Events

Mid-term HYDROFRAC meeting: 05/06/2012 - 06/06/2012. Agenda for the meeting can be found here.

Project Training and Research Workshops

1. Workshop: Effective Numerical Techniques for Large Dimensional Problems. Rzeszow University of Technology (15-16.04.2011) – see photos.

• Simulation of complex problems of solid and structures mechanics by Finite Element Method on PC–class computers and laptops. Prof. Siergyi Fialko (Cracow University of Technology).
• Fast multipole boundary element method for the problems of linear elasticity: Parts 1- 5. Dr. Jacek Ptaszny (Silesian University of Technology):
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
  • Part 4
  • Part 5

2. Workshop: An Alternative Approach to Problems of Hydraulic Fracturing. Aberystwyth University (16.05.2011) – see photos.

• Theory and Applications of Speed Equation in Problems of Hydraulic Fracturing. Prof. Alexander Linkov (Rzeszow University of Technology).

3. Italian/British Workshop on Fluid & Solids Interaction and Fracture & Failure of Solids and Structures, Aberystwyth University (18/19.08.2011).

• Dislocations in Prestressed Metals. Mr Luca Argani (University of Trento).
• Second order homogenization with Second Gradient Model (Mindlin). Mr Mattia Bacca (University of Trento).
• Unexpected dynamic phenomena in structural mechanics. Prof. Davide Bigoni (University of Trento)
• Sedimentation of objects in aqueous foams. Dr Tudur Davies (Aberystwyth University).
• Crack propagation in heterogeneous materials with several defects. Dr Andrea Piccolroaz (Aberystwyth University/University of Trento).

4. Workshop: Methodology of Numerical and Seismic Monitoring to Predict Seismic Events in Mining Industry, Rzeszow University of Technology (04-06.02.2012) – see photos.

• Marwan Al Heib, Ineris (France), Ground & Underground Division. http://www.ineris.fr/en

5. Workshop: Foams and Suspensions in Petroleum Engineering, Aberystwyth University (22.02-06.032012).

• Foams in Oil Recovery Technology. Prof. Dr. W. R. (William) Rossen (Professor and Chair of Petroleum Engineering) Delft University of Technology, Netherlands: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2AvJJy96VM.
• Suspension Rheology. Dr. Paul Grassia (University of Manchester, UK): grassia_sludge.pdf
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6. Workshop: Mass transport mechanisms in hydrofracturing, Rzeszow (27-28 November 2012) – see photos.

• Structure, dynamics and applications of foams. Prof. S. Cox, Aberystwyth University: http://portal.prz.edu.pl/gfx/www/files/jmofic/gpnr1.pdf.
• Computer simulation of the influence of proppant on fluid flow in cracks induced by hydraulic fracturing. Dr. V. Kuzkin, Rzeszow University of Technology.
• Development of discrete computer models for simulation of rheological properties of fracturing slurries. Prof. A. Krivtsov, Dr. V. Kuzkin, Rzeszow University of Technology.
• Non-Newtonian fluid flow in rough-walled fractures: a review. Dr. A. Lavrov, SINTEF Petroleum Research.

7. Workshop: Russia-Ukraine-EU energy partnership towards Energy Security, British Council and University College London (September 11, 2014) - see photos.

• FP7 IAPP project HYDROFRAC project: Recent advances in mathematical and numerical modelling of hydrofracturing. Prof. G.Mishuris, Aberystwyth University. The programme can be found here. For more information go to [1] or [2].

Research visits

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Oechsner, D.Sc. (Aberystwyth University, 20 - 24 June 2011), Department of Solid Mechanics and Design, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.

Prof. E. Radi (Aberystwyth University, 4 - 29 July 2011), Dipartimento di Scienze e Metodi dell'Ingegneria, Facoltà di Ingegneria - Sede di Reggio Emilia, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, viale Amendola, 2, 42122 - REGGIO EMILIA, Italy.

Dr L. Morini (Aberystwyth University, 17 April - 5 May 2012), Dipartimento di Scienze e Metodi dell'Ingegneria, Facoltà di Ingegneria - Sede di Reggio Emilia, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, viale Amendola, 2, 42122 - REGGIO EMILIA, Italy.

Dr Volodymyr Kushch (Aberystwyth University, 29 July - 2 August 2013) , Institute for Superhard Materials, National Academy of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine.

Prof. Stasys Rutkauskas (Aberystwyth University, 19 - 23 August 2013) , Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Vilnius University, Lithuania.

Prof. Gennadi Mikhasev (Aberystwyth University, 28 October - 1 November 2013) , Department of Bio- and Nanomechanics, Belarusian State University, Belarus.

Prof. S. Bosiakov (Aberystwyth University, 1 - 10 December 2013) , Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Belarusian State University, Belarus.

Dr. A. Koroleva (Aberystwyth University, 1 - 10 December 2013) , Department of Economics, Belarusian State University, Belarus.

Dr Igor Sevostianov (Aberystwyth University, February 2014) , Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, New Mexico State University, USA.

Prof. Massimo Lanza de Cristoforis (Aberystwyth University, 17 - 21 March 2014) , University of Padova, Italy.

Dr Michael Nieves (Aberystwyth University, March 2014) , University of Liverpool, UK.

Prof. John P. Dempsey (Aberystwyth University, 14 - 18 April 2014) , Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York, USA .

Dr I. Argatov (Aberystwyth University, July 2014), University of Oulu, Finland

Dr Vadim F. Koshelev (Rzeszow University of Technology, 21 - 27 August 2014) , Institute for Problems in Mechanical Engineering Russian Academy of Sciences, St.Petersburg, Russia.

Seminars

• AU: IMAPS Applied Mathematics Seminar, 3 November 2011, Soap bubble geometry. by Prof. S. Cox (AU)
• AU: IMAPS Applied Mathematics Seminar, 16 November 2011, History-sensitive accumulation rules for life-time prediction and crack propagation by S.E. Mikhailov (Brunel University, London)
• AU: IMAPS Applied Mathematics Seminar, 16 February 2012, Crack propagation of fluid-filled cracks (Part 1) by Prof. G. Mishuris (AU)
• AU: IMAPS Applied Mathematics Seminar, 23 February 2012, Crack propagation of fluid-filled cracks (Part 2) by Prof. G. Mishuris (AU)
• AU: IMAPS Applied Mathematics Seminar, 9 March 2012, Crack propagation of fluid-filled cracks (Part 3) by Prof. G. Mishuris (AU)
• AU: IMAPS Applied Mathematics Seminar, 2 May 2012, Symmetric and skew-symmetric weight functions for interfacial cracks in anisotropic bimaterials: an approach based on Stroh formalism by Dr. L. Morini (University di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy)
• AU: IMAPS Applied Mathematics Seminar, 2 November 2012, Finite-Volume Methods for Subsurface Reservoir Simulation by Dr. M. Edwards (Swansea University)
• AU: IMAPS Applied Mathematics Seminar, 2 August 2013, Micromechanics-aided quality assessment of diamond composites by Dr. Volodymyr Kushch (National Academy of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine)
• AU: IMAPS Applied Mathematics Seminar, 14 August 2013, Specimens for Multiaxial-Stress Studies on Hard Foams by Dr. Vladimir Kolupaev (Fraunhofer-Institut für Betriebsfestigkeit und Systemzuverlässigkeit LBF (Germany))
• AU: IMAPS Applied Mathematics Seminar, 19 August 2013, On the well-posedness of Dirichlet-type problems for degenerate elliptic systems by Prof. Stasys Rutkauskas (Vilnius University, Lithuania)
• AU: IMAPS Applied Mathematics Seminar, 1 November 2013, Theory of Thin Adaptive Laminated Shells Based on Magnetorheological Materials and Its Application in Problems on Vibration Suppression by Prof. Gennadi Mikhasev (Department of Bio- and Nanomechanics of Belarusian State University)
• AU: IMAPS Applied Mathematics Seminar, 6 December 2013, Biomechanical simulation of the maxillofacial complex behaviour at the orthodontic treatment of cross-bite by Dr. Sergei Bosiakov (Department of Bio- and Nano-Mechanics, Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus)
• AU: IMAPS Applied Mathematics Seminar, 18 March 2014, A functional analytic approach to singular perturbation problems by Prof. Massimo Lanza de Cristoforis (Padova University, Italy)
• AU: IMAPS Applied Mathematics Seminar, 21 March 2014, George William Scott Blair - the pioneer of fractional calculus in rheology by Prof. S. Rogosin (Aberystwyth University)

Conferences organised by HYDROFRAC Consortium

Dissipative Rheology of Foams, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland (09-12.01.2012)

• Trinity College, Dublin hosted the workshop "Dissipative Rheology of Foams".
• For further details, see here.

The Second Wiener-Hopf Workshop, 2012, Aberystwyth University (25-26.06.2012)

• Aberystwyth University's Institute of Mathematics and Physics will be hosting the second Wiener-Hopf Workshop on 25-26 June 2012.
• For further details, see here.
• The programme (PDF or DOC) and abstracts for talks are also available to view.

Minisymposium: Numerical Modelling of Hydraulic Fractures, APM-2012, St. Petersburg, Russia, 3 July 2012 – see photos.

• For further details, see here.
• Programme of the meeting.

The British Society of Rheology Midwinter Meeting 2012: Extensional Flows, Aberyswyth University (17-18.12.2012)

• Further details can be found here.

APM-2013, Accompanying International Workshop: Recent advances in numerical simulation of hydraulic fracture, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2 July 2013 – see photos.

• Further details can be found here.
• Programme of the meeting

RaSiM8, 8th International Symposium on Rockbursts and Seismicity in Mines, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1-7 September 2013 – see photos.

• Further details can be found here.
• Programme of the meeting

Structure and dynamics of liquid foams and their applications, Orsay, France, 3-9 November 2013

• Further details can be found here.

Foams and Minimal Surfaces - 12 Years On, Cambridge University, 24-28 February 2014

• Further details can be found here.

Minisymposium: Mathematical and numerical modelling in hydraulic fracturing, BAMC 2014, Cardiff, UK, 28-30 April 2014

• Further details can be found here.

APM-2014, Accompanying International Workshop: Mathematical and numerical modelling in hydraulic fracturing, St. Petersburg, Russia, 30 June 2014.

• Further details can be found here.
• Programme of the meeting

WIMCS-CIDMA Wiener-Hopf Workshop, Aveiro, Portugal, 23-24 June 2014.

• Further details can be found here.
• Programme of the meeting

Advances in Micromechanics of Materials, Rzeszów, Poland, 8-11 July 2014

• Further details can be found here.
• Programme of the conference
• Download all the photos here.

MAJOR EVENT ORGANISED BY HYDROFRAC CONSORTIUM: Recent Advances in Numerical Simulation of Hydraulic Fracture, Rzeszów, Poland, 14-16 July 2014

• Further details can be found here.
• Programme of the conference
• For photos go here or download all the photos.
• Results of competition for the best young researcher's presentation
• Summary of the conference (only in polish).
• Total number of participants: 53
• Participants funded by HYDROFRAC: 31 (11 PhD students)
• Other participants: 22 (4 PhD students)

Minisymposium: Recent Advances in Numerical Simulation of Hydraulic Fracture, ESMC 2015, Madrid, Spain, July 6-10 2015

• Further details can be found here.

Minisymposium: Numerical Modelling in Hydraulic Fracturing and Related Problems, PCM-CMM 2015 congress, Gdansk, Poland, September 8-11 2015

• Further details can be found here.