Fuel Cells and Water Electrolysis
Contact Person:
Jan Hollmann, Aydan Gedik, Maike Willke
Typical topics for theses:
- Experimental characterization of SOFC/SOEC/PEMFC single cells
- Modeling of transport processes in electrochemical cells
- Modeling and control of fuel cell and electrolysis systems
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SOFC Stack Design (external)
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IfT, Leibniz Universität Hannover
External master thesis at Airbus CRT (Central Research & Technology) in Hamburg- Finkenwerder in cooperation with IfT.
Areas of responsibility for work in SOFC Stack Design:
- Optimisation of the stack and cell design
- Mechanical integration / gas interface
- Electrical interface / current collection
Start of work from July 2023.
Link to the call for entries (Ausschreibung). If you are interested, please contact Jan Hollmann.
Modeling of SOFC gas turbine configurations for the use of climate-neutral fuels in future aircraft engines.
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Thermoelectric Cell (PEM)
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Extension of an electrochemical model to represent the influence of coupled transport processes on the behavior of a PEM-based thermoelectric energy converter
Experimental investigation of coupled transport processes in an electrochemical thermocell with two hydrogen electrodes
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SOFC - Ion Conductivity (EXP)
Experimental determination of ionic conductivity of HT oxide ceramics by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) (SA,MA)
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Ejectors for PEM Fuel Cell Systems
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Experimental investigation of an ejector for use in the anode recirculation path of a PEM fuel cell (BA, SA)
Thermodynamic Cycle Processes
Contact Person:
Marius Nozinski, Jonas Hesse
Typical topics for theses:
- Modeling and experimental investigations on heat pumps
- Modeling and design of single-phase or two-phase cyclic processes
- Experimental investigations on CO2 geothermal probes
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Electricity Generation from Geothermal Energy in a Disused Mine
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IfT, Leibniz Universität Hannover
Feasibility analysis for electricity generation from geothermal energy in a disused potash mine (BA, SA, MA)
If you are interested, please contact Robin Kahlfeld.
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Thermal Characterization of Hybrid Electric Aircraft
Thermal Characterization of Hybrid Electric Aircraft
If you are interested, please contact Marius Nozinski.
Heat and Mass Transfer
Contact Person:
Marco Fuchs, Conrad Zimmermann, Robin Kahlfeld, Jan Stegmann, Sebastian Wendt
Typical topics for theses:
- CFD simulations for the optimization of heat exchangers
- Investigations on heat transfer at structured surfaces
- Experimental studies on mixture condensation
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Substance Data Investigations
High-precision measurements of heat capacities of different cooling lubricants using Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)
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Numerical Investigations of Heat Transfers
Implementation of a convective heat transfer boundary condition in a machining simulation model in ABAQUS CEL.
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Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer Coefficients
Experimental investigation of convective heat transfer coefficients of KSS impingement flows
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Heat transfer at functionalized surfaces
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Development of an image analysis for measuring the contact angle of refrigerants Experimental investigation of the wetting behavior on functionalized surfaces
Experimental investigation of the stability of functionalized surfaces
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Water recovery from the exhaust gas stream of a water-enhanced turbofan
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[Translate to English:] Quelle: MTU Aero Engines AG Modeling and experimental investigation on heat and mass transfer in plate-fin condenser for water recovery from a water vapor-air mixture.
Start of work from April 2023.
If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Jonas Hesse.
The Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hamelin (ISFH) regularly offers student work in the field of "Photovoltaics" and "Solar Systems", which is supervised by the Institute of Thermodynamics as external work. Contact person at the ISFH is Mr. Julian Jensen.
Students of the Industrial Engineering and Business Studies program who are looking for a programming assignment in the context of the module "Scientific Computing II" on the following topics
- Fuel Cells and Water Electrolysis
- Heat Transfer
- Cycles
- Equations of State
can contact Marius Nozinski and make an inquiry about available topics.
Contact for general questions about student theses
30823 Garbsen
