Martin Gruber

About me

Since 2020, I have been studying Chemical and Process Engineering at TU Graz. After completing my bachelor's degree, I continued with the master's program, where I focused on numerical modeling and simulation of multiphase systems. My current work combines applied thermodynamics, particle technology, and CFD methods. I am particularly interested in translating physical models into simulation tools, which I apply to safety-relevant problems in energy and environmental technologies.

Research interests

My research centers on the modeling of multiphase flow phenomena using CFD tools such as OpenFOAM®. Applications include electrostatic charge transport in gas–solid systems as well as radiative heat transfer in particle-laden flows—both relevant in the context of battery safety.

Figure 1. Gas-particle flow in a channel geometry: a) dimensionless charge, b) particle volume fraction contour plots. Figure created by Dr. techn. Mohammadsadegh Salehi. Source: Gruber et al.