DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Transport in Permeable Media

It is our goal to understand the physics of transport and phase changes in complex permeable media, so we can better engineer materials for a sustainable society, i.e., materials for energy storage and technological porous materials.

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We focus on the basic, fundamental questions that need to be answered to achieve a breakthrough


What is the value of research if not to make things better? At the Transport in Permeable Media (TPM) group, it is in our DNA to take inspiration for our activities from societal issues and applications. From this starting point, we focus on the basic, fundamental physics questions that need to be answered to achieve a breakthrough in application. For instance, energy storage can be achieved with crystalline materials that incorporate water into their crystal lattice. More sustainable permeable materials, as used for example in the steel and construction industry, can be made through a better understanding of aggressive phase changes such as boiling and crystallization in submicron pores. This is what we call basic use-inspired research.

Following from our focus on basic use-inspired research, the group fosters long-term cooperation with TNO, DSM, Océ, Caldic, NXP and Philips.

Our PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS

Thermo-Chemical Materials Lab

The Thermo-Chemical Materials Lab studies materials for compact loss free storage of thermal energy (heat and cold). Thermal energy storage…

Work with us!

Please check out the TU/e Vacancies page for further opportunities within our group. 

 

 

Meet some of our Researchers

Associate Professor

Henk Huinink

Associate Professor

Leo Pel

Full Professor
(Part-time)

Carola van Pul

Full Professor
(Part-time)

Olaf Adan

Associate Professor
(Part-time)

Bart Erich

News

March 13, 2023
Salt battery for home use
Jelle Houben defended his PhD thesis at the department of Applied Physics on March 9th.
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January 24, 2023
Boosting power of salt hydrates for heat storage
Natalia Mazur defended her PhD thesis at the department of Applied Physics on January 23rd.
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Pathways of diffusion through microelectronic packaging materials
June 9, 2022
How the Eindhoven heat battery can quickly make millions of homes gas-free
April 25, 2022
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New energy institute TU/e develops smart solutions for energy storage and conversion
August 31, 2020

Facilities

The boost in research activities in the past 5 years is essentially due to the unique opportunities of our MRI infrastructure. As the group has the know-how to develop dedicated NMR equipment, fitted to a particular research question, it has been able to achieve a position at the interface of material science and NMR imaging.

The Darcy Lab offers unique MRI facilities specially equipped for researching the properties of technological porous materials.

Our infrastructure covers a wide range of length and time scale. The group owns one of the 2 GARFIELD set-ups in the world that is able to visualise processes with a resolution down to a micrometer scale. Moreover, the unique features have been recognised by industries, resulting in a steep increase in our industry-sponsored projects. With respect to the envisaged international research priorities in energy materials, TPM will be able to contribute essentially to fundamental understanding due to its high field facilities.

Partnerships

Education

Check out all our courses

In practically all our research projects there are ample opportunities for Bachelor and Master projects.

Feel free to contact our secretary, Renée Teeuwsen to schedule an appointment to explore all the possibilities TPM has to offer.

T 040 247 46 99.

E: secretariaat.tpm@tue.nl

 

 

Recent Publications

Our most recent peer reviewed publications

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