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University of West Bohemia

New Technology – Research Centre

► Is higher education institute of University of West Bohemia

► Has direct link to industrial subjects

► Provides research

► By projects

► Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

► Ministry of Industry and Trade

► Grant Agency of the Czech Republic

► European Union

► Ministry of Transportation

► By particular contracts

► Dispose of modern computational, machine and laboratory facilities

NEW TECHNOLOGIES – RESEARCH CENTRE (NTC)

► Number of staff: 77

► 4 professors

► 6 associate professors

► Full-time equivalent: 47,7

► Number of staff under 40 years of age: 47

► Number of staff under 35 years of age: 32

► Overall costs per annum: 2 mil. EUR

► Finance resources

► Project for public institutions

► EU projects

► Projects for organisations in CZ and EU

► Technology and equipment: 4 mil. EUR

STATISTICAL DATA

Traditional

► Computer-assisted modelling of systems in respect of the structure

leading to highly non-linear and clustered tasks

► Research of behavioural processes in the materials being explored,

analysis of their characteristic properties in order to prepare procedures

for prediction of their material properties

Innovative

► Research of behaviour and preparation of new materials (including

smart materials) and their application in photovoltaics, microsystem

engineering, construction industry, mechanical and power engineering

► Research of processes associated with renewable sources of energy

and with purity of atmosphere

KEY COMPETENCES

► Modelling of deformation and dynamic processes (MDP)

RNDr. Voldřich, CSc.

► Modelling and measurement of interaction in electric and mechanic systems (MIS)

Ing. Sedláček, Ph.D.

► Modelling of heterogeneous materials and biomechanical systems (MBS)

Doc. Dr. Ing. Ing. Rohan

► Thermomechanics of technology processes (TTP)

Doc. Ing. Honner, Ph.D.

► Technology of polymer composites (TPK)

Ing. Foller, Ph.D.

► Materials and technology (MAT)

Doc. RNDr. Šutta, Ph.D.

► Interdisciplinary activities (MA)

Ing. Jan Romportl, Ph.D.

DEPARTMENTS

Collision of an 85E locomotive with a reference object

Speed: 100 kph

Cooperation with VÚVK and ŠKODA Research

MODELLING OF DEFORMATION

AND DYMANICS PROCESSES

Tyre shredder

Development of shearing forces in 1 blade

Machine developed in cooperation with Sokolovské

Strojírny a.s. under supervision of the Ministry of Industry



Penetration of steel project with a bullet

- Precision of material models

Ballistics



CFD models of air and of multi-phase flow

MODELLING AND MEASUREMENT OF INTERACTION

IN TECHNICAL SYSTEMS

Modelling of separation process

MODELLING AND MEASUREMENT OF INTERACTION

IN TECHNICAL SYSTEMS

The ROBBY family

A CT graph from the Visible

Human Project”

Dynamic validation of a ribcage model

Comparison with an experiment

A model of a pregnant

woman

A model of man with deformable organs

In close cooperation with

A segment model

Model of knee tendons

Simulated collision of a small passenger car with a

small truck; the calculation confirmed damage in

liver and spleen

Image courtesy of Czech

Police

Experiment corridor by Kroell

► Application of

models for safety in

road, rail, and

air transportation

MODELLING OF HETEROGENEOUS MATERIALS

AND BIOMECHANIAL SYSTEMS

Scaling and ergonomics

Scaling by age of the

population of the Czech

Republic in application of

anthropology data,

application in simulation

of impact on the body of

a young male

Movement controlled by muscle activity

Musculated multi-body

model of an average male;

walking by contraction of

active muscles during

collision with rail stock

Muscle activity for “pre-crash”

Muscled

multi-body

model

Model of tramway nose courtesy

of ŠKODA Transportation



Bio-ballistics

Reference: Criminalist Institute in Prague

Developed software Penetration of material supplying muscle tissue

– mixture of petrolate and paraffine



Blood perfusion multi-scale modelling

Results on micro-structureure

Results on makro-structure



Liquid diffusion in tissue

Homogenisation

- micro – study of movement

and pressure correction

- macro – study of macro

movement and channel

pressure

Micro Macro

x Periodical microstructure

- Darcy flow in channel

Major deformations –

various pressure

systems



Blood vessel model

Micro Diagram of smooth muscle cells and

their mathematical model

FEM model of SMC

Macroscopic model of blood

vessel wall

– deformed

Macro

Distribution of pressure and perfusion rate

in SMC



Blood vessel model



Shape optimisation



► Contactless measurement of temperature (thermal imaging, high-speed

contactless probes, etc.)

► Contact measurement of temperature (thermocouples etc.)

► Measurement devices for special applications (thermal box barrier, etc.)

Special equipment for

temperature measurement in

industrial ovens – continuous

ovens for heating of steel billets

Measurement during

heat treatment of

forgings

Measurement of temperatures and thermal zones

TERMOMECHANICS OF TECHNOLOGY PROCESSES

► Measurement of thermal-optical properties of

materials for high-temperature environments

(emissivity, etc.)

► Measurement of thermal properties of materials

(conductivity, capacity, etc.)

► Assessment of heat flow and heat transfer

Development and application of

methodology for measurement of heat

flow in fires

Measurement of thermal and optical

properties of materials

Measurement of heat flow and thermal-optical properties


► Strain gauge measurement of deformation

► Measurement of residual strain

Measurement of deformation and strain with

resistance strain gauges

Drilling method for measurement of residual

strain

► Near-surface strain (up to 0.5 mm)

► Semidestructive measurement method

(small hole in material surface)

► Various materials (metal, ceramics,

coatings, etc.)

► Strain profile by depth

Mechanical measurement


► Basic calculation FME system Cosmos/MM

► Engineering calculation FEM and modelling system Cosmos DesignStar

► Thermal calculations

► Mechanical calculations (linear and nonlinear tasks, dynamic tasks, etc.)

► Combined thermal-mechanical tasks

► Expansion of experiment results using FEM calculations

Computer Modelling


► Laser marking, coding, etc.

► Laser machining, cutting, drilling, welding, etc.

► Laser heat treatment, coating, etc.

► Permanent laser Coherent HPDDL 4 kW, permanent laser Coherent FAP 40 W, etc.

High-performance permanent laser

Coherent HPDDL 4 kW

► Power: 4 kW

► Wavelength: 808 nm

► Area 12x1 mm or 12x6 mm

► Blowing with inert gas

► Head fixed in a robot

► Surface temperature

measurement

Laser technology for processing of materials


► Special equipment for testing drum and disc brakes with defined moment of inertia

► “Indoor” vehicle tests

► “Outdoor” vehicle tests

► Equipment for high-speed measurement of brake disc temperature

► Measurement of vibration, noise, deformation, etc.

Nůžkový zvedák – nosnost 4,5 t

Ventilační jednotka – průtok 7000 m3/h

Svařovaná podlaha: zatížení –

pochozí 500 kg/m2

pod vozem 3000 kg/m2

Zařízení pro dynamická měření brzd na jednom kole mimo automobil

max. otáčky 1400/min

max. moment 2600 Nm

Zařízení pro dynamickáměření brzd na jednénápravě automobilu

max. simulovanárychlost 140 km/h

Development of testing equipment – Brake Stand


Polymer composite laboratory

► The laboratory engages in research and development in the field of long-thread

polymer composites and particle polymer composites based on geopolymer matrices

with orientation to wide scale of application in machine engineering, building industry,

mining, and electric devices

Basic research programs

► Research in technology of

geopolymerous composites

► Research of material properties of

geopolymerous materials

► Research of casting technology of

geopolymerous structures

POLYMER COMPOSITES TECHNOLOGY

Thermal analysis of carbon composite resins manufactured by pultrusion

Analysis of carbon resin surface using a HIROX 7700 microscope by SPECION

► DMA, TGA, and DSG analyses of thin drawn carbon resins manufactured by

pultrusion technology

► Testing and assessment of new developed systems of epoxy matrices


Dynamic mechanical analysis of pultruded, magnetically conductive

composites

► Dynamic mechanical analysis of pultruded, magnetically conductive composites

► DMA measurement of magnetically conductive resins and analysis of dependence of

the flexibility module on temperature

► Establishment of the rate of hardness in epoxy fibreglass magnetically conductive

resin, determination of resin resistance to heat

DMA analysis of a sample of magnetically conductive resin (Three temperature

cycles shown)


Analysis of the resin layer in a thrust bearing of a power generator

that serves as insulation against bearing currents

► Analysis of potential alternatives to the resin layer manufacturing procedure

► DMA, DSC, and TGA measurement – comparison of heat resistance and

mechanical properties of the bearing housing manufactured with manual resin

application and machine winding

TGA chart Analysis of fibreglass resin surface using a HIROX 7700 microscope by SPECION


Thin layer deposition laboratory

► Deposition of silicon oxides (SiOx)

► Deposition of silicon nitrides (SixNy)

► Deposition of nitrous silicon oxides

(SiOxNy)

► Deposition of hydrogenated Si

(aSi:H)

► Full automatic operation

► Thin layer deposition by PVD process

► RF sputtering – up to 600 W

► DC sputtering – up to 1.5 kW

► Evaporation with electron beam

► Automated process control

► Dry vacuum system

► Boundary pressure: 4.35 x 10-7 mbar

► Working gases: argon, nitrogen, oxygen

Sputtering system chamber

Glow discharge - Target cleaning

Glow discharge – thin layer

deposition

SAMCO PD 220NA PE-CVD system

BOC Edwards TF600 – equipment for sputtering and

electron beam evaporation

MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY

XRD Laboratory

XRD possibilities

► Quality and quantity phase analysis

► Quality and quantity texture analysis

► Analysis of residual strain

► Microstructure (microdeformation,

crystallite size)

Xray powder

diffractometer

AXS Bruker D8

with a 2-D detector

Typical readout of a fine-grain

material – Al2O3 powder

Euler cradle and a 2-

D detector

46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 640

100

200

300

400

Inte

nsity (

cps)

2 (degrees)

1922

3.1

Fe

(110)

Fe

(111) Fe

(200)

46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 640

100

200

300

400

Inte

nsity (

cps)

2 (degrees)

1922

3.1

Fe

(110)

Fe

(111) Fe

(200)

Exploration of austenite content

in TRIP steels using Xray diffraction


Powder Xray diffractometer Panalytical X’Pert Pro

Application

► Quality and quantity phase analysis

► Analysis of residual strain

► Texture analysis

► Analysis of crystal structure changes

► High-temperature phase transformation

► Ultra-fast data collection using a PIXcell detector 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70

0

10000

20000

30000

40000

50000

60000

70000

ZnO powder

Inte

nsi

ty (

counts

)

2 (degrees)

(201)

(112)

(200)

(103)(110)

(102)

(101)

(002)

(100)

Theta-theta

goniometer

Readout of a fine-grained material – ZnO powder

View of the Anton Paar

high-temperature chamber

with a HTK 1200 ultra-fast

linear detector


Wave dispersive Xray fluorescence spectrometer

S4 EXPLORER AXS Bruker

► Quality and quantity element analysis

► Analysis of solid and powder materials (minerals,

ceramics, metal, glass, polymer, etc.)

► Fast and easy preparation of samples

► Elements from Be to U in all sample types

► Typical detection limits (LLD): ~ 1 to 10 ppm

► Analysis of metals and sintered powders

Ray path in the S4 EXPLORER Output data


Nanoindentation and tribology

NanoIndenter XP with a CSM system

(continuous stiffness measurement)

Specifications of NanoIndentor XP

► Maximum load 10 N (1 kg)

► Load accuracy 50 nN (5.1 μgm)

► Accuracy of depth measurement <0.01 nm

► Position accuracy 1.5 μm

► Microscope magnification 200x, 400x,1000x

Possibilities of NanoIndentor XP

► High-precision equipment for assessment of

mechanical properties in micro- and nano- level of

volume

► Suitable for characteristics of coated systems,

availability of measurement of individual CSM

stages: assessment of hardness and flexibility

modules proportional to impression depth

► microscratch test, profilometer



CSEM tribometer

Tribometer specifications

► “Pin-on-disc” method

► Pin: ball, cylinder, or other body

► Pin movement on circular path with defined load

► Precision assessment of friction and wear up to

800°C

► High heat stability

► Automated control of pin path and load

► High-performance software for data processing

Tribometer possibilities

► Simulation of operational conditions up to 800°C



HOMMEL T 1000 surface roughness

tester

Tester specifications

► Contact profilometer with a diamond pin

► Reading length: 60/120/200 mm

► Reading speed: 0.02 – 3.0 mm/s

Profilometer possibilities

► Analysis of the base profile, waviness,

and coarseness profile of the surface

► Stationary and portable application

► High-performance software for data processing

by standards


Scanning electron microscopy laboratory

FEI Quanta 200

► High-performance

heat emission SEM

with EDA (electron

microprobe) and VDA

by EDAX resolution SEM

► High vacuum

► 3.0 nm at 30 kV (SE)

► 4.0 nm at 30 kV (BSE)

► 10 nm at 3 kV (SE)

► Extended vacuum mode (ESEM)

for nonconductive samples without

coating

► 3.0 nm at 30 kV (SE)

► Acceleration voltage: 200 V – 30 kV

► Beam current: Continuous adjustment

up to 2 μ

Detailed visualisation of an

automobile catalytic converter –

exploration of issues of solid particle

deposition in the converter during

operation of the vehicle

Intake

Exit

100x magnification 200x magnification ZnO layer

100x magnification 200x magnification Element analysis


Optical spectrometry

SPECORD 210

300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100

0

20

40

60

80

100Multilayers of a-Si:H, a-SiN:H

Tra

nsm

ittance

(%

)

Wavelength (nm)

200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100

0

20

40

60

80

100

Variable Angle Reflectance Attachment

Refle

ctance

(%

)

Wavelength (nm)

UV / VIS Spectrophotometer

► Spectral range: 190 – 1100 nm

► Measurement of transmittance,

absorbance, and reflectance in respect

to wavelength

Accessories

► Absolute reflectance extension

(assessment of absolute reflectance of

the reflecting layers)

► Extension with variable reflectance

angle (assessment of index of

refraction in solids)

► Integration sphere (for measurement

of transmittance and diffusion

reflectance)


Optical spectrum analysis

NICOLET 380

1000 2000 3000 4000

0,2

0,3

0,4

0,5

0,6

0,7

0,8

0,9

1,0 Smart SAGA Accessory

Abso

rbance

Wavenumber (cm-1)

2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000

0

20

40

60

80

100

Ab

sorb

an

ce

Wavenumber (cm-1)

1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80 Specular Reflection Accessory

Refle

ctance

(%

)

Wavenumber (cm-1)

FTIR spectrum analyser

► Max/min measurement range:

7800 – 350 cm –1

► Measurement of transmittance,

absorbance,

and reflectance in respect to wave

number

Accessories

► Extension for mirror reflectance

(for profile metering)

► “Smart SAGA” extension (for

analysis of thin layers on reflecting

substrates, contact angle: 80°,

minimum sensing thickness of

layers: 0.1 nm)


► Education of R&D and academic staff, education of students

► Popularization of technical branches

► Interdisciplinary seminars

► Research-based seminars

► External seminars

► National conferences

► Publications, books

► Summer work for high school students

INTERDISCIPLINARY ACTIVITES

► AP Racing, United Kingdom

► AZW s.r.o.

► Brisk a.s.

► Buzuluk Komárov

► ESI Group

► GHE HAPPICH CZ s.r.o.

► Hofmeister s.r.o.

► HP Pelzer k.s.

► I&C Energo a.s.

► Lintech s.r.o.

► Lutos a.s.

►Pilsen Steel s.r.o.

► Plzeňský Prazdroj a.s.

► STAHLWERK Thueringen, Germany

► ŠKODA a.s.

► ŠKODA Auto a.s.

► ŠKODA JS a.s.

► ŠKODA Výzkum s.r.o.

► Triumph Designs, United Kingdom

► Nuclear Research Institute Řež a.s.

► VALEO VÝMĚNÍKY TEPLA s.r.o.

► Volkswagen, Germany

► ZVVZ a.s.

REFERENCES

University of West Bohemia

New Technology Research Centre

Univerzitní 8, 306 14 Plzeň, Czech Republic

Telephone: (+420) 377 63 4701

Fax: (+420) 377 63 4702

E-mail: [email protected]

http://www.zcu.cz/ntc

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