Projects
Computational and experimental analysis of convective heat transfer coefficients at building surfaces KU Leuven
Knowledge of convective heat transfer at exterior building surfaces is important for analysis of heat waves, urban heat island effect, thermal stress, indoor overheating, building energy consumption, etc. The CHTC distribution across the facades of a building is very complex as it is influenced by a wide range of parameters. Because of the complexity involved in obtaining accurate CHTC information, a large number of empirical and ...
Monitoring and assessment of surface degradation of historic buildings. University of Antwerp
Boiling heat transfer enhancement via textured surfaces with optimal cavities KU Leuven
The development of efficient cooling-heating devices is a crucial task in several applications such as microelectronics and aerospace engineering. The rapid growth of electronic technologies and the rapid decrease in component size have led to a strong need for thermal packaging and management. Unfortunately, today's use of strong power density is coupled to a lack of efficient heat dissipation methods leading to a truly technological ...
Boiling Enhancement by Surface Texturing (BEST) KU Leuven
The design of efficient cooling-heating devices is a crucial task in several applications, such as microelectronics and aerospace engineering.The efficiency of these cooling-heating systems impacts our environment and the energy consumption of devices that we use in our daily life. Although new cooling technologies have been developed for decades, the use of high-power-density devices and future miniaturization of mechanical and electronic ...
Engineering surfaces to explore 2D crystallization KU Leuven
Surfaces and interfaces play a pivotal role in chemistry and physics, because they break phase symmetry. Often ordering effects occur near the surface, which deeply modify the physical properties and chemical reactivity. Thermodynamically, liquid crystals are rather simple systems because their liquid character allows them to relax rapidly and reach equilibrium. A far more complex and richer situation occurs for crystals, for which the ...
Versatile nanostructured functionalization of 2D carbon surfaces KU Leuven
Carbon-based materials form the backbone of many industrial applications such as chemical purification, separation technology and, gas adsorption and storage. The applicability of most of these materials, which are composed of two-dimensional (2D) sheets of sp2 hybridized carbon called graphene, is a result of their porosity and high surface area. A large variety of these come from natural sources and/or are produced in such a way that their ...
Fundamental numerical and experimental study of flame spread over surfaces in case of fire Ghent University
This Fire Safety Engineering research serves to develop methodology for reliable flame spread simulations in case of enclosure fire. A pyrolysis model is coupled to 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics simulations of turbulent combustion. Flame spread over flat surfaces and in corners are examined. The following aspects are investigated:
U+2022 Turbulence model (unsteady RANS vs. LES);
U+2022 CFD mesh;
U+2022 ...
ENACT: Exploring nano- and microstructures in advanced coated concrete for improved building thermal efficiency KU Leuven
Up to 4% of the deaths in the largest cities in Belgium are already attributed to the effect of heat during the more frequent climate extremes caused by global warming. Improving the thermal efficiency of buildings offers a solution to be better prepared for extreme temperature events. The overall aim of the project is to establish the fundamental relationships between the micro- and nanostructures and composition of synthesized novel ...
Sustainable Composites for Transportation & Building Applications Centexbel - Scientific and Technical Centre of the Belgian Textile industry
The aim of the SusComTrab project was to develop sustainable composite materials which have the potential to be used in transport and building applications. A first aim was to develop composite structures that are more sustainable than glass-epoxy based composites, but have similar mechanical properties. Sustainability was sought in the selection of fibers and matrices thereby focussing on renewability, non-toxic properties and/or ...