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AME Department Seminar

Speaker: Dr. Veronica Eliasson, Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering

Talk Title: Shock Wave Adventures

Abstract: A shock wave is a useful tool to generate very high pressures and temperatures. In particular, the energy from a shock wave can be focused and then generate even more extreme conditions. Applications on shock wave focusing range from medical treatment of kidney stones to supernovae collapse, and in this talk I will present some of the projects my group is working on. In particular we are interested in impact events where a strong fluid-structure coupling is present and has to be taken into account. In particular, we are interested in shock focusing in water and material effects with applications to marine structures, understanding the cause and how to prevent traumatic brain injury caused by blast waves, and effects of cavitation due to pulses propagating through fluid-filled cracks.

More Info: http://ame-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcoming

Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: April Mundy

Event Link: http://ame-www.usc.edu/seminars/index.shtml#upcoming