2. Objectives
The field of interest of this Project is Fluid
and Gas Dynamics, including laminar, turbulent or multiphase flows and
free surface problems.
The goal of this program is to develop research
contributions in the following areas:
1) development and analysis of mathematical modeling
of fluid flows of practical (industrial) relevance,
2) their simulation by modern numerical methods,
3) set-up and analysis of effective numerical algorithms
in the context of advanced parallel computing.
Our aim is to clarify and highlight the mathematical
foundations of differential models and numerical methods, to achieve a
better understanding of existing models and methods, as well as to enhance
the development of new ones.
Application of these tools to the simulation of flow
problems of industrial interest will be a constant concern of our action.
Special attention will be drawn on the coupling
of heterogeneous models, at both physical and numerical levels: in this
respect, the coupling between fluids and solids, between fluids at different
regimes, or different numerical models, will be one of the qualifying
aspects of this program.