Dr. Travis Mitchell is a Lecturer at The University of Queensland (UQ). He has a range of research interests covering various areas in computational fluid dynamics, with a particular focus on multiphase lattice Boltzmann methods, blast simulation and optimisation for resource recovery to geomechanics and geospatial data analysis. He holds a PhD in mechanical engineering from UQ as well as a dual bachelor degree in engineering (honours) and science with an extended major in mechanical engineering and a major in mathematics. His current research focuses include the analysis of bubble dynamics in molten-salt reactors for hydrogen production and multiphase flow in fractured subsurface media for storage and or production purposes.
In 2023 Dr. Mitchell will be teaching into Computational Mechanics (MECH3780), Computational Fluid Dynamics (MECH6480) and the Computational Engineering & Data Analysis (MECH2700) at UQ.
Journal Article: Contextual existence of an optimum through-plane orientation and aspect ratio of a fiber-segment in fibrous air filters
Bhardwaj, Utsav, Ray, Bahni, Das, Dipayan, Mitchell, Travis R., Das, Apurba and Leonardi, Christopher R. (2024). Contextual existence of an optimum through-plane orientation and aspect ratio of a fiber-segment in fibrous air filters. Physics of Fluids, 36 (3) 033348. doi: 10.1063/5.0192443
Mojumder, Juwel C., Mitchell, Travis, Aminossadati, Saiied M. and Leonardi, Christopher R. (2024). Numerical investigation of the effect of nanoparticle aggregation on the performance of concentrated photovoltaic-solar thermal collectors with spectral filtering. Applied Thermal Engineering, 239 121944, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.121944
Journal Article: Assessment of capillary rise in rocks by Time Lapse Digital Imaging
López, Paulo, Mitchel, Travis, Leonardi, Christopher and Onederra, Italo (2023). Assessment of capillary rise in rocks by Time Lapse Digital Imaging. Minerals Engineering, 204 108434, 108434. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2023.108434
Modelling and monitoring of spatiotemporal variation of CSG-induced subsidence
(2023–2024) Santos Limited
Aerodynamic characterisation of textured fabrics
(2023) AusCycling Pty Ltd
Pressure drop and proppant transport in vertical and horizontal fractures: The role of 100 mesh
(2022–2024) Origin Energy Upstream Operator
Controlling microenvironments to enable green fuels and scalable electrolysis
Doctor Philosophy
Integrating hydrogen from methane pyrolysis into the iron and steel industry
Doctor Philosophy
Development of a computational framework for the dynamic interaction of fluids and solids during resource extraction
Doctor Philosophy
Investigating fundamental bubble-particle interactions in three-phase systems
We are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to study the fundamental interaction of bubbles and particles in unsteady flows using novel numerical techniques. This will provide insights into the fundamental principles that govern their behaviour in various flow conditions. The engineering applications in which understanding such flows is crucial includes: -
Bhardwaj, Utsav, Ray, Bahni, Das, Dipayan, Mitchell, Travis R., Das, Apurba and Leonardi, Christopher R. (2024). Contextual existence of an optimum through-plane orientation and aspect ratio of a fiber-segment in fibrous air filters. Physics of Fluids, 36 (3) 033348. doi: 10.1063/5.0192443
Mojumder, Juwel C., Mitchell, Travis, Aminossadati, Saiied M. and Leonardi, Christopher R. (2024). Numerical investigation of the effect of nanoparticle aggregation on the performance of concentrated photovoltaic-solar thermal collectors with spectral filtering. Applied Thermal Engineering, 239 121944, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.121944
Assessment of capillary rise in rocks by Time Lapse Digital Imaging
López, Paulo, Mitchel, Travis, Leonardi, Christopher and Onederra, Italo (2023). Assessment of capillary rise in rocks by Time Lapse Digital Imaging. Minerals Engineering, 204 108434, 108434. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2023.108434
Investigation of Taylor bubble dynamics in annular conduits with counter-current flow
Liu, Yaxin, Mitchell, Travis, Upchurch, Eric R., Ozbayoglu, Evren M. and Baldino, Silvio (2023). Investigation of Taylor bubble dynamics in annular conduits with counter-current flow. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 170 104626, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2023.104626
Roslin, A., Marsh, M., Provencher, B., Mitchell, T. R., Onederra, I. A. and Leonardi, C. R. (2023). Processing of micro-CT images of granodiorite rock samples using convolutional neural networks (CNN), Part II: Semantic segmentation using a 2.5D CNN. Minerals Engineering, 195 108027, 108027. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2023.108027
Roslin, A., Lebedev, M., Mitchell, T.R., Onederra, I.A. and Leonardi, C.R. (2023). Processing of micro-CT images of granodiorite rock samples using convolutional neural networks (CNN). Part III: Enhancement of Scanco micro-CT images of granodiorite rocks using a 3D convolutional neural network super-resolution algorithm. Minerals Engineering, 195 108028, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2023.108028
Comparison of free-surface and conservative Allen–Cahn phase-field lattice Boltzmann method
Schwarzmeier, Christoph, Holzer, Markus, Mitchell, Travis, Lehmann, Moritz, Häusl, Fabian and Rüde, Ulrich (2023). Comparison of free-surface and conservative Allen–Cahn phase-field lattice Boltzmann method. Journal of Computational Physics, 473 111753, 1-33. doi: 10.1016/j.jcp.2022.111753
Mitchell, T. R., Wang, Z., Araos, M., Leonardi, C. R., Gefken, P. R. and Onederra, I. A. (2023). Experimental and numerical investigation into the fracture patterns induced by blast-loading under unconfined and confined conditions. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 56 (4), 2433-2455. doi: 10.1007/s00603-022-03195-x
Mitchell, T. R., Roslin, A., Łaniewski-Wołłk, , Onederra, I. and Leonardi, C. R. (2023). Quantifying the permeability enhancement from blast-induced microfractures in porphyry rocks using a cumulant lattice Boltzmann method. Transport in Porous Media, 146 (3), 587-615. doi: 10.1007/s11242-022-01875-4
Roslin, A., Marsh, M., Piché, N., Provencher, B., Mitchell, T. R., Onederra, I. A. and Leonardi, C. R. (2022). Processing of micro-CT images of granodiorite rock samples using convolutional neural networks (CNN), Part I: Super-resolution enhancement using a 3D CNN. Minerals Engineering, 188 107748, 107748. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2022.107748
Zhong, Ruizhi, Mitchell, Travis, Johnson Jr., Raymond and Leonardi, Christopher (2022). Efficient implicit methods for wellbore shear failure analysis during drilling and production in coalbeds. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 155 105129, 105129. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2022.105129
Mitchell, T., Holzer, M., Schwarzmeier, C., Bauer, M., Rüde, U. and Leonardi, C. (2021). Stability assessment of the phase-field lattice Boltzmann model and its application to Taylor bubbles in annular piping geometries. Physics of Fluids, 33 (8) 083325, 1-22. doi: 10.1063/5.0061694
Mitchell, T. R., Majidi, M., Rahimian, M. H. and Leonardi, C. R. (2021). Computational modeling of three-dimensional thermocapillary flow of recalcitrant bubbles using a coupled lattice Boltzmann-finite difference method. Physics of Fluids, 33 (3) 032108, 1-23. doi: 10.1063/5.0038171
On the rise characteristics of Taylor bubbles in annular piping
Mitchell, T. and Leonardi, C. (2020). On the rise characteristics of Taylor bubbles in annular piping. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 130 103376, 103376. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2020.103376
Mitchell, T. and Leonardi, C. (2020). Development of closure relations for the motion of Taylor bubbles in vertical and inclined annular pipes using high-fidelity numerical modeling. Physics of Fluids, 32 (6) 063306, 063306. doi: 10.1063/5.0011456
Gruszczyński, G., Mitchell, T., Leonardi, C., Łaniewski-Wołłk, Ł. and Barber, T. (2019). A cascaded phase-field lattice Boltzmann model for the simulation of incompressible, immiscible fluids with high density contrast. Computers & Mathematics with Applications, 79 (4), 1049-1071. doi: 10.1016/j.camwa.2019.08.018
Mitchell, T., Leonardi, C. and Fakhari, A. (2018). Development of a three-dimensional phase-field lattice Boltzmann method for the study of immiscible fluids at high density ratios. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 107, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2018.05.004
Fakhari, Abbas, Mitchell, Travis, Leonardi, Christopher and Bolster, Diogo (2017). Improved locality of the phase-field lattice-Boltzmann model for immiscible fluids at high density ratios. Physical Review E, 96 (5) 053301, 053301. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.96.053301
A critical review of flow maps for gas-liquid flows in vertical pipes and annuli
Wu, Benjamin, Firouzi, Mahshid, Mitchell, Travis, Rufford, Thomas E., Leonardi, Christopher and Towler, Brian (2017). A critical review of flow maps for gas-liquid flows in vertical pipes and annuli. Chemical Engineering Journal, 326, 350-377. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2017.05.135
Micromechanical investigation of fines liberation and transport during coal seam dewatering
Mitchell, Travis R. and Leonardi, Christopher R. (2016). Micromechanical investigation of fines liberation and transport during coal seam dewatering. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 35 (A), 1101-1120. doi: 10.1016/j.jngse.2016.09.038
Towards a Statistical Framework to Upscale Fracture Flows with Quantifiable Uncertainty
Mitchell, T., Sashko, D., Łaniewski-Wołłk, Ł. and Leonardi, C. (2023). Towards a Statistical Framework to Upscale Fracture Flows with Quantifiable Uncertainty. European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers. doi: 10.3997/2214-4609.202373012
Leonardi, C. R., Zhong, R., Mitchell, T. R., Chen, Z., Johnson, R. L., O'Hagan, D. and Flottmann, T. (2021). Analytical and numerical assessment of the influence of bulk coal strength on drilling operations in unconventional coal seam gas wells. 55th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, Houston, TX USA, 20-23 June 2021. Alexandria, VA USA: American Rock Mechanics Association.
Mitchell, Travis R., Zhong, Ruizhi, Johnson, Ray and Leonardi, Christopher R. (2021). Numerical evaluation of bulk geomechanical properties of fractured coal with changing net effective stress conditions. SPE/AAPG/SEG Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Virtual, 16-18 November 2021. Tulsa, OK, United States: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. doi: 10.15530/ap-urtec-2021-208346
Wellbore stability analysis of horizontal drilling in Bowen and Surat coal seam gas wells
Zhong, Ruizhi, Leonardi, Christopher R., Mitchell, Travis R. and Johnson, Ray L. (2021). Wellbore stability analysis of horizontal drilling in Bowen and Surat coal seam gas wells. SPE/AAPG/SEG Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Virtual, 16-18 November 2021. Tulsa, OK, United States: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. doi: 10.15530/ap-urtec-2021-208399
Analysis of Taylor bubble dynamics via high-fidelity numerical modelling
Mitchell, Travis and Leonardi, Christopher (2020). Analysis of Taylor bubble dynamics via high-fidelity numerical modelling. 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020, Brisbane, Australia, 7-10 December 2020. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/4181c21
Lattice Boltzmann modelling of a regularised Kuang-Luo fluid in a carotid artery
Hill, Bryce, Mitchell, Travis and Leonardi, Christopher (2020). Lattice Boltzmann modelling of a regularised Kuang-Luo fluid in a carotid artery. 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 7-10 December 2020. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/cf18781
Mitchell, Travis, Hill, Bryce, Firouzi, Mahshid and Leonardi, Christopher (2019). Development and Evaluation of Multiphase Closure Models used in the Simulation of Unconventional Wellbore Dynamics. Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 18 - 19 November 2019. Tulsa, OK United States: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. doi: 10.15530/ap-urtec-2019-198239
Mitchell, Travis, Leonardi, Chris, Firouzi, Mahshid and Towler, Brian (2018). Towards closure relations for the rise velocity of Taylor bubbles in annular piping using phase-field lattice Boltzmann techniques. 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 10 - 13 December 2018. Hawthorn, VIC, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
Characterising the Behaviour of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids via Direct Numerical Simulation
Leonardi, Christopher , Regulski, Wojciech, McCullough, Jon W. S., Wang, Duo, Mitchell, Travis R., Jones, Bruce D. and Williams, John R. (2016). Characterising the Behaviour of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids via Direct Numerical Simulation. SPE Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition, Perth, Australia, 25-27 October 2016. Richardson, TX, United States: Society of Petroleum Engineers. doi: 10.2118/182458-MS
Targeted conditioning and extraction
Onederra, Italo, Leonardi, Christopher, Mitchell, Travis, Roslin, Alexandra, Araos, Miguel, Wang, Zi, Lopez, Paulo and Salazar, Felipe (2021). Targeted conditioning and extraction. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
Mitchell, Travis (2019). Development of a multiphase lattice Boltzmann model for high-density and viscosity ratio flows in unconventional gas wells. PhD Thesis, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.78
Modelling and monitoring of spatiotemporal variation of CSG-induced subsidence
(2023–2024) Santos Limited
Aerodynamic characterisation of textured fabrics
(2023) AusCycling Pty Ltd
Pressure drop and proppant transport in vertical and horizontal fractures: The role of 100 mesh
(2022–2024) Origin Energy Upstream Operator
Massively parallel models of particle suspensions
(2021–2024) Pawsey Centre for Extreme Scale Readiness
Quantifying the Influence of Wire Screen Geometry on Voiding and Pinning in CCR Reactors
(2021–2022) Innovation Connections
Controlling microenvironments to enable green fuels and scalable electrolysis
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Integrating hydrogen from methane pyrolysis into the iron and steel industry
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Development of a computational framework for the dynamic interaction of fluids and solids during resource extraction
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Modelling and fabrication of optimal fiber-based filter for effective air-borne fine-particle capture
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Quantifying the mechanical properties of myocardium in cases of heart failure by preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
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Investigating fundamental bubble-particle interactions in three-phase systems
We are seeking a highly motivated PhD candidate to study the fundamental interaction of bubbles and particles in unsteady flows using novel numerical techniques. This will provide insights into the fundamental principles that govern their behaviour in various flow conditions. The engineering applications in which understanding such flows is crucial includes: -