N-PRiME

About Us

Modelling and Simulation (M&S) activities focus on the study of non-equilibrium reactive plasmas created from different gas mixtures, adopting state-of-the-art kinetic schemes, both in volume and in interaction with surfaces, and considering the multi-dimensional transport of species and radiation, also under hydrodynamic flow regimes.
Our M&S studies include the development, the verification and the validation of predictive numerical tools and computational platforms, for a large variety of systems and conditions.

Contact

Prof Vasco Guerra, PI
Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear
Instituto Superior Técnico
1049-001 Lisboa
Portugal

PARADISE the PlasmA RoAD to Solar fuEls Project PARADiSE comprises a thorough theoretical, modelling and experimental investigation of plasma decomposition of CO2, a key step in the process of storing renewable energy in synthetic fuels. It aims at unveiling the mechanisms underlying plasma CO2 dissociation, identify the optimal conditions for a plasma reactor to operate, and produce a proof-of-concept prototype.

LoKI Lisbon KInetics The Lisbon KInetics (LoKI) is a simulation tool for plasma chemistry that couples two main calculation blocks: a Boltzmann solver (LoKI-B) and a Chemical solver (LoKI-C). LoKI is developed with flexible and upgradable object-oriented programming under MATLAB, to benefit from its matrix-based architecture, adopting an ontology that privileges the separation between tool and data.

PSI.COM Plasma-Surface-Interaction (Data and Tools) COupled Modelling The Lisbon KInetics (LoKI) is a simulation tool for plasma chemistry that couples two main calculation blocks: a Boltzmann solver (LoKI-B) and a Chemical solver (LoKI-C). LoKI is developed with flexible and upgradable object-oriented programming under MATLAB, to benefit from its matrix-based architecture, adopting an ontology that privileges the separation between tool and data.

Plasma Modelling and Simulation