Current research projects

Image Swirl-free on the move...
Image Combined building and system simulation
Image Investigation of materials
Image Pulse-Tube-Refrigerator with sealed compressor
Image Innovative Manufacturing Technologies for Cryosorption Systems
Image Investigation according to DIN EN ISO 14903
Image Preformance measurements of heat exchangers
Image Optimizing HVAC operation with machine learning
Image Lifetime prediction of hermetic compressor systems
Image In-situ investigation concerning the swelling behaviour of polymer materials under elevated pressures and temperatures
Image Low Temperature Measuring Service
Image Testing of mobile leak detectors according to DIN EN 14624
Image Non- invasive flow measurements
Image Range of services laboratory analyses
Image Calibration leak for the water bath leak test
Image Verification of storage suitability of cryo tubes

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Applied Materials Engineering

Priorities of Research & Development and Services

The ILK main department Applied Materials Engineering has expertise in the field of refrigerants and working fluids, their stability and compatibility with materials, in measurement and control technologies for complete plant systems, in leak search/tightness tests as well as in photovoltaic applications.

We offer our broad experiences and our experimental facillities for reasearch, development and services, measurements and testing in the following fields of technology and working areas.

Fields of technology

  • Working fluids and their calculation models
  • Tightness, permeation and sensor technology
  • Absorption and adsorption processes
  • Drying in cooling and air conditioning cycles
  • Water, materials, corrosion
  • Functional material systems
  • Mechanical material properties at low temperatures
  • Applied sensor-, measurement- and control technologies
  • Photo-voltaic systems for cooling and air conditioning
  • Heat and cold storages
  • Heat-pipe applications