Prof. Germann's Fluid Dynamics Group
Journal Articles
Th. B. Goudoulas, S. Vanderhaeghen, W. Liebl, and N. Germann. Micro-dispersed essential oils loaded gelatin hydrogels with antibacterial activity, LWT-Food Science and Technology, submitted.
S. Mayer, M. Tallawi, I. De Luca, A. Calarco, N. Reinhardt, L.A. Gray, K. Drechsler, A. Moeini, and N. Germann. Antimicrobial and physicochemical characterization of 2,3 dialdehyde cellulose-based wound dressing systems. Carbohydrate Polymers, accepted.
A. Moeini, N. Germann, M. Malinconico, and G. Santagata. Secondary metabolites as antimicrobial and plasticising additives of biobased food packaging polymers: a review, Trends in Food Science & Technology, 114:342-354, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2021.05.040
D. Malhotra, S. Pan, L. Rüther, G. Schlippe, W. Voss, and N. Germann. Polysaccharide‑based skin scaffolds with enhanced mechanical compatibility with native human skin, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 122:104607, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104607
A. Ghaemi, M. Hübner, M. Minceva, and N. Germann. Phase field analysis of binary mixtures with partially miscible components, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 103613, 2021. DOI: 0.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2021.103613
I. De Luca, P. Pedram, A. Moeini, P. Cerruti, G. Peluso, A. Di Salle N. Germann. Developments in nanotechnology for formulating essential oils in polysaccharide-based wound dressings to promote the wound healing process: a review, Journal of Applied Sciences, 11(4):1713, 2021. DOI: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/4/1713
S. Pan, S. Sivanathan, G. Kiepe, T. Kiepe, and N. Germann. Candidate formulations for a sustainable lipstick supplemented with vitamin D3: effects of wax type and concentration on material properties, Journal of Materials Science, 60(5):2027-2040, 2021. DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c05264
D. Haider, S. Steiner, S. K. Basu, S. Soller, S. Pan, N. Germann, M. Leidenberger, B. Kappes, and A. Wierschem. λ-DNA buffer solutions at high shear rates, Journal of Rheology, 65:159-169, 2021. DOI: 10.1122/8.0000136
N. Fischer, I. Kieferle, U. Kulozik, and N. Germann. Numerical simulation of the rinsing process of milk protein concentrates from spiral wound membranes and comparison with experiments, Journal of Food Engineering, 296:110459, 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2020.110459
N. Fischer, M. Masoudian, and N. Germann. Impact of non-Newtonian fluid behavior on hydrodynamics and mass transfer in spacer-filled channels, 52:065502, 2020. DOI: 10.1088/1873-7005/abb91e
A. Netter, Th. B. Goudoulas, and N. Germann. Effect of Bloom number on phase transition of gelatin determined by means of rheological characterization, LWT-Food Science and Technology, 132:109813, 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2020.109813
I. N. Besiri, Th. B. Goudoulas, and N. Germann. Custom-made rheological setup for in situ real-time rheological characterization of fast alginate Ca2+ gelation, Carbohydrate Polymers, 246:0144-8617, 2020. DOI:
S. Pan and N. Germann. Nonlinear rheological fingerprints under LAOS stress and static yield stress of industrial benchmark lipsticks, Mechanica Acta, 5, 2020. DOI: 10.1007/s00707-020-02691-x
M. Tallawi and N. Germann. Self-crosslinked injectable hydrogel with delivery carrier obtained by incorporation of oxidized alginate microspheres into gelatin matrix, Materials Letters, 263:127211, 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2019.127211
L. Abu-Farah, Th. B. Goudoulas, S. Hooshyar, and N. Germann. Numerical and experimental investigation of bread dough kneading in a 3D spiral kneader, Physics of Fluids, special issue entitled "Food and Fluids," 31:113104, 2019. DOI: 10.1063/1.5122261 Promoted as Editor's Pick.
S. Hooshyar and N. Germann. The investigation of shear banding in polymer solutions in die extrusion geometry, Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, 272:104161, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2019.104161
Th. B. Goudoulas and N. Germann. Nonlinear rheological behavior of gelatin gels: in situ gels and individual layers filled with hard particles, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 556:1-11, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.08.025
S. Pan and N. Germann. Thermal and mechanical properties of lipsticks, Thermochimica Acta, 679:178332, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2019.178332
Th. B. Goudoulas and N. Germann. Nonlinear rheological behavior of gelatin gels: in situ gels and individual layers, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 756-757, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.06.060
L. Hassan, L. Lin, H. Sorek, L. Sperl, Th. B. Goudoulas, F. Hagn, N. Germann, Ch. Tian, and J. Ph. Benz. Cross-talk of cellulose and mannan perception pathways leads to inhibition of cellulase production in several filamentous fungi, mbio, 10(4):e00277-19, 2019. DOI: 10/4/e00277-19
S. Pan, D. Malhotra, and N. Germann. Nonlinear viscoelastic properties of human skin and in vitro 3D reconstructed skin models under LAOS stress, Journal of the Medical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 96:313-323, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.04.032
S. Hooshyar and N. Germann. Shear banding in 4:1 planar contraction, Polymers, 11(3):417, 2019. DOI: 10.3390/polym11030417
N. Germann. Shear banding instabilities in polymeric solutions, Curr. Opin. Colloid Interface Sci., 1359-0294, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2018.12.006 (Special issue: “Outstanding Young Researchers“)
I. Kieferle, K. Hiller, U. Kulozik, and N. Germann. Rheological properties of fresh and reconstituted milk concentrates under standard and processing conditions, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 537:458-464, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2018.11.048
D. Malhotra, S. Pan, L. Rüther, Th. B. Goudoulas, G. Schlippe, W. Voss, and N. Germann. Linear viscoelastic and microstructural properties of native male human skin and in vitro 3D reconstructed skin models, J. Mech. Behav. Biomed. Mater., 90:644-654, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.11.013
A. Ghaemi and N. Germann. Nonequilibrium thermodynamic modeling of ternary fluid flows, Int. J. Multiphase Flow, 0301-9322, 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2018.09.013
Th. B. Goudoulas and N. Germann. Concentration effect on the nonlinear measures of dense polyethylene oxide solutions under large amplitude oscillatory shear, J. Rheol., 62(5): 1299-1317, 2018. DOI: 10.1122/1.5039614
P. Šćepanović, Th. B. Goudoulas, and N. Germann. Numerical investigation of the kneading process of bread dough, Food Structure, 16:8-16, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.foostr.2018.01.003
Th. B. Goudoulas, S. Pan, and N. Germann. Double-stranded and single-stranded well-entangled DNA solutions under LAOS: A comprehensive study, Polymer, 140:240-254, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2018.02.061
Th. B. Goudoulas, S. Pan, and N. Germann. Nonlinearities and shear banding instability of polyacrylamide solutions under large amplitude oscillatory shear, J. Rheol., 61(5):1061-1083, 2017. DOI: 10.1122/1.4998931
S. Hooshyar and N. Germann. Shear banding of semidilute polymer solutions in pressure-driven channel flow, J. Non-Newt. Fluid Mech., 242:1-10, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2017.02.002
Th. B. Goudoulas and N. Germann. Phase transition kinetics and rheology of gelation-alginate mixtures. Food Hydrocolloids, 66:49-60, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2016.12.018
N. Germann, A.K. Gurnon, L. Zhou, L. P. Cook, A. N. Beris, and N.J. Wagner. Validation of constitutive modeling of shear banding wormlike micellar fluids. J. Rheol., 60:983-999, 2016. DOI: 10.1122/1.4959292
S. Hooshyar and N. Germann. A thermodynamic study of shear banding in polymer solutions., Phys. Fluids, 28:063104, 2016. DOI: 10.1063/1.4953859
Th. B. Goudoulas and N. Germann. Viscoelastic Properties of polyacrylamide solutions from creep ringing data. J. Rheol., 60:491-502, 2016. DOI: 10.1122/1.4945819
N. Germann, L. P. Cook, and A. N. Beris. A differential velocities-based study of diffusion effects in shear-banding micellar solutions. J. Non-Newt. Fluid Mech., 232:43-54, 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2016.03.011
N. Germann, L. P. Cook, and A. N. Beris. Investigation of the inhomogeneous shear flow of a wormlike micellar solution using a thermodynamically consistent model, J. Non-Newt. Fluid Mech., 207:21-31, 2014. DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2014.02.005
N. Germann, L. P. Cook, and A. N. Beris. Nonequilibrium thermodynamic modeling of the structure and rheology of concentrated micellar solutions, J. Non-Newt. Fluid Mech., 196:51-57, 2013. DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2012.12.010
N. Germann and E. J. Windhab. On the rheology and microstructure of immiscible polymer blends in eccentric Taylor-Couette flow, J. Non-Newt. Fluid Mech., 169-170:54-60, 2012. DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2011.11.006
N. Germann, M. Dressler, and E. J. Windhab. Numerical solution of an extended White-Metzner model for eccentric Taylor-Couette flow, J. Comp. Phys., 230(21):7853-7866, 2011. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2011.07.007
Peer-reviewed Proceedings (and other relevant publications)
S. Steinhauser, E. Fattahi, D. Geier, L. Abu-Farah, Th. B. Goudoulas, N. Germann, and Th. Becker. Laser-based inline monitoring of dough quality, Backtechnik Europe, 4:44-47, 2019.
D. Haider, S. Steiner, S. K. Basu, S. Soller, S. Pan, N. Germann, B. Kappes, and A. Wierschem. The shear rheology of λ-DNA solutions at high shear rates. Proceedings of the 27th Symposium of the German Society for Laser Anemometry GALA eV 32:1-32:7, 2019. ISBN 978-3-9816764-6-4
S. Hooshyar and N. Germann. Numerical investigation of a two-fluid model for shear banding polymer solutions. Annual Transactions of the Nordic Rheology Conference, vol. 24, 2016.
N. Germann, M. Dressler, and E. J. Windhab. Application of a novel preconditioner in viscoelastic fluid flow simulations. AIP Conf. Proc., 1281(1):1688-1691, 2010. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3498168
Invited Talks
N. Fischer and N. Germann. Rinsing simulations of milk concentrates in spiral-wound membrane modules using OpenFOAM, International Workshop of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics in Cyberspace, June 6-9, 2021. Invited Talk.
N. Germann. Viscoelastic OpenFOAM Simulations in Industrial Process Flows. Annual Meeting of the Processsnet Subject Division Computational Fluid Dynamics, University of Paderborn, Germany, March 8-10, 2021. Invited Plenary.
A. Ghaemi, M. Hübner, M. Mincheva, N. Germann. OpenFOAM framework for partially miscible liquids. 25th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Milano, Italy, August 22-27, 2021. Invited Keynote.
N. Germann. OpenFOAM framework for mixtures with partially miscible components. OpenFOAM Workshop 2021, University College Dublin, England, June 7-11, 2021. Invited Keynote.
N. Germann. Experimental-based Rheological Modeling and Simulation of Food Processing. Non-Newtonian Club of the British Society of Rheology, September 17, 2020. Invited Keynote.
N. Germann. Perspectives of 3D viscoelastic simulations in process design and optimization - dough kneading as an example of an industrial food process. Nordic Rheology Conference in Cyberspace, August 25-26, 2020. Invited Plenary.
N. Germann. Rheological Applications in Life Science Engineering. Institute of Fluid Mechanics, School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan, Technical University of Munich, March 09, 2020.
N. Germann. Rheological Applications in Life Science Engineering. Institute of Fluid Mechanics, University of Dresden, Germany, February 7, 2020.
L. Abu-Farah, Th. B. Goudoulas, and N. Germann. Numerical and experimental investigation of bread dough kneading in a 3D spiral kneader. International Symposium on Food Rheology and Structure, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, June 2017-2020, 2019. Invited keynote.
Hooshyar and N. Germann. Numerical study of shear banding in pressure-driven channel and 4:1 contraction flow. Annual European Rheology Conference, Portorož, Slovenia, April 8-11, 2019. Invited keynote.
N. Germann. Shear banding in polymeric liquids: experiments and modeling. Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society, Boston, MA, USA, March 4-8, 2019. Invited keynote.
N. Germann. The mystery of bread kneading, TUM@Freising, January 17, 2019.
N. Germann. Perspectives in soft matter rheology. Department of Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany, June 28, 2018., June 20, 2018.
N. Germann. Physical modeling, numerical simulation, and experimental characterization of entangled polymer solutions. Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, June 20, 2018.
N. Germann. Experimental and computational investigation of shear banding polymeric solutions. Soft matter physics seminar, Technical University of Munich, Germany, January 24, 2017.
N. Germann. Nonequilibrium thermodynamic modeling of industrial applications. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, November 3, 2016.
N. Germann. Nonequilibrium thermodynamic modeling of multiphase flows. Institute of Computational Biology, Helmholtz Centre Munich, Germany, October 17, 2016.
N. Germann. Perspectives on shear banding in wormlike micellar and polymeric systems. Technical University of Denmark, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, September 26, 2016.
N. Germann. Modeling, simulation, and experimental characterisation of viscoelastic phenomena. Technical University of Munich, School of Sciences Weihenstephan, Germany, September 5, 2016.
N. Germann. Nonequilibrium thermodynamic modeling of industrial flows. KoMSO Challenge Workshop on Mathematical Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization in Food Industries, Trier University, Germany, March 17-18, 2016. Invited keynote.
N. Germann. Personal experiences and advice about career development. Kick-off Seminar of TUM Graduate School, Frauenchiemsee, Germany, March 1, 2016.
N. Germann. Shear banding in soft matter. Department of Physics, University of Koblenz, Germany, January 12, 2015.
N. Germann. Modeling and simulation of complex fluids. Technical University of Munich, Center of Life and Food Sciences Weihenstephan, Germany, November 18, 2013.
N. Germann, L. P. Cook, and A. N. Beris. Thermodynamic modeling and numerical simulation of the flow of wormlike micellar solutions. AWM Workshop held in conjunction with the SIAM Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 8-12, 2013.
N. Germann, L. P. Cook, and A. N. Beris. Modeling and simulation of shear banding phenomena in concentrated suspensions of wormlike micelles. SIAM Conference on Mathematical Aspects of Materials Science, Philadelphia, PA, June 9-12, 2013.
N. Germann. Benchmark calculations in eccentric Taylor-Couette systems. Applied Mathematics Seminar, University of Delaware, December 6, 2011.
Oral Presentations
D. Malhotra, S. Pan, L. Rüther, G. Schlippe, W. Voss, and N. Germann. Enhancing the mechanical compatibility of natural biomaterials with native human skin, Nordic Rheology Conference in Cyberspace, August 18-20, 2021.
A. Ghaemi and N. Germann. Extended generalized framework for multicomponent mixtures with partially miscible components, 15th Joint European Thermodynamics Conference, Prague, June 14-18, 2021.
D. Haider, S. Steiner, S. K. Basu, S. Soller, S. Pan, N. Germann, B. Kappes, and A. Wierschem. λ-DNA buffer solutions at high shear rates. Annual European Rheology Conference in Cyberspace, April 13-14, 2021.
I. Besiri, Th. B. Goudoulas, and N. Germann. Rheological setup for in situ realtime crosslinking gelation, Annual European Rheology Conference in Cyberspace, April 13-14, 2021.
A. Ghaemi and N. Germann. Nonequilibrium thermodynamic modeling of multicomponent mixtures with partially miscible components, Annual European Rheology Conference in Cyberspace, April 13-14, 2021.
I. Besiri, Th. B. Goudoulas, and N. Germann. In situ real-time recording of viscoelastic properties of hydrogels using novel rheological setup, Online Conference of Young Scientists, Mineral Resources-Environment-Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Mineral Resources, University of Western Macedonia, Kozani, Greece, February, 26-28 February, 2021.
D. Haider, S. Steiner, S. K. Basu, S. Soller, S. Pan, N. Germann, B. Kappes, and A. Wierschem. λ-DNA buffer solutions at high shear rates. 18th International Congress of Rheology, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, December 13-18, 2020.
I. Besiri, Th. B. Goudoulas, and N. Germann. Novel rheological setup for in situ mechanical characterization of alginate-Ca2+ gelation, International Congress on Rheology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 13-18, 2020.
A. Ghaemi and N. Germann. Thermodynamics of partially miscible flows: a CFD approach. 18th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, Rhodes, Greece, September 17-23, 2020.
I. Besiri, Th. B. Goudoulas, and N. Germann. In situ real-time rheological characterisation of alginate-Ca2+ gelation using novel custom-made setup. Nordic Rheology Conference in Cyberspace, August 25-26, 2020.
M. Tallawi and N. Germann. Rheological studies of self-crosslinked gelatine hydrogel filled with oxidised alginate microspheres. Nordic Rheology Conference in Cyberspace, August 25-26, 2020.
I. Besiri, Th. B. Goudoulas, and N. Germann. Novel custom-made rheometric setup for in situ real-time fast alginate-Ca2+ gelation. 12th European Congress of Chemical Engineering, Florence, Italy, December 1-4, 2020.
D. Haider, S. Steiner, S. K. Basu, S. Soller, S. Pan, N. Germann, B. Kappes, and A. Wierschem. The shear rheology of λ-DNA solutions at high shear rates. 27th Symposium of the German Society for Laser Anemometry GALA eV (in cooperation with the FAU Chair of Fluid Mechanics), Erlangen, Germany, September 3-5, 2019.
D. Malhotra, S. Pan, L. Rüther, Th. B. Goudoulas, G. Schlippe, W. Voss, and N. Germann. On the linear viscoelastic and microstructural trends of in vitro skin models and ex vivo human skin. 25th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Vienna, Austria, July 7-10, 2019.
D. Haider, S. Steiner, S. Pan, N. Germann, B. Kappes, and A. Wierschem. λ-DNA solutions at high shear rates. Annual European Rheology Conference, Portorož, Slovenia, April 8-11, 2019.
D. Haider, S. Steiner, S. Pan, N. Germann, B. Kappes, and A. Wierschem. λ-DNA solutions at high shear rates. Annual Meeting of the German Rheology Society and Processsnet, Berlin, Germany, February 26-27, 2019.
D. Malhotra, S. Pan, L. Rüther, Th. B. Goudoulas, G. Schlippe, W. Voss, and N. Germann. Rheology of ex vivo human skin and in vitro skin models: linear viscoelastic trends and microstructural validations. Annual Meeting of the German Rheology Society and Processsnet, Berlin, Germany, February 26-27, 2019.
L. Abu-Farah, Th. B. Goudoulas and N. Germann. Numerical Modelling and Simulation of the kneading process of bread dough in a 3D spiral kneader. Annual Meeting of the Processsnet Subject Division Computational Fluid Dynamics, Frankfurt, Germany, March 19-20, 2019.
Th. B. Goudoulas and N. Germann. Large amplitude oscillatory rheology and phase transition study of binary gelatin/alginate gels. Euro-Global Conference on Food Science, Agronomy and Technology, September 20-22, 2018, Rome, Italy.
S. Hooshyar and N. Germann. Multiscale simulation of shear banding in industrial flows. ProcessNet Annual Meeting and DECHEMA Biotechnology Annual Meeting, Aachen, Germany, September 10-13, 2018.
Th. B. Goudoulas, S. Pan, and N. Germann. Entangled double-stranded and singled-branded DNA soft gels under LAOS: nonlinearity and shear-banding instability. Annual European Rheology Conference, April 17-20, 2018, Sorrento, Italy.
S. Hooshyar and N. Germann. Benchmark calculations of shear-banding polymer solutions. 13th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, New York, USA, July 22-27, 2018.
M. Kostrzewa and N. Germann. Role of calcium ion concentraion on the mechanical properties of sodium alginate hydrogels obtained via diffusion. Joint Symposium of the German Rheological Society and the Belgian Group of Rheology, March 19-20, 2018.
N. Fischer and N. Germann. Modeling and simulation of mass transport processes in spiral wound membranes. Annual Meeting of the Processsnet Subject Division Food Process Engineering, Berlin, Germany, March 05-06, 2018.
S. Hooshyar and N. Germann. A two-fluid model for semi-dilute entangled polymer solutions. XI International Conference on Computational Heat, Mass, and Momentum Transfer, Cracow, Poland, May 21-24, 2018.
Th. B. Goudoulas and N. Germann. A rheological study of binary protein-polysaccharide mixtures: Gelation kinetics and phase transition. Third international conference on rheology and modeling of materials, Miskolc-Lillafüred, Hungary, October 2-6, 2017.
P. Šćepanović, M. Masoudian, Th. B. Goudoulas, and N. Germann. Numerical investigation of the kneading process of bread dough. 10th World Congress on Chemical Engineering, Barcelona, Spain, October 1-5, 2017.
S. Hooshyar, M. Masoudian, N. Germann. Numerical investigation of a new two-fluid model for semi-dilute polymer solutions. The 19th International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, Berlin, Germany, May 21-22, 2017.
S. Hooshyar, M. Masoudian, and N. Germann. Numerical investigation of shear banding polymer solutions in benchmark flows. Annual European Rheology Conference, April 3-6, 2017, Copenhagen, Denhmark.
Th. B. Goudoulas and N. Germann. Binary gelation-alginate mixtures: mechanical characterization towards potential applications as biodegradable films and coatings. Innovations in Food Science and Technology, Munich, Germany, May 10-12, 2017.
M. Masoudian and N. Germann. On the hydrodynamics of non-Newtonian fluids in spiral-wound membrane modules. 6th International Conference on Food Technology, Athens, Greece, March 18-19, 2017.
Th. B. Goudoulas, S. Pan, and N. Germann. On the nonlinearity and shear-banding behaviour of dense polyacrylamide solutions. Joint Symposium of the German Rheological Society and ProcessNet, Berlin, Germany, March 13-14, 2017.
P. Šćepanović, M. Masoudian, Th. B. Goudoulas, and N. Germann. Numerical investigation of the kneading process of dough. Annual Meeting of the Processsnet Subject Division Food Process Engineering, Bruchsal, Germany, February 14-15, 2017.
S. Hooshyar and N. Germann. A two-fluid model for semi-dilute polymer solutions to steady shear banding in cylindrical Couette and Poiseuille flows. The 17th International Congress of Rheology, Kyoto, Japan, August 8-13, 2016.
Th. B. Goudoulas and N. Germann. On the creep ringing behavior of semi-dilute polyacrylamide and polyethylene oxide solutions. Colloidal, Macromolecular and Biological Gels: Formulation, Properties and Applications, Engineering Conferences International, Hernstein, Austria, July 10-14, 2016.
S. Hooshyar and N. Germann. Numerical investigation of a two-fluid model for shear banding polymer solutions. Nordic Rheology Conference, Helsinki, Finnland, May 30-June 1, 2016.
Th. B. Goudoulas and N. Germann. Creep ringing results of aqueous polyarylamide and polyethyleneoxide solutions. Joint Symposium of the German Rheological Society and ProcessNet, Berlin, Germany, March 15-16, 2016.
S. Hooshyar and N. Germann. Thermodynamic modelling of polymer solutions. Annual Meeting of the Processsnet Subject Divisions Agglomeration and Bulk Solids Technology, Multiphase Flows and Computational Fluid Dynamics, Bingen, Germany, February 29-March 2, 2016.
S. Hooshyar and N. Germann. Nonequilibrium thermodynamic modelling of semi-dilute polymer solutions. 87th Annual Meeting of The Society of Rheology, Baltimore, MD, October 11-15, 2015.
S. Hooshyar and N. Germann. A modified Giesekus model, 7th International Symposium on Food Rheology and Structure, Zurich, Switzerland, June 7-11, 2015.
N. Germann, A. N. Beris, and L. P. Cook. Modelling of coupled flow-diffusion effects in shear banding wormlike micellar solutions. 7th International Workshop and Summer School on Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics, Hilvarenbeek, The Netherlands, July 5-10, 2015.
S. Hooshyar and N. Germann. Nonequilibrium thermodynamic modelling of shear banding in polymeric solutions, 10th Annual European Rheology Conference, Nantes, France, April 14-17, 2015.
S. Hoosyhar and N. Germann. A thermodynamic study of shear banding in polymer solutions. Joint Symposium of the German Rheological Society and the German Physical Society on Flow-Induced Structures in Complex Fluids, Berlin, Germany, March 18-19, 2015.
N. Germann, A. N. Beris, and L. P. Cook. Study of diffusion effects in shear banding micellar solutions. 86th Annual Meeting of The Society of Rheology, Philadelphia, PA, October 5-9, 2014.
N. Germann and N. J. Wagner. Improved constitutive model for shear-banding wormlike micellar fluids and comparison with rheology & microstructure experiments. 9th Annual European Rheology Conference, Karlsruhe, Germany, April 8-11, 2014.
N. Germann, L. P. Cook, A. N. Beris, and N. J. Wagner. Transient dynamics of a thermodynamically consistent model for wormlike micellar solutions. 85th Annual Meeting of The Society of Rheology, Montréal, Canada, October 13-17, 2013.
N. Germann, L. P. Cook, A. N. Beris, and N. J. Wagner. Nonequilibrium thermodynamic modeling of the shear banding phenomenon of concentrated wormlike micellar solutions. 84th Annual Meeting of The Society of Rheology, Pasadena, CA, February 10-14, 2013.
A. N. Beris, N. Germann, and L. P. Cook. Coupling reactions and molecular conformations in the modeling of shear banding in wormlike micellar systems. 6th International Workshop on Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics, Røros, Norway, August 19-24, 2012.
N. Germann, L. P. Cook, and A. N. Beris. Nonequilibrium thermodynamic modeling of the structure and rheology of concentrated micellar solutions. 14th International Congress of Rheology, Lisbon, Portugal, August 5-10, 2012.
N. Germann, L. P. Cook, A. N. Beris, and N. J. Wagner. Nonequilibrium thermodynamic modeling of flow-induced structural changes in colloidal systems. 86th Colloidal and Surface Science Symposium, Baltimore, MD, June 10-13, 2012.
N. Germann, M. Dressler, and E. J. Windhab. Application of a novel preconditioned Newton-Krylov solver in benchmark simulations. Annual Meeting of the ProcessNet Expert Committee on Rheology, Würzburg, Germany, February 14-15, 2011.
N. Germann and E. J. Windhab. Droplet dynamics in eccentric annular flow. 82nd Annual Meeting of The Society of Rheology, Santa Fe, NM, October 24-28, 2010.
N. Germann, M. Dressler, and E. J. Windhab. Application of a novel preconditioner in viscoelastic fluid flow simulations. 8th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, Rhodes, Greece, September 19-25, 2010.
N. Germann, M. Dressler, and E. J. Windhab. Eccentric annular flow of an extended White-Metzner fluid. Annual Meeting of the Swiss Group of Rheology, Zurich, Switzerland, April 20, 2010.
N. Germann, M. Dressler, and E. J. Windhab. Rheological and microstructural properties of an extended White-Metzner fluid in eccentric annular flow. 6th Annual European Rheology Conference, Göteborg, Sweden, April 7-9, 2010.
Poster Presentations
Th. B. Goudoulas and N. Germann. A rheological study of the temperature dependence of the gel-sol and sol-gel transition in gelatin-water systems, 7th International Symposium on Food Rheology and Structure, Zurich, Switzerland, June 7-11, 2015.
Th. B. Goudoulas and N. Germann. Impact of perspiring conditions on the rheology of non-colloidal suspensions, 7th International Symposium on Food Rheology and Structure, Zurich, Switzerland, June 7-11, 2015.
N. Germann and E. J. Windhab. Tailoring of droplet characteristics in complex flow fields. 6th MRC Graduate Symposium, Zurich, Switzerland, June 8, 2011.
N. Germann and E. J. Windhab. Polymer blend morphology in eccentric annular flow. Annual Meeting of the Swiss Group of Rheology, Zurich, Switzerland, April 20, 2010.
N. Germann, M. Dressler, and E. J. Windhab. Numerical predictions of the power-law extended White-Metzner model for eccentric annular flow. 6th Annual European Rheology Conference, Göteborg, Sweden, April 7-9, 2010.