Projectseminar

Credits	10 SWS, 10 ECTS
Contact	Gregor Döhner
Sessions	Thursday 13:00-14:30, Friday 14:30-16:00, Lecture and exercise for 6 weeks, then independent project phase
Rooms	MW 1701

Information regarding the application process can be downloaded here.

Despite the massive progress made towards transition of our energy production to renewable energies, combustion remains a highly relevant process in fields such as aviation or peak load management. During development of new combustors and gas turbines, combustion instabilities (CIs) are typically only detected during the last stages of development, making any attempt of mitigation very expensive. Consequently, predictive modeling of CIs is of high interest for the industry. Besides flame models, we require an adequate representation of the acoustic properties of the combustor.

Low order acoustic networks are of special interest. These approximate the acoustics of the system under investigation via 1D acoustic elements. Modularity and fast computation allow for variant testing and rapid analysis of new configurations, potentially speeding up the development process of (gas) turbines.

The objective of this year's seminar is to lay the foundation for a future in-house built acoustic network model framework. The students will gather requirements from different stakeholders within the professorship, implement simple acoustic elements, and conduct a literature research to identify the most suitable framework for the network tool.

First, students receive a theoretical introduction to all relevant areas of combustion and acoustics. Each theory session is supplemented by a weekly exercise designed to familiarize students with coding in Python. No prior knowledge of Python is required, but coding experience (e.g., MATLAB) is expected.

At the end of the theoretical introduction, the project phase begins, in which students work independently in small groups on the above formulated objective. To conclude the project, each small group must submit a 10-page research report documenting and recording the procedures and results from the project phase.

Application Process

!The application process for the summer semester 2026 is closed!

Please send your transcript of records and a meaningful CV to gregor.doehner@tum.de. After reviewing your documents (and assuming you meet the basic criteria), we will invite you to a get-to-know meeting, where a short presentation on the course content is given, providing you the opportunity to ask questions about the process and get to know the course supervisors.

The project seminar is aimed at students from the 5th semester onwards and can be taken as an alternative to the industry internship.