Our teaching mission

The range of courses offered by the chair includes lectures on topics ranging from mechanical process engineering, apparatus engineering and computer applications in process development to the fundamentals of rheology. It is important for us that students learn, beside fundamental skills, a reflective approach to the relevant basic operations and that they develop an enthusiasm for the creative possibilities of process engineering. For that we offer, besides lectures, accompanying exercises, specialized laboratories and virtual training. We want to offer our students an optimal preparation for an industrial or scientific career.

The courses offered by the chair are:

• Bachelor courses:
  • Mechanical Process Engineering (Petermann)
  • Apparatus Engineering (Petermann, Pollak)
  • Introduction to Fluid Mechanics (Pollak)
  • Environmental Ethics (Berbuir)

• Master's courses:
  • Processes in Mechanical Process Engineering (Petermann)
  • Introduction to Rheology (Pollak)
  • Computer applications in process development (Petermann, Grevé)
  • Air Quality (Pollak, Kilzer)

Our scientific mission

Our primary goal is to develop processes and products that contribute to improving people's living conditions, preserving the environment and conserving resources. To this end, we research the thermodynamic and fluid dynamic properties of complex multicomponent systems under high pressures, in part using measurement systems developed specifically for this purpose. The findings from these basic investigations are incorporated into application-oriented projects - from electrochemical CO2 activation, through separation processes, to the design of particle systems. The experimental work is accompanied by process simulations, flow simulations and the modelling of thermodynamic properties.

To transfer the research work into industrial practice, we work closely with local, German and international companies and actively promote efforts by our employees to establish new companies.