Current research projects

Verification of storage suitability of cryo tubes

Thermal engines

Air-water heat pumps

Thermostatic Expansion Valves

Air-flow test rig for fan characteristic measurement

Software for technical building equipment

Refrigerants, lubricants and mixtures

Behavior of multiphase cryogenic fluids

Calibration leak for the water bath leak test

Computational fluid dynamics CFD

Electrical components in refrigeration circuits

Energy efficiency consulting - cogeneration systems

Innovative cryogenic cooling system for the recondensation / liquefaction of technical gases up to 77 K

Performance tests of condensing units

Combined building and system simulation

Hydrogen and methane testing field at the ILK

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Main Departments

Fields of Technology and Working Areas

The ILK main departments comprise different fields of technology which are subdivided into departments and working groups. Research, development and services are provided in the following ILK fields of technology and working areas.

Cryogenics and Low Temperature Physics

Cryogenics
Low Temperature Physics
Cryo Biotechnology

Refrigeration and Heat Pumps

Refrigeration / Heat pump technology
Heat and mass transfer
Refrigerating plant construction

Air Handling Technology

Ventilation
Air conditioning
Air pollution control

Applied Materials Engineering

Working fluids/materials
Thermal storages and PV applications
Measurement, control and sensor technologies
Leak detection

Applied Energy Engineering

Refrigeration with water as refrigerant
Thermal refrigeration/ Absorption refrigeration
Water purification
Complex energy systems