Research

Hydrodynamic Instabilities

Our work in hydrodynamic instabilities includes: (1) the linear stability of channel flows and flat-plate boundary layers in the presence of porous walls, (2) centrifugal instabilities in Taylor-Couette cells, (3) buoyancy-driven instabilities that occur during carbon sequestration, and (4) vortex shedding in membrane filtration systems.

Boundary Layer

Tollmien-Schlichting wave developing in a boundary layer over a porous plate with suction

TCP Flow

Convetice instabilities developing in Taylor-Couette-Poiseuille flow

CO2 Sequestration

Buoyancy driven convection during CO2 sequestration in a subsurface aquifer

Vortex Shedding

Vortex shedding over a cylinder in a planar channel flow

Membrane Filtration

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Porous Media

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