Project Description
With the help of this research proposal, we want to pave the way for innovative approaches to the design of wicking and evaporation systems. Specifically, we aim to investigate, for the very first time, how heating could increase wicking in such systems. We carried out a few tests to investigate the impact that heating has on the process of liquids being drawn through wicks. Now, in order to better understand this occurrence, mathematical and computational models will be developed. These inquiries are going to be carried out at our laboratory by matching predictions with experimental results. This will lead us to develop predictive capabilities for wicking under nonisothermal conditions.
Tasks and Responsibilites
The student will collaborate with a graduate (Ph.D.) student on this project. He will be in charge of building the experimental setups required to look at the effects of heating and ultrasound on wicking and liquid evaporation in wicks. He shall participate as arranged in the weekly meetings with the lecturer and graduate students. He will also be in charge of helping the graduate student with the setup's design and acquiring the necessary materials and components. When everything is completed, he will conduct test and match them with theoretical and computational predictions. He will also help in cleaning up of the lab after experiments. He will also be in charge of making presentations and posters later on, if required. If the results are sufficiently encouraging to contemplate publishing in certain technical journals, the student would be requested to help the graduate students in processing the data and creating the draft.