Dr Michael Walmsley
Senior Lecturer & Chemical Engineer
Qualifications: BE (Chem & Mat) Auckland, PhD Auckland, MAIChE, MAppita
Contact Details
| Name | Extn. | Username | Room | Department | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walmsley, Dr Michael | 4701 | walmsley | EF.2.02 | Engineering |
You can contact staff by:
- Calling +64 7 838 4466 then enter the extension
- Extensions starting with 4 or 5 can also be direct dialed:
- For extensions starting with 4: dial +64 7 838 extension
- For extensions starting with 5: dial +64 7 858 extension
- Emailing username@waikato.ac.nz
- Using the campus map to locate their room
Research Interests
Dr Michael Walmsley is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering and a Project Leader in the School of Science and Engineering’s Energy Research Group. He has teaching and research expertise in fluid mechanics, applied thermodynamics and multiphase separation processes, and industrial experience in pulp and paper processing and milk powder processing.
Students Supervised
Current research projects he is supervising include:
- Examination of axial and entry effects in a pulp pressure screen using numerical and experimental methods – PhD student Martin Atkins.
- Optimising energy use in non-continuous processes through advanced pinch technology – PhD student Andrew Morrison.
- Energy optimisation of air heaters in milk spray driers – PhD student Jonas Hoffman-Vocke.
- Maximising heat recovery in milk powder plants for energy optimisation – PhD student Omar Lenfesty.
- Reducing deposition in exhaust ducts and cyclones of milk spray driers in milk powder plants – PhD student Songxin Zhao.
- Air leak detection of compressed air using acoustic methods – ME student Hamish Wolstencroft.
- Numerical modelling of air flow in circular and rectangular ducts – Post Doc Jeremy Wu.
- Development of a vertical axis turbine for tidal energy generation – BE student final year project Richard Upperton.
- Optimum design of pipelines for transporting solid-wood fibre-water slurries - BE student final year project Karl Jamison.
Expertise
Pulp and paper; fluid mechanics and solid-liquid separation; wood pulp fibre suspension processing; raw material and process factors which affect paper quality; waste paper de-inking; flotation cell hydraulics.
Recent Publications
- Atkins, M., Walmsley, M., Neale, J. (2012) Process integration between individual plants at a large dairy factory by the application of heat recovery loops and transient stream analysis
Refereed Journal Articles - Journal of Cleaner Production - Atkins, M., Walmsley, M., Neale, J. (2011) Integrating heat recovery from milk powder spray dryer exhausts in the dairy industry
Refereed Journal Articles - Applied Thermal Engineering - Atkins, M., Walmsley, M., Neale, J. (2011) Application of heat recovery loops for improved process integration between individual plants at a large dairy factory
Refereed Journal Articles - Chemical Engineering Transactions - Atkins, M., Walmsley, M., Morrison, A., Neale, J. (2011) Process integration in pulp and paper mills for energy and water reduction - a review
Conference - Proceedings - 65th Appita Annual Conference Proceedings
