High-Order CFD and Multi-Scale Modelling for Aerospace and Nanotechnology Applications

Speaker: Dimitris Drikakis, Institute of Aerospace Sciences, Cranfield University
August 28, 2014

Presentation

Abstract

Advances in computational methods have increasingly enabled the simulation of complex flows, heat transfer, acoustics, and fluid-structure interaction phenomena. Furthermore, advances in high performance computing (HPC) have also allowed more complex simulations to be performed at shorter turn-around times. The design and condition monitoring challenges increasingly require understanding of complex phenomena and conditions. Reducing the uncertainty in engineering simulations by increasing the accuracy, while making computations more efficient still remains a scientific challenge. In this presentation, we will show results from our recent research with respect to the development and application of high-order CFD and multi-scale/multi-physics methods for aerospace and nanotechnology applications.

Biography

Professor Dimitris Drikakis received his M.Eng. diploma in mechanical engineering (1987) and Ph.D. in Computational Fluid Dynamics (1991) from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece. He is currently the division head of Engineering Sciences and a professor of Fluid Mechanics and Computational Science at Cranfield University, United Kingdom. He is a research scientist, an educator and an inventor. His expertise is in the fields of engineering physics; computational fluid dynamics; fluid mechanics; fluid/material interface; nanoscience and nanotechnology. He is active in both fundamental and applied research, including technology transfer to industry and research establishments in the aerospace and mechanical engineering; defense and nanotechnology sectors.

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