Process Fluid Dynamics and Turbomachinery

Bastian Schöneberger, M. Sc.

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Illustrative Picture of the research group's topics
Top: Visualization of the turbulent structures including vortex shedding at the trailing edge of a centrifugal pump impeller from a Detached-Eddy-Simulation (SST-IDDES, Isosurface of Q-Criterion coloured with spanwise velocity);
Bottom: Film splitting in the coating gap at a reverse roll coating process (numerical simulation, VOF-method)

The research group „Process Fluid Dynamics and Turbomachinery“ deals with fluid mechanical and thermodynamical processes in the fields of process-, food- and medical engineering as well as development, design and optimization of turbomachines. Aside from the academical research the group successfully collaborates with industry.

In the field of turbomachinery the research group has long-term experience in designing and optimizing blowers for household appliances. Additionally, fans and blowers for special purposes are a main area of research, for example fans for respiratory devices, tunnel ventilation or large-scale blowers for pyrolysis plants. The group also has great expertise in the field of centrifugal pumps, especially pumps for wastewater applications.

The research field of process fluid dynamics is mainly filled with topics from life sciences. Core topics here are personalozied respiration and coating of transdermal therapeutical systems as well as novel cooling and drying technologies for food processing technology.

Based on the application the research group works with analytical, numerical or experimental methods.