Publikationen

Peer-reviewed journal articles

[5]Faber, F., Gruber, S., Foerst, P., Tsotsas, E., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2026). Assessment of non-isothermal pore network modeling of freeze-drying using 4D X-ray imaging. Chemical Engineering Journal, 172870. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2026.172870
[4]Aamer, E., Faber, F., Bhaskaran, S., Dürr, R., Bettenbrock, K., Kienle, A., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2026). Pore Network Model for Study of Biofilm Growth Limitations in Porous Substrata. Transport in Porous Media, 153(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-025-02261-6
[3]Altaf, H., Miličic, T., Faber, F., Vidaković-Koch, T., Tsotsas, E., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025). Use of Reconstructed Pore Networks for Determination of Effective Transport Parameters of Commercial Ti-Felt PTLs. Processes, 13(4), 943. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr13040943
[2]Faber, F., Vorhauer-Huget, N., Thomik, M., Gruber, S., Först, P., & Tsotsas, E. (2025). Pore-scale study of coupled heat and mass transfer during primary freeze-drying using an irregular pore network model. Drying Technology, 43(1-2), 162 – 182. https://doi.org/10.1080/07373937.2024.2407062
[1]Thomik, M., Faber, F., Gruber, S., Foerst, P., Tsotsas, E., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2023). A Non-Isothermal Pore Network Model of Primary Freeze Drying. Pharmaceutics, 15(8), 2131. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics15082131

Conference proceedings

[3]Faber, F., Kleine, L., Griesche, J., Briest, L., Barowski, J., Dieguez-Alonso, A., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2026). Potentials of microwave heating for industrial applications. Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Industrial Furnaces and Boilers (INFUB 15). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20595383
[2]Mahendran, J., Funk, M., Faber, F., Dieguez-Alonso, A., Vorhauer-Huget, N., Ilona, R., & Barowski, J. (2026). Material Characterization Through an Overmoded Circular Waveguide Using a D-Band FMCW Radar. 17th German Microwave Conference (GeMiC 2026). https://doi.org/10.1109/GeMiC71240.2026.11516405
[1]Faber, F., Bhaskaran, S., Dieguez-Alonso, A., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025). Methodology for derivation of effective heat transfer properties by pore network modeling. 2nd international workshop on reacting particle-gas systems: modelling and experimental characterization of reactive particle-gas systems. https://doi.org/10.25673/118928

Conference presentations

[17]Faber, F., Barowski, J., Dieguez-Alonso, A., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2026, May 11 – 15). Pyrolysis of thermally thick particles of lignocellulosic biomass under microwave heating [Oral presentation]. The 10th World Congress on Particle Technology, Osaka, Japan.
[16]Vorhauer-Huget, N., Faber, F., Dieguez-Alonso, A., & Sirous-Rezaei, P. (2026, May 11 – 15). Development of induction heating for wood pyrolysis [Rising star lecture]. The 10th World Congress on Particle Technology, Osaka, Japan.
[15]Faber, F., Briest, L., Ujjani Narasimhaiah, A., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2026, April 14). Potentials of microwave heating for industrial applications [Oral presentation]. Workshop – Nutzung der Mikrowellenerwärmung in verfahrenstechnischen Prozessen, Weimar, Germany.
[14]Mahendran, J., Schenkel, F., Faber, F., Vorhauer-Huget, N., Rolfes, I., Schulz, C., & Barowski, J. (2026, April 14). Charakterisierung dielektrischer Materialien mit Millimeterwellen-Radar [Oral presentation]. Workshop – Nutzung der Mikrowellenerwärmung in verfahrenstechnischen Prozessen, Weimar, Germany.
[13]Faber, F., Kleine, L., Griesche, J., Briest, L., Barowski, J., Dieguez-Alonso, A., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2026, April 7 – 10). Potentials of microwave heating for industrial applications [Oral presentation]. 15th European Conference on Industrial Furnaces and Boilers (INFUB 15), Porto, Portugal.
[12]Mahendran, J., Funk, M., Faber, F., Dieguez-Alonso, A., Vorhauer-Huget, N., Ilona, R., & Barowski, J. (2026, March 9 – 11). Material Characterization Through an Overmoded Circular Waveguide Using a D-Band FMCW Radar [Oral presentation]. 17th German Microwave Conference (GeMiC 2026), Karlsruhe, Germany.
[11]Vorhauer-Huget, N., Faber, F., Gruber, S., Tsotsas, E., & Foerst, P. (2025, September 16 – 19). Local lyophilization conditions in vials based on 3D microstructure [Poster presentation]. Freeze Drying of Pharmaceuticals & Biologicals (Lyo-Garmisch 2025), Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Deutschland.
[10]Faber, F., Kalinke, I., Gruber, S., Foerst, P., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025, September 15 – 18). Determination of effective dielectric properties of frozen aqueous solutions by pore-level modeling of the irregular pore structure [Oral presentation]. XX International Conference on Microwave and High Frequency Applications (AMPERE 2025), Bari, Italy.
[9]Faber, F., Gruber, S., Foerst, P., Tsotsas, E., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025, July 6 – 9). Pore network study of freeze-drying [Oral presentation]. 9th European Drying Conference (Eurodrying 2025), Wageningen, The Netherlands.
[8]Faber, F., Bhaskaran, S., Dieguez-Alonso, A., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025, June 17 – 18). Methodology for derivation of effective heat transfer properties by pore network modeling [Oral presentation]. 2nd International Workshop on Reacting Particle-Gas Systems, Magdeburg, Germany.
[7]Faber, F., Gruber, S., Foerst, P., Tsotsas, E., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025, April 1 – 3). Non-isothermal pore network modeling of primary freeze drying [Keynote presentation]. Jahrestreffen 2025 der DECHEMA/VDI-Fachgruppen "Agglomerations- und Schüttguttechnik" (AGG) und "Trocknungstechnik" (TRO), Friedrichshafen, Germany.
[6]Faber, F., Dieguez-Alonso, A., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025, March 10 – 12). Determination of effective heat and mass transfer coefficients from pore network modeling of realistic porous structures [Oral presentation]. Jahrestreffen 2025 der DECHEMA/VDI-Fachgruppe "Wärme- und Stoffübertragung" (WSUE), Stuttgart, Germany.
[5]Faber, F., Gruber, S., Foerst, P., Tsotsas, E., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2025, February 24 – 25). Simulation-based analysis of pore-scale heat transfer during freeze-drying [Poster presentation]. Jahrestreffen 2025 der DECHEMA/VDI-Fachgruppe "Lebensmittelverfahrenstechnik" (LVT), Freising, Deutschland.
[4]Vorhauer-Huget, N., Faber, F., Gruber, S., Tsotsas, E., & Foerst, P. (2024, November 22 – 25). Studying the impact of pore structure on primary freeze-drying [Oral presentation]. 23rd International Drying Symposium (IDS2024), Wuxi, China.
[3]Faber, F., Diéguez-Alonso, A., Barowski, J., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2024, July 2). Pore-scale simulation of microwave freeze-drying [Poster presentation]. Mitgliederversammlung 2024 Kompetenznetz Verfahrenstechnik Pro3 e.v., Darmstadt, Germany.
[2]Faber, F., Barowski, J., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2024, March 11 – 13). Microwave heating: Simulation with a pore network model in MATLAB [Poster presentation]. Jahrestreffen 2024 der DECHEMA/VDI-Fachgruppen Fachgruppen "Wärme- und Stoffübertragung" (WSUE) und "Trocknungstechnik" (TRO), Magdeburg, Germany.
[1]Vorhauer-Huget, N., Faber, F., Thomik, M., Gruber, S., Tsotsas, E., & Foerst, P. (2024, February 27 – 28). Pore network-based investigation of mass and heat transport at the sublimation front during primary freeze-drying [Oral presentation]. Jahrestreffen 2024 der DECHEMA/VDI-Fachgruppe "Lebensmittelverfahrenstechnik" (LVT), Quakenbrück, Germany.

Data sets

[3]Gruber, S., Faber, F., Vorhauer-Huget, N., & Foerst, P. (2026). Microstructure of unmodified beech wood (Fagus sylvatica) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18805141
[2]Gruber, S., Faber, F., Tsotsas, E., Vorhauer-Huget, N., & Foerst, P. (2025). Microstructure of a freeze-dried aqueous solution of maltodextrin DE 12 (5 % w/w) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15798863
[1]Gruber, S., Faber, F., Thomik, M., Tsotsas, E., Vorhauer-Huget, N., & Foerst, P. (2024). Microstructure of a freeze-dried aqueous solution of maltodextrin DE 12 (20 % w/w) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15864831

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