Thijs Hazenberg

Thijs Hazenberg is a Researcher at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), specializing in plasma-assisted combustion and metal fuel combustion. He holds a master's degree from TU/e (2019) and conducted his internship at Rolls-Royce Deutschland. His research focuses on numerical techniques for simulating plasma-assisted combustion and metal fuel oxidation, contributing to emission reduction and sustainable energy solutions. He is part of the Power & Flow group under Prof. van Oijen and collaborates on projects like MPACE (plasma-assisted combustion) and zero-carbon metal fuel studies (2020-2025).

His work emphasizes aerosol combustion dynamics, flame propagation, and iron particle oxidation. Recent studies explore radiative heat transfer effects on iron-air aerosol flames and emission control strategies in iron powder burners. He has received awards including the NVV combustion award (2019) for his master's thesis on metal flame models and the KNCV Golden Master Award (2020).

Key projects involve multi-scale understanding of metal fuel combustion (2020-2025) and plasma-assisted combustion efficiency (2018-2022). Collaborations span experimental and theoretical approaches, with publications in Combustion and Flame and Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. His academic contributions bridge computational modeling with sustainable energy applications.