© Nils Eisfeld
Chair of Thermodynamics
As a branch of physics, thermodynamics teaches the fundamentals of energy conversion and is therefore also referred to as the theory of energy. It provides important fundamentals, particularly for energy and process engineering. The subject is the balancing and evaluation of processes for energy conversion and transfer involving heat as well as the description of the thermal and energetic state behavior of fluids.
The Chair covers basic lectures on thermodynamics/energy theory for students on degree programs in Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy Systems, Process and Natural Materials Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Management as well as Wood Science and Technology. In-depth courses such as process thermodynamics, chemical and multiphase thermodynamics, applied molecular thermodynamics and material data are also offered.
Core research areas include the characterization and modelling of diffusion and adsorption processes in porous solids, the investigation and development of new storage media for thermal energy storage and the theoretical determination of thermophysical material data.