UK Fluids Network

英国流体网络

• 批准号: EP/N032861/1
• 负责人: Matthew Juniper
• 金额: $ 103.43万
• 依托单位: University of Cambridge
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2016 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FN032861%2F1
• 关键词: UK; Fluids; Network

Fluid mechanics underpins many established and emerging UK industries as well as critical societal issues such as climate science and energy consumption. Fluid mechanics research in the UK remains world-class across several dozen institutions. However, with the recent concentration of research council funding in a few universities, a network across institutions is needed to ensure that academic and industrial researchers can access the widest pool of expertise and resources, and can continue to innovate in critical emerging areas. The strategic mission of the UK Fluids Network is to keep the UK an international focal point for innovative, relevant, and impactful fluid mechanics, to engage as a group with industry, and to build leadership within the community.Early developments in fluid mechanics research were motivated by aerodynamics and this remains an important branch of the subject; Rolls-Royce, Airbus, and BAE Systems are 3 of the 6 most named partners in the Dowling review of Business-University Research Collaborations. As the subject has matured, a wide range of inter-disciplinary applications have emerged within research council priority areas. Examples include complex fluids and rheology, carbon capture and storage, and many aspects of the Energy challenge theme and Manufacturing the Future initiative.Fluid mechanics research in the UK remains world-class across many groups. In EPSRC's 2010 International Review of Mathematical Sciences, UK fluid mechanics research was described as ahead of Asian countries and the rest of Europe, behind only the US. However, there are on-going challenges to identify and fund critical emerging areas, to attract international investment against increasingly well-funded competition, to engage companies that have never participated in collaborations, and to respond to changing research council funding models. The aim of the network is to enable the UK fluid mechanics community to meet these challenges.There are around 20 joint efforts in the UK fluid mechanics community, many supported by research councils or InnovateUK. These are discipline-specific, such as the UK Turbulence consortium, the UK Applied Aerodynamics consortium, and the Industrial Mathematics KTN, or application-specific, such as the Aerospace Technology Institute, the Energy Generation and Supply KTN, and the Transport KTN. These focus on a limited set of established areas and therefore cover only a fraction of UK fluid mechanics activity. Many emerging areas, which have the biggest potential to create major step changes, fall between the cracks. The UKFN will complement these joint efforts, facilitating inter-disciplinary research and engagement with industry, and also support 40 Special Interest Groups (SIGs) that address industrial, scientific, and societal challenges outside existing joint efforts. The UKFN draws inspiration from existing overseas networks. The Dutch Burgerscentrum (www.jmburgerscentrum.nl) enhances international visibility and national influence for Dutch fluid mechanics research. The European Research Community on Flow, Turbulence, and Combustion (ERCOFTAC www.ercoftac.org) organises SIGs, best practice guidelines, and industry events. The European Mechanics Society (www.euromech.org) organises conferences and colloquia. The American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics (APS-DFD) coordinates the US fluid mechanics community in advocacy to funding agencies. There are similar organisations in India and China. The activities proposed for the UKFN are designed to have similar impact for the UK.

流体力学支撑着许多成熟和新兴的英国产业以及气候科学和能源消耗等关键社会问题。英国的流体力学研究在几十个机构中仍然是世界一流的。然而，随着最近研究理事会的资金集中在几所大学，需要建立一个跨机构的网络，以确保学术和工业研究人员能够获得最广泛的专业知识和资源，并能够继续在关键的新兴领域进行创新。英国流体网络的战略使命是使英国成为创新的、相关的和有影响力的流体力学的国际焦点，作为一个团体与工业界接触，并在社区内建立领导地位。流体力学研究的早期发展是由空气动力学推动的，这仍然是该学科的一个重要分支;罗尔斯·罗伊斯、空中客车和BAE系统公司是道林审查商业大学研究合作中6个最有名的合作伙伴之三。随着学科的成熟，在研究理事会的优先领域内出现了广泛的跨学科应用。例如，复杂流体和流变学、碳捕获和储存，以及能源挑战主题和制造未来倡议的许多方面。英国的流体力学研究在许多团体中保持世界一流。在EPSRC的2010年国际数学科学评论中，英国的流体力学研究被描述为领先于亚洲国家和欧洲其他国家，仅次于美国。然而，在确定和资助关键的新兴领域、在资金日益充足的竞争中吸引国际投资、让从未参与合作的公司参与进来以及应对不断变化的研究理事会资助模式方面，都存在持续的挑战。该网络的目的是使英国流体力学界能够应对这些挑战。在英国流体力学界有大约20个联合努力，其中许多得到了研究委员会或InnovateUK的支持。这些是学科特定的，如英国湍流联盟，英国应用空气动力学联盟和工业数学KTN，或应用特定的，如航空航天技术研究所，能源生产和供应KTN和运输KTN。这些集中在一组有限的既定领域，因此只涵盖了英国流体力学活动的一小部分。许多新兴领域，最有可能创造重大的步骤变化，落在裂缝之间。UKFN将补充这些联合努力，促进跨学科研究和与行业的接触，并支持40个特殊兴趣小组（SIG），以解决现有联合努力之外的工业，科学和社会挑战。UKFN从现有的海外网络中汲取灵感。荷兰Burgerscentrum（www.jmburgerscentrum.nl）提高了荷兰流体力学研究的国际知名度和国家影响力。欧洲流动、湍流和燃烧研究共同体（ERCOFTAC www.ercoftac.org）组织SIG、最佳实践指南和行业活动。欧洲力学学会（www.euromech.org）组织会议和座谈会。美国物理学会流体动力学分部（APS-DFD）协调美国流体力学界向资助机构的宣传。印度和中国也有类似的组织。为联合王国国民阵线提议的活动旨在对联合王国产生类似的影响。

项目成果

Acoustic Waves for Active Reduction of Contact Time in Droplet Impact

• DOI: 10.1103/physrevapplied.14.024029
• 发表时间: 2020-08-12
• 期刊: PHYSICAL REVIEW APPLIED
• 影响因子: 4.6
• 作者: Biroun, Mehdi H.;Li, Jie;Fu, YongQing
• 通讯作者: Fu, YongQing

Water-air flow in straight pipes and across 90° sharp-angled mitre elbows

• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2019.06.005
• 发表时间: 2019-09-01
• 期刊: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIPHASE FLOW
• 影响因子: 3.8
• 作者: Al-Tameemi, Wameedh T. M.;Ricco, Pierre
• 通讯作者: Ricco, Pierre

Condensation heat transfer coefficient for rectangular multiport microchannels at high ambient temperature

• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2019.04.048
• 发表时间: 2019-08-01
• 期刊: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
• 影响因子: 5.2
• 作者: Al-Bakri, Basim A. R.;Ricco, Pierre
• 通讯作者: Ricco, Pierre

Abnormal morphology biases hematocrit distribution in tumor vasculature and contributes to heterogeneity in tissue oxygenation.

• DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2007770117
• 发表时间: 2020-11-10
• 期刊: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
• 影响因子: 11.1
• 作者: Bernabeu MO;Köry J;Grogan JA;Markelc B;Beardo A;d'Avezac M;Enjalbert R;Kaeppler J;Daly N;Hetherington J;Krüger T;Maini PK;Pitt-Francis JM;Muschel RJ;Alarcón T;Byrne HM
• 通讯作者: Byrne HM

Wetting boundaries for a ternary high-density-ratio lattice Boltzmann method.

• DOI: 10.1103/physreve.100.013308
• 发表时间: 2019-04
• 期刊: Physical review. E
• 作者: N. Bala;M. Pepona;I. Karlin;H. Kusumaatmaja;C. Semprebon