Student Projects
Student projects at IFD are usually closely related to current research projects and are supervised by our doctoral students, lecturers and professors. Some projects are conducted in collaboration with academic and industrial partners.
The Process
At IFD we try to assign the projects according to the students' preferences. To make sure that you get the project of your choice, it is best to contact us as soon as possible and preferably a few weeks before the semester starts. For a list of available projects, see the list below.
On the first Friday of each semester, IFD organizes an information event for students who are starting a project at IFD. The event is a great opportunity to meet other students, IFD faculty members, and supervisors. Moreover, detailed information about how student projects are conducted at IFD is given (Downloadstudent project guidelines (PDF, 3.5 MB)vertical_align_bottom). Specifics about the event are provided by student supervisors.
Presentations of Bachelor, semester and CSE seminar thesis projects usually take place during the last week of the semester in the room ML H 51 ("Treibhaus"). Master thesis presentation dates are setup individually depending on the corresponding starting dates. Selected posters of projects are showcased on the H-floor of the ML building (poster templates for DownloadLaTeX (ZIP, 551 KB)vertical_align_bottom and DownloadMS Word (DOCX, 353 KB)vertical_align_bottom are available).
Investigation of a Counter-Current Solar Particle Receiver
An alternative solar particle receiver (SPR) configuration is proposed, in which particles are falling inside a duct against a counter-current air flow. The aim of this work is to investigate the thermal performance of the receiver and to gain a better understanding of the physical phenomena taking place.
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concentrated solar power, solar particle receiver, radiative heat transfer, particle-laden flow
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Master Thesis , ETH Zurich (ETHZ)
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Published since: 2024-04-25 , Earliest start: 2024-09-01
Organization Group Coletti
Hosts Hartner Anton
Topics Engineering and Technology
Physics-based model for aerodynamic performance of wind turbine blades
Wind turbines operate in the first few hundred metres above ground level. In this area, the wind is turbulent and gusty, generating unsteady aerodynamic forces that cause premature structural damage and reduced performance. A better understanding of unsteady turbulent flows over aerofoils would help to improve the estimation of the dynamic forces. The MISTERY project involves an interdisciplinary team of researchers in aerodynamics, machine learning and electronics, from ETHZ and OST in Switzerland, and CentraleSupélec and Centrale Nantes in France. The team investigates the impact of turbulence on aerodynamic performance of wind turbine blades. To achieve this, we study the aerodynamics of a 1:1 scale of a section of a wind turbine blade in a large wind tunnel (4m x 5m with wind speeds up to 50m/s) in Nantes (figure 1). The blade is instrumented with over 300 pressure sensors and the flow is visualised with PIV. These measurements will create a large open database that will be used to develop models for flow control of for structural health monitoring.
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aerodynamics, potential flow, pressure measurements, PIV, wind energy
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Collaboration , Master Thesis , ETH Zurich (ETHZ)
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Published since: 2024-04-09 , Earliest start: 2024-09-01
Organization Group Coletti
Hosts Coletti Filippo
Topics Engineering and Technology
Fluid-Dynamic Modelling of Silt-Laden Cooling Water in Ultra-Deep Drilling Operations
Geothermal energy will be one of the most important assets to solve the world’s energy problems in the future. High Speed Rock Drilling (HSRD), a Swiss company, has been developing and testing an efficient process for deep drilling down to 10 km.
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Published since: 2024-03-06
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Organization Institute of Fluid Dynamics
Hosts Meyer-Massetti Daniel Werner
Topics Engineering and Technology
Ultrasound waveform optimization for Acoustic Droplet Vaporization
Acoustic Droplet Vaporization is the phase-change process of superheated droplets (usually micrometric or nanometric in size) triggered by the exposure to an ultrasound wave. This phenomenon can be greatly exploited in the biomedical field for application like drug delivery and embolotherapy. Ultrasound imaging is an effective way to study and characterize it, with the final goal to improve the safety and efficacy of this treatment.
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acoustic droplet vaporization, ultrasound, ultrasound imaging.
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Semester Project , ETH Zurich (ETHZ)
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Published since: 2024-01-30 , Earliest start: 2024-02-01 , Latest end: 2024-05-31
Organization Group Supponen
Hosts Fiorini Samuele
Topics Engineering and Technology
Designing capillary-scale hydrogel microchannel networks with semi-automated systems
The goal of this project is to design and build an Arduino-controlled system to fabricate microchannel networks in hydrogels. The overall idea is to mimic vascular networks in tissues to be able to study the transport of particles and substances within the human body.
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Wire-templating, Hydrogels, Microfluidics, Arduino
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Published since: 2024-01-25 , Earliest start: 2024-02-19 , Latest end: 2024-06-30
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Hosts Anunay Anunay
Topics Engineering and Technology
Ultrasound and microbubble-mediated blood brain barrier opening for targeted drug delivery
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) poses a substantial challenge for effectively treating brain diseases with drugs. Utilising focused ultrasound in conjunction with microbubbles offers a promising approach to selectively and temporarily breach the BBB. This presents a potential avenue for enhancing drug delivery from the bloodstream into the brain. The proposed project seeks to explore the opening of the BBB using ultrasound and microbubble mediation with unprecedented precision.
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Blood brain barrier opening, microbubbles, targeted drug delivery, organ-on-a-chip, high-speed imaging, ultrasound, cell culture,
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Master Thesis , ETH Zurich (ETHZ)
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Published since: 2024-01-22
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Hosts Cattaneo Marco
Topics Engineering and Technology , Physics
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- Download vertical_align_bottom Guidelines (PDF, 3.5 MB)
- Download vertical_align_bottom Report template LaTeX (ZIP, 1.3 MB)
- Download vertical_align_bottom Report template MS Word (DOC, 28 KB)
- Download vertical_align_bottom Miniposter template LaTeX (ZIP, 551 KB)
- Download vertical_align_bottom Miniposter template MS Word (DOCX, 353 KB)