WSA - Chair of Heat and Masstransfer

 

Head of the Institute

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reinhold Kneer

Fields of Study

Energy Engineering; Chemical Engineering; Plastics Technology; Textile Technology; Fundamentals of mechanical engineering

Main Focus

Energy and Process Engineering; Fuel Injection; Coal Combustion; Transport Phenomena in Falling Films; Air conditioning

Research Focus

Theoretical, numerical and experimental studies on coal and gas combustion in oxyfuel-atmosphere as well as with air, burner design, direct desulphurization, torrefaction of biomass, high temperature heat exchangers, control of engine combustion by means of fuel injection; injection, investigation of atomisation characteristics for new synthetic biofuels; investigation of cluster nozzle characteristics; hydrodynamics and heat transfer of free falling liquid films; modelling and experimental determination of contact heat transfer coefficients, optimisation of cooling tower inventory, management of air conditioning for buildings, optical measurement of surface temperatures with high temporal resolution.

Contact

WSA - Chair of Heat and Masstransfer
Augustinerbach 6
52056 Aachen

Phone:+49 241 80-954 00
Fax: +49 241 80-921 43


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