Contact: Bartosz Zajączkowski, PhD DSc, Assoc. Prof., bartosz.zajaczkowski@pwr.edu.pl, bdg. D-2, rm. 9b, tel. 71/ 320 35 05

Fundamental topics:

• compressor refrigeration,
• industrial absorption refrigeration (NH3-H2O),
• adsorption refrigeration (physical and chemical),
• air conditioning refrigeration (H2O-LiBr),
• domestic refrigeration (inert gas),
• mathematical modeling of flow processes,
• modeling of systems using refrigeration cycles,
• thermodynamics of refrigeration cycles,
• single and two-phase flows of refrigerants,
• heat exchange,
• non-ozone-destructive refrigerants and zeotropic solutions of saturated hydrocarbons,
• integration of cooling systems in the renewable energy infrastructure,
• RES and their use in refrigeration,
• construction of refrigeration facilities with particular emphasis on the selection of construction and finishing materials intended for operation at low temperatures,
• waste heat recovery in cooling and heating devices and cooling heat recovery in air conditioning,
• heat pumps,
• heat pumps in renewable energy systems,
• food refrigeration technologies,
• refrigeration equipment control and regulation systems,
• thermoelectric and jet cooling devices,
• use of CAD systems in refrigeration.

Contact: Artur Andruszkiewicz, PhD DSc, Assoc. Prof., artur.andruszkiewicz@pwr.edu.pl, bdg. A-4, rm. 211, tel. 71/ 320 23 70

• metrological analysis of the operation of thermal and flow devices,
• analysis of the operation and modernization of auxiliary systems of the power unit,
• testing and analysis of selected operating states of a nuclear reactor,
• studying the possibilities of reducing gaseous pollutant emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels,
• non-contact methods of fluid flow measurement,
• balance of energy machinery and equipment;
• thermal and balance calculations of thermal systems of power plants,
• thermal and balance calculations of selected nuclear power plant systems,
• waste heat recovery,
• determining the demand for thermal energy in buildings,
• measurements of fluid flows in disturbed flows,
• two-phase flows: liquid-gas, solid-gas,
• thermovision,
• use of renewable energy in buildings,
• calibration of various types of flow meters.

Contact: Arkadiusz Świerczok, PhD DSc, Assoc. Prof., arkadiusz.swierczok@pwr.edu.pl, bdg. A-4, rm. 362, tel. 71/ 320 35 36

• electrostatic precipitator expertise, which includes a comprehensive assessment of the technical condition of the electrostatic precipitator,
• modeling of electrostatic precipitators in order to increase the efficiency of operation by obtaining the optimal (even or oblique) distribution of gas velocity in the dust collector chamber,
• research on phenomena in the field of corona discharge,
• research on new designs of corona electrodes in terms of improving the effectiveness of industrial electrostatic precipitators,
• model research on the optimization of atmosphere protection devices,
• tests of the distribution of the flue gas stream in the facility and flow visualization,
• measurements of dust concentration and mass flux in the conditions of industrial facilities,
• determining the efficiency of dust removal, dust emission, taking representative dust samples and assessing the correctness of the technological process,
• measurements of chemical composition and moisture content of exhaust gases, flow rate of flowing gases,
• identification of the dust phase (determination of the grain composition and other physico-chemical properties).