Laser Laboratory – Archimedes Section

• Test station complete with sensors (resistance thermometers, thermoflowmeters, temperature and relative humidity probes, probes for measuring the flow rate and air velocity, equipped with air conditioning system complete with air handling unit, water heater, refrigeration unit, emission terminals (radiator, ventilconvettore, underfloor heating, air outlet and extraction vents), fully monitored and controlled for research in the field of air conditioning systems and the thermal behavior of buildings;
• Solar thermal system complete with storage tank and control system for research in the field of solar thermal systems;
• Scale model for the estimation of natural illuminance inside the rooms complete with internal and external photometric sensors;
• Instrumentation for the measurement of external photometric quantities complete with sky scanner, sun tracker, photometers and luminance meters;
• Meteorological station for the acquisition of temperature and relative humidity data of the external air, wind speed, direct and diffuse solar radiation;
• Small climatic chamber for the thermophysical characterization of materials;
• Large climatic chamber for the thermophysical characterization of walls;
• High performance professional thermal imaging camera;
• Calculation codes for modeling and dynamic simulation of the thermophysical behavior of buildings (Design Builder, C++, TRNSYS)

Activities:

LASER – Laboratory for Application of Smart Energy and Renewables - consists of three sections: Technical Physics, Building Acoustics and Work Environment, Air quality and occupancy monitoring. The Technical Physics section deals with the following topics: Study of the energy of buildings, validation of models for the dynamic simulation of the thermal behavior of buildings, fluid dynamic analysis of the intake and exhaust system of internal combustion engines using experimental and numerical techniques, fluid dynamic characterization of innovative components using experimental and numerical techniques, development of high-accuracy fluid-dynamic and magneto-hydrodynamic numerical codes.

• GINESTRA 2004-2006. Project financed by MIUR. Partenrs :- CRF (FIAT Research Center), University of Calabria. New processes for the extraction of broom fiber.
• MA-TR-ECO PON MIUR. 2011-2015. Partners : ADLER Plastic S.p.A.; CRF, TIBERINA, FIREMA Trasporti S.p.A., COSMOB S.r.l., FILADEL S.r.l., SIRIANNI S.r.l., BORRONE S.r.l., University of Calabria, University of Bari, University of Naples, University of Catania. The project aims to develop new composites in vegetable fibers, and a pilot plant for defibration of natural fibers
• MESSIAH POR Cultural Heritage District 2009-2011. Development of innovative methodologies for the restoration of cultural heritage
• COREL BY Calabria Region 2010-2012. Development of innovative methodologies for the conservation of the book heritage.
• ITACHA PON MIUR 2012-2015. Development of bio-disinfestation protocols for works of art in the TUCHEB Room 6. COLFIBEN BY Calabria Region 2010-2012. production of biofuels from vegetable fibers and industrial use of waste products
• MACPOFIN 2014-2015 Innovation pole for materials. Creation of composite materials for construction
• SCODA 2014-2015 Innovation Hub for Cultural Heritage. New methodologies for the certification of works of art.
• PRIN MIUR 2008-2010. Materials and processes for optoelectronics
• Lamellow European project for the production of smart windows