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Claus-Dieter Munz

Claus-Dieter Munz

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
30
Citations
4978
World Ranking
9752
National Ranking
322

Overview

Claus-Dieter Munz is affiliated with the University of Stuttgart in Germany and has made significant contributions in the field of engineering, focusing primarily on computational mechanics. Their body of research covers a range of subfields including applied mathematics, environmental engineering, statistics, probability and uncertainty, as well as aerospace engineering.

The scientist's work concentrates on advanced numerical methods with a strong emphasis on computational fluid dynamics and aerodynamics. Key topics addressed in their research include fluid dynamics and turbulent flows, gas dynamics and kinetic theory, wind and air flow studies, probabilistic and robust engineering design, and lattice Boltzmann simulation studies.

Munz's recent publications highlight their engagement with high-order discontinuous Galerkin methods, shock capturing techniques, and interface methods for computational fluid dynamics. Notable recent papers include:

  • A p-Adaptive Discontinuous Galerkin Method with hp-Shock Capturing (2022, Journal of Scientific Computing)
  • Comparison of macro- and microscopic solutions of the Riemann problem II. Two-phase shock tube (2020, Journal of Computational Physics)
  • An Efficient Sliding Mesh Interface Method for High-Order Discontinuous Galerkin Schemes (2020, arXiv (Cornell University))
  • A parabolic relaxation model for the Navier-Stokes-Korteweg equations (2020, Journal of Computational Physics)
  • FLEXI: A high order discontinuous Galerkin framework for hyperbolic-parabolic conservation laws (2020, Computers & Mathematics with Applications)

They have frequently published in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Computational Physics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Computers & Fluids
  • Journal of Scientific Computing

Munz has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, among whom are:

  • Andrea Beck
  • Steven Jöns
  • Jakob Dürrwächter
  • Pascal Mossier
  • Christian Rohde

The scientist's research contributions involve the development and application of computational methods in fluid dynamics and engineering design, touching multiple interdisciplinary topics and employing both theoretical and practical approaches to problems in the aerospace and environmental contexts.

Best Publications

  • Hyperbolic divergence cleaning for the MHD equations

    A. Dedner;F. Kemm;D. Kröner;C.-D. Munz

  • On Godunov-type methods near low densities

    B. Einfeldt;C. D. Munz;P. L. Roe;B. Sjögreen

  • A unified framework for the construction of one-step finite volume and discontinuous Galerkin schemes on unstructured meshes

    Michael Dumbser;Dinshaw S. Balsara;Eleuterio F. Toro;Claus-Dieter Munz

  • Divergence Correction Techniques for Maxwell Solvers Based on a Hyperbolic Model

    C.-D. Munz;P. Omnes;R. Schneider;E. Sonnendrücker

  • Deep neural networks for data-driven LES closure models

    Andrea Beck;David Flad;Claus-Dieter Munz

  • Efficient, high accuracy ADER-WENO schemes for hydrodynamics and divergence-free magnetohydrodynamics

    Dinshaw S. Balsara;Tobias Rumpf;Michael Dumbser;Claus-Dieter Munz

  • High‐order discontinuous Galerkin spectral element methods for transitional and turbulent flow simulations

    Andrea D. Beck;Thomas Bolemann;David Flad;Hannes Frank

  • Explicit Discontinuous Galerkin methods for unsteady problems

    Florian Hindenlang;Gregor J. Gassner;Christoph Altmann;Andrea Beck

  • The extension of incompressible flow solvers to the weakly compressible regime

    C.-D. Munz;S. Roller;R. Klein;K.J. Geratz

  • A contribution to the construction of diffusion fluxes for finite volume and discontinuous Galerkin schemes

    Gregor Gassner;Frieder Lörcher;Claus-Dieter Munz

  • Building Blocks for Arbitrary High Order Discontinuous Galerkin Schemes

    Michael Dumbser;Claus-Dieter Munz

  • New Algorithms for Ultra-relativistic Numerical Hydrodynamics

    V. Schneider;U. Katscher;D.H. Rischke;B. Waldhauser

  • Asymptotic adaptive methods for multi-scale problems in fluid mechanics

    R. Klein;R. Klein;N. Botta;T. Schneider;C.D. Munz

  • Numerical simulations of nonstationary fronts and interfaces by the Godunov method in moving grids

    V. E. Fortov;B. Goel;C.-D. Munz;A. L. Ni

  • ADER: A High-Order Approach for Linear Hyperbolic Systems in 2D

    T. Schwartzkopff;C. D. Munz;E. F. Toro

  • A Discontinuous Galerkin Scheme based on a Space-Time Expansion II. Viscous Flow Equations in Multi Dimensions

    G. Gassner;F. Lörcher;C. D. Munz

  • Fast high order ADER schemes for linear hyperbolic equations

    Thomas Schwartzkopff;Michael Dumbser;Claus-Dieter Munz

  • A sub-cell based indicator for troubled zones in RKDG schemes and a novel class of hybrid RKDG+HWENO schemes

    Dinshaw S. Balsara;Christoph Altmann;Christoph Altmann;Claus-Dieter Munz;Michael Dumbser

  • ADER discontinuous Galerkin schemes for aeroacoustics

    Michael Dumbser;Claus-Dieter Munz

  • A Discontinuous Galerkin Scheme Based on a Space—Time Expansion. I. Inviscid Compressible Flow in One Space Dimension

    F. Lörcher;G. Gassner;C.-D. Munz

  • Efficient Parallelization of a Shock Capturing for Discontinuous Galerkin Methods using Finite Volume Sub-cells

    Matthias Sonntag;Claus-Dieter Munz

  • Polymorphic nodal elements and their application in discontinuous Galerkin methods

    Gregor J. Gassner;Frieder Lörcher;Claus-Dieter Munz;Jan S. Hesthaven

  • Linearized acoustic perturbation equations for low Mach number flow with variable density and temperature

    Claus-Dieter Munz;Michael Dumbser;Sabine Roller

  • Explicit one-step time discretizations for discontinuous Galerkin and finite volume schemes based on local predictors

    Gregor Gassner;Michael Dumbser;Florian Hindenlang;Claus-Dieter Munz

  • Shock Capturing for Discontinuous Galerkin Methods using Finite Volume Subcells

    Matthias Sonntag;Claus-Dieter Munz

  • Maxwell's equations when the charge conservation is not satisfied

    Claus-Dieter Munz;Rudolf Schneider;Eric Sonnendrücker;Ursula Voss

  • Efficient implementation of high order unstructured WENO schemes for cavitating flows

    Michael Dumbser;Uwe Iben;Claus-Dieter Munz

  • Coupled Particle-In-Cell and Direct Simulation Monte Carlo method for simulating reactive plasma flows

    Claus-Dieter Munz;Monika Auweter-Kurtz;Stefanos Fasoulas;Asim Mirza

  • An explicit discontinuous Galerkin scheme with local time-stepping for general unsteady diffusion equations

    Frieder Lörcher;Gregor Gassner;Claus-Dieter Munz

  • Simulation of underresolved turbulent flows by adaptive filtering using the high order discontinuous Galerkin spectral element method

    David Flad;Andrea Beck;Claus-Dieter Munz

  • Deep Neural Networks for Data-Driven Turbulence Models.

    Andrea D. Beck;David G. Flad;Claus-Dieter Munz

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Dumbser
Michael Dumbser University of Trento
Rupert Klein
Rupert Klein Freie Universität Berlin
Thomas Ertl
Thomas Ertl University of Stuttgart
Bernhard Weigand
Bernhard Weigand University of Stuttgart
Johan Larsson
Johan Larsson University of Maryland, College Park
Andreas Kronenburg
Andreas Kronenburg University of Stuttgart
Daniel Weiskopf
Daniel Weiskopf University of Stuttgart
Jadran Vrabec
Jadran Vrabec Technical University of Berlin
Rainer Helmig
Rainer Helmig University of Stuttgart
Eleuterio F. Toro
Eleuterio F. Toro University of Trento

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