Paste, Particle and Polymer Processing group (P4G)
Our interests lie in developing the understanding of processing of pastes, particles and polymers, and particularly their flow behaviour. We apply that knowledge to manufacture, at industrial scale, products with desired microstructure or function, or, equally importantly, to resolve problems encountered in processing such materials.
P4G is led by Ian Wilson, Sarah Rough and Bart Hallmark. It was formed in January 2013 by the (friendly) merger of two of the groups in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology with interests in structured materials and processing: the Paste and Particle Processing group (P3G) and the Polymer Fluids group.
Prof. Wilson has worked extensively on applications in food processing, heat exchanger fouling, cleaning and decontamination. Dr Rough has a long-standing interest in particle technology, while Dr Hallmark enjoys simulating processes and flows from the meso- to the plant scale. There is much work on complex fluids, both visco-plastic and visco-elastic.
The group's activities range from fundamental theoretical, numerical and experimental investigations to applied and proof-of-concept studies. The research page gives a full listing of ongoing and past projects.
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Academic collaborators within other groups at Cambridge include
- Prof Stuart Clarke (Chemistry/bpi)
- Prof Paul Linden (DAMTP)
- Dr Walter Federle (Zoology)
- Prof Michael Sutcliffe (Engineering)
- Martin Snead and Philip Alexander (Opthamology, Addenbrookes Hospital)
Active external academic collaborators
- Dr Wolfgang Augustin and Prof Stephan Scholl (Technical University of Braunschweig)
- Prof. Mostafa Barigou (University of Birmingham)
- Dr Ulrike Bauer (University of Bristol)
- Dr John Chew (University of Bath)
- Prof. Simon Cox (University of Aberystwyth)
- Prof Jens-Peter Majschak (Technical University of Dresden)
- Drs Juan Manuel Peralta and Barbara Meza (INTEC, Santa Fe, Argentina)
Sponsorship and funding comes from a range of sources, including the TSB, ESPRC and industry. This support is gratefully acknowledged: more information about sponsoring bodies is available on the Group Links page.
P4G also hosts the Fluid Dynamic Gauging website: this technique was developed within the P3G group.
The former P3G or Polymer Fluids Group websites can be viewed for more information.
