VM Group

The research group Process Machines (VM) deals with process engineering processes for particle production or particle processing in the liquid phase. The focus of the work is on the processes of filtration, centrifugation and mixing technology or agglomeration. In addition to characterization methods and measurement techniques (µCT, NMR, SAXS), simulation methods (DEM, CFD, Lattice Boltzmann, SPH, flowsheet simulation, model predictive control) are used to map digital process chains and to design new machines and apparatus with the focus on improving higher-level goals such as raw material and energy efficiency in use.