J. Weber

Fellowship details

Project title: "Optimisation of the hydrodynamic-aerodynamic coupling of Oscillating Water Column wave power devices"
Starting date: 1 October 1998
Finishing date: 30 September 2001
Fellowship type: Postgraduate
Host Institution: HMRC

Academic Qualifications:

Physical Engineering at Technical University of Berlin
Diplom-Ingenieur.  Awarded in October 1995

Mechanical Engineering at Berufsakademie Mannheim
Diplom-Ingenieur (BA).  Awarded in September 1989

Professional Experience:

Jan 1996 - Sept 1998
Development Engineer at Behr Automobiltechnik GmbH & Co., Stuttgart
Development of  blower units and aerodynamic and acoustic optimisation of vehicle air-conditioning systems

Apr 1990 - Sept 1993
Design Engineer at Karl Rabofsky GmbH, Berlin
Design and development of folding and plissé machines

Research Interest

Hydrodynamic aerodynamic interaction
Mechanical vibration
Optimisation of systems

Publications

Peer Reviewed Conference Papers

Weber J.W. & Thomas G.P.  (2001)  "An investigation into the importance of the air chamber design of an Oscillating Water Column wave energy device"  Proceedings of International Society of Offshore Engineers, ISOPE 2001, Stavanger, Norway. In Print

Weber J.W. & Thomas G.P.  (2001)  "Optimisation of the hydro-aerodynamic coupling of a 2-d onshore and a 3-d nearshore Oscillating Water Column wave energy device" Proceedings of International Conference on Marine Renewable Energies, MAREC 2001, Newcastle, England

Conference Papers

Weber J.W. & Thomas G.P.  (2000)  "Optimisation of the hydrodynamic-aerodynamic coupling for an Oscillating Water Column wave energy device"
Fourth European wave Energy Conference, Aalborg, Denmark

Contact details:

Fellowship holder

E-mail:           J.Weber@ucc.ie
Phone No:     00-353-21-4902774
Fax No:         00-353-21-4321003

Supervisor

Name: Dr.     Gareth Thomas
E.mail:           thomasgp@ucc.ie
Phone No:     00-353-21-4902432
Fax No:         00-353-21-4270813