Scientific and Educational Center "Thermal Physics in Power Engineering"

The research team is engaged in the study of heat and mass transfer processes, development and implementation of new methods and means of measurement, improvement of efficiency and environmental friendliness of power plants. Modern measuring instruments and unique developments of SPbPU researchers are used in the research. The laboratory of the Research Center for Thermal Engineering has developed and is improving the method of heat flow measurement based on thermoelectric effects - gradient thermometry. The technique is actively used both in laboratory experiments and in industry: in industrial boilers, in cooling channels of fissile material storage; in monitoring the state of bipolar transistors with isolated gate; in determining the thermophysical parameters of Li-Ion batteries etc. The research results allow to expand the knowledge of heat and mass transfer processes and use the information in optimization of operation, modernization and creation of new efficient power equipment.