On this year's Discoverers' Day, the Mechanical Engineering Campus is presenting exemplary research activities that contribute to the energy and mobility transition.
In order to achieve international climate protection targets, new fuels that burn without harmful emissions are being sought for the transport sector. The focus here is on “green” hydrogen as a primary energy storage medium, which is produced by electrolysis from renewable electricity (wind, water, sun).
To ensure that hydrogen can soon replace our established fossil fuels, a great deal of research is being carried out: how does hydrogen behave in real-life operation, how can it be used stably and efficiently in engines, turbines and fuel cells?
be used in engines, turbines and fuel cells. What new technical challenges must be accepted and mastered so that hydrogen is available as an everyday product (safe, reliable, economical and climate-neutral)?
Researchers from Leibniz University's Department of Mechanical Engineering will provide insights into four current EU-funded projects. They are investigating how hydrogen burns in the nozzles of an aircraft engine and in the engine of a commercial vehicle, they are optimizing the supply and circulation of hydrogen in an airworthy 600 kW fuel cell and they are developing new, specific measurement and calibration methods in order to be able to explore and penetrate this new technological territory precisely and reliably.
While young people and adults gain insights into nozzle variants, piston groups, turbulent flow processes and calibration channels in the test field, a children's play program is offered for the youngest ones outside on the campus meadow.
Visit us on Sunday, September 8, 2024, at the Mechanical Engineering Campus, An der Universität 1, 30823 Garbsen, and experience the future of mobility!
