R&D Groups

  1. Hydromechanical Processes and Equipment

    Head of group: prof. Ing. Tomáš Jirout, Ph.D.
    Members: prof. Ing. František Rieger, DrSc.; assoc. prof. Ing. Lukáš Krátký, Ph.D.; Ing. Jiří Moravec, Ph.D.
    Key activities: pipeline systems, pumps and compressors, filters, settlers, centrifuges, cyclones, mechanical size reduction, agglomeration, transport and storage of particulates

  2. Mixing and Mixing Equipment

    Head of group: prof. Ing. Tomáš Jirout, Ph.D.
    Members: prof. Ing. František Rieger, DrSc.; prof. Ing. Pavel Ditl, DrSc.; doc. Ing. Ivan Fořt, DrSc.; Ing. Jiří Moravec, Ph.D.
    Key activities: fluid flow in agitated batch, mixing of heterogeneous systems, mixing of non-Newtonian fluids, heat transfer in mixed batch, dispersion, static mixers

  3. Rheology

    Head of group: : prof. Ing. František Rieger, DrSc.
    Members: prof. Ing. Tomáš Jirout, Ph.D.; Ing. Jiří Moravec, Ph.D.; prof. Ing. Rudolf Žitný, CSc.; Ing. Jan Skočilas, Ph.D.
    Key activities: rotary and extrusion rheometry; viscous, visco-elastic and visco-plastic substances; tixothropy; fluid properties of real substances and concentrated suspensions

  4. Heat Processes and Equipment

    Head of group: Ing. Martin Dostál, Ph.D.
    Members: prof. Ing. Rudolf Žitný, CSc.; doc. Ing. Pavel Hoffman, CSc.; Ing. Jan Skočilas, Ph.D.; Ing. Jaromír Štancl, Ph.D.
    Key activities: evaporators, drying and dryers, direct and indirect heating of substances, industrial furnaces, industrial cooling and cryogenic, energy balances and energy optimization

  5. Heat Exchangers

    Head of group: Ing. Martin Dostál, Ph.D.
    Members: Ing. Jan Skočilas, Ph.D.; Ing. Jiří Moravec, Ph.D.
    Key activites: design and rating calculation, design and optimization of heat transfer surfaces, experimental verification of hydraulic characteristics and heat transfer efficiency

  6. Diffusion Separation Processes and Equipment

    Head of group: assoc.prof. Ing. Radek Šulc, Ph.D.
    Members: prof. Ing. Pavel Ditl, DrSc.; Ing. Karel Petera, Ph.D.

    Key activites: distillation, rectification, absoprtion, adsorption, crystallisation, dissolution, extraction, membrane processes, design of reactors and bioreactors, mass and energy balances, design and optimization of technologies

  7. Biotechnology

    Head of group: assoc.prof. Ing. Lukáš Krátký, Ph.D.
    Members: prof. Ing. Tomáš Jirout, Ph.D.; doc. Ing. Radek Šulc, Ph.D.
    Key activities: biorefinery, biofuels, biochemicals, bioplastics, fermenters, photobioreactors, biomass pretreatment, waste water treatment, design of technologies and machinery

  8. Numerical Analysis of Processes

    Head of group: prof. Ing. Rudolf Žitný, CSc.
    Members: Ing. Jan Skočilas, Ph.D.; Ing. Karel Petera, Ph.D.
    Key activities: mathematical modelling and control of processes and equipment, numerical simulations of mass, momentum and heat transfer, regress analysis of models