Fields of expertise
Test benches for CHP plants/ Technical Centre
- In the Technical Centre, 4 test benches are available for CHP units with an electrical output of up to 25 kW and 2 test benches for CHP units with an electrical output of up to 600 kW
- Test bench up to 240 kWel (dual-fuel CHP with 240 kWel)
- Dynamic engine test bench up to 240 kW (Siemens)
- Test bench for small engines up to 30 kW
- Mobile indexing systems (AVL Indimicro, Kistler, IMES) for combustion analysis
- Flow bench for flow measurements on cylinder heads
- Injection system test bench for injection rate and injection quantity (IAV Injection Analyzer)
- Measurement and control technology for real-time applications
- Various software tools for combustion analysis and simulation
Emission measurement technology
- Multicomponent emission analysis by means of FTIR spectroscopy (Gasmet / Ansyco) and conventional exhaust gas analysers (NDIR, CLD, FID, PMD)
- Mobile FTIR system (Gasmet / Ansyco)
- Portable exhaust gas analysis systems for industrial engines (Testo 350)
- Particle analysis using SMPS (TSI Scanning-Mobility-Particle-Sizer) and mobile particle counter (MS4 Pegasor)
- Gravimetric particle determination according to VDI 2066
- Conditioned weighing laboratory with microbalance (Mettler Toledo, resolution 1 µg)
Mobile measurement technology
- Electrical energy and network analysers (Gossen Metrawatt, Hioki)
- Heat quantity measurement using clamp-on ultrasonic measurement technology (Flexim Fluxus)
- Thermography (Jenoptik Variocam, Fluke)
- Portable oscilloscopes for measurements on injection and ignition systems (Fluke 125)
- Temperature, pressure and flow measurement technology for ventilation and exhaust systems
- Mobile micro GC (Gasmet) for fuel gas analysis
Software/ CAE tools
- Combustion and charge cycle analysis with AVL Indicom and AVL Concerto (incl. Burn/ GCA)
- Simulation Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) AVL Fire
- Fluid dynamic calculations with Ansys Workbench and Star CCM+
- Simulation of turbomachinery with Numeca FINE/Turbo
- Simulation of combustion engines with GT Power / GT Suite
- 3D design and calculation with PTC Creo, Catia V5 and MDESIGN
- Multi-body simulation with Adams
- Development of measurement and control systems with National Instruments LabVIEW
Laboratory Energy Self-Sufficient Buildings
- Stirling CHP 1 kWel, 5.8 kWth, 18 kWth Peak load burner
- Mini-BHKW 5 kWel, 12 kWth
- Photovoltaic system 7.65 kWp in east-west orientation
- 3-phase stand-alone inverter 8,000 VA
- Small wind turbines 1 kWel and 4 kWel
- Solar thermal system (flat-plate collector 6 m² and vacuum tubes 5.7 m²)
- 3 x electronic load max. 3,600 VA, heating cartridge 4.5 kWel
- 2 x air heater 26 kWth
- Lithium iron phosphate battery storage 15.6 kWhel
- 1,000 l stratified storage tank with 50 l domestic hot water tank