UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #439

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Submission Number: 439
Submission ID: 8466
Submission UUID: cddd65f0-34d5-4f5f-bc06-5e90a4de071a

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
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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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
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation?
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)
Please add any additional information here (if applicable):
Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation Yes
Materials Grant Yes
UROP Poster Presentation Yes
Year 2023
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