About us

The Department of Fluid Mechanics has been headed since 2003 by Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Gunther Brenner since 2003. With the reappointment of this professorship, a reorientation of the research topics was implemented.

One methodological focus is the numerical simulation of flows (CFD Computational Fluid Dynamics) - a technique that has increasingly supplemented the traditional mainstays of fluid mechanics, theory and experiment, in recent years. In addition to the further development of simulation techniques and the optimization of algorithms for parallel supercomputers, the focus is on the application of these techniques to solve engineering problems. The second methodological focus is the further development and application of modern, laser-based measurement methods in fluid mechanics. Here, too, the use of powerful computers has become indispensable.

On the one hand, the spectrum of research work covers various aspects of the classic application areas of fluid mechanics, e.g. turbulence research or gas dynamics. From a technological point of view, interest is focused on turbomachinery and flow processes in the field of chemical and thermal process engineering. There are also close collaborations with institutes in the field of materials science.