Today, Dr. Marios Valavanidis, Professor of Hydraulics and Flow in Porous Media from the University of West Attica, Greece, has given a comprehensive guest lecture on advanced fluid mechanics at small scales, with a focus on saturated flow in porous media as part of the guest lecture series titled “Fluid Mechanics at Small Scales: Dynamic Relative Permeability in Two-Phase Flows in Porous Media – Recent Progress and Open Research Problems.”
The theoretical principles of hydraulic flows are applicable in ground water engineering, remediation of contaminated soils and petroleum exploration. The session was a fantastic foundation, offering undergraduate, post graduate students of Civil, Mechanical, Agricultural and Petroleum Engineering and Geophysics a fresh perspective on core principles and their applications based on recent research.
The second lecture will take place tomorrow, 13th November 2024 at 9 am in the CEDAT Conference Hall. Dr. Valavanidis will continue by presenting the DeProF theoretical framework for two-phase flow in porous media, including energy efficiency analysis, critical flow conditions, and current open research questions. Tomorrow’s session promises an exploration of the latest research advancements and challenges in this field.
The lecture series has been organized by Dr Seith Mugume as part of the ERASMUS +ICM staff mobility exchange programme between Makerere University, Department of Civil and Ennvironmental Engineering and the University of West Attica, Greece, Department of Civil Engineering