Research

The Institute of Energy and Process Engineering concentrates on sustainable energy systems, which are ecologically friendly, cost-efficient, socially acceptable, reliable and secure. This involves three process types: Firstly, to generate energy materials are allowed to react with one another in a controlled manner. Secondly, the dynamic fluid behavior of materials often has a significant influence on the efficiency of the energy conversion – here there is still significant room for improvements to be made. Thirdly, heat has to be derived, as a main or a by-product, for example in the emergency cooling of nuclear reactors. Research on different combinations of reactions, flow and heat transport and their interaction in energy systems is the common characteristic of the institute's laboratories.