Forschungszentrum für Verbrennungsmotoren und Thermodynamik Rostock

FVTR GmbH — Forschungszentrum für Verbrennungsmotoren und Thermodynamik Rostock — is an independent German development service provider working in the fields of thermal processes and machines. Based in Rostock, the company positions itself at the interface between fundamental university research and the specific requirements of industrial enterprises, contributing to customers' product development chains. Its core work is the experimental and simulation-based analysis of energy conversion processes in mobile and stationary applications, ranging from automotive and ship propulsion to thermal power plants. The company has been researching and developing on behalf of customers, as well as on its own in-house projects, since 2007. Its experimental backbone consists of highly sophisticated engine and component test beds and optically accessible injection chambers, combined with state-of-the-art simulation methods. This allows FVTR to serve customers in key industries including automotive, marine and energy. FVTR's service portfolio spans experimental engine research, fuel injection analysis, exhaust gas treatment, applied thermodynamics, maritime energy twins, and fuels and lubricants research. For the automotive sector it offers engine testing, catalytic converter analysis, detailed engine simulation, exhaust gas condensation simulation and internal diesel injector deposit work. For the marine sector it provides large engine testing, exhaust gas treatment analysis, optical diesel spray and gas jet measurement, 3D injection and combustion simulation, and hybrid propulsion simulation. For the energy sector it offers dynamic physically-based simulation, control system optimization, identification of thermal storages, retrofit analysis and 3D fouling simulation. The organization describes itself as a single large team of about 20 colleagues, many of them engineers, several technicians and mechanics, as well as chemists, organized into six sub-teams led by respective team leads. The executive board is shared by two CEOs, Dipl.-Ing. Martin Drescher and Dr.-Ing. Martin Theile, both appointed in 2022. Drescher graduated from the University of Rostock and specializes in research single-cylinder engines and their supporting infrastructure; Theile also graduated from the University of Rostock, wrote his doctorate on the simulation of cyclic variations of SI engine processes, and leads the Applied Thermodynamics team. FVTR states that it believes in a world with energy easily available to everyone without harming the environment and people living in it, and sees technology as the foundation and key for that future. Its contribution is to support customers in conceiving and engineering improved variants of today's energy conversion technology as well as emergent new technologies.

FVTR GmbH, the Forschungszentrum für Verbrennungsmotoren und Thermodynamik Rostock, is a German research and development service provider based in Rostock. According to its own company information, it has been researching and developing on behalf of customers as well as on in-house development projects since 2007. The organization was established to work at the interface between fundamental university research and the specific requirements of business enterprises, contributing to the product development chain in the fields of thermal processes and machines. From its base in Rostock, FVTR built its capabilities around experimental engine and component test beds and optically accessible injection chambers, combined with state-of-the-art simulation methods. This dual experimental and numerical approach allowed it to address energy conversion processes in mobile and stationary applications, ranging from automotive and ship propulsion up to thermal power plants. Over time the company accumulated experience through numerous research and development projects for major players in their industries, as reflected in its references across the automotive, marine and energy sectors. In 2022 the company's executive board was renewed, with Dipl.-Ing. Martin Drescher and Dr.-Ing. Martin Theile both appointed as CEOs. Drescher, a University of Rostock graduate specialized in research single-cylinder engines and their operating infrastructure, and Theile, also a University of Rostock graduate whose doctorate addressed the simulation of cyclic variations of SI engine processes, took joint responsibility for the organization. Theile additionally leads the Applied Thermodynamics team. The team has grown into a group of about 20 colleagues, many of them engineers, several technicians and mechanics, as well as chemists, organized into six sub-teams led by respective team leads. Scientific staff include Dr.-Ing. Fabian Pinkert, team lead for Fuel Injection Analysis, an expert for injection systems and optical measurement methods who designed the company's large engine spray chamber and analyzed the influence of nozzle hole geometries on spray break-up, and Dr.-Ing. Felix Dahms, team lead for Energy System Simulation. FVTR continues to describe itself as an independent development service provider offering a wide variety of services from technical R&D services towards education and consulting. Its stated mission is to contribute to the technical advancement of thermal-based machines, based on the conviction that thermal machines will continue to play a significant role in the future of energy supply. The company frames its work within a broader belief in a world with energy easily available to everyone without doing harm to the environment and to the people living in it, seeing technology as the foundation and key for that future prospect.

• 2022

  Martin Drescher and Martin Theile are appointed CEOs.

• 2007

  FVTR begins researching and developing on behalf of customers and on in-house projects.

Independent development service provider at the interface of fundamental university research and industrial product development, focused on thermal processes and machines.

• Experimental Engine Research

  Experimental analysis of engine processes using sophisticated test beds.

• Fuel Injection Analysis

  Analysis of injection systems and optical measurement methods.

• Exhaust Gas Treatment

  Analysis and simulation of exhaust gas treatment and condensation.

• Applied Thermodynamics

  Numerical and experimental work on thermofluid dynamic issues.

• Maritime Energy Twins

  Digital twin solutions for maritime energy systems.

• Fuels and Lubricants Research

  Research into fuels and lubricants for thermal machines.

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