New Student Projects: Spring Semester 2013

At the discretion of the project supervisor, it may be possible to change the scope of a Semester project to that of a Bachelor thesis, and vice versa.

Master Thesis

Impact of Shroud and Hub Cavity on Turbine Performance > Download Description
Supervisor: Altug Melik Basol

Design and development of the Optical Backscatter Probe for extended application range> Download Description
Supervisor: Ilias Bosdas

Experimental and Numerical characterization of a Laser Produced Plasma> Download Description
Supervisor: Dr. Nadia Gambino

Smart Micro-Grid System: System design, optimisation & testing> Download Description
Supervisor: Dr. Anna Gawlikowska

Remote Control Monitoring & Optimization of a Micro-Grid> Download Description
Supervisor: Dr. Anna Gawlikowska

Effect of Atmospheric Stability on Wind Farm Performance> Download Description
Supervisor: Samira Jafari

Unsteady Full RANS Simulation of Downwind Wind Turbine> Download Description
Supervisor: Christian Kress

Infra-red thermography with an optical probe in the axial turbine facility LISA> Download Description
Supervisor: Sebastiano Lazzi Gazzini

A Fast-Response Aerodynamic Probe for Droplet Laden Flows> Download Description
Supervisor: Dr Michel Mansour

Amplitude and Phase Variation in state of the art CFD codes> Download Description
Supervisor: Patrick Rebholz

High Frequency Droplet-on-demand Dispenser for EUV Sources> Download Description
Supervisor: Dr Bob Rollinger

Propulsion Optimisation and Control of LEC’s windFlyer II> Download Description
Supervisor: Balaji Subramanian

Automated 3D Atmospheric Flow Postprocessor and Visualization Tool> Download Description
Supervisor: Mohsen Zendehbad

Semester Project

CFD implementation of Immersed Boundary Method in MULTI3> Download Description
Supervisor: Asad Raheem

Assessment of the Numerical Smoothing on the Prediction of the Vortices> Download Description
Supervisor: Altug Melik Basol

Adaptation of the k-ω turbulence model for turbomachinery applications> Download Description
Supervisor: Altug Melik Basol

Next generation fast response pressure probe for use in a liquid metal droplet generator> Download Description
Supervisor: Luna Bozinova

Pulsed Inductive Plasma Thruster> Download Description
Supervisor: Andrea Giovannini

Interaction between hypersonic flow and plasma> Download Description
Supervisor: Andrea Giovannini

Full Energy Audit for RES in a Polish Region> Download Description
Supervisor: Dr. Anna Gawlikowska

Prediction of Wind Farm Performance Using LEC’s Wind Modeler> Download Description
Supervisor: Samira Jafari

Inflow Distortion in LEC’s Wake Model> Download Description
Supervisor: Christian Kress

Computation of advanced gas turbine endwall heat transfer> Download Description
Supervisor: Benoit Laveau

Convective heat transfer predictions for a turbine blade passage with endwall contouring.> Download Description
Supervisor: Benoit Laveau

Effect of end wall contouring on the performance of an HP turbine with non-axisymmetric end wall contouring> Download Description
Supervisor: Kai Regina

Optimized Continuous Droplet Generation in an EUV Source> Download Description
Supervisor: Dr Bob Rollinger

Pressure Sensor for Application in a High Vacuum Environment> Download Description
Supervisor: Dr Bob Rollinger

Improved Site Assessment and Energy Yield Prediction for Wind Farms> Download Description
Supervisor: Antriksh Singh

Integrated Identification and Micro-siting of Wind Projects> Download Description
Supervisor: Antriksh Singh

Automated kite system for wind flow measurements> Download Description
Supervisor: Balaji Subramanian

Optimization of the laser droplet triggering system for the ALPS facility> Download Description
Supervisor: Christina Tsalicoglou

Assessment and Integration of Impeller Blade Vibration Measurement System for High-Speed Centrifugal Compressor Facility ‘RIGI’> Download Description
Supervisor: Klemens Vogel

Hybrid Steel-CFRP Wind Turbine Towers> Download Description
Supervisor: Mohsen Zendehbad

Bachelor Thesis

Mass flow characteristics of a tin jet >Download Description
Supervisor: Luna Bozinova

Wind Energy Visual Impact : Social Acceptance Field Study >Download Description
Supervisor: Dr. Anna Gawlikowska

Smart Micro-Grid System: Structural Design & Manufacturing >Download Description
Supervisor: Dr. Anna Gawlikowska

Impact of thermal resistance on the accuracy of IR heat transfer measurements in an axial gas turbine >Download Description
Supervisor: Sebastiano Lazzi Gazzini

Wind Turbine Power Performance Assessment using the LEC’s Nacelle-Mounted Fast 3D Wind Measurement System >Download Description
Supervisor: Dr Michel Mansour

Numerical Investigation of the Blade Curvature Alteration Effects due to surface-mounted Pressure Sensors >Download Description
Supervisor: Patrick Rebholz

Power Supply for Turbine Shaft Onboard Electronics >Download Description
Supervisor: Patrick Rebholz

Effect of Complex terrain on Wind Turbine Performance: The Japanese Case > Download Description
Supervisor: Balaji Subramanian

Optimization of wind farm operation through CFD> Download Description
Supervisor: Mohsen Zendehbad