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Mads Clausen Institute,University of Southern Denmark

Campus Sønderborg

Mathematical Modeling Group

Research and Teaching Activitees

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EngineeringSDU

• Interaction Design• Mekatronik• Innovation & Business• IT Product Design

•Bygningsteknik•Elektroteknik•Fysik og Teknologi•Global Management & Manufacturing•Informations- og Kommunikationsteknologi

•Integreret Design•Kemi•Lærings- og Oplevelsesteknologi•Maskinteknik•Miljøteknologi•Product Development and Innovation•Robotteknologi•Produktionsteknik•Velfærdsteknologi

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Engineering Education

SDU Sønderborg

n Students: 250

n Focus on Product innovation -

Engineering, Design, Business

n Uddannelser: Mechatronics, Interaction

Design, Innovation & Business

n Mechatronics Lighthouse

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Mechatronics

n Research and Teaching:– Embedded software– Mathematical Modeling– User Centred Design– Nanotechnology– CPD

– Thermal Systems

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Mathematical Modelling Research Group

Morten Willatzen, Professor, Ph.D.

Daniele Barettin, Post Doc, Ph.D.Vladimir Bordo, Associate Professor, Ph.D.Jerome Jouffroy, Associate Professor, Ph.D.Benny Lassen, Associate Professor, Ph.D.Søren Madsen, Assistant Professor, Ph.D.

Bjarne Schmidt (Teaching), M.Sc.Christian Veje, Associate Professor, Ph.D.Dorthe Wildt-Nielsen (Teaching), M.Sc.

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                                           Ph.D. Students

David Bæk (DTU-Elektro+MCI)Lars Duggen (MCI)

Andreas Rune Fugl (MCI+Mærsk)Anders Pors (MCI+SENSE)

Rahimullah Sarban (MCI+Danfoss Polypower)Jørgen Sylvest (MCI+SENSE)

NN (SENSE+MCI) - absorptionskøleanlæg

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                                           Areas of research

• Applied and industrial mathematics

• Computational physics

• Mechanics

• Thermo-fluid dynamics

• Electronics.

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• Nanotechnology, with emphasis on modelling semiconductor and optoelectronics applications.

• Electromechanical, magnetostrictive, and thermoelectric devices, including sensors, actuators and transducers;

• Heat and mass transfer problems, modelling and control of thermo-fluid systems;

• Dynamics of phase transitions and applications to industry;

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                                           • Computational solid mechanics and fluid

dynamics;

• Applied rheology, including mathematical modelling electro- and magneto-rheological devices;

• Smart structures and composite materials;

• PDE-based models for transport phenomena with applications to engineering problems;

• (Flow) acoustics and combustions systems;

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                                           Research Projects : Sensors

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                                           Research Projects : Sensors

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                                           Research Projects : Dielectric Elastomer Devices

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                                           Research Projects : Evaporator modeling

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Evaporator modelingMoving boundary Distributed model

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Evaporator modeling and simulation

• Analysis of simplifying assumptions• Numerical stability and efficiency• Cluster and GPU implementation• Real-time simulation and control

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Master in Mechatronics :

Dynamic Systems Profile

Currently offered thesis projects

• Implementation of two-phase fluid flow solver on a Nvidia GPU

• Two-phase flow and heat calculations using the finite element

method

• Frequency response of dry expansion evaporator

• Mathematical modeling of condenser / evaporator two-phase flow

in refrigeration technology

• Pressure control for optimal COP in transcritical CO2 heat pumps

• Solar cooling technology

• Transcritical CO2 Power Cycles

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Thesis project : Evaporator modeling

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Thesis project : Transcritical CO2 Power Cycle

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9.

8.

7.

Semester Themes

Profile Courses and Master Thesis

NanoTechnology

Embedded Control Systems

Dynamic Mechatronic Systems

Advanced Mechatronics

And

Scientific Methods

Thermal Energy Technology

M.Sc. In Mechatronics at MCI

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Thermal Energy Technology Profile

Semester

Master of Science in Engineering – Mechatronics

Profile in Thermal Systems

10.

MTH

Master Thesis

9.

NCON

Nonlinear Control

MTP

Mathematics of Thermal Processes

TMS

Thermal Modeling Seminar

MTH / ELEC

Master Thesis / Electives

MDB 2

Mechatronics Design and Build

8.

TPRO

Thermal Project

MDS

Math. of Dynamical Systems

SME

Scientific Methods

ESD

Embedded Software Design

MDB 1

Mechatronics Design and Build

7.

PDA

Process Design and Analysis

TFD

Thermal and Fluid Dynamics

FEA

Finite Element Analysis

NUA

Numerical Analysis

COS

Control Systems

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