UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #439 | Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

Submission information

Submission Number: 439

Submission ID: 8466

Submission UUID: cddd65f0-34d5-4f5f-bc06-5e90a4de071a

Submission URI: /urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal

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Created: Tue, 08/15/2023 - 01:23 AM

Completed: Tue, 08/15/2023 - 01:23 AM

Changed: Mon, 09/25/2023 - 02:55 PM

Remote IP address: 69.254.220.78

Submitted by: Anonymous

Language: English

Is draft: No

Webform: UROP Project Proposal Portal

Submitted to: UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal

Research Mentor Information

Primary Research Mentor Name Mark Sussman

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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) sussman@math.fsu.edu

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FSU College (if applicable) Arts and Sciences

FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Mathematics

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Overall Project Details

Title of the Project ***Verification and Validation tests for novel ``Moment of Fluid'' multiphase algorithm.

Project Keywords High performance computing, evaporation, condensation, freezing, microgravity, cryogenic fuels

Are you currently looking for research assistants? Yes

Number of Research Assistants Needed 2

Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) "Open to all majors."

Project Location: On FSU Main Campus

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Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s): Partially Remote

Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work? 5

Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work? Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)

Overall Research Project Description We have recently developed a new ``moment of fluid'' algorithm for simulating phase change processes: evaporation, condensation, freezing, melting, and boiling. The new algorithm needs further testing. Applications: sloshing, evaporation, and condensation in cryogenic fuel tanks (microgravity and regular gravity), materials processing (e.g. solidification and melting of silicone), Additive manufacturing. There are many applications! I am wide open for suggestions.

Research Tasks 1. literature review in order to identify viable verification and validation tests.
2. determine parameters, initial conditions and boundary conditions needed in order to run the tests.
3. run the simulations and visualize the results.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: required: ability to access journal articles, and if needed access "interlibrary loan."
required: ability to learn the visualization tool "Visit"
recommended:computer programming

Mentoring Philosophy My hope is that a student who chooses to participate in a UROP with me will be able to write a report at the end; the components of the report are:
1. abstract: what is the "research question"?
2. introduction: background of the "research question" in relation to the current state-of-the-art. Predictions for outcomes.
3. state the conditions for controlled experiments.
4. report results for the experiments
5. conclusions: were the findings consistent with the predictions? explain they were (or were not) consistent.

Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable): http://www.math.fsu.edu/~sussman (also look up "mark sussman florida state" on scholar.google.com)

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UROP Program Elements

Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication Yes

UROP Performance Evaluation Yes

Materials Grant Yes

UROP Poster Presentation Yes

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Year 2023

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