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Investigation of superimposed inertial particle migration onto fluid flow through a periodic microfluidic duct
Scholarship details
| Study levels | Ph D |
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| Close date | Monday, 22 September 2025 |
| Domestic/international | Domestic Only |
About the scholarship
The project aims to compute a steady laminar fluid flow through a periodic microfluidic device and trace particles trajectories with a superimposed simplified inertial lift force model. The successful applicant will be working with Brendan Harding in the School of Mathematics and Statistics. Experience with ordinary and partial differential equations and scientific computing (preferably in the Python programming language) is essential for this project. Additionally, experience in perturbation methods is desirable. The outcomes are anticipated to include a model of flow through a curvilinear periodic geometry, a code to estimate a fluid flow utilising open source finite element software (via a Python interface), and a preliminary study of migration dynamics by applying standard ODE solvers to a superposition of the fluid velocity field and an (existing) inertial lift force approximation. This project is for a single student.
Entry requirements
Experience with ordinary and partial differential equations and scientific computing (preferably in the Python programming language) is essential. Experience in perturbation methods is desirable.