New Technologies Research Centre

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1 New Technologies Research Centre University of West Bohemia in Pilsen Your partner in research, development and innovations in industrial applications

2 New Technologies Research Centre Member of CTP Engineering Director: doc. Miroslav Holeček, PhD., Technical director: dr.petr Martinec Research Staff 70 employees including: 5 professors, 7 associated professors, 14 masters of science, PhD students, Engineers. Centre founded in 2000 From 2008 located in the new areas of the Science & Technology Park close to the university campus Location Departements Modelling of deformation and dynamical processes (MDP) Modelling and measurement of interactions in technical systems (MIS) Modelling of heterogeneous materials and biomechanical systems (MBS) Thermomechanics of technological processes (TTP) Technology of polymer composites (TPK) Materials and technologies (MAT) Interdisciplinary activities (MA) Financing Private sources Projects of applied research

3 Main research areas Material research Material structure and composition analyses Qualitative and quantitative phase analysis Residual stress analysis Texture analysis Analysis of changes in the crystal structure Complete thermal analysis (TGA, MGA, DSC, DMA) Polymer composites For building of production machines Pultrusion technologies Thin layer materials Thin film deposition equipment Sensors and actuators application Photovoltaic applications (II. generation) Catalytic layers p i n glass surface-textured TCO uc-si:h layers ZnO back metal contact (Ag) Computational simulations Modeling of the material behavior Structural Simulations Thermomechanical processes simulations Computational Fluid Dynamics Multiphysical simulations Experimental validation of results Wind tunnel On-car brake disc experiment etc. Software development Acoustics of duct and mufflers Thermal processes and control simulations Impact-echo method for material ruptures localization Brake disc hot-spot modeling and prediction Shape optimization

4 Material Structure Research X-ray powder diffractometers Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer Scanning electron microscopy Optical microscopy X-ray spectroscopy Mechanical and Thermal Properties UV VIS and FT IR optical spectrophotometry Nanoindentation and Tribology Residual stress measurement Temperature measurement Thermal properties measurement Infrared spectrometry TGA, MGA, DSC, DMA laboratories New Materials Research Vacuum coating system for thin film deposition Composite Material Research Pultrusion machine for composite production Laboratory Equipment

5 Laboratory Equipment Laser Technologies Research Center Laser technologies for material processing Laser technologies for material analyses The complex use of the high-power laser Brake Disc Experiments Equipment mounted directly on a car for real braking process investigations (disc surface temperature measurement, pressure pulsations and hot-spots measurements) Wind Tunnel Equipment Particle Image Velocimetry Particle image flow visualization Mass and heat transfer experiments Hot compressed air circuit Hot water circuit

6 Cooperations with industry AP Racing, Coventry, Great Britain AZW s.r.o. Brisk a.s. Buzuluk Komárov ESI Group GHE HAPPICH CZ s.r.o. Hofmeister s.r.o. HP Pelzer k.s. I&C Energo a.s. Lintech s.r.o. Lutos a.s. Pilsen Steel s.r.o. Plzeňský Prazdroj a.s. ŠKODA a.s. ŠKODA Auto a.s. ŠKODA JS a.s. ŠKODA Výzkum s.r.o. Triumph Designs, Velká Británie Ústav jaderného výzkumu Řež a.s. Ústav materiálového výskumu SAV Košice STAHLWERK Thueringen GmbH, Germany VALEO VÝMĚNÍKY TEPLA s.r.o. Volkswagen, Wolfsburg, Germany ZVVZ a.s.

7 Examples of running projects (multi-physic simulations, material research)

8 CFD simulations in the wheel arch and brake disc Main flow corridors illustration examples Flow situation in the wheel arch and ventilated brake disc Reverse path lines from the brake disc Water pollution in the wheel arch area Water affected parts (in red) Geometry of the axle rod The aim is to analyze the impact of the water to the brake disc. Revolving wheel water sloshing Comparison with experiment example Experiment Numerical simulation First step for car-sloshing simulations

9 Cooler heat exchange simulations under experimental validation Heat exchange CFD simulations Wind tunnel for heat exchange measurement Air-water cooler velocity inlet profile example This laboratory equipment is developed in cooperation with the Faculty of mechanical engineering Temperature distribution in the air-air cooler Outlet temperature profiles for different velocity profiles Detailed cooler segment investigation CAD plans for PIV measurement Heat exchange investigation in detail for porous zone configuration Wind tunnel under construction

10 Causes and consequences of thermomechanical instabilities on brakes Measurement of brake disc temperature field and other signs of thermo-mechanical instabilities Measurement of brake disc 3D shape and residual stresses causes and consequences of instabilities Computer simulation of brake disc thermo-mechanical behaviour during braking generalization of measurement results T ( C) measurement directly on car

11 Thermomechanics of technological processes Measurement of temperature fields Measurement of thermal and optical properties of materials and residual stresses Developement of laser technological systems for industrial use

12 Research and development of photovoltaic cells silicon based CdTe CIS Dye + others glass [MW] p i n surface-textured TCO uc-si:h layers ZnO back metal contact (Ag) Design of new layers of thin photovoltaic cells of the II. generation

13 Research on polymer composites R&D in the field of long-fiber polymer composites and particle-like polymer composites on the base of geopolymer matrices with applications in engineering, building industry, mining and electrotechnics. Research programs: technology of geopolymer composite materials material properties of geopolymers technology of casting of geopolymer constructions analysis of laminate layers

14 Pultrusion Thermal analysis of carbon composite laminates produced by pultrusion technology DMA, TGA a DSG analysis of thin pultruded carbon laminates testing and evaluation of new developed systems of epoxide matrices

15 New opportunity

16 Research areas to be supported by European funding (VaVpI) from the beginning of 2011 R&D of morphology and surface textures of various materials and technologies for their modifications and designing R&D of materials for alternative sources of energy such as the photovoltaic cells (II. and III. generation, production of cells), fuel elements, as well as development of device for environmental protection R&D of new advanced polymer materials such as the photonic crystals, membranes with nano-heterogenities, hydrogels glass surface- textured TCO ZnO:Al a-si:h absorber surface-textured TCO interlayer uc-si:h absorber ZnO Ag

17 Research areas to be supported by European funding (VaVpI) from the beginning of 2011 R&D of new composite materials (polymer composites) including the composites with active components R&D of technologies for forming, processing and machining of various materials based on modern laser technologies New experimental equipment in total 320 mil. Kč (12.8 mil Eur)

18 Thank you for your attention University of West Bohemia New Technologies Research Centre November 2007