Cold Climate Research Centre at NUC

The Cold climate research at NUC is represented by participants from several of the existing R&D groups. In this way it is close co-operation between numerical modelling, numerical analysis, simulation, visualization and instrumentation in the projects. 

 

Members of the Cold Climate Research Centre:

Member

R&D Group

Topics

Per-Arne Sundsbø   Professor pas@hin.no  Responsible for organization of the cold climate research centre at NUC

 Simulations Numerical modelling and simulation of: wind, snowdrift, snow avalanche, icing and Wind Chill Index

Arne Erik Holdo Professor II at NUC  arnhol@hin.no

 Simulations Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Matthew Carl Homola PhD student  mch@hin.no Electromechanical Systems Sensors for detection of icing   
Eigil Roaldset  Assistant Professor ero@hin.no   Energy conservation in wooden houses located in cold climate
Lubomir Dechevski Associate professor ltd@hin.no Simulations CFD, Geometric modelling, Numerical analysis 
Børre Bang  Associate professor bb@hin.no Simulations CFD, Geometric modelling, Computer visualization
Per Johan Nicklasson Professor pjn@hin.no Electromechanical Systems Electronics in extreme environments, Sensors for detection of icing  
Arne Lakså  Associate professor ala@hin.no Simulations Geometric modelling, Numerical analysis, Advanced computer programming
Johan Byström  Associate professor johanby@hin.no Homogenization Theory Partial Differential Equations, Variational problems 
Arnt R. Kristoffersen PhD student  arntrk@hin.no Simulations Development of simulators
Svein-Erik Sveen  Senior Engineer  ses@hin.no  Energy

Instrumentation, Field/lab measurements

 

Phd student from 1/1-08 Simulations Modelling and simulation of heat loss from buildings due to wind chilling effects
Phd student from 1/1-08 Energy Frost in ground - defrosting
Phd student from 1/3-08 Simulations Permafrost - foundation
Phd student from 1/12-07 Simulations Numerical modelling and simulation of icing
Postdoc from 1/7-08 Electromechanical Systems Numerical modelling and simulation of icing on wind turbine blades

Main contributors to the cold climate centre at NUC:

  • The Store Norske Group at Svalbard
  • The Norwegian State Housing Bank
  • The Norwegian Public Roads Administration
  • Narvik Energy Ltd

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    Snow fence in Hammerfest, Norway.