PPGEM is composed of three concentration areas: THERMAL SCIENCES and ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING, and SOLIDS MECHANICS. In 2018, the Program Council executed an extensive reformulation of PPGEM’s research areas because of the 4th industrial revolution at the international level and to meet national demands for innovation in basic and applied research

• Concentration area: THERMAL SCIENCES and ENGINEERING

Research area: (i) science and technology in transport phenomena, (ii) energy and thermal engineering.

• Concentration area: MANUFACTURING

Research area: (i) engineering and surface integrity, (ii) materials and manufacturing processes, (iii) conventional and non-conventional machining technology.

• Concentration area: SOLIDS MECHANICS

Research area: (i) computational solid mechanics, (ii) vibrations and acoustics

1. Research areas

Science and Technology in Transport Phenomena

Concentration Area: Thermal Sciences and Engineering

This area aims to develop and improve experimental, analytical, and numerical methods to solve fluid mechanics as well as heat and mass transfer problems. These problems are present in several knowledge areas, covering topics and applications in areas of engineering, such as mechanics, chemistry, biomedical, environmental, naval, aeronautics, and food.

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2. Research areas

Energy and Thermal Engineering

Concentration Area: Thermal Sciences and Engineering

This area’s mission is to generate knowledge in thermal processes, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and cogeneration. Among several objectives, the development of mathematical models, computational codes, experimental techniques, and strategies for improving the energy performance of thermal systems including buildings, air conditioners, refrigerators, motors, compressors, and heat pumps should be highlighted.

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3. Research areas

Computational Solids Mechanics

Concentration Area: Solid Mechanics

The Computational Solid Mechanics research area deals with formulation development, methodologies, and algorithms to simulate computationally physical phenomena associated with problems in solid mechanics, structures, and continuous media. It considers static and dynamic phenomena, linear and nonlinear, elastic, and inelastic. It emphasizes problem simulation, using commercial codes, and mathematical and numerical-computational formulation, followed by computational implementation, and the definition of computational strategies for solving problems. The activities are focused on structural and numerical-computational modeling, formulation of elements, analysis of formulation and discretization errors, development of algorithms, and efficient computational implementation.

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4. Research areas

Vibrations and Acoustics

Concentration Area: Solid Mechanics

This research area covers topics such as vibrations of machines and equipment, vibrations in structures, modal analysis, vehicle dynamics, predictive maintenance, noise control, room acoustics, and identification of physical parameters of mechanical systems, acoustical properties characterization of absorptive materials, structural damage analysis, and optimization of parametric and topological systems. In addition, the area has been developing research on the use of natural fibers for insulation and acoustic surfaces treatment. Most problems are evaluated experimentally and computationally.

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5. Research areas

Conventional and Non-conventional Machining Technology

Concentration Area: Manufacturing

CONVENTIONAL MACHINING: conventional machining process performance applied to the precision mechanics industry in the following topics: 1) ferrous and non-ferrous alloy machinability, 2) new types of cutting tool materials and coatings, 3) the integrity of machined surfaces, 4) cutting fluids and sustainable machining, and 5) polymeric and polymeric-composite material machining. NON-CONVENTIONAL MACHINING: technological and fundamental research on
Sinking EDM and Wire EDM on the following topics: 1) errous and non-ferrous alloy electro-erodibility, 2) materials that conduct electricity, 3) electro-eroded surface integrity, 4) new types of electrode materials, 5) traditional and alternative processes for manufacturing electrodes, 6) micro-EDM technology, and 7) alternative EDM process applications.

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6. Research areas

Engineering and Surface Integrity

Concentration Area: Manufacturing

The area of Engineering and Surface Integrity focuses on the evaluation and improvement of material properties that are generally dominated by surface characteristics such as wear, friction, surface energy, corrosion, and bioactivity. Typical research topics include tribological, mechanical and microstructural coating characterization; determination of adhesion of coatings; surface modification by thermochemical treatments, such as boriding, carburizing, and nitriding; electrochemical processes such as plasma Electrolytic Oxidation deposition of Electroless-Nickel and hard coatings by PVD/CVD processes; the surface modification by EDM process; the influence of hard coating deposition process parameters on the mechanical performance of tools and components; and performance of coated surfaces at high temperatures and corrosive environments rich in CO₂, H₂S, and carbonating media.

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7. Research areas

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Concentration Area: Manufacturing

The research area of Materials and Manufacturing Processes focuses on the generation and application of knowledge related to the composition, structure, and processing of materials with their properties and applications, as well as the manufacturing technologies necessary for their production. Projects focus on the evaluation and optimization of process parameters for ferrous and non-ferrous alloys, glass and ceramics, biomaterials, polymers, and polymer-composites obtained by additive manufacturing as characterization of physical, mechanical, tribological, and resistance properties to corrosion.

PUCPR PPGEM has laboratories whose infrastructure are dedicated exclusively to research work (Master’s/Doctoral), which is prominent for having adherence in concentration/research areas of ongoing projects. Regarding physical space, machines and equipment are readily available, in addition to human resources in the function of technical assistants. The Program also maintains laboratories to support tasks such as concrete specimens test execution, manufacturing individual devices, and measuring equipment, among others. The laboratory infrastructure is presented below. It is essential to highlight that the equipment initially installed in the laboratories (1998) comes from PUCPR’s resources and, in recent years (2012 – present), from FINEP, CAPES, Fundação Araucária and partner companies.

 

Laboratory for Research on Machining Processes — LAUS

Main Equipment:

• CNC vertical machining center, Cincinnati Milacron, Arrow 500
• CNC lathe, Cincinnati Milacron, Hawk 150
• Sinking Electrical Discharge Machine (EDM machine), Charmilles – Roboform 30 CNC (4 programmable axes)
• Wire EDM machine, Charmillles – Robofil 290 CNC (5 programmable axes)
• EOS P396 Machine (Selective Laser Sintering)
• Kistler data acquisition systems for measuring machining efforts (turning, milling and grinding) models 9272, 9257B, and 9265B
• Tool-workpiece thermocouple system for temperature measurement (homemade)
• Bench roughness meter (Taylor Hobson, model SURTRONIC 3+)
• Flat grinder, manufacturer Jones & Shipman PLC, model 1400X
• Cylindrical grinding machine, manufacturer Jones & Shipman PLC, model 1300X
• INTOS FNGJ-32 milling machine with Heindenhein ND550 digital readout
• Radial drill, model MAS VO-32, manufacturer Kovosvit Ltd
• Conventional lathe, manufacturer Romi, model Tormax 30A
• Universal tool sharpener, mod. BN-102C, Erwin Junker

 

Center of Materials´ Characterization and Tests — CMCT

Main Equipment:

• Universal Testing Machine (MTS) up to 10 tons (tensile, flexing, and compression tests)
• Rockwell, Brinell, and Shore durometers (hardness tests of metals and polymers)
• Instrumented Charpy Impact Test (impact tests and ductile-brittle transition of metals)
• Ultrasound equipment
• A programmable high voltage power supply (Chroma) (superficial modification of metals)
• Hothouse, scales, water baths, and heat treat ovens
• Polishing machines and mount machines (metallographic preparation)
• Optical microscopes (Olympus BX-61, with image acquisition camera and AnalySys software)
• Microdurometer (Shimadzu HMV) up to 2 kgf (indentation hardness and fracture toughness measurements – Vickers and Knoop indenters)
• Ultramicrodurometer (Shimadzu DUH-W211) with loads from 0.1 to 200 mN (hardness and elastic modulus measurements — Berkovich and Vickers indenters)
• Universal tribometers (CSM) – with and without heating up to 800 ° C (friction coefficient measurements and wear rate)
• Scratch test (Revetest Anton-Paar) – with loads from 1 to 200 N (coating adhesion measures with optical and acoustic sensor)
• Goniometer (EasyDrop, Kruss) – contact angle and surface energy measurement using the sessile drop method
• Potentiostat (Ivium) – corrosion tests (OCP measurements, potentiodynamic curves, electrochemical impedance, tribocorrosion)
• Salt Spray chamber – accelerated corrosion tests in a saline environment
• Scanning Electron Microscope (Vega3, Tescan), with EDS (Energy Dispersion Spectroscopy, Oxford) – high-resolution images and elemental chemical composition determination
• Gold and carbon coater
• X-ray diffractometer (XRD-7000, Shimadzu) – determination of crystalline material phases with Bragg-Brentano, Glancing-Angle, and Residual stress geometries
• Glow discharge nitriding reactor

 

Metrology Laboratory – ML

Main Equipment:

• Coordinate Measuring Machines (DEA Brown & Sharpe)
• Bench rugosimeter (Taylor Hobson)
• Linear Measuring Machine (SIP 550)
• Profile projectors
• Interferometric laser
• Portable Measuring Instruments

 

Thermal Systems Laboratory – LST

Main Equipment: 

• Air-conditioned chambers for systems and equipment energy assessment with an operating range of -10ºC to 60ºC and humidity from 10% to 95%. These chambers operate as a balanced calibrated calorimeter to simulate indoor and outdoor ambient conditions.
• Climatized chambers for systems and equipment energy assessment with an operating range of -10ºC to 60ºC and humidity from 10% to 95%
• Data acquisition systems
• FTIR spectrometer FTIR spectrometer for thermal radiative property identification
• FLIR SC620 infrared camera
• DSC Differential Calorimeter Netsch Pegasus 404
• Heat exchanger test benches
• Simulating air properties test bench (for air conditioning and refrigeration)
• Flow, temperature, and pressure measurements test bench
• Unit for determining the thermal conductivity of fluids, unit for boiling heat exchange measurements, and unit for determining the mechanical equivalent of heat

 

Fluid Mechanics Laboratory — FML

Didactic laboratory for understanding the basic principles of Fluid Mechanics.

Main Equipment:

• Wind tunnel for drag measurement, boundary layer profile on a flat plate, and flow in convergent/divergent nozzle.
• Gravimetric bench for jet impact experiments, flow measurement, and rotational flow.
• Bernoulli equation application bench, centrifugal pump performance, strength assessment on submerged surfaces, and metacentric height measurement.

 

Applied Thermodynamics Laboratory — ATL

Main Equipment:

• Zöllner alpha dynamometer 160 kW
• 160 HP MWM Sprint 6.07T diesel engine instrumented with pressure and temperature sensors
• Piezoelectric transducer + Angular encoder for measuring combustion chamber pressure
• Air Flow sensor
• Fuel consumption measurement scale
• Analyze gases from combustion products.
• PXI with analog/digital input modules and thermocouple temperature measurements

 

Dynamics Laboratory — DL

Main Equipment:

• Signal Analyzer 10-channel PULSE Bruel&Kjaer
• Signal Analyzer 16-channel HP
• Multi Signal Analyzer HBM
• Modular Precision Sound Analyzer Bruel&Kjaer
• Signal processing modules
• Microphone and accelerometer calibrators
• Structural accelerometers of general-purpose and ultra-low level
• Dynamic driver
• Impedance Tubes
• Flow Resistivity Workbench
• Noise Dosimeter Bruel&Kjaer
• Microphones of ½ and ¼ in
• Impulse Hummers
• Sound Power Sources
• Power Amplifiers
• Displacement, pressure, and force transducers.
• Torsional and linear vibration measurement system
• Acoustic chamber with low background noise
• Workbench for silencers evaluation
• Vibration test system
• HTM16 universal vibration apparatus
• P1150 static and dynamic balancing machine

 

Automotive Laboratory — AL

Main Equipment:

• Injection and electronic ignition benches
• Conventional and ABS brake system
• Automotive sensors
• Systems simulation software
• Suspension and steering system
• Workbenches for electrical and electronic components
• Engine operation test bench
• Automatic climate control bench
• Auxiliary systems: airbag, electric seat, windshield, and start

 

Machine and Mechanism Parts Laboratory — MMPL

Main Equipment:

• Workbenches for mechanisms evaluation
• Torsion test equipment
• Cam test equipment,
• Vibration analysis equipment on axes
• Equipment for rotating and flexing fatigue testing
• Software for multi-physics simulation
• Software for acoustic simulation

 

Computer Simulations Laboratory — CSL

Main Equipment:

• High-capacity data processing computers
• MATLAB software (Matworks), CFX Ansys 11

 

Factory Practice Laboratory — FPL

Main Equipment:

• Universal lathe
• Universal milling machine
• Sensitive drill with coordinate table
• Horizontal band saw
• Vertical band saw

 

Welding Laboratories

Main Equipment:

• CNC PLASMA cutting set
• Oxyfuel set
• MIG / MAG welding
• TIG welding
• Spot welding (resistance)

PPGEM INTERNATIONALIZATION ACTIONS

The Internationalization Project is an integral part of the measures currently underway at PUCPR and one of the ongoing PPGEM goals in search of excellence. PPGEM seeks to form a student body composed of foreigners by 2022 and robust projects in international cooperation. In this sense, some examples stand out:

 

2019-2022 — Research Project: CP 24/2018 Assistance Program to the Internationalization of Academic Graduate Programs of scores of 6 and 7 

Universities involved: University of California at Berkeley (USA), INSA Lyon (France), Conservatoire des Arts et Metiers de Paris (France), Colorado State University (USA), McMaster University (Canada), University of Huddersfield (UK). Situation: In progress; Nature: Research. Students involved: Academic Master’s: (3) Doctorate: (4) Members: Fred Lacerda Amorim – Coordinator /Ricardo Diego Torres – Member/Luis Mauro Moura – Member/ Nathan Mendes – Member/Paulo César Philippi – Member /Paulo César Soares Jr. – Member/João Elias Abdalla Filho – Member. Financier (s): Araucária Foundation to Support Scientific and Technological Development – Financial assistance.

 

ABCM COBEM 2017 International Congress of Mechanical Engineering: Due to the maturation and development of consolidated research works in partnership with national/international Institutes of Higher Education and the industrial environment, as well as a strong commitment to developing well-qualified human resources (master’s and doctors), PPGEM, whose organizational work began in 2015, organized and hosted ABCM COBEM2017 — International Congress of Mechanical Engineering — on December 3 to 8, 2017. COBEM2017 brought together undergraduate and graduate students, engineers, professors, and researchers from the most varied research areas in Mechanical Engineering at prestigious Universities and National and International Research Centers. They contributed through lectures, oral presentations, and poster sessions on the most recent advances in Mechanical Engineering and related fields. Congress had approximately 1,600 Brazilian and foreign conference participants (according to ABCM, the largest COBEM to date) and 12 foreign speakers (USA, Switzerland, Japan, France, and Nigeria). It is essential to highlight those renowned companies of prominence in the Brazilian and international industrial scenario, such as Zeiss (Germany), Vtech Consulting Ltda, EOS (Germany), Iscar (Israel), Sandvik Coromant (Sweden), Brüel & Kjaer (Denmark), Tescan (Czech Republic) and Embraer, sponsored COBEM2017. Moreover, these companies presented their products and workshops at stands during the Congress. It can be argued that the realization of COBEM2017 is characterized by a factor in increasing the international insertion of PPGEM, as research projects among PPGEM professors with foreign researchers were arranged.

 

2018 – 2021 — CAPES-COFECUB Project (Approved in 2017): Binational cooperation for the establishment and consolidation of research focused on the development of mathematical models, numerical methods, and improvement of simulation tools.

Countries: Brazil and France

Coordinator in Brazil: Nathan Mendes

Coordinator abroad: Monika Woloszin

Funding bodies: CAPES (Brazil) and COFECUB (France)

  

2017 – 2021 — Investigation on the Behavior of Different Track Systems for Railway Applications

Coordinators: Joao Elias Abdalla Filho (PPGEM / PUCPR); Joao Pombo (Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland)

Graduate students: Denise Tholken (Ph.D.)

Financing agencies: CAPES (scholarships); Center of Excellence for

High-Speed ​​Rail at Heriot-Watt University

The project — developed between PUCPR PPGEM and the Center of Excellence for High-Speed ​​Rail at Heriot-Watt University, Scotland — has the primary objective of investigating the mechanical behavior of different railroad systems when passing through railway vehicles. A railroad system involves rails, ballast, sleepers, and the underlying soil, or — in place of the latter —a bridge or viaduct structure. The main variant in each system is the type of ballast, which, in turn, implies a sleeper. According to the ballast type, three systems are studied: (i) concrete slab ballast, (ii) gravel ballast, and (iii) asphalt ballast. In the first stage of the project, the three systems will be investigated, considering the soil as an underlying structure. Subsequently, the same three systems will be investigated considering a bridge or viaduct structure. At the end of the project, all are expected to have (i) a better understanding of each of these track systems’ mechanical behavior, (ii) greater mastery over associated experimental techniques, and (iii) greater mastery over associated numerical modeling. Participants are also expected to develop master’s and doctors to act in scientific research in both academia and industry.

 

2017 – CURRENT: — Improving the stability of Lattice-Boltzmann schemes for high Reynolds number turbulent flows

Country(s): Brazil (PPGEM of PUCPR and UDESC), USA, Italy, Finland

Coordinators in Brazil: Paulo C Philippi (PPGEM of PUCPR) and Luiz Adolfo Hegele Jr. (UDESC)

Coordinator (s) abroad: Keijo K. Mattila (University of Jyvaskyla, Finland), Amanda Randles (Duke University, USA), Mauro Sbragaglia and Andrea Scagliarini (University of “Tor Vergata,” Italy)

Funding body (s): CNPq, Lab of Biomedical Engineering of Duke University

 

2015 – 2019 — EA-EBC Annex 68: Indoor Air Quality Design and Control in Low-Energy Residential Buildings standards

Country(s): Brazil, Denmark, Germany, France, China, and Belgium, among others

Coordinator in Brazil: Nathan Mendes

Coordinator(s) abroad: Carsten Rode (USA) and John Grunnewald (Germany).

Graduate student involved: William Rabelo (Doctorate)

Funding agency (s): CAPES and PUCPR, sponsored by the International Energy Agency (www.iea-annex68.org)

 

2013 – 2017 — IEA ECBCS Annex 60: New generation computational tools for building and community energy systems based on the Modelica and Functional Mockup Interface standards

Country(s): Brazil, USA, Germany, France, and Belgium, among others.

Coordinator in Brazil: Nathan Mendes

Coordinator(s) abroad: Michael Wetter (USA) and Christoph Van Treck (Germany)

Graduate student involved: Walter Mazuroski

Co-tutelage (Number of doctoral students in co-tutelage or sandwich Ph.D.): 0

Funding body (s): CNPq and CAPES, sponsored by the International Energy Agency (www.iea-annex60.org)

 

2013 – 2017 — Surface modification of titanium and titanium alloys on a nanoscale for application in orthopedic implants

Country(s): Brazil/USA

Coordinator in Brazil: Paulo Soares (PPGEM/PUCPR)

Coordinator abroad: Ketul C Popat (University of Colorado)

Graduate students involved: 2 doctoral students

Co-tutelage (Number of doctoral students in co-tutelage or sandwich Ph.D.): 2 (Luciane Santos PPGEM and Marcela Ferreira PPGCS)

Financing body (s): CNPq

 

2016 – 2018 — Natural computer metaheuristics applied to the biomechanics of competitive swimming starts and turns

Country(s): Brazil and Portugal (University of Porto)

Coordinator in Brazil: Leandro dos Santos Coelho – PPGEM participant: Viviana Mariani

Coordinator abroad: João Paulo Vilas Boas

Funding body(s): CAPES

 

2010 – PRESENT: PEEC-Based Multi-Objective Synthesis of Non-Uniformly Spaced Linear Antenna Arrays

Country(s): Brazil and Italy (University of Padova)

Coordinator in Brazil: Leandro dos Santos Coelho/Viviana Cocco Mariani

Coordinator abroad: Piergiorgio Alotto

 

– 2013 to 2017 — CAPES-COFECUB Project: Impact of Combined Heat and Mass Transfer on Energy Performance and Building Durability, in conjunction with LOCIE-UdS, Université de Savoie and CHETIL, INSA de Lyon, France. It should be noted that the project was strengthened by the intense participation of graduates and postdoctoral students not foreseen at the beginning of the agreement, which made it possible to enhance the comprehensiveness of the scope of this Franco-Brazilian interaction and more unearth more profound research. Besides, International Doctoral Schools were organized within the project scope, which allowed not only a proper project development but also new international prospecting with more significant scope innovation. Relating to the project, two Master’s degrees were concluded by 2016, in addition to seven in-progress Doctoral advisings, three of which with grants abroad financed by this project (two in co-advising). Regarding bibliographic production, an international book and 17 articles were published in international journals with JCR, and participation in congresses is highlighted.

 

– BRAFITEC: Since 2003, together with UFPR and UTFPR, PPGEM has a Brafitec/CAPES project approved with French universities: Compiègne University of Technology — UTC – Project Coordinator, Belfort Montbéliard University of Technology — UTBM and University of Troyes technology — UTT. These grants correspond to a six-month stay at a partner university and another six months of internship at a company indicated by this university. This is because of the selection criteria adopted that favors the best student candidate, demonstrating happily, granted that they remain interested in improving their scientific knowledge with the Masters. This international experience will undoubtedly contribute to the Master’s work of these students.

 

– INTERNATIONAL DOCTORAL SCHOOLS (International Ph.D. School). This is an innovative proposal for the internationalization of the Graduate Program in Mechanical Engineering (PPGEM) at PUCPR in search of excellence. PUCPR’s PPGEM doctoral schools have been held annually since 2013. The school has the following specific objectives: 1) to develop international research projects in strategic areas, 2) promote the internationalization of research and graduate studies in an associative manner, 3) disseminate international knowledge of PPGEM concentration areas, 4) strengthen the Graduate Program to develop better professionals at the Master’s and Doctorate levels, 5) prepare graduate students for the globalized world, 6) establish and consolidate international cooperation with multinational companies located in or outside Brazil, and 7) produce high-impact publications on international cooperation. It is important to note that registration is free, and subjects taught in English by foreign and Brazilian lecturers are validated with six credits in the Brazilian system and five ECTS in the European system. The school has an average participation of 20 Ph.D. students (Brazilians and foreigners from Europe, Asia, and Latin America) annually, as well as an average of six foreign lecturers (Europe and Asia) and four Brazilians (PUCPR and other Institutes of Higher Education). The Doctoral School has subjects taught during a normal period of 15 days (8 hours/day) and is promoted by PUCPR, CNPq, Araucária Foundation (Paraná State Foundation for Research), as well as some companies.

In 2013, PPGEM organized and hosted the I INTERNATIONAL DOCTORAL SCHOOL (INTERNATIONAL PhD SCHOOL) supported by the International Association of Building Physics — in an initiative to internationalize research in the areas of hygrothermal and energy modeling of buildings, including risk assessment of energy performance. The subjects taught were validated with six credits in the Brazilian system and five ECTS in the European system. Participation was free for Brazilian and international students. The following universities and professors participated: Achilles Karagiozis (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA); Andreas Holm (Forschungsinstitut für Wärmeschutz e.V. München, Germany); Angela Sassic-Kalagasidis (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden); Carl-Eric Hagentoft (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden); Carsten Rode (- DTU, Denmark and President of the International Association of Building Physics); John Grunewald (- TUD, Germany); Luís Mauro Moura (Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná – PUCPR, Brazil); Marcus Bianchi (Owens Corning, USA); Nathan Mendes (Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná – PUCPR, Brazil); Thomas Bednar (Vienna University of Technology – TUV, Austria); Vasco Freitas (University of Porto, Portugal).

In 2013, simultaneously with the International Doctoral School, PPGEM also organized and hosted the VII INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY (IEA), Annex 55 MEETING with the massive participation of international researchers, as well as Brazilian and international students.

In 2014, PPGEM organized and hosted the II INTERNATIONAL DOCTORAL SCHOOL (INTERNATIONAL Ph.D. School), entitled ENERGY AND MOISTURE IN BUILDINGS: FROM THE MICROSTRUCTURE OF POROUS MATERIALS TO THE BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY. The following researchers were responsible for teaching the School subjects in English: Abdelkrim Trabelsi (INSA de Lyon, France), Anne-Cecile Grillet (Université de Savoie, France), Carsten Rode (Technical University of Denmark), Celso Peres Fernandes ( Federal University of Santa Catarina — UFSC, Brazil), Joseph Virgone (INSA de Lyon, France), Luís Mauro Moura (PPGEM — PUCPR, Brazil), Marx Chhay (Université de Savoie, France), Nathan Mendes (PPGEM of PUCPR, Brazil ), Paulo César Philippi (Federal University of Santa Catarina — UFSC, Brazil), Simon Rouchier (Université de Savoie, France).

In 2015, the III INTERNATIONAL DOCTORAL SCHOOL was held under the CAPES-COFECUB project, but only with French members already in Brazil due to financial difficulties encountered in the period. This 3rd edition was entitled “Non-Deterministic Approaches for Assessment of Building Energy and Hygrothermal Performance” and participated in the following speakers: Jeanne Goffart, Julien Berger, Mickael Rabouille, Marx Chhay, and Nathan Mendes. This edition was carried out without any financial support.

In 2016, visiting professor at PPGEM, Marx Chhay co-organized the IV INTERNATIONAL DOCTORAL SCHOOL with the Brazilian coordinator, Professor Nathan Mendes, on the CAPES-COFECUB project theme entitled “Numerical Methods for Diffusion Problems Applied to Building Energy Modeling.” This school had two other French researchers (Denys Dutykh, Julien Berger) and another Brazilian (Professor Hélcio Orlande — UFRJ). Ph.D. students from Canada, Belgium, and the Czech Republic also participated, in addition to Brazilian Ph.D. students. Because of this school, the following book was written: Mendes, N.; Chhay M.N.; Berger, J.; Dutykh, D. Numerical methods for diffusion phenomena in building physics: a practical introduction. 1. ed. Curitiba: PUCPress, 2016. v. 1. 220p.

 

– 2010–2014 — IEA ANNEX 55: Reliability of Energy Efficient Building Retrofitting – Probability Assessment of Performance and Cost (RAP-RETRO)

Description: The annex (IEA ANNEX 55) scope is to develop and provide decision support data and tools for energy retrofitting measures. The tools will be based on probabilistic methodologies for predicting energy use, life cycle cost, and functional performance. The impact of uncertainty on the performance and costs will be considered in this project. Methods based on probability provide potent tools that can provide us with reliable ranges for the outcome. The outcome of the annex is to develop knowledge and tools that support the use of probability-based design strategies in retrofitting buildings to ensure that the anticipated energy benefits can be realized. These will offer reliable information about the real outcome of retrofitting measures regarding energy consumption, cost, and functional performances. Therefore, the main objective will be realized by merging hygrothermal building physics with probability and economic analysis. The developed methods will then be applied to optimize energy retrofitting methods. The main objectives of the annex are to a) develop a common framework for probabilistic assessment of energy retrofitting measures, b) develop and validate probabilistic tools for energy use, life cycle cost and hygrothermal performances, c) collect and analyze data to create stochastic data sets, and d) apply and demonstrate probabilistic methodology on (at least) five real-life case studies focusing on residential buildings. Candidates for the case studies are found among ongoing retrofitting projects: interior and exterior wall insulation system, cavity wall insulation, window upgrading, HVAC-system changes, change of heating system, and operation of buildings, installing solar panels on roofs, insulation of cold attics, and crawl-space foundation.

 

– 2009–2014 — BRAGECRIM Program: Brazilian German Collaborative Research Initiative on Manufacturing Technology

Project: EDM Electrode Production by Layer Manufacturing Technique (LMT) Resources: CAPES, FINEP, CNPq (Brazil); DFG (Germany). Universities: PUCPR and Technische Universität Clausthal (Germany) Description: This project proposes to develop and improve concurrent Technologies to produce precision EDM electrodes by Layer Manufacturing Technique (LMT) to Electro-Discharge Machining advanced 3D products. The project will be executed over four years (2009-2014). The electrodes will be manufactured with different materials using LM Technique based on Selective Laser Sintering using the facilities of the Institutes IMW – Fritz- Süchting-Institut für Maschinenwesen and ZFW – Zentrum für Funktionswerkstoffe of TUClausthal – Technische Universität Clausthal. The assessment and improvement of EDMachining performance measures will be in charge of the LAUS-Laboratório de Pesquisa em Usinagem of PUCPR. This project considers the sustainable development of the German-Brazilian production chain through innovative technology. The project will be an opportunity to manufacture EDM electrodes and establish a communication channel for technology and human resources transfer between TUClausthal and PUCPR linked to the Brazilian/German industries.

 

– 2009–2013 — Coating production and characterization for applications at high temperatures and oxidizing and carbonizing media. Institutions involved: PUCPR, USP, UFPR, and the Technical Institute of Monterrey (MEXICO). Funding agencies: MCT/CNPq. Description: In 2009 — within the PPGEM internationalization scope — the joint approval with USP and UFPR occurred within the scope of the Inter-American Collaboration of Materials Program CIAM/CNPq, a collaboration project with the Instituto Técnico de Monterrey from Mexico City. Through this project, under the coordination of Professor Roberto Martins de Souza from USP, it was possible to visit the Institute of two Brazilian professors — Roberto Martins de Souza (USP) and Ricardo D. Torres (PUCPR). During this visit to Mexico City, technical aspects of the project were discussed, as well as the project schedule.

 

– 2014–2016 — PPGEM Internationalization Project Expansion at PUCPR. Objective: develop international research projects in strategic areas for Brazil, focusing on technological and scientific innovation through research and the Graduate Program of PPGEM at PUCPR in an associative way. Strengthen Graduate Studies to develop better professionals at the Master’s and Doctorate levels. Establish long-term international institutional cooperation with foreign Institutes of Higher Education. Partnerships with McMaster University (Canada) and Colorado State University (USA); the objective of this project proposal will allow the active exchange of Master’s and Doctorate professors and students in the area of Manufacturing, more specifically on the theme of Surface Engineering.

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INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES DEVELOPED BY PPGEM LECTURERS:

– ABCM Vice-Presidency

– Coordinator PUCPR project CAPES/BRAFITEC UT’s/PUCPR, UTFPR, UFPR

– General coordinator of CAPES/BRAFITEC INSA’s/PUCPR, UTFPR, UFPR project

– Sub-coordinator of the SOUTH AMERICAN NETWORK of Thermophysical Properties PROSUL/CNPq

– Participation in the project ARCUS — School of Thermophysical Properties (Brazil/France)

– Organization of the 1st ICMES — International Congress of Mathematics, Engineering, and Society

– Publication of a book chapter by Editor Taylor Francis / Reviewer of Inverse Problems in Science, and Engineering

– Member of the SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS INVERSE PROBLEMS, DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION SYMPOSIUM scientific committee – IPDO 2010

– Brazilian representative at IBPSA World (International Building Performance Simulation Association)

– Member of the Journal of Building Physics editorial committee

– Member of the Journal of Building Performance Simulation editorial committee

– Member of the Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering editorial committee

– Guest Editor of the Journal of Statistical Mechanics. Theory and Experiment

– Member of the Scientific Committee of the Discrete Simulation of Fluid Dynamics annual series of conferences

– HdR committee member (Habiitation a Diriger DES Recherches) at Claude Bernard University (Lyon, France)

– Guilian Leroux committee member at the University of Savoie Mont-Blanc, France (2016)

– Rapporteur (Rapporteur) on the thesis of Lucile Soudani from the University of Lyon, France (2016)

– Participation in semiannual work meetings of Annexes 41, 55 and 60 of the IEA (International Energy Agency; 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016)

– Member of multinational projects in Annexes 41, 55, and 60 of the IEA (International Energy Agency)

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VISITING FOREIGN LECTURERS AT PPGEM:

– Name: Olímpia Salas. Institution: ITSEM Instituto Técnico Superior de Monterrey, Mexico. Period: July 2013 to July 2014 (12 months). Salas gave lectures, co-supervised Master’s research, participated on Master’s degree committees, and prepared articles together with PPGEM professors in the area of ​​Materials and Manufacturing Processes;

– Name: Carsten Rode. Institution: Technical University of Denmark. Period: April 2013. Rode developed teaching and writing activities in the ​Thermal Sciences and Engineering area;

– Name: François Dubois. Institution: Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers de Paris. Period: Jun 2018. Dubois developed lecturing and joint research in the ​Lattice Boltzmann Method;

– Name: Marx Chhay. Institution: Université de Savoie – France. Period: March 2015 to June 2016. Project title: Fast Computational Methods for Some Building-Related Problems. Brief description: characterization of materials based on the adjunct model for experimental data assimilation. Rapid numerical methods for 3D transfer simulation based on an analytical boundary condition of integral solution formulation;

– Name: Ketul C. Popat, Associate Professor. Institution: Colorado State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering — School of Biomedical Engineering, Fort Collins CO, USA. Title: Surface modification of titanium and titanium alloys on a nanoscale for application in orthopedic implants. Notice: Science Without Borders Program – Country Scholarships, Special Visitor Researcher Grant – PVE, Call for Projects MEC/MCTI/CAPES/CNPQ/FAPS Call No. 71/2013. Period: the beginning of March 3. 2014 (36 months)

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SANDWICH DOCTORATE INTERNSHIP ABROAD:

Through CAPES PDSE Program, PPGEM has been sending Ph.D. students for 12 months to renowned International Higher Education Institutions, namely:

– Gabriel de Sant’Anna Vitor Barbieri – ROMA – 6-month period (Nov. 2019 – Apr. 2020) Sapienza Università di Roma

– Nelson Luis Maurios Legat Filho – USA – 6-month period (Oct. 2018 – Mar. 2019) Ohio State University

– Lucas de Sant’ana Vitor Barbieri – PORTUGAL – 6-month period (Nov. 2018 – May. 2019) University of Porto

– Luciane Sopchenski Santos – USA – 6-month period (Jul. 2017 – Dec. 2017) Colorado State University

– Marcos Batistella Lopes – FRANCE – 12-month period (Apr. 2017 – Mar. 2018) Université de La Rochelle

– Claudia Morishita – FRANCE – 12-month period (Nov. 2016 – Oct. 2017) Université de Savoie-Mont-Blanc

– Denise Tholken – UNITED KINGDOM – 5-month period (Jul. 2017 – Dec. 2017) Heriot-Watt University (HWU)

– Anastácio da Silva Júnior – FRANCE – 5-month period (Aug. 2017 – Jan. 2018) l ‘école d’ingénieurs – la rochelle, lagord

– Suelen Gasparing – FRANCE – 18-month period (Oct. 2016 – Apr. 2018) University of Savoye

– Lorena Freitas Dutra – FRANCE – 18-month period (Jan. 2015 – July. 2016) University of Savoye

– Marcos Eduardo Soares – PORTUGAL – 12-month period (Apr. 2014 – Mar. 2015) University of Porto

– José Mário F. de Paiva Júnior – CANADA – 12-month period (Mar. 2013 – Feb. 2014) Mc Master University – Stephan Hennings Och – FRANCE 12-month period (July 2012 – June 2013) INSA Rouen

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 PPGEM LECTURERS POST-DOCTORATE ABROAD:

– Paulo C. Soares Jr. – USA – 12-month period (Dec. 2019 – Jan. 2021) Colorado State University, and 12-month period (Dec. 2012 – Nov. 2013) Colorado State University

– Viviana Cocco Mariani – Italy – 12-month period (Jan. 2018 – Dec. 2018) –
Università degli Studi di Padova, UNIPD, Itália

– João Elias Abdalla Filho – USA – 12-month period (Aug. 2015 – Jul. 2016) University of Colorado Boulder

– Luis Mauro Moura – France – 12-month period (Dec. 2011 – Jan. 2012)
Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon, INSA LYON

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FOREIGN PhDs AND POST-DOCTORATES IN PPGEM:

– Name: Guilian Leroux. French institution: Université de Savoie. Current situation: Ph.D. student. Period: November 2014 to March 2015. French institution scholarship holder. Project title: Study and Development of an Evaporative Cooling System for Buildings. Brief description: the development of an innovative evaporative cooling system. A comparative energy assessment will then be conducted to compare the new system with the existing ones.

– Name: Jeanne Goffart. Former French institution (Doctorate): Université de la Reunion. Doctorate held at the Université de Savoie. Current situation: postdoctoral student. Period: November 2014 to October 2015 with possible extension. CAPES Postdoctoral Fellow. Project title: Nouvelle Approche Pour l’estimation du Risque d’humidité en Bâtiment Performance. Brief description: utilization of sensitivity analysis techniques to assess the impact of the climate on roof insulation.

– Name: Mickael Rabouille. Previous French institution (Doctorate): Université de Savoie. Current situation: postdoctoral student. Period: November 2014 to October 2015, with possible extension. CAPES Postdoctoral Fellow. Project title: Outil d’aide à la Décision Pour l’analyse Multi-critère en Réhabilitation: Usage des Meté-modèles. Brief description: use of sensitivity analysis techniques to assess the impact of different input parameters on roof insulation.

– Name: Julien Berger. Previous French institution (Doctorate): Université de Savoie. Current situation: postdoctoral student. Period: February 2015 to April 2016. CAPES Postdoctoral Fellow. Project title: Model Reduction Techniques for Solving Physical Problems in Buildings. Brief description: The project aims to use and improve the model reduction technique for quick solution of coupled problems of heat and humidity transfer in buildings and for estimating hygrothermal properties necessary in building energy simulation codes.

– Name: Laura Michel. Previous French institution (Doctorate): Université de Savoie. Current situation: postdoctoral student. Period: March 2014 to March 2015. Scholarship: No. Project title: Statistical Analysis of Models for the Energy Performance of Buildings. Brief description: The project contributes to the methods of assessing energy performance in buildings through a statistical approach. A simplified model is proposed, allowing the effects of humidity to be considered in the rules for calculating the energy efficiency of buildings in Brazil.

– Name: Santiago Riquelme. Chilean institution: Universidad del Bio-Bio. Current situation: Master’s student (direct pass to Doctorate). Period: April 2013 to March 2015 (Master’s) and April 2015 to December 2018 (Doctorate). CAPES Master Scholarship. Project title: Development of Instrumentation and Mathematical Models for Predicting Heat Exchanges by Radiation with Sky and Neighborhood. Brief description: The Master’s project aims to develop a low-cost apparatus to estimate the sky temperature. The Ph.D. project aims to develop models for heat exchanges by long-wave and short-wave radiation with the sky and neighboring surfaces, improving the energy simulation of buildings’ external boundary conditions.

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INTERNATIONAL FORMAL AGREEMENT

PPGEM has carried out joint activities with researchers from international institutions in research projects related to its three areas of concentration, in the direct researcher-researcher relationship, and through formal University-University cooperation agreements for the exchange of undergraduate and graduate students. Post-Graduation in the form of sandwich Master’s/Doctorate, Post-Doctorate, and assignments for professors and students. Some institutions with which research activities are carried out:

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET CLAUSTHAL (Germany)

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN (Germany)

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK (Denmark)

VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (Austria).

UNIVERSITE DE SAVOIE (France)

INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES APPLIQUÉES -INSA (France)

McMASTER UNIVERSITY (CANADA)

COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (USA)

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (USA)

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER (USA)

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY (USA)

SUPERIOR TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF MONTERREY (MEXICO)

SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (USA)

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY (USA)

SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (USA)

CONSERVATOIRE NATIONAL DES ARTS ET METIERS DE PARIS

Research projects are funded by CNPq, CAPES, and FINEP, as well as international agencies (DFG – Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Germany and IEA – International Energy Agency, EUA).

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PPGEM Books (ENGLISH):

– Mendes, N.; Chhay M.N.; Berger, J.; Dutykh, D. Numerical methods for diffusion phenomena in building physics: a practical introduction. 1. ed. Curitiba: PUCPress, 2016. v. 1. 220p.

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MASTER’S DEGREES in ENGLISH LANGUAGE (written and presented, with foreign evaluator)

2015: Santiago Riquelme. Development of an Apparatus for Assessment of Outgoing Infrared Radiation Using a Heat Balance Method. 2015. (Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering) – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel. Advisor: Nathan Mendes.

2015: Suelen Gasparin. A Hybrid Method for Computing Heat Transfer through Multilayered Building Envelopes. 2015. (Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering) – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel. Advisor: Nathan Mendes.

2013: Ricardo Baasch Pacheco. Experimental Evaluation and Empirical Performance Correlations of a Dual-Split Air Conditioning System. 2013. (Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering) – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel. Advisor: Nathan Mendes.

2013: Tiago Czelusniak. Development and Application of Copper-Nickel Zirconium Diboride as EDM Electrodes Manufactured by Selective Laser Sintering. 2013. (Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering) – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel. Advisor: Fred Lacerda Amorim.

2011: Camila Fernandes Higa. Selective Laser Sintering of Copper-Nickel and Molydenum Alloy to be Used as EDM Electrodes. 2011. (Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering) – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel. Advisor: Fred Lacerda Amorim.

2008: Rodrigo Trebien. Thermal comfort Sensitivity Analysis and Sensor Development for Control Purposes. 2008. 0 f. (Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering) – Pontifícia Universidade Catóica do Paraná, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development. Advisor: Nathan Mendes

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DOCTOR´S DEGREE in ENGLISH LANGUAGE (written and defended with foreign evaluator).

2019: Denise Tholken. Enriched Modified Local Green’s Function Method Applied to Elasto Static Problems. (Doctor degree in Mechanical Engineering) – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná. Advisor: João Elias Abdalla Filho.

2018: Luciane Sopchenski Santos. Bactericidal Activity and Biocompatibility of TiO2 Coatings Doped with Bactericidal Elements. (Doctor degree in Mechanical Engineering) – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná. Advisor: Paulo César Soares Jr.

2018: Marcelo Pinto da Silva. Enriched Modified Local Green’s Function Method Applied to Elasto Static Problems. (Doctor degree in Mechanical Engineering) – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná. Advisor: João Elias Abdalla Filho.

2018: Walter Mazuroski. Intelligent Co-simulation: A Strategy to Solve Complex Building Energy Simulation Problems. (Doctor degree in Mechanical Engineering) – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná. Advisor: Nathan Mendes.

2017: Ana Paula de Almeida Rocha. On the Improvement of Building Energy Simulation by Means of Pixel Counting. (Doctor degree. in Mechanical Engineering) – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná. Advisor: Nathan Mendes.

2017: Lorena Freitas Dutra. Development of an Innovative Material of High Hygrothermal Performance. (Doctor degree in Mechanical Engineering) – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná. Advisor: Nathan Mendes.

2017: Luciano Ayres de Mello. Advanced Modeling of Heat, Air and Moisture (HAM) Transfer Through Porous Building Elements. (Doctor degree in Mechanical Engineering) Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná. Advisor: Luis Mauro Moura.

2015: Ricardo José Bertin. A Numerical Investigation of Internal Failure Pressure of Pipelines Containing a Single and Double Pit Corrosion Defect, Considering Plasticity. (Doctor degree in Mechanical Engineering) – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná. Advisor: João Elias Abdalla Filho.

2010: Roberto Zanetti Freire. Numerical Simulation of Photovoltaic Hybrid Ventilation Systems Combined with a Whole-Building Hygrothermal Model. 2010. 0 f. (Doctor degree in Mechanical Engineering) – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel. Advisor: Nathan Mendes.

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INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT NOTICE FOR FACULTY MEMBER

2015: Research Activities in the Strategic Area of Energy. Scientific profile: The candidates must demonstrate scientific leadership, international insertion, and coordination of R&D projects, agreements for cooperation, and exchange with other institutions in the country and abroad, as well as nucleation research groups. Other reference parameters are supervision of at least four (4) theses and relevant scientific productions characterized by regularity in the dissemination at national and international conferences with their students’ participation. They preferably have published books on their work in the area and at least eighteen (18) publications in journals of scientific relevance in the areas related to the present professorship call. Brazilian candidates must have a PQ-1A profile of the Brazilian Research Council (CNPq).

2015: Research Activities in the Area of Solid Mechanics:. Scientific profile: Computational Solid Mechanics: Apply concepts and techniques of computational mechanics to study typical problems of mechanics of solids such as stress and strain analysis, dynamics and structural vibration, failure and fracture analysis, stability, and structural analysis. Vibration and Acoustics: studies on vibration control of machines and equipment, structural vibrations, modal analysis, vehicular dynamics, maintenance, machine noise, and environmental acoustics. 

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COURSES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH

• Heat and Mass Transfer in Buildings
• Numerical Methods for Diffusion Phenomena in Building Physics: Theory and Practice

2017/2021 – APPLICATION OF VEGETABLE-BASED CUTTING FLUIDS IN CARBON STEEL MILLING, AIMING AT ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

Partner company / industry; SpecialMix Ltda

Resources involved and grants; R $ 30,000.00

Brief project description (50 words)

The project is the subject of a doctoral dissertation by student Vitor Baldin (defense scheduled for February 2022) and aims to investigate the lubricant and cooling efficiency of three types of cutting fluids (two vegetable-based and one mineral-based, for comparison) in the face milling of a conventional carbon steel (ABNT 1045) when applied by the Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) technique. Machining without the use of cutting fluid (dry) will also be investigated for comparisons. It also aims, based on the results with the three cutting fluids, to propose a new formulation of a vegetable-based cutting fluids, with higher cooling-lubrication efficiency in compliance with current environmental standards.

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2019/2020 – RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOW-COST SILICONE MOLDS FOR MANUFACTURING BATOM CHOCOLATE CANDY

(Project in progress — Members: Ricardo, Paulo, César, and Luciane)

Partner company/industry: Grupo Boticário

Resources involved and scholarships: R $ 150,000.00

Brief project description (50 words): This project emerged from the need of Boticário Group to precisely understand the manufacturing process and material used in the silicone mold for manufacturing Baton chocolate candy. Developing a national supplier for silicone molds reduces the manufacturing costs of its chocolate candy and enables it to develop new molds within a process of continuous improvement.

The Project signed with PUCPR on 12/22/2018, through the celebration of 4TA, started on 12/3/2018 and will end on 11/29/2019. AGENC / 02303/2018 (Numbering in Sistema Benner — Tab to be received).

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2019/2020 – RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MATERIALS FOR INCREASING LSZH THERMOPLASTIC ADHESION WITH METALLIC WIRE APPLIED TO OPTICAL CABLES

(Project submitted for approval — Members: Paulo and Ricardo)

Partner company/industry: FIBRACEM TELEINFORMÁTICA LTDA

Resources involved and scholarships: R$ 132.000,00

Brief project description (50 words): The low adhesion between optical cable support wires and LSZH thermoplastic material makes the cable very malleable. For the cable to be rigid, the wires and fiber must be well adhered with the thermoplastic material. This project aims to propose research and development of new additives to LSZH thermoplastic material and silanization of metallic wire that increases the metallic wire adhesion to the thermoplastic material while ensuring LSZH class toxicity and flammability properties.

The Project signed with PUCPR on 4/4/2019, via 1TA, started on 6/5/2019 and will end on 03/30/2020. AGENC /03431/2019 (Numbering in Sistema Benner — Tab to be received).

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2019/2020 – DEVELOPMENT FOR BALLISTIC TESTING EQUIPMENT ON ARMORED GLASS

Members: Paulo and Sérgio Manentti

Partner company/industry: AGP – American Glass Products do Brasil

Resources involved and scholarships: R$ 50.000,00 (we are still developing the proposal)

Brief project description (50 words): The materials used in manufacturing lightweight armored glass (polycarbonate and glass) must be tested routinely to meet the ISO 6603 standard, with determination of puncture impact behavior of rigid plastics. Currently, the ballistic test is carried out by the company using firearms and special ammunition, which involves a high operational cost and standard charges. This test can be replaced by another using an impact machine, with the weight and speed of a spherical tip determined in the standard. This project aims to design and build equipment for the impact test and then provide services to the company.

The Project signed with PUCPR on 12/1/2017, via 1TA, started on 11/28/2017 and ended on 11/28/2018. It was subject to extension through the contractual amendment. It will expire on 01/29 / 2021. AGENC /15775/2017-003 (Numbering in Sistema Benner — Tab to be received).

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2019/2020 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS RACKS

Members: Key Fonseca de Lima, Luis Mauro Moura, Nilson Barbieri, and Alisson Zanetti.

Partner company/industry: NILKO Tecnologia LTDA

Resources involved and scholarships: R$ 94.800,00 

Description: Telecommunications racks are designed to receive electronic equipment to meet the demand for reception, control, and transmission of communication and data. The present project aims to develop a telecommunications cabinet to meet the new 5G technology concerning low noise, heat, and vibration. This project is being developed with resources from Nilko Tecnologia LTDA.

The Project signed with PUCPR on 09/12/2019, via 6TA, started on 10/01/2019 and will finish on 09/30/2020.