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I am a researcher developing numerical simulations for fluid dynamics and plasma physics. I currently work on electrosprays and plasma plumes, and recently worked on breaking waves and bubbles in oceans.
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[Wai Hong Ronald Chan]
Naturally-occurring and ship-generated breaking waves in the ocean generate bubbles of a wide range of sizes. Of these, the smallest microbubbles persist for a long time and have a long-lasting impact on the oceanic environment. In order to investigate the formation of these microbubbles, high-fidelity simulations of each of the stages in this formation are performed. These simulations lend credence to a model pathway for the birth of these microbubbles, involving processes such as collisions between interfaces and air film entrapment.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/APS.DFD.2018.GFM.V0027
Stanford News (The Dish): https://news.stanford.edu/thedish/2018/12/05/stanford-engineers-win-gallery-of-fluid-motion-awards/
FYFD: https://fyfluiddynamics.com/2019/04/as-waves-fold-over-and-break-they-trap-air/
(Credit for GIF: FYFD)
Citation: "For developing a novel theoretical and computational framework which established fundamental insights into the turbulent bubble breakup cascade in oceanic breaking waves."
