diff --git a/_data/research.yaml b/_data/research.yaml index 991da8e..4ecc92c 100644 --- a/_data/research.yaml +++ b/_data/research.yaml @@ -24,3 +24,12 @@ description: repo: tags: + +- title: Elastic turbulence in branched and associating polymer solutions + subtitle: + group: featured + image: images/research-elastic-turbulence.jpg + link: research#elastic-turbulence-in-branched-and-associating-polymer-solutions + description: + repo: + tags: diff --git a/images/research-elastic-turbulence.jpg b/images/research-elastic-turbulence.jpg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1430306 Binary files /dev/null and b/images/research-elastic-turbulence.jpg differ diff --git a/research/index.md b/research/index.md index 6bfd2aa..3b3272f 100644 --- a/research/index.md +++ b/research/index.md @@ -129,3 +129,32 @@ of the pairwise potential of mean force and torque. This work is supported by Auburn University's Research Support Program. [Read more in our publications on surrogate modeling.](../../publications/?search=surrogate+modeling) + +{% include section.html %} +## Elastic turbulence in branched and associating polymer solutions +{% capture content %} +{% + include figure.html + image="images/research-elastic-turbulence.jpg" + caption="Flow through an expansion." + width="300px" +%} +{% endcapture %} + +{% + include float.html + content=content +%} +Polymer flooding is an enhanced oil recovery method that uses solutions of +high-molecular-weight polymers to displace oil trapped in reservoirs. This +method has a surprisingly high recovery efficiency that is believed to be caused +by a flow instability called elastic turbulence and is known to depend on the +architecture and chemistry of the polymers. We are using dissipative particle +dynamics and multiparticle collision dynamics simulations to study the molecular +mechanisms that underly elastic turbulence. Our long-term goal is to +rationally engineer better polymers for flooding processes. + +This work is supported by the donors of ACS Petroleum Research Fund under Grant 66616-DNI9. + +[Read more in our publications on elastic turbulence.](../../publications/?search=elastic+turbulence) +