Student Projects (MSc and BSc)
Biomedical Applications
BEP and MEP possible, both numerical (computer simulations) and experimental studies.
Possible Topics:
(i) blood flow and species (LDL, oxygen, medical drug) in healthy and diseased patient-specific vascular system;
(ii) airflow in lungs (oxygen and aerosol distributions in the patient-specific geometries);
(iii) computer optimization of the localized cancer treatment (MDT-magnetic drug targeting);
(iv) mathematical modelling and computer simulations of atherosclerosis;
(v) modeling and simulations of drug eluting stents;
(vi) computer modeling of the tumor growth;
(vii) cryogenic treatment of solid tumors;
(viii) heart failure - simulations of the blood flow in heart chambers;
(ix) one-dimensional modeling of entire blood circulation in human body;
(x) one-dimensional modeling of airflow and particle depositions within a lung fractal structure;
(xi) towards virtual surgery: computer optimization of operative treatments;
(xii) the particle-imaging velocimetry (PIV) measurements of flow patterns in patient-specific aorta, carotid artery or brain vascular system;
Environmental Flows
The projects are numerical (mathematical modeling and computer simulations) - both BEP and MEP.
Possible topics:
(i) effects of vegetation in urban areas on flow, turbulence and dispersion of pollutants;
(ii) atmospheric chemistry modeling of ozone depletion or generation within the cities;
(iii) simulations of the urban heat island phenomena;
(iv) modeling of crowd behavior (normal and subjected to accidental release of toxic gas);
(v) modeling of traffic induced turbulence on local distribution of pollution;
(vi) hybrid Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) and Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) approach for environmental flows;
(vii) modelling of forest fire propagation - effects of terrain and wind direction;
Fundamental Heat and Mass Transfer Phenomena: Conductive (MHD) and Magnetized Fluids
The high-performance computing (HPC) and turbulence modelling (both BEP and MEP possible).
Possible topics:
(i) Direct Numerical Simulations (DNS) of Magnetic Convection;
(ii) Large Eddy Simulations (LES) of Thermomagnetic Convection;
(iii) hybrid RANS/LES of Natural and Magnetic Convection;
(iv) DNS and LES of double-diffusive convection (mixing in upper ocean layer);
(v) Simulations of Magnetic Dynamo (two-way coupled MHD phenomena);
(vi) Multi-Phase Simulations of Conductive Fluids with Particles;
(vii) Multi-Phase MHD flows with free-surface (optimization of flow oscillations with magnetic field);