Computational Fluid Dynamics and Simulation Lab
Dr.-Ing. Fedor Bukreev
Dr. Stephan Simonis
PD Dr. Mathias J. Krause
PD Dr. Gudrun Thäter
In collaboration with the Scientific Computing Center (SCC) at KIT:
Dr. Jasmin Hörter
Prof. Dr. Martin Frank
Current information regarding the summer term 2026: here and on the course page.
Discover the power of Lattice Boltzmann Methods (LBM) in multi-physics simulations. This course bridges the gap between theory and practice, giving you insight into modeling transport phenomena in fluids, solids, and beyond, using examples such as chemical reactors, centrifugal pumps, airfoils, and many more.
Within this context, the interlocking concepts of
- mathematical modeling,
- numerical simulation (with LBM),
- high performance computing and
- presentation and evaluation of results
are taught with the help of examples.
Under guidance, a fluid dynamics problem is formulated, simulated and hence evaluated with the help of the computational results. Therefor, the C++ software library OpenLB is provided and its usage on high performance computers is enabled.
The projects are carried out in small groups that are supervised by doctoral students. At the end of the project phase, a written report has to be submitted. Each group gives a short presentation to highlight specific results obtained during the course. Own project topics suggested by the participating students are welcome.
This course is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science as part of the Excellence Strategy of the German Federal and State Governments.
More information can be found here.
Student projects of the summer term in 2025:
- High-fidelity Visualization for CFD
- Grid Refinement in Urban Flows
- Bubble Generation Methods
- Bubble Initialization Methods
- Pipe Topology Optimization I: Flow
- Pipe Topology Optimization II: Optimizers
- Taylor–Couette Flow Validation
- WM-LES of Centrifugal Pump
- American Option Pricing with the LBM
The winners of our CFDS Lab Video Prize in 2025 are: Sontraud Wolf, Kai Ritter, and Felix Hoffmann. Their video on Bubble Generation Methods in OpenLB is available here.
Student projects of the summer term in 2024:
- Sphere Packing Flow
- Kinetic Turbulence Simulation
- Allan–Cahn Phase Field Model Validation
- Cross Fluid Flow Modeling
- Simulating a Chamber Filter Press
