ProfessorMartin Trusler
Professor of Thermophysics
Department of Chemical Engineering - Faculty of Engineering
Orcid identifier0000-0002-6403-2488 (opens in a new tab)
- Professor of ThermophysicsDepartment of Chemical Engineering - Faculty of Engineering
- 020 7594 5592 (Work)
- 409, ACE Extension, South Kensington Campus, United Kingdom
RESEARCH
My research interests focus on the thermophysical properties of fluids and fluid mixtures. Experimental and modelling work is carried out as a part of a fundamental research programme with numerous applications including:
Carbon dioxide capture, transport and storage
Hydrogen production, transportation and storage
Energy industries
The main focus of the group is on experimental measurement of thermodynamic and transport properties of fluids and fluid mixtures, much of it carried out using bespoke apparatus designed and constructed in-house. Properties that we work on include phase equilibria, sound speed, density, interfacial tension, viscosity, thermal conductivity and diffusion coefficients. Some geochemical properties are also of interest, including the pH brines and mineral dissolution kinetics under carbon-storage conditions. Most of the work targets high pressures, wide temperature ranges and diverse mixture compositions. Key systems include mixtures of CO2 with brines or hydrocarbons, pure hydrogen, sustainable liquid fuels and refrigerant working fluids.
Current projects in the group include:
Thermodynamic and kinetic characterisation of aminio-acid salt solutions as carbon-capture solvents
Very-accurate measurements of the speed of sound in highly compressed gaseous hydrogen
Experimental studies of the thermodynamic properties of liquid hydrogen
Measurement and modelling of the influence of dissolved gases on the viscosity and density of hydrocarbons at reservoir conditions
Measurement and modelling of the interfacial tension between gases, brines and hydrocarbons at reservoir conditions
Measurement and modelling of the thermodynamic and transport of sustainable liquid fuels
Studies of the interaction between CO2 and residual hydrocarbons during CO2 storage in depleted oil fields
Process modelling of hybrid processes for direct capture of CO2 from the atmosphere
Carbon dioxide capture, transport and storage
Hydrogen production, transportation and storage
Energy industries
The main focus of the group is on experimental measurement of thermodynamic and transport properties of fluids and fluid mixtures, much of it carried out using bespoke apparatus designed and constructed in-house. Properties that we work on include phase equilibria, sound speed, density, interfacial tension, viscosity, thermal conductivity and diffusion coefficients. Some geochemical properties are also of interest, including the pH brines and mineral dissolution kinetics under carbon-storage conditions. Most of the work targets high pressures, wide temperature ranges and diverse mixture compositions. Key systems include mixtures of CO2 with brines or hydrocarbons, pure hydrogen, sustainable liquid fuels and refrigerant working fluids.
Current projects in the group include:
Thermodynamic and kinetic characterisation of aminio-acid salt solutions as carbon-capture solvents
Very-accurate measurements of the speed of sound in highly compressed gaseous hydrogen
Experimental studies of the thermodynamic properties of liquid hydrogen
Measurement and modelling of the influence of dissolved gases on the viscosity and density of hydrocarbons at reservoir conditions
Measurement and modelling of the interfacial tension between gases, brines and hydrocarbons at reservoir conditions
Measurement and modelling of the thermodynamic and transport of sustainable liquid fuels
Studies of the interaction between CO2 and residual hydrocarbons during CO2 storage in depleted oil fields
Process modelling of hybrid processes for direct capture of CO2 from the atmosphere