Date of Award:
12-2013
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Committee Chair(s)
Heng Ban
Committee
Heng Ban
Committee
Byard Wood
Committee
Christine Hailey
Abstract
A colloidal system usually refers to when very small particles are suspended within a solution. The study of these systems encompasses a variety of cases including bacteria in ground water, blood cells and platelets in blood plasma, and river silt transport. Taking a look at these kinds of systems using computer simulation can provide a great deal of insight into how they work. Most approaches to date do not look at the details of the system, however, and are specific to given system. In this study a program called OpenFOAM is used as a basis to build a computer simulation tool that is flexible and that provides a detailed look at what is happening with all of the particles within the colloidal solution. This code is run through a series of tests to verify its usefulness.
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Recommended Citation
Ripplinger, Scott, "Development of a Coupled Fluid and Colloidall Particle Transport Model" (2013). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 2041.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2041
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