Henning Otto defended his thesis on the theoretical, numerical and experimental investigation on how thermally induced flow destroys exergy in thermal energy storages. His work leads to a much better understanding and thus will considerably help to include heat from renewables to our energy supply system. Congratulations Dr. HenningOtto, it was a great pleasure working with you and all the best for your future career!

Some of his findings Henning published already:

H. Otto, C. Naumann, C. Odenthal, C. Cierpka (2023)On the unsteady inherent convective mixing in thermal energy storage systems during stand-by periods, Physical Review X - Energy 2, 043001, DOI: 10.1103/PRXEnergy.2.043001, featured in Physics, open access

H. Otto, C. Cierpka (2021) On the influence of thermal stratification on vertical natural convection - Experimental investigations on the example of thermal energy storage systems, Physics of Fluids 33, 083614, DOI: 10.1063/5.0056232, open access

Prof. Cierpka mit dem Absolventen H. OttoTU Ilmenau / C. Cierpka