Honor of Government of StyriaLogo Sustainable Economy

Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Martina Blank

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Phone: +43 316 481300 15

Fax: +43 316 481300 4

Email: blank@bios-bioenergy.at

1982 Born in Graz (A)
1993 – 2001 „Wirtschaftskundliches Bundesrealgymnasium“ Graz
2001 - 2008 Diploma programme “Technical Physics” at Graz University of Technology (focus on theoretical Physics); Diploma thesis on “Dirac spectra for dynamical chirally improved fermions” in collaboration with the Institute of Physics, University of Graz
2008 - 2011 PhD programme at the University of Graz (area: theoretical particle physics); Thesis on “Properties of quarks and mesons in the Dyson-Schwinger/Bethe-Salpeter approach“
since 2011 Project engineer at BIOS BIOENERGIESYSTEME GmbH
since 2016 Senior researcher - area CFD modelling and simulation
since 2022 Area manager at BIOS BIOENERGIESYSTEME GmbH

Working Area

CFD modelling (Computational Fluid Dynamics)

Modelling of solid biomass combustion

Modelling of turbulent reacting gas flows: combustion, pollutant formation (NOx formation)

Modelling of reacting multiphase flows

Development and optimisation of furnaces, gasifiers, stoves, boilers, cyclones and flue gas cleaning systems for biomass, sewage sludge and waste by CFD analysis 

Development of CFD codes for special applications