Openings

ITES - pushing the energy transition in heat, hydrogen, and resilience

 

Spontaneous applications

Not all topics are listed on our website immediately. If you are interested in writing a thesis at ITES, please go ahead and reach out! Maybe we can identify an interesting topic!

Contact: info∂ites.kit.edu

 

Research associate (f/m/d)

Title Supervisor
We are looking for several employees for practical research activities Dr.-Ing. Benjamin Dietrich

 

Master Theses

Title Supervisor Type
Design and evaluation of alternative technologies for transforming process heat from CHP plants in paper manufacturing Dr. Xiaoyang Gaus-Liu Master thesis
Development and evaluation of waste heat recovery concepts in paper manufacturing Dr. Xiaoyang Gaus-Liu Master thesis
Computational fluid dynamic analysis of steam-water separation in a novel flash Chamber Dr. Dietmar Kuhn
Hans-Joachim Wiemer		 Master thesis
Transient Thermodynamic Analysis of Solar-Wind Driven PEM Electrolysis Plant with Flash- Power Water Purification System Integration Dr. Dietmar Kuhn
Hans-Joachim Wiemer		 Master thesis
Two-phase mathematical modelling of valve-controlled flash boiling and steam generation under vacuum condition Dr. Dietmar Kuhn
Hans-Joachim Wiemer		 Master thesis
Molecular dynamics simulations of high-pressure fluids
(numerical / theoretical)		 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Daniel Banuti Master thesis
Development of Simplified Models of Thermal Energy Storage for Energy System Optimization Eike Schmidt
Jonas Thomson		 Master thesis
Evaluation of waste heat utilisation potential in a steelworks Dr. Klarissa Niedermeier Master thesis
Dynamic switching of a load between separate power supplies Dr. Andreas Class Master thesis
Numerical simulation of a heat exchanger from additive manufacturing processes Dr. Dietmar Kuhn Master thesis
System modeling and thermodynamic control of a grid-compatible heat pump Dr. Dietmar Kuhn Master thesis
Comparison of two models for calculating closed evaporative coolers Dr. Dietmar Kuhn Master thesis
Thermal-hydraulic analysis of a molten salt heat exchanger configuration with FLUENT-ANSYS Dr. Xiaoyang Gaus-Liu Master thesis

 

Bachelor/Master Theses

Title Supervisor Type
Data analysis of the German industry heat potential
(numerical, theoretical)		 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Daniel Banuti Bachelor- / Master thesis
Analysis of droplet vaporization
(numerical / theoretical)		 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Daniel Banuti Bachelor- / Master thesis

 

Bachelor Theses

Title Supervisor Type
Extension of the MATLAB tool GESI to include the output of exergy flow Dipl.-Ing. Hans-Joachim Wiemer Bachelor thesis
Controller optimization of a hybrid dry cooler Dipl.-Ing. Hans-Joachim Wiemer Bachelor thesis
Implementation of the Coolprop-database in GeSI and comparison of the simulation results with the Refprop-database and measured data Dipl.-Ing. Hans-Joachim Wiemer Bachelor thesis
Technical design and market research of compressor systems and heat exchangers of a hydrogen fuel cell to increase the overall efficiency of the hydrogen production plant Prof. Dr.-Ing. Daniel Banuti
Dipl.-Wi-Ing. Dr. Karsten Haasters		 Bachelor thesis
Optimization of small-scale hydrogen plants: modelling and simulation Prof. Dr.-Ing. Daniel Banuti
Dipl.-Wi-Ing. Dr. Karsten Haasters		 Bachelor thesis

 

Student Assistant (HiWi) (f/m/d)

Title Supervisor Type
    HiWi