Into the Vortex

Scientists are looking deeper into the mysterious characteristics of vortexes and turbulence, in recent studies by Texas Tech University scientists that used the Frontera, Stampede2, and Lonestar5 supercomputers here at TACC, allocated through the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment, funded by the National Science Foundation. A possible application of the Texas Tech vortex research could help improve fuel efficiency for cars and help develop energy-saving aircraft designs, and more. The vortex research was published October 2021 in the Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. TACC science writer and podcast host Jorge Salazar discusses the findings with study co-authors Jie Yao and Fazle Hussain. Yao is a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech. Hussain is the President's Endowed Distinguished Chair in Engineering, Science and Medicine, and Senior Adviser to the President, Texas Tech University. Hussain is also Yao’s advisor and a professor in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Internal Medicine, and Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics. Supersized Science is part of the Texas Podcast Network – the conversations changing the world – brought to you by The University of Texas at Austin. The opinions expressed in this podcast represent the views of the hosts, and not of The University of Texas at Austin. Story Link: www.tacc.utexas.edu/-/into-the-vortex Music Credit: Raro Bueno, Chuzausen freemusicarchive.org/music/Chuzausen/