Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Gelner

+49 841 9348-2403

Alexander.Gelner@thi.de

Room: A225

Subject Area: Innovative Drive Systems and Commercial Vehicle Technology

Vita

2024 - 2027: Technical Lead at AVL Deutschland GmbH as part of the PTTTHI
Since 2023: Junior professor at the THI
2022 - 2023: International MBA at the Collège des Ingénieurs with a practical project at the Innovation Campus Frankfurt of Air Liquide.
2022: Research stay at Yale University, scholarship from the Hanns Seidel Foundation
2018 - 2022: Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) at the TU Munich in the context of employment as a research assistant
2019 - 2020: Practical project as part of the doctorate at MAN Truck & Bus SE
2013 - 2018: Studies in mechanical engineering and vehicle and engine technology at the TU Munich

Publications

2026

BRAUN, Andreas, Ibtihal BADI, Alexander GELNER und Lena HÖLLEIN, 2026. Knowledge Management with MBSE in Battery Development at AVL. In: GERICKE, Kilian, Claudia ECKERT, Vishal SINGH und Srinivasan VENKATARAMAN, Editors Co-Evolution of Design Research and Design Practice: Implications of New Methodological Developments on Future Design Processes. Cham: Springer, Page 149-181. ISBN 978-3-032-16278-6. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-16278-6_10

2025

ZEPF, Andreas, Alexander GELNER, Martin HÄRTL und Malte JAENSCH, 2025. 3D-CFD-Based optimization of piston Geometry, injector nozzle Design, and injection strategy for the alternative diesel fuel Oxymethylene ether (OME). Fuel, 406, 136995. ISSN 1873-7153. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2025.136995

2024

ARMBRUSTER, Felina, Alexander GELNER, Andreas ZEPF, Maximilian PRAGER, Martin HÄRTL und Malte JAENSCH, 2024. Investigations on particle emissions of large-bore engines powered by natural gas and hydrogen. Environmental Science: Advances, 3(11), 1524-1536. ISSN 2754-7000. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4VA00200H

2023

GELNER, Alexander, Michael B. M. EITEL, Maria MIKHAIL, Lorenz Frank OLBRICH, Alessia PIERRI, Alessia BORGATO und Tobias LANDGRAF, 2023. An exploration on the effectiveness of face-to-face and virtual meetings in educational projects dealing with impact innovation. CERN IdeaSquare Journal of Experimental Innovation, 7(1), 12-17. ISSN 2413-9505. Available at: https://doi.org/10.23726/cij.2023.1415

2022

GELNER, Alexander, Genny A. PANG, Markus WEBER, Christoph HAISCH, Harald A. BECK, Christian PASTOETTER, Martin HÄRTL, Malte JAENSCH und Georg WACHTMEISTER, 2022. Gaseous emissions of a heavy-duty engine fueled with polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers (OME) in transient cold-start operation and methods for after-treatment system heating. Environmental Science: Advances, 1(4), 470-482. ISSN 2754-7000. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1039/D2VA00080F

GELNER, Alexander, Dieter ROTHE, Carsten KYKAL, Martin IRWIN, Alessandro SOMMER, Christian PASTOETTER, Martin HÄRTL, Malte JAENSCH und Georg WACHTMEISTER, 2022. Particle emissions of a heavy-duty engine fueled with polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers (OME). Environmental Science: Atmospheres, 2(2), 291-304. ISSN 2634-3606. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1039/D1EA00084E

2021

GELNER, Alexander, Rudolf HÖSS, Andreas ZEPF, Martin HÄRTL und Georg WACHTMEISTER, 2021. Engine Operation Strategies for the Alternative Diesel Fuel Oxymethylene Ether (OME): Evaluation Based on Injection Rate Analyzer and 0D-/1D-Simulation. SAE Technical Paper, 2021-01-1190. ISSN 0148-7191. Available at: https://doi.org/10.4271/2021-01-1190

GELNER, Alexander, Harald A. BECK, Christian PASTOETTER, Martin HÄRTL und Georg WACHTMEISTER, 2021. Ultra-low emissions of a heavy-duty engine powered with oxymethylene ethers (OME) under stationary and transient driving conditions. International Journal of Engine Research, 23(5), 738-753. ISSN 1468-0874. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/14680874211047922

2020

GELNER, Alexander, Christian PASTOETTER, Harald A. BECK, Martin HÄRTL und Georg WACHTMEISTER, 2020. Fuel Dosing on a Diesel Oxidation Catalyst for After-Treatment System Heating on a Heavy-Duty Engine Powered by Polyoxymethylene Dimethyl Ethers. SAE Technical Paper, 2020-01-2157. ISSN 0148-7191. Available at: https://doi.org/10.4271/2020-01-2157

FRANKL, Stephanie G., Alexander GELNER, Stephan GLEIS, Martin HÄRTL und Georg WACHTMEISTER, 2020. Numerical Study on Renewable and Sustainable Fuels for HPDF Engines. Conference Proceedings: ASME 2020 Power Conference. New York: ASME. ISBN 978-0-7918-8374-7. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1115/POWER2020-16438