Prof. Dr. Sc. Techn. Philipp Schlatter
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Chair of Fluid Mechanics
Cauerstr. 4
91058 Erlangen
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-29500
- Mobile phone: +4915203243968
- Fax number: +49 9131 85-29503
- Email: philipp.schlatter@fau.de
- Website: http://www.lstm.fau.de
Philipp Schlatter (from Zürich, Switzerland) obtained a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich) in 2001, and a PhD in Fluid Mechanics at the Institute of Fluid Dynamics (IFD) from ETH in 2005. He then moved to the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, first as a Postdoc, from 2007-2010 as an assistant professor, from 2010-2018 as associate professor, and from 2019 as full professor at KTH, with special interest in large-scale simulations of turbulent flows, mainly in wall-bounded configurations. In 2014 he was chosen as a Wallenberg Academy Fellow (which was extended in 2018), a prestigious programme with 5+5 year funding. He was also the director of the Linné FLOW Centre at KTH Stockholm, leading the fluid-dynamics community in the Swedish e-Science Research Centre, and the Swedish National Allocation Committee. In 2023 he moved to the Institute of Fluid Mechanics (LSTM) at the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg. He is also adjunct professor at the University of Bologna. He is also Associate Editor of the International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow (IJHFF). The current research involves both large-scale simulations based on highly accurate spectral and spectral-element methods, but also close interaction to experimentalists in an effort to cross-validate simulation and experimental data.
Profile at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Profile at University of Bologna
Publications: Google Scholar
Linked-in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipp-schlatter-30b3aa55/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/pschlatt1
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/pschlatt.bsky.social
Github: https://github.com/pschlatt1
Aerodynamics
Basic data
| Title | Aerodynamics |
|---|---|
| Short text | AERO |
| Module frequency | nur im Sommersemester |
| Semester hours per week | 4 |
Parallel groups / dates
1. Parallelgruppe
| Semester hours per week | 2 |
|---|---|
| Teaching language | English |
| Responsible |
apl. Prof. Dr. Stefan Becker Prof. Dr. Philipp Schlatter |
| Date and Time | Start date - End date | Cancellation date | Lecturer(s) | Comment | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich Tue, 10:15 - 11:45 | 14.04.2026 - 14.07.2026 | 26.05.2026 |
|
11906.01.040 |
Computational Fluid Dynamics II
Basic data
| Title | Computational Fluid Dynamics II |
|---|---|
| Short text | CFD II V |
| Module frequency | nur im Sommersemester |
| Semester hours per week | 2 |
Parallel groups / dates
1. Turbulent flows 2. Direct Numerical Simulations (DNS) 3. Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes equations (RANS) 4. Large Eddy Simulation (LES) 5. High-Order Methods 6. Particulate and Multiphase Flows 7. Fluid-structure Interaction 8. Compressible Flows
The students - Know how to solve CFD problems in curvilinear grids - Understand the main properties of turbulent flows - Understand the strengths and weaknesses of widely used simulation models of turbulence - Select the appropriate model and boundary equations for a given application - Be able to perform turbulence and complex flows simulations with OpenFOAM - Work in team and write a report describing the results and significance of a simulation of turbulent flow
1. Parallelgruppe
| Semester hours per week | 2 |
|---|---|
| Teaching language | English |
| Responsible |
Prof. Dr. Philipp Schlatter Dr.-Ing. Manuel Münsch |
Literature references: H. Ferziger, M. Peric, Numerische Strömungsmechanik, Spinger, 2008
| Date and Time | Start date - End date | Cancellation date | Lecturer(s) | Comment | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich Fri, 10:15 - 11:45 | 17.04.2026 - 17.07.2026 | 05.06.2026 01.05.2026 |
|
11501.00.156 |
Turbulence I
Basic data
| Title | Turbulence I |
|---|---|
| Short text | T I |
| Module frequency | nur im Sommersemester |
| Semester hours per week | 2 |
Parallel groups / dates
1. Parallelgruppe
| Semester hours per week | 2 |
|---|---|
| Teaching language | English |
| Responsible |
Prof. Dr. Philipp Schlatter Dr. Siavash Toosi |
| Date and Time | Start date - End date | Cancellation date | Lecturer(s) | Comment | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich Wed, 14:15 - 15:45 | 15.04.2026 - 15.07.2026 |
|
11501.00.155 |
Computational Fluid Dynamics II - Lab
Basic data
| Title | Computational Fluid Dynamics II - Lab |
|---|---|
| Short text | CFD II Lab |
| Module frequency | nur im Sommersemester |
| Semester hours per week | 2 |
Parallel groups / dates
1. Parallelgruppe
| Semester hours per week | 2 |
|---|---|
| Teaching language | English |
| Responsible |
Dr.-Ing. Manuel Münsch Prof. Dr. Philipp Schlatter |
| Date and Time | Start date - End date | Cancellation date | Lecturer(s) | Comment | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich Mon, 09:00 - 11:45 | 13.04.2026 - 13.07.2026 | 25.05.2026 |
|
11302.00.156 |
Aerodynamics - Exercise
Basic data
| Title | Aerodynamics - Exercise |
|---|---|
| Short text | AERO Ex |
| Module frequency | nur im Sommersemester |
Parallel groups / dates
1. Parallelgruppe
| Semester hours per week | 2 |
|---|---|
| Teaching language | English |
| Responsible |
Prof. Dr. Philipp Schlatter |
| Date and Time | Start date - End date | Cancellation date | Lecturer(s) | Comment | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich Wed, 12:15 - 13:45 | 15.04.2026 - 15.07.2026 |
|
11901.00.222 |
Computational Fluid Dynamics II - Exercise
Basic data
| Title | Computational Fluid Dynamics II - Exercise |
|---|---|
| Short text | CFD II Ex |
| Module frequency | nur im Sommersemester |
| Semester hours per week | 1 |
Parallel groups / dates
1. Parallelgruppe
| Semester hours per week | 2 |
|---|---|
| Teaching language | English |
| Responsible |
Dr.-Ing. Manuel Münsch Prof. Dr. Philipp Schlatter |
| Date and Time | Start date - End date | Cancellation date | Lecturer(s) | Comment | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich Tue, 12:15 - 13:45 | 14.04.2026 - 14.07.2026 | 26.05.2026 |
|
11901.00.240 |
Turbulence I - Exercise
Basic data
| Title | Turbulence I - Exercise |
|---|---|
| Short text | T Ex |
| Module frequency | nur im Sommersemester |
| Semester hours per week | 2 |
UE 2 SWS
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Im Rahmen der Vorlesung werden praktisch einsetzbare Methoden zur Berechnung allgemeiner turbulenter Strömungen vorgestellt.
Ausgangspunkt sind die Navier-Stokes-Gleichungen, die formal hergeleitet und anschließend zeitgemittelt werden.
Die durch die Mittelung auftretenden Zusatzterme werden physikalisch interpretiert und gebräuchliche mathematische Modelle (Turbulenzmodelle) zur Beschreibung dieser Terme eingeführt.
Die Anwendung der vorgestellten Turbulenzmodelle auf für die Praxis relevante turbulente Strömungen, wie z.B. Grenzschichten, Freistrahlen etc. wird im Detail diskutiert.
1. Parallelgruppe
| Semester hours per week | 2 |
|---|---|
| Teaching language | English |
| Responsible |
Prof. Dr. Philipp Schlatter Dr. Siavash Toosi |
| Date and Time | Start date - End date | Cancellation date | Lecturer(s) | Comment | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich Fri, 14:15 - 15:45 | 17.04.2026 - 17.07.2026 | 05.06.2026 01.05.2026 |
|
12104.01.411 |
Recorded lectures:
- Inaugural lecture at FAU (June 2024): https://www.fau.tv/clip/id/52952 (unfortunately only for FAU members)
- Computational Fluid Dyamics (30 hours), KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, 2021: https://youtu.be/fU5814e5Wgw?list=PLynK6zufSgTMoulEWZjnKABEp-smrQRrj (including lecture notes)
- Viscous Flow and Stability (30 hours), Univeristy of Bologna, Italy, 2021: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLynK6zufSgTOznXVrq53ReyHv6FE9UBaE&si=RS4nwuDqeBssWdGF
- Turbulence Simulations with Nek5000 (2 hours), Cineca Winter School, 2021: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLynK6zufSgTOD72Y9z6xb7iXpvxVeyNiN&si=aw8We7v8WmjktQzW
- Mekanik I (in Swedish, 48 hours), KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, 2021: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLynK6zufSgTNKdZkS75Jc784UonZRDpXq&si=kHvVpYcXdqG1VG4i
Youtube videos:
- Interview at PASC 2017: https://youtu.be/O5Ll3MCEaIg?si=2bdrxC3cZVA_P-a6
- Interview at PASC 2023: https://youtu.be/yKu6TzDGfTY?si=Hgl4KRuM-iAgLXjl
- Turbulence at the Exascale, Podcast 2021: https://youtu.be/A1YYQgvGBwE?si=2wWk48OfyWX8EdOd
Scientific Animations:
- Gallery of Fluid Motion 2009, Turbulent boundary layer: https://youtu.be/4KeaAhVoPIw?si=ivqLkW7B6cF505b8
- Gallery of Fluid Motion 2009, Jet in Crossflow: https://youtu.be/gTd_jVhYMt0?si=_h1XuxfhDakMovMA
- Gallery of Fluid Motion 2011, Hairpins: https://youtu.be/DX_wPZJYfAQ?si=VOXw8K6Uh8RCdcVl
- Gallery of Fluid Motion 2015, Wing simulations: https://youtu.be/aR-hehP1pTk?si=BDvSGAceXXrwNtEc
- Gallery of Fluid Motion 2021, Effects of Control on Wings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82iTsfk99H4
- Gallery of Fluid Motion 2022, Flettner Rotor: https://doi.org/10.1103/APS.DFD.2022.GFM.V0113
- Direct numerical simulation (DNS) of a starting rotor (Ercoftac Visualisation Award 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix7-pr6dezo
Selected Picturesv:
Turbulent pipe flow at Re_tau=10000: Massaro et al. 2025
zoomable picture: link
Vortical structures around a Flettner rotor (Reference Massaro et al., Sci. Rep. 2024):
Streamwise vorticity in a turbulent pipe flow at Reτ=1000 (Reference El Khoury et al. FTaC 2013):
Turbulent boundary layer (Reference Schlatter and Örlü, JFM 2010):
