Theses

Available thesis topics

Soiling Forecast of Parabolic Trough Solar Energy Collectors

Announcement: page 12
This thesis will be conducted in collaboration with the Scientific Computing Center (SCC).

• Predict soiling (deposition of dust) on parabolic trough collectors, i.e. a type of concentrating solar power plan, using weather data.
• Explore improvement of predictions using conventional numerical aerosol forecasting and AI-based forecasting.
• Determine quantities most critical for forecasting.

Start date: as soon as possible
Thesis type: M.Sc. thesis

Other topics related with renewable energy systems

A range of topics is currently offered at the interface between meteorology, hydrology, and energy, including two topics from our group. Please find more information here.

Identifying 3D-turbulence structures from Doppler Lidar data in J-WADI field campaign

• Post-process Doppler Lidar data from J-WADI field campaign
• Analyze and combine information on turbulent wind patterns from horizontally and vertically scanning Lidar systems
• Relate identified turbulence patterns with dust transport patterns and theoretical knowledge on particle settling velocities
• Collaborate with international team

Start date: as soon as possible
Thesis type: B.Sc. or M.Sc. thesis (depending on expertise)

Dynamics of mineral dust in the inlet of an aerosol spectrometer

Announcement: https://www.istm.kit.edu/english/theses_1906.php
This thesis will be conducted in collaboration with the Institute of Fluid Mechanics (ISTM).

• Numerical modeling of particle motion inside the inlet of an aerosol measurement device with OpenFOAM
• Quantification of inlet efficiencies depending on particle size for different inlets

Start date: as soon as possible
Thesis type: M.Sc. thesis

Meteorological drivers of dust events during J-WADI field campaign, Jordan 2022

• Numerical modeling with ICON-ART
• Evaluation of model results against observations

Start date: as soon as possible
Thesis type: B.Sc. or M.Sc. thesis (depending on expertise)

Size-distribution variability of aerodynamically emitted dust

• Estimate dust emissions during a field campaign in Iceland using an offline modeling framework for different dust emission mechanisms
• Investigate the variability of the particle size distribution of dust emitted by different emission mechanisms
• Evaluate results against field observations

Start date: as soon as possible
Thesis type: B.Sc. or M.Sc. thesis

You are interested in aerosols, e.g. mineral dust, but your desired topic is not in the list? Or do you have questions about the availabled topics? Contact us (martina klose ∂does-not-exist.kit edu)!

Completed topics