We know lasers from various measurement methods. PIV, LDA, LIF ... we've already tried a lot. But lasers can do much more. What used to be science fiction is already in industrial use today: lasers that can simply vaporise materials and leave holes in steel and concrete.
The EMILIA project: Emission avoidance through laser ablation for use in nuclear decommissioning investigates the removal of paint layers in the dismantling of old nuclear reactors. A high-power laser (150W in our laboratory, up to 2000W in the real test setup) is used to ablate paint. In a project with the associated project partners Krantz GmbH, Cleanlaser GmbH, Glatt Laser Process Technologie GmbH and RWE Nuclear GmbH and the project partner Weber Schweißmaschinen GmbH, we are investigating which processes take place and how the ablation process can be automatically evaluated using measurement technology.

With the kick-off meeting at the site of the project partner Weber Schweißmaschinen GmbH, our research work is now picking up speed. We are looking forward to an exciting three years! More details can be found on our website: https://lnkd.in/eexZfh23 

The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research represented by the PT GRS - Project Management Organisation of the Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS).