Thermal-Fluid Science Group
Course Requirements (UTAD log-on required)
The Thermal-fluid Sciences research focus encompasses broad research activities including:
- Computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer,
- tribology,
- flow stability and transition,
- vortex dynamics,
- drag reduction,
- microgravity flows,
- thermal systems simulation,
- biofluid flow dynamics,
- turbulent boundary layer characterization,
- experimental methods using hotwire/film anemometry,
- laser Doppler velocimetry,
- particle image velocimetry,
- flow visualization techniques, and
- thin film heat flux gauge research