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

• Aerodynamic loads on track side objects

• Aerodynamic shape optimization of high speed trains using adjoint methods

• Large-scale tomographic particle image velocimetry

• Liquid-Crystal Particle Image Velocimetry

• Adjoint shape optimization of components of the air conditioning systems of aircraft
  

• 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

• Decay and amplification of turbulence in oscillatory pipe flow

• Large-Eddy Simulations of Turbulent Mixed Convection

 

  The following projects were carried out in the past:

• 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