Biography
RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Over the past 30 years, Dr Phil Schwarz has conducted and led research in Computational Fluid Dynamics aimed at improving processes and equipment in the minerals industry. This has mostly comprised mathematical and numerical modelling of single phase and multi-phase industrial flows. Specific projects include bath smelting processes (Sirosmelt and HIsmelt), thickeners, waste heat boilers, heavy medium cyclones, fluidised beds, copper electrowinning, heap leaching, coal-fired furnaces, mixer-settlers and flotation cells. Supervised several PhD students within the GK Williams CRC for Extractive Metallurgy and the CRC for Clean Power from Lignite. In addition, he has conducted research into shock wave propagation in explosives and rock as part of a project to improve rock breakage with ICI Research, and worked on gas dynamics simulation techniques with applications in astrophysical fluid dynamics (Monash and Yale Universities). He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in physics, astrophysics and mathematics at Yale and Monash Universities.
Major Research Interests: ·
Computational Fluid Dynamics ·
Multi-phase Flow·
Gas bubbling in liquid systems·
Fluid mechanics and flocculation in thickeners ·
Bath smelting processes·
Gas-solid fluidized bed hydrodynamics ·
Three phase gas-liquid-solid systems
Journal Editorial Positions: ·
Member of the International Editorial Board of the Elsevier Journal “Applied Mathematical Modelling”·
Professional Areas
Fields of Research
Current
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (091501)
- Powder and Particle Technology (090406)
- Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy not elsewhere classified (091499)
- Electrometallurgy (091401)
- Chemical Engineering Design (090403)
- Turbulent Flows (091508)
- Computational Heat Transfer (091502)
- Pyrometallurgy (091407)
- Hydrometallurgy (091403)
- Heat and Mass Transfer Operations (091505)
- Mineral Processing/Beneficiation (091404)
Former
Academic Qualifications
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1975
BSc (Hons Phys) University of Queensland
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1979
PhD Australian National University
Achievements and Awards
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2012-2012
Lifetime Achievement Award
CSIRO -
2006-2006
John A Brodie Medal for Achievment in Chemical Engineering
Institute Engineers Australia -
1999-1999
CSIRO Medal
CSIRO -
1996-1996
CSIRO Minerals Innovation Award
CSIRO Minerals -
1982-1984
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Monash University -
1979-1981
J Willard Gibbs Instructorship
Yale University -
1975-1975
University Medal
University of Queensland