Development, engineering, simulation and design of IR belt dryers for the drying of the precursors (cathode, anode and separator) in the production of lithium-ion batteries (Manz AG)

• Conceptual design and calculation of refrigeration cycle for air-conditioning and cooling

• Calculation and design of continuous dryers with IR heaters and convection for the production line

• Design of IR-emitters

• Calculation and design of the air volume for the air-conditioning of dryers

• CFD flow simulation

• 3D design

• Calculation of mass, energy balances and kinetics

 

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Studies and selection of an optimal method for the drying of the cathode, anode and separator in the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries for electric cars (Li-Tec Battery GmbH)

• Study on the selection of appropriate online measuring method in the ppm range for the determination of water content in film-wrapped Goods

• Implementation and evaluation of dehydration tests under the IR emitters

• Concept development and design of refrigeration cycle for air conditioning and refrigeration

• Calculation and design of the dehumidifier cycle (adsorber) for air-conditioning dehydration room, dew temperature = -60 ° C

• Preparation of specifications for various process steps of cell production

• Identifying strategies to prevent the re-wetting of various hygroscopic products.

 

 

Development of a physical model to describe the cooling operations in the ACC facility (SMS Demag AG)

• Evaluation of measurement data from the ACC system (Fa. ThyssenKrupp AG) and analysis of cooling processes at various heavy plates.

• Optimization proposals for improving the quality of the heavy plate production of ACC-conditioning (Illsenburger Grobblech GmbH).

• Calculation of the two-phase heat transfer during evaporation.

• Calculation of local and temporal heat transfer coefficients of free, forced convection and radiation of heavy plates during the cooling process.

• Numerical calculation of unsteady heat conduction problem.

 

 

Construction and commissioning of a condensation-scale plant (AiF project No. 13736N)

• Overall planning of the condensing unit: Design of the investment cycle,  Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID), construction of evaporators and condensers, planning of the pipeline system (CAD)

• Calculation of the thermodynamic properties: density, thermal conductivity, heat capacity, viscosity, etc. of various test substances (alcohols, Heat transfer oil).

• Preparation of technical tender documents, evaluation of tenders, coordination of overall planners (production and assembly) during plant construction

• Design of the plant components: pipes, pumps, tube heat exchangers, plate heat exchangers, evaporators and condensers

• Development of facility security system for experiments with combustible mixture (explosion protection)

• Heat transfer and pressure drop measurements of pure vapors without condensation, single and multiphase vapor with condensation

 

 

Development of a model for the description of condensation processes on corrugated 3-D wall surface with the Navier-Stokes equation (University of Paderborn)

• Characterization of the isothermal falling film flow upon 3-D undulated surface

• Calculation of single-phase pressure loss coefficient in 3-D corrugated channels

• Calculation of pressure loss coefficient and the heat transfer from the condensation of steam in 3D corrugated thermal plate channel (Turbulent model)

   

 

Experimental studies on growth and product formation in red algae under constant and fluctuating light conditions in turbidostat (Institute of Mechanical biochemical engineering, University of Karlsruhe)

• Determination of biomass, pigment, polysaccharides production at different light intensity

 

 

Concept advice for an alternative gas-liquid mixing plant for filling Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) (Ferchau Engineering GmbH & ABB Ltd)

• Process and component Analysis

• Cost savings opportunity analysis

 

 

Dimensioning and calculations of petrochemical plant components (Linde Engineering AG)

• P &ID  flow chart, basic engineering

• Interpretation of security, control valves (API, ISO)

• Calculations of mass flows and energy balances

• Mixture equations, two-phase calculations

• Piping

• Heat transfer calculations

• Security concepts and explosion protection, fire and gas

 

 

Technical advice on Plant Engineering (Lauda Dr. R. Wobser GmbH & Co. KG ) 

• Development of new innovative heating and refrigeration plant

• National and International guidelines and regulations in the manufacture and marketing of heating and cooling systems

• European pressure equipment guidline 97 /23 / EC

• Refrigeration circuit components suppliers research and selection

• Design of refrigeration system with natural refrigerants 

• Éuropen refrigeration and air conditioning equipment regulation EN 378 1-4

• F - gas regulation ( EU ) no. 517/2014

• Eco design guidline 2009/125 / EC

• ATEX-directive