Robert Stewart
Email: rs1@ualberta.ca
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 2016
- Dissertation: Beyond Viscosity - How Density, Vibration and Interfacial Tension Affect Solvent Aided Bitumen Production
- BASc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
Research Interest:
- The thermodynamics of novel energy systems with specific interest in systems which have the potential to economically reduce society's environmental impact.
Awards/Scholarships:
- Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral Level at the University of Alberta 2014
- Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship - Doctoral Level at the University of Alberta 2013
Publications
- Stewart, Robert A.; Shaw, John M.; Interface Renewal and Concentration Shock Through Sloughing - Accounting for the Dissonance Between Production Models and Measured Outcomes for Solvent-Assisted Bitumen Production Processes. SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering (in press 2017).
- Stewart, Robert A.; Shaw, John M.; On Vibration-Induced Fluid and Particle Motion in Unconsolidated Porous Media: Observations and Dimensional Scaling Analysis. Transport in Porous Media 2017, 116 (3), 1031-1055.
- Stewart, Robert A.; Shaw, John M.; A Dynamic Pressure View Cell for Acoustic Stimulation of Fluids - Micro-Bubble Generation and Fluid Movement in Porous Media. Review of Scientific Instruments 2015, Vol 86 (9), 095101.
- Stewart, Robert A., Wood, Caitlin V., Murowchuck, Steven J., Shaw, John M.; Phase order inversion during heavy oil and bitumen production with solvent addition, Energy & Fuels, 2014, 28(7), pp 4835-4848.