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Department of Energy and Process EngineeringFaculty of Engineering Science and TechnologyNorwegian University of Science and Technology

Facts:153 employees within 4 specialist groups94 PhD. students

15 Ph.D.’s graduated i 200214 Ph.D’s in 200320 PhD’s in 2004

70 – 80 MSc. graduating annually2100 students in our courses8 laboratories in 3 buildings (area of 6000 m2)Several hundred external projects each year. Total expenditures (2002): 86 MNOK University funding: 42.5 MNOK

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Department of Energy and Process Engineering

Business concept

Research and education contributing to added value and improvementin the society.High-level research and education in energy generation, storage, transport, end-use and processing of raw materials.Candidates (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) and research results serve a number ofclients in industry and public administration.

Our most important clients

Offshore og land-based industryConsulting business companiesEngineering companiesPublic administration

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Specialist groups

Thermal EnergyMain field: Energy production and conversion

Industrial Process TechnologyMain field: Energy transport and end-use, and industrial processing

Energy and Indoor EnvironmentMain field: Indoor environment, heating and energy use in buildings

and installations

Fluids EngineeringMain field: Fluid mechanics and hydroelectric power production


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MULTIPHASE FLOW(oil and gas)

AQUACULTURE HEAT PUMPINGTECHNOLOGIES

WATER POWER

REDUCED AIR POLLUTION(particles, greenhouse effect, ozone)

INDOOR ENVIRONMENT

GAS POWER

HYDROGEN

BIOENERGY

WIND TURBINES

Department of Energy and Process EngineeringOur Research Areas:

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Thermal Energy Group

Air Inlet

Exhaust Stack

Instrumentation andControls

Recuperator

Gas Turbine

Generator

Fuel ProcessingSystem

SOFC Module

SOFC PowerConditioningSystem

Switchgear

CombustionCombustion, including processes and equipmentBio-energyWaste combustionAir pollution and gas cleaning

Turbo machinery and powergeneration

Thermal turbo machinery, including gas turbines, multiphase- and NG compressorsThermal power cycles including. CO2captureHigh-temperature fuel cells

LCA og industrial ecologyLCA – Life Cycle AnalysisValue Chain AnalysisEnergy and Environment in developingcountriesSystems engineering

Laser laboratory

Multiphase pumps

High-temperaturefuel cells

NG power plant with CO2 capture

Combustion


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Industrial and Process Technology GroupHeating and cooling technology

Systems and componentsEnergy analysisProcess integrationHeat pumping systems

NG and Multiphase transportMultiphase transportNG processingLow temperature processes

Food engineeringDewatering and dryingCooling, freezing and defrostingFluidized systems

Refrigeration and heating in cars

Offshore LNG

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felt Cooling/freezing/dewatering

Components to industrial heating and cooling systems

Multiphase oil and gas pipes


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Energy and Indoor Environment Group

50 kW CO2 hot water heat pump, prototype

AluAqua-project. New concept for floor heating

Indoorenvironmentin schools

Luftgardin over

bardisken

Tilluft i rensone bak bardisken

Avtrekk ute ipublikumsområdet

Fire safetyand ventialtion in rock halls

Ventilation in restaurants and bars

Energy use and supplyheating systems energy use and planningdistrict heating

Building automationsystem simulationsfacility managementO&M

Indoor environementbuilding climatizationsanitation and recidential hygieneapplied heat pump engineering

Ventilation engineeringHVAC systemsindustrial ventilationfire safety


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Fluids Engineering GroupFluid power and pneumatics

Turbine and pump designSystem analysisCavitation

Hydraulic fluid machinesComponentsControl

Power-assisted mechanisms

Fluid flow engineeringTurbulence physics

Numeric fluid flow calculations

Fluid flow in micro media

Mulitphase flow

Aero and hydro dynamics

Numerical computations offlow fields

Francis turbine

Pelton turbine

Aero dynamics

Wind turbines


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General Strategic Ambitions

Laboratories:-Focus on the laboratories as the primary basis for the research strategy

Scientific focus:-Maintain scientific competence on Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass transfer, Fluid mechanics, applied to the areas Low temperature processes, Energy and Environmental Engineering, Process technology and Multiphase pipe systems

Applied research: -Apply our scientific specialization to a range of challenges for Norwegian industry and Public Administration. -Provide candidates which have expert knowledge with relevance for Norwegian industry

Collaboration:-Continue a close collaboration with SINTEF and with relevant companies.

Internationalization: -Attract visiting researchers to our laboratories-Attract foreign students to Master programs. -Encourage our PhD students to take a period of stay in international research groups-Take part in EU programs, both mobility programs and integrated projects


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Research Strategy

Energy Service Production and conversionCombustion, Energy from Biomass and Waste, Air pollution and gas cleaning, Thermal Turbo Machinery and Power Cycles, CO2 handling, Fuel cells, Hydrogen Technology and Life Cycle Analysis

Energy Transport and end-use. Industrial processingLow temperature gas processing (LNG, LPG, LH2), Hydrogen storage and transport. Multiphase hydrocarbon transport, Natural Gas Hydrates, CO2 based refrigeration and heat pump systems, Processing of marine products (cooling, freezing, thawing and drying),Process integration.


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Research Strategy

Indoor environment, heating and energy use in buildings. Energy planning, supply and use in buildings, Building automation, Indoor environment, health, well-being and productivity, Industrial, fire and safety ventilation.

Fluid mechanics and hydroelectric power productionHydropower turbines and pumps (off design properties, sand erosion, cavitation), System dynamics, Friction and drag reductionMultiphase flow.

Major operating expenses and new laboratory equipment in these research areas are estimated to approx. 7 MNOK per year.


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Combustion and Laser Diagnostics LaboratoryDepartment of Energy and Process Engineering

ActivitiesOxy-fuel, biogas combustion

Combustion instability in combustors

Liftoff, blowout and flame stability

MethodsLaser Induced Fluorescence

Raman/Raleigh spectroscopy

Laser Doppler Velocimetry

EquipmentNarrow band OPO laser

Nd:YAG pumped Dye laser

4 W Argon ion CW laser

14-bit Intensified CCD camera

300 mm spectrograph imager

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Industrial Heating Laboratory

Torches, boilers og furnacesPyrolysis, gasification and combustion of solidsExhaust gas cleaningequipmentHeat exchangersFuel characterization


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Multiphase flow Laboratory

Multiphase flow in oil wells and pipesOil-water-air flowUnstable flowPiggingGas lift


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Dewatering and Food Processing Laboratory

Modern equipment for researchand development connected to dewatering processes

Membran separation

CO2 heat pump dryer

Spray drayer


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Refrigeration Laboratory

CO2 Heat pump / airconditioning in electric carsHot water CO2 heat pumpRecidential propane heat pumpDryersCO2-flow analyse rigCompact heat exchangersMini-LNG-rig


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Energy and Indoor Environment Laboratory

New office test cellRig for filter testingFull-scale rig for air intakesSun rigHeat recovery unit rigLarge number of instrumentsPowerful simulation tools (CFD)ABB ClimaCeil


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Water Power Laboratory

Hydraulic machines and systemsPump and turbine designSystem analysisCavitationPressure pulsationsVisualization – increased knowledgeVerification of numeric models

Fluid power and pneumaticsComponentsControlPower assistanseStationary and dynamic systemsAggregates


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Aero and gas dynamics laboratory

6-component power/torque

3-dim velocity; direction, quantity, turbulence (HW, LDV, PIV)

Gas concentration

Temperature

Visualization


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High innovative ability1) LNG Technology

Einar Brendeng (1984):

”The main heat exchanger is still a black box in an LNG plant. Only the manufacturer know the actualgeometry and the LNG operator does not even have access to temperature probes within their own heat exchanger.”

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High innovative ability2. Transcritical CO2 tap water heat pumps

- in Norway and Japan (development started 1989)- based on licences from Hydro/Shecco

Norway: First commercial plant at AS Eggprodukter, Larvik

Supplies hot water using 1/5 ofelectricity compared to el.heating

- Running since November 1999

Japan: - Residential use- 4 kW heating effect, 90oC temp- Average el.use 1,3 kW- Approx. 50.000 plants sold on the

Japanese market in 2002- Estimated reduction in Norway:

approx. 7 TWh per year.

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High innovative ability3. Car cooling device

SINTEF/Hydro 1990-1993: First prototype measurements

VDA (Verband der Automobilindustrie):Heat pump in carsSAE Alternate RefrigerantSymposium 1998-2002, og CooperativeResearch Program 1999 -

Japanese, European andAmerican carproducers (1993-EU RACE Project (1994-1997) CO2 lab.prototype BMW 520

CFC-12 system

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High innovative ability4. Energos ASA

Annual turnover 2002: NOK 236 mill Number of employees 2002: 69

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High innovative ability5. Small Turbine Partners

Technology:The company construct, produce and sell hydropower turbines with high efficiency and high operation reliability to small and medium sized hydropower plants.Effect range 250 kW to 10 MWThe turbines are taylormade for each specific case. The company also offerconsultancy services to owners of small hydropower plants. Their plate and pelton turbines are patended both national and international.

Annual turnover 2003: NOK 2.8 millNumber of employees 2003: 4

SMALLTURBINEPARTNER

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High innovative ability6. DTECH A/S

Technology: Heat pump drying technology using partly atmospheric freeze drying to producethe next generation of instant food products.A factory are now being installed in Hungary for drying sweet corn and peas

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