About the lecture
Turbulent flows are ubiquitous in both nature and industrial processes. Therefore, they must be modelled appropriately in order to correctly predict a range of phenomena from the aerodynamic response of a vehicle to pollutant dispersal in a city.
The difficulty for engineers is the lack of a fundamental understanding of the behaviour of the underlying equations in all but the simplest configurations. Hence, they pursue their work without recourse to a fundamental physical understanding.
To improve the existing tools used for predicting flow behaviour, more detailed knowledge is required, particularly concerning how flows behave at small scales near boundaries.
Chris’ lecture will discuss an approach that provides a promising way forward. He will demonstrate how to recast conventional approaches, highlighting important aspects of the flow dynamics that are hidden when using standard methods. Making such behaviour explicit will enhance our ability to model dynamics in more effective ways.