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Hi, I’m Sílvio Cândido 👋

Mechanical Engineer, PhD - Thermal-Fluid and Multiphysics Systems

🔭 I develop mechanical, thermal-fluid and multiphysics systems for demanding R&D applications. My work spans high-power energy-absorption systems, liquid-metal and gas-cooling concepts, electromagnetic flows, conjugate heat transfer and thermo-mechanical design.
🔭 I’m currently working as a Mechanical Engineer at CERN, Switzerland.
🌊 My work focuses on multiphysics simulations, including heat transfer, Electro- and Magnetohydrodynamics, and multiphase flow. My background is in Computational Fluid Dynamics and Multiphysics.

EletroJetFlow - Electrohydrodynamic Jet Flow Computational Simulation

My PhD research project explored how electric fields can control/induce the atomization of liquid jets. The animation below illustrates a Taylor cone jet, a phenomenon central to electrohydrodynamic atomization and the main topic of my PhD work.

“Conceptual Comparison of Liquid Lead Flow Configurations for a Muon Collider” DOI
“Comparative conceptual designs of liquid lead absorbers for the FCC-ee beamstrahlung dump” DOI

“Conceptual design and optimization of a liquid lead circuit as beamstrahlung absorber for the CERN’s FCC” DOI
“Magnetohydrodynamic effects in liquid lead target concept for Muon Colliders” DOI

“A Three-Dimensional Numerical Investigation of Taylor Cone Jet Instabilities Using the VOF Method” by S. Cândido & J. Páscoa DOI
“Improving Efficiency of Automotive Coating and Curing Processes Through Deep Learning Algorithms and High-Fidelity CFD Modeling” by S. Cândido, M. Pendar & J. Páscoa DOI

Mechanical and system design · Thermal-fluid engineering · Multiphysics modelling · Numerical methods and validation