Richard Schab
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Mr Richard Schab M.Sc.
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
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Visiting address:
Walther-Pauer-Bau, Raum 208 George-Bähr-Straße 3b
01069 Dresden
Professional career
| 08/2006 - 01/2010 | Apprenticeship as a chemical technician at Zschimmer & Schwarz Mohsdorf GmbH & Co. |
| 02/2010 - 09/2013 | Chemical technician at Zschimmer & Schwarz Mohsdorf GmbH & Co KG |
| 10/2013 - 04/2017 | Bachelor's degree (B.Eng.) in process engineering at the HS Anhalt - Köthen |
| 03/2016 - 04/2017 |
Working student/bachelor student Merz Pharma GmbH & Co KGaA in Dessau; focus on: Project management, rheology and rheometry, support with the introduction of SAP PM |
| 04/2017 - 11/2018 |
Master's degree (M.Sc.) in Process Engineering at the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg |
| 04/2018 - 11/2018 |
Master student at the Chair of Technical Thermodynamics on the topic: "Coupled numerical simulation of mass and heat transport in an electric wheel hub motor" |
| Since 01/2019 | Research Associate at the Chair of Energy Process Engineering at TU Dresden |
Tasks at the chair
- Research Associate
- Numerical flow simulation
- Supervision of student work
- Lecture: Basic processes of thermal process engineering
- Practical course: Extraction
Core research areas
- Numerical investigation of the flow through shell-and-tube heat exchangers
- Investigation of power loss and fouling in shell-and-tube heat exchangers due to non-uniform flow
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Coating technologies to reduce fouling and corrosion on heat exchanger surfaces
Publications
- Manthey, J.; Guesmi, M.; Schab, R.; Unz, S.; Beckmann, M.: Bubble Evolution in the Cooling Circuit of the PEM Electrolysis, In: Proceedings of ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference 2025 (SHTC25), 07.-10.07.2025, Westminster, Colorado, USA.
- Schab, R.; Joshi, H.; Malayeri, M.R.; Unz, S.; Beckmann, M.: Investigation of flow pulsation to mitigate crude oil fouling. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Heat Exchanger Fouling and Cleaning - 2024, 21.-26.04.2024, Lissabon, Portugal, Link: https://heatexchanger-fouling.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/15.-Schab-et-al-2024-04-22.pdf
- Guesmi, M.; Manthey, J.; Schab, R.; Unz, S.; Beckmann, M.: Mechanistic modelling of water oxygen bubbly flow in horizontal pipes: Deviation analysis from experimental correlations and performance comparison with CFD. In: International Journal of Thermofluids, Ausgabe 25 (Januar 2025) 25, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijft.2024.101016
- Guesmi, M., Manthey, J., Unz, S., Schab, R., Beckmann: Gas liquid flow pattern prediction in horizontal and slightly inclined pipes: From mechanistic modeling to machine learning. In: Applied Mathematical Modeling, 115748, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2024.115748
- Manthey, J.; Guesmi, M.; Schab, R.; Beckmann, M.; Unz, S.:
Bubble evolution due to super-saturation in the cooling circuit of the PEM-electrolysis. In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 78, pp. 433-442, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.06.230.
- Krauss, L.; Schab, R.; Unz, S.; Beckmann, M.; Krug, M.; Puettmann; J.; Nizard, H.; Gloess, D.: Investigation of the Chemical Durability and Thermal Impact on Functional Coated Surfaces. In: Heat Transfer Engineering, DOI: 10.1080/01457632.2023.2249731.
- Manthey, J.; Guesmi, M.; Schab, R.; Unz, S.; Beckmann, M.: A sensitivity analysis on the bubble departure diameter for bubble growth due to oxygen super-saturation in highly purified water. In: International Journal of Thermofluids (2023), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijft.2023.100327.
- Schab, R.; Kutschabsky, A.; Unz, S.; Beckmann, M.: Numerical investigation of tubeside maldistribution in shell-and-tube heat exchangers. In: Conference paper - Proceedings International Conference on Heat Exchangers Fouling and Cleaning - 2022 June 5-10, 2022, Wagrain, Austria, also published in: Heat Mass Transfer (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-023-03385-5.
- Schab, R.; Dorau, T.; Unz, S.; Beckmann, M.: Parameter Study of Geometrically Induced Flow Maldistribution in Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers. In: Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, 2022, 14 (10). DOI: 10.1115/1.4053633.
- Schab, R.; Dorau, T.; Unz, S.; Beckmann, M.: Optimierung der Strömungsverteilung von Rohrbündelwärmeübertragern zur Minimierung von Foulingerscheinungen. In: Beckmann, M.; Hurtado, A. (Eds.): Kraftwerkstechnik 2021 - Power Plant Technology, Freiberg: SAXONIA Standortentwicklungs- und -verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, 2021, pp. 383-398, ISBN 978-3-949169-01-4, E-Book: ISBN 978-3-949169-02-1.
- Dorau, T.; Schab, R.; Unz, S.; Malayeri, R.; Beckmann, M.: Impact of flow maldistribution on performance of shell-and-tube heat exchangers. In: Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Industrial Furnaces and Boilers, 10-11.11.2020, Online
- Sumsion; D.; Watson M.; Dorau, T.; Schab, R.; Unz, S.; Beckmann, M.; Malayeri M. R.: Flow maldistribution in shell and tube heat exchangers. In: Petroleum Technology Quarterly, Q4, pp. 85-89, 2019. www.eptq.com