Professorship for Energy Process Engineering

The employees are involved in research and development projects on various aspects of efficient energy conversion and utilisation. These include topics such as energy storage, processing and recovery of biogenic raw and natural materials, fuel characterisation and targeted corrosion reduction in steam generators. Another focus is on the reduction of pollutants through primary and secondary measures in pyrolysis, gasification and combustion processes.

The courses in the foundation degree programme deal with thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer, while the main degree programme focuses in particular on combustion and power plant technology, thermal process engineering and resource conservation. These subjects are closely linked to ongoing research and development projects.

In order to achieve the research objectives, laboratory facilities, pilot plants and pilot plants are available for the investigations. In addition to experimental investigations, mathematical modelling of drying, pyrolysis, gasification and combustion processes as well as material and heat transfer processes and gas purification systems in various apparatus is also carried out.

Close cooperation with plant construction companies and operators enables the continuous implementation of research results in practice. Examples of this include investigations into the flexibilisation of power plants, online balancing and heat flow measurement at biomass cogeneration plants and waste incineration plants.

The professorship is also actively involved in organising the "Power Plant Technology Colloquium" conference (Kraftwerkstechnisches Kolloquium).