Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas von Unwerth
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas von UnwerthSince July 2010, Professor Thomas von Unwerth is in charge of the Department of Advanced Powertrains at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Chemnitz University of Technology.
Since 2014 managing director of the Insitute for autmotive research
Since 2018 Chairman of the HZwo cluster for hydrogen and fuel cells
Curriculum Vitae
| since 2017 | Managing Director of HZwo e.V. |
| since 2014 | managing director Insitute for automotive research |
| since 2010 | Head of the Department of Advanced Powertrains, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany |
| since 2007 | Lectureship at University Hannover (Insitute of Turbomachines and Fluid Dynamics), lecture: |
| 2006 to 2010 | Director of the Volkswagen project Fuel Cell Vehicles in China (Shanghai Volkswagen) |
| 2004 to 2006 | Director of the Volkswagen project Fuel Cell APU-Systems |
| 2002 to 2010 | Development engineer for fuel cells, Department of Fuel Cells, Batteries and Fuels, Volkswagen Corporate Research |
| since 1998 | Member of the "Verein Deutscher Ingenieure" (VDI, English: Association of German Engineers), 1998-2002 head of its university group and board member of its regional group |
| 1996 to 2002 | Scientific staff member, Department of Fluid Energy Machines, TU Dortmund University. Subject of the doctoral thesis: "Experimental examination of the first hot-gas screw-type engine" (GASSCREW = advanced drivetrain with screw-type machines) |
| 1990 to 1996 | Mechanical Engineering studies at TU Dortmund University |
Publications & Patents
Kauder, K.; von Unwerth, T.: Die GASSCREW – Experimentelle Ergebnisse zur Verifikation des Simulationssystems – Teil 1.. Forschungsberichte Schraubenmaschinen, Heft 9, S. 73-86, Universitätsdruckerei Dortmund, 2001. ISSN 0945-1870.
Kauder, K.; von Unwerth, T.: Experimental examination of the first GASSCREW.. Compressors and their systems, Prof. Engl. Publ. Ltd. for the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, S. 523-532, London, UK, 2001
Kauder, K.; von Unwerth, T.: Die Heißgasschraubenmaschine – simulationsgestützte Auslegung.. Forschungsberichte Schraubenmaschinen Heft 6, S. 70-84, 1998
Kauder, K.; von Unwerth, T.: Die Heißgasschraubenmaschine – Konstruktion und Auslegung, Simulationsrechnungen als Konstruktions-grundlage. . VDI-Berichte 1391, S. 315-333, VDI-Verlag, Düsseldorf, 1998
Kauder, K.; von Unwerth, T.: Automatisiertes Verfahren zur Verarbeitung thermischer Randbedingungen auf den Oberflächen einer Schraubenmaschine. Forschungsberichte Schraubenmaschinen, Heft 4, S. 48-59, 1996
