4.9 Million Euro for Calculating Fluid Dynamics

Quantum technologies promise faster solutions for many scientific and technology questions. A consortium led by Dieter Jaksch from Universität Hamburg awarded EUR 4.9 million EU funding for the calculation of fluid dynamics using quantum technology. Advances in research and technology in numerous areas are determined by the ability to exactly predict and optimize complex fluid dynamics. This is true in the natural and life sciences, in climate science as well as for the chemical, energy, automobile, aviation, and ship-building industries. For example, the optimization of cooling systems for automobile batteries is a major issue for fluid dynamics in electro-mobility. However, researchers are facing significant challenges from the wide range of simultaneously occurring spatial structures, combined with different typical times when these processes occur. The opportunities currently available for calculating these flows are not sufficient to address the future requirements of research and industrial uses.