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.