Patrick Wegele
PhD project
Influence of dynamic material behavior on the flow and dewatering within a shoepress nip
Main supervisor: Daniel Söderberg
Co-supervisor: Tomas Rosen
Planned defense (year): 2025
Research Interests
Dynamics in mechanical dewatering of fibre networks
Material behavior during dynamic dewatering processes
Background
Professional history
KTH Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
PhD student, Fibre Processes 2022 –
J.M. Voith SE & Co. KG (Voith Paper)
Design Engineer for deflection compensation rolls 2019 – 2022
R&D Engineer PhD 2022 –
Education
Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering 2019
Thesis: Kimematic optimization of tapered roller element bearings under applied load
Recent publications
[1]
P. Wegele and L. D. Söderberg,
"On the influence of macro-scale stress variations on the dynamic dewatering of water-saturated polymer fibre networks,"
Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal, 2025.
[2]
P. Wegele and D. Söderberg,
"Dynamic Compression Characteristic of Fiber-Reinforced Shoe Press Belts,"
in TAPPICon 2024, 2024.
[3]
P. Wegele and D. Söderberg,
"Dynamic compression characteristics of fiber-reinforced polyurethane shoe press belts,"
in TAPPICon 2024, 2024.
[4]
P. Wegele and D. Söderberg,
"Dynamic Compression Characteristics of Fiber-Reinforced Shoe Press Belts,"
in TAPPICon 2024, 2024.
[5]
P. Wegele and D. Söderberg,
"Experimental method for investigating the dynamic compression behaviour of fibre-reinforced polyurethane shoe press belts under press nip conditions,"
Composites Part C: Open Access, vol. 14, 2024.
[6]
P. Wegele, T. Rosén and D. Söderberg,
"Multiphase distribution in partly saturated hierarchical nonwoven fibre networks under applied load using X-ray computed tomography,"
Experiments in Fluids, vol. 65, no. 9, 2024.