"Opening a Window on Diffusion Polar Mixed Boundary Simulations for Dia" by Carl Ormerod
This thesis investigates diffusion equations in polar geometries that do not assume azimuthal symmetry. Many of these investigations can be traced back to pioneers like Carswell and Jaeger, but in almost every case the cylindrical or spherical models assume θ independence. Until the work of the Losic Group at University of South Australia was discovered, it was unclear what practical value an investigation of non-axisymmetric mixed boundary problems would have. The cylindrical diatom structure, with its windows open to diffusion, gave the first clear indication that a promising, emergent tech...
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