kristian Dønheim; Furenes, Beathe;

Hasaa, Åsmund; Gjerseth, Alexander Zhan;

Skeie, Nils-Olav; Lie, Bernt. Flood Control of

Lake Toke: Model Development and Model

Fitting. Linköping Electronic Conference

Proceedings 2017 pp 360-367

Lundberg, Joachim; Henriksen, Mathias;

Gaathaug, Andre Vagner. Using Image

Processing for Flame Diagnostics. Linköping


pp 168-173

Magnúsdóttir, Arndís; Winkler, Dietmar.

Modelling of a Hydro Power Station in an

Island Operation. Linköping Electronic


pp 483-492

Maharjan, Samee; Gaathaug, Andre Vagner;

Lysaker, Ola Marius. Open Active Contour

Model For Front Tracking Of Detonation

Waves. Linköping Electronic Conference

Proceedings 2017 (138) pp 174-179

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Manjula, Edirisinghe V. P.J.; Ariyaratne, Hiromi

Wijesinghe; Ratnayake, Chandana; Melaaen,

Morten Christian. A review of CFD modelling

studies on pneumatic conveying and

challenges in modelling offshore drill cuttings

transport. Powder Technology 2017; Volume

305 (January) pp 782-793

Manjula, Edirisinghe V. P.J.; Øyvang, Thomas;

Hegglid, Gunne John. Transient stability of

fault ride through capability of a transmission

system of a distributed hydropower system.


2017 pp 355-359

Marcano, Laura; Komulainen, Tiina M.;

Haugen, Finn. Implementation of performance

indicators for automatic assessment. I: 27

European Symposium on Computer Aided

Process Engineering. Elsevier 2017 ISBN 978-0-

444-63965-3. pp 2971-2976

Nakhodov, Vladimir; Baskys, Algirdas; Skeie,

Nils-Olav; Pfeiffer, Carlos; Dmytro, Ivanko.

Selection methodology of energy consumption

model based on data envelopment analysis.

Electrical, Control and Communication

Engineering The Journal of Riga Technical

University 2017; Volume 11. (1) pp 5-12

Nakhodov, Vladimir; Ivanko, Dmytro; Skeie,

Nils-Olav; Pfeiffer, Carlos; Baskys, Algirdas;

Muskha, Yana. Monitoring of Energy Efficiency

in Industry Based on Statistical Approaches. I:

2017 IEEE 37th International Conference on

Electronics and Nanotechnology (ELNANO).

IEEE 2017 ISBN 978-1-5386-1701-4. pp 428-

433

Nordgård, Anna Synnøve Røstad; Bergland,

Wenche Hennie; Vadstein, Olav; Mironov,

Vladimir; Bakke, Rune; Østgaard, Kjetill;

Bakke, Ingrid. Anaerobic digestion of pig

manure supernatant at high ammonia

concentrations characterized by high

abundances of Methanosaeta and

noneuryarchaeotal archaea. Scientific Reports

2017; Volume 7:15077. pp 1-14

Park, Kwangsu; Øi, Lars Erik. Optimization of

gas velocity and pressure drop in CO2

absorption column. Linköping Electronic

Conference Proceedings 2017 pp 292-297

Perera, Colombage Kshanthi Kalyani;

Arachinge, Chaminda P.G.V.; Mylvaganam,

Kanagasabapath; Time, Rune Wiggo. Imaging

of oil-water flow patterns by Electrical

Capacitance Tomography. Flow Measurement

and Instrumentation 2017; Volume 56. pp 23-

34

Perera, Colombage Kshanthi Kalyani;

Mylvaganam, Saba; Time, Rune Wiggo.

Characterization Of Oil–water Plug Related

Flow In Slightly Inclined Pipes. International

Journal of Computational Methods &

Experimental Measurements 2017; Volume 6.

(2) pp 373-384

Perera, Degurunnehalage Wathsala U.; Skeie,

Nils-Olav. Comparison of Space Heating

Energy Consumption of Residential Buildings

Based on Traditional and Model-Based

Techniques. Buildings 2017; Volume 7. (2) pp

27

Perinu, Cristina; Bernhardsen, Ida Mortensen;

Svendsen, Hallvard Fjøsne; Jens, Klaus-

Joachim. CO2 Capture by Aqueous 3-

(Methylamino)propylamine in Blend with

Tertiary Amines: An NMR Analysis. Energy


Pfeiffer, Carlos; Sharma, Roshan. Covering the

Gap Between Advanced Control Theory Design

and Real Time Implementation Using Simulink.


2017 (138) pp 280-283

Pirir Ruiz, Ivan Alejandro; Jinasena, Asanthi;

Sharma, Roshan. Model based flow

measurement using venturi umes for return

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flow during drilling. Modeling, Identification

and Control 2017; Volume 38. (3) pp 135-142

Ruscio, David Luigi Di; Dalen, Christer. Tuning

PD and PID Controllers for Double Integrating

Plus Time Delay Systems. Modeling,

Identification and Control 2017; Volume 38.

(2) pp 95-110

Sanchez, Veralia Gabriela; Bing-Jonsson, Pia

Cecilie; Taylor, Ingrid. Ethics of smart house

welfare technology for older adults: A

systematic literature review. International

Journal of Technology Assessment in Health

Care 2017; Volume 33. (6) pp 691-699

Sanchez, Veralia Gabriela; Pfeiffer, Carlos;

Skeie, Nils-Olav. A review of Smart House

Analysis Methods for Assisting Older People

Living Alone. Journal of Sensor and Actuator

Networks 2017; Volume 6. (3)

Shah, Sanjay; Bergland, Wenche Hennie;

Bakke, Rune. Methane from Syngas by

Anaerobic Digestion. Linköping Electronic


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Sharma, Roshan; Pfeiffer, Carlos. Comparison

of control strategies for a 2 DOF helicopter.


2017 (138) pp 271-279

Siljan, Eirik; Maharjan, Samee; Lysaker,

Marius. Wave Front Tracking using Template

Matching and Segmented Regression.


2017 pp 326-331

Skagestad, Ragnhild; Normann, Fredrik;

Gararsdottir, Stefania Osk; Sundqvist, Maria;

Anheden, Marie; Eldrup, Nils Henrik; Ali,

Hassan; Haugen, Hans Aksel; Mathisen,

Anette. CO2stCap - Cutting Cost of CO2

Capture in Process Industry. Energy Procedia

2017; Volume 114. pp 6303-6315

Solli, Kjell Arne; Agu, Cornelius Emeka.

Evaluation of drag models for CFD simulation

of fluidized bed biomass gasification.


2017 pp 97-107

Splavska, Valentyna; Vytvytskyi, Liubomyr; Lie,

Bernt. Hydropower Systems: Comparison of

Mechanistic and Table Look-up Turbine

Models. Linköping Electronic Conference


Sposob, Michal; Bakke, Rune; Dinamarca,

Carlos. Modeling N/S ratio and temperature

effects in simultaneous biological

denitrification and sulfide oxidation. Linköping


pp 41-47

Sposob, Michal; Bakke, Rune; Saldias

Dinamarca, Carlos Antonio. Effects of N/S

Molar Ratio on Product Formation in

Psychrophilic Autotrophic Biological Removal

of Sulfide. Water 2017; Volume 9. (7)

Sposob, Michal; Bakke, Rune; Saldias

Dinamarca, Carlos Antonio. Metabolic

divergence in simultaneous biological removal

of nitrate and sulfide for elemental sulfur

production under temperature stress.

Bioresource Technology 2017; Volume 233. pp

209-215

Stakvik, Jon Åge; Berg, Christian; Kaasa, Glenn-

Ole; Aamo, Ole Morten. Cascaded Bottom

Hole Pressure Control in Managed Pressure

Drilling. I: 2017 IEEE Conference on Control

Technology and Applications (CCTA). IEEE

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5090-2182-6. pp 2001-2007

Stakvik, Jon Åge; Berg, Christian; Kaasa, Glenn-

Ole; Aamo, Ole Morten; Graham, Robert;

Torrealba, Antonio. Model-Based Control in

Managed Pressure Drilling. I: 2017 SPE/IADC -

Drilling Conference and Exhibition - digital

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2017 ISBN 978-1-61399-501-3

Sund, Sveinung Martinius; Iversen, Thomas

Berg; Hansen, Magnus Søderholm; Bohlin,

Jørgen; Vøllestad, Ole Kristian; Furuvik, Nora

Cecilie Ivarsdatter; Halvorsen, Britt Margrethe.

Simulation of Oil Production from

Homogenous North Sea Reservoirs with Inflow

Control using OLGA/Rocx. Linköping Electronic


195

Tiller, Michael; Winkler, Dietmar.

modelica.university: A Platform for Interactive

Modelica Content. Linköping Electronic


(79) pp 725-734

Timsina, Ramesh; Furuvik, Nora Cecilie

Ivarsdatter; Moldestad, Britt M.E. Modeling

and simulation of light oil production using

inflow control devices. Linköping Electronic


187

Vestøl, Sondre; Kumara, W.A.S. ; Melaaen,

Morten Christian. Gamma densitometry

measurements of gas/liquid flow with low

liquid fractions in horizontal and inclined

pipes. International Journal of Computational

Methods & Experimental Measurements

2017; Volume 6. (1) pp 120-131

Vestøl, Sondre; Kumara, W.A.S. ; Melaaen,

Morten Christian. Particle image velocimetry

measurements of stratified gas-liquid flow in

horizontal and inclined pipes. International

Journal of Computational Methods &

Experimental Measurements 2017; Volume 6.

(2) pp 411-422

Vytvytskyi, Liubomyr; Lie, Bernt. Comparison

of elastic vs. inelastic penstock model using

OpenModelica. Linköping Electronic

Conference Proceedings 2017 (138) pp 20-28

Wakjera, Eshetu Janka; Körner, Oliver;

Rosenqvist, Eva; Ottosen, Carl-Otto.

Simulation of PSII-operating efficiency from

chlorophyll fluorescence in response to light

and temperature in chrysanthemum

(Dendranthema grandiflora) using a multilayer

leaf model. Photosynthetica (Praha) 2017;

Volume ?

Wang, Shuai; Ghimire, Nirmal; Gang, Xin;

Wakjera, Eshetu Janka; Bakke, Rune. Efficient

high strength petrochemical wastewater

treatment in a hybrid vertical anaerobic

biofilm (HyVAB) reactor: a pilot study. Water

practice and technology 2017; Volume 12. (3)

pp 501-513

Welahettige, Prasanna; Ariyaratne, W.K.

Hiromi; Melaaen, Morten Christian. Euler-

Granular Approach for Modelling of Dilute

Phase Pneumatic Conveying in a Vertical Pipe.


2017 (138) pp 227-233

Welahettige, Prasanna; Lie, Bernt; Vågsæther,

Knut; Moldestad, Britt M.E. Study of

Fluidization Regimes using OpenFOAM

Computational Fluid Dynamics. Linköping

Electronic Conference Proceedings 2017 pp

128-136

Welahettige, Prasanna Kuma; Lie, Bernt;

Vågsæther, Knut. Computational fluid

dynamics study of flow depth in an open

Venturi channel for Newtonian fluid. Linköping


pp 29-34

Welahettige, Prasanna Kuma; Lie, Bernt;

Vågsæther, Knut. Flow regime changes at

hydraulic jumps in an open Venturi channel

for Newtonian fluid. Journal of Computational

Multiphase Flows 2017; Volume 9. (4) pp 169-

179

Winkler, Dietmar. Electrical Power System

Modelling in Modelica – Comparing Open-

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Ying, Jiru; Knutsen, Annie Rose; Eimer, Dag-

Arne. Mass Transfer Kinetics of CO2 in Loaded

Aqueous MEA Solutions. Energy Procedia

2017; Volume 114. pp 2078-2087

Ying, Jiru; Raets, Stef; Eimer, Dag-Arne. The

Activator Mechanism of Piperazine in Aqueous

Methyldiethanolamine Solutions. Energy


Zhou, Yan; Rao, Yiheng; Wang, Tielin; Jens,

Klaus-Joachim. Influence of formaldehyde on

N-nitrosopiperazine formation from nitrite

and piperazine in CO2 capture. International

Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 2017;

Volume 69. pp. 26-40

Øi, Lars Erik; Hansen, Per Morten; Henriksen,

Mathias. CO2 Absorption Efficiency and Heat

Consumption Measured at High Gas to Liquid

Ratios in Laboratory Rig. Energy Procedia

2017; Volume 114. pp 1273-1281

Øi, Lars Erik; Sundbø, Erik; Ali, Hassan.

Simulation and Economic Optimization of

Vapor Recompression Configuration for Partial

CO2 capture. Linköping Electronic Conference


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Enrolled PhD students and their research topics

PhD student Research topic Main supervisor

Cornelius Agu Biofuel production via gasification Britt Moldestad

Christian Ahoba-Sam Low temperature methanol synthesis catalyzed by copper alcoxide system

Klaus-Joachim Jens

Hassan Ali Cost estimation of partial CO2 capture Lars Erik Øi

Ronnie Anseth Sensor network for online monitoring and control of energy loss in pipeworks

Magne Waskaas

Shadi Attar Model-based monitoring and control of biogas reactors in wastewater treatment plants

Finn Haugen

Janitha Chandimal Bandara

Simulation and parameter optimization of fluidized bed biomass gasification

Marianne Eikeland

Christian Berg Modeling for automatic control and estimation of influx and loss during drilling operations

Bernt Lie

Ole Magnus Brastein Adaptive calibration of mathematical models for energy usage in buildings

Nils-Olav Skeie

Khim Chhantyal Data fusion based modeling and rheological parameter estimation when using additives in drilling fluids

Saba Mylvaganam

Mahesh Ediriweera A study of corrosive wear in gas-particle systems

Chandana Ratnayake

Nirmal Ghimire Anaerobic digestion of lignocellulosic substrate for biogas

Wenche Hennie Bergland

Per Morten Hansen Experimental and theoretical studies of rapid phase transition to determine phase transition rates in a BLEVE

Knut Vågsæther

Ingrid Bokn Haugland

Monitoring of scaling in pneumatic conveying systems

Maths Halstensen

Mathias Henriksen Combustion properties of vented materials from Li-ion batteries – Battery Safety

Dag Bjerketvedt

Wathsala Jinadasa Process Analytical Technology applied to CO2 solvents

Maths Halstensen

Asanthi Mahesha Jinasena

Models and estimators for flow of topside drilling fluid

Roshan Sharma

Morten Hansen Jondahl

Estimation of flow rate and rheological properties of drilling fluids, using multi sensor data fusion

Håkon Viumdal

Amila Chandra Kahawalage

Optimized and increased use of refuse derived fuel in cement kilns

Lars-André Tokheim

Sumudu Karunarathne

Physiochemical data for amine based CO2 capture process

Lars Erik Øi

Helge Lorenzen Real time observation and analysis of GRID signals for optimal control of GRID performance

Saba Mylvaganam

Samee Maharjan An image-processing framework for highspeed films from combustion and gas explosion experiments

Ola Marius Lysaker

Anjana Tharanga Malagalage

Improving Efficiency of Offshore Drill-cuttings Handling Process

Chandana Ratnayake

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Laura Andreína Marcano

Process simulation and learning technologies Tiina Komulainen (HiOA)

Anirudh Bhanu Teja Nelabhotla

Electrochemical unit integration in methanogenic reactors

Carlos Dinamarca

Jagath Manjula Edirisinghe V. Pathiranage

Transient stability in high voltage power systems

Gunne J. Hegglid

Veralia Gabriela Sánchez

Smart house technology (Behavior classification as a method to detect unusual behavior for people living alone)

Nils-Olav Skeie

Michał Sposób Biological removal of sulphide in an EGSB reactor

Rune Bakke

Fasil Ayelegn Tassew Interaction of granular sludge with particulates in anaerobic digestion of particle rich substrates

Rune Bakke

Ludmila Vesjolaja Dynamics and control of efficient fertilizer processes

Bernt Lie

Juan Ignacio Videla Modeling, estimation and control of cogeneration-HVAC-building systems

Bernt Lie

Liubomyr Vytvytskyi Dynamics and control of integrated energy systems

Bernt Lie

Prasanna Welahettige

On-line models for transient flow of drilling fluid in open channel / venturi rig

Knut Vågsæther

Thomas Øyvang Improved Hydro power control with Model Predictive Control

Bernt Lie

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Ongoing research projects

Sulphide removal from wastewater streams (2013-2018)

The project is conducted by USN with the support of YARA AS and a public PhD position. This is a

study of fundamental mechanisms, design and optimization of fluidized bed biological sulphide

removal. A PhD student was engaged in the project in 2014. The project leader is Assoc. Prof. Carlos

Dinamarca, co-advising the PhD student with Prof. Rune Bakke from the ECC research group.

A Compact, Energy Saving HyVAB® Process for Sustainable Industrial

Wastewater Treatment (2014-2017)

This project was supported by "OsloFjordFondet" and was carried out in cooperation with Biowater

Technology AS (technology owner; project leader is Dr. Gang Xin) and Norsk spesialolje AS. The total

budget was MNOK 7, and personnel from the ECC research group took part in the project (Prof. Rune

Bakke, Assoc. Prof. Carlos Dinamarca, Dr. Wang Shuai and co-workers).

Current interruption in air-filled medium voltage load break switches

(2014-2017)

The main objective of this project was to improve the thermal performance of medium voltage

distribution switchgears. Computer modeling and optimized design of critical components are

applied in order to reduce heat dissipation in contacts and conductors and to improve the heat

transport to surroundings. Prof. Svein Thore Hagen was the USN project leader, and Prof. Dag

Bjerketvedt, Adj. Prof. Wilhelm Rondeel, Assoc. Prof. Knut Vågsæther and Assoc. Prof. Elin Fjeld

participate in the project, which was funded by NFR and ABB. 1 post doc worked on the project.

Improved Efficiency of Offshore Drill Cuttings Handling Processes (2014-2018)

The aim of the project is to improve understanding of offshore drill cuttings handling processes,

focusing on cuttings transport, storage and retrieving using principles of powder technology. The

project is coordinated by Tel-Tek in collaboration with USN as the national academic partner, and

with Missouri University of Science and Technology as the international academic institute. The

project is funded by the Research Council of Norway under the PETROMAKS II programme and is

sponsored by Det Norske oljeselskap ASA. One PhD student is employed at Tel-Tek and is supervised

by the project manager Prof. Chandana Ratnayake from USN/Tel-Tek and also by Arild Saasen from

Det Norske Oljeselskap ASA. Prof. Morten C. Melaaen and post doc W.K. Hiromi Ariyaratne have also

participated in the project.

Hy3DRM (2015-2018)

USN and Gexcon cooperate in this project. The tasks of USN are to measure the flow field in front of

a propagating flame in hydrogen-air gas explosions and to do numerical simulations of the

experiments using a USN in-house code. The experimental results will be used as inputs to the

combustion reaction model in the FLACS software. The project is funded by the Norwegian Research

Council and the project participants. Assoc. Prof. Knut Vågsæther and Prof. Dag Bjerketvedt from the

TMPSCEL research group run the USN part of the project.

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Low Energy Penalty Solvents (2015-2018)

The aim of the project is to develop CO2 solvents giving a lower energy demand in post-combustion

CO2 capture processes involving absorption and regeneration. The project builds on results and

insight achieved in the ‘Better and more intelligently formulated CO2 absorbents’ project. Funding of

8.5 MNOK has been provided by the Norwegian Research Council through Gassnova/CLIMIT. The

project is run by USN in cooperation with NTNU and University of Austin, Texas. Prof. Klaus-Joachim

Jens from the ECC research group manages the project.

Optimized and increased use of Refuse Derived Fuel as a substitute for coal at

the Norcem Brevik cement Plant (2015-2019)

The goal of this BIA project is to be able to use at least 75 % waste derived fuels at the Norcem

cement plant in Brevik without negative impacts on emissions, process conditions or product quality.

Participants in the research consortium are Norcem, Sintef, USN, Multivector, Norsk Gjenvinning,

Renor and Aixergee. The project has received funding from the Norwegian Research Council. Prof.

Lars-André Tokheim from the ECC research group participates in the project and supervises one PhD

student partly funded by the Telemark County Council.

Cutting the Cost of CO2 Capture in the Process Industry (CO2stCap) (2015-2019)

This is a four-year project with funding from Climit-Demo (Norway), Energimyndigheten (Sweden)

and participating industry and research partners. The main focus of the project is partical CO2

capture, techno-economical analyses and cost estimation. In addition to USN and Tel-Tek,

Norcem/Heidelberg Cement, Elkem, SSAB, Aga Linde, Swerea/Mefos, Inventia, Chalmers University

of Technology and IEAGHG participate in the project. One PhD student works on the project,

supervised by Prof. Lars Erik Øi from the ECC research group. The project budget is 25 MNOK.

Effective Handling of Bulk Solids with Focus on Reduction of Erosion and Scale

Formation (2015-2019)

The research project is funded by the Research Council of Norway through the BIA programme and

three industrial partners (Alstom Norway, Hydro Aluminium and Omya Hustadmarmor). The aim of

the project is to get a better understanding of erosion and scale formation in powder handling

systems such as in pneumatic transport. The project is coordinated by Tel-Tek in collaboration with

Sintef Materials and Chemistry and USN. Two PhD candidates enrolled in the education programme

at USN are engaged in the project. Assoc. Prof. Maths Halstensen and Prof. Chandana Ratnayake are

the main supervisors of the PhD candidates.

Shock Wave Boundary Layer Interaction (2016-2018)

A six months research project on shock wave boundary layer interaction (SWBLI) in a gas explosion

driven shock tube was carried out at California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Graduate Aerospace

Laboratories (GalCit) in 2016. The formation of Mach-stem structures after a shock reflection off a

wall was filmed using USN's ultra high-speed camera at 0.5 million frames per second. The project,

which was run by Prof. Dag Bjerketvedt from the TMPSCEL research group, was sponsored by

Caltech, USN and Tel-Tek, and has later been extended in time and scope.

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3D-Printing in metal – A review of the cold spray process (2016-2018)

Kraemer AS, in cooperation with the industry incubator Proventia, is developing an entrepreneurial

idea of 3D-printing in metal. The combustion and technical safety research group at USN are

consultants in the project, which is supported by "OsloFjordFondet". The cold spray process for 3D-

printing in metal is closely related to compressible flow, which is one of the expertise areas of the

research group at USN. Assoc. Prof. Joachim Lundberg (project leader), Assoc. Prof. André Vagner

Gaathaug and Assoc. Prof. Knut Vågsæther, all from the TMPSCEL group participate in the project.

Biogas 2020 (2016-2019)

The purpose of the project is to increase the cooperation on biogas research in the Öresund-

Kattegat-Skagerrak region. The role of USN is research on efficient biogas production processes. The

project is funded by the EU research programme “Interreg Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak” and has a

budget of approximately 12 MEUR. Municipalities, research institutes and academic institutions in

the region participate in the project. One PhD candidate is engaged in the project, supervised by

Prof. Rune Bakke and Assoc. Prof. Wenche H. Bergland from the ECC research group.

Sensors and models for improved kick/loss detection in drilling (Semi -kidd)

(2016-2020)

Semi-kidd is project no. 255348/E30 in The Research Council of Norway, in the PETROMAKS2

program. The project is a collaboration between University College of Southeast Norway (project

leader is Prof. Bernt Lie from the TMCC research group), Statoil, MHWirth, Kelda, Cybernetic Drilling

Technology, Sensor Technology, Teknova and NTNU. In brief, the idea is to gain better models and

information on the return flow of drill mud from oil drilling, and thereby have a more accurate

measure of whether drill mud is leaked into the underground formation (loss) or whether oil/gas

prematurely leaks out from the reservoir to the drill string (kick) with the danger of blow-out. The

project involves 4 PhD studies (3 at USN, 1 at NTNU) and a large RnD project at Teknova.

Ammonia combustion at Yara (2017-2018)

USN are doing research on ammonia combustion properties in mixtures for Yara ASA. The project is

both an experimental and theoretical study and is lead by Assoc. Prof. Knut Vågsæther from the

TMPSCEL research group.

Diesel burner design for Wärtsilä (2017-2018)

This project focusses on diesel spray nozzle design based on droplet size distributions. Experimental

determination of the droplet sizes using image based techniques is input to the nozzle construction

and operation parameters. Assoc. Prof. Joachim Lundberg from the TMPSCEL research group leads

this activity.

Sustainable Biogas (2017-2019)

The project is an industrial innovation project aiming at finding new applications and new substrates

for biogas and biofertilizer and thereby increasing the biogas production in Norway. The project,

managed by Greve Biogass AS, is partially funded via the ENERGIX research programme, and the total

budget is 22 MNOK. USN is responsible for the work package "New substrates" and also participates

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in several other work packages. Prof. Rune Bakke, Assoc. Prof. Carlos Dinamarca and scientist Eshetu

Janka Wakjera, all from the ECC research group, are central in the project. In addition to USN, the

project participants are (alphabetically ordered) Avfall Norge AS, BAMA-gruppen AS, Gartnerhallen

AS, IVAR IKS, Lca.no AS, Lindum Avfall AS, Lunds Universitet, NIBIO, NMBU, Oslo EGE, Oslo Vann og

Avløp, Skagerak Naturgass AS, Tel-Tek Sintef and Østfoldforskning AS.

PyroGas – Production of biogas fuels and biocarbon reductants from paper

production side streams by combining anaerobic digestion and pyro lysis

technology (2017-2020)

This is an industrial innovation project supported by the ENERGIX programme. Several industrial

companies and research institutes participate in the project, including USN, Norske Skog Saugbrugs

AS, RISE PFI AS, Cambi Technology AS and Eramet Norway AS. The goal is to produce biofuels and

biocarbon reduction agents out of waste materials from the paper industry, by combining anaerobic

digestion and pyrolysis. The overall budget is 36 MNOK. One PhD is educated, with Assoc. Prof.

Wenche H. Bergland and Prof. Rune Bakke from the ECC research group as supervisors.

HEFTY - High Efficiency Fertilizer Technology (2017-2020)

The full title of this industrial innovation project is "Exploiting multi scale simulation and control in

developing next generation high efficiency fertilizer technologies", and it is a cooperation between

USN, Yara (project owner) and Sintef. The main goal is to improve fertilizer production by reducing

recycle ratio (off spec/product size ratio), and by improving production stability in granulation plants.

To achieve this, an improved dynamic model of the granulation loop should be developed and later

used for improving the control strategy. The total budget is 15 MNOK, and the project is partially

funded by the Norwegian Research Council. One PhD student (Ludmila Vesjolaja) is educated as part

of the project, with Prof. Bernt Lie and Docent Finn Aakre Haugen from TMCC as supervisors.

FME Bio4Fuels – Norwegian Centre for Sustainable Bio-based Fuels and Energy

(2017-2024)

The Centre of Environment-Friendly Energy (FME) called Bio4Fuels is funded by the Norwegian

Research Council and is a collaboration between NMBU, NIBIO, NTNU, PFI, SINTEF, USN, IFE and

several international partners. The main objective is to develop innovative technology and support

industries to realize economic and sustainable conversion of lignocellulosic biomass and organic

residues to transportation fuels, along with added value chemicals, heat and power. Klaus J. Jens is

the project leader from USN. Two PhD candidates are educated at USN as part of the project. Assoc.

Prof. Marianne Eikeland and Prof. Britt Moldestad from the ECC research group participate in the

project and are supervisors for the PhD candidates.

FME Mobile Zero Emission Energy systems (MoZEES) (2017-2025)

The Centre of Environment-Friendly Energy (FME) called MoZEES has the focus on battery and

hydrogen value chains, systems, and applications where Norway can take leading position in the

future. The project has a total budget of 260 MNOK. The TMPSCEL research group at USN is leading

the safety task in the centre. One PhD candidate is taking his degree at USN through MoZEES.

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Contents Process, Energy, and Automation Engineering ....................................................................................... 2

Personnel affiliated with the PhD programme ....................................................................................... 3

PhD dissertations 2017 ............................................................................................................................ 4

Research groups ...................................................................................................................................... 5

Cross-faculty research groups ................................................................................................................. 7

Research areas ........................................................................................................................................ 8

Publications 2017 .................................................................................................................................. 10

Enrolled PhD students and their research topics .................................................................................. 18

Ongoing research projects .................................................................................................................... 20

Some of the PhD students and supervisors associated with the PhD programme Process, Energy and

Automation Engineering (photo: Roshan Sharma).

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