Fraunhofer ISC, Center for High Temperature Materials and Design HTL, BayreuthCurrently funded project
Motivation
Typical course of the baking temperature in the rack oven: The value drops sharply at first, then energy must be expended to warm up the baking base and the baked goods.
In bakeries, trays are used as a standard base for the baked goods in combination with baking paper or flour, which leads to high amounts of waste or health impairments (baker's asthma). The baking trays are also heavy and unwieldy, and their mass also affects the energy consumption in the oven. The project aims to develop a light and flexible textile solution, functional with RFID chips and the possibility of branding.
Objectives
Waffle weave fabric for baking trials
The focus is on the development of a textile back covering with the following properties:
- Light and flexible
- Temperature resistant (-40 to 300°)
- Food safe, no release of harmful substances
- Washable and reusable
The following properties are targeted for possible energy savings:
- High thermal conductivity
- Air permeability
Furthermore, the textile should be equipped with additional functions:
- Production data acquisition by means of RFID chips (Industry 4.0)
- Branding for targeted advertising
Approach
Air permeable leno fabric
- Material selection and tests
- Binding development
- Use of different coatings
- Development of a frame construction for the textile backing
- Assembly solutions
- Insertion of additional functions (RFID chips, branding)
- Baking tests with investigation of temperature development and energy input
Project Data
| Project Duration |
01.05.2021 - 30.04.2023 |
| Sponsor |
Bavarian Research Foundation |
| Funding Amount | 85,000 Euro |
Project Partners
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Fraunhofer Application Centre for Textile Fibre Ceramics TFK |
| Project Coordination | Fraunhofer Application Centre for Textile Fibre Ceramics TFK |
| Project Management at the HTL | Timo Fluss |
