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Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology (IAS)


Braunschweig/Göttingen
The Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology is a leading research institute in the field of aerodynamics/aeroacoustics of airplanes and aerothermodynamics of space vehicles. It has two main sites at Braunschweig and Göttingen and has a division at Cologne. 182 Scienttists - the total personal is 267 - are engaged in numerical and experimental investigations on air- and space vehicles. Experiments are performed in wind tunnels and in flight.
Departments of the Institute

C²A²S²E - Center for Computer Applications in AeroSpace Science and Engineering


Prof.Dr.-Ing. Norbert Kroll
The goal of C2A2S2E is to establish an interdisciplinary center of excellence in numerical aircraft simulations. The new center will develop numerical methods and processes for highly accurate, multidisciplinary simulations of aircraft in an industrial context. This will be essential to overcome the technological, economical and environmental barriers to future growth of the air transport system.
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Experimental Methods (EV)


Dr. Jürgen Kompenhans
The department of Experimental Methods develops optical and acoustical field measurement techniques for the acquisition of fluid-mechanical and aero-acoustical quantities and applies them mainly in large industrial wind tunnels for aerodynamics.
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Fluid Systems (FS)


Prof. Dr.-Ing. Claus Wagner
In the Department Fluid Systems, geometrically and physically induced multi-scale problems of fluid mechanics and aero-acoustics are investigated based on numerical simulations and experiments. The aim of the research is to combine modeling with methods used for experimental and analytic-numerical studies of turbulent and / or multiphase flows. Problems of technical applications are thus solved through measurements, computation and the improvement of fluid dynamical systems. The latter are fluid systems in airplanes and, the aircraft cabin as well as the flow in or around systems which are of interest for the transportation, aerospace and energy industry.
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High Speed Configurations (HK)


Dr. Henning Rosemann
Research topics in the department High Speed Configurations are flows in the transonic, supersonic and hypersonic speed regime.
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Configuration Design (KE)


Dr. Heiko Freiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg
The field of investigation of the department Configuration Design reaches from the preliminary design of complete aircraft configurations up to the detailed aerodynamic design of wings, (wind-) rotors and airfoils.
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Spacecraft (RF)


Dr. Klaus Hannemann and Dr. Thino Eggers
The activities of the branch are the aerodynamic design and analysis of space vehicles. To perform these activities ground facilities like HEG and STG and CFD tools (CEVCATS-N and TAU) are used und permanently upgraded.
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Technical Acoustics (TA)


Prof. Dr. Jan Delfs
This branch investigates numerically and experimentally the noise generation at aircraft and vehicles and develops respective noise reduction technology.
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Technical Flows (TS)


Dr. Markus Raffel
The department Technical Flows develops solutions for the fluid mechanical optimization of airplane cabins, helicopters, cars, trucks and trains, and contributes significantly to the reduction of traffic noise by the development and application of noise prediction tools.
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Transport Aircraft (TF)


Dr. Ralf Rudnik
The department Transport Aircraft accomplishes the numerical and experimental aerodynamical analysis of modern commercial- and transport-aircraft. The aim is the analysis and optimization of complex and complete aircraft-configurations.
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Wind Tunnels (WK)


Dr. Ali Gülhan
The working fields of the Wind Tunnel section Cologne are focussed on experimentall research and development activities in the fields of supersonic and hypersonic aerodynamics as well as on aerothermal tests for missiles and space vehicles.
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