Professor Peter J Scales
BSc(Hons) (Uni Melb),
PhD (Uni Melb),
FIChemE, MAusIMM |
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Position |
Program Leader, Solid-Liquid Systems Executive Member |
Phone Number |
61 3 8344 6480 |
Fax Number |
61 3 8344 4153 |
Department |
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering |
Office Location |
Old Engineering, Room G23 |
Curriculum Vitae |
Curriculum Vitae |
Research Interests
- Flocculation and coagulation of suspensions
- Dewatering processes including thickening and filtration
- Electrokinetics including the experimental determination of high frequency mobility
- Rheology of concentrated flocculated suspensions
- Clay swelling and clay suspension rheology
- Adsorption processes at interfaces
- Optimisation of process operations for the handling of suspensions of solid particles in water
Selected Publications
AD Stickland, RG de Kretser, AR Kilcullen, PJ Scales, P Hillis and MR Tillitson, “Numerical modelling of flexible-membrane plate-and-frame filtration: Formulation, validation and optimisation,” AIChEJ, 54: 464-474 (2008)
AD Stickland, LR White, PJ Scales, “Modeling of solid-bowl batch centrifugation of flocculated suspensions,” AIChE Journal 52(4): 1351-1362 (2006)
AD Stickland, RG deKretser, PJ Scales, SP Usher, P Hillis and MR Tillotson, “Numerical modelling of fixed cavity plate and frame filtration: Formulation, validation and optimisation,” Chem.Eng. Sci. 61: 3818-3829 (2006)
AD Stickland, RG deKretser and PJ Scales, “Nontraditional constant pressure filtration behavior,” AIChE Journal 51(9): 2481-2488 (2005)
DR Lester, SP Usher and PJ Scales, “Estimation of the hindered settling function R(f) from batch settling tests”, AIChE Journal 51(4): 1158-1168 (2005)
KE Bremmell and PJ Scales, “Adhesive forces between adsorbed anionic polyelectrolyte layers in high ionic strength solutions” Colloids and Surfaces A, 247: 19-25 (2004)
D Dixon, RJ Eldridge, NP Le and PJ Scales, “The effect of alum dose on the consolidation behaviour of coagulated clay dispersions”, Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology – AQUA 53.8: 545-552 (2004)
PJ Harbour, NJ Anderson, AAA Aziz, DR Dixon, P Hillis, PJ Scales, A Stickland and M Tillotson, “Fundamental dewatering characteristics of potable water treatment sludges”, Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology, AQUA 53.1: 29-36 (2004)
RG deKretser, PJ Scales and DV Boger, “Compressive rheology: An Overview”, Annual Rheology Reviews: 2003 (British Society of Rheology) (2003)
Z Zhou, PJ Scales and DV Boger, “Chemical and physical control of the rheology of concentrated metal oxide suspensions,” Chemical Engineering Science 56: 2901-2920 (2001)
RG deKretser, SP Usher, PJ Scales, KA Landman and DV Boger, “Rapid measurement of dewatering design and optimization parameters,” AIChE J 47: 1758-1769 (2001)