Our team, led by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Kempf, Apl. Prof. Dr. Khadijeh Mohri, and Dr.-Ing. Irenäus Wlokas, develops and tests methods for the simulation, measurement, and optimization of reactive flows, flames, and detonations in facilities such as chemical reactors, gas turbine combustion chambers, hydrogen systems, piston engines, and iron direct reduction plants. Our methods shorten development times, minimize pollutants, and offer deep insights into processes and physics, enabling the development of cost-efficient, flexible, and safe facilities with significantly reduced emissions.
News
30-09-2026 Electrode Geometry in Ion Transport and Electrohydrodynamic Flow
A new Master’s thesis Using numerical simulations based on the coupled Poisson–Nernst–Planck and Navier–Stokes
24.09.2026 41st International Symposium on Combustion
The Chair of Fluid Dynamics was represented at the 41st International Symposium on Combustion in Kyoto, Japan, contributing four oral presentations and two poster presentations.
28.09.2026 A parametric modelling of the UDE optical engine
In his Bachelor thesis, Devanesh Bala Chandran developed a fully parametric CAD model of the UDE optical engine. The model gives our hydrogen engine simulations a flexible and traceable geometric basis.
28-09-2026 Numerical Modeling of Conduction, Convection, and Radiation in Neonatal Incubators
A recent bachelor thesis presents a comprehensive CFD framework modeling conduction, convection, and surface-to-surface radiation in neonatal incubators.
14.09.2026 Towards predicting Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition in smooth channels
A new hetero-monodisperse population balance model efficiently captures hetero-aggregate formation and growth while significantly reducing computational cost for CFD simulations.
14.09.2026 New Model for Hetero-Aggregate Formation
At IAC 2026, our team presented a new Monte Carlo model for efficient simulation of hetero-aggregate formation and growth.
16.07.2026 International Shock Wave Symposium
In a proceedings paper accepted for the International Shock Wave Symposium, Henrik Thomas investigates shock-wave focusing and ignition in hydrogen-air mixtures within three-wall corner geometries
14.07.2026 The Role of Oxide Layer Thickness in Turbulent Iron Combustion
A carrier-phase DNS study," has now been published in Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
06.07.2026 New Simulation Framework Improves Prediction of Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Formation in Spray Flames
The formation of iron oxide nanoparticles in turbulent spray flames using a novel simulation framework.
01.7.2026 A Milestone for Research Data Management
Research Data Management (RDM) remains an important focus for our team, and we continue to make steady progress in strengthening good research data practices.
Links at the UDE:
- Faculty of Engineering
- Institute for Energy and Materials Processes
- Center for NanoIntegration, CENIDE
- NanoEnergieTechnikZentrum, NETZ
- Center for Energy Research, CER.UDE
- Center for Computational Sciences and Simulation, CCSS
- SFB 445
- Institute of Energy and Environmental Technology e.V. (IUTA)
- Forschergruppe 2284