Peter Middendorf heads sub-project C01, which investigates the potential of structure-integrated thermal management using numerical and experimental methods.
He is a full professor at the University of Stuttgart and Head of the Lightweight Construction and Simulation & Production Technology departments at the Institute of Aircraft Design.
He has been Rector of the University of Stuttgart since October 2024.
0000-0003-3117-3329
In the public relations subproject, Rabea Morrison coordinates the PR and outreach activities of the SFB TRR 364 SynTrac and analyzes their effectiveness.
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Arian Moojabi works in sub-project A01 that is researching the topic of experimental methodologies for flow losses in aircraft.
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Managing director and administrative coordinator of SynTrac. As the head of the business office, he is responsible for the day-to-day operations and the financial management of the project. He supports the speaker and the management committee in coordinating the TRR 364.
Furthermore, he is the coordinator of the supporting project RTG and assists its project leaders.
0000-0003-0369-3511
Michael Pitzal is investigating as part of his research in project C04 how the “Harmonic Balance” method can be efficiently used to calculate acoustically relevant vibrations.
The focus here is on structures with local nonlinearities, as they arise from joints.
0009-0007-5979-3411
Rolf Radespiel heads sub-project A02, which contributes a comprehensive evaluation method and the corresponding practical tools to SynTrac that enable the calculation of flow losses in aircraft and possible energy savings through the integration of propulsion systems.
He is the former head of the Institute of Fluid Mechanics at the TU Braunschweig an remains with SynTrac as PI after his retirement
0000-0002-7175-4518
Tim Ricken is leading sub-project B06, which is investigating the structural integration of rear engines in certain configurations.
He is a full professor at the University of Stuttgart, where he heads the Institute of Mechanics, Structural Analysis and Dynamics of Aerospace Structures.
0000-0001-8515-5009
Tobias Ring is involved in SynTrac as PI of the subproject C04 on the efficient application of the harmonic balance method for acoustic problems and the supporting subproject RTG (Research Training Group). In his work at the Institute of Acoustics and Dynamics at TU Braunschweig, he conducts research on modeling in acoustics and teaches in the fields of mechanics, acoustics and numerical mathematics.
0000-0002-6656-4576
Ralf Rudnik is the PI of sub-project A03, in which he is responsible for the configurations with the turbofan engines. He is head of the Transport Aircraft Branch at the Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology at DLR in Braunschweig.
The department deals with the design and analysis of the aerodynamics of conventional and unconventional aircraft concepts along selected operating points.
Berk Sarikaya is working on sub-project B02, which is concerned with research into local, unsteady aerodynamic interactions between propellers and laminar blades.
0000-0002-2610-4604
