{"id":59440,"date":"2026-01-21T07:57:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T06:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/git.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/new-high-temperature-oxidation-laboratory-at-lukasiewicz-git\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T08:10:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T07:10:44","slug":"new-high-temperature-oxidation-laboratory-at-lukasiewicz-git","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/git.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/new-high-temperature-oxidation-laboratory-at-lukasiewicz-git\/","title":{"rendered":"New High-Temperature Oxidation Laboratory at \u0141ukasiewicz \u2013 GIT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"59440\" class=\"elementor elementor-59440 elementor-59432\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ed6860 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ed6860\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0e455d\" data-id=\"b0e455d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d0dc52 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d0dc52\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2995e91\" data-id=\"2995e91\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e55fa0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e55fa0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The \u0141ukasiewicz \u2013 Upper Silesian Institute of Technology (\u0141ukasiewicz \u2013 GIT) has launched a state-of-the-art laboratory for high-temperature oxidation of materials in a water vapor atmosphere. This represents an important step toward a better understanding of the processes that determine material durability in the energy and aerospace industries. <\/strong><\/p><p>Hydrogen, considered the fuel of the future for transport and energy, continues to pose significant challenges for researchers. In particular, there is still a lack of detailed knowledge about how alloy composition, temperature, and the presence of water vapor \u2013 a byproduct of hydrogen combustion \u2013 affect high-temperature oxidation processes. The new \u0141ukasiewicz laboratory was established to fill this research gap.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b91fdf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b91fdf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/git.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/01\/laboratoriumwysokotemp_1_2026_1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-59429\" alt=\"New High-Temperature Oxidation Laboratory at \u0141ukasiewicz \u2013 GIT\" srcset=\"https:\/\/git.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/01\/laboratoriumwysokotemp_1_2026_1.webp 1000w, https:\/\/git.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/01\/laboratoriumwysokotemp_1_2026_1-300x122.webp 300w, https:\/\/git.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/01\/laboratoriumwysokotemp_1_2026_1-768x312.webp 768w, https:\/\/git.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/01\/laboratoriumwysokotemp_1_2026_1-24x10.webp 24w, https:\/\/git.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/01\/laboratoriumwysokotemp_1_2026_1-36x15.webp 36w, https:\/\/git.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/01\/laboratoriumwysokotemp_1_2026_1-48x19.webp 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ecb7af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ecb7af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Capabilities of the New Laboratory<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8874ec2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8874ec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The laboratory is equipped with two specialized high-temperature furnaces manufactured by Carbolite Gero:<\/p><ul><li>Furnace for oxidation in a dry air atmosphere, enabling tests on materials such as nickel superalloys, steels, TiAl alloys, and protective coatings.<\/li><li>Furnace with water vapor injection, allowing experiments under conditions similar to real hydrogen combustion processes.<\/li><\/ul><p>These furnaces allow experiments at temperatures up to 1600\u00b0C for short-term tests and 1500\u00b0C for long-term testing.<\/p><p>Additionally, the laboratory features a Bruker FTIR spectrometer for advanced exhaust gas analysis, including monitoring the water vapor content inside the furnace. Oxidized samples are subsequently examined using electron microscopy as part of the Research Group: Material Properties and Structure Studies. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87e79f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87e79f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Applications<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe634fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe634fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Research conducted in the laboratory is crucial for the development of new materials in aerospace and energy sectors, including components for gas turbines, hydrogen fuel cells, and other systems operating at high temperatures in water vapor atmospheres.<\/p><p>The new \u0141ukasiewicz \u2013 GIT laboratory addresses the growing needs of industry for safe and sustainable hydrogen applications as well as innovative high-temperature materials.<\/p><p><strong>Contact:<br><\/strong>Rados\u0142aw Swad\u017aba, PhD, DSc<br>e-mail: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"mailto:radoslaw.swadzba@git.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\">radoslaw.swadzba@git.lukasiewicz.gov.pl<\/a><\/span><br>Phone: (32) 2345 201<br>\u0141ukasiewicz \u2013 Upper Silesian Institute of Technology<br>K. Miarki 12-14<br>44-100 Gliwice  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0141ukasiewicz \u2013 GIT has established a modern laboratory for researching the oxidation of materials at high temperatures in a water vapour atmosphere, which will significantly contribute to a better understanding of the processes that determine the durability of materials in the energy and aviation industries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":59431,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"New High-Temperature Oxidation Laboratory at \u0141ukasiewicz \u2013 GIT","_seopress_titles_desc":"\u0141ukasiewicz \u2013 GIT has established a modern laboratory for researching the oxidation of materials at high temperatures in a water vapour atmosphere, which will significantly contribute to a better understanding of the processes that determine the durability of materials in the energy and aviation industries.","_seopress_robots_index":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[131],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":{"czas_czytania":"3","wyroznij":false},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-01 12:05:59","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/git.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/git.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/git.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/git.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/git.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59440"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/git.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59442,"href":"https:\/\/git.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59440\/revisions\/59442"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/git.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/git.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/git.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/git.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}