<s>
μFluids	B-Operating_System
@Home	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
computer	O
simulation	O
of	O
two-phase	O
flow	O
behavior	O
in	O
microgravity	O
and	O
microfluidics	O
problems	O
at	O
Purdue	O
University	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Surface	B-Application
Evolver	I-Application
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
's	O
purpose	O
is	O
to	O
develop	O
better	O
methods	O
for	O
the	O
management	O
of	O
liquid	O
rocket	O
propellants	O
in	O
microgravity	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
investigate	O
two-phase	O
flow	O
in	O
microelectromechanical	B-Architecture
systems	I-Architecture
,	O
taking	O
into	O
account	O
factors	O
like	O
surface	O
tension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Systems	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
designed	O
that	O
use	O
electrowetting	B-General_Concept
,	O
channel	O
geometry	O
,	O
and	O
hydrophobic	O
or	O
hydrophilic	O
coatings	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
smooth	O
passage	O
of	O
fluids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
μFluids	B-Operating_System
@Home	I-Operating_System
uses	O
the	O
BOINC	B-Operating_System
volunteer	B-Operating_System
computing	I-Operating_System
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
unit	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
times	O
are	O
generally	O
less	O
than	O
20	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
must	O
run	O
many	O
work	O
units	O
to	O
get	O
levels	O
of	O
credit	O
comparable	O
to	O
SETI	B-Application
@home	I-Application
or	O
climateprediction.net	B-Operating_System
BOINC	B-Operating_System
projects	O
.	O
</s>
