Browsing by Subject "Fluid Mechanics"
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Coupled Dynamics of Particles and Fluid-Fluid Interfaces
(2017-12-11)The study of the interaction between particles and fluid-fluid interfaces is essential to a variety of applications. A systematic way to understand those phenomena is to consider them in two different limits: single particle ... -
Determination of Critical Head in Soil Piping
(2003-07-01)One of the main mechanisms of failure of levees is a phenomenon called ‘‘piping,’’ which generally begins with the formation of a sand boil at the leeward side of the levee, and has been frequently observed to proceed ... -
FLOW OF STRESS POWER LAW FLUIDS IN CYLINDERS OF NON CIRCULAR CROSS SECTIONS
(2018-07-02)Inspired in the work of Poiseuille, and taking advantage of the much more realistic model for describing the mechanical properties of blood in large vessels derived by K. R. Rajagopal, this dissertation explains the behavior ... -
QUANTIFICATION OF TURBULENT CHARACTERISTICS USING HIGH FIDELITY COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS FOR HEAT EXCHANGER APPLICATIONS
(2019-03-20)Methods for transferring heat through convection are highly variable and numerous in application. Still, the principle mechanisms that drive convective heat transfer can be reduced down to thermal conditions, fluid properties, ... -
The study of electrospun nanofibers and the application of electrospinning in engineering education
(2009-05-15)During electrospinning, a polymer solution becomes an electrically driven jet as it travels to a grounded plate. While the behavior of pressure-driven liquid jets has been extensively studied in fluid mechanics, none of ... -
The Art and Science in Modeling the Pressure-Velocity Interactions
(2014-08-04)The objective of this investigation is to develop a single point model for the global effects of pressure in turbulence, while striking a judicious balance between mathematical rigor and empiricism. In this vein, we perform ...