Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Sattelmayer (retired)

Lehrstuhl für Thermodynamik / Chair of Thermodynamics

Technical University of Munich

Education:

1980            Dipl.-Ing. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Karlsruhe
1985 Dr.-Ing. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Karlsruhe

Career:

  • 1980-1985: Scientific Assistant, Inst. für Strömungsmaschinen, Univ. of Karlsruhe
  • 1983-1985: Group Leader “Atomisation and Optoelectronics”, Univ. of Karlsruhe
  • 1986-1988: Scientist, Brown Boveri, Corp. Research Center, Baden, Switzerland, Research on Low Emission Combustion Technologies for Gas Turbines and Boilers
  • 1988-1990: Project Leader, Asea Brown Boveri, Power Generation, Baden, Switzerland, Development of Combustion Technologies for ABB Gas Turbines
  • 1990-1992: Group Leader, Asea Brown Boveri, Corp. Research Center, Baden, Switzerland, Gas Turbine Combustion and Heat Transfer
  • 1992-1997: Head of the Thermo- and Aerodynamic Department  Combustion Technologies, Heat Transfer and Cooling, Fluid Mechanics
  • 1997-2021: Professor, Chair of Thermodynamics, Technical University Munich

Research interests:

  • Combustion & Reactive Flows
  • Noise and Instabilities
  • Transport Phenomena in Single- and Two-Phase Flows
  • Energy Systems and Technologies

Memberships:

  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME
  • International Gas Turbine Institute, IGTI
  • Combustion Institute
  • Fellow of the Global Power & Propulsion Society

Honors:

  • 1990: John P. Davis Award, International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI)
  • 1993: Technology Achievement Award, Asea Brown Boveri
  • 2002: Gas Turbine Award, American Society of Mechanichal Engineers (ASME)
  • 2011: Gas Turbine Award, American Society of Mechanichal Engineers (ASME)
  • 2017: Global Power & Propulsion Innovation Award (GPPS)
  • 2020: Industrial Gas Turbine Technology Award (IGTI)
  • Best Paper Awards

Publications:

ORCID: 0000-0003-0631-488X

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