Institute for Combustion Technology
Research in the fields of turbulent combustion and its applications in engines, gas turbines and furnaces, chemical kinetics of combustion, turbulence theory, multiphase flows and electrochemistry with applications to fuel cells. The approach is the combination of simultaneous theoretical model development, numerical simulation, and experimental validation. Within the Collaborative Research Center (SFB 686) "Model-Based Control of Homogenized Low-Temperature Combustion", aspects from the field of automatic control are also considered.
A further emphasis is on "Tailor-Made Fuels from Biomass" within the cluster of excellence under the same title. Diesel engines are operated in the institute and measurements are conducted in different flow reactors, high-pressure combustion chambers and open flames. For numerical simulations, in-house codes for direct numerical simulation (DNS), large eddy simulation (LES), Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS), and 1-D flame calculations are available.
Contact
Institut für Technische Verbrennung
RWTH Aachen University
Templergraben 64
52056 Aachen
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)241 80-94607
Fax: +49 (0)241 80-92923
Office hours: 09 a.m.-12 p.m.
- André-Jaumotte-Lehrstuhlinhaber (2021-2022)
Prof. Pitsch has received the inaugural André Jaumotte Chair of the Royal Belgian Academy of Sciences for the years 2021-2022.
- 19 April 2021
Two of the papers at the 38th Combustion Symposium, which are co-authored by researchers from ITV, received Distinguished Paper awards. We congratulate all authors of these papers and authors of all distinguished papers for this recognition. - 26.Oct-6.Nov 2020 Raik Hesse, Dr. Chaimae Bariki, and principal investigator Dr. Joachim Beeckmann had a research stay at the ‘center of applied space technology and microgravity’ (ZARM) in Bremen.
- 16-25. Sept 2020
Dr. Joachim Beeckmann participates in the 35th DLR Parabolic Flight Campaign - 08. July 2020
Publication of position paper: "Energiewende: verlässlich, machbar, technologieoffen" - 19. May 2020
Prof. Pitsch receives AIAA Air Breathing Propulsion Award - 11. May 2020
Prof. Alberto Cuoci receives the Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researcher - 29. April 2020
Dr. Ren receives Bernard Lewis Fellowship