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Dean of the ING Faculty, Professor, Dean of Studies RET

Department:

Department of Engineering

Area:

Deanery

Study area:

IT, Technology & Engineering

Institute or organisation:

in.RET | Institute for Regenerative Energy Technology

Education

1986-1990
Studied process engineering, specialising in environmental engineering at the University of Applied Sciences Bingen / Rh

1991-1994
Studied mechanical engineering, specialising in energy technology at the Ruhr University Bochum

Professional stations

1994-1999
Research assistant in the Department of Thermal Solar Technology at the Institute for Thermal Energy Technology at the University of Kassel

1999-2006
Research and development department of Wagner & Co Solartechnik GmbH, Cölbe

Dissertation

Dissertation on the simulation of solar radiation, University of Kassel, completed 1998

Work at the Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences

since 2006

Selection

  • Wesselak, V.; Schabbach, T.; Link, T.; Fischer, J.: Regenerative Energy Technology. 2nd edition, 850 p., Springer, Heidelberg, 2013
  • VDI 6002 Sheet 1, Sheet 2: Solar drinking water heating. 2014 (edited as a member of the VDI guidelines committee)
  • Schabbach, T.; Wesselak, V.: Energy. Springer, Heidelberg, 2012

Courses

in the study programmes GT, RET and URT

  • Thermodynamics (RET, URT, GT, EUI)
  • Heat transfer (RET)
  • Solar thermal energy (RET)
  • Geothermal energy (RET)
  • Cooling and heating supply (RET)
  • Simulation of thermal energy systems (SE)
  • Project work module Thermal Energy Systems (SE)

Main research areas

  • Development and performance optimisation of thermal energy systems
  • Collector performance measurements and heat loss measurements on heat storage tanks
  • Modelling, optimisation and design of components and systems
  • Energy efficiency of systems and buildings

Further university involvement

Prof Dr Thomas Schabbach