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The Norwegian University of Science and Technology

NTNU

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NTNU key figures (2008)

53 departments in 7 facultiesNTNU LibraryMuseum of Natural History and Archaeology

63 600 student applications – more than 10 000 have NTNU as first choice

20 000 registered students, 6900 admitted2 850 degrees awarded

314 doctoral degrees awarded

4 500 person-years2 700 employed in education and research; 557 professorsBudget: EUR 550 million560 000 m2 owned and rented premises

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NTNU Faculties

• Architecture and fine arts• Engineering Science and

Technology• Information Technology,

Mathematics and electrical Engineering

• Medicine• Social Science and Technology

Management• Arts• Natural Sciences and

Technology

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Ten areas of study• Architecture• Technology• Science• Humanities• Social Sciences• Medicine• Psychology• Fine Art• Music• Practical-pedagogical Education

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OtherEUState/municipalIndustryResearch CouncilMinistry of Educ.

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Research• 314 doctoral degrees awarded in 2008

• More than 2000 research projects

• 62 EU projects from 2002–2006

• 30 projects in the EU’s 7th Framework Programmes

• More than 320 cooperative agreements with universities globally

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Cooperation with

• SINTEF is one of Europe’s largest independent research organizations

• Budget: EUR 325 million/year (2008)• 2150 staff from 64 different countries• Contract research in technology, natural sciences, medicine and

social sciences• Joint strategy with NTNU• Cooperates with NTNU in terms of staff, equipment, laboratories

and science communication• 19 Gemini Centres for joint NTNU–SINTEF R&D

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Strategic focus

• Six thematic strategic areas

• Interdisciplinary research activities – examples:

– Gas Technology Centre

– NTNU Nanolab

• Hosting three Centres of Excellence

• Hosting three Centres of Research-based Innovation, participating in 10 of 13 national centres

• Research partner in six centres for environmental friendly energy

• Nordic Five Tech – Strategic alliance of the leading Nordic technical universities

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NTNU’s six strategic areas

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• Energy and Petroleum – Resources and Environment• Medical Technology• Materials Technology• Marine and Maritime Technology• Information and Communication Technology• Globalization

Budget:Seed funding (EUR 0.5–1.5 million per area)

Funding for PhD candidates

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Centres of Excellence

Centre for Quantifiable Quality of Service in Communication Systems – Q2S

Centre for the Biology of Memory – CBM

Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures – CESOS

Duration: 2003–2013Budget: EUR 11 million annuallyFunded by the Research Council of Norway,NTNU and industry

Nationally selected research groups at NTNU of high international standard that are governed by uniform management principles.

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CESOS – Ships and Ocean StructuresDesign and operation of the future’sships and ocean structures:

• Marine hydrodynamics• Structural mechanics• Automatic control

FAKTAR & D

Oil and gas operations in deep water challenge mooring systems and risers.

6 key persons, 11 postdocs, 32 PhDs in progress (2008). A total of 40 research man-years, including visiting professors and associated personnel.

Co-funded by NTNU and the Research Council of Norway

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Centres for Research-based Innovation

• Medical Imaging Laboratory for Innovative Future Healthcare (MI Lab)• Structural Impact Laboratory (SIMLab)• Centre for Integrated Operations in the Petroleum Industry (CIO)

Duration: 2007–2015.

Budget: Min. EUR 7.5 mill. annually.

Funded by the Research Council, NTNU and industry.

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Research-intensive enterprises allied with prominent research groups at NTNU

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Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME)

Top-level R&D groups cooperating with innovative industriesEstablished by the Research Council of Norway 2009

FME Centre hosted by NTNU:- Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings – ZEB

FME Centres with NTNU as active partner:- BIGCCS – International CCS Research Centre- Centre for Environmental Design of Renewable Energy

(CEDREN)- Bioenergy Innovation Centre (CenBio)- Research Centre for Offshore Wind Technology- The Norwegian Research Centre for Solar Cell Techno logy

Duration: 2009–2017, based on evaluations

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Major laboratories

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NTNU and SINTEF share more than 100 research laboratories:

• Hydrodynamic/marine technology laboratories (Towing Tank and Ocean Basin Laboratory)

• Machine Tools Laboratory

• Materials and Engineering Laboratories

• Laboratories for semiconductor materials

• NTNU Nanolab – Nanotechnology

• Waterpower Laboratory

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Institute for energy and process engineering

– 150 employees– 90 PhD-students– 4 specialist groups

• Thermal Energy• Industrial Process Technology• Energy Indoor Environment• Fluid Engineering

– About 70 master students each year – 8 laboratories with an area of 6000 m2

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Waterpower Laboratory

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⁄ 1131 power plants

⁄ Installed capacity: 29.028 MW

⁄ Production: 122 TWh

Norwegian Hydropower Status per 1st January 2008

Size Number Total Power

Annualproduction

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Micro hydro 0 – 0,1 201 8 41

Mini hydro 0,1 - 1 231 110 490

Small hydro 1 - 10 368 1.247 5.640

Large hydro 10 -100 253 9.223 41.348

Large hydro > 100 78 18.440 73.345Source: Fakta 2008, Energi og vannressurser i Norge, OED

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WATERPOWER LABORATORY

• Built in 1916• Main areas of research and

development:– Hydro Turbines

• Francis• Pelton

• Pump-Turbines

– Centrifugal Pumps– Pump and turbine control

systems

• New areas of research and development:– Tidal energy– Wind energy

– Wave energy

Prof. G. Sundby Prof. K. Alming1911 - 1952 1952 -1987

Prof. H. Brekke Prof. T. Nielsen1986 - 2002 2002 -

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• Maximum head: 100 meter• Open system head: 16

meter• Maximum flow: 1,0 m3/s• Maximum power: 700 kW

• The system is designed to operate in both open and closed loop.

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PhD-projects• Pressure Oscillation in Francis turbines

– Einar Kobro• Pressure Oscillation in the draft tube of Francis turbines

– Håkon Hjort Francke• System dynamics i hydro power plants

– Pål-Tore Selbo Storli• Efficiency measurements of turbines at low heads

– Jørgen Ramdal• Sediment erosion in Francis turbines

– Hari Prasad Neopane• Caracteristics of Reversible PumpTurbines

– Grund Olimbstad• Flow phenomena in hydro turbines

– Pål Henrik Finstad• Design of offshore floating wind turbines

– Lars Frøyd• Design of tidal turbines

– Celine Faudot

• Governing Reversible PumpTurbines– Eve Walseth

• Labyrinth sealing flow– Wey Zhao

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Hydro PowerOngoing projects

• Francis turbine model test

• Pressure Oscillation in Francis turbines

• Development of a contra rotating micro turbine

• Efficiency measurements in the field

• Efficiency measurements of a small Pelton turbine

• Sediment erosion in Francis turbines

• SMART – Strategies to Promote Small Scale Hydro Electricity Production in Europe

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Contra rotating axial turbine

•• Low headLow head•• 2 stages2 stages•• Compact solutionCompact solution•• Flexible controlFlexible control