Preliminary Program subject to change
01J11 Poster Session in Fluid Mechanics
OverviewThis poster session presents a variety of research in the areas of fundamental and applied fluid mechanics. Some of the major themes include: turbulent flows, multiphase flows, and microfluidic systems.
Primary SponsorFluid Mechanics (01j)

Chair

Sachin Velankar
Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Pittsburgh, PA 15261

Phone Number: (412) 624-9984
Email: velankar@engr.pitt.edu

CoChair

Michael R. King
Dr.
University of Rochester
Department of Chemical Engineering
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 639
Rochester, NY 14642
Phone Number: (585) 275-3285
Fax Number: (585) 273-4746
Email: mike_king@urmc.rochester.edu
Turbulent Poiseuille-Couette Flow
Nicholas Spencer, School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 100 E. Boyd St, T-335, Norman, OK 73019 and Dimitrios V. Papavassiliou, The University of Oklahoma, School of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering, 100 East Boyd, SEC T335, Norman, OK 73019
Inertial Lag and Bessel Composite Function of the Third Order and First Kind Solution to the Dissolving Pill Problem
Kal Renganathan Sharma, Anna University Affiliated, Mount Poonamalle Road, Ramapuram (opp. MGR Gardens), Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600089, India
Reynolds Stress Closure for Strongly Swirling Flows
Karuna S. Koppula, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, 2527 Engineering Building, East Lansing, MI 48824-1226, Charles A. Petty, Michigan State University, 2527 Engineering Building, East Lansing, MI 48824-1226 and Andre Benard, Michigan State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, East Lansing, MI 48824-1226
CFD Analysis of the Transient Flow in a Low-Oil Concentration Hydrocyclone
Emilio E. Paladino1, Liliane T. Schwenk1 and Giovani C. Nunes2, (1)CFD Department, ESSS - Engineering Simulation and Scientific Software, Rod. SC 401, km 001, CELTA - Room 4.01, Florianopolis - SC, 88030-000, Brazil, (2)Exploration & Production, R&D Center - PETROBRAS, Cidade Uniersitaria, Q7, Ilha do Fundao, Rio de Janeiro, 21949-900, Brazil
CFD Simulations of Flow in Fixed Beds of Cylindrical Particles
M. Ertan Taskin1, Anthony G. Dixon1 and Hugh Stitt2, (1)Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609, (2)Johnson Matthey Catalysts, PO Box 1, Billingham, Cleveland, TS23 1LB, United Kingdom
Dip-Coating of Chemically Micropatterned Surfaces in the Presence of Soluble Surfactant
Naveen Tiwari, Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 155 Goesmann lab, North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01002 and Jeffrey M. Davis, Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 259B, Goesmann lab, North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01002
Extended Operability Range for Casting by Single Roll Melt Spinning
Cormac J. Byrne1, Paul H. Steen1 and Steven J. Weinstein2, (1)School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, (2)Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY 14652
Velocity and Torque Measurements of Ferrofluid in Spin-up Flow
Arlex Chaves, Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PO Box 9046, Mayaguez, PR 00681 and Carlos Rinaldi, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Department of Chemical Engineering, PO Box 9046, Mayaguez, PR 00680
Determination of Shear on Cells Grown in Culture Dishes on a Shaker Table Using Computational Fluid Dynamics
R. Eric Berson, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Louisville, Lutz Hall 426, Louisville, KY 40292 and M. Keith Sharp, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292
Microscale Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow in an Evaporating Moving Extended Meniscus
Sashidhar S. Panchamgam, Joel L. Plawsky and Peter C. Wayner Jr., The Isermann Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Ricketts Building, 110, 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180
Development of a Microfluidic Rheometer for Measuring the Complex Viscosity of Complex Fluids
Jai A. Pathak, Polymers Division, NIST, 100 Bureau Dr., STOP 8544, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8544 and Robert F. Berg, Process Measurements Division, NIST, 100 Bureau Dr., STOP 1060, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1060
Elastic and Surfactant Effects on Dynamics of Drops Translating in a Microfluidic Device
Eric C. Beauregard, Michael R. O'Connor and Nivedita R. Gupta, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Hampshire, 257 Kingsbury Hall, Durham, NH 03824
Particle Motion in Microfluidic Contraction and Expansion Flows
Mona Utne Larsen and Nina C. Shapley, Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 500 W. 120th Street, MC 4721, New York, NY 10027
Microchip Measurements of Intrinsic Viscosity of Polymers and Biopolymers
Jinkee Lee and Anubhav Tripathi, Brown University, Division of Engineering, Box D, Providence, RI 02912
Microstructure of Multiphase Fluids in Homogeneous Shear Flows
YoChan Kim, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1226, Charles A. Petty, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1226 and Andre Benard, Michigan State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, East Lansing, MI 48824-1226
Concentrated Suspension Flow through an Abrupt Expansion Measured by Nmri
Tracey Moraczewski and Nina C. Shapley, Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 500 W. 120th Street, MC 4721, New York, NY 10027
Particle Migration Patterns Observed in Oscillatory Flow by Nmri
Chunguang Xi and Nina C. Shapley, Department of Chemical Engineering, Columbia University, 500 W. 120th Street, Mail Code 4721, New York, NY 10027
A Multi-Fluid Model of Superheated Fast-Fluidized Beds Based on Cluster Characteristics
Weikai Gu, UOP LLC, 50 East Alqonquin Road, Des Plaines, IL 60017 and John C. Chen, Lehigh University, 111 Research Dr., Bethlehem, PA 18015
Scalable Drag Law for Bubble Columns
Andrey Troshko, Fluent Inc., 10 Cavendish Court, Lebanon, NH 03766
On the Relative Motion of Two Spherical Bubbles Rising in Line and Interacting by a Laminar Wake
Jorge Ramírez Muñoz, Alberto Soria and Elizabeth Salinas-Rodríguez, Group of Dispersed Multiphase Systems, Departamento de Ingeniería en Procesos e Hidráulica, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco # 186. Col. Vicentina, México, D. F., 09340, Mexico

Engineering Sciences and Fundamentals