Institute for Flow in Applicable Porous Media (ISAPS)
We understand porous media—and make them work for you!
Flow, transport, and particle capture in porous media: We combine simulation and experimentation to answer your questions regarding product development and application.
Our Areas of Expertise
Seven Pathways to Our Research
Filtration
microCT, simulation, particle test benches,...
Indoor Air
Ventilation, filtration, thermal comfort, energy consumption,...
Emissions & Immissions
Real driving measurement by PEMS, exhaust gas treatment,...
Modeling & Simulation
Efficient solvers, material models, the method of complex variables,...
First Integrals and Potential Methods
Simplifications for, among other things, unsteady flow, hydrodynamic stability,...
Multiphase Flow in Porous Media
Modeling and simulation
Variational Methods
Efficient simulation methods, including those based on quantum theory
In short
ISAPS is a research institute located on the TechCampus of Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences. Three professorships and an active research team carry out interdisciplinary projects focused on the design and application of porous media.
Three Ways to Collaborate
Joint Project
Is your consortium missing a specific area of expertise? We contribute scientific methodology and project experience in modeling and measurement technology.
Contract Research
Do you have a specific research question - even one requiring confidentiality? We understand the fundamentals of physics, apply simulation tools and conduct experiments.
Thesis Projects and Student Collaboration
Looking for a student project with a real-world research focus? We offer a wide range of topics, from analysis to system interactions.
We'll help you bring your project to completion!
News & Events
Two Gessmann Awards for Theses on Vehicle Emissions
At the graduation ceremony of the HHN Faculty of Engineering on June 19, 2026, B. Eng. Adrian Iannelli received a prize from the Gessmann Foundation for his bachelor’s thesis “Comparative Analysis of Emissions from Existing Vehicles in Real-World Driving Conditions
Between Fossil and Synthetic Diesel Fuel” and
M.Eng. Christian Schwaninger for his master’s thesis “Simultaneous Measurement and Quantitative Analysis of Particulate Emissions and Immissions
Behind Vehicles in Road Traffic”. Each received an award from the Gessmann Foundation for outstanding theses! Congratulations and best wishes for the future!
ISAPS goes WAVES 2026 in Montreal-
Four inspiring days of dialogue with renowned experts
From June 22 to 26, 2026, the 17th International Conference on Mathematical and Numerical Aspects of Wave Propagation (WAVES 2026) took place at Concordia University in Montreal. This long-standing conference series brings together mathematicians and physicists every two years to discuss mathematical and numerical methods of wave propagation.
Prof. Dr. Scholle and doctoral student M.Eng. Meriem Al Ahmadi Hammou presented two papers:
Wave-Based Stability Analysis of Couette and Gravity-Driven Bilayer Film Flows
and
Nonlinear Acoustic Model Equations resulting from Non-Relativistic and Relativistic Lagrangian Pairing
KEOPS Project Launch – New Technologies for the Space Propulsion Systems of Tomorrow!
The KEOPS research project marks the start of the development of innovative turbopumps for future rocket engines in the 35-kN thrust class. The focus is on two high-performance turbopumps for liquid oxygen (LOx) and liquid methane (LCH₄), which will be developed and tested in a back-to-back configuration until they reach demonstrator maturity.
