Bachelor theses / Master theses / Diploma theses / Compulsory internship

The institute of fluids dynamics has been developing various numerical tools for the prediction of particle transport in flows. A distinguished feature of the institute lies in the deposition and resuspension of solid particles in turbulent flows. In many industrial and natural processes, the deposition of solid particles is of significant importance. A typical example includes for instance the deposition and the resuspension of microplastic particles in rivers. Our previous experimental and numerical studies showed that the deposition of particles is considerably increased in a turbulent flow evolving over a rough wall surface. Within the frame of a 6-month internship, a model will be developed to randomly generate realistic three-dimensional terrains (height maps). The objective of the internship will be to study the effect of randomness in the generated terrains on the particle deposition rate. The flow simulations will be performed using direct numerical simulations.

• Student with above average marks
• good programing skills
• good written and oral communication skills in English, German language is an asset (free classes are available on site)

• 6-month internship
• Interest in multiphase flow phenomenas and in applied mathematics