Steinbeis Transfer Center Thermofluid Dynamics and efficient Energy Conversion

• Development of calculation models
• Design and optimization of cooled and/or flowed components
• Experimental validation of models, components and plants
• Consulting and applied research in the area of heat utilization, efficient energy conversion and component cooling
• Consulting on innovation programs, applying for funds, support on research projects
• Further education, trainings and seminars

• Thermofluid dynamics
  • Cooling of highly stressed components
  • Modelling of flows with heat transfer
  • Influencing of heat transfer through surface structures
  • Calculation of heat and material transport in porous media with and without adsorption
  • Coupling of different simulation processes (1D, 3D, CFD, FEM)
  • Adjustment of open-source simulation tools to special application
• Efficient energy conversion
  • Sorption technology (heat pumps, cooling machines, heat utilization, dehumification)
  • Heat utilization with Organic Rankine Cycles (ORC)
• Efficient control algorithms
  • Controls on the basis of open-source hardware and software
  • Turbo machines
  • Know-how network at the University of Applied Sciences Karlsruhe
  • Close cooperation especially with the Institute of Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning, and Environmental Engineering (IKKU), the Insitute of Material and Processes (IMP), the Institute of Energy Efficient Mobility (IEEM) and the Steinbeis Transfer Centers

• Experimental study on loss mechanisms in sorption heat pumps
• Development and characterization of sorption materials with high power density
• Development and manufacturing of a test bench for balance and kinetics measurements on adsorbients
• Cooling of highly stressed tools with the help of heat pipes

Steinbeis Transfer Magazine

“It all comes down to the life cycle assessment.” (Transfer 4/2015)
An interview with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Stripf, director of the Steinbeis Transfer Center for Thermofluid Dynamics and Efficient Energy Conversion.