Research Projects

The following research projects with more fundamental objectives are carried out mainly by PhD or Master students:

• Experimental Study of the Compression-Wave Generation due to Train-Tunnel Entry

• Large-scale Tomographic Particle Image Velocimetry

• Liquid-Crystal Particle Image Velocimetry

• Tomographic-Thermochromic-Liquid-Crystal-Particle-Image-Velocimetry

• Experimental Investigations of Structure Formation in Turbulent Mixed Convective Duct Flows

• Direct Numerical Simulation and Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Pipe and Channel Flows

• Experimental Studies of Mass and Heat Transport due to Condensation in Gap Wind Tunnels

• Large-Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Mixed Convection

 

  The following projects were carried out in the past:

• Adjoint Shape Optimization of Components of the Air Conditioning Systems of Aircraft

• Aerodynamic Loads on Track Side Objects

• Aerodynamic Shape Optimization of High Speed Trains using Adjoint Methods

• Decay and Amplification of Turbulence in Oscillatory Pipe Flow

• Large Eddy Simulation of Train Aerodynamics in Cross Winds

• Turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard Convection in Cylindrical Containers

• Turbulent Thermal and Mixed Convection with Obstacles

• Turbulent Convection and Thermal Radiation in a Rayleigh-Bénard-Cell

• Rotating Turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard Convection

• Numerical and Experimental Investigations of the Flow in the Human Airways

• Numerical Simulation of Insect Flight Maneuvers