The Institute of Fluid Mechanics

Flow phenomena occur almost everywhere and in huge variety and, for this reason, are of paramount importance for science and technology. The Institute of Fluid Mechanics at TU Dresden covers a broad range of physical and methodical fundamentals in the field of fluid mechanics. It focusses on the development of new experimental and numerical methods as well as approaches for the physical analysis of fluid dynamical processes, with the aim of understanding such highly complex processes and to master them.

Major research topics at the Institute of Fluid Mechanics are turbulence modeling, multiphase flows with several areas of application, such as hydrogen electrolysis or cavitation, discretization methods, surface cleaning, and applications to fluid machinery. Important areas of work are also aeroelasticity, cooling of thermally highly loaded turbines, real geometry effects, digital twins, probabilistics, and robust design of aeroengines. Aerodynamics represents a strong link between the chairs. Machine learning constitutes a further axis of common development.

The Institute of Fluid Mechanics mainly works in the TUD Research Priority Area "Energy, Environment, Mobility" with the aim of climate neutrality, efficiency and sustainability by optimizing energy conversion in mobility. Basic research in process technology aims at better modeling in order to improve resource efficiency, energy use and sustainability. Further activities in the Research Priority Areas "Materials", "Information Technology" and "Health Sciences" complete the portfolio.

With its wide thematic range and its methodologically diverse fundamental orientation, the Institute of Fluid Mechanics is future-oriented and highly compatible with numerous other scientific areas. It represents a cornerstone of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in the area of fundamental research.

Further information can be found in the profile of the institute.