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Optimal health is a prerequisite for every other aspect of life. I believe optimal health can only be achieved by
What is life without a lifetime companion that you love? .................Emptier, I believe. What is life without wonderful children? ...........Non-existent. Just look at the disappointing birth rate statistics for the developed world.
Work in its most general form is important for everybody whether it is hunting the Argentinian prairie for food, designing a new high performance nuclear reactor or trying out the newest financial derivatives risk models. Combined with #2 it gives life meaning, a purpose. Without this purpose life become rather meaningless. Furthermore, work has the potential to stimulate your brain in a way no other activity does. For the type of work that I am interesting in please Click Here.
Internationalism also has the potential of stimulating your brain in a way no other activity does. People of today are very fortunate. With the advent of the Internet it is extremely easy to get to know people from other cultures on the Planet and maintain contact wherever you are. All it really takes is openness, open-mindedness and a little effort. And it may change your perspective and life in a profound way; if you give it a chance.
To sum up, my work related interests have always been centered around Building
mathematical models, applying numerical analysis and using computer
programming to simulate complex non-linear dynamical systems.
I have extensive experience and knowledge solving systems of non-linear PDEs numerically, both in steady-state and unsteady cases. Direct simulation of dynamical systems is a key interest. For this reason (and the fact that I am an Nuclear and Electrical Engineer) I am also interested in control engineering and signal processing and analysis. Up till now my modeling and simulating efforts have been concentrated on those of importance for nuclear power reactors: Reactor Physics (Neutronics): The multi-group diffusion equation,
both steady-state and unsteady state. These equations describe the
distribution of neutronics in space, time and energy (more accurate
descriptions of neutron transport based on the Boltzmann transport
equation also take into account the angular neutron distribution). In
steady-state this equation consists of G non-linear PDEs, where is the
number of neutron energy groups. In the unsteady case these G PDEs are
coupled to typically 6 PDEs describing the production of delayed
neutrons.
Reactor core thermal-hydraulics: Single- and two-phase fluid
conservation equations. In the general unsteady case a set of 3
non-linear PDEs coupled to a number of algebraic equations (for void
fraction, wall shear stress and sub-cooled boiling).
Large enclosure thermal-hydraulics: 1-D Fluid conservations for stratified
multi-component flows consisting of I+2 coupled non-linear PDEs, where
I is the number of fluid components. The equations are solved in the
Lagrangian frame to accommodate the near-discontinuous flow field of the
stratified fluid.
Financial Mathematics: I am also interested in financial
mathematical modeling, mostly
financial derivatives pricing models.
Software development: I have extensive knowledge, experience
and interest in building large
computer codes for simulation purposes.
I have built a complete coupled
neutronics thermal-hydraulics model of a natural circulation BWR. To
simulate reactor behavior with this model, I implemented a C code with
more than 20,000 lines of well-commented and well-structured source code.
More recently I have done extensive
modeling and simulation efforts addressing nuclear reactor containment
responses. For this modeling effort, I have switched to C++ as my
preferred programming language because of the clear advantages that
object-oriented programming has to offer. The resulting C++ code has
more than 50,000 lines of well-commented highly advanced C++ source code.
I spent a considerable effort applying
state-of-the-art object-oriented analysis and design, including the use
of Use Cases, CRC cards, and class interaction diagrams and class
diagrams in UML. The resulting C++ code utilizes numerous design
patterns both standard and new ones coined during the design phase of
the project.
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