prof. Ing. František Maršík, DrSc. (Emeritus)

Prof. Ing. František Maršík, DrSc. was born on 17th October 1942 in Humpolec, Czech Republic.

Stays abroad

Scientific societies

2005–2006 President of the IAPWS, member of the Czech Society of Biomechanics, 2010 elected to the World Council for Biomechanics, member of the Scientific Boards of two Czech Universities. Member of the scientific committees of many international conferences.

Professional interest

The irreversible thermodynamics and its applications to the problems of the phase transition kinetics, thermo-hydrodynamic stability of fluids and Hydrogen fuel cells. In the years 1975 to 1992 he was involved in the fluid flow analysis of the steam turbine blades of the company SKODA POWER. Besides this problem, he is well interested in the bio-thermodynamics, especially in the muscle energetic, bone remodelling, cartilage cultivation and in the hemodynamics of the human cardiovascular system.

Honors

• 2022: Z. P. Bazant Prize for Engineering Mechanics awarded by the Czech Society for Mechanics
• 2017: Honorary Medal of the Czech Medical Society J. E. Purkyně for Merit in Biomechanics and its Application in Convective Tissues
• 2014: František Križík Honorary Medal for Merit in Technical Sciences and for Implementation of Results of Scientific Research

Selected publications

Author or co-author of more than 15 research reports, more than 135 papers published in various journals or conference proceedings.

Books

• František Maršík: Wave propagation and nonlinear phenomena in dissipative systems (in Czech), Vysoká škola báňská-Technická Universita Ostrava, 2014, ISBN 978-80-248-3668-3
• František Maršík, Ivan Dvořák: Biotermodynamika, Academia Praha, 1998, (in Czech)
• František Maršík: Termodynamika kontinua,  Academia Praha, 1999, (in Czech)

Selected papers (2010 – present)

• Maršík, F., Weigand, B., Tomáš, M., Tuček, O., Novotný, P.: On the Efficiency of Electrochemical Devices from the Perspective of Endoreversible Thermodynamics, Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics 44(4) (2019) 425–437
• Maršík, F., Novotný P., Tomáš M.: What Is Entropy – A Generalized Outlook and Application to Living Systems, in book Thermal Physics and Thermal Analysis (2017) 79–108
• Pavelka, M., Klika, V., Vágner, P., Maršík, F.: Generalization of Exergy Analysis, Applied Energy 137 (2015), pp. 158-172
• M. Pavelka, F. Maršik, V. Klika: Consistent theory of mixtures on different levels of description, International Journal of Engineering Science 78 (2014) 192–217
• V. Beran, M. Sedláček, Maršík F.: A new bladeless hydraulic turbine, Applied Energy 104 (2013) 978–983
• Pavelka, M., Maršík, F., Detailed thermodynamic analysis of PEM fuel cells, Int. J. Hydrogen En. 38 (2013), pp. 7102-7113
• Fedorchenko, A. I. ; Maršík, F.; Trávníček, Z. On the effective temperature concept for liquid: Paradox of the similarity?. International Communications on Heat and Mass Transfer, 2011, Roč. 38, č. 7, s. 852-854. ISSN 0735-1933. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735193311000959
• Bougherara, H. ; Klika, Václav ; Maršík, František ; Mařík, I. ; Yahia, L.H. New predictive model for monitoring bone remodeling. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A, 2010, 95A, č. 1, s. 9-24. ISSN 1549-3296.
• Klika V., Maršík F.: A thermodynamic model of bone remodelling: the influence of dynamic loading together with biochemical controlJ Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact 2010; 10(3):220-230

Selected papers (before 2010)

• Klika V., Maršík F.:  Coupling Effect between Mechanical Loading and Chemical Reactions, J. Phys. Chem. B, 113, 14689-14697, 2009.
• Maršík F. et al.: Remodelling of living bone induced by dynamic loading and drug delivery—Numerical modelling and clinical treatment, Math. Comput. Simul., doi:10.1016/j.matcom.2009.02.014, 2009.
• Němec T., Maršík F., Mičan O.: The characteristic thickness of polymer electrolyte membrane and the efficiency of fuel cell, Heat Transfer Eng., 30(7), 2009.
• Maršík F. et al.: Binary Homogeneous Nucleation in Selected Aqueous Vapor Mixtures, J. Sol. Chem., doi:10.1007/s10953-008-9337-4, 2008.
• Němec T., Maršík F., Palmer D. A.: Binary nucleation of water and sodium chloride, J. Chem. Phys. 124, 044509, 2006.
• Maršík F., Mařík I., Klika V.: Chemistry of bone remodelling processes, Locomotor System 12 (1+2), 51-61, 2005.
• Maršík F., Převorovská S., Brož Z., Štembera V.: Numerical model of the human cardiovascular system - Korotkoff sound simulation, Cardiovascular Engineering: An International Journal 4 (2), 194-199, 2004.
• Delale C.F., Hrubý J., Maršík F.: Homogeneous Bubble Nucleation in Liquids: The Classical Theory Revised, J. Chem. Phys. 118 (2), 792-806, 2003.
• Maršík F., Mejsnar J.: The Balance of Entropy Underlying Muscle Performance, J. Noneq. Thermodynamics, 19, 197-216, 1994.

Teaching

• Supervisor of more than 30 doctoral theses
• Supervisor of 24 PhD theses
• Continuum Thermodynamics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University (1999 – 2013)
• Biothermodynamics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University (1999 – 2017), at present at Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical engineering

Some presented lectures

• Properties of open thermodynamic systems as the consequence of their stability

Grants