Topics for Bachelor & Master Theses or Study Projects

  • There is always the possibility to write a Bachelor or Master thesis in the direction of numerical simulation of turbulent flows using stochastic approaches as ODT/ODTLES. The scientific topics reach from mixing, boundary layer processes, combustion, process engineering to meteorology and geophysics.
  • The Chair specializes in fundamental research using Stochastic Turbulence Models.
  • Students can also propose their own idea for a Thesis.
  • Possible tools to carry out the research are, e.g., OpenFOAM, Ansys Fluent, Nek5000, and
    in-house CFD software.
  • Required skills: solid background in fluid mechanics; experience with CFD methods (e.g. modules CFD 1 and CFD Project) and turbulence modeling, (e.g. module Turbulence Modeling)
  • Desired skills: programming experience in Fortran,C/C++, R, Python or Matlab; basic experience with Linux and computing clusters (e.g. modules Fundamentals of CFD or Parallel Computing).
  • Specific topics where the chair staff can already propose a detailed project outline are listed below.

Focus topics and general information

Student Assistants ("HiWi")  PDF

General information for Master, Bachelor Thesis and/or Study Projects  PDF


Master, Bachelor Thesis and/or Study Projects offered by all Chair divisions, incl. cooperation partners

  • Final Thesis -Applications with heat, mass, and momentum transfer: Turbo Fuel Cell (project descriptionPDF
  • Final Thesis - Stochastic estimation of unresolved fluctuations in RANS simulations   PDF

Master, Bachelor Thesis and/or Study Projects offered by the Young Investigator Group Advanced Modeling and Simulation of Transfer Processes for Next Generation Energy Systems

  • Homgenization of flow properties for thermal runaway testing of Li ion batteries (with Weiss Technik GmbHNEW!
  • CFD-based estimation of windloads on solar panels installed on roof tops (with LEPOSOL GmbHNEW!
  • Temperature Control of Heat Exchangers based on CFD (with Fraunhofer IEGPDF  
  • Physics-compatible modeling of transients in district heating (with Fraunhofer IEGPDF  
  • Numerical modeling of fluctuating wind fields PDF
  • Multiphysical modeling for electrolysis applications  PDF

Master, Bachelor Thesis and/or Study Projects offered by the Division of Flow Modelling for Energy and Process Engineering

  • Electrohydrodynamically enhanced pipe flows  PDF
  • Study Project (M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering): CFD-supported control for renewable energy-powered technologies PDF