Strategy
The phenomenon of turbulence has a critical influence on the behavior of many heat and fluid flow systems in engineering, as well as in nature. There is a continuing need to advance our understanding of the physics of turbulence and to develop more general, reliable and efficient strategies for the numerical simulation of turbulent heat and fluid flow. Our group has a long track record in both experimental and computational research into the phenomenon of turbulence. Our strength lies in our blend of experimental and theoretical expertise and the mixture of fundamental and applied research. Our approach is summarized below.
- Through experimental investigations of complex heat and fluid flow processes of practical relevance, we advance our understanding of the effects of turbulence and produce detailed flow and thermal data for CFD validation.
- Our improved knowledge of the mechanics of turbulence is used to develop more effective, accurate and efficient turbulence modeling strategies, which are assessed through computations of a variety of test flows for which reliable measurements are available.
- Due to our strong interest in convective heat transfer, near-wall turbulence and its mathematical modelling, and the effects of buoyancy, are major focal points of our research efforts.
- Through strong links with the Computational Fluid Dynamics group, our modelling strategies are implemented within advanced numerical solvers.
- Through links to other academic and industrial research groups our modelling strategies are further tested in an even wider range of applications.