First Annual FIP König Workshop
On November 12, the first status meeting of our DFG-funded FIP-project (A calibrated and virtual multiscale wave measurement laboratory to enhance and complement flow measurements: From basic research to industrial application, DFG project FIP 61/1-528740160) took place at Bochum University of Applied Sciences, marking one year of project progress.
Throughout the full-day meeting, the team presented the current results centered on the measurement and simulation of flow processes. The project fosters interdisciplinary collaboration between fluid mechanics, mathematics, and geophysics, bringing together expertise from multiple scientific domains within the university.
At the heart of the research lies the 18-meter-long flume in the Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory, where different measurement systems – including Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and Acoustic Doppler Current Profiling (ADCP) – are tested and compared to capture various flow conditions and multiphase flow phenomena. These laboratory studies are complemented by field measurements and numerical simulations.
It was impressive to see how the international team of PhD students and postdocs has grown together over the first year, and how many scientific contributions in the form of conference papers and journal publications have already emerged.
A special thanks goes to our Scientific Advisory Board, composed of external professors, for their valuable input and continuous support of the project.
Group photo of the König-Team (12.11.2025): Holger Steeb, Juan Calderon, Florian Zirngibl, Christoph Mudersbach, Marc Ladwig, Erik H. Saenger, Marcel Gurris, Ralph Lindken, Max Dormann, Mudasser Razzaq, Noël-Aimée Keutchafo Kouamo, Daniel P. Gradzki, Mohammd Tanvir Haque Tuhin, Lisa Beiers und Martin Balcewicz.
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Impressions of the First Annual FIP König Workshop - Nov. 12th 2025, Bochum.
Lab-Tour and presentations.
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Visit and guest talk at Hochschule Bochum (23. Oct 2025)
Mister Muhammad Adnan Anwar from Center for Computational and Stochastic Mathematics- Lisbon, Portugal visited Hochschule Bochum and gave a talk with the topic:
From Physics-Based Modeling to Physics-Informed Modeling: Bridging Fluid Mechanics and Machine Learning.
The scientific FIP-König community joint the interesting talk and we are very proud that Mr. Anwar shared his knowledge with us.
Mister Anwar at HS Bochum.
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Opening of the new laboratory setup - Combining the flume with PIV (Particle Image Velocimetry) measurement system. (May 2025)
The heart of our new laboratory combines the knowledge of multiple departments at HS Bochum. The flume is located at the laboratory of hydraulic engineering and is now equiped with a PIV measurement system by the laboratory of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.
Flume and LASER protection cabine with open curtains.
PIV measurement system within the LASER protection cabine.
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EGU General Assembly 2025 - Vienna
Three group members presented their work at the EGU (European Geosciences Union) General Assembly from 27 April - 2 May 2025. More informations on the EGU can be found here.
The EGU is a great opportunity to present the research results to a large community (over 20.000 registered attendees).
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Mohammd Tanvir Haque Tuhin, Juan Calderon and Max Dormann at EGU 2025.
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A calibrated and virtual multiscale wave measurement laboratory to enhance and complement flow measurements: From basic research to industrial application
Interdisciplinary and International: A DFG funded project.
The interaction of fluid flow and ultrasonic waves is a central, but still insufficiently researched, issue for numerous application areas. At the University of Applied Sciences Bochum, research in this field will be established in the long term. For this purpose, three development levels are created in this research impulse (FIP), which are very closely interlinked with each other. In the first level, the applying professors deepen and expand their core competencies in flow simulation, ultrasonic simulation, experimental flow research, laser-optical flow measurement and ultrasonic measurements. In the second level, a joint calibrated flow and ultrasound laboratory will be established and digital twins of the laboratory will be developed. The goal is the transdisciplinary integration of the different tools of all research units. Under optimally controlled laboratory conditions, a wide variety of flow scenarios can be investigated and new methods for ultrasonic measurement of flows can be developed and optimized. This second level is assigned to basic research. In the third level, four applied projects, so-called spin-off real-labs, will be implemented. The fundamental findings of the first two levels will be applied to concrete questions: Flow investigations in rivers and lakes, ultrasonic measurements of material transport in pipelines, characterization of flow signatures in cores and cuttings, and the detection of flow in geothermal reservoirs. geothermal reservoirs. These spin-off projects will be nuclei for new projects and industry partnerships. Likewise, new spin-off projects will be added during the course of the FIP. The impulses from level 1 and 2 thus stimulate research at the Bochum University of Applied Sciences. With this FIP, further elements will be implemented to ensure and consolidate excellent applied research and to make it permanent. A central point is the promotion of young scientists. One junior professorship and five doctoral positions will be established. In a permanent scientific seminar the multidisciplinary exchange is demanded and promoted. The multitude of scientific questions allows the announcement of more than 50 master and bachelor theses and a close integration with teaching in all participating departments. A career coach accompanies young scientists in the various stages of their training. A special feature of this FIP is the external scientific board. A total of four external external professors are invited to Bochum once a year to critically review the project's critically accompany and support the status of the project scientifically and organizationally. One professor from the scientific board has an additional task: she will explicitly accompany the promotion of young women and critically review the promotion of young female scientists.
Group photo of the König-Team (16.10.2024): Daniel P. Gradzki, Ralph Lindken, Marcel Gurris, Max Dormann, Mudasser Razzaq, Christoph Mudersbach, Marc Ladwig, Juan Calderon, Erik H. Saenger, Martin Balcewicz and Mohammd Tanvir Haque Tuhin.
Funding:
Funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). Project Acronym: König; ID: FIP 61/1, Project Number: 528740160.
