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Institute of Process and Environmental Engineering. Brno University of Technology Technická 2896/2 616 69 Brno Czech Republic tel: +420 541 142 373 fax: +420 541 142 373 e-mail: stehlik @ fme.vutbr.cz web: www.upei.fme.vutbr.cz. Stru cture.
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Institute of Processand Environmental Engineering Brno University of Technology Technická 2896/2 616 69 Brno Czech Republic tel: +420 541 142 373 fax: +420 541 142 373 e-mail: stehlik@fme.vutbr.cz web: www.upei.fme.vutbr.cz
Structure The Institute is structured into groups, covering the following areas of research and development: • nonthermal waste treatment • alternative fuels • energy systems and simulations • thermal waste treatment • gasification • heat exchangers • experimental research and process control • experimental research of combustion systems • modelling, CFD and optimisation • equipment design • LCA and process integration
Experimental facilitiesSoftware systems and modelling • Experimental facilities enabling: • burner testing • research in the area of waste-to-energy • research of flue gas cleaning systems • research of the properties and utilisation of sludge • Commercial systems used for teaching, research and development: • FLUENT • Solidworks • ANSYS • CHEMCAD • MAPLE • Development of new computational systems: • WTE (Waste-to-Energy)
Study • Bachelor’s study programme • Master’s study programme • Doctoral study programme
Research projects • Research plan MSM 0021630502 "Waste and Biomass Utilization focused on Environment Protection and Energy Generation" (key strategic project). • International projects • 2 projects COPERNICUS • 4 projects JOULE • 1 project INCO-COPERNICUS • 3 projects PHARE • 1 project COST • 4 projects 5. rámcového programu (5th Framework Research Programme) • 2 projects 6. rámcového programu (6th Framework Research Programme) • 1 project UK Know-How Fund • 2 projects EUREKA • 1 project of bilateral cooperation in science and technology • National projects • Impuls – project supported by the Ministry of industry and trade • GAČR – project supported by the Czech science foundation
Selected examples of researched problems • The most modern burner testing facility in Europe
Selected examples of researched problems • Prototype of a biomass-fired boiler chimney auxiliary air bale conveyor fan fuel charging machine BIOMASS cyclone clarifier boiler primary air flue gas recycle auxiliary air preheating fuel conveyor
Selected examples of researched problems • Energy analyses of sludge treatment units in wastewater treatment plants sludge incinerator
Selected examples of researched problems • From idea to application – unit for off-gas thermal treatment • s i m u l a t I o n m o d e l l i n g e x p . r e s e a r c h C F D m o d e l l i n g a p p l i c a t i o n s
Selected examples of researched problems • New and original systems for flue gas cleaning
Selected examples of researched problems • Abatement of harmful emissions using new technologies Municipal waste incinerator Termizo Liberec, a.s. (dioxin destruction, energy analysis, operation optimisation).
Selected examples of researched problems • Research and development of non-conventional heat exchangers for various media Right: heat exchanger “flue gas – oil” Below: heat exchanger “water – sludge”
Selected examples of researched problems • Strength calculations and stress analyses Fluid mixing in tube junction FEM analysis of cleaning hole of large-capacity vessel Computational modelStress analysis Thermal-hydraulic analyses
CooperationContacts with foreign partners • The Institute cooperates in applied research with Czech and multinational companies like e.g. KOCH-GLITSCH, UNIS, ABB Lummus Global, Procter & Gamble. • Close cooperation with other faculties of the BUT (mainly chemical, civil and information technology faculties), universities and institutes of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. Some examples: • UoM – University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UK) • University of Maryland (USA) • CERTH/CPERI - Centre for Research and Technology – Hellas (Greece) • ABB Lummus Heat Transfer (The Netherlands, USA) • Universität Dortmund (Germany) • Kharkov State Polytechnic University (Ukrajine) • W. L. GORE & Associates (USA, Germany) • Polytechnic University of Bucharest (Romania) • Phosphoric Fertilizers Industry s.a. (Greece)
Offer of collaboration Offer of cooperation and services for research and commercial partners in the following areas: • Burner testing • Flue gas cleaning system design • Design and calculation of non-conventional heat exchangers • Energy and material analyses of processing units (e.g. sludge treatment units of wastewater treatment plants) • Technical emission measurements including dioxins • Strength calculations • Conceptual design of processes and equipment • Energy availability analyses