Ph.D student Steinar Hauan
Status
I started my Ph.D studies in 1994 and expect to finish in the spring of
1998. I'm employed as a scientific assistant with responsibility for our UNIX
computer system and network but will leave this position in june -96 to become a
full time Ph.D student. My advisor is Prof. Kristian Lien.
Research area
The working title of my thesis is 'Integrated systems of reaction and
separation'. Design strategy/algorithms for reactive distillation columns is
the current focus, but multifunctional units on a broader basis is of interest.
Classes completed in 1995
- Advanced Process Synthesis
- Absorption processes
- Algorithms and Datastructures
- Azeotropic Distillation (exam feb. 96)
Activities
- Joined seminar on reactive separation systems at DTU (Denmark), April
1995
- Presented theori behind reactive distillation multiplicity on ESCAPE-5 in
Slovenia, June 1995
- Participated in project group for university network structure, spring 1995
Publications
- S.Hauan, T.Hertzberg and k.M.Lien, 'Why Methyl tert-Butyl Ether
production by reactive distillation may yield multiple solutions',
Ind.Eng.Chem.Res, Vol 34, No 3, 1995, pp 987-991
- S.Hauan, T.Hertzberg and K.M.Lien, 'Multiplicity in reactive distillation
of MTBE', Computers chem. Engng Vol 19, Suppl, pp. S327-S332, 1995
- H.Moe, S.Hauan, K.M.Lien and T.Hertzberg, 'Dynamic model of a system with
phase- and reaction equilibrium', Computers chem. Engng Vol 19, Suppl., pp.
S513-S518, 1995
Plans for 1996
- Optimisation course, DTU (january)
- Present my paper 'Geometric Visualisation of Reactive Fixed Points' at
ESCAPE-6, Rhodos (mai)
- 10 months research visit to Art Westerberg at Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh USA (june)