University of Reading
Department of Mathematics
Dr. Alex Lukyanov

Other Research Interests

Industrial Mathematics, with applications to smelting technologies

 

It has been estimated that the modern-day production of aluminium consumes about two percent of all electricity generated worldwide. Yet, much of this energy is wasted in looses in highly resistive electrolyte layer of each smelting cell. If the thickness of this electrolyte layer is reduced beyond some critical level (to reduce the energy loss in the electrolyte layer), then an interfacial instability will appear and destroy the normal operation of cells. I am interested in mathematical description of the interfacial instability to predict its behaviour in smelting industrial cells more

Relaxed states, turbulence and self-organisation in non-equilibrium complex systems

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Physics of Plasmas

Nonlinear wave phenomena and transport processes in the ionosphere. In particular, theory of stationary state of plasma density irregularities developed during ionospheric modification. more


Kinetic processes and particle dynamics in the planetary exospheres & magnetospheres, and their ENA (energetic neutral atom) imaging. In particular, ENA imaging of Mercury and Mars environments. more

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