PERFECTJET is the winner of Nantes University’s NExT “Innovez” call for projects, and is part of the “Industry of the Future” theme, focusing on premature aging. The project aims to perfect impact jet cooling technology (Smart Element of Cooling) in a compact system. The current device is the result of two PERFORM theses, the fruit of a long-standing collaboration between the GEPEA laboratory and IRT Jules Verne.

 

Industrial challenges

Current control solutions for heating and cooling dedicated tools present various problems, particularly at high temperatures (>100°C). The integration of an innovative cooling device is of proven industrial interest for composite material processing tools that require precise control of cooling cycles in order to achieve properties consistent with proper “curing” of the material.

 

Industrial applications

• Basic-level demonstration of a process for static welding two thermoplastic composite parts, showing its thermal efficiency compared to the standard cooling process.

• Objective of integrating the system developed at CERO (SME) for industrial applications in the aeronautics sector, with end users such as AIRBUS and SAFRAN.

 

Innovative features

• Making the cooling system more compact in a tool while maintaining its performance
• Precise control of the thermal dynamics of cooling
• Optimizing the shape of the cooling channels.
• Ensuring the performance and reliability of cooling in real conditions