Michael Gauding

Dr. Michael Gauding serves in the Institute Management (Instituts- und Geschäftsleitung) at RWTH Aachen University's Institute of Technical Combustion, where he leads critical research in advanced combustion systems. His work focuses on computational modeling of turbulent reacting flows, particularly for sustainable fuel applications essential to the energy transition.

Research interests emphasize hydrogen combustion dynamics, ammonia fuel integration, and thermo-diffusive flame instabilities. His methodologies leverage high-fidelity simulations including Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) and Large Eddy Simulation (LES) to analyze flame propagation, pollutant formation, and mixture inhomogeneities under engine-relevant conditions. This work directly addresses challenges in decarbonizing industrial combustion systems through alternative fuel adoption.

Analysis of his recent publications (2023-2025) reveals dominant trends in hydrogen-ammonia flame stability, NOx formation mechanisms, and advanced LES modeling for turbulent premixed systems. The research spans fundamental combustion physics to applied engineering solutions, with strong emphasis on validating models against experimental data from specialized test rigs.

The Institute operates advanced experimental facilities including:

• Spray chambers for fuel injection analysis
• Spherical combustion chambers for fundamental flame studies
• Counter-flow burners for extinction studies
• Flow reactors for chemical kinetics validation
• Engine test rigs for practical combustion systems

These capabilities enable comprehensive experimental validation of Dr. Gauding's computational models.