Dr. Salar Tavakkol

Leading a research team of around 15 researchers and technical staff in the areas of experimental test rig, feedstock and product analysis and numerical simulation of multiphase reacting flows. Thermochemical recycling of plastics in the framework of circular economy and closing carbon cycle.

Optimization of an innovative burner and investigation by means of CFD simulations for exhaust gas after-treatment systems of diesel engines. Industrial partner: Daimler AG

- Modeling and numerical simulation in the field of biomass thermochemical conversions, including reaction and reactor design, evaluation of heat and mass transfer in moving beds in tubular rotating reactors - Basic engineering and concept design of industrial plants - Experimental optimizations of activated-carbon production in continuous process - Optimization of primary cycle of geothermal power plant regarding the non-condensable gases by means of simulation calculations -Theses supervision

- Industrial project: studying, presenting and concluding on various conceptual designs for biomass carbonization process - Internal work: pre-study and preparing a proposal to apply for doctoral studies

Analysis and scale-up calculations and further assessment for thermal conversion reactors

Assessment of industrial applicability on biomass steam processing (BSP), a cooperation project with Engler-Bunte-Institute of KIT

- Rechecking and revising the process flow diagrams of the under construction petrochemical plants and their different subunits - Recalculation of the material and energy balance to confirm the data with licensers

Numerical simulation of wet biomass carbonization in tubular reactors. https://doi.org/10.5445/IR/1000134976

- modeling and simulation of biomass carbonization via Biomass Steam Processing (BSP) with Aspen Plus - a cooperation project between KIT and EnBW, Karlsruhe, Germany. - Final grade of Master thesis: 1,1 (German grade system)

Renewable energy- and research-related studies especially focused on electrochemical conversions and storage, Photovoltaic, wind energy and biomass conversions with the scientific principles underlying these technologies. Master thesis: modeling and simulation of biomass conversion at EBI-KIT

A 4-year (8 semesters) chemical engineering bachelor of science with a deep focus on oil and petrochemical industries and industrial conversions in the last two semesters.