Innovation Center ● Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Ronald Mailach
Fluid flow machines and probabilistics in mechanical engineering
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Ronald Mailach
Dresden University of Technology
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Institute of Fluid Mechanics
Chair of Turbomachinery and Aircraft Propulsion
George-Bähr-Strasse 3c
01069 Dresden
| Telefon | +49 351 463-39650 |
| ronald.mailach@tu-dresden.de |
Short vita
Career and professional milestones:
- 09/1989 - 09/1994: Studied mechanical engineering with a focus on energy technology/thermal engineering at TU Dresden, graduating with a degree in engineering
- 12/1994 - 09/2011: Research assistant and senior research assistant at the Institute of Energy Technology and the Institute of Fluid Mechanics at TU Dresden
- 02/2001: Doctorate in engineering from TU Dresden, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, grade: ‘very good’ (magna cum laude)
- 05/2009: Habilitation at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at TU Dresden, awarded the title of ‘Privatdozent’ (private lecturer), teaching qualification in the field of turbomachinery
- 10/2011 - 09/2015: University professor and holder of the Chair of Thermal Turbomachinery at Ruhr University Bochum
- Since 10/2015: Professor of Turbomachinery and Aircraft Propulsion at TU Dresden
Research and development
- Flow measurements in turbomachinery and grid wind tunnels
- Flow simulations in turbomachinery
- High-precision optical 3D measurement of components (GOM measuring system, measuring accuracy approx. 10 µm)
- Optical roughness measurements of components (Alicona measuring system)
- Parameterisation of components and creation of process chains
- Probabilistics and robust design
- Power calculation for gas turbine-based and hybrid-electric aircraft engines
Expertise
- Turbomachinery and aircraft engines
- Aerodynamics of compressors and turbines
- Cooling of thermally stressed turbine blades
- Numerical flow simulations (CFD)
- Probability theory for various applications in mechanical engineering
- High-precision optical component measurement
- Aircraft engine performance calculation
Reference projects
- Concept study on radial compressors
- Development of a measurement technology concept for radial compressors
- Flow measurements in piping systems
- Flow field measurement of components through which flow passes using particle image velocimetry (PIV)
- Optical measurement and parameterisation of aircraft engine blades and blisks
- Development of automated process chains for engine components with scattered geometry
- Workshops (probability theory, compressor aerodynamics)
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