Description:
The Chair of Reactive Flows develops its own in-house, state-of-the-art solvers (e.g., 3D Helmholtz solvers and network solvers) to model and predict thermoacoustic instabilities in reactive flow configurations, such as gas turbines. As part of your thesis, you will contribute to the development of these solvers by implementing, validating, and applying new physical models and numerical methods. We have several open implementation and research questions and offer a variety of possible thesis topics and work packages. The specific focus of your project will be defined together based on your interests, background, and strengths.
Scope of Work:
- Literature review on a specific topic and familiarization with our existing solvers and models
- Development, implementation, and validation of new model features
- Application of the developed methods to existing test cases and analysis of the results
- Possible topics for the network solver include: acoustic forcing analysis and mode reconstruction, linear state space formulation, Bloch-wave boundary conditions, 3D-Helmholtz solver interface
- Possible topics for the 3D Helmholtz solver include: acoustic forcing analysis and scattering matrix reconstruction, Bloch wave boundary conditions, Flame response modeling and impedance boundary modeling, Mach number effects
Requirements:
- Basic knowledge of fluid mechanics and acoustics
- Strong mathematical background
- Programming (Python/Matlab) and post-processing skills
- Good English or German language skills
For applications or further information, please contact:
Chair of Reactive Flows, lehre@rf.uni-hannover.de, please include your CV and a current transcript of records (grade overview) with your application.
