Services

The centre provides consulting support in the following R&D fields:

viscometry of process fluids
rheology of non-Newtonian liquids and fluids
characterization of lubricants for wide applications
determination of surface and interface tension of liquids
determination of contact angle at soli fluid interface
material, energy, and economic optimization of processes – Pinch analysis
design of new process apparatuses and retrofitting
application of 3D printing technology to the chemical engineering applications
Resident time distributions in microfluidic devices

Laboratory of multiphase flows

The laboratory is focused on the hydrodynamic behavior of gas-liquid dispersions, of emulsions, and suspensions. It is equipped with devices for determining the surface tension, interphase tension, contact angles, viscosity, and density of the fluids in a wide range of experimental temperatures.

Virtual laboratory of process modeling

The laboratory is focused on balance and design calculations of technological units, optimization of material and energy flows, and their economic impacts. Problems involving heat, mass, and momentum transfer are included too.

Laboratory of microfluidics

The laboratory is focused on studying microfluidic devices, mixers, and reactors. With the support of 3D printing technology, it has a wide application potential, especially in flow chemistry focused on preparing small-volume batches of materials with high added value.

Laboratory of chemical engineering

The laboratory is focused on practical teaching of chemical engineering primarily. It is equipped with apparatus of unit operations on a quarter-operational scale, on which students can test and verify theoretically acquired knowledge. The following processes are represented:

Absorption, Adsorption, Distillation, Rectification, Extraction, Filtration, Drying, Variable Layout of Chemical Reactors, Sedimentation, Plate Heat Exchanger, Heat transfer by Conduction and Convection, Heat transfer by Radiation, Diffusion in Liquids and Gases, Flow of Liquids in Pipes and determination of friction coefficients and local losses, pumping of liquids and determination of pump characteristics of pumps connected in series and in parallel connection and diffusion membrane processes in the fuel cell and electrolyzer.