Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/X007197/1
The fluid dynamics of expanding lava deltas
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor AJ Hogg, University of Bristol, Mathematics
- Grant held at:
- University of Bristol, Mathematics
- Science Area:
- None
- Overall Classification:
- Unknown
- ENRIs:
- None
- Science Topics:
- Geohazards
- Fluid modelling
- Volcanic Processes
- Fluid dynamics
- Continuum Mechanics
- Fluid Dynamics (Continuum)
- Non-Newtonian Mechanics
- Abstract:
- EPSRC : Jesse Taylor-West : EP/R513179/1 When lava enters the ocean, the molten rock spreads out and solidifies, creating a new shelf of land known as a lava delta. There have been a number of significant examples of such events over the last few years, notably at Kilauea, Hawaii in 2018, and Cumbre Vieja, La Palma in 2021. The physics of these events are complex, with changes to the driving buoyancy force due to the higher density of the ambient water relative to air, and rheological changes occurring due to the rapid cooling of the molten material. We will formulate continuum models to capture the dominant physical processes and these models will be analysed and integrated numerically to yield predictions that can be compared with observations.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/X007197/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- NC&C NR1
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Globalink Placement
This grant award has a total value of £10,208
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Exception - Other Costs |
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| £10,208 |
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