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Fluid Mechanics

Fluid mechanics phenomena are found everywhere, both in nature and industrial applications, and play a vital role in the development of many future products.

Anything that involves a fluid (gas or liquid) is fluid mechanics. These fluids may or may not contain particles such as raindrops in the air, red blood cells flowing in blood or the fibres found in paper pulp flows. The applications are, for example, found in various energy conversion processes such as wind and wave power, food process industry as well as conventional combustion engines, but also in vehicle design, where the focus can be directed towards optimising wings on aircraft or minimising fuel consumption.

The research activities at Fluid Mechanics division covers a wide range of topics with focus on the following areas:

· Biomedical flows

· Complex fluids and surfaces

· Compressible flows

· High-performance computing and Data-driven methods

· Transition and turbulence

Learn more about our research on our profile pages

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