Nonequilibrium Interface Dynamics:
Hierarchical Modeling and Multiscale Simulation of Materials Interfaces

CSIC Building (#406), Seminar Room 4122.
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Object Oriented Modeling of Microstructural Physics

Dr. Stephen Langer

Information Technology Laboratory at NIST

Abstract:   The physical properties of a material, such as its thermal conductivity or elasticity, often depend in detail on its microstructure: the complex arrangement of grains, phases, and pores that define its microscopic geometry. Knowledge of these physical properties is crucial to the development and application of new materials, but they can be difficult to measure directly. An alternative approach is to compute the properties, starting from an image of the microstructural geometry. This is the goal of the OOF (Object-Oriented Finite element) project at NIST. OOF is currently undergoing a major transformation. In this talk I will illustrate the applications of OOF1 and discuss the motivation and design of OOF2.