The program of the Energy Laboratory is directed at solving problems in energy-related fields that require expertise in overlapping scientific disciplines, such as thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer, and fluid dynamics.
The R&D activities:
Upgrading and utilization of low-potential energy sources by absorption processes of refrigerants into liquid and solid
absorbents.
Search for environmentally acceptable working fluids for the energy industry.
Enhancement of heat and mass transfer in drying processes (experimental studies and mathematical and numerical modeling of heat and mass transfer in fluidized beds, spray dryers, and pneumatic dryers).
Computer-based instrumentation
Current Research Projects:
Development of a new energy efficient absorption cooling units
Development of hybrid absorption refrigeration units
Search for new green working fluids for absorption heat pumps.
Experimental measurements of thermodynamic and transport properties of refrigerant-absorbent mixtures.
Flow boiling of organic binary solutions
Drying Studies of solid particulate systems.
Development of DEM-CFD models and simulations
Modeling and Simulation of Size Reduction Systems.