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 GTRET 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