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Next-Gen CFD Workshop at MEP

MEP provides access to modern core services and research facilities. Within the 4D Materials Group (https://www.mep.tum.de/mep/4d-materials-and-additive-technologies/), we specialize in developing advanced flow-simulation platforms. Our work ranges from direct numerical simulation tools for complex flow physics - covering multi-phase flows, shocks, and turbulence - to auto-differentiable numerical…

10th Munich Battery Discussion: Innovations in Materials and Manufacturing for Next-Generation Batteries

On 24 and 25 March, the tenth edition of the Munich Battery Discussion took place in Garching - a now well-established conference for the exchange between science and industry in the field of battery technology. Under the motto "Advancing Materials and Production Strategies for Next-Generation Automotive Batteries," around 240 participants from research institutions and industry gathered over two…

MEP Lecture Series - Presentation: “High-speed aerodynamics using scale-resolving simulations” by Prof. Neil Sandham, University of Southampton

Dear MEP core members, TUM researchers and students, you are cordially invited to attend the next lecture in the series “New Horizons in Materials, Energy, and Process Engineering” of the Munich Institute of Integrated Materials, Energy and Process Engineering (MEP): “High-speed aerodynamics using scale-resolving simulations” by Prof. Neil Sandham, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, University…

New Publication from the Chair of Automotive Technology: Long-Term Aging of Li-Ion Batteries in the VW ID.3 Under Realistic and Accelerated Test Conditions

This research investigates the long-term aging behavior of lithium-ion battery cells from the VW ID.3 under realistic usage scenarios and accelerated test conditions. The objective is to identify the dominant degradation effects at the cell level and compare them with the aging behavior of a comparable battery pack in a test vehicle under real-world field conditions. Understanding Lithium-Ion…

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The APT at the Annual Meeting of Process Engineering and Materials Technology (PEMT) in Frankfurt am Main

In November 2025, the annual conference of the Dechema/VDI specialist group "Process Engineering and Materials Technology (PAAT/WKL)" took place in Frankfurt am Main. The presentations by the Institute of Plant and Process Technology (APT) focused on load-flexible ammonia synthesis and the production of hydrogen from biogas.

Hydrogen, PEM electrolysis, dynamic modeling

The latest publication from the Institute of Plant and Process Engineering, in collaboration with Linde GmbH, presents a dynamic 1D multi-physics model for PEM electrolysis cells, enabling a detailed analysis of mass transport, voltage dynamics, and heat transfer in real operating scenarios such as start-up and shutdown processes in real time.

New publication on heat and mass transfer phenomena in single pellet string reactors based on the exothermic CO2 methanation.

The Chair I of Technical Chemistry published a new paper on heat and mass transfer limitations in single pellet string reactors. The exothermic CO2 methanation over Ni-Al based catalysts was used as a model reaction. Experimental and simulative techniques were applied for this study.

New Publication from the Chair of Electrical Energy Storage Technology: Comparison of the Electrical Performance of Commercial Sodium-Ion and Lithium-Iron-Phosphate Batteries

Comparing the electrical performance of commercial sodium-ion and lithium-iron-phosphate batteries / Mathias Rehm, Marco Fischer, Manuel Rubio Gomez, Moritz Schütte, Dirk Uwe Sauer, Andreas Jossen / Journal of Power Sources, 2025, 633, 236290 - DOI

Towards the commercialization of biomethanation with self-generated hydrogen through electrolysis

The microbiological conversion of CO₂ and H₂ to methane offers great potential for biogas upgrading. In the DemoMeth project, an innovative gas-filled trickle bed reactor was successfully tested, which quickly achieved high methanation rates even after a long downtime. In the follow-up project KomMeth, the system is being further developed and optimized by integrating an electrolyser.

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