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Department of Applied Mathematics
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MC 6460
Colin Denniston | Department of Applied Mathematics & Physics and Astronomy, Western University
Modelling Moving Objects in a Complex Fluid
An object freely moving in a fluid (i.e. not a prescribed motion) is a difficult situation to model as it involves solving partial differential equations over a domain with a moving boundary. As the motion of the boundary is not prescribed, its motion must also be part of the solution. The situation is even more difficult in a complex fluid where there are additional boundary conditions for the internal structure of the fluid at the objects boundary. I will discuss methods of solving this problem and, in particular, focus on advances in the immersed boundary method for inertial flows and massive objects. I will illustrate the results using work my group has done on colloids, polymers, and moving discs in liquid crystals.
Contact Info
Department of Applied Mathematics
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada N2L 3G1
Phone: 519-888-4567, ext. 32700
Fax: 519-746-4319
PDF files require Adobe Acrobat Reader
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