PhD (DIC), MSc, BSc, FHEA.
Senior Lecturer
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- Email Address
- jefferson.gomes@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272988
- Office Address
School of Engineering Kings College Fraser Noble Building, Room 354 AB24 3UE
- School/Department
- School of Engineering






Biography
- Senior Lecturer in Engineering, (2023-today);
- Lecturer in Engineering, (2012-2023);
- Visiting Academic, (Brazil, 2020-today);
- Visiting Academic, (2013-today);
- Visiting Academic, (Brazil, 2005-today);
- Research Fellow, (2010-2012);
- Research Associate, (2006-2010);
- PhD, (2004);
- MSc, (Brazil, 1999);
- BSc in Chemical Engineering, (Brazil, 1996).
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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- Course Coordinator:
- Chemical Thermodynamics (EX3029): 2014-today;
- Process Engineering (EG2011/EG20G2): 2020-today;
- Geothermal and Hydro Energy (EG503A/B): 2018-2020;
- Engineering Thermodynamics (EG3521): 2013-2015;
- Advances in Chemical Engineering (EG5597): 2015.
- External Memberships
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- Associate Editor of the and the ;
- Reviewer service for Fluid Phase Equilibria, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, International Journal for Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flows, Journal of Fluids Engineering, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Journal of Petroleum and Gas Engineering;
- Reviewer for the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
Latest Publications
Data-Driven Deep Learning Model for Critical Heat Flux Occurence Prediction Based on Bubble Dynamics in Pressurized Water Reactors
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, vol. 181, no. Part 5, 115604Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
Data-driven deep learning model for critical heat flux occurrence prediction based on bubble dynamics in pressurized water reactors
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, vol. 181, no. Part 5, 115604Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
Machine learning integrated higher-order model application for critical heat flux investigations in pressurized water reactors
International Journal of Thermofluids, vol. 32, 101561Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
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Recent Trends in Nuclear Accident Events Prediction: A Review
Nuclear Technology, vol. 211, no. 11, pp. 2668-2698Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
Numerical Quantification of Gas Adsorption in Unconventional Shale Rocks
Fuel, vol. 396, 135246Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
- Research
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Research Overview
My research focuses on computational multi-fluid dynamics (CMFD) and multi-physics modelling, leveraging advanced numerical techniques such as finite element methods (FEM) and self-adaptive algorithms. I specialise in computational optimisation, predictive modelling—including machine learning and model reduction—and their applications in geophysical systems. My work is driven by a strong interest in addressing challenges in energy technologies, environmental hazards, and engineering systems involving single- and multiphase flows. Through these efforts, I aim to develop innovative solutions that bridge theoretical advancements with real-world applications.
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Maths, Engineering, Computing Science.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Research Specialisms
- Computational Physics
- Fluid Mechanics
- Energy Engineering
- Machine Learning
- Nuclear Engineering
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is , published under the licence.
Current Research
- Self-adaptive computational methods;
- Multiphase compositional porous media flow (reservoir simulation);
- Safety assessment for nuclear systems (severe accident modelling);
- Predictive methods (reduced-order models and data assimilation);
- AI technologies (machine-learning algorithms).
Past Research
- Development of a CV-FEM based multi-fluid dynamics model for porous media flows;
- Numerical investigation of risk assessment in GEN4 nuclear reactors;
- Development of coupled multiphase and radiation-transport models;
- Modelling heat and multiphase flows in circular fluidised beds;
- FEM-based methods for granular fluidisation models;
Knowledge Exchange
- Current:
- Innovate UK (2025-27)
- Innovate UK (2023-25)
- Past:
- Design and Optimisation of Stirling Engines for Waste Heat (Interface UK, 2021-22);
- Development of coupled multi-fluid and neutron-transport models for design of a reactor to produce medical-isotope (B&W, 2010);
- Design and Optimisation of Decanter (BP, 2009);
- Risk Analysis and Assessment of MOX Nuclear Fuel Production (JAEA, 2005-06);
- Risk Assessment in Underground Nuclear Waste Repositories during Postulated Accidents (NDA,2005-08);
- Design and Optimisation of Heat Exchangers in TDN Reactors (BNFL, 2002).
KTP and projects with industry have led to +30 technical reports.
Collaborations
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- Professor Su Jian, , (Brazil);
- Professor Francisco B S Oliveira, (Brazil);
- Professors Jader Lugon and Antonio Silva Neto, (Brazil).
Supervision
My current supervision areas are: Maths, Engineering.
Supervised 5 PhD students (to successful) completion since 2010 on:
- Reduced-order models in porous media flows;
- Atmospheric modelling;
- Coupled multiphase and neutron-radiation models for nuclear reactors.
Funding and Grants
- Gas-Jet Design and Optimisation for Underwater Laser Cutting (KTP, 2023-25), Principal Investigator;
- Molecular Basis of Advanced Nuclear Fuel Separations (MBase): Criticality and Fission in the Solution State (EPSRC, 2010-13), Co-Investigator;
- : Development of Novel Discretisation Methods for Multiphase Flows (EU-FP7, 2010-14), Co-Iinvestigator;
- : Modelling and Simulation of Core-Melting in PWR (EU-FP7, 2010-13), Co-Investigator;
- Technology Proof of Concept: Computational Framework for Multi-Scale Environmental Modelling (NERC, 2010-12), Co-Investigator;
- Follow-on Fund: Realising the Commercial Potential of the Multi-Physics and Multi-Scale FETCH Technology for Nuclear Safety Applications (EPSRC, 2010-11), Co-Investigator;
- Energy Grant: Numerical Investigation of Biomass Gasification (Brazilian CNPq, 2006-7), Co-Investigator.
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Postgraduate Courses
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (EG501V/3G): 2015-today
- Oil and Gas Chemistry (EG551LEG552L): 2019-2024;
- Geothermal and Hydro Energies (EG503A/EG503B):2018-2020;
- Renewable Energy: Geothermal and Solar (EG501J): 2014-2018;
- Energy Technologies (EG5066): 2013.
Undergraduate Courses
- Chemical Thermodynamics (EX3029): 2014-today;
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (EG501V): 2015-today;
- Process Engineering (EG2011/EG20G2): 2020-today;
- Conservation of Heat, Mass and Momentum (EX3030/EM40JN): 2016-2020;
- Air and Water Pollution Control EG501U): 2018;
- Engineering Thermodynamics (EG3521): 2013-2015;
- Advances in Chemical Engineering (EG5597): 2014-2015.
- Publications
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Data-Driven Deep Learning Model for Critical Heat Flux Occurence Prediction Based on Bubble Dynamics in Pressurized Water Reactors
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, vol. 181, no. Part 5, 115604Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
Data-driven deep learning model for critical heat flux occurrence prediction based on bubble dynamics in pressurized water reactors
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, vol. 181, no. Part 5, 115604Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
Machine learning integrated higher-order model application for critical heat flux investigations in pressurized water reactors
International Journal of Thermofluids, vol. 32, 101561Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
- [ONLINE]
Recent Trends in Nuclear Accident Events Prediction: A Review
Nuclear Technology, vol. 211, no. 11, pp. 2668-2698Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
Numerical Quantification of Gas Adsorption in Unconventional Shale Rocks
Fuel, vol. 396, 135246Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
- [OPEN ACCESS]
Multifluid Flow Dynamics of Core Relocation in Pressurized Water Reactors
Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 270, 126179Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Modelling and Simulation of Fluid Flow Dynamics for CO2 Migration in Two-Dimensional Saline Aquifers
VETOR - Journal of Exact Sciences and Engineering,, vol. 34, no. 2, e18549Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Corium Interface Flow Dynamics Investigation During Severe Accident in Pressurised Water Reactors Using Compressive Advection Interface Capturing Method
Physics of Fluids, vol. 36, no. 6, 063313Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Solving the discretised multiphase flow equations with interface capturing on structured grids using machine learning libraries
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, vol. 426, 116974Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE]
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Nuclear Meltdown Relocation and Core Catcher Analysis
VETOR - Journal of Exact Sciences and Engineering,, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 2-10Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A Constrained Proper Orthogonal Decomposition Model for Upscaling Permeability
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, vol. 95, no. 6, pp. 899-916Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Investigation of drift phenomena at the pore-scale during flow and transport in porous media
Mathematics, vol. 9, no. 19, 2509Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Velocity dependence and tracer dispersion in Newtonian fluids undergoing creeping flow
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Numerical investigation of viscous flow instabilities in multiphase heterogeneous porous media
Advances in Water Resources, vol. 130, pp. 46-65Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A Force-Balanced Control Volume Finite Element Method for Multi-Phase Porous Media Flow Modelling
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, vol. 83, no. 5, pp. 431–445Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Compressive advection and multi-component methods for interface-capturing
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, vol. 80, no. 4, pp. 256-282Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Anisotropic Mesh Adaptivity and Control Volume Finite Element Methods for Numerical Simulation of Multiphase Flow in Porous Media
Mathematical Geosciences, vol. 47, pp. 417-440Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Reservoir Modeling for Flow Simulation by Use of Surfaces, Adaptive Unstructured Meshes, and an Overlapping-Control-Volume Finite-Element Method
SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 115 - 132Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE]
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A discontinuous overlapping control volume finite element method for multi-phase porous media flow using dynamic unstructured mesh optimization
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE]
A new approach to reservoir modeling and simulation using boundary representation, adaptive unstructured meshes and the discontinuous overlapping control volume finite element method
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Numerical Modelling of Debris Bed Water Quenching
Procedia IUTAM, vol. 15, pp. 64-71Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE]
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Numerical Modelling of Melt Behaviour in the Lower Vessel Head of a Nuclear Reactor
Procedia IUTAM, vol. 15, pp. 72-77Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE]
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Adaptive unstructured mesh modelling of multiphase flows
International Journal of Multiphase Flow, vol. 67, no. Suppl., pp. 104-110Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Control Volume Finite Element Modelling of Segregation of Sand and Granular Flows in Fluidized Beds
International Journal of Multiphase Flow, vol. 67, no. Suppl., pp. 191-199Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Two- and three-phase horizontal slug flow simulations using an interface-capturing compositional approach
International Journal of Multiphase Flow, vol. 67, no. Suppl., pp. 85-91Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
A Multi-Scale Model of Multi-Fluid Flows Transport in Dual Saturated-Unsaturated Heterogeneous Porous Media
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsHorizontal Annular Flow Modelling using a Compositional Based Interface Capturing Approach
Contributions to Conferences: PapersPhase-Change Modelling in Severe Nuclear Accidents
Contributions to Conferences: PapersA Balanced-Force Finite Element Method for Surface-Tension Driven Interfacial Flows using Interface-Capturing Approaches
Contributions to Conferences: PapersA Novel Finite Element Framework for Numerical Simulation of Fluidization Processes and Multiphase Granular Flow
Contributions to Conferences: PapersInterface-Capturing using a Compressive Advection Method and a Compositional Modelling Approach: Applications
Contributions to Conferences: PapersNumerical simulations of dust fluxes to the eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau: Comparison of model results with a Holocene peat record of dust deposition
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, vol. 118, no. 10, pp. 4597-4609Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Interface-Capturing using a Compressive Advection Method and a Compositional Modelling Approach
Contributions to Conferences: Other ContributionsParameter estimation of subsurface flow models using iterative regularized ensemble Kalman filter
Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 877-897Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Simulated spatially dependent transient kinetics analysis of the Oak Ridge Y12 plant criticality excursion
Progress in Nuclear Energy, vol. 63, pp. 12-21Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Multi-Physics Flow Modelling for Nuclear Applications
Fluidization Engineering: Practice. Passos, M. L., Barrozo, M., Mujumdar, A. (eds.), pp. 1-58, 58 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE]
Reservoir Modeling for Flow Simulation Using Surfaces, Adaptive Unstructured Meshes, and Control-Volume-Finite-Element Methods
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI:
Simulated transient dynamics and heat transfer characteristics of the water boiler nuclear reactor – SUPO – with cooling coil heat extraction
Annals of Nuclear Energy, vol. 48, no. -, pp. 68-83Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Steps towards verification and validation of the FETCH Code for Level 2 Analysis, design and optimization of aqueous homogeneous reactors
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsA computational framework for non-linear optimization problems: the cuckoo search algorithm
Contributions to Conferences: Other ContributionsInterface-Tracking using a Compressive Advection Method and a Compositional Modelling Approach
Contributions to Conferences: Papers- [ONLINE]
Coupled neutronics-fluids modelling of criticality within a MOX powder system
Progress in Nuclear Energy, vol. 53, no. 5, pp. 523-552Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
A two-phase adaptive finite element method for solid-fluid coupling in complex geometries
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, vol. 66, no. 1, pp. 82-96Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Synthetic-eddy method for urban atmospheric flow modelling
Boundary-Layer Meteorology, vol. 136, no. 2, pp. 285-299Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Simulation of a gas-cooled fluidized bed nuclear reactor. Part I: mixed oxide fuels
Annals of Nuclear Energy, vol. 37, no. 7, pp. 999-1013Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Simulation of a gas-cooled fluidized bed nuclear reactor. Part II: stability of a fluidized bed reactor with mixed oxide fuels
Annals of Nuclear Energy, vol. 37, no. 7, pp. 1014-1025Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Modelagem Computacional em Materiais: Equilibrio Liquido-Vapor em Solucoes Polimericas - Um Problema de Otimizacao Nao-Linear
Modelagem Computacional em Materiais. Bastos, I., Moura Neto, F., Henderson, N., Platt, G., Rocha, M. (eds.). Ciencia ModernaChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersNovel Mesh Adaptive LES Simulations for Multi-Scale Atmospheric Flows: Application to the Urban Environment
Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XX. Steyn, D. G., Rao, S. (eds.). 1 edition. Springer Netherland, pp. 63-68, 6 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI:
Numerical Simulation of Air Flows in Street Canyons Using Mesh-Adaptive LES
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI:
Modelling of Granular Materials in the FETCH Coupled Criticality Code
Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, vol. 100, pp. 331-334Contributions to Journals: ArticlesInvestigation of nuclear criticality within a powder using coupled neutronics and thermofluids
Annals of Nuclear Energy, vol. 35, no. 11, pp. 2073-2092Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
A Numerical Investigation of Heat Transfer Mechanisms in Gas-Solid Fluidized Beds Using the Two-Fluid Granular Temperature Model
Heat Transfer Engineering, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 576-597Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
On an Improved Design of a Fluidized Bed Nuclear Reactor - I: Design Modications and Steady-State Features.
Nuclear Technology (ANS), vol. 153, no. 2, pp. 117-131Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA model of heat transfer dynamics of coupled multiphase-flow and neutron-radiation: Application to a nuclear fluidized bed reactor
International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. 15, no. 8, pp. 765-807Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
The Fission Power of a Conceptual Fluidized Bed Thermal Nuclear Reactor
Nuclear Energy, vol. 43, pp. 113-123Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAn investigation of power stabilization and space-dependent dynamics of a nuclear fluidized-bed reactor
Nuclear Science and Engineering, vol. 144, no. 3, pp. 242-257Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSpace-dependent kinetics simulation of a gas-cooled fluidized bed nuclear reactor
Nuclear Engineering and Design, vol. 219, no. 3, pp. 225-245Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
A numerical investigation of bubbling gas-solid fluidized bed dynamics in 2-D geometries.
Powder Technology, vol. 128, no. 1, pp. 56-77Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Modelling the Vapor–Liquid Equilibrium of Polymer Solutions Using a Cubic Equation of State
Macromolecular Theory and Simulations, vol. 10, no. 9, pp. 816-826Contributions to Journals: Articles


