In the following, some selected ongoing and finished projects representing the research activities are summarized. Links to the project summaries providing more detailed information are included.
- Condensation heat transfer for zeotropic mixtures on horizontal tubes and in tube bundles (funded by DFG; details)
- Surface light scattering for non-transparent fluids (funded by DFG; details)
- Determination of process-relevant thermophysical property data of oxygenated liquid-organic-hydrogen-carrier compounds (as a sub-contractor of HI ERN within the project “OXO-LOHC: Autothermal and ultra-low hydrogen release from LOHCs” funded by StMWi; follow-up of the project given in detail in German and English)
- Experimental investigation of viscosity, interfacial tension, and thermal conductivity of oil-refrigerant mixtures by light scattering and conventional techniques (funded by DFG within the Research Unit (FOR 5595) “Oil-refrigerant multiphase flows in gaps with moving boundaries – Novel microscopic and macroscopic approaches for experiment, modeling, and simulation (Acronym: Archimedes)”; details)
- Influence of dissolved hydrogen on the thermophysical properties of organic liquids (funded by DFG; details)
- Influence of the material properties of blowing agent loaded melts on the formation and structure of polymer foams (funded by DFG; details)
- Dropwise condensation heat transfer of fluids with low surface tension (funded by DFG; details)
- Modeling of heat transfer in hot stamping (funded by DFG; details)
- Moderating effects of alcohols on the interfacial tension of multi-phase systems consisting of carbon dioxide and organic solvents (funded by DFG; details)
- Condensation of binary hydrocarbon mixtures on horizontal tubes and tube bundles (funded by BFS; details (in German only))
- Diffusion in mixtures of water, brine, hydrogen, and methane (contracted research with Shell Global Solutions International BV)
- Effective thermal conductivity of dispersions with a liquid continuous phase (funded by DFG; details)
- Characterization of molecular diffusion in electrolyte systems (funded by DFG; details)
- Development of the shadowgraph method for the accurate determination of diffusivities of fluid mixtures under high pressures and high temperatures (funded by DFG; details)
- Properties of the gas/liquid interface of Interface-enhanced SILP systems (funded by DFG within the Collaborative Research Centre (SFB 1452) “Catalysis at liquid interfaces”; details)
- Characterization of diffusion of nanoparticles (funded by DFG within the Collaborative Research Centre (SFB 1411) “Design of particulate products”; details)
- Thermophysical properties of LOHC systems under conditions relevant for hydrogen release (as a sub-contractor of HI ERN within the LOHC-train project funded by StMWi; details in German and English)
- Thermophysical properties of long-chained hydrocarbons, alcohols, and their mixtures with dissolved gases (completed, funded by DFG; details)
- Development of a high-speed shadowgraph for the accurate and simultaneous determination of multiple transport properties of fluid mixtures under high pressures and high temperatures (completed, funded by DFG; details)
- Characterization of molecular diffusion in liquids with dissolved gases (completed, funded by DFG; details)
- Accurate determination of binary gas diffusion coefficients by using laser-optical measurement methods and molecular dynamics simulations (completed, funded by DFG; details)
- Characterization of microemulsions by dynamic light scattering and Raman spectroscopy (completed, funded by BMWi; details in German)
- Diffusion coefficients in mixtures related to surrogate fuels containing biogenic compounds (completed, part of a project funded by AiF; details in German for the complete project)
- Model-based analysis of diffusion experiments in binary gas mixtures in a Loschmidt cell (completed, funded by DFG; details)
- Lubricant-refrigerant mixtures: Wetting behavior and interfacial tension (completed, funded by FKT; details)
- Diffusion coefficients of gas mixtures using a Loschmidt cell combined with holographic interferometry (completed, funded by DFG; details)
- Diffusion coefficients of refrigerant-lubricant mixtures by dynamic light scattering (completed, funded by FKT; details)
Further information on AOT-TP and research activities can be accessed via the FAU current research information system (CRIS).