Transport Phenomena

RESEARCH TOPICS

1. Fluid Mechanics

Application of computational and/or experimental methods for the study of fundamental and applied problems in Fluid Mechanics.

2. Heat and Mass Transfer

Application of computational and/or experimental methods for the study of fundamental and applied problems of Heat and Mass Transfer.

3. Particle Transport and Radiation

Modeling and application of the transport theory of neutron, radiation and pollutant. Dynamics of rarefied gases. Development of analytical and numerical methods. Employment of spectral methods and integral transforms.

4. Thermohydraulic Equipment and Components

Study of the behavior and performance of thermal equipment and components based on experimental measurements and analysis of conservation equations and constitutive relationships of momentum, heat, and mass transport.

LABORATORY

• LAMAC – Laboratório de Mecânica de Fluidos Aplicada e Computacional
• LETA – Laboratório de Estudos Térmicos e Aerodinâmicos
• LC – Laboratório de Combustão
• LMF – Laboratório de Mecânica dos Fluidos
• LRT – Laboratório de Radiação Térmica
• LCEFT – Laboratório Computacional de Energia e Fenômenos de Transporte
• ReoSul – Rheology and Non-Newtonian Fluid Flow Laboratory
• LDI – Laboratory of Fire Dynamics