Prof. Neima Brauner School of Mechanical Engineering The Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering Tel Aviv University Ramat Aviv 69978 ISRAEL Phone: +972-3-640-8127 Fax: +972-3-640-7334 e-mail: brauner@eng.tau.ac.il

Research Interests:

• Two-phase liquid-liquid and gas-liquid flows . Press here to download LL-Flow , Environmental Engineering Laboratory
  
• Modeling of thin wavy films flow; Stability and structure of free interface.
  
• Transport phenomena in thin film contactors; Effects of waviness on heat and mass transfer
  
• Mass transfer separation processes Environmental Engineering Laboratory
  
• Analyzing similarity of chemical compounds; Development of molecular-structure-based methods for predicting physical properties
  
• Regression of experimental data and model fitting.
  
• Application of interactive numerical and statistical methods to process analysis and design.
  
• Process dynamics and control.
  
• Wave propagation in randomly dispersed media; elastic and acoustic waves.
  

Current Projects:

• Counter-current and concurrent flow of two liquid phases in inclined tubes: Experimental Data
  
• Modelling and Control of Two-Phase Phenomena: Liquid-Liquid Two-Phase Flow Systems, PDF File`
  
• Innovative methods of extraction and absorption (phase transition extraction).
  
• Remediation of contaminated soil sediments and sludge.
  
• Prediction of pure component constant properties, temperature dependent properties and phase equilibrium- based on molecular descriptors.
  
• Considering precision of experimental data in construction of optimal regression models.
  
• Solution of linear algebraic non-linear algebraic, differential-algebraic and ordinary differential systems of equations.
  
• Prediction and prevention of chemical reaction hazards - learning by simulation.
• Workshop-
  Modern Problem Solving Techniques in Engineering with POLYMATH, Excel and MATLAB.
  • General Information
  • Detailed Program
• Shape Factors in Core Annular Flow -Supporting Information

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

Referee of Scientific Journals

Int. J. Multiphase Flow, Journal of Fluid mechanics, Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, AIChE, Chem Eng. Sci, Can. J. Chem. Eng., Chem. Eng. Comm., Ind.& Eng. Chem. Res., Chem. Eng. Res.& Design,  Chem. Eng. Journal, Int. J. Heat & Fluid Flow, Journal of Fluid Engineering, Refrigeration, Heat Transfer Engineering, Heat and Mass Transfer, Chem. Eng. & Processing, Separation Sci. & Technology, Multi-Phase Science and Technology, Exp. Thermal and Fluid Sci., Flow Measurements & Instrumentation, Oil & Gas Sci. and Technology, Journal of Engineering Mathematics, Thermochemica Acta, Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
Israel Science Foundation, US- Israel Bi-national Science Foundation, German-Israeli Foundation for Sci. Res.& Dev., FOM Stichting voor Fundmenteel Onderzoek Materie, Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, NSFC/RGC Council Hong-Kong

GRANTS (since 2005)

1. 2004-2005-  Italian Ministry for the Environment and Territories - Italian-Israeli Cooperation on Environmental Technologies, , An Integrated Approach to The Remediation of Polluted River Sediments, in cooperation with Amos Ullmann, Zvi Ludmer, Eliora Ron, Elisha Tel-Or, Uri Mingelgrin, Zev Gerstl, Pinchas Fine, €247,000.

2. 2005-2006- Italian Ministry for the Environment and Territories - Italian-Israeli Cooperation on Environmental Technologies, An Integrated Approach to the Remediation of Polluted River Sediments - Phase II, in cooperation with Amos Ullmann, Zvi Ludmer, Eliora Ron, Elisha Tel-Or, Uri Mingelgrin, Zev Gerstl, Pinchas Fine, €294,250.

3. 2007-2008 - Italian Ministry for the Environment and Territories - Italian-Israeli Cooperation on Environmental Technologies, An Integrated Approach to the Remediation of Polluted River Sediments - Phase III., in cooperation with Amos Ullmann, Zvi Ludmer, Eliora Ron, Elisha Tel-Or, Uri Mingelgrin, Zev Gerstl, Pinchas Fine, €224,875.

4. 2007-2011- Israeli Science Foundation (ISF) Development of new chelating agents for simultaneous removal of heavy metals and organic pollutants from contaminated sediments and soils. Principle Investigator, with Amos Ullmann  and in cooperation with Eliora Ron and Michael Gozin, IS 237,000 per year.

5. 2012-2014- Ministry of Science and Technology, Enhancing heat transfer rates by spinodal decomposition –application to cooling of concentrated photovoltaic power system, Principle Investigator, with Amos Ullmann  and in cooperation with Prof. Poesio, Italy (framework of the Italy-Israel agreement), €20,000 per year.

6. 2013-2015 Wolfson family charity foundation- Transient gas-liquid and liquid-liquid flow in hilly terrain pipelines,  £ 22,500 per year

7. 2014-2016- Ministry of Science, Technology & Space, Pilot plant for simultaneous contaminated soil remediation from heavy metals and organic pollutants, IS 2000000.

See Shape Factors in Core Annular Flow -Supporting Information

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