Mission Statement

Building, maintaining and developing desired partnerships between the Marquette University – Opus College of Engineering and local industries in thermofluid science and energy areas through practical application and integration of thermofluid science fundamental knowledge, establishing/resulting in a real-world industry-based repository R&D service program.

Core Competencies

• Theoretical, numerical (including CFD) and experimental (including design of experiments) analysis and modeling of thermofluid phenomena occurring in energy conversion equipment, components and systems
• Optimization (performance and profit) analysis of energy conversion equipment, components and systems
• Advanced analysis utilizing the fundamentals of thermodynamics, fluid dynamics and heat transfer
• Development and refinement of currently existing/available and emerging technologies through multidisciplinary research

Services

• Technical consultation (analyzing/evaluating/resolving) for issues related to thermal fluid and energy areas of the product
• Technical innovation team – developing state-of-the-art product development technologies and their applications
• Purpose-specific engineering calculation program and software to meet the needs of engineering, sales and marketing.
• Technology transfer through technical report, seminar, workshop, training and short course
• PLUS: Product patent review and research; Engineering design process with innovative product development and entrepreneurial aspect of the product