Dr Woei Saw

Postdoctoral Fellow

School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials

Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr Woei Saw is a senior Research Fellow in the School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Adelaide (UA). He has research and hands on experience in designing and operating pilot scale systems, and expertise relevant to thermal conversion technologies. He has been heavily involved in concentrated solar thermal (CST) research projects funded by ARENA. Currently, he is project managing one of the ARENA funded R&D projects, 'Integration of CST energy into the Bayer process'.

Prior to his position at UA, he held a research position at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, as the project leader leading one of the four research programs, 'Thermal conversion of biomass to H2-rich syngas and liquid fuel', funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment.

My Research
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Research Interests

Concentrated solar thermal for power generation, liquid fuel production and mineral processing
Biomass gasification
High temperate thermal energy storage
Process modelling and Techno-economic assessment
Torrefaction and pyrolysis
Waste to value

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Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2017	Senior Research Fellow	University of Adelaide, Adelaide
2013 - 2017	Research Fellow	University of Adelaide, Adelaide
2009 - 2013	Research Fellow	University of Canterbury, Christchurch

Language Competencies

Language Competency
Chinese (Mandarin) Can read, write and speak
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Malay Can read, write and speak
Education

Date Institution name Country Title
2009 University of Adelaide, Adelaide Australia PhD
2004 University of Adelaide, Adelaide Australia BE Mechatronics
Research Interests

Chemical Engineering Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage Engineering Mechanical Engineering Renewable Power

Language	Competency
Chinese (Mandarin)	Can read, write and speak
English	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Malay	Can read, write and speak

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2009	University of Adelaide, Adelaide	Australia	PhD
2004	University of Adelaide, Adelaide	Australia	BE Mechatronics

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Journals

Year	Citation
2019	Davis, D., Jafarian, M., Chinnici, A., Saw, W., & Nathan, G. (2019). Thermal performance of vortex-based solar particle receivers for sensible heating. Solar Energy, 177, 163-177. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2019	Davis, D., Troiano, M., Chinnici, A., Saw, W., Lau, T., Solimene, R., . . . Nathan, G. (2019). Particle residence time distributions in a vortex-based solar particle receiver-reactor: The influence of receiver tilt angle. Solar Energy, 190, 126-138. DOI
2018	Nathan, G., Jafarian, M., Dally, B., Saw, W., Ashman, P., Hu, E., & Steinfeld, A. (2018). Solar thermal hybrids for combustion power plant: A growing opportunity. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 64, 4-28. DOI Scopus24 WoS16
2018	He, Z., Lane, D., Saw, W., van Eyk, P., Nathan, G., & Ashman, P. (2018). Ash-bed material interaction during combustion and steam gasification of Australian agricultural residues. Energy and Fuels, 32(4), 4278-4290. DOI Scopus6 WoS4
2017	Guo, P., Saw, W., Van Eyk, P., Stechel, E., Ashman, P., & Nathan, G. (2017). System optimization for Fischer-Tropsch liquid fuels production via solar hybridized dual fluidized bed gasification of solid fuels. Energy and Fuels, 31(2), 2033-2043. DOI Scopus9 WoS8
2017	Guo, P., Saw, W., Van Eyk, P., Stechel, E., De Nys, R., Ashman, P., & Nathan, G. (2017). Gasification reactivity and physicochemical properties of the chars from raw and torrefied wood, grape marc, and macroalgae. Energy and Fuels, 31(3), 2246-2259. DOI Scopus7 WoS5
2017	Davis, D., Müller, F., Saw, W., Steinfeld, A., & Nathan, G. (2017). Solar-driven alumina calcination for CO₂ mitigation and improved product quality. Green Chemistry, 19(13), 2992-3005. DOI Scopus5 WoS4
2017	Saw, W., Guo, P., van Eyk, P., Nathan, G., & van Eyk, P. (2017). Approaches to accommodate resource variability in the modelling of solar driven gasification processes for liquid fuels synthesis. Solar Energy, 156, 1-12. DOI Scopus6 WoS5
2016	Hongrapipat, J., Pang, S., & Saw, W. (2016). Removal of NH₃ and H₂S from producer gas in a dual fluidised bed steam gasifier by optimisation of operation conditions and application of bed materials. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 6(1), 105-113. DOI Scopus5 WoS4
2015	Hongrapipat, J., Saw, W., & Pang, S. (2015). Co-gasification of blended lignite and wood pellets in a dual fluidized bed steam gasifier: the influence of lignite to fuel ratio on NH₃ and H₂S concentrations in the producer gas. Fuel, 139, 494-501. DOI Scopus13 WoS10
2015	Lim, M., Saw, W., & Pang, S. (2015). Estimation of Solids Circulation Rate from Risers at High Solids-to-Gas Density Ratios. Chemical Engineering Communications, 202(3), 356-360. DOI
2015	Lim, M., Saw, W., & Pang, S. (2015). Effect of fluidizing velocity on gas bypass and solid fraction in a dual fluidized bed gasifier and a cold model. Particuology, 18, 58-65. DOI Scopus5 WoS6
2015	Guo, P., Van Eyk, P., Saw, W., Ashman, P., Nathan, G., & Stechel, E. (2015). Performance assessment of Fischer-Tropsch liquid fuels production by solar hybridized dual fluidized bed gasification of lignite. Energy & Fuels, 29(4), 2738-2751. DOI Scopus17 WoS16
2015	Kueh, K., Nathan, G., & Saw, W. (2015). Storage capacities required for a solar thermal plant to avoid unscheduled reductions in output. Solar Energy, 118, 209-221. DOI Scopus21 WoS15
2014	Hongrapipat, J., Yip, A., Marshall, A., Saw, W., & Pang, S. (2014). Investigation of simultaneous removal of ammonia and hydrogen sulphide from producer gas in biomass gasification by titanomagnetite. Fuel, 135, 235-242. DOI Scopus12 WoS9
2014	Mwandila, G., Pang, S., & Saw, W. (2014). Semiempirical determination of overall volumetric molar transfer coefficient for the scrubbing of gaseous tars in biodiesel. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 53(11), 4424-4428. DOI Scopus2
2013	Saw, W., & Pang, S. (2013). Co-gasification of blended lignite and wood pellets in a 100 kW dual fluidised bed steam gasifier: the influence of lignite ratio on producer gas composition and tar content. Fuel, 112, 117-124. DOI Scopus50 WoS43
2012	Hongrapipat, J., Saw, W., & Pang, S. (2012). Removal of ammonia from producer gas in biomass gasification: integration of gasification optimisation and hot catalytic gas cleaning. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2(4), 327-348. DOI Scopus15
2012	Saw, W., McKinnon, H., Gilmour, I., & Pang, S. (2012). Production of hydrogen-rich syngas from steam gasification of blend of biosolids and wood using a dual fluidised bed gasifier. Fuel, 93(1), 473-478. DOI Scopus33 WoS31
2012	Saw, W., & Pang, S. (2012). Influence of mean gas residence time in the bubbling fluidised bed on the performance of a 100-kW dual fluidised bed steam gasifier. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2(3), 197-205. DOI Scopus11
2012	Saw, W., & Pang, S. (2012). The influence of calcite loading on producer gas composition and tar concentration of radiata pine pellets in a dual fluidised bed steam gasifier. Fuel, 102, 445-452. DOI Scopus16 WoS14
2010	Saw, W., Hupa, M., Nathan, G., & Ashman, P. (2010). Influence of stoichiometry on the release of atomic sodium from a burning black liquor droplet in a flat flame with and without boron. Fuel, 89(9), 2608-2616. DOI
2010	Saw, W., Nathan, G., Ashman, P., & Hupa, M. (2010). Influence of droplet size on the release of atomic sodium from a burning black liquor droplet in a flat flame. Fuel, 89(8), 1840-1848. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2010	Saw, W., Nathan, G., Ashman, P., Alwahabi, Z., & Hupa, M. (2010). Simultaneous measurement of the surface temperature and the release of atomic sodium from a burning black liquor droplet. Combustion and Flame, 157(4), 769-777. DOI Scopus6 WoS5
2009	Saw, W., Nathan, G., Ashman, P., & Alwahabi, Z. (2009). Assessment of the release of atomic Na from a burning black liquor droplet using quantitative PLIF. Combustion and Flame, 156(7), 1471-1479. DOI Scopus10 WoS8
2009	Saw, W., Forssen, M., Hupa, M., Nathan, G., & Ashman, P. (2009). The influence of boron on the emission of sodium during black liquor combustion under oxidative conditions. Appita Journal, 62(3), 219-225. Scopus2 WoS2

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2019	Guo, P., Ly, Q., Saw, W., Lim, K., Ashman, P., & Nathan, G. (2019). A technical assessment of pneumatic conveying of solids for a high temperature particle receiver. In AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 2126. DOI
2017	Davis, D., Chinnici, A., Saw, W., Lau, T., & Nathan, G. (2017). Particle Residence Time Distributions in a Solar Vortex Receiver. In Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference (pp. 1-13). Online: Australian PV Institute.
2017	Coventry, J., Arjomandi, M., Asselineau, C., Chinnici, A., Corsi, C., Davis, D., . . . Saw, W. (2017). Development of ASTRI high-temperature solar receivers. In AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 1850 (pp. 030011-1-030011-9). Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: AMER INST PHYSICS. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2016	Hinkley, J., McNaughton, R., Pye, J., Saw, W., & Stechel, E. (2016). The challenges and opportunities for integration of solar syngas production with liquid fuel synthesis. In V. Rajpaul, & C. Richter (Eds.), AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 1734 (pp. 8 pages). Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA: AIP. DOI Scopus4 WoS3
2015	Saw, W., Kaniyal, A., Van Eyk, P., Nathan, G., & Ashman, P. (2015). Solar Hybridized Coal-to-liquids via Gasification in Australia: Techno-economic Assessment. In Z. Wang (Ed.), Energy Procedia Vol. 69 (pp. 1819-1827). Beijing, PEOPLES R CHINA: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2015	Guo, P., Saw, W., Van Eyk, P., Ashman, P., Nathan, G., & Stechel, E. (2015). Fischer-tropsch liquid Fuel Production by Co-gasification of Coal and Biomass in a Solar Hybrid Dual Fluidized Bed Gasifier. In Z. Wang (Ed.), Energy Procedia Vol. 69 (pp. 1770-1779). Beijing, PEOPLES R CHINA: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. DOI Scopus7 WoS6
2012	Saw, W., Hongrapipat, J., & Pang, S. (2012). Effect of steam to biomass ratio and calcite bed material on the performance of a 100kwth dual fluidised bed gasifier. In Chemeca 2012: Quality of life through chemical engineering: 23-26 September 2012, Wellington, New Zealand (pp. 308-318). Barton, A.C.T., Australia: Engineers Australia.
2009	Saw, W., Nathan, G., Ashman, P., & Hupa, M. (2009). Influence of droplet size on the release of atomic sodium during the combustion of black liquor. In Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium 2009 (pp. 163-166). CD: University of Queensland.
2009	Saw, W., Nathan, G., Ashman, P., Alwahabi, Z., & Hupa, M. (2009). Surface temperature measurement of a burning black liquor droplet using two-colour optical pyrometry. In Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium 2009 (pp. 167-170). CD: University of Queensland.
2008	Saw, W., Nathan, G., Ashman, P., & Alwahabi, Z. (2008). Assessment of the release of high concentration Na using quantitative PLIF. In P. O'Neill (Ed.), Proceeding of the Fifth Australian conference on laser diagnostics in fluid mechanics and combustion (pp. 67-70). Australia: UWA.
2007	Saw, W., Nathan, G., Ashman, P., Alwahabi, Z., Forssen, M., & Hupa, M. (2007). Assessment of the release of sodium from a burning liquor droplet using planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF) and smelt analysis. In Andrew Jones (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2007 International Chemical Recovery Conference (pp. 97-100). Canada: PAPTAC.
2007	Saw, W., Hupa, M., Ashman, P., Nathan, G., Forssen, M., & Alwahabi, Z. (2007). Insight into the fate of atomic sodium from black liquor combustion in a flat flame using equilibrium calculations. In A. R. Masri, K. Sendt, P. F. Nelson, & P. Yaroshchyk (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium 2007 (pp. 118-121). Australia: The Combustion Institute.
2006	Saw, W., Nathan, G., Alwahabi, Z., Ashman, P., Forssen, M., & Hupa, M. (2006). Preliminary investigation on the release rate of atomic sodium from combustion of black liquor. In Caroline Lemerle (Ed.), Proceedings of Bioenergy Australia 2006 (pp. 1-8). Australia: Bioenergy Australia.

Date	Project	Investigators	Funding Body	Amount
2019	Development of biochar briquette and low cost kindling for energy	Saw, Woei Lean; Kwong, Philip; Nathan, Graham; Ashman, Peter	Department of Industry, Innovation and Science	$70,545
2018	Establishing new, leading interdisciplinary capability and solutions for secure, affordable and sustainable energy	Maier, H.; Nathan, G.; Ashman, P.; Burton, R.; Cavagnaro, T.; Riddell, G.; Dally, B.; Binenbaum, E.; Adamson, D.; Lewis, M.; Simpson, A.; Saw, W.; van Eyk, P.; Packer, J.	University of Adelaide, Interdisciplinary Fund	$65,000
2018-2021	Converting Sunlight Innovation Challenge, Building Australia’s international partnerships in solar fuels research and innovation for energy	Nathan, G; Stein, W; Dally, B; Stechel, E; Steinfeld, A; Kodama, T; McDaniel, A; Saw, W; Chinnici, A	Australian Renewable Energy Agency	$494,000
2017-2018	Potential for reduction in the cost and carbon emissions for energy	Jafarian, Mehdi; Saw, Woei Lean; Nathan, Graham	Department of Industry, Innovation and Science	$110,215
2016-2020	Integrating concentrating solar thermal energy into the Bayer alumina process;	Nathan, Graham; Saw, Woei Lean; Alwahabi, Zeyad; Arjomandi, Maziar; Ashman, Peter; Dally, Bassam; Hawkes, Evatt; Hinkley, Jim; Steinfeld, A; Taylor, Robert; Tian, Zhao Feng; van Eyk, Philip Joseph; Yeoh, Guan Heng; Chatfield, Ray; Abraham, John; Harrison, Ian; Haywood, Ross; Lovegrove, Keith; Stein, Wes; Stephenson, Ian;	ARENA: Emerging Renewables Program:	$4,490,752
2016-2017	Design tools for complex solar hybrid thermochemical processes	Nathan, Graham; Dally, Bassam; Pitsch, Heinz; Medwell, Paul; Jafarian, Mehdi; Saw, Woei Lean; Chinnici, Alfonso;	Universities Australia - DAAD - Australia Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme	$25,000

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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2019	Co-Supervisor	Assessing the Performance within Solar Expanding Vortex Receiver by Experimental and Numerical Methods	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Mr Daniel Jin Tung Ang
2019	Co-Supervisor	Effect on Reaction Kinetics of Aluminium Hydroxide Calcination from the Variations in Steam Conditions and Heating Rate	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Tse Chuen Tsai
2019	Principal Supervisor	Integrating Concentrating Solar Thermal Energy into the Bayer Alumina Process	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Muhammad Mujahid Rafique
2018	Principal Supervisor	Hydrodynamics of a Solar Hybridised Dual Fluidised-Bed Gasifier	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Shanguang Ping
2017	Principal Supervisor	Solar Hybridised Gasification of Biomass	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Gule Li
2016	Co-Supervisor	Process Modelling Investigation of the Calcination of Aluminium Hydroxide using Concentrated Solar Thermal Energy	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Ahmed Naufal
2015	Co-Supervisor	Solar Gasification of Biomass	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Zimeng He

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2015 - 2019	Co-Supervisor	Characterising the Performance of Vortex-Based Solar Thermal Particle Receiver-Reactors	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dominic Michael Walldorf Davis
2014 - 2017	Co-Supervisor	Assessment of Fischer-Tropsch Liquid Fuels Production via Solar Hybridized Dual Fluidized Bed Gasification of Solid Fuels	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Peijun Guo

Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Phone: 83131182
Email: woei.saw@adelaide.edu.au
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Engineering Annex, floor 1
Room: 1 04
Org Unit: School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials

Dr Woei Saw

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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

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