All lectures take place in Summer Semester and at auditorium V 10.11, Pfaffenwaldring 10.
Exams of Major subjects are oral. Please make an appointment at the institute secretary's office.

Lectures time table can be found on the german page.


Hydraulic Machinery

(Prof. Dr.-Ing. Göde, 3 SWS in SS, ECTS: 4,5)

  • turbines
  • pumps
  • pumpturbines

     

     


     


    basics
    construction
    characteristic values
    cavitation
    introduction to design
    characteristics and machine behavior
    calculation and construction of components

  • hydrodynamic gears
  • valves
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    Computational Fluid Dynamics I

    (Dr.-Ing. Ruprecht, 3 SWS in SS, ECTS: 4,5)

    • introduction to numerical calculations
    • introduction to computational fluid dynamics
    • Navier-Stokes equation
    • finite-difference method
    • finite-volume method
    • finite-element method
    • application of CFD



    Computational Fluid Dynamics 2 (Computer exercises)

    (Dipl.-Ing. A. Ruopp, 1 SWS in SS, ECTS: 1,5)

    • demonstrations and applications of commercial CFD-Codes
    • FENFLOSS (developed at IHS)
    • programming of codes for special applications



    Introduction to Turbulence Modelling

    (Dr.-Ing. Ruprecht, 1 SWS im SS, ECTS: 1,5)

    • Navier-Stokes equation
    • Reynolds-averaging
    • eddy viscosity models
    • Prandtl mixing length model
    • k-ε model
    • Reynolds stress models
    • large eddy simulations



    Measurement Techniques in Fluid Mechanics

    (Dipl.-Ing. O. Kirschner, 1 SWS in SS, ECTS: 1,5)

    • similitude
    • visualisation
    • pressure measurement
    • discharge measurement
    • velocity measurement



    Transients in Plants with Hydraulic Machinery

    (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Göde, Dr.-Ing. Ruprecht, 2 SWS in SS, ECTS: 3,0)

    • dynamic pressure changes in pipes with valves
    • pumps and turbines
    • simulation methods
    • possibilities for reduction of pressure changes
    • applications



    Design of Hydraulic Machinery

    (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Göde, 1 SWS in SS, ECTS: 1,5)

    • operating conditions
    • selection of turbine type
    • design- und offdesign behavior
    • design of spiral case, stay vanes, wicket gates, runner and draft tube
    • cavitation behavior



    Experimental Investigation of Hydraulic Machinery

    (Dipl.-Ing. O. Kirschner, 1 SWS im SS, ECTS: 1,5)

    • measurement techniques for hydraulic power plants
    • methods to measure hydraulic efficiency of hydraulic machinery (on situ and model measurements)
    • valve measurement
    • controller measuremnts in HPP
    • noise and vibration measuremnts




    Appliance of Selected Lasermethods in Fluid Measurement

    (Dipl.-Ing. O. Kirschner, 1 SWS im SS, ECTS: 1,5)

    • basics (laser, refraction, particles ...)
    • LDA
    • PIV




    Sea Energy

    (Dr.-Ing. Ruprecht, 2 SWS in SS, ECTS: 3,0)

    • overview about energy generation
    • renewable energy
    • Sea Energy: tide, waves, current, osmosis, thermal
    • projects



    The role of Water Power

    (Dr.-Ing. Schiffer, 1 SWS im SS, ECTS: 1,5)



    Water Power Plants - Case Studies

    (Dr. Heimerl, 1 SWS in SS, ECTS: 1,5)




    Hydraulic Machinery Colloquium


    (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Göde)

    • Subjects are announced in time



    other lectures by agreement possible