FKFS Veranstaltungen

2025 FKFS Conference on Vehicle Aerodynamics

and Thermal Management

15 - 16 October 2025 | Leinfelden-Echterdingen

Welcome

09:00 - 09:15

Welcome

Keynote

09:15 - 09:50

Keynote I

09:50 - 10:15 Break + Networking

Transient Aero

10:15 - 10:45

Progress Towards On-Road Aerodynamic-State Estimation in Traffic

10:45 - 11:15

11:15 - 11:45

On the Origin of Low Frequency Pressure Fluctuations in Passenger Compartments of Vehicles

Climate Comfort

10:15 - 10:45

10:45 - 11:15

Optimized Cabin Heating Strategy for Battery Electric CEP Vehicles

11:15 - 11:45

User-Centric Comfort Optimization With AI-Supported Methods

11:45 - 13:00 Lunch Break

CFD Methods

13:00 - 13:30

Use of Low-Order Simulations to Predict Proximity Interactions in Traffic

13:30 - 14:00

Graph Neural Network based Optimization of Vehicle Aerodynamics

Thermal Systems

13:00 - 13:30

13:30 - 14:00

Simulative Investigation and Topology Optimization of Thermal and Electrical Energy Systems for a BEV bus

14:00 - 14:30 Break + Networking

Acoustics

14:30 - 15:00

15:00 - 15:30

Thermal Modelling I

14:30 - 15:00

15:00 - 15:30

Advances in Multiphase HVB Modelling: Coupling of Particle Depositions and Channel Blocking

Demonstrations

15:30 - 15:50

Introduction to Demonstrations

15:50 - 16:30

Bus Transfer to FKFS Center for Climate Comfort, Arthur-B.-Modine-Straße 5, 70794 Filderstadt-Bonlanden

16:30 - 18:00

Demonstrations at the FKFS Center for Climate Comfort

  • Climatic Wind Tunnel: Brake Testing Options@FKFS
  • Climatic Chamber: TBD
  • Lab 1: PIV for Cabin Flows
  • Lab 2: Comfort Seat Evaluation
  • Technical Tour to the Building Services Engineering

18:15 - 19:00

Bus Transfer to Motorworld Village Metzingen, Alte Schmiede 1 – 12, 72555 Metzingen

19:00 Networking Evening Event at Motorworld Village Metzingen