doc. Ing.

Zdeněk Kaplan

CSc.

FME, ITE DMV – Associate professor

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doc. Ing. Zdeněk Kaplan, CSc.

Curriculum vitae

Education and academic qualification

  • 1974, Ing., The Moscow State Technical University - MAMI, SU, branch Combustion Engines
  • 1979, CSc., Faculty of mechanical engineering, BUT Brno, branch Transport and Handling Engineering
  • 2002, Doc., University of Defence Brno, branch Transport and Handling Engineering

Career overview

  • 1974-1975, compulsory military service
  • 1975-1976, technical worker, PIKAZ
  • 1977-1979, CSc., doctoral study, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology
  • 1980-2002, assistant professor, Institute of Transport Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology
  • 2003-to date, associate professor, Institute of Automotive Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology

Pedagogic activities

  • Theory of Internal Combustion Engines (QTS)
  • Gearing Devices of Motor Vehicles (QRU)
  • Alternative drives (QAP)
  • Road traffic and environment (QDZ)
  • Engines and drives (EPO)
  • Diploma Project I (M2335) (QDD)
  • Year Project - Motor Vehicles (QR1)

Scientific activities

  • 1980 - to date, Study of ways and means to make use of thermodynamic cycles with regeneration end external supply of heat
  • 1985 - to date, Study of adverse effect of road traffics on environment
  • 1986 - to date, Study of ways and means to make use of alternative traffic, especially super light vehicle powered by a renewably energy
  • 1994 - to date, Building a laboratory of alternative transport and alternative sources of energy
  • 1995 Project FRVŠ 350715 Road traffic and environment
  • 1997 Project VUT FU 370025: Application of the Stirling thermodynamic cycles with renewable resources of energy
  • 2001 Human Powered Vehicle, FRVŠ F1 0007
  • 2001 Road traffic and environment, FRVŠ F1 0008
  • 2002 HPV II, FRVŠ 1711/2002
  • 2003 - 2005 Micro CHP Plant Based On External Heat Supply Engine, GAČR 101/03/0299
  • 2006 - 2008 Real Cycles of External Heat Supply Engines, GAČR 101/06/0402

University activities

  • 2000 - to date, Building a laboratory of alternative transport and alternative sources of energy Institute of Automotive Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology
  • 2003 - to date, Supervisor of PhD students in doctoral study programme "Design and Process Engineering"
  • 2004 - to date, Head of Department of Motor Vehicles and Tractors, Institute of Automotive Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology
  • 2006 - to date, Member of Subject Council* for doctoral study programme "Design and Process Engineering"

Non-University activities

  • 1999-to date, the chairman of the board of directors Quoad vitam, o.p.s.

Projects

  • 1995 Road Traffic and Environment, FRVŠ 350715/1995
  • 2001 Human Powered Vehicle, FRVŠ 0007/2001
  • 2001 Road Traffic and Environment, FRVŠ 0008/2001
  • 2002 HPV II, FRVŠ 1711/2002
  • 2003 - 2005 Micro CHP Plant Based On External Heat Supply Engine, GAČR 101/03/0299
  • 2006 - to date Real Cycles of External Heat Supply Engines, GAČR 101/06/0402

Sum of citations (without self-citations) indexed within ISI Web of Knowledge

3

Sum of other citations (without self-citations)

15