Design and Process Engineering
· Designing, construction, calculation, technology of manufacturing, technical preparation of manufacturing including assembly and testing,
· Thermal and nuclear power plant devices such as steam and combustion turbines, steam generators, steam power plants and heating plants including nuclear power stations, industrial power engineering and their environmental aspects,
· Water turbines, hydrodynamic and hydrostatic pumps, piping systems, hydroelectric power plants, and pumping stations,
· Machinary and devices for chemical industry, food-stuff industry, and biotechnological treatment lines,
· Construction, modelling and theoretical studies of machines and devices for cutting, forming machines, industrial robots, and manipulators,
· Machine parts and mechanisms, methodology of designing machine elements and working mechanisms of general application with consideration of stochastic qualities of inputs, including the application of special types of machines and devices,
· Cars, vans and lorries, buses, trailers, semi-trailers, and motorcycles,
· Combustion engines for all types of vehicle drives, simulation of combustion engine thermomechanical systems, dynamics of driving gear, engine accessories, ecology,
· Machines and devices for in-plant handling of material and handling between operations, for the mining and transport of building materials, for passenger conveyance in buildings,
· Aerodynamic calculation and designing, flight mechanics, fatigue and durability of aircraft constructions, aeroelasticity of aircraft,
· Quality of machine industry production.

prof. Ing. Václav Píštěk, DrSc.

1. Comprehensive model of heat supply in urban areas

   The topic focuses on the development of complex technical-economic models centrally controlled heating supplies. The topic responds to the Smart City platform. The model will allow optimization of district heating. Furthermore, the model will react flexibly to cooperation with decentralized sources.

   Tutor: Pospíšil Jiří, doc. Ing., Ph.D.

2. Effect of type of the gasification agent to the gasification process

   Biomass gasification is one of the progressive methods of thermal utilization of biomass. The content of work will explore different types of gasification agents and their impact on the efficiency of gasification and purity of the product gas. The aim of this thesis is to determine the best operating system parameters using various media gasification in a gasification facility Biofluid 2.

   Tutor: Skála Zdeněk, doc. Ing., CSc.

3. Formation kinetics of fine particles in flue gas stream

   Topic of study is focused on the nucleation and growth of tiny solid and liquid particles in the flue gas exiting from combustion plants. A significant part of the work will be focused on experiments with owned apparatus.

   Tutor: Pospíšil Jiří, doc. Ing., Ph.D.

4. Heat exchangers with a hydrophobic surface treatment

   The topic is focused on research of possibility of increasing the intensity of the heat transfer at the condenser tube bundles. The solution is aimed at reducing of the liquide film presence by coating of heat transfer surfaces.

   Tutor: Pospíšil Jiří, doc. Ing., Ph.D.

5. Mathematical modeling of thermo-fluid processes in labyrinth sealing

   The topic is focused on the mathematical solution of velocity, pressure and temperature fields in the labyrinth sealing of energy machines. For the solution will be primarily used method of CFD, which will be compared with other possible approaches. Achieved results will be compared with experimental results that are taking out at experimental site of EU-OEI.

   Tutor: Pospíšil Jiří, doc. Ing., Ph.D.

6. Research oxyfuel combustion of alternative fuels

   Combustion with oxygen, is one of the technologies recommended for CCS (CO2 capture and storage) for large combustion plants. The content of work is to study the process of combustion with oxygen enriched air. The aim is to verify the effect of the addition of oxygen to the combustion process.

   Tutor: Skála Zdeněk, doc. Ing., CSc.

7. Use of absorption units in highly efficient energy blocks

   The theme is focused on the use of absorption cycles of heating supplies under increasing pump efficiency central heating. As part of the work will be assessed by applying the concept of absorption cycles. Individual concepts will pouzeny techno-economic studies. Judging will use absorbent revolutions on small generators and for large power blocs.

   Tutor: Pospíšil Jiří, doc. Ing., Ph.D.