Research Projects

The objective of my research is the numerical analysis of fluid around bluff bodies particularly square and circular finite cylinders in the framework of the immersed boundary method (IBM) for Large Eddy Simulation (LES).

The concept of the IBM relates to the definition of the solid boundaries. When fluid flows over a body it exerts a normal force on the surface and, if the surface is no-slip, the fluid also exerts a shear force. Surface also exerts a force of opposite sign on the fluid, in the no-slip case; this localized force is what brings the fluid to rest on the body . The IBM involves specifying a body force term in such a way as to simulate the presence of a flow boundary within the computational domain without changing the computational grid.