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Title: Any suggestion of research topic on CFD for a undergrad student?
Post by: IssacL2 on February 08, 2014, 11:48:00 PM

Hello, I am looking for a research topic for my undergraduate research. The area I am working on is CFD, computational fluid dynamics.

I asked my professor and he told me to try to find one that I'm interested. But it is difficult to decide because I want to take it serious and try to work out a paper on it.

Or I should work with some phd under my professor?

I would appreciate it if anyone offers any advice. =)

Title: Re: Any suggestion of research topic on CFD for a undergrad student?
Post by: curiouscat on February 09, 2014, 12:27:55 AM

Try simulating flow patterns within a stirred tank reactor. Always fun & challenging.

Title: Re: Any suggestion of research topic on CFD for a undergrad student?
Post by: Enthalpy on February 13, 2014, 02:29:20 PM

Wind music instruments are amazing, but
- This won't bring money
- Much nonsense has been written about them
- Do it only if you play such an instrument and have the sensors to observe, record, and check your simulations.

Something as simple as the flute mouthhole is still an open subject.

That wasn't chemistry. Apologies.

Title: Re: Any suggestion of research topic on CFD for a undergrad student?
Post by: Enthalpy on February 13, 2014, 02:56:20 PM

The premix of methane and air, before combustion in a Bunsen. Very classical.

The mixing channel for syringes of epoxy resin. It's more rheology (non-Newtonian) than fluid dynamics.

Title: Re: Any suggestion of research topic on CFD for a undergrad student?
Post by: Enthalpy on March 01, 2014, 11:38:49 AM

I'd find Crooke's radiometer fun:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crooke%27s_radiometer
but it requires heat exchanges in addition to fluid dynamics. Complicated.
There is probably some self-organization in it, which software doesn't like too much.

It seems that this stone-old object (and controversy) hasn't advanced for some time.