Announcement of current Bachelor/Master theses, Advanced Design Projects (ADPs) and Advanced Research Projects (ARPs).
Masterthesis
The aircraft industry works intensively on the development of various anti-icing and ice prevention systems. One of the most important parameters characterizing icing is the adhesion strength, which determines how strong an ice layer is attached to the aircraft surface. This project will help to accurately measure the tensile stresses associated with the ice adhesion at different strain rates. The idea is based on the application of a constant strain rate on a frozen liquid bridge and measuring the adhesion forces required to detach substrate from ice. In this Master thesis, a comprehensive experimental study will be conducted on existing ice adhesion setup to determine optimum parameters for frozen liquid bridge ice adhesion testing.
Supervisor: Ali Raza Shaikh, M.Sc.
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Masterthesis
Due to the escalating extreme weather conditions, the aircraft icing events are increasingly growing. The analysis of this phenomenon has gained increased attention, particularly in the field of aviation safety. A significant contributor to icing is the occurrence of Supercooled Large Droplets (SLD), water droplets suspended in air at temperatures below freezing. Previous experiments in the scientific community have predominantly focused on the impact of droplets on static or low velocity liquid film layers.
Supervisor: Reda Kamal, M.Sc.
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Advanced Design Project (ADP)
Within the research project FlowForLife, a microfluidic supply network for 3D cell clusters is being developed. Therefore, micro channels are studied with regard to their flow as well as the oxygen transport into the surrounding medium or tissue. The oxygen transport of enriched fluid into the surrounding hydrogel matrix will be measured using phosphorescent particles.
Supervisor: Till Werner, M.Sc.
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