Projet Micro-FloTec (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Staff Exchanges
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

With the emergence of Industry 4.0, electronic and digital devices are incorporated into almost all high tech applications. There has also been a notable shift towards compact electronic devices, which requires more intense operating powers — leading to enormous heat dissipation. Thus, whilst devices are increasingly becoming portable and powerful, thermal management techniques are arguably not catching up at the same rate. Hence, continuous improvement and innovative approaches are needed. In this regard, microchannel-based techniques present innovative possibilities to tackle thermal management and cooling issues in modern appliances across various industries, aligning with the trend to adopt more sustainable approaches and the EU 2016 legislation for heating and cooling. Consequently, our 'Micro-FloTec' project adapts an international, multidisciplinary, and collaborative approach to exchange expertise from 17 research institutions and two industrial partners to trigger significant advancements and agile development for heat transfer and thermal management solutions. The consortium shares robust experience and skills related to heat transfer enhancement, large-scale electrical energy storage via thermal processes, new generation materials science, multi-phase flow, flow and heat transfer of high-temperature rotating parts, design and modelling for energy-efficient control systems, marketing and entrepreneurship skills, amongst others. Based on the appraisal of the current state-of-the-art literature and technologies, we aim to tackle problems within morphological optimization of multiphase heat transfer performance and flow resistance reduction, surface modification techniques, and application of multi-phase physics for performance prompting. Our project will hopefully achieve cost-effective and sustainable solutions, initiate future advancements and investigations, and contribute towards the EU's 2050 long-term strategy for climate and energy saving goals.

Mots clés : microchannel, heat transfer, thermal management, microfluids, microtechnology, micro scale boiling, phase change process, 

Participants :
- Picadvanced, sa (Portugal) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 27600.0 €
- Imperial College London (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de technologie du Sud de la Chine (Chine) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Strasbourg (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 82800.0 €
- Université de la Colombie-Britannique (Canada) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Beihang (Chine) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université du Hertfordshire (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- 河南科隆集团有限公司 (Chine) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (Chine) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Rennes (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 23000.0 €
- Université Sun-Yat-Sen (Chine) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université nationale de Séoul (Corée du Sud) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université du Zhejiang (Chine) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université d'Aveiro (Portugal) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 105800.0 €
- Université de Padoue (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 101200.0 €
- Université Kasetsart (Thaïlande) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de technologie de Nanyang (Singapour) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université Sabancı (Turquie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 96600.0 €
- Université Sabancı (Turquie) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €