Dr. Mayank Sabharwal
Affiliations
Assistant Professor
Schulich School of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Contact information
Phone number
Office: (403) 220-8777
Background
Educational Background
PhD Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, 2019
BE Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani, 2011
Research
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Projects
We are working on using x-ray computed tomography at synchrotron beamlines across the world to investigate the transient fluid behavior in electrochemical systems, such as water electrolyzers, fuel cells, and redox flow batteries. This diagnostic technique provides local transport behavior at the pore scale (~ 1 um) thereby allowing a fundamental understanding of the role of the porous media microstructure on the transport-related losses.
Direct numerical simulations on the reconstructed microstructures of the porous media are being utilized to simulate the transport and electrochemical processes which cannot be directly studied using operando imaging, such as transport and electrochemical reactions in the nano-pores of catalyst layers for fuel cells and water electrolyzers. In collaboration with the University of Alberta, we are using and actively developing functionalities in the open-source package OpenFCST (http://www.openfcst.mece.ualberta.ca/) to advance the microscale simulation capabilities of the framework.
In the News
- Alberta’s first commercial hydrogen fuelling station to open in Nisku. Global News Edmonton. (2024)
- The role of hydrogen in the transportation industry. Calgary Herald. (2024)
- The Future of Hydrogen. Alberta at Noon with Judy Aldous on CBC Radio. (2024)
More Information
Fuel Cells; Water Electrolyzers; Microstructural Modeling; X-ray tomography; Numerical Modeling; Porous Media Characterization; Focused Ion Beam - Scanning Electron Microscopy; Hydrogen Storage; Green Chemistry Technology; Electrocatalysis
Dr. Sabharwal's group is looking for motivated graduate students to work on the challenges associated with green hydrogen production using water electrolysis. If you are interested, please email your CV and cover letter to Dr. Sabharwal.
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