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Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Udo Fritsching

Deputy Head of Process Engineering / Head of Multiphase Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer

Departments: Multiphase Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer , Process Engineering

Phone
+49 421 218 51230
Email
ufri@iwt.uni-bremen.de
Office
Leibniz-Institut für Werkstofforientierte Technologien - IWT
FZB - Room 1380
Badgasteiner Str. 3
28359 Bremen
   

Personal data

Research profiles

Academic education with degree

05/1984Dipl.-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 09/1990Head 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
 
10/2008Visiting Professor at the Harbin Institute of Technology, PR China
 
04/2007Appointed professor at the University of Bremen
 
07/1985 – 08/1990Research assistant at the Department of Mechanical Process Engineering, Faculty of Production Engineering, University of Bremen
 
06/1984 – 06/1985Research assistant at the Institute for Practical Mathematics, RWTH Aachen University

Awards

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

Offices and Memberships

 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

  • Narayan, N., Gopalkrishna, S.B., Mehdi, B., Ryll, S., Specht, E., Fritsching, U. 2023.
    Multiphase numerical modeling of boiling flow and heat transfer for liquid jet quenching of a moving metal plate. International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 194 , 1-17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2023.108587. OPEN ACCESS
  • Giefer, P., Bäther, S., Kaufmes, N., Kieserling, H., Heyse, A., Wagemans, W., Barthel, L., Meyer, V., Schneck, E., Fritsching, U., Wagemans, A. M. 2023.
    Characterization of β-lactoglobulin adsorption on silica membrane pore surfaces and its impact on membrane emulsification processes. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 652 , 1074-1084. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.08.103.
  • Giefer, P., Kyrloglou, A., Fritsching, U. 2023.
    Impact of wettability on interface deformation and droplet breakup in microcapillaries. Physics of Fluids. 35 (4), DOI: 10.1063/5.0135101. OPEN ACCESS
  • Zerwas, A., Falcone, M., Paiva, J.L., Guardani, R., Achelis, L., Fritsching, U. 2023.
    A numerical study of the influence of heated atomization gas on the compressible two- phase flows in a close-coupled atomizer. ICMF - International Conference on Multiphase Flow, Kobe, Japan, 2-7 April 2023. Kobe, Japan: 11, 2023,
  • Barbieri, M., Achelis, L., Fritsching, U. 2023.
    Effect of Y-jet nozzle geometry and operating conditions on spray characteristics and atomizer efficiency. International Journal of Multiphase Flow. 168 , DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2023.104585.
  • Barbieri, M., Achelis, L., Fritsching, U. 2023.
    Spatio-temporal Spray Characterization from Y-Jet Nozzles with Steam as Dispersing Medium. ILASS - International Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, Naples, Italy, 4-7 Sep 2023. Naples, Italy: 32, 2023,
  • Barbieri, M., Achelis, L., Fritsching, U. 2023.
    Investigation of the atomization mechanism in internal-mixing Y-jet nozzles using steam as the dispersing medium. ICMF - International Conference on Multiphase Flow, Kobe, Japan, 2-7 Apr 2023. Kobe, Japan: 11, 2023,
  • Barbieri, M., Avila, K., Achelis, L., Utzig, J., Meier, H., Fritsching, U. 2023.
    Effect of non-axisymmetric inlet ports and operating conditions on drop dynamics of an internal mixing atomizer. Atomization and Sprays. 33 (2), 29. DOI: 10.1615/AtomizSpr.2022042993.
  • Barbieri, M., Buss, L., Frerichs, F., Riefler, N., Lübben, T., Fritsching, U. 2023.
    Assessment of film collapse conditions in a recirculating quenching polymer bath. Jahrestreffen der Dechema Fachgruppen Aerosoltechnik, Gasreinigung, Mehrphasenströmung und Partikelmesstechnik, Paderborn,. https://indico.uni-paderborn.de/event/16/: 2023,
  • Poostforooshan, J., Belbekhouche, S., Olszok, V., Stodt, M. F. B., Simmler, M., Bierwirth, M., Nirschl, H., Kiefer, J., Fritsching, U., Weber, A. P. 2023.
    Synthesis of Pure and Fe-Doped TiO2 Nanoparticles via Electrospray-Assisted Flame Spray Pyrolysis for Antimicrobial Applications. ACS Applied Nano Materials. , DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.3c03107. OPEN ACCESS