Publications

Peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers on steam turbines, last stage blades, diffuser deflectors and optimization of energy systems.

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Effect of asymmetric diffuser deflector on even distribution of steam leaving blade section of steam turbine: comparative computational study

Marek Bobčík, Jiri Pospisil, Jan Fiedler — Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2025. Patent-based deflector concept improving steam distribution at blade exit.

Near-Wall Flow in the Blade Cascades Representing Last Rotor Root Sections of Large Output Steam Turbines

Jindřich Hála, Martin Luxa, David Šimurda, Marek Bobčík, Ondřej Novák, Bartoloměj Rudas, Jaroslav Synáč — Journal of Thermal Science, 2020 (30:11).

Turbine Cascades of Last Stage Blades for Wide Range of Operating Conditions

Ondrej Novak, Marek Bobcik, Martin Luxa, Jaroslav Fort, Bartolomej Rudas, Jaroslav Synac, David Simurda, Jiri Furst, Jan Halama, Vladimir Hric, Jaromir Prihoda, Zdenek Simka — Int. J. of Turbomachinery Propulsion and Power, 2019. (Open Access, CC BY 4.0)

Development of Highly Efficient and Robust Ultra-Long Last Stage Blade for High Backpressure

Ondrej Novak, Marek Bobcik, Vaclav Slama, Bartolomej Rudas, Josef Kellner, Petr Mestanek, Jan Hlous, Zdenek Simka, Martin Luxa, David Simurda, Antonin Zivny, Ales Macalka, Jiri Ira — ASME Turbo Expo 2019.

Optimization of Root Section for Ultra-long Steam Turbine Rotor Blade

Jindřich Hála, Martin Luxa, David Šimurda, Marek Bobčík, Ondřej Novák, Bartoloměj Rudas, Jaroslav Synáč — Journal of Thermal Science, 2018 (27:2), 95–102.

New trends in transonic and supersonic tip profile of ultra long rotor turbine blades

Marek Bobčík — AIP Conference Proceedings, 2019 (2189:1).

Investigation of transonic and supersonic flow in the blade cascades representing rotor tip sections of the last LP steam turbine stage at different turbulence intensities

Marek Bobcik, Jaroslav Fort, Jiri Furst, Jan Halama, Vladimir Hric, Petr Louda, Martin Luxa, Bartolomej Rudas, Jaroslav Synac, David Simurda — ETC 2017.

Simulation of Compressible Flow Through the Tip-Section Turbine Blade Cascade with the Unsteady Interaction of the Shock Wave with Shear Layers

Petr Straka, Jaromír Příhoda, Marek Bobčík — Topical Problems of Fluid Mechanics, 2016.