Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Stahl
Academic Career and Research Areas
Prof. Stahl (*1969) conducts research in the area of mechanical drive systems. His main research interests are drive components, such as gears, synchronizers, multi-disc clutches, rolling bearings, and electromechanical drive systems. The focus of his investigations is on load capacity, efficiency, dynamics and EHD tribocontact. Research results are incorporated into the development of calculation programs and standardization processes.
Prof. Stahl studied mechanical engineering at TUM and did his doctorate from 1994 to 2000 at the Institute of Machine Elements. In 2001, he joined BMW, first as a gear development engineer, then as head of gear development in Dingolfing. From 2006 on, he worked at MINI Oxford as quality manager for transmissions, later as quality manager for powertrains and suspensions. In 2009, he took over responsibility for the early development and innovation management of powertrain and vehicle dynamics systems at BMW in Munich. Since 2011, Stahl has been a full professor at the Institute of Machine Elements, the Gear Research Center (FZG).
Awards
- Honorary certificate of the TUM for excellent teaching (2021)
- Golden Teaching in M.Sc. Mech. Eng. (2x, 2020-2021)
- Golden Teaching in B.Sc. Mech. Eng. (8x, 2015-2023)
- Ring of Honor of the VDI (2005)
- FAG Kugelfischer Prize (1992)
Key Publications (all publications)
Schneider T., Dietsch M., Voelkel K., Pflaum H., Stahl K.: Analysis of the Thermo‐Mechanical Behavior of a Multi‐Plate Clutch during Transient Operating Conditions Using the FE Method (2022), 10 (5), art. no. 76; DOI: 10.3390/lubricants10050076.
AbstractIllenberger C.M., Tobie T., Stahl K.: Damage mechanisms and tooth flank load capacity of oil-lubricated peek gears (2022), 139 (30), art. no. e52662; DOI: 10.1002/app.52662.
AbstractHildebrand L., Liu H., Paschold C., Lohner T., Stahl K.: Classification of numerical, experimental, and analytical approaches for gearbox oil flow and no-load gear power loss (2024), 53, art. no. 101661; DOI: 10.1016/j.jestch.2024.101661.
AbstractBobzin K., Kalscheuer C., Thiex M., Sperka P., Hartl M., Reitschuster S., Maier E., Lohner T., Stahl K.: DLC-Coated Thermoplastics: Tribological Analyses Under Dry and Lubricated Sliding Conditions (2023), 71 (1), art. no. 2; DOI: 10.1007/s11249-022-01663-7.
AbstractSchneider T., Müller D., Seiler M., Tobie T., Stahl K., Kästner M.: Phase-field modeling of fatigue crack growth during tooth flank fracture in case-hardened spur gears (2022), 163, art. no. 107091; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2022.107091.
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