Andrés Mejía M.

Líneas de Investigación

• Termodinámica de equilibrio de fases y propiedades interfaciales en mezclas multicomponente
• Teoría, simulación molecular y experimentación en termodinamica de fases e interfases
• Formulación de gasolinas limpias
• Sistemas agua-hidrocarburo-(bio) alcohol

Publicaciones más relevantes

J. Algaba; J. M. Garrido; J. M. Míguez, A. Mejía M; A. Ignacio Moreno-Ventas Bravo; F. Blas. «Interfacial properties of tetrahydrofuran and carbon dioxide mixture from computer simulation».
J. Phys. Chem. C. 122, 16142-16153 (2018)

J. Albornoz; A. Mejía; H. Quinteros-Lama; J. M. Garrido. «A rigorous and accurate approach for predicting the wet-to-dry transition for working-mixtures in Organic Rankine Cycles». Energy, 156, 509-519 (2018)

A. Hernández; M. Cartes; A. Mejía. «Measurement and modeling of isobaric vapor – liquid equilibrium and isothermal interfacial tensions of ethanol + hexane + 2,5 – dimethylfuran mixture». Fuel 229, 105-115 (2018)

C. Cumicheo, M. Cartes, E.A. Müller, A. Mejía. «Experimental measurements and theoretical modeling of high-pressure mass densities and interfacial tensions of carbon dioxide + n-heptane + toluene and its carbon dioxide binary systems». Fuel 228, 92-102 (2018)

C. Herdes, C. Petit, A. Mejía, E. A. Müller. «Combined experimental, theoretical and molecular simulation approach for the description of the fluid phase behavior of hydrocarbon mixtures within shale rocks». Energy & Fuel 32, 5750-5762 (2018)

Proyectos Destacados

2019 – 2022 «An interrelated approach (theory-experimentation-molecular simulations) for the thermophysical characterization (Phase Equilibrium, Interfacial, and Transport Properties) of new entrainers for bio-alcohol dehydration and their use as oxygenates for fuels». Proyecto FONDECYT – Concurso Regular N° 1190107, Investigador Principal.

2015 – 2019 «Thermodynamics of new entrainers for bioalcohol dehydration by means of heterogeneous azeotropic distillation. An approach based on theory, experimentation and molecular simulations for describing bulk and interfacial properties of triphasic mixtures». Proyecto FONDECYT – Concurso Regular N° 1150656, Investigador Principal.

2015 – 2019. «Exploring relationships between chemical structure and solubility in supercritical CO2 for solutes with pharmacological importance. Interdisciplinary approach using molecular simulation, chemical synthesis, and direct measurement of solubility». Proyecto FONDECYT – Concurso Regular N° 1150822, Co-Investigador.

2012 – 2015. «A deeper insight into the thermophysical characterization of fuel additives and carbon dioxide mixtures. A collaborative scheme based on experiments, theory and molecular simulations for describing phase and interface behavior of fluids». Proyecto FONDECYT – Concurso Regular N° 1120228, Investigador Principal.

2014 «R&D Project on Fluids and Fluid mixtures confined in nanopores- Contact Angles Measurements», Imperial College London Consultants – Conoco-Phillips (Project 0000-CE06434.000).

Asignaturas que Imparte

Pregrado: Termodinámica, Termodinámica de Procesos Químicos, Mecánica de Fluidos, Laboratorios de Ingeniería Química, Transferencia de Materia y Optimización de Procesos Químicos.

Postgrado: Simulación molecular basada en Dinámica Molecular, Fenómenos de Transporte y Simulación molecular basada en Monte Carlo.

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