Dr Nicoleta Balliu, BEng, MIChemE, PhD (Queensland)
Room: 204-515
Phone: 08 9266 2683
E-mail: n.balliu@curtin.edu.au
Professional Appointments
- 2004 to current, Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University of Technology
- 2000 to 2004, Tutor/Casual Lecturer, PhD Student, University of Queensland
Industrial Experience
- 1997 to 1999, Design Engineer, Industrial Engineering S.A., Bucharest, Romania
- 1995 to 1997, Design Engineer, Seracom S.R.L., Bucharest, Romania
Research Interest
- Process modelling and simulation
- Process optimisation
- Granulation processes and in general particulate systems
- Numerical methods to solve population balance equations
- Wine fermentation
- Modelling and optimisation using stochastic Petri Nets
- Statistical analysis
Publications
Journal articles
- “Optimal control and operation of drum granulation processes”, F.Y Wang., X.Y. Ge , N. Balliu and I.T. Cameron, Chemical Engineering Science, 2006, 61(1), 257-267
- “A comparative study of numerical methods for solving continuous population balance models”, Nicoleta Balliu, Ian Cameron and Robert Newell, Developments in Chemical Engineering and Mineral Processing, Volume 12(3/4), 2004, pg.277-291
- “An integrated dynamic modelling and simulation system for analysis of particulate processes”, Nicoleta Balliu, Ian Cameron and Robert Newell – European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering - 12 (Eds, Grievink, J. and van Schijndel, J.), Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2002, pp.427-432
- “An object oriented approach to the modelling and dynamics of granulation circuits”, N.Balliu and I.T. Cameron, submitted to Computers and Chemical Engineering Journal
- “Challenges with experimental data validation and calibration of the fertliser granulation process”, N.Balliu and I.T. Cameron, submitted to Powder Technology Journal
- “A combined reaction and crystallisation dynamic model for the MAP-DAP granulation process”, N. Balliu and I.T. Cameron, manuscript prepared to be submitted this month to Powder Technology Journal
- “The scheduling of a wine production plant using stochastic coloured Petri Nets”, N.Balliu, C.A. Maynard and B.Hill, manuscript prepared to be submitted this year to American Journal of Enology and Viticulture.
Conference proceedings
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“Control of Continuous Crystallisers”, J.Utomo, K.Singh, N.Balliu and M.O.Tadé, accepted to be presented at CHEMECA 2006, Auckland, New Zealand
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“Challenges of Modelling Population Balances using Wavelets”, J.Utomo, N.Balliu and M.O.Tadé, International Symposium on Advanced Control of Chemical Processes, Brasil, 2006
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“Teamwork and Peer Evaluation in an Engineering Education Environment”, N. Balliu and C. Maynard, Teaching and Learning Forum, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, 2006
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“Calibration, validation and dynamic simulation of the fertiliser granulation process”, N. Balliu and I.T. Cameron, CHEMECA 2005, Brisbane, Australia, 2005
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“Challenges related to data collection and dynamic model validation of a fertiliser granulation plant””, N. Balliu and I.T. Cameron, 7th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Glasgow, 2005
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“Hierarchical modelling: Multi-scale models, discrete element methods and population balances in natural resources processing”, F.Y. Wang, Q. Li, N. Balliu, X.Y. Ge, I.T. Cameron, V. Rudolph and J.D. Litster, The International Symposium on Natural Resources Processing (ISNRP) – Science and Technology, Oct. 24-26 2003, China
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“An integrated dynamic modelling and simulation system for analysis of particulate processes”, Nicoleta Balliu, Ian Cameron and Robert Newell - ESCAPE 12, The Netherlands, 2002
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“A comparative study of numerical methods for solving continuous population balance models”, Nicoleta Balliu, Ian Cameron and Robert Newell - CHEMECA 2002, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2002
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“Development of a particle processing model library for process design, dynamics and optimization”, Nicoleta Balliu, Ian Cameron and Robert Newell - 6th World Congress of Chemical Engineering, Melbourne, Australia, 2001.