Services of the industry "Energy & Environmental Engineering"
Absorption refrigeration and heating systemsAbsorption refrigeration and heating, efficient components, waste heat recovery Advice on the design and selection of refrigeration systems and heat pumps Analysis and optimisation of existing cooling and heating systems Building Automation
Cross-disciplinary networks for optimal energy efficiency and system safety Building energy technology, energy monitoring & commissioning
We design energy-efficient HVAC-systems and commission them systematically Component development for natural refrigerants Computational Fluid Dynamics Consulting and development of solar cooling solutions (off-grid / grid-connected)
Ensuring the cold chain Consulting on leak and tightness test technologies
for reliable industrial quality control Coordination of trades during the implementation of complex energy systems Cryogenic leak detection including cold and superfluidic leaks
Tightness testing for low-temperature applications Cryogenic refrigeration systems
Cooling supply with LN₂ or other natural refrigerants Cryogenic testing, component testing, and thermal cycling tests
Customer-specific investigation for a high reliability: materials and components Design & manufacturing of cryogenic fluid pumps
High efficiency due to immersed cryogenic actuating elements Design and development of fluid energy machines Design and planning of sustainable cooling and heating systems
Energy-efficient heating and cooling supply, intelligent energy concepts Development and construction of systems for liquid ice production
Liquid ice production, ice storage systems, aquathermics, water treatment Development and implementation of complex plant control systems
Synergies and plant safety in the convergence of modern technologies Development and manufacture of non-metallic and metallic cryostats
Application-oriented cryostat development for cryogenic cooling Development and manufacture of radial turbo compressors for water as a refrigerant Development and manufacturing of cryogenic control and electronics
Measurement, control and regulation and electronics for sensitive applications Development of test benches for refrigeration technology
Development & constraction Evaluation of data from novel sensors Experimental fluid acoustics
Precise acoustic measurements for flow engineering applications Gas Purification, Liquefaction, and Air Separation
Purification & liquefaction of gases (e.g. He-3, He-4, H2, Ne, O2, Ar, bio-LNG) Integr. of renewable energy sources into heating and cooling system
Innovative Concepts for the Decarbonization of Thermal Energy Systems Investig. into components used in the generation and use of slurry Machine dynamics and numerical vibration simulation
Numerical & experimental analysis & optimization of eigenfrequency & resonance Measurement of refrigeration compressors
Performance test of refrigerant compressors Measurements of heat exchangers
Thermodynamic tests on heat exchangers Mechanical water vapour compression to desalinate seawater (MVC) Numerical flow simulation of components in energy technology Performance test of biomass boilers
Testing of Biomass Boilers according to DIN EN 303-5 Pollution control measurement
Measurements at industrial plants for monitoring and characterizing emissions Renewable energies and heat recovery in building technology
Monitoring, simulation and operational optimization for efficient buildings Simulation of complex thermal and cryogenic processes
Precise thermal simulation – safe down to cryogenic levels Simulation of refrigeration systems, heat pump and energy systems Software development for test benches
Custom software applications for complex testing and evaluation Software for properties of refrigerants
REFlib & Cooling Agent Specifications of droplet separators
Dependence of the separation efficiency on the flow velocity Systems with superconducting components, accelerator technology
Ambitious solutions for high current and magnetic field realised in narrow space Test benches for heat pumps
Development & constraction Test of filtering separators and baghouse filters
Test of filtering separators with cleanable filter elements Tests for Hydrogen Applications
Tests of components and materials regarding their hydrogen compatibility Thermal storage with PCM
From storage task to application Thermodynamics and fluid dynamics
Understanding, evaluating and optimizing thermodynamic systems Ventilation and air conditioning
Planning and implementation of energy-efficient HVAC-systems
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