The bachelor's thesis is the culmination of the program. The students develop, enhance, and demonstrate their methodological abilities to independently tackle and solve a given research problem. The thesis furnishes the students with their first major research experience, and is a further development of the work done in the basis courses, and usually, the focused study.

This course will provide an introduction to the fundamentals and the applications of combustion in energy conversion and nanoparticles synthesis. The content is highly relevant for technologies which cannot be electrified such as long distance aviation and shipping, and which will more and more rely on carbon-neutral synthetic fuels.

Entstehung und Minderungsmöglichkeiten von Emissionen von Verbrennungssystemen (Fokus auf Verbrennungsmotoren). Technologien der Abgasnachbehandlung. Zusammenhang Emissionen/Immissionen, Diskussion der Klimaproblematik. Aspekte der Gesetzgebung und zugehöriger Messtechnik, Emissionsproblematik, Strategien für eine nachhaltige Mobilität (inkl. alternative Brennstoffe und neue Antriebstechnologien).

The course provides an introduction to the principles and applications of electrochemical energy conversion (e.g. fuel cells) and storage (e.g. batteries) technologies in the broader context of a renewable energy system.

Fundamentals of thermal sciences, linked to energy conversion

The course describes and assesses the environmental performance of current and future mobility/transportation and transformation pathways towards sustainability. It focuses in particular on the future role of renewable synthetic chemical energy carriers from a technology point of view.

Future Relevance of IC engines for transportation and Power-on-Demand. Characteristic performance parameters, operating maps and duty cycles. Thermodynamic cycles and energetic optimization. In-cylinder flows, heat transfer, combustion modes, boosting and simulation methods. Hybrid powertrains, decentralized power/heat cogeneration and use of renewable/e-fuels.

Selected laboratory experiments in physics, mechanical and process engineering. With the Laboratory Training held during the fifth semester, the students learn how to handle and apply measurement methods and devices. Students are offered a diversified choice of laboratory experiments at least eleven of which must be completed. Five of the chosen experiments must be in physics.

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The module provides a foundation in the current situation and short- and middle-term development directions of powertrain and automotive engineering in the context of passenger & goods transport. Corresponding energy sources and resulting consequences for the energy system are addressed. Participants will be enabled to identify potentials of these technologies and apply them to concrete problems.

Current advanced research activities in the areas of thermo- and fluid dynamics are presented and discussed, mostly by external speakers.

Introduction to the fundamentals of chemical thermodynamics and thermodynamics of mixtures.