Thermofluids, CFD, Microgravity and Advanced Materials

Research problem

Fluid mechanics, heat transfer, microgravity transport and materials processing share a need for careful numerical or experimental control of interfaces, gradients and microstructure. The research collected here connects VOF-Ansys two-phase-flow modelling, membrane-channel hydrodynamics and rapid solidification of high-entropy alloys.

Who may find this useful?

Thermofluids researchers
CFD and VOF simulation specialists
Microgravity fluid mechanics researchers
Membrane-module designers
Advanced materials and high-entropy alloy researchers

Questions this topic addresses

How do thermocapillary and buoyancy forces compete in confined droplet systems?
How can VOF-Ansys simulations support interpretation of two-phase droplet migration under zero and normal gravity?
How do corrugated feed channels alter DCMD hydrodynamics, temperature polarization and pressure drop?
How does rapid solidification change phase formation and microhardness in equimolar AlCrCuFeNi high-entropy alloy?

Related research outputs

Microgravity Science and Technology, 2026

Thermocapillary Droplet Flow in Small-scale Containers: the Effect of Gravity

Numerically investigates FC-75 droplet migration in silicone oil under zero gravity, normal gravity and combined thermocapillary–buoyancy forcing.

Related output

Forthcoming NEPT, 2026

Hydrodynamic Enhancement of Direct Contact Membrane Distillation Using a Corrugated Feed Channel

Models the effect of corrugation geometry on flow mixing, temperature polarization, pressure drop and permeate flux in DCMD.

Related output

Materials Today Communications, 2026

Achieving single solid solution in equimolar AlCrCuFeNi via rapid solidification

Uses rapid solidification to simplify AlCrCuFeNi high-entropy alloy microstructure and produce a single B2 solid solution at high cooling rates.

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Keywords and related concepts

thermocapillary flowMarangoni flowMarangoni convectionMarangoni effectMarangoni forceMarangoni stresssurface tension gradientdroplet migrationmicrogravity fluid mechanicstwo-phase flowtwo-phase flow simulationtwo-phase flow modelingCFDVOF simulationAnsys Fluent two-phase flowOpenFOAM two-phase flowhydrodynamic enhancementdirect contact membrane distillationhigh-entropy alloyhigh entropyentropy alloyAlCrCuFeNirapid solidificationspinodal decompositionsolid solution alloymicrostructure simulationCantor alloymedium entropy alloys

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