PhD program
Thermal Power Engineering

Thermal Power Engineering

QUALIFICATION

  • Scientific and pedagogical direction - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

MODEL OF GRADUATING STUDENT

to Analyze the socio-cultural, philosophical, scientific and theoretical foundations of the energy problem and to form new environmentally safe energy paradigms that take into account the direction of the vector of sustainable development of modern civilization.
2. Apply experimental research methods and synthesize information about the processes of convective heat transfer, to solve issues related to the use of new technology.
3. Use 3D modeling methods for aerodynamic calculations of thermal processes that ensure the movement of gases in thermal installations.
4. Carry out numerical experiments to determine the aerodynamic and thermal characteristics of heat and mass transfer processes in the chambers of coal-fired power plants.
5 Solve applied heat transfer problems occurring in installations between gases, materials and structural elements.
6. Analyze theoretical calculation methods for solving convective heat and mass transfer problems in droplet fluids. 7. to Apply numerical methods for the modeling of physico-chemical processes occurring during combustion of pulverized coal.
8. Develop and implement innovative projects for the modernization and reconstruction of existing thermal systems of thermal power plants and CHP in order to improve energy efficiency.
9. Create highly efficient heat supply systems that provide high reliability and environmental friendliness using best practices and best practices of foreign countries.
10. Organize activities using the latest technologies to improve the efficiency of heat supply systems to increase fuel economy and improve the environmental condition of the air basin.
11. to Use modern methods for the optimization of combustion processes and heat transfer on the basis of knowledge about the processes of teplomassoperenosa in the combustion chambers
12. to Evaluate modern scientific achievements and purposefully apply innovative methods to solving the problems of design, research and operation of thermal power and thermal technological installations and systems.

Program passport

Speciality Name
Thermal Power Engineering
Speciality Code
8D07106
Faculty
of Physics and Technology

disciplines

Academic writing
  • Number of credits - 2
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline: Formation of doctoral students' management skills in research activity due to the development of the technique of presenting the obtained fundamental and applied results in the relevant profile field through scientific analysis and modern information and communication technologies in the form of various scientific and technical written works in accordance with the requirements of leading peer-reviewed international publications having non-zero impact factor included in the Clarivate Analytics (Web of Science Core Collection) and Scopus databases. As a result of studying the discipline, the doctoral candidate will be able to: 1. determine the main structural elements of a scientific article by their functions, correctly draw up a bibliographic list in a scientific work, citation and links to used literature specially selected on the research topic, using library catalogs, reference books, electronic databases in the worldwide information network; 2. formulate the goals and objectives of the study on the basis of rethinking the accumulated scientific and professional experience, using the scientific style of presentation, building the logical structure of your own scientific text and operating with the basic logical methods of analysis through recognition and delimitation of the author's position on various issues; 3. correctly state the results of research activities, observing the principles of academic ethics defined by copyright, and applying the principles of constructing successful arguments and the conditions for their use with a deep understanding of personal responsibility for the reliability of the results of their scientific work; 4. use the methodological foundations of scientific research, the apparatus and algorithms for analyzing the innovative development of science and technology, the methodology for assessing the most important statistical indicators and scientific and technical processes, the comparative analysis of phenomena and innovative strategies in the examination of technical documentation needed to prepare reports and generate applications for innovative projects with subsequent drawing up technical specifications and specifications; 5. develop the practical recommendations on the implementation of the results of research activities in the educational process and production based on the implementation of methodological justification and assessment of the effectiveness of scientific activity depending on the requirements for product quality, costs and production needs. In studying the discipline doctoral students will study the following aspects: Fundamentals of the methodology and methods of scientific work. Planning and determining the structure of a scientific article. Preparation and publication of articles in peer-reviewed journals. Requirements of the editorial commission of the journal for publication by profile. Definition of the topic, selection of sources, grouping of the bibliography. Analysis and synthesis of literature on the topic. Composition and auxiliary scientific apparatus of publication. Academism of exposition. Title, keywords, resume. Mandatory references and footnotes to the works of predecessors and colleagues. Citation. The basic rules of conduct in oral dispute and in written debate. The logic of evidence. Notices, reviews and critical reviews. Self-criticism, recognition of mistakes. Plagiarism and the fight against this negative phenomenon. The list of scientific publications recommended for the publication of the main results of scientific activity. «Scopus» database. «Web of Knowledge» database. Using databases for literary search. Performance indicators of publications. Authors citation index (Hirsch index). Impact factor of Journal Citation Reports (JCR) by the Web of Science database. SCIMago Journal Rank (SJR) percentile by the Scopus database (CiteScore).

PhD thesis writing and defence
  • Number of credits - 12
  • Type of control - Докторская диссертация
  • Description - The main purpose of "PhD thesis writing and defence": of a doctoral dissertation is the formation of the doctoral students' ability to disclose the content of research work for the defense of the thesis. During the study of course, doctoral student's should be competent in: 1. to substantiate the content of new scientifically grounded theoretical and experimental results that allow to solve a theoretical or applied problem or are a major achievement in the development of specific scientific directions; 2. explain the assessment of the completeness of the solutions to the tasks assigned, according to the specifics of the professional sphere of activity; 3. they can analyze alternative solutions for solving research and practical problems and assess the prospects for implementing these options; 4. apply the skills of writing scientific texts and presenting them in the form of scientific publications and presentations. 5. to plan and structure the scientific search, clearly highlight the research problem, develop a plan / program and methods for its study, formalize, in accordance with the requirements of the State Educational Establishment, the scientific and qualification work in the form of a thesis for a scientific degree Doctor of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on specialty «8D07502 – Standardization and certification (by industry)». During the study of the discipline doctoral student will learn following aspects: Registration of documents for presentation of the thesis for defense. Information card of the dissertation and registration-registration card (in the format Visio 2003). Extract from the minutes of the meeting of the institution, in which the preliminary defense of the thesis took place. Cover letter to the Higher Attestation Commission. Expert conclusion on the possibility of publishing the author's abstract. Expert opinion on the possibility of publishing a dissertation. Minutes of the meeting of the counting commission. Bulletin for voting. A shorthand record of the meeting of the dissertational council. List of scientific papers. Response of the official opponent. A review of the leading organization. The recall of the scientific adviser.

Processes of heat and mass transfer in combustion chambers
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to analyze and optimize heat and mass transfer processes to solve the problems of combustion in the combustion chambers of boilers. As a result of studying the discipline, the doctoral student will be able to: 1) classify types of boilers and their characteristics; 2) to analyze the processes of heat and mass transfer in the combustion chambers of power boilers when burning solid fuels; 2) 3) to obtain new results in solving technical problems of fuel combustion processes in combustion chambers; 4) analyze and interpret the results of computational experiments on the combustion of liquid fuels and solid fuels in combustion chambers; 5) to systematize the results obtained to develop proposals for the effective combustion of fuels in the combustion chambers of boilers. Purpose of discipline. Discipline is aimed at developing the ability of future specialists to analyze and develop alternative heat and mass transfer processes to solve the problems of combustion in the combustion chambers of boilers. In studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: heat and mass transfer processes in the combustion of solid fuels; heat and mass transfer during burning of pulverized coal in chambers of different top; modeling of heat and mass transfer in combustion chambers; modeling of optimal combustion modes for pulverized coal.

Scientific Research methods
  • Number of credits - 3
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - Purpose of discipline. The discipline "Scientific Research methods" is aimed at developing the ability of future specialists to use modern methods and tools of technical science to study the problems of heat power engineering and its functions in thermal engineering development. When studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: Concept and role of the problem in the study of heat power engineering. Tasks of scientific research in the field of heat power engineering. Classification of methods of theoretical and experimental research. The main stages of scientific research. Search for scientific information. Problem statement selection of research methods. Analytical and probabilistic-statistical methods of theoretical research. Equations of mathematical physics applied to problems of heat power engineering Mathematical modeling in heat power engineering. Mathematical models of thermal conductivity and convective heat transfer processes. Computer technologies in science and production in the heat power industry.

Thermal processes and calculation of aerodynamic characteristics of coal-fired power plants
  • Number of credits - 5
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline to form the ability to conduct numerical experiments to determine the aerodynamic and thermal characteristics of the processes of heat and mass transfer in the combustion chambers. As a result of studying the discipline, the doctoral student will be able to: 1) apply modern methods of analysis to solve the problems of combustion and optimization of combustion systems; 2) to develop measures to prevent environmental pollution; 3) use the applied tasks for calculating and interpreting the results of aerodynamic characteristics; 4) determine the concentration of combustion products, the amount of heat and the peak temperature of chemical reactions in the combustion chambers; 5) to identify and solve problems associated with improving the efficiency of thermal processes of coal-fired power plants. Purpose of discipline. Discipline is aimed at developing the ability of future specialists to conduct numerical experiments to determine the aerodynamic and thermal characteristics of heat and mass transfer processes in combustion chambers. In studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: Conduction; Derivation of energy equation for conduction in three dimensions; Numerical solution of conduction problems; Discretization for the unsteady heat equation; Concept of Adiabatic wall temperature; Modeling; aerodynamic and thermal characteristics of heat and mass transfer processes in combustion chambers of coal-fired power plants.

Data for 2021-2024 years

disciplines

Computer Modelling of Two-phase Reacting Flows
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to carry out computational experiments on the simulation of two-phase flows, analyze and interpret the results of modeling, which will allow you to choose the best way to organize the process of burning liquid fuel As a result of studying the discipline, the doctoral student will be able to: 1) apply the methodology of numerical calculations and models of multiphase flows; 2) solve problems of hydrodynamics of multiphase flows based on numerical simulation using a software package; 3) conduct computational experiments on modeling two-phase flows in combustion chambers; 4) analyze and interpret the results of modeling physicochemical processes; 5) systematize and critically evaluate the results of scientific research. Purpose of discipline. Discipline is aimed at forming future specialists with the ability to conduct computational experiments on modeling two-phase flows, analyze and interpret the results of modeling, which will allow to choose the best way to organize the process of burning liquid fuel. In studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: the basic equations of a two-phase reacting current; methods for solving differential equations of a two-phase reacting flow; computer technologies for solving the problems of reacting currents; mathematical statement of the computational experiment; a two-phase reacting current model; heat transfer models and transport models.

Convective heat and mass transfer in drоp fluids
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline to form the ability to determine the basic characteristics of complex jet streams and solutions of applied problems of convective heat and mass transfer in dropping liquids As a result of studying the discipline, the doctoral student will be able to: 1) conduct a selection of theoretical calculation methods for solving problems of convective heat and mass transfer in drip liquids; 2) to conduct a study of the dispersion and combustion of the injection of liquid fuel based on the numerical solution 3) apply computational experiments on the burning of liquid atomized fuel 4) choose the best way to organize the process of burning liquid fuel in order to increase the efficiency of the combustion chamber; 5) use numerical methods in the development and design of internal combustion engines. 6) analyze and organize methods for solving the problems of convective heat and mass transfer in drip liquids. Purpose of discipline. Discipline is aimed at developing in future specialists the ability to determine the main characteristics of complex jet flows and solutions of applied problems of convective heat and mass transfer in dropping liquids. In studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: jets arising from a thin jet; laminar and turbulent liquid and gas jets; the method of the equivalent problem of the theory of heat conduction; some complex jet streams; aerial gas torch.

Fundamentals of the modern theory of convective heat transfer
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is the formation of doctoral students to solve applied heat transfer problems to study the processes of heat propagation in solid, liquid and gaseous bodies. As a result of studying the discipline, the doctoral student will be able to: 1) analyze theoretical calculation methods for solving problems of convective heat and mass transfer; 2) explain the essence of the processes of convective heat transfer; 3) apply experimental research methods for convective heat transfer processes; 4) solve issues related to the use of new technology when considering the problem of convective heat transfer. 5) to systematize and organize research aimed at solving practical problems; 6) apply experimental methods for studying physical processes in heat and power engineering; Purpose of discipline. Discipline is aimed at developing future specialists' ability to solve applied heat transfer problems to study the processes of heat propagation in solids, liquids and gases. When studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: The main provisions of the theory of convective heat transfer. Heat transfer with an incompressible fluid around the bodies. Heat transfer during the flow of incompressible fluid in the pipes. Heat transfer at high gas flow rates. Heat transfer and friction during the transfer of matter. Thermal curtains. Heat transfer in bags and backfill. Hydrodynamics and heat transfer in media with a nonlinear molecular friction law. Heat transfer with free convection. Heat transfer in rarefied gases. Heat transfer during steam condensation on solid surfaces. Condensation on the free surface of the liquid. Heat transfer when boiling homogeneous liquids. Critical heat flux densities causing boiling regime changes. Elements of magnetic thermohydrodynamics. Unsteady convective heat transfer. The basic laws of thermal radiation. Heat transfer by radiation in transparent and absorbing media.

Modeling of Physicochemical Processes Occurring in the Combustion of Pulverized Coal
  • Type of control - [RK1+MT+RK2+Exam] (100)
  • Description - The purpose of the discipline is to form the ability to apply 3D modeling for the combustion of solid and liquid fuels in combustion chambers in order to increase the efficiency and environmental safety of boiler units. As a result of studying the discipline, the doctoral student will be able to: 1) use 3D modeling, laws of movement of laminar and turbulent flows during combustion; 2) apply the methods of mathematical modeling of the processes of thermochemical preparation of fuels (TPPT) to burning; 3) to investigate the physicochemical aspects of the combustion of pulverized coal when using a new mathematical model; 4) determine the optimal combustion conditions of pulverized coal in the combustion chambers of power boilers; 5) to plan a scientific experiment in the simulation of physicochemical processes. Purpose of discipline. Discipline is aimed at forming future specialists with the ability to apply 3D modeling for burning solid and liquid fuels in combustion chambers in order to increase the efficiency and environmental safety of boiler units. In studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered In studying the discipline, the following aspects will be considered: three-dimensional modeling; Modeling methods; Methods for solving systems of equations for modeling reactive flows; Chemical reactions modeling; Dynamic models of chemical kinetics; Thermochemical data for the calculation of the combustion process; Analysis of heat and mass transfer processes, burning of solid fuel in industrial boilers, for example, Pavlodar thermal power station; Simulation of optimal modes of pulverized coal combustion on the example of Ekibastuz.

Data for 2021-2024 years

INTERNSHIPS

Pedagogical
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - Aim оf discipline: formation of the ability to carry out educational activities in universities, to design the educational process and conduct certain types of training sessions using innovative educational technologies.

Research
  • Type of control - Защита практики
  • Description - The purpose of the practice: gaining experience in the study of an actual scientific problem, expand the professional knowledge gained in the learning process, and developing practical skills for conducting independent scientific work. The practice is aimed at developing the skills of research, analysis and application of economic knowledge.

Data for 2021-2024 years