Fluid dynamics and systems is a broad topic that encompasses virtually all science and engineering disciplines. Much of the ongoing work at OSU is multidisciplinary, with research teams involving biologists, physicists, geoscientists, environmental engineers, electrical engineers, and others. Fluid dynamics faculty in Mechanical Engineering develop and use advanced computational and experimental methods to study single-phase, multiphase, and phase-change flow phenomena that range from the microscale to large external flows. Current fluid dynamics/systems research at Oregon State includes studies of single- and two-phase microchannel branching network flows, aerodynamic flow control, droplet formation, and development of computational codes for sprays and reacting flows, with funding from AFOSR, ARO, ONR, Xerox, and other agencies and industrial partners.
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