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PathFinder Project - an unofficial research and didactic project related with numerical, analytic and experimental investigations of chosen classes of porous media (mainly granular, real or virtual) in the micro- and macro scale. The project is realized by Wojciech Sobieski with a cooperation of other researchers from a few universities and institutes.
Our interestings covers among others:
- determination of parameters characterizing the spatial structure of porous media with the use of different methods
- applications of the Discrete Element Method in creating virtual porous beds with specific features
- applications of random algorithms in creating pore structures with specific features
- applications of the Lattice Boltzmann Method in the numerical investigations of fluid flows through porous media in the micro- and macro-scale
- applications of the Finite Volume Method in the numerical investigations of fluid flows through porous media in the micro- and macro-scale
- applications of the Immersed Volume Method in the numerical investigations of fluid flows through porous media in the micro- and macro-scale
- applications of the Finite Difference Method and the Finite Volume Method in the numerical investigations of diffusion processes in porous media
- experimental and analytical investigations of fluid flows through porous media
- application of CT/IA techniques in the investigations of porous media
- application of 3D printing techniques in the investigations of porous media
In the project we use mainly self-written codes or codes from the area of the Free Software.
There is a possibility of scientific supervision over the doctoral thesis. Requirements: predispositions to scientific work, outstanding mathematical skills, knowledge of programming (preferably in Fortran 90/95).
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