Supervisors
- Position
- Post-doctoral Research Fellow
- Division / Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering
Overview
Studying bacterial motion under flow conditions demands greater amount of resources. Computer simulations can reduce the need for expensive experimental investigations by predicting bacterial motion under specific flow conditions.
Computer Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is used to analyse fluid flow using computer simulations, and Discrete Phase Method (DPM) is used to analyse flow of particles in a fluid. Combining these two methods, bacterial motion under fluid flow has been simulated.
However, these simulation models have limitations such as absence of bacterial interactions, or bacterial active motions. Extending current simulation models to overcome those limitations can make an accurate simulation model to complement experimental studies.
The supervisor of this project is: S W Mudiyanselage Senevirathne
Research activities
Research activities include:
- analysis of biophysical models for bacterial interactions
- CFD and DPM modelling and simulations using commercial software such as Ansys.
Outcomes
Possible outcomes include:
- new simulation model for bacterial cell motion under fluid flow conditions
- development of proficiency in CFD and biophysical modelling
- enhanced skills in multidisciplinary research.
Skills and experience
You should have:
- a basic knowledge of fluid dynamics; and
- CFD.
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Contact
Contact the supervisor S W Mudiyanselage Senevirathne for more information.