Transcript LABORATORY OF FLUID MECHANICS & ENERGY (LFME

LFME
LABORATORY OF FLUID MECHANICS & ENERGY
DIRECTOR: PROFESSOR DEMOS T. TSAHALIS
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS, P.O. BOX 1400, GR-26500 PATRA, GREECE
TEL: +30-610-997577, FAX: +30-610-997267, URL: HTTP://LFME.CHEMENG.UPATRAS.GR E-MAIL: [email protected]
LABORATORY OF FLUID
MECHANICS & ENERGY (LFME)
UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS
Tel.: +30-610-997577
Fax: +30-610-997267
Email: [email protected]
URL: http://lfme.chemeng.upatras.gr
LFME
LABORATORY OF FLUID MECHANICS & ENERGY
DIRECTOR: PROFESSOR DEMOS T. TSAHALIS
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS, P.O. BOX 1400, GR-26500 PATRA, GREECE
TEL: +30-610-997577, FAX: +30-610-997267, URL: HTTP://LFME.CHEMENG.UPATRAS.GR E-MAIL: [email protected]
The University of Patras
• Established in 1964
• Located 6 Km NE of the city of Patras, along
the Athens-Patras national highway
• The third largest University in Greece in terms
of student number, staff employed and courses
offered
LFME
LABORATORY OF FLUID MECHANICS & ENERGY
DIRECTOR: PROFESSOR DEMOS T. TSAHALIS
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS, P.O. BOX 1400, GR-26500 PATRA, GREECE
TEL: +30-610-997577, FAX: +30-610-997267, URL: HTTP://LFME.CHEMENG.UPATRAS.GR E-MAIL: [email protected]
The University of Patras
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School of Sciences:
School of Health Sciences:
School of Humanities and Social Sciences:
School of Economics:
School of Engineering:
6 Departments
2 Departments
5 Departments
2 Departments
7 Departments
LFME
LABORATORY OF FLUID MECHANICS & ENERGY
DIRECTOR: PROFESSOR DEMOS T. TSAHALIS
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS, P.O. BOX 1400, GR-26500 PATRA, GREECE
TEL: +30-610-997577, FAX: +30-610-997267, URL: HTTP://LFME.CHEMENG.UPATRAS.GR E-MAIL: [email protected]
School of Engineering
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Department of Chemical Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
Department of Computer Engineering & Informatics
Department of Electrical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Engineering Sciences
Department of Architecture
LFME
LABORATORY OF FLUID MECHANICS & ENERGY
DIRECTOR: PROFESSOR DEMOS T. TSAHALIS
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS, P.O. BOX 1400, GR-26500 PATRA, GREECE
TEL: +30-610-997577, FAX: +30-610-997267, URL: HTTP://LFME.CHEMENG.UPATRAS.GR E-MAIL: [email protected]
The Chemical Engineering
Department
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Faculty members:
Post-graduate students:
Post-doctoral researchers:
Undergraduate students:
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LFME
LABORATORY OF FLUID MECHANICS & ENERGY
DIRECTOR: PROFESSOR DEMOS T. TSAHALIS
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS, P.O. BOX 1400, GR-26500 PATRA, GREECE
TEL: +30-610-997577, FAX: +30-610-997267, URL: HTTP://LFME.CHEMENG.UPATRAS.GR E-MAIL: [email protected]
The Chemical Engineering
Department
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Division A: Fundamental Sciences
Division B: Material Science and Technology
Division C: Chemical and Biochemical Processes
Division D: Natural Processes and Environment.
LFME
LABORATORY OF FLUID MECHANICS & ENERGY
DIRECTOR: PROFESSOR DEMOS T. TSAHALIS
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS, P.O. BOX 1400, GR-26500 PATRA, GREECE
TEL: +30-610-997577, FAX: +30-610-997267, URL: HTTP://LFME.CHEMENG.UPATRAS.GR E-MAIL: [email protected]
The Chemical Engineering
Department
• Inorganic and Analytic
Chemistry
• Physical Chemistry, Structure
and Dynamic of Amorphic
Materials and Fluids
• Statistic Thermodynamics
and Macromolecules
• Polymers
• Materials and Metallurgy
• Ceramics and Composite
Materials
• Chemistry of Plasma
• Heterogeneous Catalysis
• Chemical Processes and
Electrochemistry
• Surface Science
• Biochemical Engineering and
Environmental Technology
• System Dynamics
• Transport Phenomena and
Hydrodynamic Physical
Chemistry
• FLUID MECHANICS AND
ENERGY
• Numerical Fluid Dynamics
LFME
LABORATORY OF FLUID MECHANICS & ENERGY
DIRECTOR: PROFESSOR DEMOS T. TSAHALIS
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS, P.O. BOX 1400, GR-26500 PATRA, GREECE
TEL: +30-610-997577, FAX: +30-610-997267, URL: HTTP://LFME.CHEMENG.UPATRAS.GR E-MAIL: [email protected]
Laboratory of Fluid Mechanics
& Energy (LFME)
• Established in 1990 by Professor Demos T.
Tsahalis.
• Focuses its activities in the development of
methodologies, algorithms and computer
software for the modeling of energy related and
fluid mechanics problems as well as performing
vibration and noise experiments/measurements
LFME
LABORATORY OF FLUID MECHANICS & ENERGY
DIRECTOR: PROFESSOR DEMOS T. TSAHALIS
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS, P.O. BOX 1400, GR-26500 PATRA, GREECE
TEL: +30-610-997577, FAX: +30-610-997267, URL: HTTP://LFME.CHEMENG.UPATRAS.GR E-MAIL: [email protected]
Areas of Research
• Active Noise and Vibration Control (ANVC)
• Energy Related Problems (Rational Use of Energy,
Renewable Energies, etc.)
• Optimization - Genetic Algorithms (GAs)
• Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Neural Networks,
Expert Systems)
• Modeling - Finite Element Method (FEM)
• Substructuring Techniques
LFME
LABORATORY OF FLUID MECHANICS & ENERGY
DIRECTOR: PROFESSOR DEMOS T. TSAHALIS
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS, P.O. BOX 1400, GR-26500 PATRA, GREECE
TEL: +30-610-997577, FAX: +30-610-997267, URL: HTTP://LFME.CHEMENG.UPATRAS.GR E-MAIL: [email protected]
Funded Research Projects
LFME
LABORATORY OF FLUID MECHANICS & ENERGY
DIRECTOR: PROFESSOR DEMOS T. TSAHALIS
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS, P.O. BOX 1400, GR-26500 PATRA, GREECE
TEL: +30-610-997577, FAX: +30-610-997267, URL: HTTP://LFME.CHEMENG.UPATRAS.GR E-MAIL: [email protected]
Funded Research Projects
Funding
Source
Project Title
Duration
Funding
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STRIDE
Development of Automobile Catalytic
Converter
1991-1993
70,000
STRIDE
Development of Wind Generator and
Dissalination Unit (WIND)
1992-1994
90,000
EKT
Computational Fluid Mechanics
1992
19,000
PENED
Integrated Study for the Application of
Active Noise Control in A Papermill
1997-1999
25,000
Grant for participation in the Activities of
the Committee on the Challenges of Modern
Society (CCMS)
1993-1995
1,3000
National
International
NATO
LFME
LABORATORY OF FLUID MECHANICS & ENERGY
DIRECTOR: PROFESSOR DEMOS T. TSAHALIS
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS, P.O. BOX 1400, GR-26500 PATRA, GREECE
TEL: +30-610-997577, FAX: +30-610-997267, URL: HTTP://LFME.CHEMENG.UPATRAS.GR E-MAIL: [email protected]
Funded Research Projects
European
Commission
BRITE-EURAM
Advanced Study for Active Noise
Control in Aircraft (ASANCA-I)
1990-1992
55,000
THERMIE
Pipeline and Riser Safety Evaluation
(PRISE)
1991-1992
17,000
BRITE-EURAM
Basic Research in Aircaft Noise
(BRAIN)
1993-1995
76,000
BRITE-EURAM
Advanced Noise Reduction Using
Active Vibration Actuators (ANRAVA)
1993-1995
90,000
JOULE
Methodology for Optimization of
Operation and Site-Scale Energy Use in
Production Plants ( MOOSE)
1993-1995
50,000
LFME
LABORATORY OF FLUID MECHANICS & ENERGY
DIRECTOR: PROFESSOR DEMOS T. TSAHALIS
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS, P.O. BOX 1400, GR-26500 PATRA, GREECE
TEL: +30-610-997577, FAX: +30-610-997267, URL: HTTP://LFME.CHEMENG.UPATRAS.GR E-MAIL: [email protected]
Funded Research Projects
BRITE- EURAM /
THEMATIC
NETWORK
Active Noise and Vibration Control
Thematic Network (ACTIVNET)Exploratory Phase-Coordinator
1996-1997
17,000
BRITE- EURAM /
THEMATIC
NETWORK
Thematic Network on Noise Control
Materials (NOCOMAT)-Expoloratory
Phase
1996-1997
8,520
BRITE- EURAM
A Generic Active Vibration Control
System of Surfaces (GASS)Coordinator
1997-2000
180,000
BRITE- EURAM
High Efficiency Motor Bogie for Trains
(HEMBOT)
1997-2000
105,000
BRITE- EURAM /
THEMATIC
NETWORK
European Noise and Vibration
Network (ENOVNET)
1997-2001
102,000
LFME
LABORATORY OF FLUID MECHANICS & ENERGY
DIRECTOR: PROFESSOR DEMOS T. TSAHALIS
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS, P.O. BOX 1400, GR-26500 PATRA, GREECE
TEL: +30-610-997577, FAX: +30-610-997267, URL: HTTP://LFME.CHEMENG.UPATRAS.GR E-MAIL: [email protected]
Funded Research Projects
Tacis
Umbrella Project for Establishment
and Development of International
Innovation Network Infrastructure
(UPEDINI)-Coordinator
1998-2000
140,000
BRITE-EURAM
Identification of an Aircraft Passenger
Comfort Index (IDEA PACI)
1998-2000
120,000
JOULE
An Expert System for Optimal
Insertion of intesified Energy Saving
Tecnologies in the Industrial Processes
(EXSYS II)
1998-2001
116,000
BRITE-EURAM /
THEMATIC
NETWORK
Thematic Network on Noise Control
Materials (NOCOMAT)
1998-2001
48,740
LFME
LABORATORY OF FLUID MECHANICS & ENERGY
DIRECTOR: PROFESSOR DEMOS T. TSAHALIS
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS, P.O. BOX 1400, GR-26500 PATRA, GREECE
TEL: +30-610-997577, FAX: +30-610-997267, URL: HTTP://LFME.CHEMENG.UPATRAS.GR E-MAIL: [email protected]
Equipment
• Virtual Instrument hardware and software:
– 1 Intel Pentium II @ 233 MHz 320 MB RAM PC with:
• 2 National Instruments AT-MIO-16L-9 data
acquisition cards
• 1 National Instruments PC-MIO-16E4 data
acquisition card
– 2 National Instruments BNC-2080 Analog BNC boards
and 1 National Instruments BNC-2090 Analog BNC
board
– LabVIEW 5.1 software.
LFME
LABORATORY OF FLUID MECHANICS & ENERGY
DIRECTOR: PROFESSOR DEMOS T. TSAHALIS
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS, P.O. BOX 1400, GR-26500 PATRA, GREECE
TEL: +30-610-997577, FAX: +30-610-997267, URL: HTTP://LFME.CHEMENG.UPATRAS.GR E-MAIL: [email protected]
Equipment
• Acoustic Measurement System:
– 20 Acousticel 130A microphones with their mounting
sockets
– 1 PCB 070C21 input patch panel (16 Channels)
– 1 Acousticel Series 513A signal conditioner (16
Channels)
– 1 Handheld microphone calibrator
LFME
LABORATORY OF FLUID MECHANICS & ENERGY
DIRECTOR: PROFESSOR DEMOS T. TSAHALIS
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS, P.O. BOX 1400, GR-26500 PATRA, GREECE
TEL: +30-610-997577, FAX: +30-610-997267, URL: HTTP://LFME.CHEMENG.UPATRAS.GR E-MAIL: [email protected]
Equipment
• Vibration Measurement System:
– 16 Single axis shear accelerometers with their mounting
pads
– 1 PCB 070C29-S Input patch panel (16 Channels)
– 1 PCB 583 Series multi-channel programmable ICP
power supply and signal conditioner (16 channels)
– 1 Handheld accelerometer calibrator
LFME
LABORATORY OF FLUID MECHANICS & ENERGY
DIRECTOR: PROFESSOR DEMOS T. TSAHALIS
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS, P.O. BOX 1400, GR-26500 PATRA, GREECE
TEL: +30-610-997577, FAX: +30-610-997267, URL: HTTP://LFME.CHEMENG.UPATRAS.GR E-MAIL: [email protected]
Equipment
• General Instruments:
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1 Telinstrument TI-5252 25 MHz Oscilloscope
2 Goldstar FG-2002C Function generators
1 HP 203A Variable phase function generator
1 Texas Instruments TMS320C2x EVM programmable DSP board
with the appropriate software (TMS320 C and Assembly
programming languages)
• Piezoelectric Kit:
– 1 Piezo Systems Inc. KMA-005 Piezoelectric Motor/Actuator Kit
LFME
LABORATORY OF FLUID MECHANICS & ENERGY
DIRECTOR: PROFESSOR DEMOS T. TSAHALIS
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS, P.O. BOX 1400, GR-26500 PATRA, GREECE
TEL: +30-610-997577, FAX: +30-610-997267, URL: HTTP://LFME.CHEMENG.UPATRAS.GR E-MAIL: [email protected]
Hardware & Software
• PC-based local area network consisting of:
– AMD K6/200 MHz Windows NT 4.0 server with:
• World Wide Web (WWW) server
• FTP server
• E-MAIL server
– 1 AMD K6/200 MHz with 128 MB RAM
– 3 Intel Pentium/100/120 MHz computers with 32/64 MB RAM
– 6 Intel 80486/100/133 MHz computers with 32/64 MB RAM
LFME
LABORATORY OF FLUID MECHANICS & ENERGY
DIRECTOR: PROFESSOR DEMOS T. TSAHALIS
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS, P.O. BOX 1400, GR-26500 PATRA, GREECE
TEL: +30-610-997577, FAX: +30-610-997267, URL: HTTP://LFME.CHEMENG.UPATRAS.GR E-MAIL: [email protected]
Hardware & Software
• DIGITAL MicroVax VT 3100 local area
network with:
– 4 VT terminals
– 2 PC AT connected as terminals.
• Portable Computers with full dial-up
networking capabilities:
– 2 Intel 80486 computers
– 1 Intel 80386 computer
LFME
LABORATORY OF FLUID MECHANICS & ENERGY
DIRECTOR: PROFESSOR DEMOS T. TSAHALIS
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS, P.O. BOX 1400, GR-26500 PATRA, GREECE
TEL: +30-610-997577, FAX: +30-610-997267, URL: HTTP://LFME.CHEMENG.UPATRAS.GR E-MAIL: [email protected]
Hardware & Software
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MATLAB 4.2c1
LabVIEW 5.1
ALGOR
ANSYS v5.53
CSi SAP 90 Structural Analysis Software
Salford FTN77
PHOENICS 2.22