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Fundamental Flows

Fundamental flow research includes investigating the nature and behavior of different types of fluids, including water and air, at the laboratory and field scales, including the following categories below:

Setup for taking particle image velocimetry in the field

Atmospheric flows

LES simulation of stream velocity in Outdoor StreamLab

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Wave breaking and air entrainment

Multiphase Interactions

Sediment particle tracers in a flume

Turbulence

Customized data collection buoy

Measuring Flows

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