Research groups
The department of Thermal and Fluid Engineering (TFE) comprises five research groups. For more details about the research groups click on one of the links below.
Engineering Fluid Dynamics
The research of the chair deals with theoretical, numerical and experimental studies, all aimed for applications in Mechanical Engineering. Research focuses mainly on rotating flow machines, multiphase flow and wave phenomena, computational aerodynamic and biophysical fluid dynamics.
Chaired by: prof. dr. ir. Kees Venner
Chaired by: prof. dr. ir. Kees Venner
Fluid Mechanics for Functional Material
The Fluid Mechanics for Functional Material team creates new materials from scratch. Here, droplets or particles are used as "building blocks" that add functionality to 3D-printed pieces in programmable shapes.
Multi-scale Mechanics
The chair Multiscale Mechanics studies systems in which physical and mechanical processes with distinct characteristic scales (large versus small, slow versus fast, localized versus collective) are equally important – and interacting.
Chaired by: prof. dr. Stefan Luding
Chaired by: prof. dr. Stefan Luding
Thermal Engineering
The research in the Thermal Engineering group is concerned with questions related to industrial applications of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat and mass transport. Priority is given to the efficient use of energy, sustainable energy and the minimization of environmental impact of our future energy systems.
Chaired by: prof. dr. ir. Gerrit Brem
Chaired by: prof. dr. ir. Gerrit Brem