The laboratory is engaged in research and development activities focused on heat transfer, inverse problems cooling, heat exchangers, membrane contactors and separation of solid and gaseous pollutants. The research team has been participating in both national and international projects. Industrial projects are largely based on experimental research with subsequent use of the acquired knowledge into mathematical models of monitored processes.
The scientific research team is engaged in research and development activities in the field of mechanical engineering and metallurgy. Theoretical investigation is concerned with the heat conduction and cooling using mainly water and air-mist nozzles. Industrial projects are predominantly based on experimental testing that leads to formulation of mathematical models of processes like cooling during continuous casting, cooling during hot rolling, descaling. The activities also include the study and measurement of thermophysical properties of solid materials. Key to success is the ability to determine boundary conditions for heat conduction equation. We offer:
In recent years, the research team has made achievements in the field of research and development of polymeric heat exchangers with hollow fiber. The low weight and high corrosion resistance of polypmeric hollow fibers, along with their low production costs, are ideal for the production of specific heat exchangers for various uses (particularly in automotive systems). These compact units have variable use in industries such as industrial chemicals, biotechnology, automotive and more. Their low weight and compact design allow for easy transport and installation.
The team is engaged in research activities and also through grants in the development of devices applied in the environmental field. The goal of the research is the effective elimination of solid and gaseous pollutants from emissions, that are produced by a wide range of especially industrial producers. In the field of capture of gaseous pollutants, chemical-engineering unit operations based on absorption processes, are widely used, especially packed columns and wet shower scrubber. For the elimination of solid particles, likewise gaseous substances, the team has successfully used technology of progressive membrane contactors in recent years. The main component of membrane contactors is bundles of hydrophobic polypropylene elongated hollow fibers, which ensure the mass transfer between individual phases through unclosed pores.
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Millimetre polymer hollow fibres serving as cooling channels in a heat exchanger earned the Brno University of Technology the Special Prize of the Gold Medal Committee.
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