Heinke, Steffen

2007 - 2013:
Mechanical engineering studies at the TU Braunschweig

2011:
Semester abroad in Valencia/Spain

2013:
Diploma thesis at Volkswagen AG in Wolfsburg

Since 2013:
Research assistant at the IfT

2025:
Ph.D. (Dr.-Ing.) from the Institute of Thermodynamics, TU Braunschweig

• Thermal management in the vehicle
• Modelling and simulation of automotive fuel cells and fuel cell systems

• Heinke, S.; Trägner, J.; Cramer, C.; Brauer, A.; Tjaden-Wagenfort, B.; Rauer, M.; Tegethoff, W. "Transient Short-Circuit Behavior of PEM Fuel Cell Stacks for Aviation: An Experimental and Model-Based Study" In: Fundamentals & Developments of Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers (FDFC) 2026. Montpellier/Frankreich, 05.-07. Mai 2026.

• Lenger, M.; Heinke, S.; Lemke, N.; Tegethoff, W.; Köhler, J. „Pump, Compressor and Expander Requirements for Power Generating Liquid Hydrogen Regasification“ 14th International Conference on Compressors and Their Systems (ICCS 2025), in: Kovacevic, A.; Read, M.; Rane, S.; Ivkovic-Kihic, I.; Lacevic, H. (Hrsg.), Springer Proceedings in Energy, Springer, Cham (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-04102-9_29

• Trägner, J.; Heinke, S.; Cramer, C.; Rauter, M.; Brauer, A.; Tegethoff, W.; Köhler, J. "PEM fuel cell stack with dead-ended anode for electric aviation: Measurement, simulation, and optimization of purge strategy." Journal of Power Sources (2025), Volume 666, 238922. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238922

• Waßmuth, W.; Heinke, S.; Busche, L.; Tegethoff, W.; Köhler, J. "Investigation of Pre-Cooling Systems for Hydrogen Refueling Stations Using Dynamic System Simulation: Design Requirements and Concept Comparison." In: European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Piero Lunghi Conference 2025. Capri, 17.-19. September 2025.

• Lenger, M.; Heinke, S.; Tegethoff, W.; Köhler, J. "On the relevance of the para- to orthohydrogen conversion for the exergy utilisation of liquid hydrogen in liquid hydrogen regasification." In: European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Piero Lunghi Conference 2025. Capri, 17.-19. September 2025.

• Heinke, S.; Trägner, J.; Lemke, N.; Tegethoff, W.; Köhler, J. "Investigation of an Auxiliary High-Temperature Refrigeration System to Increase Cooling Capacity in Fuel Cell Vehicles." In: European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Piero Lunghi Conference 2025. Capri, 17.-19. September 2025.

• Trägner, J.; Heinke, S.; Tegethoff, W.; Köhler, J. "PEM Fuel Cell Stack with Dead-Ended Anode for Electric Aviation: Efficient Operation with Low Degradation." In: European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Piero Lunghi Conference 2025. Capri, 17.-19. September 2025.

• Struve, T.; Heinke, S.; Yang, G.; Heere, M. "Model-based metal hydride compressor system study for 350 bar refueling use case" In: Hydrogen-Metal Systems 2025 (Gordon Research Seminar) (Poster). Les Diablerets, Schweiz, 21.-22. Juni 2025.
• Trägner, J.; Heinke, S.; Tegethoff, W.; Köhler, W.: PEMFC with Dead-Ended Anode for Hydrogen-Powered Commercial Aircraft. ModVal 2025, Karlsruhe, 11.-12. März 2025
• Waßmuth, H.; Heinke, S.; Schulte, A.; Lemke, N.; Tegethoff, W.; Köhler, J.: Kälteanlagenkonzepte für die Vorkühlung von Wasserstoff: Modellbasierte Untersuchung von Betankungsvorgängen, Deutsche Kälte-Klima-Tagung, Dresden, 20.-22. November 2024
• Struve, T.; Heinke, S.; Yang, G.; Heere, M.: A Model-Based Study on Metal Hydride Compressor Systems and Applications for Hydrogen Refueling Stations. E-MRS 2024 Fall Meeting - European Materials Research Society, Warschau, Polen, 16.-19. September 2024
• Trägner, J.; Heinke, S.; Tegethoff, W.; Köhler, W.: Cathode Catalyst Degradation in PEM Fuel Cells: A Simulative Study of Through-Plane Effects and their Impact on the Performance (Poster). Electrochemistry 2024, Braunschweig, 16.-19. September 2024
• Trägner, J.; Heinke, S.; Cramer, C.; Tegethoff, W.; Köhler, W.: PEM-Brennstoffzellen mit Anode im Dead-End-Betrieb: Simulative Untersuchung von Performance & Degradation. ThermoSim 2024, München, 9.-10. September 2024
• Petersen, N.; Wagenblast, M.; Pollak, M.; Heinke, S.; Tegethoff, W.; Köhler, J.: Investigation of Different Cathode Path Topologies for Water Recovery in a Heavy-Duty Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Vehicle. SAE Technical Paper 2024-01-5050. 2024. doi:10.4271/2024-01-5050.
• J. Trägner, S. Heinke, W. Tegethoff, J. Köhler: Numerically Efficient Degradation Model of Catalyst Layers in PEM Fuel Cells using Modelica. 15th International Modelica Conference, Aachen, Germany, Oct. 2023
• Waßmuth, H.; Heinke, S.; Tegethoff, W.; Lemke, N.; Köhler, J.: Kühlungssysteme zur Betankung wasserstoffbasierter Verkehrsträger. HdT-Tagung Fahrzeugklimatisierung, Essen, 19.-20. April 2023.
• Busche, L.; Thüring, A.; Lenger, M.; Heinke, S.; Tegethoff, W.: Modellgestützte Forschung und Entwicklung entlang der Wasserstoff-Wertschöpfungskette, gwf Gas+Energie, Vol. 01 2023, Januar 2023.
• Struve, T.; Heinke, S.; Busche, L.; Heere, M.: Determination of Optimized Hydrogen Refueling Stations Using Numerical Optimization Methods. HydEM 2022 - Hydrides as Energy Materials, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgien, 18.-20. Mai 2022 (Poster)
• Wagenblast, M., Pollak, M., Trägner, J., Heinke, S., Tegethoff, W. Köhler, J., Swoboda, J.: Desgin and Analysis of a Spray Cooling System for a Heavy-Duty Fuell Cell Truck. Automotive Technical Papers. SAE International, 2022. doi.org/10.4271/2022-01-5054
• Trägner, J., Pollak, M., Heinke, S., Tegethoff, W., Köhler, J.: Degradation Mechanisms of Catalyst-Layers in PEM Fuel Cells and Increase of Vehicle Life. ModVal: 17th Symposium on Modeling and Experimental Validation of Fuel Cells, Electrolysers and Batteries, Sion, Switzerland, 20.-22. April 2021
• Heinke, S.; Lemke, N.; Tegethoff, W.; Koehler, J.: Untersuchung des Einsatzes einer Hochtemperatur-Kälteanlage zur unterstützenden Kühlung in einem Brennstoffzellen-Fahrzeug. TherMoSim2020, Hamburg, September 2020.
• Heinke, S.; Brinkmeier, J.-P.; Pollak, M.; Thüring, A.; Tegethoff, W.; Köhler, J.: Modeling of PEM fuel cell cold start: from isothermal single cell to non-isothermal stack and system simulation. 16th Symposium on Modeling and Experimental Validation of Electrochemical Energy Technologies, Braunschweig, 12.-13. March 2019
• Tang, T.; Heinke, S.; Thüring, A.; Tegethoff, W.; Köhler, J.: Freeze start drive cycle simulation of a fuel cell powertrain with a two-phase stack model and exergy analysis for thermal management improvement. Applied Thermal Engineering, Volume 130, 5 February 2018, Pages 637–659. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.10.100
• Tang, T.; Heinke, S.; Thüring, A.; Tegethoff, W.; Köhler, J.: A spatially resolved fuel cell stack model with gas–liquid slip phenomena for cold start simulations, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Volume 42, Issue 22, June 2017, Pages 15328-15346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.03.236
• Brandau, N.; Heinke, S.; Köhler, J.: Analysis of mass exchangers based on dimensionless numbers, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 99, August 2016, Pages 261-267, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2016.03.080
• Försterling, S.; Heinke, S.; Lemke, N.: „Innovative Kühlkonzepte für Leistungselektroniken im E-Fahrzeug mit hochintegriertem Antriebsmodul - eine simulative Studie", 10. HdT Tagung Wärmemanagement des Kraftfahrzeugs in Potsdam am 9. Juni 2016