Theses

Available thesis topics

Soiling Forecast of Parabolic Trough Solar Energy Collectors

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This thesis will be conducted in collaboration with the Scientific Computing Center (SCC).

• Predict soiling (deposition of dust) on parabolic trough collectors, i.e. a type of concentrating solar power plan, using weather data.
• Explore improvement of predictions using conventional numerical aerosol forecasting and AI-based forecasting.
• Determine quantities most critical for forecasting.

Start date: as soon as possible
Thesis type: M.Sc. thesis

Other topics related with renewable energy systems

A range of topics is currently offered at the interface between meteorology, hydrology, and energy, including two topics from our group. Please find more information here.

Identifying 3D-turbulence structures from Doppler Lidar data in J-WADI field campaign

• Post-process Doppler Lidar data from J-WADI field campaign
• Analyze and combine information on turbulent wind patterns from horizontally and vertically scanning Lidar systems
• Relate identified turbulence patterns with dust transport patterns and theoretical knowledge on particle settling velocities
• Collaborate with international team

Start date: as soon as possible
Thesis type: B.Sc. or M.Sc. thesis (depending on expertise)

Aerosol sampling: Quantifying particle losses using computational fluid dynamics

The aim of this work is to quantify the efficiency at which different aerosol sampling heads sample particles of varying size. To achieve this aim, this thesis includes: 

• Representation of particle dynamics in the flow solver of OpenFOAM
• Numerical modeling of particle motion inside different aerosol sampling heads with OpenFOAM
• Quantification of sampling efficiencies for different particle sizes 

Start date: as soon as possible
Thesis type: M.Sc. thesis

You are interested in aerosols, e.g. mineral dust, but your desired topic is not in the list? Or do you have questions about the availabled topics? Contact us (martina klose ∂does-not-exist.kit edu)!

Ongoing and completed topics