Research

Topics

Two-phase flow in porous media
Microbial processes in the subsurface
Flow in fractures
Reactive transport
Underground storage of gases (hydrogen, natural gas, carbon dioxide)
Geothermal energy
Groundwater flow
Numerical modelling

Publications of the Chair

Results of a numerical simulation showing hydrogen saturation in a saline aquifer for underground hydrogen storage when relative permeability hysteresis is considered (top) or neglected (bottom).

Current research projects

Assessing underground hydrogen storage with natural gas using numerical simulations

Modelling the self-healing process of concrete micro-fractures through calcite precipitation

Numerical modelling of underground hydrogen storage

Numerical modelling of wave–breakwater interaction with OpenFoam and deal.II

Optimization of in-situ microbially induced carbonate precipitation in heterogeneous porous media

Pore- to core-scale reactive-transport modelling of hydrogen and microbial turnover in the subsurface

Completed research projects

Data for “A benchmark study on problems related to CO2 storage in geologic formations” (Class et al., 2009, http://doi.org/10.1007/S10596-009-9146-X)

Data for problems described in the article can be found here.

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Letzte Änderung: 15. July 2026