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EPSRC Reference:	GR/S76847/01
Title:	Mathematical problems in nonlinear interfacial electrohydrodynamics
Principal Investigator:	Vanden-Broeck, Professor J
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Department:	Mathematics
Organisation:	University of East Anglia
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 October 2004	Ends:	30 September 2006	Value (£):	96,987
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Continuum Mechanics
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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Panel History:	Panel Date Panel Name Outcome 08 Dec 2003 Mathematics Prioritisation Panel (Science) Deferred
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Describe the proposed research using (about 200) words geared to the non-specialist reader.Flows involving moving interfaces between different constituent liquids are fundamental in numerous applications ranging from physiology to industrial processes such as coating and separation systems as well as enhancement of heat and mass transfer between fluids. A common feature of these applications is the desire to predict interfacial motion and understand its stability, in order to design efficient processes. Imposing an electric field introduces a controlling mechanism that can be used advantageously if its fundamentals are well understood. This research plans to undertake a variety of related but different studies where such an interplay between the hydrodynamics and externally applied fields can be found, and to identify regimes where electric fields could benefit the process. The research will be carried out numerically using a combination of computations based on boundary integral methods and analytically using asymptotics. The research will mostly be undertaken at UEA and involves a team of three: The PI, the Visiting Researcher and the RA, Dr Darko Volkov, whose expertise is in the field of boundary integral methods applied to electromagnetics. This makes him particularly well-suited for the proposed work. He has expressed a commitment to take this position if awarded, but other candidates have also been identified.
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