Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Stahl

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Stahl is a professor at the Technical University of Munich, Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research focuses on mechanical drive systems, particularly drive components such as gears, synchronizers, multi-disc clutches, rolling bearings, and electromechanical drive systems. His work emphasizes load capacity, efficiency, dynamics, and EHD tribocontact. Stahl studied mechanical engineering at TUM and completed his doctorate at the Institute of Machine Elements. He has contributed to the development of calculation programs and standardization processes. His research includes analysis of thermo-mechanical behavior, damage mechanisms, and numerical approaches for gearbox oil flow.

Karsten Stahl is a researcher at Technische Universität München, focusing on gear systems and their lubrication. His work explores the behavior of oils in gearboxes, including oil distribution, churning power losses, and hydraulic losses. He employs computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and smoothed particle hydrodynamics to model these phenomena. Stahl also investigates the impact of lubricants on gear performance, including the use of water-based and superlubricity solutions. His research includes the analysis of tooth flank fracture, bending strength, and fatigue characteristics of gears. Additionally, he examines the potential of oil-lubricated cylindrical plastic gears and the influence of lubricants on load-dependent gear losses.