Wissenschaftlicher Werdegang

seit 2011                    
Professor an der Universität Duisburg-Essen und Leiter des Lehrstuhls Strömungslehre und Simulation reaktiver Strömungen

2009-2011               
Senior-Lecturer am Imperial College London (Associate Professor)

2005-2009                  
Lecturer am Imperial College London (Assistant Professor), Sektion ‘Mehrskalen-Simulation‘ im Bereich ‘Thermofluidik’ des Maschinenbau, Prüfungsbeauftragter des Fachbereichs Maschinenbau (Examinations Officer)

2003-2004                  
Gastwissenschaftler bei Prof. Dr. R.P. Lindstedt, Imperial College London, UK, Post-Doktorat bei Prof. Dr.-Ing. J. Janicka an der TU Darmstadt.

1999-2003                  
Promotion bei Prof. Dr.-Ing. J. Janicka im Maschinenbau der TU Darmstadt, Dissertation: Large-Eddy Simulation of Non-Premixed Turbulent Flames.

1994-1999                  
Studium des Maschinenbaus an der Technischen Universität Darmstadt, Diplomarbeit zum Thema “Large-Eddy Simulation of a Counter Flow Configuration”, Betreuer: Prof. J.-Y. Chen, Universität von Berkeley, CA, USA

 

Aktuelle Forschungsschwerpunkte:

  • Grobstruktursimulation (LES) turbulenter, reagierender Strömungen
  • Simulation der Nanopartikel Synthese mit LES
  • Simulation von Kolbenmotoren mit LES
  • Entwicklung partikelbasierter numerischer Methoden
  • Weiterentwicklung des LES und DNS Codes PsiPhi
  • Verbesserung der Anwenderfreundlichkeit der LES-Methode
  • Entwicklung der Diagnostik ‘Chemilumineszenz-Tomographie’


Mitgliedschaften in Netzwerken und Berufsverbänden

  • Deutsche und britische Sektionen des internationalen 'Combustion Institute' sowie des 'Electricity Supply Research Networks'
  • Centrum für Nano-Integration (CeNIDE)
  • Centre for Energy Research (CER.UDE) 
  • Vorstand des Center for Computational Sciences and Simulation (CCSS)

 

Publikationen

Cavallo-Marincola, F., Ma, T., Kempf, A.M., Large Eddy Simulations of the Darmstadt Turbulent Stratified Flame Series, accepted by Proc. Combust. Inst.

Franchetti, B.M., Cavallo Marincola, F., Navarro-Martinez, S, Kempf, A.M, Large Eddy Simulation of a Pulverised Coal Jet Flame, accepted by Proc. Combust. Inst.

Pettit, M., Wysocki, S., Kempf, A.M., An Efficient, Parallel Low-Storage Implementation of Klein’s Turbulence Generator for LES and DNS, accepted by Computers and Fluids

Olbricht, C., Stein, O.T., Janicka, J., van Oijen, J., Wysocki, S., Kempf, A.M., LES of Lifted Flames in a Gas Turbine Model Combustor Using Top-Hat Filtered PFGM Chemistry, Fuel 96 (2012) 100-107.

Kempf, A.M., Geurts, B.J., Oefelein, J., Error Analysis of Large-Eddy Simulation of the Turbulent Non-premixed Sydney Bluff-Body Flame, Combust. Flame 158 (2011) 2408-2419.

Stein, O.T., Kempf, A.M., Ma, T., Olbricht, C., Duncan, A., Lewis, G.D., Large Eddy Simulation of Non-Reacting Gas Flow in a 40MW Pulverised Coal Combustor, Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics 11, 6 (2011) 397-402.

Rabhiou, A., Feist, J., Kempf, A., Skinner, S., Heyes, A., Phosphorescent Thermal History Sensors, Sensors & Actuators A, 169, 1 (2011) 18-26.

Pettit, M.W., Coriton, B., Gomez, A., Kempf, A.M., Large-Eddy Simulation and Experiments on Non-Premixed Highly Turbulent ‘Opposed Jet’ Flows, Proc. Combust. Inst., 33 (2011) 1391-1399.

Floyd, J., Kempf, A.M., Computed Tomography of Chemiluminescence (CTC): High Resolution and Instantaneous 3D Measurements of a Matrix Burner, Proc. Combust. Inst. 33 (2011) 751-758.

Stein, O.,T. Böhm, B., Dreizler, A., Kempf, A.M., Highly-resolved LES and PIV Analysis of Isothermal Turbulent Opposed Jets for Combustion Applications, Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 87, 2-3 (2011) 425-447.

Kempf, A.M., Geurts, B.J., Ma, T., Pettit, M., Stein, O.T., Quality Issues in Combustion LES, J. Sci. Comput., 49, 1 (2011) 51-64.

Floyd, J., Kempf, A.M., Computed Tomography of Chemiluminescence (CTC): 3D Time Resolved Measurements of a Turbulent Opposed Jet Flame, Combust. Flame, 158 (2011) 376-391.

Böhm, B., Stein, O., Kempf, A., Dreizler, A., In-nozzle measurements of a turbulent opposed jet using PIV, Flow Turb. Combust. 85:1 (2010) 73-93.

Floyd, J., Kempf, A.M., Kronenburg, A., Ram, R.H., A simple model for the filtered density function for a passive scalar in combustion LES, Combust. Theor. Modeling, 13:4 (2009) 559-588.

Kempf, A., Malalasekera, W., Ranga-Dinesh K.K.J., Stein, O., Large-Eddy Simulation of Swirling Premixed Flames with Flamelet Models: A Comparison of Numerical Methods. Flow, Turb. Combust. 81: 4 (2008) 523-563.

Kempf, A., LES Validation from Experiments. Flow, Turb. Combust. 80: 3 (2008) 351-373.

Stein, O., Kempf, A., LES of the Sydney swirl flame series: a study of vortex breakdown in isothermal and reacting flows. Proc. Combust. Inst. 31 (2007) 1755-1763.

Stein, O., Kempf, A., Janicka, J., LES of the Sydney Swirl flame series: An initial investigation of the fluid dynamics. Combust. Science Tech. 179 (2007) 173-189.

Kempf, A., Lindstedt, R. P., Janicka, J., Large-Eddy Simulation of a Bluff-Body Stabilised Non-Premixed Flame, Combust. Flame 144, (2006) 170-189.

Sadiki, A., Maltsev, A., Wegner, B., Flemming, F., Kempf, A., Janicka, J., Unsteady methods (URANS an LES) for simulation of combustion systems, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 45 (2006) 760-773.

Düsing, M., Kempf, A., Flemming, F., Sadiki, A., Janicka, J., Combustion LES for Premixed and Diffusion Flames, Prog. Comp. Fluid Dyn., Vol 5 (2005) 363-374.

Kempf, A., Flemming, F., Janicka, J., Investigation of Length-Scales, Scalar Dissipation and Flame Orientation in a Piloted Diffusion Flame by LES, Proc. Combust. Inst. 30 (2005) 557-565.

Geyer, D., Kempf, A., Dreizler, A., Janicka, J., Scalar Dissipation Rates in Iso-thermic and Reactive Turbulent Opposed-Jets: 1D-Raman/Rayleigh Experiments Supported by LES, Proc. Combust. Inst. 30 (2005) 681-689.

Geyer, D., Kempf, A., Dreizler, A., Janicka, J., Turbulent Opposed-Jet Flames: A critical Benchmark Experiment for Combustion LES, Combust. Flame 143, 4 (2005) 524-548.

Chaturvedy, A., King, G., Laurendeau, N., Renfro, M., Kempf, A., Dreizler, A., Janicka, J., Comparison of OH Times-Series Measurements and Large-Eddy Simulations in Hydrogen Jet Flames, Combust. Flame 139 (2004) 142-151.

Wegner, B., Kempf, A., Schneider, C., Sadiki, A., Dreizler, A, Schäfer, M., Janicka, J., Large-Eddy Simulation of Combustion Processes under Gas Turbine Conditions, Prog. Comp. Fluid. Dyn. 4 (2004) 257-263.

Kempf, A., Klein, M., Janicka, J., Efficient Generation of Initial- and Inflow-Conditions for Transient Turbulent Flows in Arbitrary Geometries, Flow, Turb. Combust. 74 (2003) 67-84.

Kempf, A., Sadiki, A., Janicka, J., Prediction of Finite Chemistry Effects using Large-Eddy Simulation, Proc. Combust. Inst. 29 (2002) 1979-1985.

Teschauer, I., Kempf, A., Schäfer, M., Numerical Simulation of Flow induced by a cylinder orbiting in a large Vessel, Journal of Fluids and Structures, vol. 16., no. 4 (2002) 435-451.

Kempf, A., Forkel, H., Sadiki, A., Janicka, J., Chen, J.-Y., Large-Eddy Simulation of a Counterflow Configuration with and without Combustion, Proc. Combust. Inst. 28 (2000) 35-40.

Franchetti, B.M., Cavallo Marincola, F., Kempf, A.M., Large Eddy Simulation of the CRIEPI Pulverised Coal Burner, 1st ERCOFTAC Conference on Simulation of Multiphase flows in Gasification and Combustion, Dresden, 2011.

Ma, T., Kempf, A.M., Compressible and Incompressible Large Eddy Simulation of a Premixed Dump Combustor, ASME Turbo Expo, Vancouver, Canada, 2011.

Franchetti, B., Cavallo Marincola F, Kempf, A., Large Eddy Simulation of Pulverised Coal Combustion using a Presumed Density Function for the Sub Grid Scale Distribution, 5th Int. Conference on Clean Coal Technologies, Zaragoza, Spain, 2011.

Franchetti, B., Cavallo Marincola F, Kempf, A., Large Eddy Simulation of a Pulverised Coal Jet Flame, European Combustion Meeting, Cardiff, Wales, 2011.

Wysocki, S., Pettit, M, Geipel, P., Kempf, A., Fractal Generated Turbulence in Opposed Jet Flows, European Combustion Meeting, Cardiff, Wales, 2011.

Wysocki, S., Floyd, J., Kempf, A., Efficient Parallel Tomographic Reconstruction of Chemiluminescence in Flames, European Combustion Meeting, Cardiff, Wales, 2011.

Cavallo Marincola, F., Ma, T., Kempf, A.M., Large Eddy Simulation of Darmstadtd Stratified Flame Series, European Combustion Meeting, Cardiff, Wales, 2011.

Pettit, M., Geipel, P., Pesmazoglou, I., Kempf, A.M., Quantifying the Accuracy of Particle Image Velocimetry using Large Eddy Simulation, European Combustion Meeting, Cardiff, Wales, 2011.

Rabhiou, A., Feist, J., Kempf, A., Heyes, A., A Phosphorescent Thermal History Sensor, 9th European Turbomachinery Conference, 2011.

Rabhiou, A., Feist, J., Kempf, A., Skinner, S., Heyes, A.L., Concept for a Phosphorescent Thermal History Sensor, ASME Turbo Expo 2010, UK, #GT2010-23517.

Olbricht, C., Janicka, J., Kempf, A.M., LES as a Prediction Tool for Lifted Flames in a Model Gas Turbine Combustor, ASME Turbo Expo 2010, UK, #GT2010-22525.

Kempf, A., Pettit, M., Quality issues of Combustion LES, Proceedings of the Q-LES Workshop 2009.

Geurts, B.J., Kempf, A.M, SIPI, Proceedings of the Q-LES Workshop 2009.

Kempf, AM, Quality Issues of Combustion LES, Proceedings of the Q-LES Workshop 2009.

Rabhiou, A., Kempf, A., Heyes, A.L., Examination of Eu Doped Thermographic Phosphors for Flow Temperature Measurements, European Combustion Meeting, Vienna, 2009.

Stein, O., Kempf, A., An LEM/LES Method for Incompressible Reacting Flows with Finite Rate Chemistry, European Combustion Meeting, Vienna, Austria, 2009.

Pettit, M., Kempf, A., Joint Euler/Lagrange Method for Multi-scale Problems, European Combustion Meeting, Vienna, Austria, 2009.

Floyd, J., Kempf, A., Computed Tomography of Chemiluminescence:  European Combustion (CTC): Instantaneous Measurements in a Matrix Burner, European Combustion Meeting, Vienna, Austria, April 2009.

Stein, O., Boehm, B., Dreizler, A., Kempf, A., LES and PIV of isothermal and reacting, premixed turbulent opposed jet flows, 32nd Symposium (International) on Combustion, Montreal, Canada, 2008 (poster presentation).

Floyd, J., Geipel, P., Kempf, A., Computed Tomography of Chemiluminescence and its Application to the Measurement of Conditional Scalar Dissipation Rate, 32nd Symposium (International) on Combustion, Montreal, Canada, 2008 (poster presentation).

Stein, O., Freitag, M., Flemming, F., Kempf, A.M., Lean Premixed Combustion in Turbulent Opposed Nozzle Flows: Algebraic Modelling of the Flame Surface Density for Large Eddy Simulation, European Combustion Meeting, Chania, Crete, March 2007.

Floyd, J., Kempf, A. M., Optical Computed Tomography of Chemiluminescent Flame Radicals: A Study of Self-Absorption using LES Generated Phantoms, European Combustion Meeting, Chania, Crete, March 2007.

Geyer, D., Dreizler, A., Kempf, A., Sadiki, A., Janicka, J., Finite chemistry effects in turbulent opposed-jet burner: 1D-Raman/Rayleigh measurements and Large Eddy Simulations, European Combustion Meeting, Orleans, 2003.

Franchetti, B.M., Darabkhan, H.G., Kempf, A.M., Large Eddy Simulation of Air and Oxycoal Combustion, 2nd Oxyfuel Conference OCC2, Rockhampton, Australia, 2011.

Pettit, M., Wysocki, S., Geipel, P., Kempf, A., LES of Opposed Jet Flows Employing Fractal Turbulence-Generating Plates, 1st UK-Japan Workshop, London, 2011.

Wysocki, S., Pettit, M,, Geipel, P., Kempf, A., Fractal Generated Turbulence in Opposed Jet Flows, ERCOFTAC HRTC-1, Rouen, France, 2011.

Stein, O.T., Lewis, G., Olbricht, C., Gibbins, J., Kempf, A.M., Numerical Simulation of Flow and Combustion in a 40MWth Industrial Coal Furnace, 8th Internat. ERCOFTAC Symp. Eng. Turb. Mod. and Meas., Marseille, 2010.

Franchetti, B.M., Cavallo Marincola, F., Gibbins, J., Stein, O.T., Kempf, A.M, Large-Eddy Simulation of a Laboratory Scale Pulverised Coal Jet Flame, UK Coal Workshop, 2010.

Stein, O.T., Kempf, A.M., Incompressible combustion LES with finite rate chemistry using the Linear Eddy Model (LEM), International COCCFEA Workshop, 2009.

Floyd, J. and Kempf, A., Tomographic Algorithms for Flame Diagnostics— An LES Based Investigation, Proceedings of the 29th Meeting of the Italian Section of The Combustion Institute, 14-17 June 2006.

Kempf, A., Flame Comparisons, Proceedings of the 9th Workshop on Turbulent Non-Premixed Flames, Heidelberg, Germany.

Stein, O., Kempf, A., Large Eddy Simulation of the Sydney Swirl-Flame Series: An initial Investigation of the Fluid Dynamics, 4th Mediterranean Combustion Symposium, Lisbon, Portugal, October 6-10 2005.

Kempf, A., Janicka, J., A Visualisation Technique for Flame Dynamics - Turning Combustion-LES into a Tool for Engineering, Proceedings 22. Deutscher Flammentag, Braunschweig, Germany, September 2005, ISBN 3-18-091888-8.

Klein, M., Kempf, A., Janicka, J., Mixing analysis of a plane jet using Direct Numerical Simulation, Euromech 10th European Turbulence Conference, Trondheim, Norway, 2004.

Kempf, A., Klein, M., Janicka, J., Transient Inflow Data for LES: Importance for real Flames, Workshop Direct and Large Eddy Simulation 5, München, 2003.

Düsing, M., Kempf, A., Flemming, F., Sadiki, A., Janicka, J., Combustion LES for Premixed and Diffusion Flames. VDI-Berichte Nr. 1750, 21. Deutscher Flammentag, pp. 745-750, Cottbus, 2003.

Klein, M., Kempf, A., di Mare, L., Janicka, J., On the artificial generation of inlet and initial data for unsteady turbulent flow simulation, 17th TECFLAM-Seminar, Stuttgart, 2003.

Kempf, A., Klein, M., Bauer, R., Sadiki, A., Janicka, J., Towards the Generation of Turbulent Inflow conditions for Combustion LES, 9th Int. Conf. On Combustion, Sorrento, Italy, Paper No. 76, p. 27, 2002.

Renfro, M., Chaturvedy, A., King, G., Laurendeau, N., Kempf, A., Sadiki, A., Dreizler, A., Janicka, J., Comparison of measured and predicted time scales in flame H3, Proceedings of the 6th Int. Workshop on Measurements and Computation of Turbulent Non-Premixed Flames, Sapporo, Japan, 2002.

Janicka, J., Kempf, A., Mengler, C., Sadiki, A., Mixing and Combustion, Perspectives, IUTAM Symposium on Turbulent Mixing and Combustion, pp. 387-403, A. Pollard & S. Candel (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.

Kempf, A., Schneider, C., Sadiki, A., Janicka, J., Large Eddy Simulation of a Highly Turbulent Methane Flame: Application to the DLR Standard Flame, Proc. of the 2nd Turbulent Shear Flow Phenomena (TSFP-II) Conference, Stockholm, 2001.

Kempf, A., Sadiki, A., Janicka, J., Chen, J.-Y., Large Eddy Simulation of a Turbulent Diffusion Flame Using Flamelet Modelling, TNF-5, Delft, 2000.

Kempf, A., Forkel, H., Sadiki, A., Janicka, J., Chen, J.-Y., Large Eddy Simulation of a Counterflow Configuration with and without Combustion: Mixing and Flow Field, Proceedings of the Eighth European Turbulence Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 2000.

Kempf, A., Forkel, H., Sadiki, A., Janicka, J., Chen, J.-Y., LES of a Counter Flow Configuration, Zeitschrift Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik, Zamm, 2000.

Kempf, A., Large-Eddy Simulation of Non-Premixed Turbulent Flames, Fortschritt-Berichte VDI Reihe 6 Nr. 513. Düsseldorf: VDI Verlag, ISBN 3-18-351306-4.