Current projects of the Chair of Heating and Ventilation
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AirWater – Development of a compact system for independent and continuous solar sorptive water harvesting from the air in arid regions
In Relation to / In the context of the "AirWater" cooperation project, a compact, site-independent system is to be developed that operates without electricity and enables the continuous extraction of water from the air with minimal use of electrical power in arid regions. -
Build4People
The Build4People Project aims to research and promote sustainable building and urban development practices in Cambodia as well as pathways towards their realization. -
CAMaRSEC – Climate-adapted Material Research for the Socio-economic Context in Vietnam
The German-Vietnamese project CAMaRSEC is supporting the implementation and further development of energy-efficient, resource-efficient and sustainable construction practices. Based on interdisciplinary problem analysis and fundamental research, effective infrastructures for research, characteristic value determination, training, education and the transfer of scientific results into Vietnamese construction and planning practices are being developed. -
CHESTER - Compressed Heat Energy STorage for Energy from Renewable sources
The main objective of the project is to develop and validate an innovative system for energy management, energy storage and for flexible supply with various renewable energies into electricity networks and/or heating networks via connecting electrical and thermal sector. -
CROW - Expansion and optimization of the “Hirtenwiesen II” solar district heating system in Crailsheim/Germany as well as accompanying research on solar district heat and seasonal thermal energy storage
The objective of the CROW project is the strategic and sustainable expansion and optimization of the solar district heating system “Hirtenwiesen II” in Crailsheim: considering the increased number of heat consumers connected to the district heating system, the originally planned solar fraction of at least 50 % shall be achieved again. -
EDAPA - Development of a diffusion-absorption refrigerator with a plate heat exchanger as generator
A diffusion-absorption refrigerator is operated exclusively by the addition of heat and does not need any mechanical energy. The refrigerating machine therefore operates free from wear and at a low noise level. In the EDAPA research project, the diffusion-absorption process shall be made applicable for the air conditioning of buildings by scaling the process towards higher cooling capacities. -
EDropSep – Development of an energy-efficient, dielectrophoretic droplet separator
In the EDropSep research project, a novel separation concept is developed which allows for a higher energy efficiency in the separation of droplets with diameters in the lower µm area. -
HetKond – Energy-efficient aerosol separation via heterogeneous condensation
In this project, the unexplored heterogeneous condensation on the particles from biomass combustion shall be investigated. This includes the activability of the particles and their growth. Non-contact optical measurement technology as well as specific sampling shall enable to gain deep insight into the complex processes. In order to achieve a high oversaturation, the use of spray towers shall be optimized to ensure a successful heterogeneous condensation so that the aerosols can be efficiently separated. -
IntegraTE – Initiative towards market establishment and dissemination of systems for supplying thermal and eletrical energy using PVT collectors and heat pumps in the building sector
The objective of the IntegraTE project is to achieve an increased market penetration with technically and economically attractive systems for thermal and electrical energy supply using PVT and heat pumps in the building sector. PVT collectors generate both thermal and electrical energy by using solar radiation. -
KoSSWaL – Continuous solar-sorptive water harvesting from the air in arid regions
In this research project, funded by Vector Stiftung, a laboratory demonstration unit shall be built and operated, testing a new concept that allows to harvest water from the air in arid climate. -
OLiS – Investigations of optimized mechanical air distribution concepts in schools to improve indoor air quality, comfort and energy efficiency
The objective of this research project is to create a planning manual to assist planners regarding an optimized air distribution in classrooms. -
OptAwEW - Optimization of absorption heat pumps to be used in fourth generation district heating systems
District heating systems are an important part of today’s heat supply and, even more, of the future heat supply. In order to be able to integrate more heat sources in a cost-effective way, the supply temperature shall be reduced to 95 °C or less. The integration of those heat sources is further supported by an additional reduction of the return temperature in the district heating system via an absorption heat pump. Such an absorption heat pump, to be used in fourth generation district heating systems, is investigated at IGTE. -
Sol4City – Development of integrated solar supply concepts for climate-neutral buildings for the "city of the future”
The supply concepts in the joint Sol4City project are based on an anergy network for heat pumps which allows, in combination with a low-temperature latent storage, an efficient use of regenerative, thermal energy sources. -
StoEx2 - Further development, testing and demonstration of large-water-volume, low-cost hot-water stores with highly efficient thermal insulation for outdoor application
The major research objectives are the testing and demonstration of two optimized StoEx2 stores under real operational conditions. -
Test aerosol – Test aerosols and test methods for the investigation of efficiency of air purification technologies against SARS-CoV-2
Currently it is not yet completely known to what extent air cleaners are capable to separate virus particles and aerosols from the air and thus to reduce the COVID-19 infection risk in rooms. The objective of the research project is to determine the influencing parameters related to the effectiveness of the devices in order to develop an appropriate test method.
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