Dipl.-Ing. Andy Wirtz
Research interests
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Computational solid and structural dynamics
- Computational contact dynamics
- Multiphyics / coupled problems
- Fluid-structure interaction (FSI)
- Fluid-structure interaction with contact (FSCI)
- Extended Finite Element Methods (XFEM)
- Non-conforming discretization / mortar methods
- Heart Valves
- Tire hydroplaning physics
- Elastohydrodynamics
- Computational Geometry
- Ghost penalty stabilization
- Semi-Lagrange time integration
Research Project
- "Komponenten von Raketentriebwerken für Anwendungen in Transportsystemen der Luft- und Raumfahrt (KonRAT)", in collaboration with Airbus Defense & Space
Teaching
- Computational Contact and Interface Mechanics - WS 2016/17
- Finite Elemente Praktikum - SS 2016
- Engineering Mechanics (Technische Mechanik 1 - Statik) - WS 2012/13
International Conference Contributions
- Ager, C., Wirtz, A., Farah, P., Vuong, A.T., Schott, B., Popp, A., Wall, W.A. (2015): Novel computational methods and modelling aspects for fluid-structure contact interaction problems, VI International Conference on Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering, Venice, Italy, May 18 - 20, 2015
- Ager, C., Wirtz, A., Schott, B., Popp, A., Wall, W.A. (2015): Novel computational methods and modelling aspects for fluid-structure contact interaction in valves, Workshop on Safety and Control Valves LEDITH, Brussels, Belgium, April 8 - 9, 2015
- Wirtz, A., Popp, A., Wall, W.A. (2015): A Combined Finite Element Framework for Contact and Fluid-Structure Interaction, EUROMECH Colloquium 575 - Contact Mechanics and Coupled Problems in Surface Phenomena, Lucca, Italy, March 30 - April 2, 2015
- Schott, B., Sudhakar, Y., Shahmiri, S., Wirtz, A., Wall, W.A. (2013): An XFEM-based approach for moving interfaces in fixed-grid flow and fluid-structure interaction problems, School on Computational Mechanics for Moving Boundaries and Interfaces, Barcelona, Spain, October 14 - 17, 2013
- Wirtz, A., Popp, A., Wall, W.A. (2013): Towards a combined computational framework for contact and fluid-structure interaction, 5th GACM Colloquium on Computational Mechanics, Hamburg, Germany, September 30 - October 2, 2013
- Schott, B., Sudhakar, Y., Shahmiri, S., Wirtz, A., Wall, W.A. (2013): A robust method for handling embedded interfaces in complex fluid and fluid-structure (-contact) interaction problems, 12th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Raleigh, North Carolina, July 22 - 25, 2013
Supervised student projects / theses
- Finite Element Formulation and Solution Schemes for Elasto-Hydrodynamic Lubrication Problems, Suhaib Koji Baydoun, Master Thesis, 2016
- Mesh Sliding at the Fluid-Structure Interface using the dual Mortar Method with consistent Linearization, Alexander Schein, Term Paper, 2016
- Sliding Meshtying with the dual Mortar Method for Fluid-Structure Interaction of rotating Structures, Michael Häußler, Master Thesis, 2015
- Mesh tying of ALE fluid fields with the dual mortar method and integration into a monolithic FSI framework, Stefan Barthelmes, Term Paper, 2013
About myself
- since 2012 Research Associate at the Institute for Computational Mechanics (Lehrstuhl für Numerische Mechanik), TUM, Germany
- 2012 Diplom-Ingenieur (diploma), Mechanical Engineering, TUM, Germany