Honor of Government of StyriaLogo Sustainable Economy

Dr.-Ing. Amir Žilić

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Phone: +43 316 481300 68

Fax: +43 316 481300 4

Email: zilic@bios-bioenergy.at

1990 Born in Doboj (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
2005 - 2009 Gymnasium Tešanj (BIH)
2009 - 2013 Bachelor's degree at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sarajevo (B&H). Field of study: Energy, Process and Environmental Engineering
2013 - 2015 Master's degree at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sarajevo (B&H). Field of study: Energy, Process and Environmental Engineering
2016 - 2020 Faculty of Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, PhD thesis: „Large-eddy simulation of fuel injection under subcritical and supercritical conditions“
2016 - 2019 Development Engineer Software - Fluid Dynamics, Advanced Simulation Technologies, AVL List GmbH, Austria
2019 - 2025 Engineer Thermal Management - Thermal Function & Simulation, Engineering Center Steyr GmbH Co & KG, Austria
seit 2025 Project engineer at BIOS BIOENERGIESYSTEME GmbH
   

Working Areas

  • CFD Modelling (Computational Fluid Dynamics)
  • Development and optimisation of furnaces, gasifiers, stoves, fireplace inserts and boilers for biomass and waste wood by CFD analysis

Key competences

  • Modelling of solid biomass combustion
  • Modelling of turbulent reacting gas flows: combustion, pollutant formation (NOx formation), particulate matter formation, tar reduction
  • Modelling of porous burners and catalysts