{"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE260101082"},"data":{"type":"grant-details","id":"DE260101082","attributes":{"code":"DE260101082","administering-organisation":"The University of New South Wales","announcement-administering-organisation":"The University of New South Wales","scheme-name":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","grant-status":"Active","funding-commencement-year":2026,"years-funded":3,"project-start-date":"2026-01-01","anticipated-end-date":"2028-12-31","grant-summary":"Spatio-temporal modelling of complex particle-fluid reacting flows. Complex particle-fluid reacting flows are widely encountered in engineering, featuring wide particle size distributions, massive particle numbers, and complicated interactions, yet process design and optimisation are hindered by limited understanding of these flows at spatio-temporal scale. The project will tackle this challenge by developing a novel modelling framework that integrates a high-fidelity reacting flow with a physics-guided acceleration approach for accurate spatial and efficient temporal simulation; and applying it to two typical processes for effectiveness demonstration. The outcomes, theories and models, will directly help process design and upgrading across industries critical to Australia's economic and net-zero future.","funding-current":519638.00,"funding-at-announcement":515449,"investigators-current":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Zhouzun","familyName":"Xie","roleName":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","roleCode":"DECRA","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0002-4071-8071 "}],"investigators-at-announcement":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Zhouzun","familyName":"Xie","roleName":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","roleCode":"DECRA","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0002-4071-8071 "}],"organisations-current":[{"organisationName":"The University of New South Wales","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"NSW"}],"organisations-at-announcement":[{"organisationName":"The University of New South Wales","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"NSW"}],"field-of-research":[{"isPrimary":true,"code":"4004","name":"Chemical Engineering","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"400406","name":"Powder and Particle Technology","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"401908","name":"Pyrometallurgy","type":"FOR20"}],"socio-economic-objective":[{"code":"250404","name":"Mining and Extraction of Iron Ores","type":"SEO20"}],"international-collaboration":["Austria","China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)","Japan"],"lief-register":[],"achievement-summary":null,"national-interest-test-statement":"Particle-fluid reacting flows, characterised by broad particle size distribution and massive particle numbers, are widely practised in many Australian central industry sectors, from energy-intensive sectors such as mineral processing and metallurgy, to high-precision fields like pharmaceutical drug delivery. However, designing and optimising these flows is challenging and costly due to difficulties in quantifying their spatio-temporal behaviours. The project will develop a generic mathematical model for accurate spatial and efficient temporal simulation of complex reacting flows. Further, this generic platform will be directly further developed to specific cost-effective tools to understand and upgrade Australia’s key processes, specifically, i) Green Iron: This tool will directly help transform Australian steel industry based on existing partnership with industry giants across the supply chain including BlueScope, Baowu, Rio Tinto, by providing step-change tools with high-fidelity simulation, which has been expected for years. ii) Drug delivery: This tool will directly help improving Australian pharmaceutical industries by replacing risking in-vivo/ in-vitro tests with this new virtual tool and thus de-risking the medicine design processes. The outcomes will guide optimal design, operation and control in these industries, thereby directly addressing ‘A Future Made in Australia’ Plan and ‘Net-Zero’ Plan, and enhancing the competitiveness of Australian economy."}}}