Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. mont. Gernot Kurt Boiger

ZHAW School of Engineering
Forschungsschwerpunkt Multiphysics Modeling and Imaging
Technikumstrasse 71
8400 Winterthur

+41 (0) 58 934 77 93
gernot.boiger@zhaw.ch

Arbeit an der ZHAW

Tätigkeit

Professor für Modelling Multiphysics Applications
Schwerpunktleitung "Multiphysics Modelling and Imaging"; Fokus: Multiphysikmodellierung, Simulationsbasierte Produkt- und Prozessentwicklung sowie Mikrostrukturanalyse und Imaging Verfahren;

Arbeits- und Forschungsschwerpunkte

Multiphysiksimulation-basierte Produkt- & Prozessentwicklung, CFD, nicht-sphärische Partikel, OpenFOAM, Holzvergasung, Verfahrenstechnik, Filtration, Computational Physics, Fluiddynamik, Thermodynamik, Modellierung von Pulverbeschichtungsprozessen

Lehrtätigkeit

Berufserfahrung

Section Editor "International Journal of Multiphysics"
International Society of Multiphysics
09 / 2019 - heute
Vice President Europe, International Society of Multiphysics
International Society of Multiphysics
08 / 2019 - heute
Mitglied des Editorial Board des "International Journal of Multiphysics"
International Society of Multiphysics
08 / 2019 - heute
Professor für Modelling Multiphysics Applications
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, SoE School of Engineering, ICP Institute of Computational Physics, Winterthur, Switzerland
07 / 2019 - heute
Schwerpunktleitung Multiphysics Modeling and Imaging
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, SoE School of Engineering, ICP Institute of Computational Physics, Winterthur, Switzerland
10 / 2017 - heute
Dozent Multiphysikmodellierung
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, SoE School of Engineering, ICP Institute of Computational Physics, Winterthur, Switzerland
01 / 2013 - 06 / 2019
Präsident der Dozierenden Kommission der ZHAW
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland
01 / 2016 - 06 / 2018
Delegierter der Hochschulversammlung der ZAHW
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland
08 / 2014 - 06 / 2018
Teamleitung OpenFOAM for Multiphysics Applications
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, SoE School of Engineering, ICP Institute of Computational Physics, Winterthur, Switzerland
07 / 2014 - 09 / 2017
Entwicklungsingenieur Kraftstofffilter
MANN + HUMMEL GMBH, Ludwigsburg, Germany
05 / 2011 - 10 / 2012
Teamleitung Produktentwicklung
ICE Strömungsforschung GMBH., Leoben, Österreich
12 / 2009 - 12 / 2010
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
ICE Strömungsforschung GmbH., Leoben, Austria
09 / 2007 - 11 / 2009
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
University of Leoben, Institute of Non-Ferrous Metallurgy, Leoben, Austria
08 / 2006 - 08 / 2007

Aus- und Weiterbildung

Ausbildung

Dr. mont. / Thermofluiddynamische Simulation & Modellentwicklung
Montanuniversität Leoben, Österreich
09 / 2005 - 11 / 2009
Dipl. Ing. / Verfahrenstechnik des Industriellen Umweltschutzes
Montanuniversität Leoben, Österreich
09 / 1999 - 09 / 2005

Weiterbildung

CAS Higher Professional Education
ZHAW, SML School of Management and Law, Winterthur, Switzerland
09 / 2018
Führungsausbildung der ZHAW
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland
06 / 2017

Netzwerk

Mitglied in Netzwerken

Auszeichnungen

Rektor Platzer Ring
Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria
10 / 2005

Social Media

LinkedIn Gernot Boiger

Projekte

Publikationen

Beiträge in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift, peer-reviewed

Gorshkov, Vyacheslav N.; Kolupaiev, Vladyslav O.; Boiger, Gernot K.; Mehreganian, Navid; Sareh, Pooya; Fallah, Arash S.,

2024.

Smart controllable wave dispersion in acoustic metamaterials using magnetorheological elastomers.

Journal of Sound and Vibration.

572(118157).

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2023.118157
Madsen, S.; Andleeb, Z.; Khawaja, H.; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Moatamedi, M.,

2023.

A qualitative comparison of ANSYS and OpenFOAM results for carbon dioxide plume transport.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

17(4), S. 383-406.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.17.4.383
Marmet, Philip; Holzer, Lorenz; Hocker, Thomas; Muser, Vinzenz; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Fingerle, Mathias; Reeb, Sarah; Michel, Dominik; Brader, Joseph M.,

2023.

Stochastic microstructure modeling of SOC electrodes based on a pluri-Gaussian method.

Energy Advances.

2(11), S. 1942-1967.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00332A
Gorshkov, Vyacheslav N.; Stretovych, Mykola O.; Semeniuk, Valerii F.; Kruglenko, Mikhail P.; Semeniuk, Nadiia I.; Styopkin, Victor I.; Gabovich, Alexander M.; Boiger, Gernot K.,

2023.

Hierarchical structuring of black silicon wafers by ion-flow-stimulated roughening transition : fundamentals and applications for photovoltaics.

Nanomaterials.

13(19), S. 2715.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13192715
Hostettler, Marco; Grüter, Raphael; Stingelin, Simon Iwan; De Lorenzi, Flavio; Füchslin, Rudolf Marcel; Jacomet, Cyrill; Koll, Stephan; Wilhelm, Dirk; Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2023.

Modelling of peristaltic pumps with respect to viscoelastic tube material properties and fatigue effects.

Fluids.

8(9), S. 254-269.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids8090254
Boiger, Gernot; Siyahhan, Bercan; Fallah, Arash; Khawaja, Hassan Abbas; Moatamedi, Mojtaba,

2023.

Multiphysics modelling of powder coating of U-profiles : towards simulation-based optimization of key-performance attributes by variation of powder-parameters.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

17(2), S. 169-190.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.17.2.169
Marmet, Philip; Holzer, Lorenz; Hocker, Thomas; Boiger, Gernot K.; Bausinger, Holger; Mai, Andreas; Fingerle, Mathias; Reeb, Sarah; Michel, Dominik; Brader, Joseph M.,

2023.

Standardized microstructure characterization of SOC electrodes as a key element for Digital Materials Design.

Energy Advances.

2(7), S. 980-1013.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3YA00132F
Siyahhan, Bercan; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Fallah, Arash Soleiman; Khawaja, Hassan; Moatamedi, Moji,

2023.

Multiphysics simulation of particle-surface interaction and its effect on powder patterns and process optimization.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

17(1), S. 77-90.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.17.1.77
Gorshkov, Vyacheslav N.; Bereznykov, Oleksii V.; Boiger, Gernot K.; Sareh, Pooya; Fallah, Arash S.,

2022.

Acoustic metamaterials with controllable bandgap gates based on magnetorheological elastomers.

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences.

238(107829).

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2022.107829
Gorshkov, Vyacheslav N.; Tereshchuk, Volodymyr V.; Bereznykov, Oleksii V.; Boiger, Gernot K.; Fallah, Arash S.,

2022.

Dynamics of quasi-one-dimensional structures under roughening transition stimulated by external irradiation.

Nanomaterials.

12(9), S. 1411.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12091411
Mehreganian, Navid; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Moatamedi, Mojtaba; Fallah, Arash,

2021.

Dynamic analysis of cylindrical shells subject to multiple blasts using FSI.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

15(4), S. 453-476.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.15.4.453
Zubiaga, Asier; Madsen, Synne; Khawaja, Hassan; Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2021.

Atmospheric contamination of coastal cities by the exhaust emissions of docked marine vessels : the case of Tromsø.

Environments.

8(9), S. 88.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3390/environments8090088
Andleeb, Zahra; Malik, Sohail; Hussain, Ghulam; Khawaja, Hassan; Roemer, Jakub; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Moatamedi, Mojtaba,

2020.

Multiphysics study of infrared thermography (IRT) applications.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

14(3), S. 249-272.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.14.3.249
Brunner, Daniel; Goodbread, Joe; Häusler, Klaus; Kumar, Sunil; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Khawaja, Hassan A.,

2020.

Analysis of a tubular torsionally resonating viscosity–density sensor.

Sensors.

20(11), S. 3036.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.3390/s20113036
Andleeb, Zahra; Strand, Cathrine Høgmo; Malik, Sohail; Hussain, G.; Khawaja, Hassan Abbas; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Moatamedi, Mojtaba,

2020.

Multiphysics analysis of CFRP Charpy tests by varying temperatures.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

14(2), S. 143-160.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.14.2.143
Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Lienhard, Viktor; Boldrini, Marlon; Siyahhan, Bercan; Khawaja, Hassan; Moatamedi, Mojtaba,

2020.

Multiphysics Eulerian-Lagrangian electrostatic particle spray- and deposition model for OpenFOAM® and KaleidoSim® cloud-platform.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

14(1), S. 1-15.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.14.1.1
Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Buff, Vincent; Sharman, Darren; Boldrini, Marlon; Lienhard, Viktor; Drew, Dominic,

2020.

Simulation-based investigation of tar formation in after-treatment systems for biomass gasification.

Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery.

11(1), S. 39-56.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-020-00915-7
Zubiaga, Asier; Brunner, Daniel; Sager, Fabian; Clemens, Mirjam; Koepf, Ellen; Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2019.

Faraday instability in small vessels under vertical vibration.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

13(1), S. 61-71.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.13.1.61
Brunner, Daniel; Khawaja, Hassan; Moatamedi, Moji; Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2018.

CFD modelling of pressure and shear rate in torsionally vibrating structures using ANSYS CFX and COMSOL multiphysics.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

12(4), S. 349-358.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.12.4.349
Siyahhan, Bercan; Boldrini, Marlon; Hauri, Samuel; Reinke, Nils; Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2018.

Procedure for experimental data assessment for numerical solver validation in the context of model based prediction of powder coating patterns.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

12(4), S. 373-392.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.12.4.373
Fallah, A. S.; Mehreganian, N.; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Louca, L.,

2017.

Response of armour steel plates to localised air blast load : a dimensional analysis.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

11(4), S. 387-411.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.11.4.387
Bonhoeffer, Bastian; Boldrini, Marlon; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Kwade, Arno; Juhnke, Michael,

2017.

Experimental characterization and simulation of a piezo-actuated micro dispensing valve.

Journal of Fluids Engineering.

139(5), S. 051105-1-051105-9.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4035634
Brunner, Daniel; Boldrini, Marlon; Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2017.

Model based analysis of forced and natural convection effects in an electrochemical cell.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

11(1), S. 97-111.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.11.1.97
Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Ott, Tobias; Holzer, Lorenz; Penner, Dirk; Gorbar, Michal; de Hazan, Yoram,

2017.

Multi-parameter improvement method for (micro-) structural properties of high performance ceramics.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

11(1), S. 49-69.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.11.1.49
Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2016.

Characterization of particle laden flows and deposition behaviour in electro-static fields.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

10(2), S. 195-204.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.10.2.195
Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2016.

Eulerian-LaGrangian model of particle laden flows and deposition effects in electro-static fields based on OpenFoam.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

10(2), S. 177-194.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21152/1750-9548.10.2.177
Holzer, Lorenz; Stenzel, Ole; Pecho, Omar; Ott, Tobias; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Gorbar, Michal; de Hazan, Yoram; Penner, Dirk; Schneider, I.; Cervera, R.; Gasser, P.,

2016.

Fundamental relationships between 3D pore topology, electrolyte conduction and flow properties : towards knowledge-based design of ceramic diaphragms for sensor applications.

Materials & Design.

99, S. 314-327.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2016.03.034
Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2015.

System dynamic modeling approach for resolving the thermo- chemistry of wood gasification.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

9(2), S. 137-155.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1260/1750-9548.9.2.137
Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2014.

A thermo fluid dynamic model of wood particle gasification and combustion processes.

The International Journal of Multiphysics.

8(2), S. 203-230.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1260/1750-9548.8.2.203

Bücher und Monographien, peer-reviewed

Bouwman, Marinius; Boiger, Gernot; Brandstätter, Wilhelm,

2016.

Multiphase simulations of a Lyocell process.

1. Auflage.

Saarbrücken:

LAP Lambert Academic Publishing.

ISBN 978-3-659-89583-8.

Buchbeiträge, peer-reviewed

Mehreganian, Navid; Safa, Yasser; Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2024.

Impact analysis of wind turbines subjected to ship collision and blast loading

.

In:

Fallah, Arash Soleiman; Khawaja, Hassan Abbas; Moatamedi, Mojtaba, Hrsg.,

Multiphysics of Wind Turbines in Extreme Loading Conditions.

Academic Press.

S. 101-138.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91852-7.00008-8
Gorshkov, Vyacheslav N.; Tereshchuk, Volodymyr V.; Bereznykov, Oleksii V.; Boiger, Gernot K.; Fallah, Arash S.,

2022.

Self-ordering in the dynamics of forming periodic 1D-structures controlled by external irradiation

.

In:

Jackson, Tenderwealth Clement, Hrsg.,

Prime Archives in Nanotechnology.

Hyderabad:

Vide Leaf.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-26032
Brunner, Daniel; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Khawaja, Hassan,

2021.

Investigation of torsional vibration using weak FSI capabilities

.

In:

Moatamedi, Mojtaba; Rahulan, Thurai; Khawaja, Hassan, Hrsg.,

Multiphysics Simulations in Automotive and Aerospace Applications.

Academic Press.

S. 65-91.

Multiphysics : Advances and Applications.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817899-7.00007-1
Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2020.

Application and results : filter fibre engineering

.

In:

Khawaja, Hassan; Moatamedi, Mojtaba, Hrsg.,

Multiphysics Modelling of Fluid-Particulate Systems.

Elsevier.

S. 273-279.

Multiphysics: Advances and Applications.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818345-8.00008-1
Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2020.

Conclusion and vision

.

In:

Khawaja, Hassan; Moatamedi, Mojtaba, Hrsg.,

Multiphysics Modelling of Fluid-Particulate Systems.

Elsevier.

S. 281-282.

Multiphysics: Advances and Applications.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818345-8.00009-3
Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2020.

Introduction : large, (non-)spherical particle modeling in the context of fluid filtration applications

.

In:

Khawaja, Hassan; Moatamedi, Mojtaba, Hrsg.,

Multiphysics Modelling of Fluid-Particulate Systems.

Elsevier.

S. 109-113.

Multiphysics: Advances and Applications.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818345-8.00005-6
Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2020.

Methodology : large (non)spherical particle modeling in the context of fluid filtration applications

.

In:

Khawaja, Hassan; Moatamedi, Mojtaba, Hrsg.,

Multiphysics Modelling of Fluid-Particulate Systems.

Elsevier.

S. 115-248.

Multiphysics: Advances and Applications.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818345-8.00006-8
Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2020.

Validation : experimental and semi-analytical

.

In:

Khawaja, Hassan; Moatamedi, Mojtaba, Hrsg.,

Multiphysics Modelling of Fluid-Particulate Systems.

Elsevier.

S. 249-272.

Multiphysics: Advances and Applications.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818345-8.00007-X

Konferenzbeiträge, peer-reviewed

Marmet, Philip; Hocker, Thomas; Boiger, Gernot K.; Grolig, Jan G.; Bausinger, Holger; Mai, Andreas; Fingerle, Mathias; Reeb, Sarah; Brader, Joseph M.; Holzer, Lorenz,

2022.

Composite conductivity of MIEC-based SOFC anodes : implications for microstructure optimization [Paper].

In:

15th European SOFC & SOE Forum 2022, Lucerne, Switzerland, 5-8 July 2022.

Winterthur:

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-26055
Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Sharman, Darren; Siyahhan, Bercan; Lienhard, Viktor; Boldrini, Marlon; Drew, Dominic,

2021.

A massive simultaneous cloud computing platform for OpenFOAM [Paper].

In:

9th OpenFOAM Conference, online, 19-20 October 2021.

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-24032
Zubiaga, Asier; Kirsch, Christoph; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Bonmarin, Mathias,

2021.

A simple instrument to measure the thermal transport properties of the human skin [Paper].

In:

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications.

2021 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), Lausanne, Switzerland, 23-25 June 2021.

IEEE.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.1109/MeMeA52024.2021.9478754
Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Buff, Vincent; Zubiaga, Asier; Fassbind, Adrian; Caels, Pedro,

2019.

Investigating tar formation at low pressures in wood gasification systems, applying a novel thermo-chemical simulation model [Paper].

In:

Müller, Stephan; Fuchs, Michael, Hrsg.,

Proceedings of the ICPS19 : 5th international conference on polygeneration strategies.

ICPS19 - 5th International Conference on Polygeneration Strategies, Vienna, 18-20 November 2019.

Vienna:

Verein zur Förderung zukunftsfähiger Energietechnik auf Basis der Polygenerationsstrategie aus Biomasse.

S. 134-142.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-19154
Madsen, Synne; Zubiaga, Asier; Khawaja, Hassan Abbas; Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2019.

CFD modelling of pollutant transport from a docked marine vessel [Poster].

In:

Multiphysics 2019.

International Conference of Multiphysics, Dubai, UAE, 14-15 December 2019.

International Society of Multiphysics.

S. 62.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-19067
Zubiaga, Asier; Brunner, Daniel; Sager, Fabian; Clemens, Mirjam; Koepf, Ellen; Boiger, Gernot Kurt,

2019.

Evaluation of Faraday instabilities in small vessels [Paper].

In:

7th ESI Open FOAM Conference, Berlin, Germany, 15 - 17 October 2019.

ESI Group.
Brunner, Daniel; Häusler, Klaus; Kumar, Sunil; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Khawaja, Hassan Abbas; Moatamedi, Moji,

2017.

FSI of viscosity measuring mechanical resonators : theoretical and experimental analysis [Poster].

In:

Multiphysics 2017.

International Conference of Multiphysics, Beijing, China, 14-15 December 2017.

International Society of Multiphysics.

Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-3682