Dr Wolf-Gerrit Fruh
Associate Professor
- Campus
- Edinburgh Campus
- Research Institute
- Institute of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering
- W.G.Fruh@hw.ac.uk
- Accepting PhD Students
- Yes
Physics graduate from the University of Freiburg, followed by a DPhil in Atmospheric Physics from the University of Oxford, specialising in the application of chaos theory and low-dimensional modelling of geophysical fluid dynamic experiments. Joined 1997 at Heriot-Watt University as a lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, teaching primarily fluid dynamics and thermodynamics. Since 2000 Senior Lecturer in Energy Engineering. In that capacity I have been teaching energy technology and Renewable Energy and developed a portfolio of postgraduate taught Masters programmes.
Recent consultancies included contributions to the design of small wind turbines, a combined heat and power energy storage system (which involved the construction and testing of a proof-of-concept device), and a techno-economic analysis of a planned hybrid wind-pumped hydro storage installation.