Welcome to CMAT Lab
At the Complex Mixing and Advanced Turbulence lab, we understand and predict the action of turbulence in fluids for aerospace, maritime, atmospheric, energy, and chemical engineering applications.
Research activities of CMAT Lab involve:
- Investigating various turbulence phenomena by developing and implementing advanced multi-diagnostic experimental approaches,
- Developing stochastic metrics that better describe phenomena of engineering interest, and
- Developing models that better predict these complex fluid flow behavior
We do these on a fundamental level so that the science we discover enables applied research on wide range of applications!
Wall-bounded
Turbulence
Where it occurs?
Airplanes, Ships/Submarines,
Gas and Wind Turbines, Atmospheric Phenomena, etc.
Why we study it?
Turbulence phenomena –
- Influence drag, heat-transfer, skin-friction, etc.
- Determine atmospheric scalar transport (pollutants, aerosols), cloud dynamics, etc.
Turbulent
Mixing and Reactions
Where it occurs?
Chemical industrial applications, Jet engines (Fuel/Air),
Geophysical phenomena, etc.
Why we study it?
Turbulence phenomena –
- Dictate the efficiencies of engines
- Affect marine life via nutrient and pollutant transport
- Control reaction progress in chemical industrial applications
I am an old man now, and when I die and go to heaven there are two matters on which I hope for enlightenment. One is quantum electrodynamics, and the other is the turbulent motion of fluids. And about the former I am rather optimistic.
– Sir Horace Lamb