Polymeric Fluid Rheology - mesoscopic modelling approach

Polymeric flows are an important class of Polymer Process Engineering. They involve the flow of macromolecular chains in suspension within a simple fluid.

The project is purely theoretical and involves the large scale computation of the system of differential equations that govern the dynamics of polymeric fluids at the mesoscopic range of scales.

The applicant must have very strong programming experience (although, well developed, starting codes would be available) and with strong backgrounds in mathematical areas such as numerics and physics.

An array of sophisticated computational techniques involving the partial/stochastic differential equations of fluid and Brownian polymer dynamics will be employed on a regular basis throughout.

The objective of the project would be to extend our understanding of the rheology of polymeric fluids via a combination of advanced tools of analysis and modelling. The applicant will become a member of a group with extensive contributions to the foundations of this field, and will have many opportunities for high quality publications springing out of this work.