UK Fluids Network
Fluid mechanics underpins many established and emerging UK industries as
well as critical societal issues such as air pollution,
energy consumption, climate science, biology and medicine.
Fluid mechanics is particularly strong in the UK, with world-class
activity at several dozen institutions.
The UK Fluids Network was set up in 2016 to keep the UK an international focal
point for innovative, relevant, and impactful fluid mechanics, to engage
with industry, and to build leadership within the community.
Although funding has now finished, the UK Fluids Conference, many Special Interest Groups,
and the fortnightly bulletin have continued to operate.
If you would like to join a Special Interest Group, please contact the leader. If you would
like to set up a Special Interest Group, please contact Matthew Juniper at the University
of Cambridge.
The UK Fluids Conference, which is usually held in September,
brings together Fluid Dynamics researchers
from across the UK in a friendly atmosphere.
It is a great venue for PhD students to present the
work from their first year and to forge links with other
students and faculty in the UK.
Special Interest Groups meet from time to time to exchange research
results, organise courses, create databases, and write joint research
proposals. The list below contains all the SIGs that have been active
since creation of the UKFN in 2016.
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Acoustofluidics
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Biologically active fluids
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Boundary layers and complex rotating flows
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Challenges in cardiovascular flow modelling
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Combustion science, technology and applications
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Computational Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics (CAFD)
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Data-driven methods, machine learning and optimization in fluid mechanics
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Drop dynamics
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Droplet and flow interactions with bio-inspired and smart surfaces
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Flow instability, modelling and control
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Flow, deformation, and reaction patterns in porous media
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Fluid mechanics of cleaning and decontamination
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Granular flows in the environment and industry
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Ground vehicle aerodynamics
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High speed experimental aerodynamics
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High-speed computational fluid dynamics
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Hydrodynamics of open-channel flows
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Lattice Boltzmann Method for multiphysics modelling
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Low-energy ventilation
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Marine hydrodynamics
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Mathematical challenges of nonlinear waves and interfacial dynamics
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Mathematical modelling of the eye
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Multi-scale and non-continuum flows
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Multi-scale processes in geophysical fluid dynamics
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Multicore and Manycore Algorithms to Tackle Turbulent flows (MUMATUR)
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Multiphase flows and transport phenomena
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Next generation time-stepping strategies for computer simulations of multi-scale fluid flows
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Non-Newtonian fluid mechanics
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Non-equilibrium Molecular Dynamics
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Non-equilibrium turbulence
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Nuclear thermal hydraulics – advanced modelling, simulation and experimentation
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Numerical optimisation with fluids
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Ocean Turbulence
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Particulate matter filtration flows in automotive and marine applications
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Quantum fluids
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Smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH)
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Surface and internal waves
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Turbulent heat transfer
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Turbulent skin-friction drag reduction
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Uncertainty quantification and data analytics in fluid mechanics
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Urban fluid mechanics
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User's forum for National Wind Tunnel Facility
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Wave turbulence
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Wave-structure interaction
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Women in Fluid Dynamics UK
Bulletin
The fortnightly bulletin contains news, PhD studentships, and job offers.