Christian Schwartpaul, M.Sc.

Christian Schwartpaul, M.Sc.

Research Associate

Technische Universität Braunschweig
Leichtweiß-Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources
Division of Hydraulic Engineering and River Morphology

Beethovenstraße 51a
38106 Braunschweig
Room 610A

christian.schwartpaul(at)tu-braunschweig.de
+49 (0) 531 391 3995

Activities and Research interests

  • Wake field and scour formation analyses of Voith Schneider propellers by means of physical model tests and field measurements

  • Hydronumerical studies of reuse options for a mining drainage adit

Projects

since 2026 Ernst-August-Stollen Grubenwassermonitoring - EAGruMo
2023 - 2026 Scours in harbour area caused by Voith-Schneider-Propellers - Eros-VSP

Publications

Journals

  • Schwartpaul, C.; Aberle, J. (2026) "Scouring by Cycloidal Ship Propellers." Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering 152 (2), 6025001. https://doi.org/10.1061/JWPED5.WWENG-2341

  • Schwartpaul, C. (2025). Erosionserscheinungen im Hafenbereich durch Voith-Schneider-Propeller. IWSV-MAGAZIN, 64(3), 16–19.

  • Gieschen, R., Schwartpaul, C., Landmann, J., Fröhling, L., Hildebrandt, A., & Goseberg, N. (2021). Large-Scale Laboratory Experiments on Mussel Dropper Lines in Ocean Surface Waves. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 9(1), 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9010029

Conference Proceedings

  • Schwartpaul, C., J. Berndt, J. Aberle, M. Abdel-Maksoud, P. Pinkenburg, O. Drude, & M. Palm. (2025). Kolkbildung an Kaianlagen durch Voith-Schneider-Propeller: Neue Erkenntnisse aus Modellversuchen und numerischen Simulationen. In Proceedings of the HTG Kongress 2025 (pp. 41–50). Hafentechnische Gesellschaft.

  • Schwartpaul, C., Aberle, J., Berndt, J., Abdel-Maksoud, M., Pinkenburg, P., Drude, O., & Palm, M. (2024). Kolkbildung durch Voith-Schneider-Propeller. In Technische Universität Dresden, Institut für Wasserbau und technische Hydromechanik (Ed.), Von der Technischen Hydromechanik zu Environmental Fluid Dynamics (Dresdner Wasserbauliche Mitteilungen, Vol. 72, pp. 207–214). Technische Universität Dresden.

Biography

since 2023 Research Associate at LWI, Division of Hydraulic Engineering and River Morphology
2023 Master thesis: "Scours in harbour area caused by Voith-Schneider-Propellers"
2020 - 2023 Master Environmental Engineering, TU Braunschweig
2017 - 2020 Bachelor Environmental Engineering, TU Braunschweig