Hello and welcome to my personnal webpage

My name is Martin Isoz and I am a postdoc at the Institute of Thermomechanics of the Czech Academy of Sciences

Projects

This page serves as a brief presentation of my work. If anything attracts your interest, do not hesitate to contact me.

Most of the results is related to Multiphase flows in chemical engineering (Muphfince). For further details, you may visit the Muphfince project web page and repository.

Freiberg model

3D model of an experimental set up used for interfacial area measurements at TU Bergkakademie Freiberg

Sgl model, plate

Comparison between the measured interfacial area size (Sgl) and Sgl obtained from a surrogate model

flow on a cylinder, CFD

3D and 2D models of a rivulet flow around a large cylinder

Sgl model, cylinder

Comparison between the flow parameters of a 2D CFD simulation of a rivulet on a large cylinder and results of the surrogate model developed for the same situation

flow on a plate, CFD

3D model of a flow down an inclined plate - study of transitions between flow types

Rivulet exp. data processing

Program for automatic evaluation of experimental data. In cooperation with TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany.
Source codes: Github
Documentation: .pdf

Participation on grant projects

  1. Linek, V. Rejl, F. Valenz, L. Hovorka, F. Kordac, M. Moucha, T. Haidl, J. Isoz, M. Experimental verification of rate-based distillation columns design based on mass/heat transfer coefficients measured directly in the columns. Czech Science Foundation (GA CR), 2013-2016.
  2. Isoz, M. Soos, M. Kohout, M. Jahoda, M. Ferkl, P. Kroupa, M. Creation of learning materials for "Introduction to OpenFOAM". Internal Grant Agency of UCT Prague, 2016 (Teaching project).
  3. Janovska, D. Schreiber, I. Isoz, M. Haidl, J. Szala, L. M. Preparation and innovation of learning materials for the class "Mathematics for chemical engineers". Internal Grant Agency of UCT Prague, 2016 (Teaching project).
  4. Cernik, J, Isoz, M. Sajdl, P. Generation and spreading of hydrogen precipitates in zirconium alloys. Internal Grant Agency of UCT Prague, 2016.
  5. Isoz, M. Janovska, D. Development of plugin for dynamic contact angle simulations for OpenFOAM solver reactingParcelFilmFoam. Internal Grant Agency of UCT Prague, 2015.
  6. Isoz, M. Janovska, D. Validation of derived semi-analytical models of liquid flow on inclined plate using CFD simulations. Internal Grant Agency of UCT Prague, 2014.

Publications

Chapters in edited books

  1. Isoz, M. Effects of surface textures on gravity driven liquid flow on inclined plate. In 11th OpenFOAM Workshop; Nobrega, J. M. Jasak, H., Eds.; Springer Nature 2018. In print.

Impacted journals

  1. Isoz, M. Haidl, J. Computational-Fluid-Dynamics analysis of gas flow through corrugated-sheet-structured packing: effects of packing geometry. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2018 In printpreprint
  2. Koci, P. Isoz, M. Placha, M. Arvajova, A. Vaclavik, M. Svoboda, M. Price, E. Novák, V. Thompsett, D. 3D reconstruction and pore-scale modeling of coated catalytic filters for automotive exhaust gas aftertreatment. Cat. Today 2017 In print.

Conference proceedings

  1. Isoz, M. Model order reduction technique for large scale flow problems. In Proceedings of the conference TPFM'18, Topical Problems of Fluid Mechanics; Simurda, D. Bodnar, T., Eds.; 2018; pp 153-160. .pdf slides
  2. Smutek, J. Isoz, M. Numerical simulation of flow in SuperPak family packings. In Proceedings of the conference TPFM'18, Topical Problems of Fluid Mechanics; Simurda, D. Bodnar, T., Eds.; 2018; pp 257-264. .pdf poster
  3. Sourek, M. Isoz, M. DEM-CFD study of flow in a random packed bed. In Proceedings of the conference TPFM'18, Topical Problems of Fluid Mechanics; Simurda, D. Bodnar, T., Eds.; 2018; pp 265-272. .pdf poster
  4. Isoz, M. CFD study of gas flow through structured separation solumns packings Mellapak 250.X and Mellapak 250.Y. In Proceedings of the conference TPFM'17, Topical Problems of Fluid Mechanics; Simurda, D. Bodnar, T., Eds.; 2017; pp 171-184. .pdf slides
  5. Isoz, M. CFD motivated applications of model order reduction. In Proceedings of the conference SNA'17, Seminar on Numerical Analysis & Winter School; Blaheta, R. Stary, J. Sysalova, D., Eds.; 2017; pp 38–43. .pdf slides
  6. Isoz, M. Modeling gravity-driven rivulet on a monotonically varying incline. In Proceedings of the conference TPFM'16, Topical Problems of Fluid Mechanics; Simurda, D. Bodnar, T., Eds.; 2016; pp --. .pdf slides
  7. Isoz, M. Spreading rivulet with decrease in flow rate induced by dissipation in underlying wetting film. In Proceedings of the conference TPFM'15, Topical Problems of Fluid Mechanics; Simurda, D. Bodnar, T., Eds.; 2015; pp 77-80. .pdf slides
  8. Isoz, M. Using VOF opensource code for rivulet type flow modeling. In Proceedings of the conference SNA'15, Seminar on Numerical Analysis & Winter School; Blaheta, R. Stary, J. Sysalova, D., Eds.; 2015; pp 45–48. .pdf slides
  9. Isoz, M. Simplified model for a rivulet spreading down an inclined wetted plate. In Proceedings of the conference 4th Scientific Colloquium, 4th Scientific Colloquium; Janovska, D., Kubicek, M., Eds.; 2014; pp 102–118. .pdf slides
  10. Isoz, M. Computationally inexpensive method to determine size of gas-liquid interfacial area of rivulet spreading on inclined wetted plate. In Proceedings of the conference TPFM'14, Topical Problems of Fluid Mechanics; Simurda, D., Bodnar, T., Eds.; 2014; pp 59–62. .pdf slides
  11. Isoz, M. LIF data evaluation – image processing algorithms. In Proceedings of the Conference SNA’14, Seminar on Numerical Analysis & Winter School; Bilkova, H., Rozloznik, M., Tichy, P., Eds.; 2014; pp 51–54. .pdf slides

Posters

  1. Isoz, M. Gravity-driven rivulet flow on a slowly varying substrate. At MOdel REduction, MORE’15, Workshop on Model Reduction Methods; Pilsen 2015 .pdf

Talks at international conferences

  1. Isoz, M. POD-DEIM based model order reduction for speed-up of flow parametric studies. At 13th OpenFOAM Workshop; Shanghai, China 2018 abstract slides
  2. Isoz, M. VOF study of gas-liquid multiphase flow in structured separation columns packing. At 12th OpenFOAM Workshop; Exeter, United Kingdom 2017 abstract slides
  3. Isoz, M. Proper orthogonal decomposition and discrete empirical interpolation in CFD applications. At COMPDYN'17, 6th International conference on computational methods in structural dynamics and earthquage engineering; Rhodos, Greece 2017 .abstract slides
  4. Isoz, M. Effects of surface textures on gravity driven liquid flow on inclined plate. At 11th OpenFOAM Workshop; Guimaraes, Portugal 2016 abstract slides

Miscellaneous

  1. Isoz, M. CFD and separation columns modeling. At 2nd UCT seminar on OpenFOAM, UCT Prague, Department of mathematics & Department of chemical engineering; Prague 2016. slides
  2. Isoz, M. POD-DEIM based ROMs for CFD applications. At MoRe Seminar, Modelling revisited + model reduction; MFF UK, Prague 2016 (Invited talk) abstract slides
  3. Isoz, M. Multiphase flows in chemical engineering: deciphering hydrodynamics of packed columns. At Lothar-Collatz Seminar; University Hamburg, Hamburg 2016 (Invited talk) abstract slides
  4. Isoz, M. Introduction to OpenFOAM. At 1st UCT seminar on OpenFOAM, UCT Prague, Department of mathematics & Department of chemical engineering; Prague 2016. slides (Czech)
  5. Isoz, M. Modeling rivulets and other thin film flows. At Seminar on Computational Methods, Institute of Computer Science of CAS; Prague 2015 (Invited talk). slides
  6. Isoz, M. Simplified model for rivulet spreading down and inclined wetted plate. At Rektorys competition 2014, Faculty of Civil engineering, Czech Technical University; Prague 2014 (non-competitive lecture). abstract slides

Ph.D. thesis

Title: Dynamics of rivulets and other multiphase flows
Supervisor: Prof. RNDr. Drahoslava Janovská, CSc.
Specialization: Applied mathematics (Department of mathematics, UCT Prague)
Defended: 2013

Master thesis

Title: Study of the rivulet type flow of the liquid on the inclined Plate
Supervisor: Ing. Frantisek Jonas Rejl, Ph. D.
Specialization: Chemical engineering (Department of chemical engineering, UCT Prague)
Defended: 2013

Bachelor thesis (cs)

Title: Artificial neural networks for modeling steam-cracking yields of heavier pyrolysis feedstocks
Supervisor: doc. Ing. Petr Zamostny, Ph. D.
Specialization: Chemical technology (Department of organic technology, UCT Prague)
Defended: 2011

For students

As part of my Ph. D. studies, I am participating in teaching various classes at UCT Prague. This section is dedicated mostly to materials handed out to students during those classes.

The majority of materials is in Czech

MI

Introductory math course (MI) seminars (cs)

Sgl model, plate

Computer Algebraic Systems (cs)

Thesis themes

Available thesis themes

MCHI

Mathematics for chemical engineers (MCHI) seminars (cs)

MCE

Mathematics for chemical engineers (MCE) seminars (Erasmus)

Awards and scholarships

Votocek scholarship, 2014 & 2015
Scholarship granted by UCT Prague to exceptional PhD students.
Procter & Gamble TechChallenge Absolute winner, 2014
Each year, Procter & Gamble Czech republic hosts a workshop and competition four students and yound engineering graduates. In the year 2014, I was elected both the absolute winner by an evaluating comitee and the most probable winner by the contestants.
Professor Babuska Prize competition winner, 2013
A prize given for outstanding Master and Phd Thesis in fields of numerical mathematics and computational science. Award recieved for my Master thesis, "Study of rivulet type flow of liquid on inclined plate".
First graduate of UCT Prague ever to recieve it.
Diplomky na stojaka competition winner, 2013
National competition for the best Master thesis in the technical field. From all the sent in thesis, the best 4 are selected to be presented in front of a jury. After, the most succesfull presentation is awarded. Award recieved for my Master thesis, "Study of rivulet type flow of liquid on inclined plate".
Web page (cs), My winning presentation (cs)
Unipetrol prize competition winner, 2013
Award for the best master thesis written each year at ICT Prague. The competition is organized in cooperation with the Unipetrol Company
UCT Rector's award for oustanding academic results, 2013
Price for students with GPA = 4.00 .
Scholarship for oustanding academic results, 2011 & 2012
Scholarship for students with GPA = 4.00 .

Contact

If you wish to contact me, you can do it via any of the methods or social networks mentioned on this page.

However, if you are a student, I would strongly recommend using the official school mail address.

Offices

room: C407 T02
building C, 4th floor building B, ground floor
phone: 4349 3299

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