Professor Rachel Smith
BEng (Hons), PhD
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Professor of Particulate Manufacturing
+44 114 222 8255
Full contact details
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Room F55
Sir Robert Hadfield Building
Mappin Street
ºù«Ӱҵ
S1 3JD
- Profile
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I completed my BEng in Chemical Engineering at the University of Queensland, Australia, in 2000, and my PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Queensland in 2008. I joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia as a post-doctoral research fellow in 2008.
In February 2012 I joined the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ as a lecturer.
I am interested in the study of particulate systems in industries including pharmaceuticals, foods, detergents, biological processing and water, using a combination of experimental and computational simulation tools.
- Research interests
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Wet granulation design and scale-up, DEM/CFD modelling of particulate processes, drug delivery methods, biological and water systems modelling.
I am also a founding member of the Pharmaceutical Engineering Interest Group.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- . International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 124624-124624.
- . Powder Technology, 445, 120082-120082.
- . International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 124246-124246.
- . Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation, 19.
- . Journal of Power Sources, 592, 233916-233916.
- . Powder Technology, 430.
- . Chemical Engineering Journal, 465, 142749-142749.
- . ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 15(23), 27809-27820.
- . Powder Technology, 417.
- . Chemical Engineering Science, 268, 118397-118397.
- . Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 166, 112624.
- . Powder Technology, 403.
- . Advanced Powder Technology.
- . Journal of Hazardous Materials, 401.
- . Chemical Engineering Science, 227.
- . Renewable Energy, 151, 1082-1091.
- . Chemical Engineering Science: X, 4.
- . Powder Technology, 355, 514-525.
- . Powder Technology.
- . Powder Technology, 335, 62-69.
- . Powder Technology, 326, 327-343.
- . Powder Technology, 292, 108-121.
- . Scientific Reports, 6(1), 22062-22062.
- . Langmuir, 32(5), 1269-1278.
- . Chemical Engineering Science, 92, 134-145.
- Examining the failure modes of wet granular materials using dynamic diametrical compression. Powder Technology.
- . Powder Technology, 224, 189-195.
- . CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, 65(21), 5651-5657.
- . POWDER TECHNOLOGY, 189(2), 158-164.
- . AICHE JOURNAL, 49(2), 350-361.
- . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.
- . Frontiers in Chemical Engineering, 6, 1420110.
- . ACS Applied Energy Materials.
- . Energy Technology.
- . Journal of Physics: Energy.
- . Nanoscale Advances.
- . Journal of Physics: Energy.
Chapters
- , Particle Technology Series (pp. 107-136). Springer International Publishing
- Springer International Publishing
- , Pharmaceutical Blending and Mixing (pp. 153-182). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Conference proceedings papers
- Kinetics of immersion nucleation driven by surface tension.. 7th International Granulation Workshop. ºù«Ӱҵ, UK, 1 July 2015 - 3 July 2015.
- The effect of pipe diameter on hydrogen sulfide build-up in rising mains – model study. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling. Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, Canada, 20 September 2015 - 23 September 2015.
- Predicting local shear in powder flow using DEM. 7th International Granulation Workshop. ºù«Ӱҵ, UK, 1 July 2015 - 3 July 2015.
- Prediction of particle liquid coverage in fluid bed granulation. 5th International Granulation Workshop. Lausanne, Switzerland, 20 June 2011 - 22 June 2011.
- Simulation of liquid binder distribution in fluidised bed granulation using the particle coating number. 5th International Granulation Workshop. Lausanne, Switzerland, 20 June 2011 - 22 June 2011.
- Investigation of liquid distribution in fluidised bed granulation using a single particle surface coverage fraction. Chemeca. Adelaide, Australia, 26 September 2010 - 29 September 2010.
- Prediction of liquid coverage in fluid bed granulation. Chemeca. Adelaide, Australia, 26 September 2010 - 29 September 2010.
- Computational study of liquid distribution in an air fluidised bed using a single particle surface coverage. 6th World Congress on Particle Technology. Nuremberg, Germany, 26 April 2010 - 29 April 2010.
- Breakage of drop nucleated granules in a breakage only high shear mixer. 9th International Symposium on Agglomeration. ºù«Ӱҵ, UK, 24 June 2009 - 26 June 2009.
- Diametrical compression of wet granular materials. 9th International Symposium on Agglomeration. ºù«Ӱҵ, UK, 24 June 2009 - 26 June 2009.
- Numerical investigation of liquid binder distribution in fluidized bed granulation using the single particle spray flux. Particulate Processes in the Pharmaceutical Industry III. Gold Coast, Australia, 24 July 2011 - 29 July 2011.
- Wet granule breakage in the breakage only granulator. International Fine Particles Research Institute Meeting. Perth, Australia, 8 July 2007 - 11 July 2007.
- Studies of wet granule breakage in a laboratory scale breakage only granulator. PARTEC. Nuremberg, Germany, 27 March 2007 - 29 March 2007.
- Wet granule breakage in high shear mixer granulation. Fifth World Congress on Particle Technology. Florida USA, 23 April 2006 - 27 April 2006.
- Dynamic mechanical properties of partially saturated granules. Fifth World Congress on Particle Technology. Florida USA, 23 April 2006 - 27 April 2006.
- Wet granule breakage in pharmaceutical granulators. Particle Science Summer School in Winter. Florida USA, January 2003 - January 2003.
- Mechanical dispersion regime in high shear mixer granulators. 6th World Congress on Chemical Engineering. Sydney, Australia, 23 September 2001 - 27 September 2001.
Presentations
- A novel method for the analysis of particle coating behaviour via contact spreading in a tumbling drum. AIChE Annual Meeting 2016.
- An investigation into growth of non-wetting system in high shear granulation. AIChE Annual Meeting 2016.
- A novel method for the analysis of particle coating behaviour via contact spreading in a tumbling drum. Joint IFPRI Robert Pfeffer Symposium & UK Particle Technology Forum.
- An Investigation into growth of non-wetting system in high shear granulation. Joint IFPRI Robert Pfeffer Symposium & UK Particle Technology Forum.
- Breakage behavior of flocs at different shear rates. Joint IFPRI Robert Pfeffer Symposium & UK Particle Technology Forum.
- Modelling of collision of two spherical particles and a single particle with a wall in normal direction through Discrete Element Method modelling as a preliminary study of granule breakage in a high shear mixer. Joint IFPRI Robert Pfeffer Symposium & UK Particle Technology Forum.
- Wet granulation: an investigation into distribution nucleation using particle coating number. Joint IFPRI Robert Pfeffer Symposium & UK Particle Technology Forum.
- Spray coating of powders and liquid contact transfer: prediction and scale-up. Joint IFPRI Robert Pfeffer Symposium & UK Particle Technology Forum.
Preprints