Profile of the Institute

Flow phenomena occur in almost all technical and natural processes, from the flow of blood to the aircraft engine. They are usually very complex, since many different mechanisms are involved, which are often highly non-linear. On the other hand, these phenomena are crucial for overall processes, such as the efficiency of a machine. The detailed scientific investigation of fluid-mechanical processes using modern methods is therefore of great importance for many areas of engineering.
The Institute of Fluid Mechanics (ISM) faces the challenge to conduct basic research in fluid mechanics at an international level. Since the two chairs of the institute complement each other, they cover a very wide range of fluid mechanics phenomena and methodological tools. The topics range from flow measurement technology and the development of high-precision numerical methods to magneto-fluid dynamics, flow control, fundamental phenomena of film cooling and the flow in rotating machines to medical issues and problems in materials science. For this purpose, modern mathematical methods of numerics and stochastics, modern measurement technology and advanced computer hardware are used and supplemented by the development of fundamental methods. The institute conducts basic research and fulfills cross-sectional tasks that are relevant for many areas. Application-oriented studies are carried out in selected subject areas and industrial projects are processed.

The ISM pursues a close integration of research and teaching with the aim of providing students with comprehensive scientific and social education and qualifying them for complex tasks in science, technology and society.

The ISM is part of the Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering within the School of Engineering Sciences of TU Dresden.