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Computational Multiphase Physics (CoMPhy) Lab

We are based at the Department of Physics at Durham University. We explore non-Newtonian free-surface flows and soft matter singularities.

Computational Multiphase Physics (CoMPhy) Lab

🌊 Exploring Non-Newtonian Free-Surface Flows & Soft Matter Singularities 🌊

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🔬 About CoMPhy Lab

We are a computational physics research group based at the Department of Physics at Durham University. Our research focuses on understanding complex fluid dynamics phenomena through advanced computational methods.

🎯 Research Focus

Multiphase Flows Non-Newtonian Fluids Soft Matter Singularities Free Surface Flows Computational Physics


🛠️ Technical Expertise

Languages & Tools

C C++ Python Fortran MATLAB Julia

Computational Frameworks

Basilisk OpenFOAM LAMMPS Gerris HPC OpenMPI


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🚀 Featured Projects

Project Description Technologies Status
🌊 Bubble Dynamics Worthington jet formation from bursting bubbles Basilisk C, MPI Active
💧 Droplet Physics Non-Newtonian droplet impact phenomena OpenFOAM, Python Active
🔄 Viscoelastic Flows Complex fluid behavior in confined geometries Basilisk C, Julia Development
Singularity Formation Soft matter singularities and breakup C++, MATLAB Research

📚 Recent Publications

  1. Verschuur, C. I., Oratis, A. T., Sanjay, V., & Snoeijer, J. H. How elasticity affects bubble pinch-off. Phys. Rev. Fluids (2026).
  2. Appleford, T., Sanjay, V., & Jalaal, M. Rheology of Two-Dimensional Dilute Emulsions. Phys. Rev. Fluids, 11, 033607 (2026).
  3. Jana, S., Kolinski, J., Lohse, D., & Sanjay, V. Impacting spheres: from liquid drops to elastic beads. Soft Matter, 22, 2226-2236 (2026).

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🔬 Open Science Commitment

We believe in open and reproducible science. All our computational tools and datasets are openly available to the research community.

💡 Collaboration Opportunities

  • 🎓 PhD/Postdoc Positions: Check our opportunities page
  • 🤝 Research Collaborations: Contact us for potential collaborations
  • 💻 Code Contributions: See our repositories and contribution guidelines
  • 📚 Use Our Tools: All our software is open-source and documented

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Advancing computational physics one simulation at a time 🚀

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  1. Bubble-at-Lubis Bubble-at-Lubis Public

    C 2

  2. DropsAtLubis DropsAtLubis Public

    Drops spreading at Lubricant Infused surfaces

    Jupyter Notebook 4 1

  3. Viscoelastic3D Viscoelastic3D Public

    This is the 3D extension of Basilisk C viscoelastic solver

    Jupyter Notebook 6 1

  4. BurstingBubble_VE BurstingBubble_VE Public archive

    Forked from ayushkumardixit/BurstingBubble_VE

    Here we simulate viscoelastic bursting bubble

    Jupyter Notebook

  5. Taylor-Culick-ViscoElastic Taylor-Culick-ViscoElastic Public

    This is a repository that contains the modified log-conform codes. We use it to parameterize the equations using G and \lambda instead of \eta_p and \lambda. An example with elastic Taylor-Culick r…

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  6. Drop-Impact Drop-Impact Public

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Repositories

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  • bretherton-drops-bubbles Public

    Basilisk solver for drops and bubbles in capillary tubes (Bretherton film law).

    comphy-lab/bretherton-drops-bubbles's past year of commit activity
    C 0 0 0 0 Updated Sep 13, 2026
  • Taylor-Culick-ViscoElastic Public

    This is a repository that contains the modified log-conform codes. We use it to parameterize the equations using G and \lambda instead of \eta_p and \lambda. An example with elastic Taylor-Culick retractions is also shown

    comphy-lab/Taylor-Culick-ViscoElastic's past year of commit activity
    C 0 Unlicense 0 0 0 Updated Sep 13, 2026
  • comphy-lab/comphy-obsidian-theme's past year of commit activity
    CSS 0 MIT 0 0 3 Updated Sep 13, 2026
  • hpc-basilisk-scaling Public

    Stock Basilisk MPI kernel scaling on MareNostrum5 GPP (EuroHPC Benchmark Access EHPC-BEN-2026B08-034)

    comphy-lab/hpc-basilisk-scaling's past year of commit activity
    Python 0 GPL-3.0 0 0 0 Updated Sep 12, 2026
  • comphy-lab/Bursting-Bubble's past year of commit activity
    Python 2 GPL-3.0 1 0 1 Updated Sep 12, 2026
  • active-drops-with-memory Public Forked from comphy-lab/ActiveDrops

    Spontaneous symmetry breaking of self-propelled drops that have memory

    comphy-lab/active-drops-with-memory's past year of commit activity
    C 0 GPL-3.0 1 0 2 Updated Sep 11, 2026
  • ActiveDrops Public

    Spontaneous symmetry breaking of self-propelled drops

    comphy-lab/ActiveDrops's past year of commit activity
    C 0 GPL-3.0 1 0 1 Updated Sep 11, 2026
  • VatsalSy Public
    comphy-lab/VatsalSy's past year of commit activity
    JavaScript 0 MIT 0 0 2 Updated Sep 11, 2026
  • Oceananigans.jl Public Forked from CliMA/Oceananigans.jl

    🌊 Julia software for fast, friendly, flexible, ocean-flavored fluid dynamics on CPUs and GPUs

    comphy-lab/Oceananigans.jl's past year of commit activity
    Julia 0 MIT 310 0 0 Updated Sep 10, 2026
  • pyoomph Public Forked from cdiddens/pyoomph

    CoMPhy fork of pyoomph: daily upstream tracking and tested integration candidates

    comphy-lab/pyoomph's past year of commit activity
    Python 0 7 0 0 Updated Sep 10, 2026

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