Speaker: Prof. Xiaofeng Yang, University of South Carolina

Date: Jan 13, 10:30-11:30am

Venue: Room 29 at Quan Zhai, BICMR

Abstract: We present some efficient modeling approaches and algorithms for the two phase complex fluid system, that is the mixture of nematic liquid crystal drop and viscous ambient fluids. Similar approach has been applied to the two phase fluid system with variable density and viscosity, The models, derived by employing an energetic variational phase field approach, are thermodynamically consistent that admits an energy dissipation law. Some decoupled, linear, energy stable schemes are developed to solve the models efficiently. Qualitative agreements with experimental results are observed.