Multiphase Interactions
Multiphase flows are made up of a combination of the different states of matter, e.g. solids in liquids, liquids & gases, solids in gases, plasmas & gases, and so forth. These flows are all around us - wind driving the formation of ocean waves, debris flows and landslides occurring after a saturating rain, the bubbly flows associated with boat propellors,, sediment transport in streams and rivers - and the inherent complexity of these natural and engineered examples mean these flows are still very active topics of study. SAFL researchers use experimental facilities like CloudIA, the wind tunnel, and our assorted flumes and channels to help quantify the nature and behavior of different multiphase flows, while also using numerical techniques and simulations to better visualize these interactions and predict their behavior.
SAFL Affiliated Faculty
Roger Arndt
John Gulliver
Kimberly Hill
Jiarong Hong
Lian Shen
SAFL Researchers
Jeffrey Marr
Read more about SAFL multiphase related projects/research:
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Harnessing clean energy from rivers through hydrokinetic turbine arrays
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Hydrokinetic turbines are an emerging hydropower technology that take advantage of moving water currents to generate power.
SAFL team designs flume to support juvenile fish studies
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The United States Geological Survey (USGS) tasked SAFL researchers with the design of a race-track style flume, with the geometry and hydraulic conditions for early life stages of pallid sturgeon, an ancient but endangered fish species which historically inhabited the Missouri and lower Mississippi rivers
Channel belt evolution in braided rivers
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Channel belts are wide corridors created by the movement of a river over time, as shown by geologic indicators such as abandoned channels and eroded valley margins. The purpose of this study was to evaluate how channel migration causes individual braided channel belts to grow using SAFL's main channel.