M.Sc. Altaf Haashir
M.Sc. Haashir Altaf
Born 1995 in Lahore, Pakistan
September 2012 – June 2016
Bachelors in Chemical Engineering, National University of Science and Technology, Pakistan.
April 2017 – June 2019
Masters in Chemical and Energy Engineering, Otto von Guericke University.
April 2018 – December 2023
Seminars/Tutorials for Thermal Process Engineering course offered to students pursuing Masters in Chemical Engineering and Process Safety Engineering.
April 2019 – December 2023
Ph.D. Candidate at International Max Planck Research School, Max Planck Institute and Institute of Process Engineering, Otto von Guericke University.
The main focus of the research is to study the two-phase flow in the anodic porous transport layer of electrolysers.
With innovations in the energy sector and a need for clean fuel, research is in progress to exploit the potential of hydrogen as an efficient energy source. Compared to conventional hydrogen production processes e.g. steam reforming using fossil fuels, the environmental issues still persevere. In order to obtain ‘threat-free’ hydrogen production, water electrolysers have a great potential. But, high costs of hydrogen production by water electrolysis persist because of the performance limitations credited a lot by the mass transport losses.
To study this mass transport, pore networks will first be generated (based on µ-CT data) and validated for real materials. Then, systematic pore network simulations will be conducted to track modifications of the internal structure that would be beneficial for performance. Validation experiments will be provided by a joint PhD project. Discrete simulation results that can be used for deriving effective transport parameters for continuum modelling will be delivered to it.
- Vorhauer-Huget, N.; Altaf, H.; Dürr, R.; Tsotsas, E.; Vidaković-Koch, T. Computational Optimization of Porous Structures for Electrochemical Processes. Processes 2020, 8, 1205, doi:10.3390/pr8101205.
- Altaf, H.; Vorhauer, N.; Tsotsas, E.; Vidaković-Koch, T. Steady-State Water Drainage by Oxygen in Anodic Porous Transport Layer of Electrolyzers: A 2D Pore Network Study. Processes 2020, 8, 362, doi:10.3390/pr8030362.
- Vorhauer, N.; Altaf, H.; Tsotsas, E.; Vidakovic-Koch, T. Pore Network Simulation of Gas-Liquid Distribution in Porous Transport Layers. Processes 2019, 7, 558, doi:10.3390/pr7090558.
- Miličić, T.; Altaf, H.; Vorhauer-Huget, N.; Živković, L.A.; Tsotsas, E.; Vidaković-Koch, T. Modeling and Analysis of Mass Transport Losses of Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzer. Processes 2022, 10, 2417. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10112417
2018
International Student Scholarship Award by OVGU for academic excellence.
2019
Best Graduate Award. Valedictorian of M.Sc. Chemical and Energy Engineering Class of 2019, OVGU.