Research
AdTherM targets thermal management in industrial processes. Heating, cooling, fluid flow, boiling, condensation, melting, solidification, energy recovery, and thermo-chemical and electro-chemical energy conversion are of high relevance for a wide range of industrial applications.
Sustainability is closely linked to these processes, and it is considered necessary to minimize the energy usage in the Swedish industrial sector. Additional sustainability related challenges to address include emission reduction and overall climate impact, as well as competitiveness including new green products. Reduction in CO2 and other emissions are also critical for a future sustainable society.
Efficient thermal management for current and future industry technologies is one of the key areas in which progress needs to and can be made. A more precise and advanced thermal management based on physical principles is a key component in such a process.
Advanced knowledge of complex fluid flows, turbulence, heat-transfer (core of many different industrial applications) enables finding efficient and environmentally friendly solutions for key technologies part of a sustainable industry.
Work packages
In AdTherM the research is carried out in the following five work packages:
WP1 – Heat Transfer enhancement techniques
- Project 1: Flow turbulence and thermal mixing control for unconfined and confined flows.
- Project 2: Optimal heat transfer and heat recovery considering detailed geometry, surfaces texture and wall treatment.
- Project 3: Optimal heat transfer with active flow and acoustic control.
WP 2 – Heat Transfer in Reacting Flow
- Project 1: Heat transfer in a reacting flow environment.
WP 3 – Multiphase flow and heat transfer
- Project 1: Flow, heat transfer and chemical reactions in a moving bed of porous particles.
- Project 2: Characteristics of the transport of clouds of droplets.
- Project 3: The physics of the transport of single droplets in industrial environments
WP 4 – Electrolyzers
- Project 1: Modeling of two-phase flow relevant for electrolyzers.
WP 5 – Energy transport, energy storage and heat recovery
- Project 1: Energy transport, energy storage and heat recovery.