ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING
Innovation
FROM OUR LAB
TO THE HEART OF INDUSTRY
FROM OUR LAB
TO THE HEART OF INDUSTRY
Research, testing, modelling in the service of growth.
Empowered by state-of-the-art equipment, continuously updated in-house simulation software, and nearly three decades of experience, we carry out high-level applied and basic research in the field of characterization and control of automotive exhaust emissions. Our core fields of expertise are:
Research, testing, modelling in the service of growth.
Empowered by state-of-the-art equipment, continuously updated in-house simulation software, and nearly three decades of experience, we carry out high-level applied and basic research in the field of characterization and control of automotive exhaust emissions. Our core fields of expertise are:
Combustion
Through advanced testing and modeling we enhance the environmental performance of internal combustion engines, aiming to mitigate their impact on air quality through innovative emission control systems.
Combustion
Through advanced testing and modeling we enhance the environmental performance of internal combustion engines, aiming to mitigate their impact on air quality through innovative emission control systems.
E-Mobility
Emission testing involves evaluating exhaust emissions from vehicles and industrial activities to ensure they meet environmental regulations. This critical process detects pollutants like carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter to evaluate emission control systems' effectiveness and understand their environmental impact.
E-Mobility
Emission testing involves evaluating exhaust emissions from vehicles and industrial activities to ensure they meet environmental regulations. This critical process detects pollutants like carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter to evaluate emission control systems' effectiveness and understand their environmental impact.
Sensors
Our advanced sensor technology enables precise measurements of both gaseous and particulate emissions from internal combustion engines. This critical data collection supports our research and development efforts, allowing us to analyze the effectiveness of emission control systems and explore new ways to reduce environmental impact.
Sensors
Our advanced sensor technology enables precise measurements of both gaseous and particulate emissions from internal combustion engines. This critical data collection supports our research and development efforts, allowing us to analyze the effectiveness of emission control systems and explore new ways to reduce environmental impact.
Air Quality
Our work in air quality focuses on the use of biomass gasification for Combined Heat and Power (CHP) production, aiming at converting agro-residue biomass into clean energy. We concentrate on improving producer gas quality and combustion efficiency to offer sustainable energy solutions that positively impact air quality.
Air Quality
Our work in air quality focuses on the use of biomass gasification for Combined Heat and Power (CHP) production, aiming at converting agro-residue biomass into clean energy. We concentrate on improving producer gas quality and combustion efficiency to offer sustainable energy solutions that positively impact air quality.
FACILITIES
& EQUIPMENT
FACILITIES
& EQUIPMENT
LAT facilities cover a total area of 600m2 inside the Aristotle University Campus from which 400m2 are laboratory facilities.
We operate with state-of-the-art, systematically regulated equipment for real-time measurements of emissions and their physical and chemical properties. Mathematical modeling is supported mainly by in-house software with the possibility to simulate complete exhaust after-treatment systems. These mathematical models are well documented in the related scientific literature and frequently employed to support R&D of various industrial partners. The modeling work is supported by commercial software for 3-D Fluid Dynamics Calculations (Star-CDTM). We conduct ongoing research towards extensive validations with experimental results and further modeling improvements..
EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
Chassis dynamometer
- Dyno: Ward-Leonard, max. vehicle weight: 3.5t, adjustable to both legislative (e.g. NEDC) and real world driving cycles (e.g. Artemis)
- Complete emissions analysis according to legislation requirements: bag results instantaneous results PM mass and number PM mass and number
- PM sampling according to PMP requirements
- Complete CVS for regulated emissions measurement (diesel, gasoline)
- Open CVS dilution system for two-wheelers emissions measurement
- Partial dilution sampling system
Test cells: #1, #2, #3
Small scale setup
Other exhaust measurement equipment
Particle measurement equipment
PM measurement
Test engines and vehicles
Mobile gasification unit for CHP production
FuVEP
FuVEP
FuVEP supports stakeholders in a whole range of services from fuel, engine, powertrain and exhaust testing, optimisation and analysis to aftertreatment solutions, software simulations, research and legislative consultancy.
The FuVEP team includes staff from across three universities, with 7 professors, 10 senior researchers, more than 12 PhD students, more than 15 engineers, technicians and administrative employees.
SPIN-OFFS
SPIN-OFFS
The Laboratory of Applied Thermodynamics has founded Exothermia S.A. (2007) and EMISIA S.A. (2008), two spin-off companies specialized on software engineering for exhaust aftertreatment applications and emission inventorying, emission modelling & impact assessment studies of environmental policies, respectively.
Also, in 2017 LAT established a third spin-off company Bio-based Energy Technologies P.C. (BIO2CHP P.C.) [www.bio2chp.com] to spin-out the activities in the field of bio-based renewable energy production.
The company’s primary purpose is to build on the results of the SMARt-CHP project [http://ec.europa.eu/], finalize the product development and introduce it to the market.
