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Dr Jefferson Gomes
PhD (DIC), MSc, BSc, FHEA.
Senior Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- jefferson.gomes@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272988
- Office Address
School of Engineering Kings College Fraser Noble Building, Room 354 AB24 3UE
- School/Department
- School of Engineering
Biography
- Lecturer in Engineering, University of Aberdeen (2012-today);
- Visiting Academic, Instituto Federal Fluminense (Brazil, 2020-today);
- Visiting Academic, Imperial College London (2013-today);
- Visiting Academic, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil, 2005-today);
- Research Fellow, Imperial College London (2010-2012);
- Research Associate, Imperial College London (2006-2010);
- PhD, Imperial College London (2004);
- MSc, State University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil, 1999);
- BSc in Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil, 1996).
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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- Course Coordinator:
- Chemical Thermodynamics (EX3029): 2014-today;
- Process Engineering (EG2011/EG20G2): 2020-today;
- Geothermal and Hydro Energy (EG503A/B): 2018-2020;
- Engineering Thermodynamics (EG3521): 2013-2015;
- Advances in Chemical Engineering (EG5597): 2015.
- External Memberships
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- Associate Editor of the Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering and the Mathematical Problems in Engineering;
- Reviewer service for Fluid Phase Equilibria, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, International Journal for Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flows, Journal of Fluids Engineering, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Journal od Petroleum and Gas Engineering;
- Reviewer for the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
Latest Publications
Corium Interface Flow Dynamics Investigation During Severe Accident in Pressurised Water Reactors Using Compressive Advection Interface Capturing Method
Physics of Fluids, vol. 36, no. 6, 063313Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSolving the discretised multiphase flow equations with interface capturing on structured grids using machine learning libraries
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, vol. 426, 116974Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNuclear Meltdown Relocation and Core Catcher Analysis
VETOR - Journal of Exact Sciences and Engineering,, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 2-10Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA Constrained Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Model for Upscaling Permeability
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, vol. 95, no. 6, pp. 899-916Contributions to Journals: ArticlesInvestigation of drift phenomena at the pore-scale during flow and transport in porous media
Mathematics, vol. 9, no. 19, 2509Contributions to Journals: Articles
- Research
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Research Overview
- Development of self-adaptive computational methods for multi-physics and multiscale problems;
- Development of FEM-based computational multi-fluids dynamics (CMFD) models and stochastic optimisation methods for:
- Porous media flow;
- Turbulent flows;
- Nuclear criticality excursions;
- Heat and mass transfer processes.
- Development of reduced-order models (POD and SVD) for porous media flows.
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Maths, Engineering.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Research Specialisms
- Computational Physics
- Nuclear Engineering
- Fluid Mechanics
- Energy Engineering
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Current Research
- Self-adaptive computational methods;
- Multiphase compositional porous media flow (reservoir simulation);
- Safety assessment for nuclear systems (severe accident modelling);
- Predictive methods (reduced-order models and data assimilation);
- AI technologies (machine-learning algorithms).
Past Research
- Development of a CV-FEM based multi-fluid dynamics model for porous media flows;
- Numerical investigation of risk assessment in GEN4 nuclear reactors;
- Development of coupled multiphase and radiation-transport models;
- Modelling heat and multiphase flows in circular fluidised beds;
- FEM-based methods for granular fluidisation models;
Knowledge Exchange
- Current:
- Innovate UK (2023-25)
- Past:
- Design and Optimisation of Stirling Engines for Waste Heat (Interface UK, 2021-22);
- Development of coupled multi-fluid and neutron-transport models for design of a reactor to produce medical-isotope (B&W, 2010);
- Design and Optimisation of Decanter (BP, 2009);
- Risk Analysis and Assessment of MOX Nuclear Fuel Production (JAEA, 2005-06);
- Risk Assessment in Underground Nuclear Waste Repositories during Postulated Accidents (NDA,2005-08);
- Design and Optimisation of Heat Exchangers in TDN Reactors (BNFL, 2002).
KTP and projects with industry have led to +30 technical reports.
Collaborations
- Applied Modelling and Computation Group (AMCG), Imperial College London;
- Petroleum Engineering & Rock Mechanics Group (PERM), Imperial College London;
- Professor Su Jian, Nuclear Engineering Department, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil);
- Professor Francisco B S Oliveira, Computational Modelling in Sciences and Technologies Research Group (PPGMC), State University of Santa Cruz (Brazil);
- Professors Jader Lugon and Antonio Silva Neto, Environmental Modelling & Technology Applied to Water Resources Research Group (AmbHidro), Fluminense Federal Institute (Brazil).
Supervision
My current supervision areas are: Maths, Engineering.
Supervised 5 PhD students (to successful) completion since 2010 on:
- Reduced-order models in porous media flows;
- Atmospheric modelling;
- Coupled multiphase and neutron-radiation models for nuclear reactors.
Funding and Grants
- Gas-Jet Design and Optimisation for Underwater Laser Cutting (KTP, 2023-25), Principal Investigator;
- Molecular Basis of Advanced Nuclear Fuel Separations (MBase): Criticality and Fission in the Solution State (EPSRC, 2010-13), Co-Investigator;
- Thermohydraulics for Innovative Nuclear Systems (THINS): Development of Novel Discretisation Methods for Multiphase Flows (EU-FP7, 2010-14), Co-Iinvestigator;
- Gas-Fast Reactors (GoFastR): Modelling and Simulation of Core-Melting in PWR (EU-FP7, 2010-13), Co-Investigator;
- Technology Proof of Concept: Computational Framework for Multi-Scale Environmental Modelling (NERC, 2010-12), Co-Investigator;
- Follow-on Fund: Realising the Commercial Potential of the Multi-Physics and Multi-Scale FETCH Technology for Nuclear Safety Applications (EPSRC, 2010-11), Co-Investigator;
- Energy Grant: Numerical Investigation of Biomass Gasification (Brazilian CNPq, 2006-7), Co-Investigator.
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Postgraduate Courses
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (EG501V/3G): 2015-today
- Oil and Gas Chemistry (EG551LEG552L): 2019-today;
- Geothermal and Hydro Energies (EG503A/EG503B):2018-2020;
- Renewable Energy: Geothermal and Solar (EG501J): 2014-2018;
- Energy Technologies (EG5066): 2013.
Undergraduate Courses
- Chemical Thermodynamics (EX3029): 2014-today;
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (EG501V): 2015-today;
- Process Engineering (EG2011/EG20G2): 2020-today;
- Conservation of Heat, Mass and Momentum (EX3030/EM40JN): 2016-2020;
- Air and Water Pollution Control EG501U): 2018;
- Engineering Thermodynamics (EG3521): 2013-2015;
- Advances in Chemical Engineering (EG5597): 2014-2015.
- Publications
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Phase-Change Modelling in Severe Nuclear Accidents
Contributions to Conferences: PapersA Balanced-Force Finite Element Method for Surface-Tension Driven Interfacial Flows using Interface-Capturing Approaches
Contributions to Conferences: PapersA Novel Finite Element Framework for Numerical Simulation of Fluidization Processes and Multiphase Granular Flow
Contributions to Conferences: PapersInterface-Capturing using a Compressive Advection Method and a Compositional Modelling Approach: Applications
Contributions to Conferences: PapersNumerical simulations of dust fluxes to the eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau: Comparison of model results with a Holocene peat record of dust deposition
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, vol. 118, no. 10, pp. 4597-4609Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jgrd.50275
Interface-Capturing using a Compressive Advection Method and a Compositional Modelling Approach
Contributions to Conferences: Other ContributionsParameter estimation of subsurface flow models using iterative regularized ensemble Kalman filter
Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 877-897Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00477-012-0613-x
Simulated spatially dependent transient kinetics analysis of the Oak Ridge Y12 plant criticality excursion
Progress in Nuclear Energy, vol. 63, pp. 12-21Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2012.09.006
Multi-Physics Flow Modelling for Nuclear Applications
Fluidization Engineering: Practice. Passos, M. L., Barrozo, M., Mujumdar, A. (eds.), pp. 1-58, 58 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersReservoir Modeling for Flow Simulation Using Surfaces, Adaptive Unstructured Meshes, and Control-Volume-Finite-Element Methods
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.2118/163633-MS