Revolutionary nano coatings, for enhanced heat transfer in heating and cooling applications

Projektinformationen

NanoFLUX

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 888350

DOI

10.3030/888350

Projekt abgeschlossen

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 6 Dezember 2019

Startdatum 1 Januar 2020

Enddatum 30 April 2020

Finanziert unter

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Gesamtkosten

€ 71 429,00

EU-Beitrag

€ 50 000,00

Koordiniert durch

OXFORD NANOSYSTEMS LTD
United Kingdom

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - NanoFLUX (Revolutionary nano coatings, for enhanced heat transfer in heating and cooling applications)

Berichtszeitraum: 2020-01-01 bis 2020-04-30

Zusammenfassung vom Kontext und den Gesamtzielen des Projekts

Oxford nanoSystems Ltd (OnS) is a high-tech start-up that has developed a unique coating technology to improve the efficiency of heat transfer, e.g. the heat exchange coefficient by up to 500% in two phase heat exchangers.
Oxford nanoSystems’ innovation, nanostructured heat transfer coatings, nanoFLUX®, represents a rare step-change in the efficiency of heat exchangers, a technology which has seen little improvement for many decades. OnS demonstrated a prototype heat exchanger, as used in air conditioning systems, with an increase in heat transfer of over 330%, equating to a size reduction of over 70%. OnS’ products are able to substantially improve the efficiency of air condition systems, one of the EU’s primary climate goals.

Successful market entry for nanoFLUX® will help boost the position of EU-based heat exchanger manufacturers and reverse a decline in the EU’s leadership in sustainable and innovative heat transfer technologies.

In this project a technical analysis was provided. Oxford nanoSystems’ nanoFLUX® technology and its performance improvements for various markets were analysed. Applications of the coating technology were investigated, and as a result the main target markets and a business model were provided in greater detail.

Arbeit, die ab Beginn des Projekts bis zum Ende des durch den Bericht erfassten Berichtszeitraums geleistet wurde, und die wichtigsten bis dahin erzielten Ergebnisse

OnS’ main technology was explained. A market analysis was provided for the various applications of the nanoFLUX® coating solution.

Different enhancements for the coating were discussed. A market entry strategy was developed. The main markets will be thermal management of Electronics Cooling, the Shell & Tube heat exchanger markets for Industrial and Commercial HVACR and the Brazed Plate Heat Exchanger market.

The market sizes, market drivers and growth drivers were thoroughly analyzed. Main target customers were identified and some of them approached, with NDAs signed. A lot of details were put into the analysis of the electronics cooling market.

Two potential business models were developed.

Fortschritte, die über den aktuellen Stand der Technik hinausgehen und voraussichtliche potenzielle Auswirkungen (einschließlich der bis dato erzielten sozioökonomischen Auswirkungen und weiter gefassten gesellschaftlichen Auswirkungen des Projekts)

n a next step the main target customers will be approached, liquid cooling system vendors, server OEMs, the defence and aerospace industry, and CPU, GPU and ASIC vendors.
Both business models will be put into place: coating as a service operated from OnS’ premises (used for smaller items) and licensing OnS’ technology and coating plant design to major customers.
The markets OnS can service is huge, with potentially big number of job creations following.
The primary goal in the air conditioning/refrigeration industry is to reduce environmentally damaging refrigerants. These refrigerants are in the process of being phased out and the next generation of fluids are much less efficient and much more expensive. OnS’ products are improving the efficiency and reducing the volumes needed of these fluids and thus helping the EU reach its ambitious climate goals.

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