Lattice Boltzmann Research Group (LBRG) at KIT

The Lattice Boltzmann Research Group (LBRG) is an interdisciplinary research group that aims to take advantage of novel mathematical modeling strategies and numerical methods to enable large-scale simulations and optimal control of fluid flows for applications in process engineering. The LBRG aims at a better fundamental understanding of suspensions in general and for the improvement of mechanical processes and medical treatments. In particular the LBRG designs and uses models, algorithms, and open source simulation tools such as OpenLB, always taking advantage of modern high performance computers for the simulation of, for example: Particulate fluid flows Thermal flows Turbulent flows Material transport and chemical reactive flows Light transport Fluid-structure interaction Flows in porous media and complex geometries The LBRG’s teaching and education concept is project- and research-oriented, offering for example basic programming courses, lectures on parallel computing, software tutorials, and advanced seminars on particular fluid flow simulations as well as optimal control theory.