IAM-PIMS-MITACS Distinguished Colloquium: Transport and Mixing in Complex and Turbulent Flows

  • Date: 03/29/2010
Lecturer(s):
Charles Doering (University of Michigan)
Location: 

University of British Columbia

Description: 

Turbulence and other complex flows are often characterized by their transport and mixing properties. Turbulence can greatly enhance molecular viscosity for the transport of momentum, and molecular diffusion coefficients for the transport of heat, chemical concentrations, etc. Such flows are usually too complicated to study exactly, and they are often extremely challenging for direct numerical computations. Nevertheless, rigorous analysis of the fundamental equations of motion can yield qualitatively and quantitatively precise estimates of turbulent transport properties that can be compared with theories, experiments, and simulations.

Schedule: 

3:00-4:00 pm, Rm 301, Leonard S. Klinck Building (6356 Agricultural Road, UBC).

 

Refreshments will be served 15 minutes prior to the talk in room 306 (IAM Lounge).

Other Information: 

This is the 5th lecture of the 2009-10 IAM-PIMS-MITACS Distinguished Colloquium Series. For full details, visit:

http://www.iam.ubc.ca.

Sponsor: 

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