Thermophoretic Simulator
Simulation based development of a nano-particle collector device
At a glance
- Project leader : Prof. Dr. Gernot Kurt Boiger
- Deputy of project leader : Dr. Asier Zubiaga
- Project team : Thomas Brossi, Steven Brossi, Dr. Thomas Zünd
- Project budget : CHF 15'000
- Project status : completed
- Funding partner : Innosuisse (Innovationsscheck / Projekt Nr. 43131.1 INNO-EE)
- Project partner : mylab elektronik GmbH
- Contact person : Gernot Kurt Boiger
Description
We are developing a novel type of nano-particle-collector. It will collect nano-particles in a very controlled fashion out of ambient air. Extending and applying an in-house Eulerian Lagrangian OpenFoam solver, simulations are used to optimize the device in terms of particle-deposition characteristics.