Undergraduate Research with Dr. Robert Brodkey
Image Processing, Analysis and Fluid Mechanics

General Research Description
Current Projects
Undergraduate Contributions
Future Undergraduate Projects
Undergraduate Qualifications
Contacts & Links

General Research Description
Our goal is to model mixing so that computational approaches can make experimental measurements unnecessary. Our view must be well based in fundamentals, but at the same time be clearly directed to solving real world engineering problems. Our work is on the complex 'standard' impeller-mixing vessel.

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Current Projects
 

The current work is to obtain a picture of the process. This involves taking stereoscopic films in a frame of reference that rotates with the mixer. The second step will be to obtain 3-dimensional, time resolved and full field, velocity vector measurements of the flow. This mixing system is key to obtaining effective chemical reactions and the reduction of by products in complex reactions that can be detrimental to the environment.

Undergraduate Contributions
Future Undergraduate Projects
Funding is not currently available; thus research positions are for course credit or volunteer only.  Brodkey will take on honors research thesis students as well as non-thesis students.

Undergraduate Qualifications
Completion of ChBE 420/520 would be helpful; but not required

Contacts & Links

Research Group Webpage
Faculty Profile

The best way to get involved is to look at the group web site and send email to brodkey.1@osu.edu