Johann Stichlmair
Johann Stichlmair (born March 28, 1940 in Altomünster ) is a German process engineer who focuses on distillation and rectification .
Life
Johann Stichlmair studied mechanical engineering and process engineering at the Technical University of Munich from 1962 and graduated in 1967 as a graduate engineer (Master of Science). From 1967 to 1969 he was employed by Linde AG in Pullach. He then returned to the Technical University of Munich and was from 1969 to 1978 assistant to Prof. Alfons Mersmann at the chair B for process engineering there. During this time he received his doctorate in 1971 as Dr.-Ing. of process engineering on the topic "The stationary and dynamic behavior of an adiabatically operated absorption column" and qualified as a Dr.-Ing. habil. process engineering on the subject of "Dimensioning of gas / liquid contact apparatus".
In 1978 he switched to industry and took a position at QVF Glastechnik in Wiesbaden, where he remained until he was appointed professor for "thermal-chemical process engineering" at the University of Essen in 1980 . During his time at the University of Essen he was dean twice (1982–1984 and 1988–1990) and completed two research stays (1987 and 1991) at the University of Texas , USA.
In 1993 he was appointed professor for thermal process engineering at the Technical University of Munich. Until his retirement in 2006, Johann Stichlmair was full professor of the Chair for Fluid Process Engineering (today: Chair for Plant and Process Technology) and is still an Emeritus member of the chair.
research
The cornerstones of his research are process synthesis and process analysis with a focus on thermal separation processes, especially rectification, as well as the dimensioning of apparatus and mass transport: decomposition of azeotropic mixtures, minimum energy requirements for distillative separations, reactive rectification, batch rectification, extraction, electroextraction and absorption. Apparatus design and effects such as maldistribution and fouling in packed columns, fluid dynamic design of packed and tray columns, natural circulation evaporators and dimensionless key figures.
Awards
- 1978 Arnold Eucken Prize of the VDI Society for Process Technology and Chemical Engineering (GVC- VDI )
- 2003 Emil Kirschbaum Medal of the VDI Society for Process Technology and Chemical Engineering (GVC-VDI)
- 2004 Honor Session of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
- 2008 Arnold Eucken Medal from the GVT Research Association for Process Engineering
Fonts
- with Alfons Mersmann, Matthias Kind: Thermal process engineering, principles and methods. 2., essential exp. u. updated edition. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-540-23648-1 .
- with James R. Fair: Distillation, Principles and Practices. John Wiley & Sons, 1998, ISBN 0-471-25241-7 .
- Scale-up engineering. Begell House Publishers, 2001, ISBN 1-56700-160-2 .
- Metrics and similarity laws in engineering. Altos-Verlag, Essen 1990.
- Basics of the dimensioning of the gas-liquid contact apparatus, tray column. Verlag Chemie, Weinheim / New York 1978, ISBN 3-527-25811-6 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Johann Stichlmair in the catalog of the German National Library
- Chair at the Technical University of Munich
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stichlmair, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German process engineer and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 28, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Altomünster |