Entrainment and interface dynamics of turbulent flows

湍流的斑块，如云、火山或火山喷发的羽流，随着时间的推移而增长，因为它们通过边界吸引或夹带非湍流流体。夹带的流体量以及夹带该量的原因知之甚少。这是我们预测这些自然现象如何随时间演变的能力的主要瓶颈。该项目旨在采用这些自然现象的理想化实验室模型，并利用高质量的测量技术和理论工具来量化和理解夹带机制的物理基础。该项目旨在创建更好的气候模型，并更准确地预测与森林大火和火山有关的自然灾害。

Patches of turbulent flow such as in clouds, volcanic or bushfire plumes grow with time because they draw or entrain non-turbulent fluid through their boundaries. The quantity of fluid entrained, and why it entrains this amount, is poorly understood. This is a major bottleneck in our ability to predict how these natural phenomena evolve in time. This project aims to employ idealised laboratory models of these natural phenomena, and utilise high quality measurement techniques and theoretical tools to quantify and understand the physical basis of the entrainment mechanism. The project aims to create better climate models and more accurate predictions of natural disasters associated with bushfires and volcanos.