Welcome to the Lattice Boltzmann Research Group

The Lattice Boltzmann Research Group (LBRG) is an interdisciplinary research group that aims to take advantage of novel mathematical modeling strategies and numerical methods to enable large-scale simulations and optimal control of fluid flows for applications in process engineering. The LBRG aims at a better fundamental understanding of suspensions in general and for the improvement of mechanical processes and medical treatments. In particular the LBRG designs and uses models, algorithms, and open source simulation tools such as OpenLB, always taking advantage of modern high performance computers for the simulation of, for example:

  • Particulate fluid flows
  • Thermal flows
  • Turbulent flows
  • Material transport and chemical reactive flows
  • Light transport
  • Fluid-structure interaction
  • Flows in porous media and complex geometries

The LBRG’s teaching and education concept is project- and research-oriented, offering for example basic programming courses, lectures on parallel computing, software tutorials, and advanced seminars on particular fluid flow simulations as well as optimal control theory.
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2025/02/10 – Further Cooperation with the Brno University of Technology

We are happy to announce that we will extend our cooperation with Frantisek Prinz, Frantisek Lizal and many more from the Brno University of Technology. In March we first published a paper on paper on Comprehensive experimental and numerical validation of Lattice Boltzmann fluid flow and particle simulations in a child respiratory tract. Now we aim to study particle transport and deposition within the human respiratory system. This is essential for understanding various physiological and pathological processes as well as for developing effective drug delivery strategies. While considerable research has focused on male airway models, there is a growing recognition of the need to investigate female-specific airway geometries due to significant anatomical and physiological differences between sexes.

For the 1st paper take a look at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010482524000787



2025/02/10 – Welcoming our guest Yongbo Deng

We are honored to welcome Yongbo Deng from Institute of Microstructure Technology (IMT)

Yongbo Deng is visiting us for a presentation on Topology Optimization of Micro and Nano Structures, which introduces a theoretical method for the development of Highly lightweight structures. This technique has numerous applications, metalenses in visible and infrared light, metalens arrays and many more.

We sincerely thank Yongbo Deng for his time and effort and look forward to future collaborations!



2025/01/27 – Job Advertisement

At the Institute of Mechanical Process Engineering and Mechanics (MVM) and the Institute of Applied and Numerical Mathematics (IANM) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) we are looking for a Research assistant for our team Lattice Boltzmann Research Group (www.lbrg.kit.edu). Within the scope of a research project on the modelling and simulation of turbulent multi-component fluid flows, a full-time position is to be filled temporarily.

Besides enjoying scientific problem analysis as well as mathematical and/or process/chemical/mechanical engineering problems and/or computer science using parallel computers (CPU and GPU cluster), we expect you to have good programming skills, initiative, imagination and good communication skills in written and spoken German and English. Great importance is attached to working in a team.

Please send applications with the usual documents, preferably electronically in a pdf file, to mathias.krause@kit.edu



2025/01/20 – Official Start of the SeaDream Project

The SeaDream project strengthens EU efforts to achieve climate neutrality and to meet green energy and environmental targets.

SeaDream plays a crucial role in ensuring that marine energy is used sustainably and that coastal environments are preserved in line with EU policies.

The development of a high-resolution water-quality data service at sea is at the core of SeaDream’s mission. Data like these are crucial for addressing specific questions regarding maritime renewable energy generation and storage. In cooperation with the University of Luxembourg, the University of Liverpool, and several other partners, the Lattice Boltzmann Research Group (LBRT) at KIT will work on this project for four years.

Further information can be found at https://www.lbrg.kit.edu/page/seadream/. A video of a Large Eddy Lattice Boltzmann Simulation of a Wind Park is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCAQiXfV50I



2025/01/11 – 8th Spring School on Lattice Boltzmann Methods with OpenLB and ProLB Software Lab in Marseille (France) – Register Now

Registration is now open for the 8th Spring School 2025 on Lattice Boltzmann Methods with OpenLB and ProLB Software Lab that will be held in Marseille/France form 19.05.2025 – 23.05.2025.

The spring school introduces scientists and applicants from industry to the theory of LBM and trains them on practical problems. The first half of the week is dedicated to the theoretical fundamentals of LBM up to ongoing research on selected topics. Followed by mentored training on case studies using OpenLB or ProLB in the second half, where the participants gain deep insights into LBM and its applications. This educational concept is probably unique in the LBM community and offers a comprehensive and personal guided approach to LBM. Participants also benefit from the knowledge exchange during poster session, coffee breaks and the excursion. We look forward to your participation.

For more details and registration, visit https://www.openlb.net/spring-school-2025/.



2024/12/09 – Welcoming our new research staff member: Christoph Gaul

We are pleased to announce that Christoph Gaul has joined our team as a new research staff member. His main topic of research will be Modelling ans Simulation of Particulate Flows. More percisely development of models and numerical methods for the simulation of particulate, turbulent and reactive flows for process engineering applications. For further information, visit https://www.lbrg.kit.edu/~christophgaul/ .


2024/12/02 – Welcoming our guest Philipp Spelten

We are honored to welcome Philipp Spelten from the University of Siegen at the Lattice Boltzmann Research Group (LBRG) at KIT.

During his visit, Philipp worked on aeroacoustics and noise prediction for airfoils with Lattice Boltzmann Simulations in OpenLB.We would like to thank Philipp for his time and effort. We are looking forward to future collaborations.


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