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A PhD project in computational microfluidics to study flow at liquid/liquid interfaces
Masters/PHD
Overcoming the huge hydrodynamic resistance that slows down liquid flow in confined spaces is a technical and scientific challenge. The successful candidates will investigate flow at interfaces in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. Through in-silico microscale experiments we will establish the occurrence of previously unknown interfacial phenomena, connected with gas accumulation. The computational project involves CFD simulations of multiscale multiphase flows. Please see our website, https://neto.sydney.edu.au/, or contact Prof. Neto for further information.
This project will take place within the Nano-Interfaces Group with a strong collaborative atmosphere between students and postdoctoral fellows. You will be part of a scientifically rich and culturally diverse environment at the University of Sydney. The University hosts the Key Centre for Polymer and Colloids and the University of Sydney Nano Institute. Our staff and students are active members of the Australasian Colloids and Interface Society. You will have opportunities to collaborate with theorists and experimentalists across these networks and with our industry collaborators.
The project involves primarily conducting computational study to complement experiments running in parallel projects. The applicant should have existing experience in designing and running flow simulations in nanoscale systems. Particularly suited to students with background in physics, mechanical engineering or similar disciplines.
Project Keywords: flow simulations, computational fluid dynamics, interfacial slip, gas accumulation, special-wettability surfaces
The opportunity ID for this research opportunity is 556