LEAT Staff
Dr.-Ing. Christoph Pieper
Manager of the SFB/TRR 287 Bulk-Reaction
Department of Energy Plant Technology
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Universitätsstraße 150, IC 2/109
D-44780 Bochum
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)234 / 32-26373
E-Mail: pieper(at)leat.rub.de
Research focus:
Application of alternative fuels in the cement industry
Optical sorting
Numerical modelling of industrial plants
Publications:
| Pieper, C.; Wirtz, S.; Papkalla, S.; Schaefer S.; Scherer, V. | Numerische Modellierung und Untersuchung von Ansätzen in Drehrohröfen der Zementindustrie, 30. Deutscher Flammentag, 28.-29. September 2021, Hannover, Germany |
| Pieper, C.; Wirtz, S.; Papkalla, S.; Schaefer, S.; Scherer, V. | Numerische Modellierung und Untersuchung von Ansätzen in Drehrohröfen der Zementindustrie, 30. Deutscher Flammentag, Hannover, Germany, 28. - 29. September 2021 |
| Pieper, C.; Wirtz, S.; Schaefer, S.; Scherer, V. | Numerical investigation of the impact of coating layers on RDF combustion and clinker properties in rotary cement kilns, Fuel 283, 2021 |
| Pfaff, F.; Pieper, C.; Maier, G.; Noack, B.; Gruna, R.; Kruggel-Emden, H.; Hanebeck, U.D.; Wirtz, S.; Scherer, V.; Längle, T.; Beyerer, J. | Tracking with Improved Motion Models in Optical Belt Sorting, at - Automatisierungstechik 68, 2020, 256-64 |
| Maier, G.; Pfaff, F.; Pieper, C.; Gruna, R.; Noack, B.; Kruggel-Emden, H.; Längle, T.; Hanebeck, U.D.; Wirtz, S.; Scherer, V.; Beyerer, J. | Experimental evaluation of a novel sensor-based sorting approach featuring predictive real-time multiobject tracking, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2020, accepted for publication |
| Pieper, C.; Liedmann, B.; Wirtz, S.; Scherer, V.; Bodendiek, N.; Schaefer, S. | Interaction of the combustion of refuse derived fuel with the clinker bed in rotary cement kilns: A numerical study, Fuel 266, 2020 |
| Wirtz, S.; Pieper, C.; Buß, F.; Schiemann, M.; Schäfer, S.; Scherer, V. | Impact of coating layers in rotary cement kilns: Numerical investigation with a blocked-off region approach for radiation and momentum, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 2020, 15 |
| Pieper, C.; Liedmann, B.; Wirtz, S.; Scherer, V.; Jamali, A.; Schäfer, S.; | Numerische Untersuchung der Mitverbrennung von Ersatzbrennstoffen (EBS) in Zementdrehrohröfen , 29. Deutscher Flammentag, Bochum, Germany, 17. -18. September 2019 |
| Pieper, C.; Liedmann, B.; Wirtz, S.; Scherer, V.; Bodendiek, N.; Schaefer, S. | Interaction of the combustion of refuse derived fuel with the clinker bed in rotary cement kilns: a numerical study, 11th Mediterranean Combustion Symposium, Tenerife, Spain, 16-20 June 2019 |
| Pieper, C.; Pfaff, F.; Maier, G.; Kruggel-Emden, H.; Wirtz, S.; Noack, B.; Gruna, R.; Scherer, V.; Hanebeck, U.D.; Längle, T.; Beyerer, J. | Numerical modelling of an optical belt sorter using a DEM-CFD approach coupled with particle tracking and comparison with experiments, Powder Technology 340, 2018, 181 - 193 |
| Maier, G.; Pfaff, F.; Pieper, C.; Gruna, R.; Noack, B.; Kruggel-Emden, H.; Längle, T.; Hanebeck, U.D.; Wirtz, S.; Scherer, V.; Beyerer, J. | Application of Area-Scan Sensors in Sensor-Based Sorting, Proceedings of the Eighth Conference on Sensor-Based Sorting & Control 2018 (SBSC 2018), Aachen, Germany, March 2018 |
| Maier, G.; Pfaff, F.; Wagner, M.; Pieper, C.; Gruna, R.; Noack, B.; Kruggel-Emden, H.; Längle, T.; Hanebeck, U.D.; Wirtz, S.; Scherer, V.; Beyerer, J. | Real-time multitarget tracking for sensor-based shorting, Journal of Real-Time Image Processing, November, 2017 |
| Maier, G.; Pfaff, F.; Becker, F.; Pieper, C.; Gruna, R.; Noack, B.; Kruggel-Emden, H.; Längle, T.; Hanebeck, U.D.; Wirtz, S.; Scherer, V.; Beyerer, J. | Motion-based material characterization in sensor-based shorting, tm - Technisches Messen 85 (3), 2018, 202-210 |
| Pfaff, F.; Kurz, G.; Pieper, C.; Maier, G.; Noack, B.; Kruggel-Emden, H.; Gruna, R.; Hanebeck, U.D.; Wirtz, S.; Scherer, V.; Längle, T.; Beyerer, J. | Improving multitarget tracking using orientation estimates for sorting bulk materials, 2017 IEEE International Conference on Multisensor Fusion and Integration for Intelligent Systems, Daegu, Korea |
| Pieper, C.; Maier, G.; Pfaff, F.; Kruggel-Emden, H.; Gruna, R.; Noack, B.; Wirtz, S.; Scherer, V.; Längle, T.; Hanebeck, U.D.; Beyerer, J. | Numerical modelling of the separation of complex shaped particles in an optical belt sorter using a DEM-CFD approach and comparison with experiments, V International Conference on Particle-Based Methods (Particles 2017), Hannover, Germany, 26. -28. September 2017 |
| Pfaff, F.; ; Maier, G.; Aristov, M.; Noack, B.; Gruna, R.; Hanebeck, U.D.; Längle, T.; Beyerer, J.; Pieper, C.; Kruggel-Emden, H.; Wirtz, S.; Scherer, V. | Real-Time Motion Prediction Using the Chromatic Offset of Line Scan Cameras, at - Automatisierungstechnik 65 (6), 2017, 369-380 |
| Maier, G.; Pfaff, F.; Becker, F.; Pieper, C.; Gruna, R.; Noack, B.; Kruggel-Emden, H.; Längle, T.; Hanebeck, U.D.; Wirtz, S.; Scherer, V.; Beyerer, J. | Improving Material Characterization in Sensor-Based Sorting by Utilizing Motion Information, Proceedings of the 3rd Conference on Optical Characterization of Materials (OCM 2017), Karlsruhe, Germany, March 2017 |
| Pieper, C.; Maier, G.; Pfaff, F.; Kruggel-Emden, H.; Wirtz, S.; Gruna, R.; Noak B.; Scherer, V.; Längle, T.; Beyerer J.; Hanebeck, U.D. | Numerical Modeling of an Automated Optical Belt Sorter using the Discrete Element Method, Powder Technology 301, 2016, 805-814 |
| Maier, G.; Pfaff, F.; Pieper, C.; Gruna, R.; Noack, B.; Kruggel-Emden, H.; Längle, T.; Hanebeck, U.D.; Wirtz, S.; Scherer, V.; Beyerer, J. | Fast Multitarget Tracking via Strategy Switching for Sensor-Based Sorting, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Multisensor Fusion and Integration for Intelligent Systems, Baden-Baden, Germany, 19.-21. September 2016 |
| Pfaff, F.; Pieper, C.; Maier, G.; Noack, B.; Kruggel-Emden, H.; Gruna, R.; Hanebeck, U.D.; Wirtz, S.; Scherer, V.; Längle, T.; Beyerer, J. | Evaluation of Predictive Tracking for Sorting Bulk Materials, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Multisensor Fusion and Integration for Intelligent Systems, Baden-Baden, Germany, 19.-21. September 2016 |
| Pieper, C.; Oschmann, T.; Markauskas, D.; Kempf, A.; Fischer, A.; Kruggel-Emden, H. | Numerical investigation of third body behavior in dry and wet environments under plane shearing, Chemical Engineering & Technology 39 (8), 2016, 1497-1508 |
| Pieper C.; Kruggel-Emden, H.; Wirtz, S.; Scherer, V.; Pfaff, F.; Noack, B.; Hanebeck, U.D.; Maier, G.; Gruna, R.; Längle, T.; Beyerer, J. | Numerical Investigation of Optical Sorting using the Discrete Element Method, 7th International Conference on Discrete Element Methods (DEM7), 01.-04. August 2016, Dalian, China |
| Pfaff, F.; Pieper, C.; Maier, G.; Noack, B.; Kruggel-Emden, H.; Gruna, R.; Hanebeck, U.D.; Wirtz, S.; Scherer, V.; Längle, T.; Beyere, J. | Improving Optical Sorting of Bulk Materials Using Sophisticated Motion Models, tm - Technisches Messen 83 (2), 2016, 77-84 |