Simulation of reactive Thermo-Fluid Systems
Welcome to the website of the institute for the Simulation of Reactive Thermo Fluid Systems (STFS). At our institute we focus on the modeling and simulation of chemically reactive flows in the fields of mechanical engineering, energy technology and process engineering.
Our mission
To power a sustainable world, our research focuses on chemical energy carriers and exploits the potential of renewable fuels such as hydrogen, ammonia, methanol, iron and aluminum. We develop advanced modeling approaches and simulation techniques for chemically reactive laminar and turbulent multicomponent and multiphase flows. We use these simulation techniques to investigate combustion processes on all scales: from the smallest structures of the reaction zone and the formation of nanoparticles in solid fuel flames to the largest scales of of technically relevant combustion chambers.
The work of our research group is characterized by a close connection between fundamental and application-oriented research. Our aim is to understand the physical principles of combustion through direct numerical simulations (DNS) and to combine this knowledge in advanced mathematical models. By coupling these models with scale-resolving large-eddy simulations (LES), we can investigate even very complex practical applications such as aircraft engines, industrial furnaces and chemical reactors.
To achieve our goals, we work closely with colleagues, especially experimentalists, from science and industry.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Hasse,
Head of STFS
In our research, we investigate clean energy conversion processes. With simulations on high-performance computers, we gain detailed insights into reactive flows that were unthinkable just a few years ago. In doing so, we bridge the gap between basic research and technical applications.
News from STFS
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New Lecture: Decarbonization of Industrial Processes
März 21, 2024
From the coming summer semester 2024, the Institute Simulation of Reactive Thermo-Fluid Systems (STFS) will be offering the joint course „Decarbonization of Industrial Processes“ in cooperation with DLR for the first time. The lecture will take place at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg and will be transmitted digitally and interactively for the module at TU Darmstadt.
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Hydrogen week in Toulouse: towards high pressure experiments and simulations
March 12, 2024
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Picture: STFS4 successful Ph.D. defenses in 7 seven days
February 28, 2024
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Towards scale-reduced modeling of solid fuel combustion at technically relevant scales
February 14, 2024
Chemical reactor network modeling in the context of solid fuel combustion under oxy-fuel atmospheres
In our last news article, I discussed results from direct numerical simulation (DNS) resolving all scales in a very generic configuration. Here I would like to draw your attention to the other end of the spectrum – technically relevant scales.
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Iron combustion goes turbulent
February 03, 2024
First direct numerical simulation (DNS) of turbulent ignition and combustion of micrometer-sized iron particle suspensions
I am very pleased that our first DNS paper on a turbulent iron flame has been accepted for publication in Flow, Turbulence and Combustion (Springer). This was a great collaboration of Technische Universität Darmstadt, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Universität Stuttgart, Universität Bayreuth and the Max-Planck-Institut für Dynamik und Selbstorganisation.
Introduction to the institutes RSM & STFS at the TU Darmstadt
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Contact
Patricia John
john@stfs.tu-...
work +49 6151 16-24141
Work
L1|01 283
Otto-Berndt-Str. 2
64287
Darmstadt