Specialists of the department solve actual fundamental and applied scientific problems of heat and mass transfer and hydrodynamics and solve urgent problems of industry.
The department achieved significant achievements in the following areas:
- Study of the processes of formation of complex crystalline-amorphous structures for the protection and eco-safe development of the environment.
- Mathematical modeling of energy-efficient processes of processing polymers and manufacturing composite materials based on them.
- Study of hydrodynamics and heat exchange in film devices.
- Developers of technology and modernization of equipment for the production of tubes, profiled products, sheets, and films from polymers by the extrusion method.
- Study of the process of drying heat-labile products:
- Transfer in dispersed systems during the formation of crystalline-amorphous nanostructures from liquid systems.
- Membrane processes.
- Study of processes of drying and dehydration of crystal hydrates of magnesium chloride.
- Additional extraction of hydrocarbons from natural gas by the method of low-temperature absorption.
- Heat exchange and recrystallization in the production of complex humic-mineral fertilizers.
- Study of processes of formation of multi-layer composites for disposal of industrial waste.
- Heat transfer in the production of paper products.
- Pervoparation strengthening of the fractional composition of light distillates.
- Study of the bioethanol production process.
- Study of the process of obtaining high-octane oxygen additive.
- Study of the process of obtaining ecological combined fuel.
- A high level of training of young scientists is ensured by the regular holding of the All-Ukrainian scientific and practical conference of students, postgraduates, and young scientists “Equipment of chemical production and building materials enterprises” and a seminar for those obtaining scientific degrees. Students have the opportunity to acquire and improve the skills of scientific work by participating in solving real problems within the framework of the work of a scientific circle. Processes of heat and mass transfer and processing of polymers.
- Energy-saving heat and mass transfer processes in the presence of a phase transition.
- Processes of application of polymer protective coatings and capture of metal-containing sols.