University of Maribor

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Maribor, SloveniaInstitute for power, process and environmental engineering

Experimental methodsLaser-Doppler AnemometryParticle Image Velocimetry

Model testing

Numerical modelingBEEAS/BEMflow (in house code)

CFX4/5FIRE

Melcor

Theoretical and appliedresearch

turbulent flow, multiphase flow, porous media flow, combustion

Fields of interest:

•Power engineeringinternal combustion engines, turbomachinery, heating and ventilation

•Process engineeringmixing, drying, thermal and mechanical separations

•Environmental engineeringwaste water and air treatment, burning, waste management

Equipment:•HP workstation cluster•Modern experimental facilities (LDA, PIV, interal combustion engine test facility, power plant simulation model)Staff:• 30 researchers (8 prof., 10.M.Sc., 10 technical staff)

References •academic cooperation: University Erlangen-Nurnberg,B.R.D,

Brunel University, U.K., U.C.L.A, U.S.A., Berkely,U.S.A.,…•international research projects: Copernikus PEGAS (U.M.I.S.T,

UNI Erlangen-Nurnberg), AVL Graz, Alexander von Humboldt Fundation, B.R.D.

•Over 100 JCR scientific articles in international journals in the last 15 years•Applied research: LEK, Gorenje, AVL, Alchrom, TAM, Cimos, KIV, Turboinstitut..

Contact: prof. dr. Leopold Škerget, Faculty of mechanical engineering Maribor, Institute for power, process and environmental engineering, Smetanova 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia Email: leo@uni-mb.si, Fax: +386 2 220 7990 Tel: +386 2 220 7772