Division of Thermal Power Systems conducts lectures in the field of thermodynamics, heat transfer as well as design and numerical modeling of thermal energy systems, machines and devices.
The leading research topics currently carried out in the Division:
Research on selected problems of boiling and condensation in the flow in mini-channels, taking into account non-adiabatic phenomena at the interface and with the influence of reduced pressure
Investigation of the capillary action in porous substances to assist pumping in thermodynamic installations
Research on liquid flow and the phenomena of flow instability in mini heat exchangers
Visualization of heat and mass transfer processes: by means of high-speed photography and thermographic techniques (thermovision, liquid crystal thermography)
Research on modern heat exchanger structures, passive and active methods of heat transfer intensification in typical heat exchanger structures, multi-criteria optimization to improve their design
3rd generation cogeneration boilers as a heat source in distributed households
Heat recovery from technological processes by means of cycles with an organic fluid
High-temperature heat pumps for perspective heating systems
Development of concepts and prototypes of heat exchangers for high-temperature heat regeneration
Numerical calculations using the CFD ANSYS Fluent software for thermal-flow devices, including heat exchangers, boilers, burners, etc.
Advanced thermodynamic cycles with syngas from municipal waste gasification with carbon dioxide capture and management installations
Research on a two-phase thermosiphon/heat pipe working with new eco-friendly working fluids
Trigeneration systems with the use of an air heat pump driven by an internal combustion engine
Operation of systems with increased heat load
Cooperation of traditional thermodynamic cycles with RES and the possibility of energy storage during such cooperation
Modeling of problems related to the liquid-solid interaction with particular emphasis on micro and nano-scale phenomena, including phototermal ablation