Publications by authors named "Jochen Frohlich"

Nasal airflow obstruction correlates with several ailments, such as higher patency, increased friction at the mucosal wall or the so-called Little's area, improper air conditioning, and snoring. Nasal dilators are frequently employed, mainly due to their ease of access and use, combined with their non-permanent and non-surgical nature. Their overall efficacy, however, has not been clearly demonstrated so far, with some studies reporting conflicting outcomes, mainly because being based on subjective evaluations.

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Turbines are essential components of jet planes and power plants. Therefore, their efficiency and service life are of central engineering interest. In the case of jet planes or thermal power plants, the heating of the turbines due to the hot gas flow is critical.

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Splat and antisplat events are a widely found phenomenon in three-dimensional turbulent flow fields. Splats are observed when fluid locally impinges on an impermeable surface transferring energy from the normal component to the tangential velocity components, while antisplats relate to the inverted situation. These events affect a variety of flow properties, such as the transfer of kinetic energy between velocity components and the transfer of heat, so that their investigation can provide new insight into these issues.

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The flow field of moving foams is relevant for basic research and for the optimization of industrial processes such as froth flotation. However, no adequate measurement technique exists for the local velocity distribution inside the foam bulk. We have investigated the ultrasound Doppler velocimetry (UDV), providing the first two-dimensional, non-invasive velocity measurement technique with an adequate spatial (10mm) and temporal resolution (2.

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In this work, a model for the interaction force between a small bubble and a wall or another bubble is presented. The formulation is especially designed for Lagrangian calculations of bubble or soft sphere trajectories, with or without resolution of the continuous fluid. The force only relies on position and velocity of the bubble.

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