Meinhard Taher Schobeiri

As the former R&D Chief in Gas Turbine Division of Brown  Boveri & Cie Turbomsvhinery, Baden Switzerland, Dr. Schobeiri’ research interest has been dedicated to substantially increasing the thermal efficiency of gas turbines.  In conjunction with the rotating components of gas turbines, the main research activities of Schobeiri have been focused on resolving the issues originating from the impact of periodic unsteady inlet flow condition on aerodynamics, heat transfer, performance and nonlinear dynamic engine simulation. To each of the above research subjects, Schobeiri has made numerous original contributions, among others: he is the inventor of the Ultra High Efficiency Gas Turbine with Stator Internal Combustion (UHEGT) technology for power generation and aircraft propulsion. Schobeiri introduced a new technology for improving the efficiency of turbine blades using a new Endwall Contouring method based on the Continuous Diffusion. He introduced the Universal Intermittency Function to capture the laminar-turbulent transition of boundary layer along turbine blades. Schobeiri is the author of the nonlinear dynamic engine simulation code GETRAN. He is the author of six textbooks that cover the major areas of Engineering Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Turbomachinery Flow Physics and Dynamic Performance,Gas Turbine Design and Continuum Mechanics.