Departments

The Institute of Combustion Technology focuses on the development of innovative combustion chamber concepts, the development and optimisation of sustainable chemical energy sources for aviation and the development of decentralised power plant concepts. The Institute is divided into the following five departments:

Combustor Systems and Diagnostics

The conversion of stationary gas turbines and aircraft engines to operation with non-fossil fuels such as hydrogen or fuels from power-to-liquid processes is an important component of the energy transition and the subject of our current research.

Chemical Kinetics and Analytics

Our research focuses on novel, synthetic fuels from renewable sources that are used in the research areas of energy, aviation and transport.

Computer Simulation

In the computer simulation department, efficient and highly precise numerical methods are developed and used for the calculation of complex flows with combustion.

Micro gas turbines

The energy system of the future will be based on energy from renewable sources. This has many advantages but one major disadvantage - the electricity yield will fluctuate significantly over a day and throughout the year.

Multi-phase Flow and alternative Fuels

The research activities in the department focus on enabling an effective transition to sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). The department places particular emphasis on the holistic evaluation and optimization of sustainable fuels through fuel design and digital methods.