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SUMMARY:Topics in Capillary Fluid Statics - Collicott\, SH (Purdue Univers
 ity)
DTSTART:20140224T093000Z
DTEND:20140224T101500Z
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CONTACT:Mustapha Amrani
DESCRIPTION:Twenty three years ago a young assistant professor in aerospac
 e engineering sought a research niche at his university when the field he 
 pursued initially was found to be crowded with successful elders. Zero-gra
 vity fluid dynamics was the new attraction. This plus Earth-bound applicat
 ion of capillary-dominated fluids continue to be active research and engin
 eering topics for the speaker. Presented are highlights of a variety of ca
 pillary fluid topics from both spaceflight and terrestrial needs. Existenc
 e of static equilibrium solutions in regions of the relevant parameter spa
 ce and stability of such solutions are common concepts in the topics prese
 nted. The work leans heavily on applications of the novel Surface Evolver 
 code. Recent extensions of Concus-Finn critical wetting analysis are also 
 presented. Highlights of experimentation are also discussed\, including in
 volvement with the emerging commercial sub-orbital rocket industry in the 
 USA and the NASA-funded undergraduate Fluids Education experiment payload 
 to be launched to the International Space Station on SpaceX-6 or Oribtial-
 4 flight in 2014 or 2015. \n
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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