Gerold Thek is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Mechanical Engineering.
According to data from OpenAlex, Gerold Thek has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 5 papers in Automotive Engineering and 5 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Gerold Thek's work include Renewable energy and sustainable power systems (5 papers), Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (5 papers) and Engine and Fuel Emissions (4 papers). Gerold Thek is often cited by papers focused on Renewable energy and sustainable power systems (5 papers), Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes (5 papers) and Engine and Fuel Emissions (4 papers). Gerold Thek collaborates with scholars based in Austria. Gerold Thek's co-authors include Ingwald Obernberger, Irene Mediavilla, Thomas Brunner, J.E. Carrasco, T. Brunner and Christoph Mandl and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomass and Bioenergy and ETA Florence.
In The Last Decade
Gerold Thek
16 papers
receiving
970 citations
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Physical characterisation and chemical composition of densified biomass fuels with regard to their combustion behaviour
2004617 citationsIngwald Obernberger, Gerold ThekBiomass and Bioenergyprofile →
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Obernberger, Ingwald & Gerold Thek. (2010). The Pellet Handbook: The Production and Thermal Utilization of Biomass Pellets.169 indexed citations
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Thek, Gerold, T. Brunner, & Ingwald Obernberger. (2010). Externally with biomass and internally with natural gas fired micro gas turbine – system, furnace and high temperature heat exchanger design as well as performance data from first test runs. 1891–1899.3 indexed citations
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Thek, Gerold & Ingwald Obernberger. (2009). Wood pellet production costs under Austrian framework conditions. 2129–2137.2 indexed citations
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Obernberger, Ingwald & Gerold Thek. (2009). Herstellung und energetische Nutzung von Pellets – Produktionsprozess, Eigenschaften, Feuerungstechnik, Ökologie und Wirtschaftlichkeit.1 indexed citations
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Obernberger, Ingwald & Gerold Thek. (2008). Cost assessment of selected decentralised CHP applications based on biomass combustion and biomass gasification.12 indexed citations
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Obernberger, Ingwald, et al.. (2008). COMBUSTION AND GASIFICATION OF SOLID BIOMASS FOR HEAT AND POWER PRODUCTION IN EUROPE - STATE-OF-THE- ART AND RELEVANT FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS.36 indexed citations
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Thek, Gerold & Ingwald Obernberger. (2007). Cost assessment of selected decentralised CHP applications based on biomass combustion. 2319–2331.4 indexed citations
Obernberger, Ingwald & Gerold Thek. (2004). Techno-economic evaluation of selected decentralised CHP applications based on biomass combustion in IEA partner countries.8 indexed citations
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Obernberger, Ingwald & Gerold Thek. (2004). Physical characterisation and chemical composition of densified biomass fuels with regard to their combustion behaviour. Biomass and Bioenergy. 27(6). 653–669.617 indexed citations breakdown →
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Obernberger, Ingwald & Gerold Thek. (2004). Basic information regarding decentralised CHP plants based on biomass combustion in selected IEA partner countries.2 indexed citations
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Obernberger, Ingwald & Gerold Thek. (2002). The Current State of Austrian Pellet Boiler Technology. 45–48.2 indexed citations
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