Work history

12/2019 – 10/2020	Research Associate (and/or Ph. D. student), Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
10/2016 – 09/2019	Ph.D. student, Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart) in cooperation with Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry

Education / Degrees

04/2013 – 01/2016:	Mechanical Engineering M. Sc., Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
	Master’s thesis: Numerical analysis of the flow in air-blast-atomizers for aero-engines
10/2009 – 03/2013:	Mechanical Engineering B. Sc., Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
	Bachelor’s thesis: Simulation of filling process during RTM (resin transfer molding)

Publications/Conferences

Poster, Impact of surface and material properties on spray/wall interaction with urea water solution. Schweigert, D., Damson, B., Lüders, H., Deutschmann, O., 6th International Symposium on Modeling of Exhaust-Gas After-Treatment (MODEGAT VI), Bad Herrenalb (2019).

Talk, New experimental insights in AdBlue-spray/wall interaction and its impacts on EGT system design. Schweigert, D., Damson, B., Lüders, H., Becker, C., Deutschmann, O., 19th International Stuttgart Symposium, Stuttgart (2019). DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-25939-6_13

Journal article, Heat transfer during spray/wall interaction with urea water solution: an experimental parameter study. Schweigert, D., Damson, B., Lüders, H., Börnhorst, M., Deutschmann, O., International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow 78 (2019). DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2019.108432

Journal article, The effect of wetting characteristics, thermophysical properties, and roughness on spray-wall heat transfer in selective catalytic reduction systems. Schweigert, D., Damson, B., Lüders, H., Stephan, P., Deutschmann, O., International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 152 (2020). DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2020.119554

Research interests

Experimental investigation of spray/wall-interaction in SCR systems
Heat transfer
Evaporation and wetting behavior
Formation of urea-derived deposits