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Various processes and systems involve a multitude of disciplines and physical phenomena that are interacting together in a coupled fashion to achieve a desired operation. The Multi-physics research theme looks into the numerical modelling and validation of such processes and systems such as:

• Visco-plastic material flow / thermo-mechanical modelling of Friction Stir Welding (FSW).
• Electro-mechanical simulation of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS).
• Fluid-structural interaction of hydrofoils and aerofoils.
• Thermo-mechanical response of various materials subject to specific loading configurations such as particle beam impacts. 

A combination of coupled Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is used in the multi-physics domain. The models are also validated through experimental campaigns.