In the article "Anvil used to advance research on two-phase flows," Purdue University's Rosen Center for Advanced Computing (RCAC) highlights how GW Engineering researchers leveraged their Anvil supercomputer to advance scientific understanding of turbulent bubble entrainment. Led by Graduate Research Assistant Andre Calado and his advisor Professor Elias Balaras, the team used Anvil to conduct detailed simulations of fluid flows to uncover how turbulence beneath the water's surface causes air pockets to form, a process critical to naval engineering, oceanography, and environmental science.
Here is an excerpt from the article: "We're looking into the physics of bubble formation," says Calado. "By using this high-fidelity simulation, we hope we can develop some correlational low-order models that can be used in more practical engineering applications."
To learn more about their research, read the full article on RCAC's website.