Udo Fritsching | Leibniz Institute for Materials-oriented Technologies

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Udo Fritsching

Former Head of department

Departments: Process Engineering

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+49 421 218 51230

ufri@iwt.uni-bremen.de

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Leibniz-Institut für Werkstofforientierte Technologien - IWT
Halle 1B - Room 1200
Badgasteiner Str. 3
28359 Bremen

Research profiles

Academic education with degree

05/1984

Dipl.-Ing.

01/1983 – 10/1083

Diploma Thesis

University of Nevada Systems: DRI - Energy Systems Center

10/1977 – 05/1984

Studies Mechanical Engineering (RWTH Aachen)

Field of study: Fundamentals of mechanical engineering

Scientific degrees

01/1999

Habilitation Priv. Doz. (Dr.-Ing. habil.)

Venia legendi for process engineering

07/1990

Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.)

Dissertation topic: Simulation of the flow around spherical and cylindrical bodies in laminar shear flow

Supervisor: Prof. K. Bauckhage

Professional career since graduation

Since 09/1990	Head of the Multiphase Flow Department in the Process Engineering Division at the Leibniz Institute for Materials Engineering – IWT, formerly the Foundation Institute for Materials Engineering in Bremen
10/2008	Visiting Professor at the Harbin Institute of Technology, PR China
04/2007	Appointed professor at the University of Bremen
07/1985 – 08/1990	Research assistant at the Department of Mechanical Process Engineering, Faculty of Production Engineering, University of Bremen
06/1984 – 06/1985	Research assistant at the Institute for Practical Mathematics, RWTH Aachen University

2024	Best Poster Award Dechema/VDI Computational Fluid Dynamics Expert Group (T. Tonn)
2022	Outstanding Reviewer Award Particuology
2019	Best Poster Award Multiphase Flow Conf. Dresden 10/2019 (N. Narajan)
2019	Best Poster Award ProcessNet Multiphase Flow 2019, Würzburg (T. Wollborn)
2018	Norman Chigier Award of ILASS International
2013	Best Poster Award PARTEC 2013 (X. Li)
1992	Award „Bremer Studienpreis“ for excellent PhD Dissertation
1986	Scholarship of Max-Buchner-Stiftung of DECHEMA

	Specialist group Computational Fluid Dynamics von ProcessNet
	Scient. Advisory Board of the Industrial Furnace Construction Association (FOGI) in the VDMA
	Editorial Board Member: Atomization and Spray Journal
	HTM Heat Treatment Metals
	Chairman of the multiphase flow specialist group in ProcessNet
	ILASS Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spraying Systems (Vice President of ILASS Europe and ILASS International)
	ILASS-Europe Committee (2003-2011)
	The International Information Center for Multiphase Flow (IceM)
	Working Group Heat Treatment and Materials Technology (AWT)
	Association of German Engineers (VDI)
	Delegate at Multiphase Flow Working Party of EFCE

Latest 10 publications

Barbieri, M., Fritsching, U. 2026.
Characterizing the Internal Flow Behavior of Spray Pulsating Operation in Internal-Mixing Y-Jet Atomizers. Fluids. 11 (1), DOI: 10.3390/fluids11010012. OPEN ACCESS
Tonn, T., Schumski, L., Sölter, J., Buss, L., Geppert, A., Karpuschewski, B., Fritsching, U. 2026.
Metal chip transport through narrow twisted drill channels - Coupling of CFD and DEM. Experimental and Computational Multiphase Flow. , DOI: 10.1007/s42757-025-0283-9.
Tonn, T., Schumski, L., Geppert, A., Sölter, J., Karpuschewski, B., Fritsching, U. 2026.
Distribution of metalworking fluid in vibration-assisted drilling using minimum quantity lubrication. Production Engineering. 20 , 29. DOI: 10.1007/s11740-025-01388-1. OPEN ACCESS
Tonn, T., Nabbout, K., Schumski, L., Fritsching, U., Geppert, A. 2026.
Spray cooling with oil aerosols in manufacturing processes Kühlschmierstoffaerosolverteilung in der Bearbeitungszone beim vibrationsunterstützen Bohren. Jahrestreffen der DECHEMA/VDI-Fachgruppen Mehrphasenströmungen, Agglomerations- und Schüttguttechnik, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Dresden, Deutschland, 16.-18. März 2026. Dresden, Deutschland: 2026,
Stodt, M., Kiefer, J., Fritsching, U. 2026.
Stability and spatiotemporal analysis of spray flames for nanoparticle synthesis. Powder Technology. 469 , DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2025.121833. OPEN ACCESS
Schumski, L., Tonn, T., Sölter, J., Geppert, A., Karpuschewski, B., Fritsching, U. 2026.
Minimalmengenschmierung beim vibrationsunterstützten Bohren – Effizienz neu gedacht. Diamond Business (Themenschwerpunkt: Kühlschmierstoffe – Effizienz, Sicherheit, Nachhaltigkeit). 2026-01 , 16-20.
Weicht, A., Peters, M., Achelis, L., Evers, S., Hlawatsch, F., Ufermann-Wallmeier, D., Uhlenwinkel, V., Fritsching, U. 2025.
Formulation of blast-furnace slag for use in hydraulically bound construction materials. Powder Technology. 451 , 120455. DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2024.120455. OPEN ACCESS
Weicht, A., Achelis, L., Uhlenwinkel, V., Geppert, A., Fritsching, U. 2025.
Hochtemperatur Gaszerstäubung metallischer Werkstoffe. Jahrestagung DECHEMA/VDI-Fachgruppen Mischvorgänge, Hochdruckverfahrenstechnik und Mehrphasenströmungen, Hamburg, Deutschland, 19.-21.03.2025. Hamburg, Deutschland: 2025,
Tonn, T., Schumski, L., Stöver, M., Sölter, J., Karpuschewski, B., Fritsching, U. 2025.
Transport of metal chips through narrow drill channels - Coupling of CFD and DEM. 12th International Conference on Multiphase Flow ICMF 2025, Tolouse, Frankreich, 12.-16.05.2025. Tolouse, Frankreich: 2025,
Tonn, T., Schumski, L., Buss, L., Geppert, A., Sölter, J., Karpuschewski, B., Fritsching, U. 2025.
Kühlschmierstoffaerosolverteilung in der Bearbeitungszone beim vibrationsunterstützen Bohren. Jahrestreffen der DECHEMA / VDI-Fachgruppen 2025 Zerkleinern und Klassieren (ZK), Partikelmesstechnik (PMT), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) und Aerosoltechnik (AT), Clausthal, Deutschland, 25.-27.03.2025. Clausthal, Deutschland: 2025,

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