Conferences

2025

Faber F., Dieguez-Alonso, A. & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (10. – 12. März 2025) Determination of effective heat and mass transfer coefficients from pore network modeling of realistic porous structures. DECHEMA/VDI Jahrestreffen Wärme- und Stoffübertragung 2025, Stuttgart, Deutschland.
Faber, F., Gruber, S., Först, P., Tsotsas, E. & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (01. – 03. April 2025). Non-isothermal pore network modeling of primary freeze drying. DECHEMA/VDI Jahrestreffen Agglomerations- und Schüttguttechnik & Trocknungstechnik 2025, Friedrichshafen, Deutschland.
Briest, L., Narasimhaiah, A., Tretau, A., Wagner, R., Schmidt, A., Tsotsas, E., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (01. – 03. April 2025). Experimentelle und simulative Untersuchung zur Mikrowellentrocknung von thermisch dicken Ziegelprodukten. DECHEMA/VDI Jahrestreffen Agglomerations- und Schüttguttechnik & Trocknungstechnik 2025, Friedrichshafen, Deutschland.
Vorhauer-Huget, N., Barowski, J., Dieguez-Alonso, A. (17. - 18. März 2025) Challenges and potentials for microwave pyrolysis of biomass. DECHEMA/VDI Jahrestreffen Hochtemperaturtechnik 2025, Dresden, Deutschland.
Ujjani Narasimhaiah, A., Schmidt, A., Briest, L., Tretau, A., Tsotsas, E. & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (19. – 23. Mai 2025). Modelling of electromagnetic field distribution in the digital twin of a laboratory-scale microwave drier for clay tiles and bricks. 15th International Conference on Computational Heat & Mass Transfer (ICCHMT 2025), Antalya, Turkey.
Faber, F., Bhaskaran, S., Dieguez-Alonso, A. & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (17. – 18. Juni 2025). Methodology for derivation of effective heat transfer properties by pore network modeling. 2nd International Workshop on Reacting Particle-Gas Systems, Magdeburg, Germany.
Ferreira, D. B., Vorhauer-Huget, N., Tsotsas, E. & J. C. Thoméo (17. – 18. Juni 2025). Influence of moisture reduction of conidiated rice on particle collision in rotating drum. 2nd International Workshop on Reacting Particle-Gas Systems, Magdeburg, Germany.
Ma, W., Vorhauer-Huget, N. &Tsotsas, E. (17. – 18. Juni 2025). Experimental Investigation of Thermal Mixing of Monodisperse Particles in a Rotary Drum. 2nd International Workshop on Reacting Particle-Gas Systems, Magdeburg, Germany.
Gruber, S., Vorhauer-Huget, N., Tsotsas, E. & Först, P. (17. – 18. Juni 2025). Unveiling the power and limitations in X-Ray imaging of organic materials. 2nd International Workshop on Reacting Particle-Gas Systems, Magdeburg, Germany.
Ujjani Narasimhaiah, A., Schmidt, A., Briest, L., Tretau, A., Wagner, R., Tsotsas,. E. & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (17. – 18. Juni 2025). Modelling of a lab-scale microwave dryer for thermally thick materials. 2nd International Workshop on Reacting Particle-Gas Systems, Magdeburg, Germany.
Faber, F., Gruber, S., Först, P., Tsotsas, E. & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (06. – 09. Juli 2025). Pore network study of freeze-drying. 9th European Drying Conference (Eurodrying 2025), Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Faber, F., Kalinke, I., Gruber, S., Foerst, P. & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (15. – 18. September 2025). Determination of effective dielectric properties of frozen aqueous solutions by pore-level modeling of the irregular pore structure. XX International Conference on Microwave and High Frequency Applications (AMPERE 2025), Bari, Italy.
Briest, L., Narasimhaiah, A., Szameitat, V., Magdowski, M., Wagner, R., Tretau, A. & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (15. – 18. September 2025). Measurement of electromagnetic field distribution in pilot scale microwave dryer. XX International Conference on Microwave and High Frequency Applications (AMPERE 2025), Bari, Italy.

2024

Vorhauer-Huget, N., Faber F., Gruber, S., Tsotsas, E., & Först, P. (2024, November 22 – 25). Studying the impact of pore structure on primary freeze-drying. 23rd International Drying Symposium IDS2024, Wuxi, China.
Bhaskaran, S., Vorhauer-Huget, N., Jankovic, J., Vidakovic-Koch, T., & Tsotsas, E. (2024, May 26 – 30). LBM investigation of simultaneous imbibition/evaporation in PEMFC cathodic catalyst layer using reconstructed 3D image data from transmission electron microscopy. ECS 2024, San Francisco, USA.
Bhaskaran, S., Vorhauer-Huget, N., Jankovic, J., Vidakovic-Koch, T., Tsotsas, E., & Surasani, V.K. (2024, May 13 – 16). Invasion Studies in Porous Layers of Electrochemical Processes: Experimental and Lattice Boltzmann Model. Interpore 2024, Qingdao, China.

2023

Govindarasu, V., Wagner, R., Ganß, M., Tretau, A., Vorhauer-Huget, N., & Briest, L. (2023, September 11 – 14). Analysis of the power input for crack-free drying of green bricks, Proceedings of 19th International Conference on Microwave and High-Frequency Applications (Ampere), Cardiff, UK.
Ganß, M., Wagner, R., Tretau, A., Vorhauer-Huget, N., Briest, L., & Tsotsas, E. (2023, September 11 – 14). Measuring of process-dependent temperature distribution in bricks during drying with intermittent microwaves using distributed fibre-optical sensors, Proceedings of 19th International Conference on Microwave and High-Frequency Applications (Ampere), Cardiff, UK.
Dernbecher, A., Bhaskaran, S., Vorhauer-Huget, N., Seidenbecher, J., Gopalkrishna, S., Briest, L., & Diéguez-Alonso, A. (2023, September 4 – 8). Evaluation of convective heat transfer inside the pores of pyrolyzed wood using a µ-CT based realistic geometry, Proceedings of 14th International Conference on Computational Heat and Mass Transfer (ICCHMT), Düsseldorf, Germany.
Gruber, S., Thomik, M., Vorhauer-Huget, N., Tsotsas, E., & Först, P. (2023, July 4 – 7). Analysis of microstructural changes during freeze-frying by in-situ X-ray tomography, Proceedings of Eurodrying, Lodz, Poland.
Vorhauer-Huget, N., Thomik, M., Gruber, S., Först, P., & Tsotsas, E. (2023, July 4 – 7). Pore network simulation of heat and mass transfer during freeze-drying of porous media, Proceedings of Eurodrying, Lodz, Poland.
Briest, L., Dharmananda, P., Tretau, A., Wagner, R., Thomik, M., Tsotsas, E., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2023, July 4 – 7) Microwave heating as a possible route for the defossilization of green brick drying, Proceedings of Eurodrying, Lodz, Poland.
Ehrhardt, A.L., Rzepus, H.J., Griehl, D., Broneske, D., & Vorhauer-Huget, N. (2023, , July 3 – 5). AUTARKYO: Interactive app for the planning and evaluation of energy self-sufficient houses, Proceedings of Edulearn, Palma, Spain.

2022

Ehrhardt, A.L., Vorhauer-Huget, N., Rzepus, H.J., & Broneske, D. (2022) Animation of a forgotten invention: The soda locomotive, Proceedings of Edulearn, Palma, Spain, July 4-6, 2022
Thomik, M., Vorhauer-Huget, N., Gruber, S., Först, P., Schuchmann, H., & Tsotsas, E. (2022) Evaluation of methods to represent the structure in tomographic images of freeze-dried porous media, Proceedings of the 22nd International Drying Symposium (IDS), Illinois, USA, June 26-29, 2022
Gruber, S., Vorhauer-Huget, N., Schulz, M., Xu, X., Hilmer, M., Thomik, M., Tsotsas, E., Schuchmann, H. , & Först, P. (2022) Experimental investigations of freeze-drying of particulate matter by using neutron imaging, Proceedings of the 22nd International Drying Symposium (IDS), Illinois, USA, June 26-29, 2022
Briest, L., Vorhauer-Huget, N., Tretau, A., Wagner, R., & Tsotsas, E. (2022) Microwave drying of wet clay in pilot-scale plant, Proceedings of the 22nd International Drying Symposium (IDS), Illinois, USA, June 26-29, 2022
Desai, K.S., Seenuvasan, K., Bhaskaran, S., Pandey, D., Bandaru, N., Vorhauer-Huget, N., Tsotsas, E., & Kumar Surasani, V.K. (2022) Comparison of CM and LBM to study multiphase flow in the anodic porous transport layer of PEM water electrolyzer, Proceedings of International Conference on Novel Materials and Technologies for Energy and Environment Applications, online conference, February 18-19, 2022

2021

Vorhauer-Huget, N., Mathew, P., Gunasekaran, H., Do, M., Thalakkotoor, S., Jayanand, V., Dhanasekaran, P., Hegde, C., Kochupurakkal, B., & Broneske, D. (2021) 3D animation of single stage batch distillation for distance learning, Proceedings of Edulearn, online conference, July 5-6, 2021

2020

Mencke, N., Vondran, M., Vorhauer, N., Nicolas, E., & Tsotsas, E. (2020), VR-based knowledge preservation in chemical process industry, Proceedings of Edulearn, online conference, July 6-7, 2020

2019

Först, P., Gruber, S., Hilmer, M., Vorhauer, N., Schulz, M., & Tsotsas, E. (2019) Freeze drying behavior of spray frozen and pelletized materials by neutron radiography and tomography, Proceedings of the European Drying Conference (EuroDrying 2019), Torino, Italy, July 10-12, 2019
Vorhauer, N., Först, P., Hilmer, M., Mannes, D., & Tsotsas, E. (2019) Application of neutron radiography and tomography for the investigation of freeze drying, Proceedings of the European Drying Conference (EuroDrying 2019), Torino, Italy, July 10-12, 2019
Vorhauer, N., Kürschner, D., Först, P., & Tsotsas, E. (2019). Characterization of primary lyophilization using a coulometrically based humidity sensor, Proceedings of Partec, Nürnberg, Germany, April 9-11, 2019
Först, P., Vorhauer, N., & Tsotsas, E. (2019). Characterization of primary lyophilization of frozen bulky solids, Proceedings of Partec, Nürnberg, Germany, April 9-11, 2019

2018

Vorhauer, N., Först, P., Schuchmann, H., & Tsotsas, E. (2018) Pore network model of primary freeze drying, Proceedings of the 21st International Drying Symposium (IDS2018), Valencia, Spain, September 11-14, 2018
Först, P., Lechner, M., Vorhauer, N., Schuchmann, H., & Tsotsas, E. (2018) Experimental investigations on pore size distribution and drying kinetics during lyophilization of sugar solutions, Proceedings of the 21st International Drying Symposium (IDS2018), Valencia, Spain, September 11-14, 2018
Mencke, N., Vondran, M., Vorhauer, N., & Tsotsas, E. (2018) Virtual Reality-based training system for complex process engineering processes using the example of a fractionating column, Proceedings of Edulearn, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, July 2-4, 2018

2017

Vorhauer, N., Tretau, A., Bück, A., Tsotsas, E., & Prat, M. (2017) Pore scale investigation of drying under periodic temperature variation, Proceedings of the European Drying Conference (EuroDrying 2017), Liége, Belgium, June 19-21, 2017
Vorhauer, N., Mirsadraee, N., Tretau, A., Bück, A., Tsotsas, E., & Prat, M. (2017) Combined convective and microwave drying of wet clay, Proceedings of the Nordic Baltic Drying Conference (NBDC 2017), Hamburg, Germany, June 7-9, 2017

2016

Bück, A., Dürr, R., Vorhauer, N., Friese, L., & Tsotsas, E. (2016) Feedback control of microwave drying of solids, Proceedings of the 20th International Drying symposium (IDS 2016), Gifu, Japan, August 7-10, 2016
Vorhauer, N., Rahimi, A., Tsotsas, E., & Prat, M. (2016) Non-isothermal drying of thin porous discs, Proceedings of the 20th International Drying Symposium (IDS 2016), Gifu, Japan, August 7-10, 2016

2014

Vorhauer, N., Tsotsas, E., & Prat, M. (2014) Isothermal drying of pore networks in the presence of capillary liquid films: Comparison of experiments with simulations in a model system, Proceedings of the 19th International Drying Symposium (IDS 2014), Lyon, France, August 24-27, 2014

2012

Vorhauer, N., Metzger, T., Tsotsas, E., & Prat, M. (2012) Experimental investigation of drying by pore networks: Influence of pore size distribution and temperature, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Porous Media and its Applications in Science, Engineering and Industry 2012, Potsdam, Germany, June 17-22, 2012

2011

Vorhauer, N., Metzger, T., & Tsotsas, E. (2011) On the influence of temperature gradients on drying of pore networks, Proceedings of the European Drying Conference (EuroDrying 2011), Palma, Spain, October 26-28, 2011

2010

Vorhauer, N., Metzger, T., & Tsotsas, E. (2010) Extraction of effective parameters for continuous drying model from discrete pore network model, Proceedings of the 17th International Drying Symposium (IDS 2010), Drying 2010, Vol. A, 415-422, Magdeburg, Germany, October 3-6, 2010
Vorhauer, N., Metzger, T., & Tsotsas, E. (2010) Drying of porous media: A comparison of discrete and continuous models, Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Porous Media and its Applications in Science, Engineering and Industry 2010, Montecatini, Italy, June 20-24, 2010

2008

Metzger, T., Vorhauer, N., & Tsotsas, E. (2008) Use of pore networks for macroscopic modelling of drying, Proceedings of the 16th International Drying Symposium (IDS 2008), Drying 2008, Vol. A, 242-249, Hyderabad, India, November 9-12, 2008