Centre of Scientific Research on Machines and Thermal Equipment and Environmental Engineering in Energetics (METIME)

Refrigeration, cryogenics and air conditioning:

  • introduction and study of new performance criteria and development of analytical methodologies for refrigeration, cryogenic and air conditioning installations;
  • reduction of energy consumption through recovery, regeneration, double or multiple effect, coupling of refrigeration and heat pumps, cold and heat accumulation etc.;
  • optimization of processes and equipment from refrigeration and cryogenic plants with ecological agents and studies on their environmental impact;
  • thermo-economic analyses of refrigeration, cryogenic and air conditioning installations;
  • energy audit in buildings;
  • technical expertise in refrigeration, cryogenic and air conditioning industry;
  • developing expertise and applied research from industry.

Thermoenergy, environmental engineering and computational fluid dynamics:

  • numerical modelling of heat and mass transfer;
  • integration of renewable energy into district heating system;
  • numerical modelling and simulation of biomass thermochemical decomposition;
  • use of solar energy for drying and heating;
  • numerical modelling and simulation of fuels combustion;
  • evaluating thermochemical properties of fuels;
  • energy valorisation of municipal solid wastes (incineration, pyrolysis, gasification, anaerobic digestion);
  • waste heat recovery for heating, cooling and power generation;
  • energy, economic and environmental analyses of energy systems;
  • reduction of pollutant emissions of combustion plants;
  • technical expertise in combustion, heating and power generation plants;
  • energy audit in industry.

Internal combustion engines, propulsion systems and automotives:

  • process optimization, design, repair, installation, testing and maintenance of internal combustion engines;
  • diagnosis of internal combustion engines;
  • dynamic diagnosis of automotives;
  • thermo-economic analyses of internal combustion engine power plants;
  • reduction of pollutant emissions of internal combustion engines and automotives;
  • naval propulsion systems: noise and vibration control;
  • technical expertise in internal combustion engines, naval propulsion systems and automotives.