How does studying turbulence help us understand heat transfer?
Heat transfer is an important process found in a wide range of systems. The study of turbulence could help advance our understanding of heat management, as the two processes follow extremely similar principles. Improving our understanding of turbulence would impact everything from personal devices like laptops or phones all the way up to nuclear fusion reactors that power our cities.
The UK Turbulence Consortium is a group of nearly 80 academics and 100 researchers from across 30 UK institutions, committed to undertaking high quality, world leading turbulence simulation and scientific research. We use high performance computing systems to investigate fundamental aspects of turbulence problems using numerical simulations. Our goal is to find ways to manipulate turbulent flows to the benefit of society. In particular, we look at the impact of turbulence in the generation of renewable energy.
Kujifunza mvurugo hutusaidiaje kuelewa uhamisho wa joto? Uhamisho wa joto ni mchakato muhimu kupatikana katika mbalimbali ya mifumo. Utafiti wa turbulence inaweza kusaidia kuboresha uelewa wetu wa usimamizi wa joto, kama michakato miwili kufuata kanuni sawa sana. Kuongeza uelewa wetu wa turbulence itakuwa na athari kwa kila kitu kutoka vifaa vya kibinafsi kama kompyuta ndogo au simu hadi kwa mitambo ya nyuklia ya fusion ambayo inaendesha miji yetu. UK Turbulence Consortium ni kikundi cha wataalamu wa karibu 80 na watafiti 100 kutoka taasisi 30 za Uingereza, wamejitolea kufanya ubora wa juu, kuongoza ulimwengu wa simulation ya turbulence na utafiti wa kisayansi. Sisi kutumia mifumo ya juu ya utendaji wa kompyuta kuchunguza masuala ya msingi ya matatizo turbulence kwa kutumia simulations idadi. Lengo letu ni kupata njia za kudhibiti mtiririko wenye msukosuko kwa manufaa ya jamii. Hasa, tunaangalia athari za msukosuko katika uzalishaji wa nishati mbadala.