Dr.-Ing. Frank Seidel
- Abteilungsleiter "Experimenteller Wasserbau" mit Theodor-Rehbock-Flussbaulaboratorium
- Head of the section Experimental Hydraulics
- Room: 101
CS 10.83 - Phone: +49 721 608-43160
- frank seidel ∂ kit edu
Field of activity
- Hydraulic model investigations and experimental hydraulicsPlanning and design of hydraulic structures in the field of hydraulic engineering, water management and fluid mechanics
- Research and application in the field of hybrid model technology
- Self-regulating control structures investigation of vibration)
- Hydraulics of fishways
Reference projects
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Hydraulic model investigations for the renewal of the Platzspitz weir in the city of Zurich
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The Drin cascade in Albania - hybrid hydraulic model investigations for the planned spillway
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Hydraulic model investigations s for the energy conversion shaft at the fish exchange plant Lehmen
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Fish protection screen RDK8 - Karlsruhe
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Retention area at the mouth of the river Elz, intake structure
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Culvert structures Stuttgart 21
Teaching activities/teaching assignments
- Experimental Hydraulics, B.Sc. (Seidel)
- Hydraulic Engineering and Water Management, BSc. (Franca/Seidel)
- Design of Hydraulic Structures
- Project Studies on Hydraulic Engineering, M.Sc. (Seidel)
- Integrated Design Project ,M.Sc. (Ehret/Seidel)
- Experimental Hydraulics II, M.Sc. (Seidel)
- Coordination ot teaching affairsInstitute of Water and River Basin Management,
- Chair Professor Dr. Mário Franca.
- BaWue-certificate for university didactics (2006)
Publications
Egger, B.; Wiegleb, J.; Seidel, F.; Burkhardt‐Holm, P.; Emanuel Hirsch, P. (2021). Comparative swimming performance and behaviour of three benthic fish species: The invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus), the native bullhead (Cottus gobio), and the native gudgeon (Gobio gobio). Ecology of freshwater fish, 30 (3), 391–405. https://doi.org/10.1111/eff.12592
Wiegleb, J.; Emanuel Hirsch, P.; Egger, B.; Seidel, F.; Burkhardt‐Holm, P.;. (2021). Flow field-induced drag forces and swimming behavior of three benthic fish species, Limnologica - Ecology and Management of Inland Waters 84:125812, DOI: 10.1016/j.limno.2020.125812
Gonzalez, W., Mees Delfes Varela, D., and Seidel, F.: Study on the complexity reduction of the input data for 3D numerical modeling of the hydrodynamics and sediment transport in a Brazilian reservoir , EGU General Assembly 2021, online, 19–30 Apr 2021, EGU21-8900, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-8900, 2021.
Müller, A., Seidel, F., Nestmann, F. (2021): Untersuchung der durch Lenkbuhnen hervorgerufenen Habitatvielfalt - Freilanduntersuchung an einem Flachlandgewässer. KW- Korrespondenz Wasserwirtschaft · 2021 (14), Nr. 4, 236-242.
Müller, A., Seidel, F., Nestmann, F. (2021): Vergleich verschiedener Monitoringmethoden von Gewässerstrukturen im Umfeld von Lenkbuhnen. In: Stamm & Graw (eds), Wasserbau zwischen Hochwasser und Wassermangel - Hydraulic Engineering between Floods and Water Scarcity, 44. Dresdner-Wasserbaukolloquium 04. – 05. März 2021, ISBN 978-3-86780-662-6.
2020
Klassen, I., Gonzalez, W., Seidel, F., Nestmann, F., Hillebrand, G., Hoffmann, T. and Olsen, N. R. B.: (2020) 3D numerical analyses of suspended sediment concentrations in a meandering river upstream a hydropower reservoir, 6th IAHR Europe conference, Warsaw, Poland.
Gonzalez, W., Klassen, I., Jakobs, A., and Seidel, F.: 3D numerical studies on stratification and mixing processes affecting fine sediment transport in the pre-dam of the Dhünnreservoir in Germany, EGU General Assembly 2020, Online, 4–8 May 2020, EGU2020-20418,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-20418, 2020.
Kannen, C.; Seidel, F., Nestmann, F. (2020). Hydraulik und Morphodynamik von Strukturen zur Initiation nachhaltiger tiefer Gewässerzüge – ein künftiges Instrument zur Schaffung von Übersommerungshabitaten?. Wertermittlungsforum, WF 2/2020, S. 82-94.
Kannen, Ch., Seidel, F., Nestmann, F. (2020): Application of Experimental and Numerical Methods in Investigations of Sustainable Deep Scours as Fish Habitat. Proceedings of the 1st IAHR Young Professionals Congress 17-18 November 2020
Müller, A., Seidel, F., Nestmann, F. (2020): Influence of length of micro groins on bed morphology in a straight channel. In: Carrilo et al. (eds), Proceedings of the 1st IAHR Young Professionals Congress. Online. 17-18 November 2020. International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research -IAHR-, ISBN 978-90-82484-6-63.
Müller, A., Seidel, F., Nestmann, F. (2020): The effect of micro groins on riverbed structures – Comparison of the velocity distribution in experiments with fixed and mobile bed. In: Uijttewaal et al (eds), River Flow 2020. Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-0-367-62773-7.
Ul Hussan, W-; Shahzad, M.K.; Seidel, F.; Nestmann, F.;(2020); Application of Soft Computing Models with InputVectors of Snow Cover Area in Addition toHydro-Climatic Data to Predict the Sediment Loads; Water 12(5):1481 DOI: 10.3390/w12051481
Ul Hussan, W-; Shahzad, M.K.; Seidel, F.; Nestmann, F.;(2020); Comparative Assessment of Spatial Variability and Trends of Flows and Sediments under the Impact of Climate Change in the Upper Indus Basin, Water 12(3):730, DOI: 10.3390/w12030730
2019
Kannen, C.; Seidel, F.; Lang, C.; Schultz, P. (2019). Hydraulische und hydrodynamische Analyse des geplanten Sektorwehrs am Platzspitz in Zürich. In: Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau (Hg.) (2019): 21. Treffen junger WissenschaftlerInnen. Karlsruhe: Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau.
Association work, commissions
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Member of the Advisory Board of WBW Fortbildungsgesellschaft GmbH
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German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste e.V. (DWA):Member of the working group AG-WW-3.7: Hydraulics of fishways
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Member of the Master Examination Board of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Geo and Environmental Sciences - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
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Member of the admission committee of the study programs M.Sc. Civil Engineering, M.Sc. Mobility and Infrastructure and M.Sc. Functional and Constr. Engineering of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Geo- and Environmental Sciences - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Career
1996 - 2003 |
University of Karlsruhe (TH) study of civil engineering, specialization hydraulic engineering |
since 2003 |
Scientific assistant at the Institute for Water and Watercourse Development at the University of Karlsruhe (TH) |
since 2009 |
Deputy Head of the Department of Hydraulic Engineering and Watercourse Development, |
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deputy head of Theodor-Rehbock-Water Hydraulic Laboratory |
23.06.2010 |
PhD examination at the Faculty of Civil, Geo and Environmental Sciences, KIT |
since 2013 |
Head of the Department of Hydraulic Engineering and Watercourse Development, Head of Theodor-Rehbock Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory |