FACULTY OF

PROCESS- AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

"Smart Particles" Developed in Magdeburg

01.03.2017 -  

Scientists at the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg have developed a new process that allows a more exact analysis of combustion processes than before. The process could be employed to make engines in the automobile and aerospace industries more efficient, says Professor Frank Beyrau of the Institute of Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamics.

Specifically, the process involves specially developed microparticles which are introduced into engines or turbines together with the combustion air and are illuminated with laser beams. The particles then illuminate briefly, the color giving information on the temperature and the movement, allowing the flow velocity to be determined. Up until now, both variables could only be analyzed using separate methods.

Areas of application for the new technology could be the optimization of injection processes in engines or more effective cooling of gas turbines.

Press release: Leuchtende Mikropartikel unter Extrembedingungen

(Source: Magdeburger Volksstimme)