Felix von Plehwe

entrepreneur, aviation enthusiast & jet engine scientist

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

About

Experience

  • Founder at OCTAVI GmbH
    Mar 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Lead Engineer at GE Aviation
    Apr 2020 - Mar 2023 · 3 yrs

    Thermal Systems Design - Advanced Seals - Advanced Brayton Cycle - Hydrogen

  • Co-Founder at Cold Ray
    Jan 2019 - Dec 2021 · 3 yrs

    Cold Ray - a new, carbon-free approach to air conditioning and space cooling. Cold Ray is part of the following programmes: esa Business Incubation Centre EIT Climate-KIC accelerator Munich Re and ERGO side call XPRENEURS

  • PhD Researcher at Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
    Feb 2014 - Oct 2018 · 4 yrs 9 mos

    Research on jet engine components including injection cooling of novel geared turbofan gearboxes, leaking behaviour of bearing chamber seals and operating characteristics of oil-riding carbon face seals. Development of new measurement methods and data analysis algorithms. Lecturer in Energy and Process Technology.

  • Student Researcher at MTU Aero Engines
    Oct 2012 - Apr 2013 · 7 mos

    Development of a new method for thermal-optical wall shear stress measurements on aerodynamic surfaces