David To

PhD Candidate

B.E.(Chem). Hons

Location: Room A303 Engineering Annex
Email: dto@chemeng.adelaide.edu.au
Phone: + 61 8 8303 4645
Fax: + 61 8 8303 4373

Supervisors

A/Prof Brian O'Neill, School of Chemical Engineering

Research Topic

Analysing turbulent flow using Molecular Dynamics

Research Abstract

The recent improvements in computational power has opened the field of molecular dynamics and microfluidics. This is based on predicting molecular movements based on their interactions with each other. It has already been used to simulate inert gases and has been validated against experimental results, especially for argon using the Lennard-Jones potential.

The focus of this study is to analyse the flow of fluids around the turbulent region using molecular dynamics.

Interests

• Molecular Dynamics
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Fluid Flow

Recent Publications

• To, D., Mueller, T., Colby, C., O'Neill, B., (2007). "CFD Simulation of UV Disinfection Reactors: Effect of Baffling on UV Dose Distribution". Chemeca 2007, Melbourne, Australia.