doc. Ing.
Pavel Rudolf
Ph.D.
FME, EI DFE – Head of sub-department
+420 54114 2336
rudolf@fme.vutbr.cz
Curriculum vitae
Education and academic qualification
- 2010, associate professor, Brno University of Technology,Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
- 2005, Ph.D., Brno University of Technology,Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
- 1997, Ing., Brno University of Technology,Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Hydraulic and Pneumatics Machines and Equipment
- 1992, Secondary Grammar School Blansko
Career overview
- 2014 - till now head of V. Kaplan Department of Fluid Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
- 2010 - till now associate professor, Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Kaplan Department of Fluids Engineering
- 2005- 2010 now assitent lecturer, Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Kaplan Department of Fluids Engineering
- 1999-2005 assitent lecturer, Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Kaplan Department of Fluids Engineering
Pedagogic activities
- 2009-present, lecturer for course Introduction to CFD
- 2005-present, lecturer for course Computational Fluid Mechanics
- 2003-2004, tutorials for course Theory of Hydraulic Machines
- 2003-present, lectures for course Hydromechanics
- 2002, guest lectures at Universität Stuttgart,Institut für Hydraulische Maschinen und Strömungslehre
- 1997-2001,tutorials for course Hydromechanics
- supervisor of 22 diploma thesis and 20 bachelor thesis
Scientific activities
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Flow simulation in hydraulic machines
- 2006-2009, postdoctoral grant project of the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic
- 2002-2005, coordinator of the 5th EU framework project SurgeNet for the Czech Republic
Academic internships abroad
2012-06-12 - 2012-06-14
HZDR Dresden
Multiphase flow course (simulation, experiment, application)2015-06-08 - 2015-06-12
TU Darmstadt
ERASMUS
Additional information:
- 2002, guest teacher at Universität Stuttgart, Institut für Hydraulische Maschinen und Strömungslehre
- 2003, Technische Universität München
- 2009, ERASMUS teacher at Politehnica Timisoara
- 2011. University of Warwick
Non-University activities
- member of IAHR Hydraulic Machinery and Systems Committee
- member o the Czech pilot center ERCOFTAC (representative for FME BUT)
- member of European society for mechanics EUROMECH
- representat of BUT in EERA (European Energy Research Alliance) in subprogramme Mechanical Energy Storage
Industry cooperation
- Voith Hydro Heidenheim, Germany
- ČKD Blansko Engineering a.s.
- Energo-Pro s.r.o.
Prizing by scientific community
- 1997,Hlavka Award
Projects
- principal investigator of post-doc grant project of the Czech Science Foundation GAČR 101/06/P190 Shape Optimization of the Diffuser with Inlet Circumferential Velocity Component (2006-2008)
- principal investigator of grant project of the Czech Science Foundation GAČR 101/09/1715 Cavitating vortical structures induced by rotation of liquid (2009-2011)
- 2015-2017, projekt TAČR Centre of competence Rotary machines (key scientific member)
- 2015-2017, projekt TAČR TH01020982 Efficiency increase of energy accumulation and securing stability of the electrical grid by extending operating range of pump storage power plants (co-investigator)
- 2016-2018, projekt GAČR GA16-18316S Principles and mechanisms causing microorganism elimination by hydrodynamic cavitation (key scientific team member)
- 2017-2019, projekt TAČR TH02020705 Investigation of hydraulic turbine blade vibration in regard to providing extended range of turbine control (co-investigator)
- 2017-2019 projekt GAČR 17-01088S 3D Instability of a Shear Layer in Adverse Pressure Gradient (co-investigator)