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Kindling Minds, Not Just Filling Vessels – how teaching and the energy transition are coupled
2025/09/30
Lecture re-designed
Right before the new semester kicks off — with our completely redesigned course Chemically Reactive Flows – Theory and Practice with Python [1] — a quote on my coffee mug caught my attention (see pictures [2]):
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ERC Starting Grant for Arne Scholtissek – fantastic news for combustion research
2025/09/26
A milestone that makes me truly proud as a mentor
A major milestone on this path is an ERC Starting Grant. Congratulations to Arne Scholtissek for being awarded the ERC Starting Grant “Protocol for data-driven Manifold generation, validation, and utilization in high-fidelity combustion simulations – ProtoMan”.
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Why fundamental insights are crucial for turbulent hydrogen combustion
2025/09/25
(or why thinking inside a box can be key to getting out of it)
It was a pleasure to welcome Thomas Howarth from the Institute for Combustion Technology, RWTH Aachen University, to Darmstadt. His talk Lean Premixed Hydrogen Flames: From Laminar Foundations to Turbulent Jets sparked lively discussions.
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DFG Transfer Projects – combining the best of both worlds
2025/09/15
(What are Transfer Projects? Why are they important? What’s our topic?)
German Research Foundation has approved my Transfer Project “Modelling of Flow–Flame–Cooling-Air Interaction under Technically Relevant Conditions”. The project is now part of the Collaborative Research Centre / Transregio 150 “Turbulent, Chemically Reacting Multiphase Flows Near Walls” (speaker: Andreas Dreizler) of Technische Universität Darmstadt and Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT).
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Visit from Prof. Bassam Dally
2025/09/04
Visit from Prof. Bassam Dally
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When industry recognizes the power of fundamental research and collaboration
2025/09/01
Innovation Award Prize
We are delighted that our paper “ Comprehensive Modeling of the Cause-And-Effect Chain in Aero-Engine Combustor Simulations: From Primary Breakup to Soot Formation ” has been awarded First Prize in the Publications category at the Rolls-Royce Deutschland Innovation Awards 2025.
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What happens when a hydrogen flame interacts with a wall?
2025/07/09
New publication
Fundamental Research with Practical Impact – Supported by the DFG Priority Programme SPP 2419 HyCAM
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Meme of the week – only for CFD people
2025/07/09
Off-topic
Meme of the week – only for CFD people ….
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Insights into iron dust flames – a path forward to decarbonize industry
2025/07/09
New publication
Analyzing Iron Dust Bunsen Flames using Numerical Simulations by Thijs Hazenberg, Daniel Braig, Michael Fedoryk, Johannes Mich, Fabian Hagen, Stefan Harth, Björn Stelzner, Arne Scholtissek, Dimosthenis Trimis & myself.
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Marvellous flame wall interaction
2025/07/09
Thermodynamics Lecture
Today's Thermodynamics Lecture Ended with a Heroic Question What would Captain America (or Tux as a Marvel hero) say if a hydrogen flame hit his shield?
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ASME Turbo Expo 2025 – Memphis: A Week of Innovation, Insight, and Global Exchange
2025/07/09
Conference Highlights
Four researchers from Simulation of reactive Thermo-Fluid Systems (STFS), TU Darmstadt contributed to the ASME Turbo Expo 2025 in Memphis. Among the many innovative topics, hydrogen combustion received notable attention, reflecting its growing importance in the field and its key role on the way toward decarbonization.
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Runner-up for Best Doctorate Paper 2025 – Highlights from the Rolls-Royce Fluid Mechanics Conference 2025
2025/07/07
Highlights
Our paper “Comprehensive Modeling of the Cause-and-Effect Chain in Aero-Engine Combustor Simulations: From Primary Breakup to Soot Formation” was awarded Runner-up for Best Doctorate Paper 2025.
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Giving lectures at von Karman Institute – a rewarding experience as always
2025/06/13
Experience Report
I have had the pleasure of contributing to the Turbulent Combustion lecture series at the von Karman Institute for many years. It has become a renowned forum for presenting cutting-edge combustion research to the next generation of scientists.
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Exascale Supercomputing has come to Europe!
2025/06/13
Breaking news
During the 40th ISC High Performance 2025 (https://isc-hpc.com), Europe’s first Exascale system – JUPITER – has officially gone online. And we’re proud to be part of it!
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Dynamics of Iron Dust Flames Near a Wall: From Stability to Instability
2025/06/13
New publication
In our new paper, we use boundary-layer resolved simulations to investigate the behavior of iron dust flames near walls — both adiabatic and non-adiabatic. Our findings reveal critical insights into flame dynamics at particle-level resolution.