Research

Extracting oxygen from lunar soil is more than a technical challenge. It is a gateway to long-term presence on the Moon. At ESRIC, we are exploring how to turn...

One of the challenges in processing granular materials, whether on Earth or in space, is efficiently separating particles by size. This is essential for applications such as regolith refinement,...

Understanding how energy is deposited in materials during microwave heating is critical for many in situ processing scenarios, especially when dealing with granular or powder-based targets like regolith. In...

As technologies evolve for use in space, understanding their environmental impact becomes just as important as optimizing performance. At ESRIC, one of the work packages I lead focuses on...

Open-source simulation tools have become essential in science and engineering. They offer flexibility, transparency, and the ability to tackle complex problems at multiple scales. However, using them efficiently often...

A numerical and parallelised method to describe a reacting packed bed in contact with a gas phase is being developed by linking material and computer sciences. Packed bed processes...

Simulation of WO3 reduction in H2 Reduction of WO3 to tungsten in a hydrogen atmosphere is described by well-known reaction schemes, for which temperature and reaction progress is...

In cement production, direct measurements of thermal and chemical variables are often unfeasible as a consequence of aggressive environments, moving parts and physical inaccessibility, therefore, prediction models are essential...

Often referred to as 3D printing, Additive Manufacturing (AM) techniques are more and more employed because of their advantages for both parts design and production flexibility that offer material...