1. MULTI-SCALE FLUID MECHANICS OF NUTRIENT ABSORPTION IN THE SMALL INTESTINE ANALYZED WITH 2D AND 3D LATTICE BOLTZMANN MODELS Open Access Author: Banco, Gino G. Title: MULTI-SCALE FLUID MECHANICS OF NUTRIENT ABSORPTION IN THE SMALL INTESTINE ANALYZED WITH 2D AND 3D LATTICE BOLTZMANN MODELS Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: fluid dynamicsfluid mechanicssmall intestinelattice boltzmanncomputational fluid dynamics (cfd) File: Download Banco_Dissertation_eTD_22Oct10.pdf Committee Members: James Gordon Brasseur, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorJames Gordon Brasseur, Committee Chair/Co-ChairKeefe B Manning, Committee MemberEric M Mockensturm, Committee MemberJames S Ultman, Committee Member