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Prof. Tobias Fieback

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tobias Fieback
Professorship for Technical Thermodynamics
Institute of Thermal Engineering and Thermodynamics
Lampadius-Bau
Room 306
Gustav-Zeuner-Straße 7
09599 Freiberg

+49 3731 39-3960
Tobias [dot] Fieback [at] ttd [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de

Professional career

periodactivity
since 10/2015TU Bergakademie Freiberg, holder of the professorship for Technical Thermodynamics
08/2012 to 09/2015Ruhr University Bochum, Junior Professor for Experimental Thermodynamics of Process Engineering
02/2009 to 08/2012Ruhr University Bochum, Chair of Thermodynamics, Group Leader for Process Engineering Materials Data Research
08/2005 to 01/2009PhD at the Ruhr University Bochum, Dissertation on "Development and construction of a universal apparatus for measuring the selective sorption of gaseous and supercritical mixtures in solid and liquid sorbents"
04/2007 to 01/2009Ruhr University Bochum, Chair of Process Engineering Transport Processes, research assistant
01/2006 to 03/2007Fraunhofer Institute UMSICHT Oberhausen, Research Assistant
08/2005 to 12/2005Ruhr University Bochum, Chair of Particle Design and Particle Technology, Research Assistant
10/2001 to 07/2005Studied Mechanical Engineering at the Ruhr University Bochum, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, specialising in Energy and Process Engineering

Information on

  • Technical Thermodynamics I
  • Technical Thermodynamics II
  • Principles of Heat Transfer
  • Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
  • Applied Thermodynamics
  • Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Heat Transport in Porous Media
  • Project Planning and Mass Transfer
  • Heat Transport in Porous Media
  • Project Planning of Heat Exchangers
  • Heat Pumps and Refrigeration Systems
  • Energy Self-Sufficient Buildings

Sorption measurement technology

  • Gravimetric determination of sorption equilibria, kinetics and excess sorption heats from vacuum up to 40 MPa with pure substances, binary mixtures and multi-component mixtures
  • Gravimetric determination of sorption data from vacuum up to 3 MPa at temperatures up to 1.200 °C
  • Purification and storage of biogenic gases
  • Sorption isotherms with toxic, corrosive and explosive media
  • Combined measurement of swelling and sorption in liquids and melts
  • Surface characterisation (BET method)
    • Development of a nanogram magnetic suspension balance for the determination ofmagnetic suspension balance for determining the hydration of two-dimensional organic model surfaces
  • Theoretical and instrumental developments in the field of sorption measurement technology

Substance properties in the high pressure range (20 MPa - 40 MPa)

  • Adaptation of low-pressure concentration measurement methods for the high-pressure range
  • Development of in-line IR & UV / VIS high-pressure sensors
  • Development of in-situ high-pressure sensors for sonic velocity, thermal conductivity and impedance
  • Measurement of thermophysical data for gases & gas mixtures

Substance properties in the high temperature range (800 °C - 1.200 °C)

  • Thermophysical material data of solids
  • Development of measuring equipment for the determination of thermal conductivity, heat capacity and thermal diffusivity of solids
  • Development of measuring equipment for thermal accommodation coefficients
  • Development of in-line IR & VIS & FTIR high-temperature sensors
  • Development of in-situ high-temperature sensors for sound velocity, density and thermal conductivity
  • Measurement of thermophysical data for gases & gas mixtures

Gas concentration determination

  • Model development and extension for the determination of gas concentrations based on measured thermophysical material data in a wide pressure and temperature range
  • . and temperature range
  • Development of a software tool to implement the new model

Energy self-sufficiency and "green" energy supply

  • Use of mine water for geothermal heat supply
  • Monitoring and optimisation of energy self-sufficient houses
  • Heat pipes and thermosyphons

2009
Rubitec Transfer Prize for the best transfer of knowledge to industry at Ruhr-Universität Bochum in 2008

2006
Adam Opel Prize for outstanding academic achievements in the mechanical engineering degree programme at Ruhr-Universität Bochum