List of Publications


Rudolf, A. Tunnelventilation, ch. 3.9.12-1 in anniversary issue of “Der Recknagel”, published by Prof. Dr. Karl-Josef Albers, 80. ed., ITM InnoTech Medien GmbH, 2020, ISBN 978-3-96143-092-5.


Podium discussion “HYPERLOOP, LOW PRESSURE/VACUUM TUBES – The latest engineering challenges in transport” Chairman: Norman Rhodes – Consulting Engineer, Panel: Dr. Vincent Bourquin-Heia_Fr/SeSi Institute, Dr. Michael Flückiger-HBI Haerter AG, Dr. Alexander Rudolf-Systra KSA, Dr. Michele Mossi-GESTE Engineering. Chairman: Norman Rhodes. 18th Intl. Symposium on Aerodynamics, Ventilation and Fire in Vehicle Tunnels. Athens, Greece, 2019.


Rudolf, A. Slovak road tunnel guideline. Proceedings 5th Intl. Conference on Tunnel Safety and Ventilation. Graz, 2012.

Rudolf, A. Road tunnel ventilation design in Europe. Seminar Fire Ventilation and the safety of traffic tunnels. Bratislava, Slowak Republic, 2009.

Vardy, A., A. Rudolf and O. Gloth. Inertial, thermal and Mach-number compressibility in railway tunnels. Proceedings 13th Intl. Symposium on Aerodynamics and Ventilation in Vehicle Tunnels. New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA, 2009.

Rudolf, A. and B. Höpperger. Upgrading and refurbishing ventilation systems in road tunnels – Engineering with conflicting interests. Proceedings 4th Intl. Conference on Tunnel Safety and Ventilation. Graz, 2008.


Rudolf, A., O. Gloth and P. Schürmann. Increasing industrial safety and climatic conditions by the use of spray nozzles. Proceedings WTC 2007. Prague, 2007.

Rudolf, A. and O. Gloth. Flow reversal in road tunnels. Proceedings 12th Intl. Symposium on Aerodynamics and Ventilation in Vehicle Tunnels. Portoroz, Slovenia, 2006.

Gloth, O. and A. Rudolf. Consideration of density variations in the design of a ventilation system for road tunnels. Proceedings 3rd Intl. Conference on Tunnel Safety and Ventilation. Graz, 2006.

Schlamp, W., H. Nendzig and A. Rudolf. Control Strategy and Hardware Implementation for flow management by dampers. Proceedings 3rd Intl. Conference on Tunnel Safety and Ventilation. Graz, 2006.

Rudolf, A. and M. Minder. Cooling in a long railway tunnel with large depth of coverage during the fit-out phase of a railway tunnel. Proceedings Intl. Conference “Tunnelling for a sustainable Europe”, Chambéry, 2005.

Rudolf, A., A. Peiffer and P.A. Monkewitz. Simulation of flow and CO2 concentration inside trains coupled with unsteady tunnel aerodynamics. Proceedings 10th Intl. Symposium on Aerodynamics and Ventilation in Vehicle Tunnels. Boston, USA, 2000.


Rudolf, A. Simulation of Compressible Flow Phenomena in the SWISSMETRO Tunnel Network. Proceedings 9th Intl. Symposium on Aerodynamics and Ventilation in Vehicle Tunnels. Aosta, Italy, 1997. Dissertation, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL). “Simulation of compressible flow in a tunnel system induced by trains traveling at high speed”, 1998. EPFL_TH1806_CompressPdf

Thesis, Ecole Centrale de Lyon (ECL), Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL). “Comparison of systems for active and passive flow bypassing”, 1996.


Diploma thesis, University (TH) Karlsruhe / University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA. “Design of Components for a Central Solar Heating Plant with Seasonal Storage (CSHPSS)”, 1993.

Study, University (TH) Karlsruhe. “From an idea to the modern science of bionics. A contribution to history, science, theory, and content.”, 1991.