Research fields
HEAT CONDUCTION BEYOND FOURIER’S LAW
Derivation of generalized heat conduction equations in a universal framework (via internal variables and modified entropy current), experiments on heterogeneous materials, analytical and numerical solutions, finite element analysis.
DISSIPATIVE MECHANICAL PROCESSES OF SOLIDS
Formulation of coupled elastic, thermal expansion, heat conduction, rheological and plastic processes in a thermodynamical framework, analytical and numerical solutions, finite element analysis, evaluation of rheological experiments on plastics and rocks.
TEMPORAL THERMODYNAMICS
The complete thermodynamical background of the space independent time dependent (lumped parameter) description, applications for modelling processes in internal combustion engines, Stirling engines, and solids.
DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYTICAL AND NUMERICAL SOLUTION METHODS
Creating finite difference methods based on space and time shifted discretization, developing symplectic (numerical total energy preserving) numerical schemes. Establishing analytical solutions for problems in heat conduction and in mechanics.
And many others, such as thermogravity, thermoelectrodynamics,
hot hadronic matter, population dynamics,
and other exotic phenomena.