ERCOFTAC Autumn Festival 2025
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20th Da Vinci Competition 2025
9th - 10th October 2025
University of Darmstadt, Germany
Organised by PC Germany:
Institute of Reactive Flows and Diagnostics
(RSM - Reaktive Strömungen und Messtechnik)
headed by Prof. Andreas Dreizler
at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Darmstadt (Campus “Lichtwiese”)
Thursday, 9th October 2025
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| Thursday | 9th October 2025 |
| Room: | PC Germany Presentations |
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| 09:00 - 09:10 | Introduction and welcome | Andreas Dreizler | RSM | Welcome |
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| 09:10 - 09:50 | Review talk 1 | Johannes Mich | STFS | “Great flames from small particles. Measurement and Modelling of |
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| 09:50 - 10:10 | Contributed talk 1 | Peter Stephan, | TTD | "Insights into Pool Boiling Heat Transfer: Experimental and Numerical |
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| 10:10 - 10:30 | Contributed talk 2 | Felix Wolf | Informatik | "High-Performance Computing for Computational Engineering Science" |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
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| 11:00 - 11:40 | Review talk 2 | Tao Li | RSM | "Experimental Insights into Turbulent Ammonia/Hydrogen Combustion" |
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| 11:40 - 12:00 | Contributed talk 3 | John Linkhorst | VES | "Flow electrochemistry for the Metalenergy Cycle“ |
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| 12:00 - 12:20 | Contributed talk 4 | Naveen Billur Mohan | FST | "Lubrication Film Friction Model for Non-Symetrically Profiled Annular Seals“ |
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| 12:20 - 13:20 | Lunch break |
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| 13:20 - 13:40 | Contributed talk 5 | Louis Krüger | SLA | "Flow and Heat Transfer Dynamics in Fuel Cell Cooling Systems: |
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| 13:40 - 14:00 | Contributed talk 6 | Michael Börner | GL A | "Rotation Detonation Combustor Research for Space Propulsion |
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| 14:00 - 14:20 | Contributed talk 7 | Florian Kummer | FDY | "Numerical Simulation of Flows with Dynamic Interfaces“ |
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| 14:20 - 14:40 | Contributed talk 8 | Falco Marx | EST | “Advancing Waste Valorizationvia Fluidized Bed Thermochemical Conversion” |
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| 14:40 - 15:00 | Coffee break |
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| 15:00 - 17:30 | 5 Presentations |
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| 20th Da Vinci Competition Final |
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| 15:00 - 15:20 | Finalist 1 |
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| 15:20 - 15:40 | Finalist 2 |
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| 15:40 - 16:00 | Finalist 3 |
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| 16:00 - 16:20 | Finalist 4 |
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| 16:20 - 16:40 | Finalist 5 |
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| 16:40 - 17:10 | Coffee Break |
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| Committee deliberating |
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| 17:10 - 17:30 | Decision and closing remarks |
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| Presentation of Da Vinci Award |
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| 19:30 | Gala Dinner |
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| TBC |
Friday, 10th October 2025
Venue: The “Research Building” (Forschungsgebäude) L6/01, Otto-Bernd-Strasse 3, 6427 Darmstadt, Room 04/23
| Friday | 10th October 2025 | Room : L6|01 Raum 4/23 EG | Technical and Committee Meetings |
| 09:00 - 12:00 | Scientific Programme Committee (SPC) and Knowledge Network Committee (KNC) | ||
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch | ||
| 13:00 - 15:30 | ERCOFTAC Council (EC) and General Assembly (GA) Meetings | ||
ercoftac-autumn-meeting_preliminary-programme-tu-darmstadt_september-2025.pdf
Travel Information:
- Darmstadt is easily reachable by airplane via Frankfurt (one of the world largest airports); from airport to the City Centre (“Luisenplatz”);
- There is the airport shuttle bus transport called AIRLINER
(https://www.rmv.de/c/en/tickets/your-ticket/tickets-overview/local-tickets/airliner-direct-bus-darmstadt-frankfurt-airport; - Daily driving schedule: https://www.rmv.de/c/fileadmin/documents/PDFs/_RMV_DE/Fahrkarten/Fahrkarten_im_Ueberblick/Lokale_Fahrkartenangebote/LNO_12_Darmstadt/Da_Airliner_Faltblatt.pdf),
- Afterwards, to reach the TU Darmstadt – Campus “Lichtwiese”, the tram line number “2” from the city centre (“Luisenplatz”) can be used, or the bus line “L” (TU Darmstadt – Campus “Lichtwiese”)
There is a tram line number “2” driving from the Darmstadt main railway station (via City Centre) directly to the TU Darmstadt - Lichtwiese
Accommodation:
- Hotel InterCity Darmstadt (close to the main railway station)
- Maritim Hotel Darmstadt (close to the main railway station)
- THE Darmstadt Hotel, Kasinostrasse 6 (between the main railway station and the city centre)
- Welcome Hotel Darmstadt (City Centre, close to the central TU DA building)
Please save the date and do spread the word!
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