Computational Fluid Dynamics and Simulation Lab
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 2025: here and on the course page.
This interdisciplinary practical course focuses on applications of mathematics for simulations on high performance computers, e.g., for computational fluid dynamics. Within this context, the interlocking concepts of
- mathematical modeling,
- numerical simulation (with lattice Boltzmann methods),
- 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.
