Coupled fluid–structure–thermal solver

Context

Some problems refuse to stay in one discipline: flow deforms the structure, the deformation changes the flow, and heat moves through both. Biofluid mechanics and thermoregulation live in exactly this territory — and demand a solver where the coupling is native, not bolted on.

My role

I was the sole developer of the coupled solver and the studies built on it, within my PhD research program.

Approach

• Coupling of fluid, solid, and thermal fields with moving boundaries.
• Conjugate heat transfer across fluid–solid interfaces.
• Application to biofluid mechanics and thermoregulation studies.
• Shape optimisation on top of the coupled physics.

Outcome

A coupled-physics research capability producing publication-grade studies in biofluid mechanics and thermoregulation.