LU-VE
Group and Politecnico
di Milano
(the Polytechnic University of Milan) have signed a contract of
collaboration for the next three years, renewing the uninterrupted
agreement which has been in effect since the foundation of the
company in 1986.
“We
have relationships with 22 universities in 13 countries –
said Iginio Liberali, President of LU-VE Group – but
our bond with the Polytechnic University of Milan is really special.
We
have been working together on research and design for 30 years.
Thanks to this collaboration we have created and patented several
outstanding products. The Polytechnic University also represents a
reserve of brain-power: many students who prepared their theses with
us have then gone on to work for LU-VE, covering important roles in
the laboratories, the technical department and also in sales.”
Professor
Fabio Inzoli, Director of the Department of Energy stated: “The
collaboration between the Polytechnic University and companies is a
central element of our strategy and we believe that it is fundamental
for the growth of the entire national economic system. In this
particular case, the long relationship between the Department of
Energy and LU-VE Group has, over the years, permitted the systematic
combination of our expertise in the thermofluidodynamic design of
heat exchangers with LU-VE’s technological competence, in order to
conceive and create products with low environmental impact, reduced
energy consumption and high heat transfer efficiency. Thanks to our
joint research and the use of innovative design technologies for the
sector (such as the use of CFD codes – Computational Fluid
Dynamics), it has been possible to propose solutions which have
revolutionised the market.”
The
renewed agreement concentrates on the activities of theoretical and
experimental research in the area of heat transfer equipment:
calculation methodologies for design, methodologies for energy
saving, exchanger performance improvement and the thermodynamic
design of new products, through the use of new refrigerant fluids.
The person responsible in the Milanese university for carrying out
the programme is Matteo Carmelo Romano, who will collaborate with
LU-VE’s Stefano Filippini, who was once a student at the
Polytechnic.
“Last
year we patented Emeritus®,
the latest in our series of condensers, developed in collaboration
with the Polytechnic University. We named it in honour of Emeritus
Professor Ennio Macchi, who since 1986 has actively participated in
the development of our products –
said the President, Mr Liberali –
Our union with the Polytechnic University of Milan is strong not only
because it has deep roots, but also because it stretches out into the
future!”
