Institute of Power Engineering and Turbomachinery, Silesian University of Technology (SUT), Gliwice, Poland
Structure:
Institute consists of 5 divisions:
- Thermal Fluid Machinery
- Boilers and Steam Generators
- Hydraulic Machinery and Installations
- Metrology and Power Processes Automation
- Power Machinery Design and Operation
Teaching:
Mechanical Engineering
Course: Power Machinery
Power Engineering
Course: Exploitation Engineering Environmental Engineering
Course: Clean Power Generation Technologies
Scientific interests:
Design and operational aspects of power machinery:
CFD application for turbomachinery flows
- experimental investigation of the unsteady flows (e.g. 3D-LDA)
- life and risk assessment of turbine components
- turbine operation control and design aspects of turbine components
Power plant boilers – research and modernisation
CFD modelling of the combustion processes
- erosion and corrosion processes
- fuel preparation and biomass co-combustion
Design and modification of pumps, hydraulic turbines and hydraulic installations
Modern power generation technologies
In those areas many research projects as well as cooperation with industry are performed