Thanks to our experience in numerical modelling of dilute gas and plasma flows, research & code development in PICLas is one of our services. This allows us to develop novel physical & numerical models as well as implement new boundary conditions. As part of our research & development process, we verify the implementation with simple test cases and use experimental measurements, if available, to validate more complex systems.
On-going research projects
KI-Coat
AI-assisted methods to increase the energy efficiency of vacuum coating processes
Partner: Institute of Space Systems (IRS), Fraunhofer ISE, 4th condition, ROWO Coating, iSATT
Time frame: 01.10.2022 - 30.09.2025
Funding: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (Link)
Past research projects
HFPlasmaSIM
Simulation of high-frequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) processes of industry-scale reactors at low pressures below 4 Pa
Partner: Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of Materials IWM
Time frame: 01.04.2021 - 31.03.2023
Funding: Innovationsprogramm für Geschäftsmodelle und Pionierlösungen (IGP), Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (Link)
Integrated CFD Computational Tool for Space Mission on Rarefied Gas Environments
Extension and validation of the particle-based ellipsoidal statistical Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook model to gas mixtures. Details regarding the validation as well as the implementation are available:
- Validation: Plume Impingement of a Single & Dual Thruster Configuration
- Implementation: Pfeiffer, M., Mirza, A., & Nizenkov, P. (2021). Multi-species modeling in the particle-based ellipsoidal statistical Bhatnagar–Gross–Krook method for monatomic gas species. Physics of Fluids, 33(3), 036106.
Partner: Institute of Space Systems, University of Stuttgart
Time frame: 17.04.2020 - 15.10.2020
Funding: Programme of and funded by the European Space Agency (ESA Contract 4000130502/20/NL/MG/rk)
We are open to collaborative research projects and have experience in the application to different funding sources on the European and national level. Contact us to discuss possible collaboration opportunities.
Dr.-Ing. Paul Nizenkov
E-Mail: nizenkov@boltzplatz.eu
Phone: +49 711 995 975 61