In the sub-project "Tailored transport processes in multiphase reactors", von Kameke and her colleague Prof. Dr. Michael Schlüter from the TUHH want to better understand the transport processes on the smart surfaces on which enzymes, bacteria or catalysts are applied. In most cases, the fastest possible transport to and from the surfaces is advantageous, so that as much fluid as possible can react in a short time. Various factors play a role here, for example the flow guidance in the reactor or the formation of bubbles.

In a second project by Prof. von Kameke, which she is working on with colleague Prof. Dr. Kathrin Padberg-Gehle from Leuphana University, flows and mixing processes in chemical reactors are being studied on a larger scale. To this end, von Kameke's team will collect experimental measurement data, for example using sensors and high-resolution particle tracking with high-speed cameras, which HAW Hamburg has just been able to successfully acquire with the large-scale MUST device. This data will then be analysed by Prof. Padberg-Gehle and her team at Leuphana using network theory.

Further information on HAW's participation in CRC 1615 can be found on HAW's press portal