Arnout received his PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His thesis was on the effect of elasticity on drag reduction due to polymer additives using a hybrid DNS and Langevin dynamics approach. He received his BS and MS in applied physics from Delft University of Technology, where his research included the DNS study of local-equilibrium models in dilute particle-laden turbulent pipe flows.
Gravure cell printing is emerging as a viable strategy for mass production of flexible electronics, for applications like medical devices and solar cells. In his research, Arnout is looking to optimize the gravure cell printing process by looking into the optimum properties of both the conducting inks and the gravure cells, to get the best ink transfer and the most accurate deposition of the ink on the substrate. Since the system is too large to use a molecular scale simulation technique, a continuum mechanics approach is used. The code used is based on the Finite Volume software, OpenFOAM, and uses the Volume Of Fluid method, but has modifications for the surface tension force, the contact angle model, and automatic re-meshing for mesh topology changes.
Generalised Navier boundary condition for a volume of fluid approach using a finite-volume method
Boelens, Arnout MP, and Juan J. de Pablo. "Generalised Navier boundary condition for a volume of fluid approach using a finite-volume method." Physics of Fluids 31.2 (2019): 021203.
Generalized Navier boundary condition for a volume of fluid approach using a finite-volume method
Boelens, Arnout MP, and Juan J. de Pablo. "Generalised Navier boundary condition for a volume of fluid approach using a finite-volume method." Physics of Fluids 31.2 (2019): 021203.
Simulations of splashing high and low viscosity droplets
Boelens, Arnout MP, and Juan J. de Pablo. "Simulations of splashing high and low viscosity droplets." Physics of Fluids 30.7 (2018): 072106.
Observation of the pressure effect in simulations of droplets splashing on a dry surface
Boelens, Arnout MP, Andrzej Latka, and J. J. de Pablo. "Observation of the pressure effect in simulations of droplets splashing on a dry surface." Physical Review Fluids 3.6 (2018): 063602.
Drop splashing is independent of substrate wetting
Latka, Andrzej, et al. "Drop splashing is independent of substrate wetting." Physics of Fluids 30.2 (2018): 022105.
Visualization and simulation of the transfer process of index‐matched silica microparticle inks for gravure printing
Boelens, Arnout MP, et al. "Visualization and simulation of the transfer process of index‐matched silica microparticle inks for gravure printing." AIChE Journal 63.4 (2017): 1419-1429.