Fluid Dynamics
This review summarizes recent advances in the theoretical analysis of the stability of magnetized flows in a non-uniformly rotating layer of electrically conductive nanofluid, incorporating the effects of Brownian diffusion and…
The 1-D Two-Fluid Model (TFM) promises a powerful and computationally cheap platform for simulating multi-fluid flow phenomena. However, runaway Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities plagued previous approaches, necessitating aphysical…
This study presents the development of a domain-responsive edge-aware multiscale Graph Neural Network for predicting steady, turbulent flow and thermal behavior in a two-dimensional channel containing arbitrarily shaped complex pin-fin…
Accurate prediction of the hydrodynamic forces on particles is central to the fidelity of Euler-Lagrange (EL) simulations of particle-laden flows. Traditional EL methods typically rely on determining the hydrodynamic forces at the positions…
We study the formation of propagating large-scale density waves of mixed polar-nematic symmetry in a colony of self-propelled agents that are bound to move along the planar surface of a thin viscous film. The agents act as an insoluble…
Entangled vortex filaments are essential to turbulence, serving as coherent structures that govern nonlinear fluid dynamics and support the reconstruction of fluid fields to reveal statistical properties. This study introduces an quantum…
A new model to evaluate the equivalent hydrodynamic length or surface roughness, z0, of ocean waves is developed and tested. The proposed Surface Wave-Aerodynamic Roughness Length (SWARL) model requires maps of the wave surface height at…
Spatially-periodic channels are increasingly attracting attention as an efficient alternative to packed columns for a number of analytical and engineering processes. In incompressible flows, the periodic geometry allows to compute the flow…
This study investigates the effect of increasing strain rate on thermodiffusively unstable, lean premixed hydrogen flames in a 2D counterflow configuration through detailed-chemistry numerical simulations for the first time. The analysis of…
This study explores heated wavy wall shape design in channel flow using machine learning, aiming to minimize temperature variation ($\sigma_T$) while limiting pressure loss ($\Delta p$). A cost function $J$ defined as a product of…
This study experimentally examines the entry and penetration of a superhydrophobic sphere into a quiescent deep pool, with special emphasis placed on the primary and secondary pinch-off of the air cavity existing in its wake. Two aspects…
Turbulence Models represent the workhorse for simulations used in engineering design and analysis. Despite their low computational cost and robustness, these models suffer from substantial predictive uncertainty, most of which is epistemic.…
Understanding planetary core convection dynamics requires the study of convective flows in which the Coriolis and Lorentz forces attain a leading-order, so-called magnetostrophic balance. Experimental investigations of rotating…
A flow decomposition method based on canonical correlation analysis is proposed in this paper to optimally dissect complex flows into mutually orthogonal modes that are ranked by their cross-correlation with an observable. It is…
We study the spectral energy transfer due to wave-triad interactions in the Garrett-Munk spectrum of internal gravity waves (IGWs) based on a numerical evaluation of the collision integral in the wave kinetic equation. Our numerical…
NO$_{\rm x}$ formation in lean premixed and highly-strained pure hydrogen-air flamelets is investigated numerically. Lean conditions are established at an equivalence ratio of 0.7. Detailed-chemistry, one-dimensional simulations are…
Solutions of long, flexible polymer molecules are complex fluids that simultaneously exhibit fluid-like and solid-like behaviour. When subjected to external flows, dilute polymer solutions develop elastic turbulence - a unique chaotic flow…
In technical applications, more than 90\% of the energy required to pump the fluids through pipes is dissipated by turbulence near the wall. In this respect, streamwise traveling waves of wall blowing and suction have been used to…
This study investigates the aerodynamic performance of an Audi A4 sedan using CFD analysis. A 3D model was developed in SolidWorks and validated against DrivAer Notchback wind-tunnel data, showing only a 3.25 percent deviation in drag…
We study the steady flow-induced deformation between an incompressible non-Newtonian fluid and a three-dimensional (3D) deformable channel. Specifically, we provide a comprehensive experimental--theoretical framework for such flows of…