Dr Philip Van Eyk

Biography/ Background

Dr Philip van Eyk is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the School of Chemical Engeineering. He recently graduated with a PhD titled ”Quantitative in-situ measurements of sodium release during the combustion of single coal particles using planar laser induced fluorescence” which was undertaken as part of the CRC for Clean Power from Lignite. From this work, a laser diagnostic technique was developed for the direct quantitative in-situ measurement of volatile sodium release during the combustion of solid fuels, which has now been utilised to better understand sodium release from the combustion of both Loy Yang brown coal and also a waste fuel from the paper industry, black liquor. He has also recently gained several years experience designing and operating large, laboratory-scale gasifiers at the South Australian Coal Research Laboratory at the University’s Thebarton campus, with the aim of overcoming ash related operational problems during the gasification of high sodium South Australian brown coals in fluidised beds.

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy (Chemical Engineering), 2011: The University of Adelaide

Thesis: Quantitative in-situ measurements of sodium release during the combustion of single coal particles using planar laser induced fluorescence.

 

Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering), 2003: The University of Adelaide
First class honours

 

Bachelor of Science, 2003: The University of Adelaide

Major: Theoretical Physics

Research Interests

• Combustion and gasification of low-rank coal and biomass to produce electricity, syngas or liquefied fuels
• Ash related problems with thermal utilisation of brown coal and biomass
• Laser diagnostics for in-situ measurement of species in combustion systems
• Mathematical modelling of sequential processes in solid fuel combustion and gasification

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles:

1. van Eyk, P.J., Kosminski, A. and Ashman, P.J.  Control of agglomeration and defluidisation during fluidised bed combustion of South Australian low-rank coals. Energy & Fuels 26 (2012) 118-129.
2. van Eyk, P.J., Ashman, P.J. and Nathan, G.J.  Mechanism and kinetics of sodium release from brown coal char particles during combustion.  Combustion and Flame 158 (2011), 2512-2523. 
3. McCullough, D.P., van Eyk, P.J., Ashman, P.J. and Mullinger, P.J.  Investigation of agglomeration and defluidisation during spouted-bed gasification of high-sodium, high sulfur South Australian lignite.  Energy & Fuels 25 (2011) 2772-2781.
4. van Eyk, P.J., Ashman, P.J., Alwahabi, Z.T. and Nathan, G.J.  The release of water-bound and organic sodium from Loy Yang coal during the combustion of single particles in a flat flame.  Combustion and Flame 158 (2011) 1181-1192.
5. van Eyk, P.J., Ashman, P.J., Alwahabi, Z.T. and Nathan, G.J. Simultaneous measurements of the release of atomic sodium, particle diameter and particle temperature for a single burning coal particle. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 32 (2009) 2099-2106.
6. van Eyk, P.J., Ashman, P.J., Alwahabi, Z.T. and Nathan, G.J.  Quantitative measurement of atomic sodium in the plume of a single burning coal particle.  Combustion and Flame 155 (2008) 529-537.

 Refereed Conference Papers:

7. van Eyk, P.J., Ashman, P.J., Nathan, G.J. and Alwahabi, Z.T. Quantitative in-situ measurements of sodium release from combusting South Australian brown coal particles. Proc. Australian Combustion Symposium, Nov. 29 - Dec. 1, 2011, University of Newcastle.
8. van Eyk, P.J., Ashman, P.J., Alwahabi, Z.T. and Nathan, G.J. Kinetics of sodium release from a single brown coal particle burning in a flat flame. Proc. Australian Combustion Symposium, pp 215-18, Editors: AY Klimenko, MJ Cleary, B Feng, V Rudolph, RR Boyce, AP Wandel and R Clements, Dec. 2-4, 2009, University of Queensland.
9. van Eyk, P.J., Muhlack, R.A. and Ashman, P.J. Gasification of grape marc in a circulating fluidised bed. Proc. Australian Combustion Symposium, pp 175-78, Editors: AY Klimenko, MJ Cleary, B Feng, V Rudolph, RR Boyce, AP Wandel and R Clements, Dec. 2-4, 2009, University of Queensland.
10. van Eyk, P.J., Ashman, P.J., Alwahabi, Z.T. and Nathan, G.J.  Measurement of atomic Na released from a coal particle using quantitative planar laser induced fluorescence.  Proc. Australian Combustion Symposium, pp 114-117, Editors: AR Masri, K Sendt, PF Nelson and P Yaroshchyk, Dec. 9-11, 2007, University of Sydney.
11. van Eyk, P.J., Wong, C.Y., Syred, N., Ung, E.P., Alwahabi, Z.T., Ashman, P.J., and Nathan, G.J.  Study of atomic sodium release from pulverised coal particles in a pre-mixed natural gas flame. 4^th Australian Conference on Laser Diagnostics in Fluid Mechanics and Combustion, pp. 133-136, 2005, The University of Adelaide.
12. van Eyk, P., Syred, N., Chong Wong,, Nathan, G., Alwahahi, Z., Gralton, T., Griffths, A. Studies of the Release of Sodium from Pulverised Coal in a Flat Flame Burner and Implications for Slagging and Fouling in Boilers and Furnaces, Proc 43^rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit - Meeting Papers, pp. 12401-12412, 9-13th January 2005, Nevada, USA.
13. Syred, N., van Eyk, P. J., Wong, C. Y., Alwahabi, Z. T., Nathan, G. J. Studies of the release of sodium from pulverised coal in a flat flame, Proc. 12^th International Symposium on Applications of Laser Techniques to Fluid Mechanics, 2004, Lisbon, Portugal.

 

Entry last updated: Wednesday, 25 Jan 2012