- Title of project: LARGE SCALE SIMULATIONS OF TURBULENT MULTIPHASE FLOWS IN NATURE AND ENGINEERED SYSTEMS
- Funding agency (Optional): Department of Energy, Office of Naval Research
- Description: Computers have profoundly changed our daily way of life – desktops, laptops, and smart-phones are all around us and their ubiquity, utility and indispensability is evident. The impact of large supercomputers is equally impressive, although their influence is indirect and may not be readily apparent to public. These supercomputers have revolutionized the way scientists and engineers solve problems of national importance and societal need. We depend ever more on large-scale simulations and data-enabled science and engineering to make critical decisions such as whether it is safe to build a novel nuclear reactor, or to evacuate a metropolis under threat of volcanic eruption. In our group we focus on multiscale modeling of turbulent multiphase flows and solve them using world’s largest supercomputers. Problems we study in our group ranges from power snow avalanche, explosive dispersal of particles as in volcanic eruption or supernovae, control of fuel jet, sedimentary process that leads to oil deposits and control of bubbles using ultrasound.
- Restrictions/Constraints: Citizen from DoE non-sensitive countries will be given the opportunity to intern at Los Alamos, Livermore, or Sandia National Laboratory.
- Knowledge and skills needed: Students with experience programming in Fortran or C++ is preferred. Knowledge in CFD and interest in working with large supercomputers.
- How to apply: Send an email to Prof. Balachandar with a copy of your resume and transcripts of grades
- Faculty contact/webpage: Prof. S. Balachandar, bala1s@ufl.edu, https://www.eng.ufl.edu/ice/
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