Michael H. Rausch

Dr. Michael H. Rausch serves as a Senior Scientist at the Institute of Advanced Optical Technologies - Thermophysical Properties within the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU). His research focuses on heat transfer engineering, with special attention to the connections between heat transfer performance and underlying mechanisms at interfaces.

Dr. Rausch's research interests include:

• Heat transfer phenomena during condensation processes
• Interfacial heat transfer mechanisms
• Thermophysical properties of fluids and mixtures
• Transport properties of liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs)
• Dynamic light scattering techniques for measuring transport properties
• Condensation heat transfer on structured surfaces

His work investigates how factors such as wettability, thermophysical properties of fluids and solids, and surface roughness affect heat transfer coefficients. This research employs advanced experimental and modeling methods to determine how efficiently temperature differences convert to heat flux in specific situations. His recent publications show a strong emphasis on liquid organic hydrogen carriers, which are critical for hydrogen storage and transportation in future energy systems.

Dr. Rausch has published extensively in high-impact journals, with research spanning from fundamental thermophysical property measurements to applied heat transfer engineering problems. His laboratory employs sophisticated techniques including dynamic light scattering, Raman spectroscopy, and shadowgraph methods to investigate transport phenomena in complex fluid systems, with applications in energy systems, heat exchangers, and hydrogen storage technologies.