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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Germany
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
68
Citations
18063
World Ranking
439
National Ranking
14

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Franz Durst is affiliated with FMP Technology in Germany and focuses their research primarily on engineering, with particular emphasis on computational mechanics. Their expertise spans a range of subfields including computational mechanics, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, fluid flow and transfer processes, and ocean engineering.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics within fluid dynamics and related areas. These include:

  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Heat Transfer Mechanisms
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
  • Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis
  • Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies
  • Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows
  • Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory

Their recent publications cover a range of specialized subjects grounded in fluid mechanics and coatings technology. Notable papers include:

  • "Computations of coating windows for reverse roll coating of liquid films," 2020, Journal of Coatings Technology and Research
  • "Wall friction relations in wall-bounded shear flows," 2021, European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids
  • "Shear orientation of nematic phases of clay nanosheets: processing of barrier coatings," 2021, Journal of Coatings Technology and Research
  • "Central rebound jet of a droplet normal impact on a confined thin liquid film," 2022, Physics of Fluids
  • "Permeability and the Ergun Equation as a Basis for Permeability Measurements of Metallic Foams and Wire Meshes," 2021, Transport in Porous Media

Durst's coauthor network shows frequent collaboration with several researchers, including El-Sayed Zanoun, Christoph Egbers, Gabriele Bellani, Alessandro Talamelli, and Guanqing Wang.

Publication venues where Durst's work commonly appears include:

  • Journal of Turbulence
  • Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India) Series C
  • Journal of Coatings Technology and Research
  • Physics of Fluids
  • European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids

Durst is also credited with a book publication titled Fluid Mechanics, published by Springer Nature in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Backward-Facing Step Flow

    B. F. Armaly;F. Durst;J. C. F. Pereira;B. Schönung

  • Principles and practice of laser-Doppler anemometry

    F. Durst;A. Melling;J. H. Whitelaw;C. P. Wang

  • Accurate computations of the laminar flow past a square cylinder based on two different methods : lattice-Boltzmann and finite-volume

    M. Breuer;J. Bernsdorf;T. Zeiser;F. Durst

  • Combustion in a Porous Medium-Advances and Applications

    D. Trimis;F. Durst

  • Asymmetric flows and instabilities in symmetric ducts with sudden expansions

    W. Cherdron;F. Durst;J. H. Whitelaw

  • On the motion of particles in turbulent duct flows

    S.L. Lee;F. Durst

  • Numerical simulations of single phase reacting flows in randomly packed fixed-bed reactors and experimental validation

    Hannsjörg Freund;Thomas Zeiser;Florian Huber;Elias Klemm

  • Momentum and heat transfer from cylinders in laminar crossflow at 10−4 ⩽ Re ⩽ 200

    C.F. Lange;F. Durst;M. Breuer

  • Laser Doppler measurements in two-phase flows

    F. Durst;M. Zare

  • Validation and application of a novel elongational device for polymer solutions

    M. Stelter;Günter Brenn;A.L. Yarin;R.P. Singh

  • a Parallel Block-Structured Multigrid Method for the Prediction of Incompressible Flows

    F. Durst;Michael Schäfer

  • Flow structure around trains under side wind conditions : a numerical study

    W. Khier;M. Breuer;F. Durst

  • Computation of fluid-structure interaction on lightweight structures

    M. Glück;M. Breuer;F. Durst;A. Halfmann

  • Applications of Laser Techniques to Fluid Mechanics

    R. J. Adrian;D. F. G. Durão;F. Durst;M. Maeda

  • Further contributions on the two-dimensional flow in a sudden expansion

    N. Alleborn;K. Nandakumar;H. Raszillier;F. Durst

  • Evaporation of acoustically levitated multi-component liquid droplets

    Günter Brenn;L.J. Deviprasath;Franz Durst;Clemens Fink

  • Experimental and theoretical investigations on interfacial temperature jumps during evaporation

    V.K. Badam;V. Kumar;F. Durst;K. Danov

  • Turbulent Shear Flows I

    F. Durst;B. E. Launder;F. W. Schmidt;J. H. Whitelaw

  • Laminar-to-turbulent transition of pipe flows through puffs and slugs

    Mina Nishi;Bülent Ünsal;Franz Durst;Gautam Biswas

  • Focusing of diode laser beams: a simple mathematical model.

    Amir Naqwi;Franz Durst

  • Turbulent Shear Flows 5

    Franz Durst;Brian E. Launder;John L. Lumley;Frank W. Schmidt

Frequent Co-Authors

J. H. Whitelaw
J. H. Whitelaw Imperial College London
Günter Brenn
Günter Brenn Graz University of Technology
Michael Breuer
Michael Breuer Helmut Schmidt University
Krassimir D. Danov
Krassimir D. Danov Sofia University
Brian Launder
Brian Launder University of Manchester
Dimosthenis Trimis
Dimosthenis Trimis Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Ernst Rank
Ernst Rank Technical University of Munich
Cameron Tropea
Cameron Tropea Technical University of Darmstadt
Ronald J. Adrian
Ronald J. Adrian Arizona State University
Alexander L. Yarin
Alexander L. Yarin University of Illinois at Chicago

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