Welcome to the Computational Thermo-Fluid (CTF) Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Carolina! We are interested in investigation of a wide variety of multiphase thermal-fluids problems with simulation and modeling, including liquid fuel injection in combustion devices and propulsion systems, droplet dynamics in microfluidics devices, explosive dispersal of solid particles, among many others. To deliver high-fidelity simulation results, we have developed efficient flow solvers for very large-scale simulations. We currently utilize the start-of-the-art computational resources and are running simulation with more than 16,000 cores. 

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We have  made an animated video to explain how our computational research contributes to understanding spray formation and help engineers design better engines! 

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