Research
Measurement and assessment of aerosol transport and deposition
| Contact |
JÍCHA Miroslav, prof., Ing., CSc., tel.: 541143271/3365 ŠTĚTINA Josef, doc., Ing., Ph.D., tel.: 541143269 POSPÍŠIL Jiří, doc., Ing., Ph.D., tel.: 541142581 |
| Laboratory equipment - hardware |
Set of apparatuses by LightHouse for measurement and generation of particles sizing from 0.3 um |
| Laboratory equipment - software | Software for assessment of clean rooms according to ISO |
| Services offered | clean room assessment, numerical modelling |
| Keywords | clean rooms, aerosol, deposition |
Simulations and modelling in metallurgy
| Contact | ŠTĚTINA Josef, doc., Ing., Ph.D., ">, tel.: 541143269 |
| Laboratory equipment - hardware |
Surface temperature measurement by contactless and contact methods. |
| Laboratory equipment - software | IDS – calculation software for thermophysical properties of steel. The In-House software for simulation and control of continuous casting of steel. |
| Services offered |
Numerical modelling of technological processes in metallurgy such as continuous casting of steel, rolling and cooling processes. Production of on-line control systems based on numerical models of cooling and solidification. |
| Keywords | continuous casting of steel, solidification, phase transformations, control of technological processes |
Numerical simulations of fluid flows and thermofluid mechanics
| Contact | JÍCHA Miroslav, prof., Ing., CSc., tel.: 541143271/3365 KATOLICKÝ Jaroslav, Ing., Ph.D., tel.: 541143366/3365 |
| Laboratory equipment - hardware | 100 CPU computational cluster |
| Laboratory equipment - software | STAR-CD, OpenFOAM - CFD software for 3D fluid flow and heat transfer. AMESim – interdisciplinary simulation tool capable of simulating processes of various systems and their mutual interactions. |
| Services offered |
Numerical simulations of processes associated with gas/liquid flow and heat transfer. |
| Keywords | CFD, simulation, fluid flow, heat transfer |
Control and measuring systems in the field of automotive industry
| Contact | ŠTĚTINA Josef, doc., Ing., Ph.D. , tel.: 541143269 |
| Laboratory equipment - hardware | Measuring equipment by National Instruments |
| Laboratory equipment - software | Labview development kit, MS Visual studio, Delphi, OpenModelica |
| Services offered |
Design and development of procedures for long term and special testing of cars, engines and other car components. Design and implementation of specific testing equipment. Methodology of test evaluation. |
| Keywords | long term testing, automotive industry, measurement, control |
Environmental engineering – research and development of ventilation and air-conditioning systems for vehicles and buildings
| Contact | JÍCHA Miroslav, prof., Ing., CSc., tel.: 541143271/3365 CHARVÁT Pavel, Ing., Ph.D., tel.: 541143245 |
| Laboratory equipment - hardware | Indoor Flow System (set of 4 anemometers, 3 anemometers 0,05 up to 1 m/s, 1 anemometer 0.2 up to 30 m/s), air speed and turbulence intensity measurement. Laboratory of ventilation capable of supplied air parameters control (temperature, flow rate) as well as ambient parameters (air temperature and humidity, barometric pressure). Measuring and control system of the laboratory is based on Advantech modules ADAM 4000. A fog generator for visualization of flow within the ventilated room. Thermal imaging camera. |
| Laboratory equipment - software | TRNSYS - software for energy systems simulations in the field of buildings and their components, including utilisation of renewable energy sources. |
| Services offered |
Temperature and air speed measurement of indoor environment, computational simulations of building environment. Fog visualization of air flow. Thermal imaging measurement. |
| Keywords | air speed, draught, energy system simulations, thermal imaging, flow visualization |
Heat exchangers
| Contact | JÍCHA Miroslav, prof., Ing., CSc., tel.: 541143271/3365 JAROŠ Michal, Dr., Ing. , tel.: 541143282 |
| Laboratory equipment - hardware | Air-to-air heat exchanger test rig up to 18 kW, measurement of pressure drop and transferred heat rate. Ultrasonic anemometer Airflow UA-6 for gas speed measurement. Heated glass bead anemometer Lutron AM 4204. Induction flow meter SI-25. Distributed measurement system of ADAM 4018 modules and type J thermocouples. Omega OMB-DAQ-56 data acquisition module. |
| Laboratory equipment - software | Labview – software for data acquisition and evaluation AMESim – interdisciplinary simulation tool capable of simulating processes of various systems and their mutual interactions STAR-CD – CFD software for 3D fluid flow and heat transfer In-house code for compact heat exchangers sizing |
| Services offered |
Heat exchanger design, efficiency increase, heat exchanger optimisation, numerical simulations. |
| Keywords | heat exchanger, heat transfer intensification, simulations |
Computational and experimental analyses in thermodynamics and heat transfer
| Contact | JÍCHA Miroslav, prof., Ing., CSc. , tel.: 541143271/3365 ŠTĚTINA Josef, doc., Ing., Ph.D. , tel.: 541143269 KATOLICKÝ Jaroslav, Ing., Ph.D., tel.: 541143366/3365 |
| Laboratory equipment - hardware |
Measuring equipment by National Instruments. Surface temperature measurement by contactless and contact methods. Thermal imaging camera. |
| Laboratory equipment - software | STAR-CD, OpenFOAM - CFD software for 3D fluid flow and heat transfer. AMESim – interdisciplinary simulation tool capable of simulating processes of various systems and their mutual interactions. |
| Services offered |
Computational and experimental analyses in thermodynamics and heat transfer |
| Keywords | measurement, thermal imaging, heat transfer, analysis, CFD, thermodynamics, fluid flow, simulations |
Utilisation of renewable energy sources
| Contact | JÍCHA Miroslav, prof., Ing., CSc. , tel.: 541143271/3365 CHARVÁT Pavel, Ing., Ph.D. , tel.: 541143245 JAROŠ Michal, Dr., Ing. , tel.: 541143282 |
| Laboratory equipment - hardware | Pyranometers (intensity of incident radiation measurement), fluid flow rate measurement, temperature measurement, ultrasonic anemometer Airflow UA-6 for gas speed measurement, heated glass bead anemometer Lutron AM 4204, induction flow meter SI-25, distributed measurement system of ADAM 4018 modules and type J thermocouples, Omega OMB-DAQ-56 data acquisition module, pyranometers SG-002, meteorological anemometer Anemo-Novi ANA 953, semiconductor thermometers AD-592. |
| Laboratory equipment - software | TRNSYS - software for energy systems simulations in the field of buildings and their components,
including utilisation of renewable energy sources. AMESim – interdisciplinary simulation tool capable of simulating processes of various systems and their mutual interactions STAR-CD – CDF software for 3D fluid flow and heat transfer |
| Services offered |
Simulations, measurement and evaluation of solar equipment and heat pump operation, especially in HVAC applications. |
| Keywords | Solar collectors, photovoltaic panels, simulations, solar energy, double glazed façades, heat pumps |
Development and testing of nozzles and sprays
| Contact | JÍCHA Miroslav, prof., Ing., CSc., tel.: 541143271/3365 JEDELSKÝ Jan, Ing., Ph.D., tel.: 541143266 |
| Laboratory equipment - hardware |
CTA: Dantec StreamLine mainframe, 3 channels, calibrator, 3D positioning system, 1D, 2D, 3D probes
(air and water). Dantec ClassicPDA, Ar-Ion+ Laser ILT 5500A-00 processor MultiPDA. 2D traverzer, BSA Flow Software
v2.1. Mainly spray measurement, atomization, diesel engines. 3D-PIV-PLIF system TSI, Surelite II laser (2×270 mJ at 532 nm, 80 mJ at 266 nm), 2 cameras PIVCAM 13-8, Insight 3G software, 3D positioning system. All applied to 3D measurement of liquid velocity and concentration, or SMD in two-phase mixtures, spays especially. TSI PIV system, Gemini laser, PIVCAM 13-8 camera, Insight 3G software Atomization nozzles test rig: 3D positioning system, pressurised air supply (max. 10 bar), liquid supply (oil, diesel, kerosine) at maximum flow rate 1500 kg/h and 20 bar, max. viscosity of liquid 40 cSt, temperature control between 15 and 35 °C, flow rate measurement (Omega 900 series flow meters), pressure and temperature measurement with the use of Fieldpoint modules by National Instruments Portable measuring equipment based on Compact deck (National Instruments) with modules for temperature and voltage measurement, temperature sensors RTD and thermocouples, pressure sensors, flow meters of various type, gauge pressure sensors (dynamic measurement included), piezoelectric pressure sensors (up to 50 kHz), high speed flow rate meters employing laminar elements FCO96E-20L and FCO96G-200L (Furness Controls) Condensation monodisperse aerosol generator model TSI 3475 Aerosol monitor TSI 3375 SAI helium bubble generator – system 03-2 |
| Laboratory equipment - software | Origin 8 – software for data analysis and graphical processing of results Tecplot 9 – software for graphical presentation of results |
| Services offered |
Testing, research and development of spraying nozzles (single or multifluid, pressure, air-assist,
ultrasonic nozzles for waste fuel), nebulizers. Operational conditions (media pressures, temperatures, flow rates, mixing ratios) Spray measurement (speed, size and particle concentration, spray images, flow coefficient, spray cone angle, spray stability etc.) Investigation of single- and/or multiphase (liquid-gas) environment. Velocity field measurement. Visualization of liquid or gas flows. Operational/Service measurement (pressure, temperature, flow rate, flow speed, vibrations, pressure fluctuations) |
| Keywords | Spraying, atomization, nozzles, nebulizers, atomizers, injectors, spray, aerosol, PDA, P/DPA, CTA, PIV, PLIF, flow visualization |