Quinn G. Reynolds
Chief Research Engineer, Pyrometallurgy Division, Mintek
Quinn Reynolds (33) obtained a BSc(Eng) degree in Chemical Engineering
from the University of Natal in 1997. He was awarded an MSc(Eng)
degree by the University of the Witwatersrand for his work on the
modelling of radiation in DC arc furnaces. In 2009, he was awarded a PhD
by the University of Cape Town for his work on arc modelling. Quinn is
currently working on high-speed measurements and photography of DC arcs,
the use of high performance computing, and various aspects of
pyrometallurgical process modelling at Mintek.
Professional interests:
- High performance computing, with specific focus on Linux cluster computer
design and setup
- Open Source software and its applications in pyrometallurgy
- Parallelisation of algorithms using message passing interfaces
- Thermal radiation modelling on arbitrary 3D geometries
- Discrete element modelling of particle flows
- Direct numerical simulation of transient magnetohydrodynamics for the
study of plasma arc formation and evolution
- Semi-empirical modelling of the electrical behaviour of DC plasma arc
furnaces for data analysis and engineering design
- High speed measurement techniques for the DC plasma arc: photography,
videography, and electrical properties
- Alternative scientific and engineering visualisation tools for the
desktop PC, eg VRML, modern computer-game rendering engines, and
custom in-house 2D and 3D data display tools
Hobbies:
Mathematics, science fiction, computer gadgets and games, photography, and
the great outdoors.
Copyright © 1998-2009, Quinn Reynolds,
QuinnR@mintek.co.za,
Randburg, South Africa
(Last updated on 4 November 2009)
Pyrometallurgy Division, Mintek,
200 Malibongwe Drive, Private Bag X3015, Randburg, 2125, South Africa
Phone: +27 (11) 709-4416
Fax: +27 (11) 793-6241