Combustion Laboratory FHNW

The FHNW's combustion laboratory offers extensive infrastructure for carrying out thermal decomposition processes in a controlled manner and recording all material and energy flows.

Our Offer

We support you with our infrastructure for research and development projects in the field of thermal and material utilisation of biomass. This makes it possible to set up project-specific test benches and carry out measurement campaigns, for example in the following areas:

Optimisation of gasification and combustion processes
Prototype construction
Design and construction of test benches
Investigations into alternative fuels
Gas combustion test bench (gas turbines)
Extensive measurement technology (with QMS due to accredited test centre activities)
Large number of traceable measured variables
Pyrolysis and biochar production

Get in touch with us

For more information or to discuss a collaboration, please contact Nemo Lohberger.

Infrastructure

Water cooling system for systems with a thermal output of up to 200 kW
Exhaust gas discharge with adjustable negative pressure
(Combustion) gas mixing system and gas combustion test rig
Overhead crane
Area with increased room height for larger superstructures up to 7 metres with a lifting platform for safe access.
Gas warning system and flooding detector

Measurement infrastructure

Measurement of gaseous emissions:

Oxygen (paramagnetic, electrochemical)
Carbon dioxide (NDIR)
Carbon monoxide (NDIR, electrochemical)
Nitrogen oxides (chemiluminescence)
Sulphur dioxide (electrochemical)
Volatile organic compounds (FID)
Polychlorinated dioxins and furans
Polyaromatic hydrocarbons
Many other gaseous compounds (FTIR)

Particulate matter emissions:

Gravimetric measurement method
Online measurement of particle count, mean ge-om. diameter, LDSA (respirable surface area (DiSC,CPC)
Soot number measurement

Pressure measurement: