PROZESS-DIGITALISIERUNG
In unserer Area 1 bieten wir Ihnen Digitalisierung als Gelegenheit und Chance, Ihre Position auf dem hypervernetzten globalen Markt zu stärken.
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Daten, Software, Roboter und vernetzte Maschinen treiben die neue digitale Wirtschaft Europas voran, auch und gerade bei Produktionssystemen. Wir konzentrieren uns auf diese Hauptthemen bei chemischen und physikalischen Prozessen und bieten Ihnen den Vorsprung, den Sie verdienen.
OUR EXPERTISE
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We take a holistic approach by tightly integrating numerical simulations with advanced experimental diagnostics and AI/ML tools to deliver real-time validated models and practical insights.
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Computational Fluid Dynamics: our experts develop and apply customized Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Discrete Element Method (DEM) solutions, using open-source tools, to accurately model complex single- and multi-phase flows, chemical reactions, and transport processes in detail.
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Experimental Fluid Dynamics: in parallel, we utilize state-of-the-art experimental diagnostics such as Laser-Doppler-Velocimetry (LDV), Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and Raman Spectroscopy (RS) to gather real-time chemical and flow data from operating processes.
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Data Driven Fluid Dynamics: by merging computational and experimental capabilities with cutting edge AI/ML tools, our team can validate data-driven models against empirical data and extract real-time information, ensuring our models reflect reality accurately and fast.
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This integrated strategy builds confidence in the simulations and also yields actionable insights into flow behaviour, reaction kinetics, and process performance that you as our partner can directly implement.
Picture: Simulation of a multiphase gas-liquid system using a fully resolved Volume of Fluid (VOF) approach, incorporating multi-species mass transfer between the two phases, performed using multiPhaseFoam, an open-source solver implemented in OpenFOAM.
UNSERE VORGEHENSWEISE
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You will be provided with a strong industry orientation, active support through applied development projects, feasibility studies, and expert consulting services. Tailored fluid dynamics solutions to solve real-world production challenges, from scale-up design to troubleshooting and optimization, will be at your disposal.
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Process Design and Implementation: in case of challenges with non-operational or underdeveloped processes, you will benefit from our analyses and redesign of critical parameters and system layouts. Engineering firms will be supported with simulation-driven insights to ensure feasibility, reduce risk and accelerate implementation timelines. These projects typically offer targeted consultation and rapid prototyping backed by numerical and experimental validation.
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Production Optimization: if you are in active industrial production, you will profit from our focus on process optimization and performance enhancement. Using advanced modelling and experimental methods, we conduct sensitivity analyses, identify inefficiencies, and support process characterization. This approach helps you to achieve tangible improvements in energy efficiency, yield, and reliability. Such efforts are often supported by the deployment of simulation tools, customized software modules and structured training packages for in-house teams.​
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Research & Development/Academia: in academic and R&D contexts, you will be provided with a collaboration on longer-term, high-innovation projects, aimed at challenging and surpassing the current state of the art. These efforts are built around open collaboration, novel method development, and joint publications. You will receive validated models, open-source software components, and fundamental insights into complex flow systems. These engagements, typically unfold over the years, are ideal for institutions seeking to explore new directions in fluid dynamics and extend their scientific capabilities.
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Drawing on strong collaborations with industry and academia, we integrate the latest scientific advances into practical solutions and tailor our simulation and experimental capabilities to meet your specific challenges, from engineering to research.
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Picture: Simulation of an adsorption process in a packed bed filled with non-cylindrical particles and a multi-component gas flowing through the bed with adsorption occurring on the solid surfaces, carried out using adsorpFoam, an open-source adsorption solver for OpenFOAM.