Dr Thomas Abadie PhD

Dr Thomas Abadie

School of Chemical Engineering
Assistant Professor

Contact details

Address
School of Chemical Engineering
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Thomas Abadie is an Assistant Professor at the University of Birmingham.

His research mainly focuses on fluid mechanics, multiphase flows and the modelling of interfacial phenomena, with a particular interest on bubble dynamics, complex fluids, surface active agents and interfacial transfer with application to both environmental (e.g. water resources) and industrial (e.g. formulation engineering) challenges.

Using both experimental characterisation (imaging, Particle Imaging Velocimetry) and numerical simulations (interface capturing/tracking, Discrete Particle Methods), Thomas’ research activities include bubbly flows across different scales, from microreactors to aeration/flotation tanks and electrolysers; drop generation in jetting/spraying; and mixing of complex fluids.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Fluid Mechanics, 2013
  • MSc in Fluid Mechanics, Energy and Transport Phenomena, University of Toulouse, 2010

Teaching

  • Mass, Heat and Momentum Transport - Y2
  • Design Projects [project co-supervision] - Y3
  • Advanced Transport Phenomena - Y4
  • Research Projects [projects supervision] - MEng and MSc

Other activities

Reviewing for Chemical Engineering Research and Design, International Journal of Multiphase Flows, Applied Thermal Engineering, Journal of Computational Physics.

Consulting in Computational Fluid Dynamics and multiphase flows.

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Wang, M, Chul Kim, Y, Meng, Y, Chatterjee, S, Bakharev, P, Luo, D, Gong, Y, Abadie, T, Hyeok Kim, M, Sitek, J, Kyung Seong, W, Lee, G & Ruoff, RS 2024, 'Growth Kinetics of Graphene on Cu(111) Foils from Methane, Ethyne, Ethylene, and Ethane', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, vol. 63, no. 51, e202412131. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202412131

Basha, N, Arcucci, R, Angeli, P, Anastasiou, C, Abadie, T, Casas, CQ, Chen, J, Cheng, S, Chagot, L, Galvanin, F, Heaney, CE, Hossein, F, Hu, J, Kovalchuk, N, Kalli, M, Kahouadji, L, Kerhouant, M, Lavino, A, Liang, F, Nathanael, K, Magri, L, Lettieri, P, Materazzi, M, Erigo, M, Pico, P, Pain, CC, Shams, M, Simmons, M, Traverso, T, Valdes, JP, Wolffs, Z, Zhu, K, Zhuang, Y & Matar, OK 2024, 'Machine learning and physics-driven modelling and simulation of multiphase systems', International Journal of Multiphase Flow, vol. 179, 104936. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2024.104936

Chatterjee, S, Abadie, T, Wang, M, Matar, OK & Ruoff, R 2024, 'Repeatability and Reproducibility in the Chemical Vapor Deposition of 2D Films: A Physics-Driven Exploration of the Reactor Black Box', Chemistry of Materials. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c02361

Rana, U, Abadie, T, Chapman, D, Joiner, N & Matar, OK 2024, 'Richtmyer–Meshkov instability at high Mach number: Non-Newtonian effects', Physics of Fluids, vol. 36, no. 6, 066104. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0209843

Zinelis, K, Abadie, T, McKinley, GH & Matar, OK 2024, 'The fluid dynamics of a viscoelastic fluid dripping onto a substrate †', Soft Matter. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sm00406j

Zinelis, K, Abadie, T, McKinley, GH & Matar, OK 2024, 'Transition to elasto-capillary thinning dynamics in viscoelastic jets', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 998, A4. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2024.787

Traverso, T, Abadie, T, Matar, OK & Magri, L 2023, 'Data-driven modeling for drop size distributions', Physical Review Fluids, vol. 8, no. 10, 104302. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.8.104302

Constante-Amores, CR, Abadie, T, Kahouadji, L, Shin, S, Chergui, J, Juric, D, Castrejón-Pita, AA & Matar, OK 2023, 'Direct numerical simulations of turbulent jets: vortex–interface–surfactant interactions', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 955, A42. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2022.1056

Farajidizaji, F, Cairns, M, Abadie, T, Albadawi, A, Connolly, R, Breen, B, Berten, S, Bernabo, U & Delaure, Y 2023, 'Significance of recirculating micro-bubbles in oxygenation from poly-dispersed plumes', International Journal of Multiphase Flow. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2023.104408

Abadie, T, Awali, SMAM, Brennan, B, Briciu-Burghina, C, Tajparast, M, Passos, TM, Durkan, J, Holland, L, Lawler, J, Nolan, K, Quilty, B, Fitzsimons, L, Regan, F & Delauré, Y 2022, 'Oxygen transfer of microbubble clouds in aqueous solutions – Application to wastewater', Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 257, 117693. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2022.117693

Brennan, B, Briciu-Burghina, C, Hickey, S, Abadie, T, Awali, SMAM, Delaure, Y, Durkan, J, Holland, L, Quilty, B, Tajparast, M, Pulit, C, Fitzsimons, L, Nolan, K, Regan, F & Lawler, J 2020, 'Pilot Scale Study: First Demonstration of Hydrophobic Membranes for the Removal of Ammonia Molecules from Rendering Condensate Wastewater', International Journal of Molecular Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21113914

Wei, Y, Abadie, T & Dias, F 2017, 'A Cost-Effective Method for Modelling Wave-OWSC Interaction', International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering. https://doi.org/10.17736/ijope.2017.as21

Dias, F, Renzi, E, Gallagher, S, Sarkar, D, Wei, Y, Abadie, T, Cummins, C & Rafiee, A 2017, 'Analytical and computational modelling for wave energy systems: the example of oscillating wave surge converters', Acta Mechanica Sinica. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-017-0683-6

Wei, Y, Abadie, T, Henry, A & Dias, F 2016, 'Wave interaction with an Oscillating Wave Surge Converter. Part II: Slamming', Ocean Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2015.12.041

Abadie, T, Aubin, J & Legendre, D 2015, 'On the combined effects of surface tension force calculation and interface advection on spurious currents within Volume of Fluid and Level Set frameworks', Journal of Computational Physics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2015.04.054

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