The versatility of the research spectrum at the Institute of Thermal Technology is generated by several factors: experienced academic staff, high quality, state-of-the art measuring equipment and advanced modeling tools.
The Institute of Thermal Technology offers collaboration particularly in the following areas:
- Thermal analysis of technological processes
- Analysis of a cumulative energy and exergy consumption
- Improvement of an energy management
- System analysis of energy installations
- Technical and economical optimization of a distributed energy generation
- Investigations of real gases flow
- Investigations of nuclear processes
- Modeling of gas network operation
- Combustion processes and formation of noxious species
- Utilization of renewable energy sources
- Investigation of internal combustion engines
- Optimization of power machines and processes
- Modeling of energy systems
- Modeling of heat conduction convection and radiation
- Modeling of conjunctive thermal and flow phenomena including phase change
- Investigation of thermal properties of materials
The above research fields are supported by respective experimental background:
- Computer Laboratory including Compute Cluster and specialized programs such as Fluent, Patran/Marc, EES, Gatecycle oraz ASPEN
- Laboratory of Combustion Fundamentals for fuel properties
- Laboratory of Fuels Combustion and Gasification equipped with digital scanning calorimeter, TGA and gas chromatograph, and also various boilers fueled with solid, gaseous and liquid fuel
- Laboratory of High Temperature Processes
- Laboratory of Internal Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines
- Laboratory of PIV
- Laboratory of Refrigeration equipped with the large scale cooling chamber
- Nuclear Laboratory
Further details are on the home pages of the Institute divisions. The Institute staff are open for new research areas. Please, contact our deputy manager for research or heads of respective divisions.