The development of perspective process equipment and systems and their integration into processes is performed by the research group Designing and simulation of thermal equipment and processes at the Institute of Process Engineering. This is mainly the development of new thermal equipment, systems and approaches for:
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increasing the efficiency of combustion processes and systems and the energy use of waste, alternative fuels and biomass
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technologically and energetically efficient use of industrial waste heat
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reducing the impact of production technologies and processes on the environment.
The solution of these activities requires a systematic approach, where the equipment in question is solved first from the point of view of its optimal design and location in the process, or process technology, then from the point of view of its optimal dimensional size, and finally from the point of view of its detailed execution using the means of computational fluid dynamics modeling. An integral part of the research is also research into the effect of fouling of proces fluids on the design of the prospective process equipment, or system.
The resulting integrated solution of these equipment, or of their systems can in some cases lead to an efficient modular design, characterized by reduced requirements for implementation, or construction and, in some cases, up to the achievement of a so-called multifunctional integrated equipment, characterized by reduced requirements for investment and operating costs and built-up space at the same time.