Quantitative cleaning prediction for industrial applications through flow simulation
Motivation
The Federal Government has set the goal of identifying the diverse application potential of excellent research even more quickly and effectively and making it usable for industry and society. To achieve this, the bridge between academic research and its commercial exploitation or social application must be further strengthened. The BMBF funding measure "Validation of the technological and social innovation potential of scientific research - VIP+" addresses this issue and supports researchers in systematically validating research results and opening up areas of application.
Aim and Approach
Machines in the food, beverage and cosmetics industries have to be cleaned several times a day. In order to meet the strict requirements, the energy, water, chemicals and time required for cleaning are often oversized. Savings can be made with the help of cleaning simulations. The collaborative partners are therefore researching possibilities for quantitative cleaning prediction using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods, which also incorporate pollution-specific parameters via variable boundary conditions. The project aims to prove that the methods developed can efficiently solve cleaning predictions for complex plant components. As a basis, a compact characterization workstation is to be developed for the rapid determination of the contamination parameters and the simulation models are to be implemented in software that is widely used in industry.
Innovations and Prospects
Cleaning processes can potentially be carried out much more efficiently, saving 30-80% of the time and 30-75% of the costs involved in the beverage industry. Following successful validation, the aim is to develop a service and spin-offs.
Project funding:
Validation of the technological and social innovation potential of scientific research - VIP+ No. 03VP12321
Project duration:
04/2025-03/2027
Project management and processing:
© Köhler
Cleaning Technologies
NameDr.-Ing. Hannes Köhler
Research Field Coordinator
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Cooperation partner: Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV