Staff profile

Sergii Veremieiev obtained his Bachelor and Master degrees, both in Physics, from Donetsk National University in 2006 and 2007, respectively. Then he moved to the UK to undertake a PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering in the University of Leeds under the EST Marie Curie Research Programme. Upon completion of his PhD in 2011, he took up a research fellow position in Leeds to work in the area of Computational Fluid Dynamics. In 2013 he joined Liverpool John Moores University to work as a Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering. In 2015 he started a Lectureship at the Department of Engineering of Durham University and in 2021 was promoted to Senior Lecturer (now Associate Professor).

Research Interests

• Fluid mechanics modelling

• Free surface and capillary flows

• Wetting dynamics and moving contact lines

• Hydrodynamic stability

• Multiphase flow in porous media

• Biomass gasification and thermochemical conversion

• Reaction modelling and transport phenomena

• High performance computing and parallel solvers

Positions Available

PhD candidates with interests in fluid mechanics and renewable energy are welcome to get in touch. Prospective students are encouraged to email an enquiry or expression of interest outlining their background and research interests. Applications for PhD study can be submitted online and should be designated for the attention of Dr S. Veremieiev. Funding opportunities for both home and overseas students may be available through funding schemes such as the SCOPE, DSS, CSC fee waiver, or other competitive routes.

Research Projects

• Flows of droplets on solid surfaces [Experiments: Podgorski et al, Phys. Rev. Let., 2001; Modelling: Veremieiev et al, Interf. Phenom. Heat Tran. 2014]

• Formation of rivulet instability on solid surfaces [Experiments: F.G. Johnson et all, J. Fluid Mech, 1999; Modelling: D. Slade, PhD thesis, University of Leeds, 2013]

• Crown formation on droplets splashing liquids [Experiments: Vander Wal et al, Experiments in Fluids, 2006; Modelling: Robert Battrum, MEng Final Year Report, Durham University, 2017]

• Capillary instabilities in thin film flows [Experiments: Lloyd von Morgen, MEng Final Year Report, Durham University, 2017]

Past PhD Students

• Hussin Zahloul. Feasibility of solar energy and its ability to support Libyan grid in facing its energy crisis. PhD thesis, Durham University, 2024.

• George Daly. Thin film flow on functional surfaces: stability and morphology. PhD thesis, Durham University, 2022.

• Florian Marner. Potential-based formulations of the Navier-Stokes equations and their application. PhD thesis, Durham University, 2019.

• Ayad Abdalla. Bilayer channel and free-surface thin film flow over topography. PhD thesis, University of Leeds, 2014.

• David Slade. Gravity-driven thin liquid films: rivulets and flow dynamics. PhD thesis, University of Leeds, 2013.

Teaching Commitments

• ENGI1171 L1 Design Practicals

• ENGI2231 L2 Fluid Mechanics

• ENGI3291 L3 Nuclear Engineering

• ENGI3291 L3 CFD Analysis Coursework

• ENGI4497 and ENGI48015 L4 / MSc Thermal Renewables

Downloads

• C++/MPI Free-Surface Solver. Code for numerical simulation of free surface flows using built-in multigrid and/or external solver libraries. Please contact me if you would like to have a copy.

• Matlab subroutines for linear stability analysis of gravity-driven film flow on inclined corrugated substrate.

• Figures in Technical Report. Template for generating raster (PNG) and vector (PDF) images using Matlab and Word and presenting them in a Technical Report (Latex or Word).

Conference Paper

• An Approach to Dynamic Behaviour of a Grid Connected PV System During Symmetrical Short Circuit Fault
  
  Zahloul, H., Khaliq, A., Hamzehbahmani, H., & Veremieiev, S. (2022, December 15). An Approach to Dynamic Behaviour of a Grid Connected PV System During Symmetrical Short Circuit Fault. Presented at The 13th International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC 2022), Hammamet, Tunisia.

Doctoral Thesis

• Gravity-driven continuous thin film flow over topography
  
  Veremieiev, S. (2011). Gravity-driven continuous thin film flow over topography [Thesis]. University of Leeds. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/1688/

Journal Article

• Two Film Approach to Continuum Scale Mixing and Dispersion with Equilibrium Bimolecular Reaction
  
  Mathias, S. A., Bolster, D., & Veremieiev, S. (2024). Two Film Approach to Continuum Scale Mixing and Dispersion with Equilibrium Bimolecular Reaction. Transport in Porous Media, 151(8), 1709-1727. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-024-02091-y
• Evaluation of LVRT capability and stability analysis of VSC based advanced control approach for grid connected PV system under grid fault conditions
  
  Zahloul, H., Khaliq, A., Hamzehbahmani, H., Veremieiev, S., & Salous, S. (2024). Evaluation of LVRT capability and stability analysis of VSC based advanced control approach for grid connected PV system under grid fault conditions. Heliyon, 10(5), Article e26935. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26935
• Gravity-driven film flow down a uniformly heated smoothly corrugated rigid substrate
  
  Daly, G., Veremieiev, S., & Gaskell, P. (2022). Gravity-driven film flow down a uniformly heated smoothly corrugated rigid substrate. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 930, Article A23. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2021.920
• An advanced, comprehensive thermochemical equilibrium model of a downdraft biomass gasifier
  
  Ibrahim, A., Veremieiev, S., & Gaskell, P. (2022). An advanced, comprehensive thermochemical equilibrium model of a downdraft biomass gasifier. Renewable Energy, 194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.05.069
• Modelling of droplet impacts on dry and wet surfaces using depth-averaged form
  
  Hook, K., & Veremieiev, S. (2021). Modelling of droplet impacts on dry and wet surfaces using depth-averaged form. Journal of Engineering Mathematics, 126(1), Article 14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10665-020-10081-4
• Modelling gravity-driven film flow on inclined corrugated substrate using a high fidelity weighted residual integral boundary-layer method
  
  Veremieiev, S., & Wacks, D. (2019). Modelling gravity-driven film flow on inclined corrugated substrate using a high fidelity weighted residual integral boundary-layer method. Physics of Fluids, 31(2), Article 022101. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5063013
• Steady bilayer channel and free-surface isothermal film flow over topography
  
  Abdalla, A., Veremieiev, S., & Gaskell, P. (2018). Steady bilayer channel and free-surface isothermal film flow over topography. Chemical Engineering Science, 181, 215-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2018.01.031
• Free Surface Thin Film Flow of a Sisko’s Fluid over a Surface Topography
  
  Shah, R., Gaskell, P., & Veremieiev, S. (2017). Free Surface Thin Film Flow of a Sisko’s Fluid over a Surface Topography. Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, 10(1), 307-317. https://doi.org/10.18869/acadpub.jafm.73.238.26727
• Free-surface film flow over topography: full three-dimensional finite element solutions
  
  Veremieiev, S., Thompson, H., & Gaskell, P. (2015). Free-surface film flow over topography: full three-dimensional finite element solutions. Computers and Fluids, 122, 66-82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2015.08.016
• Modelling the flow of droplets of bio-pesticide on foliage
  
  Veremieiev, S., Brown, A., Gaskell, P., Glass, C., Kapur, N., & Thompson, H. (2014). Modelling the flow of droplets of bio-pesticide on foliage. Interfacial Phenomena and Heat Transfer, 2(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1615/interfacphenomheattransfer.2014010162
• Gravity-driven thin film flow: The influence of topography and surface tension gradient on rivulet formation
  
  Slade, D., Veremieiev, S., Lee, Y., & Gaskell, P. (2013). Gravity-driven thin film flow: The influence of topography and surface tension gradient on rivulet formation. Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, 68, 7-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2012.07.003
• Electrified thin film flow at finite Reynolds number on planar substrates featuring topography
  
  Veremieiev, S., Thompson, H., Scholle, M., Lee, Y., & Gaskell, P. (2012). Electrified thin film flow at finite Reynolds number on planar substrates featuring topography. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 44, 48-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2012.03.010
• Inertial two- and three-dimensional thin film flow over topography
  
  Veremieiev, S., Thompson, H., Lee, Y., & Gaskell, P. (2011). Inertial two- and three-dimensional thin film flow over topography. Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, 50(5-6), 537-542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cep.2010.08.008
• Inertial thin film flow on planar surfaces featuring topography
  
  Veremieiev, S., Thompson, H., Lee, Y., & Gaskell, P. (2010). Inertial thin film flow on planar surfaces featuring topography. Computers and Fluids, 39(3), 431-450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2009.09.007
• Interaction of impulse immersed fluid jet with barrier
  
  Veremieiev, S., & Semko, A. (2008). Interaction of impulse immersed fluid jet with barrier. Applied Hydromechanics, 10(1), 3-9.