Norwegian Research Council Grant Awarded Jointly to Groups at Nordita and NTNU in Trondheim

by Axel Brandenburg 31 Oct 2014 Grants, International Cooperation
Published in the "From the Institute" section of Nordita News issue 1, 2014

For the first time in its history, the Norwegian Research Council has accepted applications from scientists working at research institutes funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers, including Nordita, and in Fall 2013 Nordita won its first Norwegian grant when it was decided to fund a concentrated 4-year effort at Nordita in Stockholm and NTNU in Trondheim to improve our understanding of particle transport and clustering in stratified turbulent flows. This work couples large-scale numerical simulations with numerically guided analytical approaches. An ultimate goal is to have a physically consistent model of particle transport in raindrop formation.

Particle motion and particle accumulation in turbulent flows with temperature gradients are also of great importance for many critical applications in the modern world. Examples include the Diesel engine, industrial boilers, and prediction of rain initiation in the atmosphere. There are also astrophysical applications, in particular the conglomeration of dust in the context of protoplanetary accretion discs.

For further details, see the home page on the project Particle transport and clustering in stratified turbulent flows.