FLUBIO · Bio- and environmental fluid mechanics
FP6 — Marie Curie Actions (Human Resources and Mobility)
- Duration
- 2006-01-01 → 2009-12-31
- EU contribution
- €897,395
- Participants
- 1
- Scheme
- EST
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Results in brief
Final Activity Report Summary - FLUBIO (Bio- and environmental fluid mechanics)
The 'Bio- and Environmental Fluid Mechanics' (FLUBIO) project had the aims of making progress towards the understanding of: - environmental fluid dynamics; - bio-fluid dynamics and bio-mimicry; - fundamental fluid dynamics. Ten people were hired over the four years of the project: four of them (A. Mendonca (P), J. Cherlet (B), A. C. Rummel (D) and T. van Oyen (B)) worked on problem of environmental fluid dynamics, focussing in particular on tidal meanders, tidal deltas, and sediment transport. Three of them (J. E. Guerrero (Venezuela), A. Dauptain (F) and J. Favier (F)) dealt with problems of bio-mimetics, simulating problems of flapping wings and beating cilia. The last three fellows (A. Guaus (F), D. Biau (F) and C. Pringle (UK)) worked on fundamental problems of stability and transition to turbulence. The most significant results are briefly outlined below. - Environmental fluid dynamics: enhanced understanding of the morphodynamics of tidal channels and ebb deltas via laboratory measurements; modelling of the grain sorting effects on the formation of tidal sand waves. - Bio-fluid dynamics and bio-mimicry: simulations of two- and three-dimensional flapping wings (for birds) and beating cilia (for marine invertebrates). Modelling of the effect of covert feathers on the onset of dynamic stall in birds. - Fundamental fluid dynamics: study of the onset of instability and transition to turbulence in channels and ducts via linear and nonlinear theories, possibly including the effect of the compliance of the walls.
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Project objective
The FLUBIO single host EST project, located at the University of Genova, will provide outstanding research training in the field of basic and applied Fluid Mechanics to young researchers.Research/educational competences of the 9 members of the FLUBIO research team cover a wide spectrum of topics in Basic, Environmental and Biological Fluid Mechanics. The programme will initially run for 4 years and be rooted in a solid educational strategy blending classical fluid dynamics courses with modern complementary training activities.Research methods will be interdisciplinary and activities will focus on basic and applied fluid mechanics, including Coastal and Riverine Hydro-Morphodynamics (a subject where DIAM is a world leader) and Bio-Fluid Mechanics (an emerging topic within DIAM). FLUBIO foresees collaborations/synergies with industries, medical laboratories and environmental agencies.The 10 trainees (engineers, mathematicians, bio-ecologists, physicists), admitted on the basis of merit and potential, will be exposed to a research programme in which excellence is the rewarding factor. Monitoring/adjustment of the activities towards success of the programme will be made on the basis of Research and Training/Educational Achievements, Collaborations/Visibility, External Funding and Ethics.FLUBIO is very timely as it will serve the EU need to develop competencies in natural hazard/environmental management for use across platforms like the Green 9" and the EEP, it will provide support in Bio-Fluids topics related with Bio-Technologies and will spread the EU new competences thus contributing to the ERA.FLUBIO will establish a solid operative framework thus overcoming fragmentation as well as providing young researchers with pathway opportunities between academia and industry (the latter also benefiting from exploitation of research results and availability of qualified scientists). Young people's taste for careers in science/engineering will be increased."
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Participants
- Università degli Studi di Genova · GENOVACoordinatorItaly
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