Andy Woods
Geophysics, Geodynamics and Tectonics
 La Chandra Bioscience Private Limited
Greece
Biography
I have interests in modelling fluid flow processes, primarily related to the Earth Sciences including volcanic systems, flow and reactions in porous media and the deposition and remobilisation of sediment. I also work on oil-water two phase flows in porous media and in pipes, as well as having an interest in natural ventilation and low energy buildings.
Research Interest
Work on volcanic systems includes processes in magma chambers, including the cooling, crystallisation and exsolution of volatiles and the concomitant flow processes such as triggering of eruptions and mixing of magmas with initially disparate densities which evolve through cooling. I also model both experimentally and theoretically the two phase dynamics of magma eruptions to the surface, including the effects of volatile exsolution and expansion through decompression from a high pressure chamber to the surface, and also the effects of viscosity changes to the magma during this process
