HYBRID ATOMISTIC CONTINUUM MODELLING OF

FLUID FLOW
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements
Of the degree of

Master of Technology
By

MATHEWS DANIEL
AM.EN.P2TF16025

Supervisor:
Dr. JEETU S BABU

Amrita School of Engineering

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
2017

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 DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

AMRITA SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Amritapuri, Clappana (PO), Kollam

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that this report entitled Hybrid Atomistic Continuum modeling of
fluid flow is a bonafide record of the seminar presented by Mathews Daniel, AM.EN.P2TF16025
under our guidance towards the partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of M.Tech
degree in Thermal and Fluids Engineering of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.

GUIDE
Dr. Jeetu S Babu
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

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 Acknowledgement
I express my heartfelt and profound gratitude to my seminar guide Dr. Jeetu S Babu for
his diligent supervision, inspiring guidance and encouragement throughout the course of my
work. His ideas and constructive criticism have inspired me to work harder and complete this
seminar successfully.

With great reverence and gratitude, I acknowledge our indebtedness to Dr. Balakrishnan
Sankar, Chairman, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering,
Amritapuri Campus.

I express my wholehearted gratitude to my parents and I thank all my friends for their
support and co-operation at all levels.

Mathews Daniel

AM.EN.P2TF16025

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 Abstract
The domain is decomposed into an atomistic domain, where individual atomic interactions are
computed, and a continuum domain, where the NavierStokes equations are solved. The two
domains are coupled through an overlap region in which the solutions in both domains are
consistent. The performance of the Hybrid Atomistic Continuim model is demonstrated through
the simulation of Couette flow.

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