Dipl.-Ing. Ursula Rasthofer

 Myself

  • since 2009 Research Associate at the Institute for Computational Mechanics (Lehrstuhl für Numerische Mechanik), Technische Universität München, Germany
  • 2009-2012 Research Associate as a member of the Emmy Noether Research Group "Computational Multiscale Methods for Turbulent Combustion" (Head: Dr.-Ing. Volker Gravemeier),  Technische Universität München, Germany
  • 2009 Diplom-Ingenieur Luft- und Raumfahrt (Diploma in Aeronautics and Aerospace), Technische Universität München, Germany
     

Research interests

  • computational fluid dynamics
  • turbulent flows
  • large-eddy simulation
  • two-phase flows
  • variational multiscale methods
  • extendend finite element methods
  • level-set methods
     

Teaching

Publications

(a complete list of publications is available here)

Articles in Peer-Reviewed International Journals

  • U. Rasthofer, G.C. Burton, W.A. Wall, V. Gravemeier, An algebraic variational multiscale-multigrid-multifractal method (AVM4) for large-eddy simulation of turbulent variable-density flow at low Mach number, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids (2014), available online.
  • B. Schott*, U. Rasthofer*, V. Gravemeier, W.A. Wall, A face-oriented stabilized Nitsche-type extended variational multiscale method for incompressible two-phase flow, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering (2014), available online (*co-first authorship).
  • U. Rasthofer, G.C. Burton, W.A. Wall, V. Gravemeier, Multifractal subgrid-scale modeling within a variational multiscale method for large-eddy simulation of passive-scalar mixing in turbulent flow at low and high Schmidt numbers, Physics of Fluids 26 (2014) 055108.
  • U. Rasthofer, V. Gravemeier, Multifractal subgrid-scale modeling within a variational multiscale method for large-eddy simulation of turbulent flow, Journal of Computational Physics 234 (2013) 79-107.
  • U. Rasthofer, F. Henke, W.A. Wall, V. Gravemeier, An extended residual-based variational multiscale method for two-phase flow including surface tension, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 200 (2011) 1866-1876.

Reviewed Conference Proceedings

  • V. Gravemeier, U. Rasthofer, A variational multiscale method with multifractal subgrid-scale modeling for large-eddy simulation of turbulent flow, in: Proceedings of the European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2012), J. Eberhardtsteiner et al. (Eds.), Vienna, Austria, September 10-14, 2012.

Conference Proceedings

  • V. Gravemeier, U. Rasthofer, A variational multiscale method with multifractal subgrid-scale modeling for large-eddy simulation of turbulent flow, in: Proceedings of the 10th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM X), Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 8-13, 2012.

Presentations 

  • An extended algebraic variational multiscale-multigrid-multifractal method for large-eddy simulation of turbulent two-phase flow, 10th International Workshop on Variational Multiscale and Stabilized Finite Elements (VMS 2015), Garching, Germany, February 25-27, 2015.
  • Multifractal subgrid-scale modeling within a variational multiscale method for large-eddy simulation of turbulent flow including passive and active-scalar transport, 16. STAB Workshop, Göttingen, Germany, November 12-13, 2013.
  • Large-eddy simulation of turbulent flow including passive and active scalar transport by a multiscale-multifractal method, Advances in Computational Mechanics with Special Track Finite Elements in Flow Problems (FEF 2013), San Diego, USA, February 24-27, 2013.
  • A variational multiscale method with multifractal subgrid-scale modeling for large-eddy simulation of turbulent flow, 24th International Conference on Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics (ParCFD), Atlanta, USA, May 21-25, 2012.
  • An extended variational multiscale finite element method for two-phase flow, 4th GACM Colloquium on Computational Mechanics, Dresden, Germany, August 31-September 2, 2011.
  • An extended variational multiscale finite element method for two-phase flow, 8th Euromech Fluid Mechanics Conference (EFMC8), Bad Reichenhall, Germany, September 13-16, 2010.

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