Other Applications in Energy Technology

Hot steam pipes in gas-fired power plants must withstand high pressures at the highest possible temperatures. At Fraunhofer-Center HTL, material composites are being developed in which gas-tight steel pipes are reinforced with a ceramic fibre composite (CMC) to prevent creep under internal pressure loads. In addition, 3D-printed ceramic sensors are available for use in harsh conditions at high temperatures and in corrosive atmospheres. The HTL is also working on fibre-reinforced pressure tanks for hydrogen storage.

Here you will find a selection of our research projects:

• Fibre-reinforced material systems Technology development for CMC reinforcement of power plant pipes
  
• KuWaTa Spherical pressure vessels for hydrogen storage
  
• FuDiPo Future Directions for Process Industry Optimization
• EnerTHERM Characterisation of industrial thermoprocessing equipment
  

These publications might interest you:

• Faserverstärkte Keramik-Armierungen für den Rohrleitungsbau
  
• Vernadelte Radialgewebe-Sandwich-Preformen für keramische Reibbeläge
• Wet chemical deposition of BN, SiC and Si₃N₄ interphases on SiC fibers
  
• Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composites – Manufacturing, Machining, Properties and Industrial Applications
• Fabrication and upscaling of spinning processes for ceramic high-tech fiber production
• Ceramic Matrix Composites – an Alternative for Challenging Construction Tasks
  
• Joining of Ceramic an Metal Parts
• Adhesive Bonding of Oxide Ceramics for Complexe Ceramic Parts in High Temperature Furnaces
• Characterization of Furnace Sintered Mullite and Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composites (O-CMC) by Using Glass Solders
  
• Finite element modeling of reactive liquid silicon infiltration
• Fundamental Mechanisms With Reactive Infiltration of Silicon Melt Into Carbon Capillaries
  
• Anforderungsgerechte textile Halbzeuge und Z-verstärkte Preformen für Hochleistungsfaserverbundkeramiken
• BN-Based Fiber Coatings by Wet Chemical Coating