NThe BEARS laboratory hosts a variety of experimental setups for the study of nucleate boiling and critical heat flux (also under microgravity conditions), as well as devices for the experimental investigation of fundamental phenomena such as bubble formation and dynamics and droplet evaporation. It also includes an apparatus dedicated to the study of small-scale refrigeration cycles using organic refrigerants, in which innovative solutions are applied to maximize performance. In addition, there is equipment for the thermo-fluid-dynamic characterization of structured and unstructured metal foams.
Within this laboratory, Pulsating Heat Pipes (PHPs) and phase-change composite materials are also studied, with particular focus on space applications. The laboratory is equipped with instrumentation for measuring temperature, flow rate, pressure, thermal conductivity, and surface tension.
Faculty involved:
Di Marco, Filippeschi, Mameli, Garivalis