CTU in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technická 4, 166 07 Prague 6, Czech Republic + 420 224 352 881 dekan@fs.cvut.cz www.fs.cvut.cz/en/home

Total number of students (2015/2016) . . . . . . . . 2490

Total number of students (2015/2016) . . . . . . . . . 289

Academic staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381

Publications in impacted journals in 2015 . . . . . .153

Patents in 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Investigated research projects in 2015 . . . . . . . . . .98

International events organized in 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . 5

The faculty collaborates with more than 400 in-dustrial enterprises all over the world and with more than 100 universities on all continents.

150 YEARS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING IN THE CZECH LANDS

BRIEFLY FROM HISTORY

The first half of the 19th century was marked by the rapid de-velopment of industrial production in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and namely in the Czech Kingdom. As a result of this development it was necessary to adapt the organization of study and curricula to meet the demands of practical work ex-perience. At that time also the emancipation of the Czech na-tion and of its language was in progress. Primarily specialized lectures of mechanics were separated from physics and in 1863 a document called “Organic Statute of the School“ was issued which defined the Prague Polytechnic as a modern university. The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering commemorates the year 1864 when 4 fields of study were opened at the Prague Poly-

technic: waterworks and road construction, land construction, mechanical engineering and technical chemistry. Specialized subjects from mechanical engi-neering started being lectured and the ability to create inde-pendently a technical product was already considered as the substance of engineering.

DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGMichael Valášek obtained a gradua-te degree in automated control sys-tems from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (CTU in Prague) in 1980. He took a higher doctorate in the field of mechanics of rigid and flexi-ble bodies in 1992 and was appoin-ted professor in 1997. Since 1990 he works at the formerly Chair and later Department of Me-chanics. Michael Valášek helped in introducing lectures in mechatro-nics at the Czech Technical Univer-sity in Prague, Technical University Brno, University of West Bohemia Pl-zeň and Technical University Liberec.Professor Valášek participated in the establishment of the Competence Centre for Automotive Indu-stry and the Competence Centre – Manufacturing Technology.Professor Valášek concerns himsef in computer mechanics of multibody systems, automatic control of mechanical systems (which developed into mechatronics) and knowledge systems for the support of engineering designing.His latest projects deal with the floating principle for 6 degrees of freedom with a mechatronic strut and the physical presentation of the ground hook concept in the form of shock absorbers in tyres.Professor Valášek is the author and co-author of more than 1000 papers, he has 249 citations on WOS, H/index10, 36 appli-cations for Czech and 13 for international patents, his textbook was published in the USA and in 2003 he was presented with the prestigious “Czech Head – Invention“ prize.

“Technical education on all levels guarantees

jobs for the young generation.“

Prof. Ing. Michael Valášek, DrSc.Dean of the Faculty

Our Formula Student team wins laurels on an international level.

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OFDEVELOPMENTThe main characteristics of the development of mecha-nical engineering can be de-termined from the perspec-tive of its 150 year evolution. This namely concerns the de-sign of the created product within virtual reality by mo-delling and simulation. The product is designed in virtual reality similar to that in the movie “Matrix“ and then materialized by production without being touched by the human hand. Ano-ther characteristic is the integration of those physical domains where mechanical engineering is effective. This characteristic culminated in mechatronics which consciously combines all applicable physical technologies with electrical engineering and intelligent computer control aimed at guaranteeing the perfor-mance of a new intelligent product. The software replacement of materially represented functions (automobiles, machine tools, photocameras) can serve as an example.

The third characteristic is the unceasing growth of effectivity and productivity of labour. In spite of the fact that Moore‘s Law on the growth of the performance of processors is not appli-cable in mechanical engineering it is responsible for a two to tenfold increase of the efficiency and properties of machines and processes.

FUTURE PROSPECTSThe Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague experienced with mechanical enginee-ring all phases of its development starting from the onset of the industrial revolution up to the present time and often paid here an active role. The 17 Faculty departments cover the entire sphere of mechanical engineering from mathematics and phys-ics over materials and technologies up to individual types of machines and processes and enterprise economics. Details on a number of them can be found on further pages. Their 150 ye-ars lasting history is an extensive one and represents not only a great commitment but also a hopeful promise of further deve-lopment of the faculty for industry in the Czech Lands based on Czech mechanical engineers.

SIGNIFICANCE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FOR ECONOMYOn the occasion of this anniversary the development and properties can be assessed of the fields of mechanical en-gineering. This is based on the fundamentals of mechanical engineering and on its significance for the economy of any country. Mechanical engineering does not only deal with machinery from the industrial revolution. Its competence is much wider. If something must be produced industria-lly, i.e. by mass production, without human effort and with minimum costs, it must be produced on machines by applying methods of mechanical engineering. If any sta-te of the art equipment is to be produced again methods of mechanical engineering must be applied. The physical principles of the performance of a product are determined by physicists, electrical engineers or civil engineers, but the final product must be designed and produced by me-chanical engineers. Hence mechanical engineering is the base of all modern industry and if a country is an industrial one then mechanical engineering is a decisive factor of the sustainable development of the economy and living standard of that country.

Slide rule for calculating gear ratios of a threading machine (part of an oldest surviving investment of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering from 1865)

SOME EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS Projects in turbomachinery applications (MPO FR-TI1 / / 458 and TA no. TA03020277) carried out together with Doosan Power Škoda. Numerical solution of flow in turbine cascades including heat transfer and conden-sation phenomena. The in-house numerical codes for detailed solution of flow fields as well as simplified methods used in the initial steps of tur-bine design are developed.

Distribution of Mach number in turbine stator

The supersonic flow through turbine profile cascade

„Do not worry about your difficulties with Mathematics. I can assure you my problems with it are still greater.“

(A. Einstein)

doc. Ing. Jiří Fürst, Ph.D. Head of the Department

BASIC INFORMATIONThe Department of Technical Mathematics is one of the tra-ditional departments of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineer-ing in the Czech Technical University in Prague. It provides more than forty courses in the bachelor’s, the master’s and the doctoral study programs, including also the basic courses of mathematics and geometry for huge number of incoming students. The department guarantees its own master degree program – Mathematical modeling in engineering – and the doctoral degree program Mathematical and Physical Engi-neering. Besides the education activities, the department is also involved in research, particularly in the field of functional analysis, theory and numerical methods for partial differen-tial equations, geometric modeling of curves and surfaces, as well as applied probability and stochastic modeling. The re-search is also related to practical technical problems mainly in the area of fluid mechanics. The department staff currently consists of approximately 30 people.

FIELDS OF STUDYThe master program Mathematical modeling in engineeringacquaints students with the solution of technical problems by means of

mathematical models and modern computer simulations. The rapid development of computer technology allows more complex simulations, which starts to be more frequent in mechanical engineering, environmental protection, medicine and many other fields. Students learn theoretical and practical skills how to use and modify the commercial and free software (ANSYS Fluent, OpenFOAM) and how to develop own computer codes. Students are touching specific engineering problems like flow in nozzles or turbines, flow in the atmospheric boundary layer, flow in the blood vessels and others.

The doctoral program Mathematical and Physical Engineeringextends and deepens the knowledge gained through the master‘s program. It is also suitable for students, who re-ceived their master degree in the field of mathematics or physics. Student courses and projects are prepared and supervised in cooperation with leading experts from other universities and institutes of the Academy of Sciences. Subjects of doctoral thesis are usually focused on specific problems arising from direct collaboration with industry or from grant projects. We are also able to arrange short stays as well as joint doctoral study with foreign partners (Von Karman Institute in Brussels, University Paris 13, University Toulon). Our former PhD students successfully de-fended their thesis in the joint study with University Marseille, University Toulon, ULB Brussels, VKI Brussels and University Paris 13.

Our alumni are recognized as highly educated experts employed in MBtech Bohemia, Škoda Auto, Toro Rosso, Ricardo Prague, Doosan Škoda Power, Honeywell, PBS ENERGO, VKI Brusel, Swell, Porsche Engineering, Techsoft, ATLAS COPCO Antwerpy, etc.

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CTU in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Technical Mathematics Karlovo nám. 13, 121 35 Prague 2, Czech Republic +420 224 357 456 Marta.Karpasova@fs.cvut.cz mat.fs.cvut.cz

DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL MATHEMATICS

The projects GACR 205/05/0727 and TAČR TA01020428 cooperation with ECOPROGRESSWe deal with the modeling of air flow and dust trans-port in the atmosphere. We have analysed the effect of several types barrier shapes and influence of the for-est onto dust scatter and deposition in the coal mines in northern Bohemia. We dealt with the simulation the influence of different types of vegetation on road emi-sions. We collaborate with Uni. Toulon, MIO CNRS, ATEM.

The project COST Action 1203, grant GACR P101-11-0207 aeroelasticity, biomechanics - cooperation with IT AS CR Modeling of unsteady self-excited fluid-structure in-teraction of flow in vocal cords with elastic walls. The conditions for the emergence of a self-excited oscilla-tion mechanism of the voice are tested in collabora-tion with UT AV CR.

Modeling of streamer – cooperation with University Paris 13Modeling of streamer evolution (electrical discharge, cold plasma) is based on in-house code with unstruc-tured dynamically adapted mesh. Substantial results of variation of streamer propagation and streamer bifurcation induced by external disturbances were achieved.

SCIENCE AND RESEARCHThe department members are involved in the-oretical and applied mathematical research

related to engineering, environmental and medical appli-cations. They also collaborate with industrial part-ners. The field of research includes the theory of or-dinary and partial differential equa-tions, the develop-ment of numerical methods for partial dif-ferential equations, the applied probability and stochastic model-ling. The main research activities are related to the modeling of fluid flow or fluid-structure interaction. We have several in-house developed CFD codes. We test mathematical models and numerical schemes suitable for the modeling of turbulent flow of compressible and incompressible fluid. There exists long-term collaboration with Doosan Škoda Power related to simulations of turbulent flow in turbomachinery. We take part in common projects with VUT Brno (flow in dif-ferent types of channels), MFF UK Praha, IT AS CR and Uni-versity Toulon (flow in atmospheric boundary layer), MUS (transport of pollutants), IT AS CR (turbulence modelling, aeroelasticity problems - flow in the vocal cords), Universi-ty Paris 13 (modelling of electrical discharge - cold plasma motion), TU Lisbon (simulation of flow in the blood vessels).

The members of our department are involved in research teams of national and international grant projects as well as in direct contracts with industry. The project history is availa-ble at the webpage of our department (http://mat.fs.cvut.cz/vyzkum). Our members regularly participate at international conferences and are also asked to give invited lectures. The re-sults of our research are published in respected international journals. The list of our publications is available at https://v3s.cvut.cz/anonymous/searching (Department 12101).

Our department also organizes or co-organizes internation-al conferences and workshops (Finite Volumes for Complex Applications 6, Topical Problems of Fluid Mechanics, Non-Ho-mogeneous Flows and Fluid, Particles in Flows). The depart-ment members collaborate with following foreign partners: TU Gent, University Paris 13, University Paderborn, Montan-universität Leoben, University Toulon, MIO CNRS, VKI Brussels. Our students take part in internships at VKI Brussels, Univer-sity Toulon, University Paris 13 and University Polytechnica de Catalunya. We cooperate with following national partners from academia, research and industry: IT AS CR, IM AS CR, MFF UK, VUT Brno, VZLU Letnany, Doosan Škoda Power, PBS, Škoda Auto, Porsche Engineering, MBtech Bohemia, MUS, Glass Ser-vice, ATEM, Howden Praha (former CKD Compressors) and also other departments of our university. Some of us are members of professional and specialized organizations like ERCOFTAC, GAMM, Czech Statistical Society.

The distribution of dust content around brown cool deposit protected by forest barrier

Isolines of air velocity in vocal cords

Iso-surfaces of electron density in branched discharges propagated in gap between parallel electrodes

CTU in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Physics Technická 4, 166 07 Prague 6, Czech Republic + 420 224 352 429 Petr.Vlcak@fs.cvut.cz fs.cvut.cz/en-ustav-12102

„Physics is a basis of technology.“

Ing. Petr Vlčák, Ph.D.Head of the Department

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCEThe Department of Physics is the smallest department of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. The department, however, has one of the largest scientific and research out-puts per staff member. Members of the department staff occupy the first four places in the all-faculty assessment according to the h-factor, significantly ahead of other members of the faculty sta-ff. The Department of Phys-ics intensely cooperates in scientific and research is-sues with the biggest inter-national nuclear research institutes in Geneva (CERN) and Dubna (Russia).

SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS

The Department of Physics cooperates with the United Institute of Nuclear Physics in Dubna (Russia) on detectors for the “Hypercore“ experiment, which should contribute to a more profound under-standing of nuclear forces acting between nucleons. The picture shows a chamber developed at the department for a scintillation detector of particle paths after hypercore decay. The department co-operated intensely in the ATLAS project at CERN aimed at fundamental study of the nature of mass.

Silicon avalanch photodiodes (SPAD) developed in cooperation with faculties of the Czech Tech-nical University in Prague are used in the design of sensors for detecting individual photons. Such detectors are used in applications where their exceptional properties, above all picosecond temporal resolution and higher resistance to ionizing radiation, are utilized. Such an application is namely the laser measurement of the distance between satellites and displa-cement of continents. These detectors are used in several tens of rangefinder stations all over the world. The global network of laser

rangefinders together with special geodetic satellites continously provide data for cosmic geodesy. The picture shows the measured vectors of motion of individual measuring stations with respect to the geo-

centric reference framework.

The diodes and detectors in which they are used work in several orbital and planetary missions. The picture shows a satellite of the Chinese navigation system Compass. The arrow points to the place where the SPAD can be found on board the satellite where it serves for laser synchronizing of the on-board clock. The system is in orbit since 2011.

The staff members of the department also developed dosemeters of charges of fast electrons designed namely for checking devices for personal anti-radiation protection.

EDUCATIONThe department provides letures on subjects based on phys-ics in the bachelor, master and doctoral study programmes. All student must attend a basic course which comprises also la-boratory training and is completed with a seminar on training problems which are contained in the written part of the exam. This course is accredited also in English and can be attended both by Czech and foreign exchange or self-paid students.The equipment of the laboratory is continuously modernized in order to enable the students to get acquainted with state of the art technical methods and procedures.The department also provides lectures on a number of optional subjects which are a continuation of the basic course and ex-tend the knowledge gained there with practical applications.The department offers inte-resting topics for doctoral study and has already educa-ted a number of experts who are active both in research and practical work experien-ce. Students of the doctoral study programme are invol-ved in research at the de-partment and achieve herein excellent results. Practice in physics in a laboratory

THERMOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND SPECIAL COOLING SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRONICSIn relation with research in the thermophysical properties of fluids the department is engaged in the issue of special cool-ing systems for electron-ics with a high degree of integration of partial el-ements. Included in the r search is also comprehen-sive measurement of the speed of sound in gases and modification of the sonar experimental appli-ance into an equipment which in addition would enable to perform analy-ses of the composition of gas mixtures and possibly also of flow. The quality of data is compared with that gained from simulation calculations of thermody-namic properties based on Monte Carlo methods and molecular dynamics.

The department was in-volved in the investigation of a number of projects namely focused on detec-tors of elementary parti-cles for the LHC accelerator at CERN. The department successfully participated in a programme dealing with the creation of a con-cept and construction of the cooling system for an internal detector within the scope of the ATLAS project. Another successful project was a ful-ly materialized system for the TOTEM project for RP (Roman Pots)-type detectors.

Recently the department has to considerable extent con-tributed to implementations within the scope of the ALICE and LHCb ptojects. During the last three years the depart-ment has developed a mobile system in a uniquely modified version with whirl tubes using air as the cooling medium.

Due to a significant share of experimental work in the projects the department designs and develops automat-ed systems for data collection including special sensorics (measuring detectors/sensors) and control systems.

METHODS OF MODIFICATION OF SURFACE LAYERS OF MATERIALSThe Department of Physics develops methods of modifi-cation of surface layers of materials with ion and electron beams. Concerned are namely methods of ion implan-tation and ion beam assisted deposition (IBAD). These methods have a number of variants, e.g LE IBAD (Low--Energy IBAD with ions with an energy of the order of hun-dreds of eV, and HE IBAD (High-Energy IBAD with ions with an energy of tens of keV). The IBAD method comprises a number of partial processes or accompanying effects. The basic partial processes are deposition of atoms (most often by sputtering or evaporation by an electron beam) and ion bombardment. The bombarding ions can be backscatterd from the deposited atoms or atoms of the original material back into the vacuum chamber. Du-ring collisions the accelerated ions can transfer sufficient energy to enable them to penetrate into the surface layer of the modified material (recoil implantation).The collision cascades of the acclerated ions with the de-posited ions and atoms of the original material can also lead to ion sputtering. If the bombarding ions are not backscattered into the vacuum chamber they are built-in (implanted) in the deposited layer or in the original ma-terial. The fundamental process parameter of the IBAD method is the ratio of the density of flow of bombarding ions and that of the deposited atoms.

The Department of Physisc participated in the imple-mentation of the above methods in the successful in-vestigation of an extensive Framework Programme of the EU in which 25 institutions from Europe and Israel were involved. A number of universities, scientific and research institutions and large supranational compa-nies such as Siemens, Saint-Gobain and Edwards parti-cipated in the investigation of this project. The project was coordinated by the multinational steel producing corporation Arcelor.

Device for ion implanation and HE IBAD method

Device for LE IBAD method

Tests with RP-type detector at CERN

Roman Pots as installed in sector 8-1 of the LHC tunnel, 240 metres from the ATLAS Interaction Point.

Detail of compressor unit with Sonar-type flowmeter (ATLAS)

“Only an engineer with sufficient foreign language skills can be successful in our current multicultural society.“

Mgr. Eliška VítkováHead of the Department

LESSONSAt present, the Department of Languages provides English, German, French and Russian lessons at

four levels – beginners, lower intermediate, intermediate and upper intermediate, Spanish lessons at two levels – – beginner and lower intermediate. Students are obliged to complete a bachelor‘s level B2 exam in a Bachelor‘s program and a master‘s exam in another A2 level language in a Master‘s program. The content of these exams is mastering both general and professional language. We also provide preparation for a PhD exam in English, German, Russian, French and Czech.In addition to our basic courses, students can also attend English conversation courses with a native speaker. We organize special English and German courses to encourage students to study abroad, where students can try “Mock” tests. The French section organizes individual training courses for internships in French-speaking countries.

LIFELONG LEARNINGWe also provide Czech language courses for foreign students who have come for an exchange study within the Erasmus program. The foreign

students who study in English at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering can attend these courses, too. In cooperation with the EuroConsult agency, we organize Czech language courses for foreigners who apply for the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Czech Technical University and other universities in the Czech Republic. The courses are completed with a B2 exam. Other foreigners can also take the Czech language exam at B2 at the Department of Languages of the FME, which is a condition for studying at Czech universities.

ACTIVITY OF THE DEPARTMENT

Cooperation with ELSA CTU in PragueWe continue cooperation with ELSA organisation, that deals with students with learning disabilities. ELSA financially supports individual language lessons for these students at the Department of Languages of the FME. There are usually 4–5 students learning English, 2–3 students learning German and 1–2 students learning Russian. Both students and teachers welcome this opportunity. Intensive individual lessons help these students pass their language exams.

Research and DevelopmentThe research of the Department is focused on the linguistic-didactic issues of foreign language teaching, the theory and practice of creating teaching aids and the methodology of teaching foreign languages at technical universities.

Participation in Events of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the CTU in PragueThe Department of Languages continues its participation in events important for the Faculty and faculty projects, where language help or language lessons are required.

Cooperation with the Departments of Languages of other CTU FacultiesWe cooperate with other Departments of Languages of all CTU faculties. This cooperation mainly concerns teaching other languages or individual language lessons that are not given at other faculties of the CTU.

CTU in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Languages Karlovo nám. 13, 121 35 Prague 2, Czech Republic + 420 224 357 520 Eliska.Vitkova@fs.cvut.cz fs.cvut.cz/en-ustav-12104

DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES

PARTICIPATE WITH US IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTWe investigate a large number of projects of applied research in cooperation with students. The activities of the depart-ment’s divisions can be found on the next pages.

„Let us activate the mind, body

and machine together“

Prof. Ing. Milan Růžička, CSc.Head of Department

EDUCATION FOR APPLICATIONSIN RESEARCH AND PRACTICEWe guarantee the next specializations in the accredited study programme APPLIED SCIENCES IN MECHANICAL EN-GINEERING: ■ Applied Mechanics,■ Mechatronics,■ Biomechanics.

Further courses of the master study program (mechanics of mechanisms, vibration of mechanical systems, finite el-ement method, continuum mechanics, vehicle dynamics, controlled mechanical systems, fundamentals of engineer-ing experiments, statistical mechanics, fundamentals of anatomy and physiology, nanobiomechanics, etc.) as well as courses on specific design and computational and ex-perimental methods used in technical practice in various fields (simulation of mechatronic systems, synthesis and optimization of mechanical systems, mechanics of com-posite materials, dynamic strength and life, etc.).

WE COLLABORATEwith departments of mechanics of other technical universities in the Czech Republic (UWB in Pilsen,

TU Brno, TU in Liberec and Ostrava) and foreign universities (Slovak TU in Bratislava, TU Košice and Žilina, University in Stuttgart, TU Munich in Germany, TU Wien in Austria etc.) and with domestic and foreign companies and partners in the implementation and commercialization of the outputs of research and development projects and activities as well as in consultancy and technical cooperation.

WE DEVELOP AND APPLY DISCIPLINES OF MECHANICS

in the design of machinery, equipment and in biomedical fields. The Department of Mechanics, Biomechanics and Mechatronics develops the principles of mechanical de-sign and operation of machines and mechanisms in close association with electronics and intelligent computer and mechatronic control. n Develops and verifies computational and experimental

methods for the design and proper function of mechan-ical parts as well as of the use of available materials for their production.

n Creates and verifies material models and studies the limit states of their damage and failure.

n Studies the mechanical properties of biosystems and devises their mechanical description.

n Deals with the biomechanics of the musculoskeletal sys-tem and soft tissues.

CTU in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanics, Biomechanics and Mechatronics Technická 4, 166 07 Prague 6, Czech Republic + 420 224 352 509 12105@fs.cvut.cz www.fs.cvut.cz

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICS, BIOMECHANICS AND MECHATRONICS

CURRENT PROJECTSH2020 FLEXTURBINE &

H2020 TURBOREFLEXTwo interrelated projects funded by the European Commis-sion’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program. The current EU energy trend is generating increasing demands for the flexibility of fossil power plant operations due to the need to cover the unstable supply of energy from renewable sourc-es. The main objective of the projects is to revise the existing design methods of steam and gas turbines with respect to the changing demands on the operating conditions of these facilities. The projects are participated by an international con-

sortium of companies, including the world’s leading turbine manu-facturers. CTU directly cooperates with Doo-san Škoda Power, Ltd. and COMTES FHT, Inc.

ENHANCE-MENT OF OPERATING SAFETYWe are developing a mon- itoring system of operat- ing parameters and loads of ultra-light aircraft using optical fibre sensors inte- grated into the composite structure of wings and the tail assembly (Cooperation with TAČR, Phoenix Air Ltd., SAFIBRA Ltd. and LA Composite Ltd.).

USE OF ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR ACHIEVING HIGHER- -QUALITY PROPERTIES OF STRUCTURESNew materials often significantly improve the properties of structures. Their safe application requires new knowledge in

dimensioning and assess-ment of the strength of components. We apply analytical meth-ods in the design of fibre reinforced composites or hybrid structures. In cooperation with CK TAČR, AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s. a VZLÚ, a. s. we work on experi-mental and numerical anal-ysis of composite air-intake for L-39 NG airplane.Our division participates in the Centre of Competence “Manufacturing Technolo- gy“ and cooperates with industrial firms, e.g. TOS Kuřim, Škoda Machine Tools, Kovosvit MAS, TOS Varnsdorf.

DIMENSIONING AND CHECKING MACHINES AND THEIR COMOPONENTSThe aim of strength of materials in mechanical engineering is to provide support in the dimensioning of machine com-ponents and in the assessment of their performance and operation in real conditions.

MODELS OF LIMIT STATES OF MATERIALS Damage which material is subject to in operation is so comprehensive that it can hardly be described absolutely accurately. The engineering approach is based on phenomenolog-ical models which focus more on demonstrating than on the physical na-ture of phenomena. The parameters of such mod-els for particular materials are usually calibrated by specific experimentsFatigue is a degradation process under long-term variable loading. Research of fatigue criteria is performed taking into account, for example, multiaxial loading, elevated tempera-tures or contact with friction (fretting).Ductile fracture modelling is particularly useful for simu-lating structures in cases of failure, such as over-loading, impact /crashes, falls, etc.

Head of the Divison: Doc. Ing. Miroslav Španiel, CSc. + 420 224 352 509 Miroslav.Spaniel@fs.cvut.cz mechanika.fs.cvut.cz

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICS, BIOMECHANICS AND MECHATRONICS

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS

Hybrid slide (in cooperation with Tajmac ZPS, J.S.C.)

Measurement of contact slips in the research of the effect of fretting on life.

Development and calibration of low-cycle ther- momechanical fatigue models and their application to the check of the strength of a turbocharger (Josef Božek Centre of Competence, CAAT).

Composite air-intake for L-39 NG airplane

VEHICLE DYNAMICS – NEW DEGRESSIVE DAMPERSDampers with degressive characteristics are necessary for protection against great impacts which originate when driv-ing over big road irregularities. Traditional dampers in this case are useless – they require springs with negative stiff-ness. Alternative passive physical implementations were proposed. One principle is the hysteresis of the opening of the channel and the second a parallel damper which directly measures the relative speed of the damper.

DISTANT ACTUATOR FOR MECHATRONIC STIFFNESS Mechatronic stiffness for compact implementation in the tube-in--tube form requires an actuator acting from the frame (not occu-pying space between the tubes) and is co-located. An actuator was patented consisting of a central bar and flexible plotters located on the frame which meets these requirements.

REDUNDANT MEASUREMENT OF THE POSITION IN LARGE WORKING SPACES OF MACHINE TOOLS Inaccuracy of the measurement of the otherwise accu-rate measurement by a laser tracker increases with the area of the working space. Consequently a redundant optical measurement was proposed by a laser tracker reflecting from numerous op-tical reflectors in the working space of the machine tool. Experiments showed a sev-enfold increase of accuracy.

FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF MACHINE PERFORMANCEWe develop mechanical principles of the purpose and per-formance of machines in close association with electronics and intelligent computer control and their practicability from available materials wth relation to biomechanics.

EDUCATION FOR WORK EXPERIENCEWe give lectures on the theory of creation of mechanical models, statics, kinematics and dynamics of rigid bodies and systems of such bod-ies considering ideal and real bonds, mechanisms of machines, oscillation and vibration technology and optimization of mechan-ical systems, structural mechanics, statistical me-chanics, etc.

KNOWLEDGE IN SUPPORT OF DESIGNINGDesigning supported by knowledge has reached a level which makes it pos-sible to create automati-cally e.g. the concept of an automobile.

MECHATRONIC COMPONENTS OF MACHINESMechatronics makes it possible to create new components of ma-chines with enhanced mechanical properties. Mechatronic stiffness can serve as an example. Archime-des allegedly said: “Give me a place to stand (fixed point) and I will move the earth“. We are not able to do this but we can create a flexible point in space and from this point enhance dynamic stiffness and damping of mechanical structures.

Head of Division: Prof. Ing. Michael Valášek, DrSc. + 420 224 357 420 Michael.Valasek@fs.cvut.cz mech.fsid.cvut.cz

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICS, BIOMECHANICS AND MECHATRONICS

DIVISION OF MECHANICS AND MECHATRONICS

Redundant optical measurement by one laser tracker reflecting from many optical reflectors

Mechatronic stiffness in a tube-in-tube form

Pasivní tlumiče s opravdovou degresivní charakteristikou

Mechatronic stiffness in a compact form

LABORATORY OF CARDIO- VASCULAR BIOMECHANICSThe laboratory studies the biomechanics of blood vessels and their substitutes. The laboratory is specialized in the comprehensive description of the behaviour of blood ve-ssels as nonlinear anisotropic structures.

LABORATORY OF APPLIED COMPUTINGThe laboratory performs compre-hensive calculations determining the forces and stresses in various structures of the human body and their replacements. The knowledge of the staff of this laboratory allows them to create for the patient a spe-cific model based on the compre-hensive analysis of his motion.

RAPID PROTOTYPING LABORATORYThe laboratory is one of the first centres in the Czech Republic using the 3D prin-ting technology of polymers. The results are anatomical 3D models which serve for the design of replacements. The la-boratory also deals with the issue of 3D printing of biocompatible titanium alloys.

LABORATORY OF FORENSIC BIOMECHANICS The laboratory uses biomechanical methods to solve crimes. The laboratory performs analyses, motion studies and simulations of human locomotion, which can help to explain some unknown factors caused mainly by criminal activity.

HYSITRON NANOMECHANICAL APPLICATIONS LABORATORYThe laboratory is a joint laboratory of the American company Hysitron and the Czech Technical University in Prague. Na-noindentation makes possible measurement by using small forces in the range of micro to piconewtons and small defor-mations in the range of tens of nanometers.

LABORATORY OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOTRIBOLOGYThe laboratory specializes in the experi-mental testing of wear of replacements such as hip or knee joints. Research also includes the analysis of explanted joint components.

INTRODUCTION OF BIOMECHANICSThe Division of Biomechanics ranks among traditional bio-mechanical workplaces on a global scale. Since the 70s of the last century mechanical methods were applied at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering to biological tissues and their systems to improve the comprehension of the functi-on of the human body. This research activity is associated with the first replacements of hip joints in Czech Republic.

Members of the biomechanical team, including students, always actively cooperated both with top Czech surgeons and manufacturers of joint replacements. The result of this collaboration is more than a hundred of different orthopa-edic and trauma replacements which were introduced into clinical practice. In addition to replacements of the muscu-loskeletal system the Division of Biomechanics also deals with replacements of the cardiovascular system, such as blood vessels and valves or stents.

Research at the Division of Biomechanics attempts to com-prehend the mechanical function of cell structures, tissues, organs or organ systems in perfectly equipped laborato-ries. The aim of the studies is not only to test mechanical properties but particularly to explain them by means of mathematical models and to use them in the design of new diagnostic methods and means of medical treatment.

Our graduates work not only in companies engaged in the production of medical devices and sporting equipment, but also in automotive industry where they deal with the issue of passenger safety and security.

LABORATORIES OF THE DIVISION OF BIOMECHANICSMECHANICAL TESTING LABORATORY, Testing Laboratory No. 1379 accre-dited by CAI according to ČSN EN ISO/IEC 17025 – seven test proce-dures for testing ceramics, dental implants and elbow crutches ac-cording to Czech and foreign tech-nical standards; the laboratory has an MTS 858.2 Mini Bionix testing device which can simulate physio-logical load and kinematics in up to 8 degrees of freedom.

Head of Divison: prof. RNDr. Matěj Daniel, Ph.D. + 420 224 352 509 Matej.Daniel@fs.cvut.cz www.biomechanika.cz

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICS, BIOMECHANICS AND MECHATRONICS

DIVISION OF BIOMECHANICS

Spine simulator

Test of a coronary stent expansion into the coronary artery in the study of deformation zones at the stent-artery interface

FEM model of an intervertebral cage

Copy of a skull made by 3D printing for a forensic facial reconstruction

Hysitron TriboIndenter TM TI 950

Testing of the me-chanical strength of the new design of a

femoral stem

„Accurate instruments and perfect control of manufacturing procedures are a basis for successful production.

Prof. Ing. Tomáš Vyhlídal, Ph.D. Head of Department

INDISPENSABLE FOR PRODUCTIONThe Department of Instrumentati-on and Control Engineerign was es-tablished in 1998 by a merge of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Department of Precision Mechanics and Optics and the Department of Automatic Control. The present three divisions in mutually beneficial coo-peration participate in the curricula of a 3-year bachelor study programme: “Information and Auto-mation Technology“, 2-year master study programme for ba-chelor graduates: “Instrumentation and Control Engineering“ and doctoral study programme: “Control and Systems Engi-neering“. In addition to the basic study programme the staff of the department is engaged in lecturing on subjects: Com-puter aided study, Electric circuits and electronics, Electrical machines and drives, Automatic control, Measurement in En-gineering and a number of other subjects in further fields of study of the bachelor and master study programmes.

CENTRES OF COMPETENCEOur department participates in the work of the following Centres of Competence:Centre for Applied Cybernetics: www.c-a-k.czCentre of Vehicles for Sustainable Mobility: www.cvum.cz

COOPERATION OF STUDENTSWITH FIRMSPaid cooperation concerns in-vestigation of partial issues both during the semester and in the form of a summer voluntary job. Such cooperation, if successful, can develop into an application/ /research task for a thesis and potential employment by the cooperating company.

FEEL BETTER DURING FLIGHT

Within the scope of the EU project SEAT (Prof. Ing. Tomáš Vy-hlídal, Ph.D., Prof. Ing. Pavel Zítek, DrSc.) a concept of local temperature and relative air humidity control around passen-gers in airliners was designed and laboratory tested (see Fig.).

The concept assumes installation of a feed and exhaust nozzle in the back of the seat in front of the passenger. The ventilla-tion system modified in this way will make it possible to crea-te for the passenger a local microclimate and thus maintain the value of relative humidity at a higher level compared with that in other parts of the airline‘s pa-ssenger cabin.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEA relatively strong group comprising two divisi-ons dealing with artificial in-telligence (AI) is ac-

tive at the department. The first division (Ass. Prof. Ing. Ivo Bukovský, Ph.D.) is a research team dealing with adaptive pro-cessing of signals and informatics for control (newly knows as ASPIC – Adaptive Signal Processing and Informatics for Con-trol). The group is focused on the development and imple-mentation of adaptive algorithms for modelling, control and real-time monitoring of dynamic systems and applications in informatics. Members of the division participate in internati-onal cooperation, in international research visits and in pro-fessional communities (e.g. IEEE Computational Intelligence Society).

The second division (Prof. Ing. Jiří Bíla, DrSc.) is oriented to-wards fuzzy modelling and expert systems. The main topics are interpretation of artefacts in the theory of resolving tasks and detection of emergent situations in expert systems. Inte-rest is concentrated on extensive environmental systems (area around Třeboň) and on expert systems (large industrial sites, e.g. TOS Varnsdorf, where members of the group monitor their colleagues from TU Liberec). The division developed its own theory of treating emergent situations, published a number of papers on this topic and in 2013 organized (together with VŠB TU Ostrava) the Prague Symposium on Expert Systems.

Simulation and laboratory assessment of the concept of local

control of temperature and relative humidity

around the passenger in an airliner proposed in the EU project SEAT.

CTU in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Instrumentation and Control Engineering Technická 4, 166 07 Prague 6, Czech Republic +420 224 352 569 control@fs.cvut.cz control.fs.cvut.cz

DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL ENGINEERING

PRESENTLY SOLVED PROJECTS

CONTROL LABORATORY ACCESSIBLE FROM HOMEAt the Faculty of Me-chanical Engineering of the Czech Tech-nical University in Prague (CTU in Pra-gue) the Automatic Control Laboratory serves for verifica-tion of theoretical knowledge from the field of logic, analog or numerical cont-rol. The laboratory is comprised of physi-cal models equipped with state of the art control, information and communication equipment. In addition to this real laboratory a virtual laboratory (http://vlab.fs.cvut.cz) open to the public in several languages was established. It contains models of tasks from the real labo-ratory. Experiments with various control units, monitoring of the time behaviour of quantities, assessment of selected characteristics both in the time and frequency domain can be performed on virtual models by animation, visualization and simulation. The virtual laboratory also makes it possible, using an ordinary internet browser, to control, in real time, the selected task. It is also possible to select a specific type of controller, to monitor the behaviour of the task with a webcam (see diagram of the communication system), and to record the time behaviour of quantities of the control circuit.

HIGH-SPEED PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MACHINESAn extremely challen-ging and necessary field is the design and control of high-speed permanent magnet synchronous machines (Ass. Prof. Ing. Martin Novák, Ph.D., Ass. Prof. Ing. Jan Chyský, CSc., Prof. Ing. Jaroslav Novák, CSc.). Compared with classi-cal “low-speed“ machines high-speed machines offer above all a considerably higher power density, i.e. the ratio of the output power of the machine to its volume or mass. At present the high-speed permanent magnet synchronous machine designed at the department gi-ves an output of 300 W and 100.000 r.p.m with a goal of 3 kW and 250.000 r.p.m. More information on the project and on hitherto achieved results are available on website http://control.fs.cvut.cz/pmsm

HOW TO PRODUCE SPECIAL COMPONENTS?Ass. Prof. Ing. Jan Hošek, Ph.D. and his team are orien-ted towards spe-cial technologies necessary for the production of op-tical and mecha-nical instruments and systems. Va-rious untraditio-nal materials and techniques are of interest for the manufacturing of measuring devices and complex systems even from with stan-dart technologies hardly machined materials. The team deals with micromachining with conventional tools and also with electric discharge machining (EDM). This enables machining not only from poorly machinable steels but also from molybdenum, tungsten, carbon composites and other materials with special properties. Besides driling holes with various shapes, volume micromilling can be performed (see Fig). The smallest dimensi-ons of the details are in the range around 10µm.

ACCURATE MEASUREMENTIng. Šárka Němcová, Ph.D. from the Division of Precision Me-chanics and Optics is engaged in optical measuring methods. Concerned are contactless noninvasive methods of the mea-surement of mechanical and optical properties of materials, specimens and components. At present at the laboratory of the wave optics the topography of a piezo-excited defor-mable mirror by topographic interferometry is measured. D e f o r m a t i o n s within the range of fractions of the wavelength of the applied ra-diation, i.e. in the order of tenths of micrometers, can be measured by this method.

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CULTIVATION EQUIPMENT FOR MICROPHYTESAss. Prof. Ing. Josef Zicha, CSc. and Ing. Karolina Macúchová de-signed an equipment for phototrophic cultivation of microalgae according to an assignment from the Microbiological Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. Microalgae can be used for biodegrading waste water and for collecting CO2 from in-dustrial waste or as a source of biofuels. The picture shows a wor-king cultivator at the Microbiological Institute at the Opatovický Mlýn locality near Třeboň.

„Scientists try to get acquainted with the world whilst an engineer strives to create a new one.“

Prof. Ing. Jiří Nožička, CSc.Head of Department

WORLD OF CONSTANT MOTIONThe Department of Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of the Czech Technical University in Prague is one of lead-ing Czech scientific and research institutions in the field of continuum mechanics. Besides lectures on subjects in bachelor, master and doctoral study programmes the de-partment is engaged above all in research and develop-ment in the field of applied mechanics of fluids (typically in aeronautical and automotive applications), heat trans-mission (in power engineering and automotive applica-tions), thermodynamics (namely in cooperation with the 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague) and in the issue of supersonic flow.At present the capacity of the department is devoted to education (20%), cooperation with industry (40%) and ac-tivities associated with research projects funded by var-ious grant agencies (mainly by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic [TAČR]) (40%).The staff of the department participated in a number of research projects funded both from public sources (name-ly grants from national and European programmes) and from private sources within the scope of cooperation with the application sphere. In recent years cooperation with industrial partners was elevated from a domestic level to an international one. The department thus ranks in many fields on an at least European level.

COOPERATION WITH INDUSTRY

We cooperate with: n Škoda Auto, J.S.C., n FANS, J.S.C., n Brentwood Industries, Inc. n Intecha, Co.Ltd., n NET4GAS, Co.Ltd. n LOM Praha s.e. and a number of other firms.

HEMODYNAMICSOur department in cooperation with the 1st Facul-ty of Medicine, Charles University is engaged for a

long period of time in research in the field of hemodynamics (blood flow dynamics). In this field the team namely focuses on research in the flow of blood in specific sections of the blo-od vessel (stenosis, bifurcation, vascular accesses).

The laboratory is equipped with an experimental stand for mo-delling transient state flow and instrumentation for the mea-surement of pressure losses, shear stress on walls and sys-tems for the optical measurement of speed.

CTU in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamics Technická 4, 166 07 Prague 6, Czech Republic + 420 224 352 579 Jiri.Nozicka@fs.cvut.cz fluids.fs.cvut.cz

DEPARTMENT OF FLUID DYNAMICS AND THERMODYNAMICS

DEPARTMENT INVENTORY

From the viewpoint of instrumentation the department is equipped with several aerodynamic tunnels with a va-riety of parameters:n Low-speed aerodynamic tunnel (AT) with a working

space of 0.75×0.55 mn Air-conditioned AT with a working space of 0.75×0.55 m

and temperature control in the range 20°C – 60°Cn Small AT for detector calibrationn AT for research in blade cascades at a maximum speed

exceeding 80 ms-1

n System of pressure vessels for a supersonic tunnel, etc.n AT of the Eifell type with a 1.1 m diameter working

space and speed up to 40 ms-1

A number of experimental stands for research in the field of cooling of industrial systems:n Model cooling tower (size: 1.5×1.5×4 m) for the meas-

urement of thermodynamic properties of cooling fill sheets

n Microcooler for testing finned tubes of dry exchangersn Model hybrid cooling towern Air and water system with exhaust of air to the outside

of the building and a heated elevated tank.

Facilities for research in water sources:n 2 water channels 2×2×12 mn Water tank 4×4×6 m with optical access (ports) from

walls and bottom of tank

A number of systems for research applying state of the art experimental methods:n Two professional PIV systems which enable 3D PIVn TR-PIV for the measurement of nonstationary velocity

patterns in fluids and gasesn System for the measurement of magnitude and speed

of transparent spherical particles (IPI)n System for measurement with a heated wire (CTA).

The department also has a small prototype workshop and several CNC machine tools which enables production of simpler but geometrically complicated units.

For numerical calculations the department has freely ac-cessible software tools, e.g. OpenForm and also a commer-cially licenced programme file Fluent 13 Matlab software with a number of toolboxes, designing software Autodesk Inventor, Thermoflow programme, etc. The department also has its own computer centre with processors Intel Xeon X5680 3.33, 48GB main storage memory, etc.

EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL AERODYNAMICSIn the field od external and internal aerodynamics the staff of the depart-ment is engaged mainly in applica-tions in aeronautical and automotive industry. Attention, however, is also paid to power engineering - name-ly to the field of renewable sources, where issues are investigated related with concepts and optimization of ro-tors for water and wind power plants. Within the scope of the first of the above fields investigation is focused both on wing profiles of classical design and profiles of flexible wings (design used typically in powered parachutes – – PPC). In the field of classical wing profiles in recent years a project was investigated of an aerodynamic flying test-bed. The main target of the project was to create a platform for a variety of aerodynamic measurements. An airplane with a span of 3.5m and 20 kg mass is equipped with a recording device which can record flight data such as the aircraft position, speed, altitude and bank. Flight can either be controlled in a stabilized mode, when the plane is controlled by the pilot from the earth or in a ful-ly automatic flight mode when the plane follows a pre-planned flight path. For measurement the flying test-bed is equipped with wing-end extensions and measuring technique which can measure the pressure distribution along the investigated profile.In the field of the second of the above categories which deals with the development of flexible wings in cooperation with a leading Czech producer of powered parachutes the project was investigated of a remote controlled powered parachute which enabled testing of parachute wings up to a ratio 1:2.5.Another sphere of re-search in the field of aer-onautical applications in which the depart-ment is engaged for a long time is the issue of the design and optimi-zation of airplane pro-pellers of small up to medium sizes. A software programme was created which made it possible to design and optimize airplane propellers, and an airplane propeller test room was established for the measurement of static thrust. Optimization calculations of the shape of wind power plant blades of classical design can also be included in this category.In research and development in the field of automotive industry the department cooperates for a long period of time with Škoda Auto, J.S.C. namely in the field of internal dynamics of the engine compartment.

MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGYThe staff of the department is engaged for a long period of time in the development of its own measurement technologies. The essential part of every experiment is a set of tools which makes it possible to observe processes which are currently proceed-ing in the given experiment. Usually these tools are measuring and detecting appliances.

Since microelectric development is directly incorporated with-in the unit of fluid mechanics it is possible to react flexibly to topical requirements of the performed experiments. Often this requires an authorial approach (patents, etc.) and development of measuring devices based on new physical principles. Dur-ing the existence of the team engaged in the development of measuring technologies at the department a number of unique measuring devices and measuring procedures were developed which are now subject to patenting.

Detailed understanding of the physical fundamen-tals and above all of the particular technology of individual measuring devices ena-bled the rest of the department staff to improve the ac-curacy of measurements performed in individual experiments considerably.

CURRENT PROJECTS

n Advanced Technologies for Production of Heat and Electricity

n Research and Development of the Design of Distributing, Cooling and Transportation Systems for Data Centres

n Elimination of Steam Plumes in Cooling Towersn Centre for Research in Multiphase Flow and Thermody-

namic Phenomena in the Field of Renewable Sources and Power Engineering

POWER ENGINEERING AND COMBINED HEAT AND POWER PRODUCTION (HPP)The staff of the department is also engaged in the field of power engineering and combined heat and power production.

Within the scope of these engagements in the period 2006-2012 the Department was the principal contractor of Research Centre 1M (funded by the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports) called “Advanced Technologies and Systems for Power Engineering“ and in 2012 also of the Centre of Competence “Ad-vanced Technologies for the Production of Heat and Electricity“ (TPHE). Both above projects associate 4 leading Czech Technical Universities. The Centre of Competition in addition to these re-search and development institutions includes also 9 represent-atives from the application sphere.

One of the main fields of research the Centre TPHE and within the scope of the Centre also the Department of Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague is engaged in for a long period of time is the field of cooling namely for power engi-neering industry and combined heat and power production industry. The share of residual lowpotential heat due to the de-mand for a constantly growing amount of energy, related with the unceasing in-dustrial development of mankind, is still growing. Effective and environmentally friendly heat removal is therefore one of the priorities of contemporary science and technology. In spite of the fact that cooling towers, as we know them now, are used since the 19th century, their efficiency can still be increased on the basis of thorough knowledge of all pro-cesses which occur in such units. The department due to its historically given orientation is exceptionally equipped both materially and theoretically and is therefore able to investigate even most complex issues from the field of cool-ing using its own sources. Due to previ-

NUMERICAL MODELLINGOwing to the high complexity of experimental research in all the mentioned fields, it is appropriate to use, besides experi-mental procedures, also the results of numerical simulations.Numerical simulations of issues concerning flow, transfer of heat and mass are at present a strong and accessible tool which makes it possible to gain further insight into the investigated issues.Numerical solutions can also serve as tools for the analysis of existing components, at present they play an irreplacable role above all in testing new concepts and also in tasks dealing with geometrical optimization.The Department of Fluid Dynamics and Thermody-namics has long-term ex-perience in the application of tools of computer fluid dynamics in research, both in projects of basic and ap-plied research and direct cooperation with the ap-plication sphere.At present mathematical models are created of evapo-rative cooling in context with open circuit cooling towers.

ously investigated projects and extensive economic activities the department staff can use experimental stands, measuring and computer technologies necessary for the investigation of a large number of technical issues in the field of classical, so-called wet cooling, dry cooling, hybrid cooling and at present the most dynamically developing field called “Water Recovery Systems“ (WRS – systems which can reduce the consumption of complementary water in classical cooling towers with forced draft and simultaneously eliminate the steam plume which is considered by the lay public to be one of the worst effects asso-ciated with the production of electric energy).

At present in the field of cooling, e.g. the issue is investigated of the rain zone in cooling towers (zone below the cooling fill sheets) which constitute in terms of performance about 20% of that of the whole cooling tower. From the results of research performed at the department it appears that thanks to nu-merical and experimental simulations carried out at the de-partment, this performance can be nearly doubled whithout

complicated adaptations of the cooling tower construction. At present the de-partment also has a unique experimen-tal stand which enables measurement of parameters of cooling fill sheets in a 1:1 geometrical scale with a thermal balance consistency accuracy of up to 3%. Parameters of classical film and splash fill sheets can be measured on this stand. The latter ones are at pres-ent used predominantly on the rapidly developinng Asian markets. At present among proceeding investigations are: optical measurement of drift eliminator efficiency in cooling towers, measure-ment of spray nozzle characteristics or experimental assessment of heat trans-mission in tube nests of exchangers of dry cooling towers.

CTU in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Designing and Machine Components Technická 4, 166 07 Prague 6, Czech Republic + 420 224 352 418 U12113@fs.cvut.cz www.fs.cvut.cz/en-ustav-12113/

“Participation of experts from industry in education at the faculty can make study more attractive.“

Prof. Ing. Vojtěch Dynybyl, Ph.D.Head of Department

DEPARTMENT OF DESIGNING AND MACHINE COMPONENTS

COME TO US TO STUDYOur department lectures in the field of study “Transportation, Aeronautical and Conveyance Technology“. The Department of Designing and Machine Components since its establishment in 2008 as an independent unit suc¬cessfully continues in tra-ditional lecturing in subjects devoted to designing which are continuously updated by applying state of the art accessible technologies of designing. At present the department provides theoretical and practical education on all levels of study for the whole fa-culty. The department has a firm bac-kground in its own work¬shops and labora¬tories, 3 computer classrooms with CAD systems and in the intense cooperation with enterprises from va-rious sectors of industry.

TRAINING OF UNIVERSALLY EDUCATED DESIGNERS

The task of the department is to train universally educated de-signers who can find jobs in a broad spectrum of engineering companies.

In the sphere of education the department gives lectures on both bachelor a master study programme levels and education is based on the project activity of students. Projects always last 1 semester and can either be related with one another or be complementary among a larger number of students. They are mainly assigned in cooperation with enterprises which in this way establish close contacts with students and open ways to their rapid professional development. Often, already during stu-dy, students conclude contracts on cooperation with companies which gives them certainty they will, after graduating, get a job.

In this way students are acquainted with the contemporary ex-clusively used method of project management of enterprises and from close cooperation with enterprises they are urged to assume responsibility for keeping time limits and also to be re-sponsible professionally.

Within the scope of projects various assignments are dealt with ranging from concepts of subassemblies over FEM calculations up to the complete design of comprehensive structural units.

RESEARCH ANDDEVELOPMENTBesides the presented educational student project activity the second mainstream of work the department is engaged in are: designing in 3D CAD, calculations including FEM, tra-ining can be provided in the field of technical documentation (ISO GPS), dynamometric and tensiometric measurement, expertises for consul-tancy and performance of forensic expert opinions. Companies use the offered logistics of laboratories and computer technology to finish the development of their products or to test the effect of changes of the de-sign of existing products.Professionally the department is oriented to creating technical do-cumentation of components and mechanisms of machines, transpor-tation, agricultural and building ma-chinery and machinery for mining and extraction of minerals.

INTERCONNECTION OF LECTURES WITH INDUSTRY, INVOLVEMENT OF EXPERTS FROM INDUSTRY

We are based on three fundamental pillars: intensive scienti-fic and research activity with industrial partners, assigning of student projects from industry and putting lectures given by industrial experts.

All three fundamentals shows us actual needs of industrial prac-tice. From third year of study creates basic pillar of practical tea-ching project activity closely bound to collaboration with many companies. This is the way, how companies have opportunity to establish intensive connection with students and effectively participate in their preparation for employment. About quality of our work with students testifies excess of demand of com-panies for our students over number of our “production” and repeated successes of our students in many competitions.

Our students and graduates are regularly well placed in evalua-tion of contributions on “Student’s Conference CTU, FME” and their thesis (bachelor and diploma) in “Zvoníček Foundation”.

EXAMPLES OF COOPERATION

TEST STAND FOR TRANSMISSIONS FOR RAIL VEHICLES

Between 2012 and 2013 our department implemented a project for the test stand for testing transmissions for rail vehicles. The project was implemented for the com-pany Wikov MGI a.s. with the support of the project of Mi-nistry of Industry and Trade to support research and de-velopment TIP no. FR-TI3/261. The purpose of the device is carrying the load into gear at specified load conditions. Before the final form of the device was established, the-re were several ideas and conceptual designs consulted with the client during the project. After selecting the appropriate concept followed detailed design of the enti-re device, its optimization supported by FEM calculations of supporting nodes and modal analysis of the structure. When being designed the equipment was, based on an assessment of potential security risks, equipped with the necessary safety features to ensure safety.

CONSTRUCTION OF TEST EQUIPMENT FOR ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC SYSTEMSBetween 2014 and 2015 our department was working on building hydraulic unit for the company STS Prachatice a.s. Implementation of the contract took place on the basis of a successful public tender. The device is controlled by a control PC with specially developed software used for the testing of electrohydraulic systems. Design of hydraulic and electrical part of the unit was carried out in collabo-ration with experts from the Department of Instrumen-tation and Control Engineering and Production Machines and Equipment. The unit was designed in the laboratories of our Department with respect to its ergonomics, prepa-ration of drawings, ensur ing the pro-d u c t i o n and con-struction of the en-tire devi-ce.

CONSTRUCTIONWe focus on designing whole machines or parts of mechanisms. Optimization of existing facilities, modernization of equipment, design of new machines and yet not used mechanisms. Our staff carries out the design of structures according to client require-ments. Ideas and conceptual designs are continuously consul-ted with the client. Some parts of the project may be processed within the Bachelor or Master thesis of our students.

CALCULATIONSCalculations for the design of the me-chanism, design of elements, verificati-on calculations, veri-fication procedures. Conventional analyti-cal methods, numeri-cal computing, using software (e.g. FEM).

In the field of cal-culation, we focus primarily on the de-sign calculations, i.e. design calculations of dimensions of proposed components or assemblies, both analytical calculations and FEM calculations. We also perform calculations as the basis for the design of expe-riments or computations and verification to verify the previously measured experimental data.

EXPERIMENTSTwo main filed – testing me-chanisms and experimen-tal analysis. Test equipment equipment for transmissions, brakes and clutches. Extensi-ve experimental analysis, e.g. tensometric gauging.

In the experimental area, our Department offers to design appropriate approach and methodology for testing and experi-mental analysis, assembly of measuring equipment and to car-ry out the desired measurements. The measurement results are then presented in the form of reports of measurements with a commentary. Experiment or tests may be carried as the customer wishes either in their or our laboratory.

TRAININGSTraining can be provided in the field of technical documentation (ISO GPS - Geometrical Product Specifications). Training inclu-des this area in terms of tolerancing of longitudinal dimensions, form and position tolerancing, indication on the drawing and information on developments in this area.

DEVELOPMENT OF APPLICATIONS FOR CADDevelopment of CAD applications for Autodesk Inventor, Solid-Works and Solid Edge. Operations with volume parts, modifica-tion of assembly and edit file properties.

„Peelers“ of hardened layers of FEM model, which simulated gear-mesh with material analysis and FEM calculation of stresses in gear-mesh.

OUR PARTNERSProfessional activities of the Department of Designing and Machine Components can be divided into four ma-

jor disciplines. They are design, calculations, experiments and training. In the sphere of application, the department among other things, focuses on transport, agricultural and construction equipment and machinery for mining and mineral processing

Among the customers of our services we like companies such as: Wikov MGI a.s., STS Prachatice a.s., ZVVZ a.s., Robert Bosch, spol. s.r.o., Aufeer Design s.r.o., GE Aviation Czech s.r.o., Contra Praha s.r.o., ČZ Řetězy s.r.o., Farmet a.s., Chemcomex a.s., Konto bariéry, etc. or also scientific institutions as: The Czech Academy of Scien-ces, CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research), etc.

Test-rig for testing of gears (mechanical closed loop)

CTU in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Energy Engineering Technická 4, 166 07 Prague 6, Czech Republic + 420 224 352 544 Pavlina.Zimmermannova@fs.cvut.cz fs.cvut.cz/en-ustav-12115

„Any change re-quires the energy. Production and utilization of energy for changes, that we affect, should be reasonable“

Doc. Ing. Michal Kolovratník, CSc.Head of the Department

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ENGINEERING

FOCUS OF THE DEPARTMENTThe department of Energy Engineering educates young specialists with the possibility to find their position in the broad field of energy engineering. The education program covers generation of electricity and heat from fossil, nuclear, as well as renewable energy sources, and also the energy consumption in industry and in district systems. A strong emphasis is given on the economic part of the generation and changes of the energy and its effective utilization. A special attention is paid on the issues of heat pumps, cooling technique and gas com-pression. Important part of the education are ecological aspects of the energy systems, particularly focused on lowering the impact of the energy sector on the environ-ment.Besides education, the department closely cooperates with industrial partners based on mutual projects, tech-nical support, elaboration of studies, reviews and organ-ization of educational courses. Such contacts and part-nerships are used e.g. for site trips for students and for the option of diploma works topics with future potential for employment of the graduates. Among the most impor-tant cooperating companies belong ČEZ, a.s., E-ON, a.s., United Energy, a.s., ÚJV Řež, a.s., and others.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIESThe department has extensive research activities oriented towards both fundamental and applied research, which is car-ried out within nationally and internationally funded research projects, typically in cooperation with other universities and

research institutions. The list of the most important projects being recently carried out is as follows:

n GAČR 16-20123S Formation of liquid phase in the conditions of flow in HT part of steam turbines in nuclear power plants n TAČR TA04020180 Research and development of advanced boiler for herbaceous biomassn TAČR TE01020455 CANUT – Centre for Advanced Nuclear Technologies PB1 – Development of tools and construction of experimental facilities for new generation reactors PB4 – Innovation of fuel cycles and all parts of external fuel cyclen TAČR TH02020360 Modelling of CHF – boiling crisis by the means of CFD computation n TAČR TH02020666 Advanced analytic tools for serious accidents n TAČR TH02030149 Research of NOx reduction in flue gas within the oxyfuel

combustion CCS technologyn TAČR TH02030412 POLYBET – Development of technologic line for material uti-

lization of residual thermoplastics and construction recyclates in production construction elements made of polymeric concrete

Besides the research project, the Department of Energy Engineering actively deals with development projects and improvement of study programs. For example, within the project OPVK “Central European Energy Institute” (CENERGI) have been developed modules of common education course between CTU in Prague, Brno Uni-versity of Technology and VSB-Technical University of Ostrava. The lecture rooms are equipped with high-end technology for education and the course content contin-ually develops.

CFD simulace proudění chladiva v reaktorové tlakové nádobě

Development measurement of wet steam structure in the 1090 MWe steam turbine

in Temelín nuclear power plant

FOCUS OF THE RESEARCH ACTIVITIESFuels, boilers and combustion processesResearch of modern technologies of solid fossil as well as alternative fuels. The main activities are currently focused towards “clean coal technologies” – combustion in fluidized bed with focus on lowering CO2 emissions by means of oxy-fuel combustion and CO2 adsorption from flue gases. In par-allel, in the field of fluidized bed combustion are investigated external bed materials for effective combustion of biomass and alternative fuels, primary measures for NOx reduction and intensification of direct additive SO2 removal.

Further areas of research, development and industrial co-operation are biomass combustion in small-scale facilities, drying of high moisture-containing biomass, where a pro-totype of steam drum biomass dryer has been developed, numerical calculations of boilers and heat exchangers, de-sign and optimization of industrial energy sources and their economic evaluation.

Two-phase flow in energy engineeringResearch of formation and development of liquid phase in an expanding steam is focused on modelling of phase change in energy systems, most of all in steam turbines. A parallel experimental research in lab as well as real scale, using own-developed instrumentation, is most of all ap-plied for verification and improvement of nucleation and condensation models. The aim is to improve operation of current and raise of efficiency of newly designed energy systems, that work in the wet steam conditions.

Other area of research is focused on identification of par-ticle size structure of pulverized fuels and ashes in their transportation systems in boilers. These activities are com-plemented by development and application of systems for measurement of concentrations and temperatures in com-bustion chambers of boilers.

Nuclear energy systemsThe research is focused on several fields: flow and heat trans-fer in active zone in nuclear reactors and in components exposed to plasma in thermonuclear reactors, two-phase flow and boiling crisis, thermal cycles S-CO2, new fuels and coatings for increase of safety of recent and future reactors, safety and safety systems of nuclear reactors. Further we deal with CFD modelling of flow in fuel bundles, with issues fo boiling crisis and undercooled boiling, removal of high en-ergy fluxes, re-wetting, condensation or two-phase flow in steam generators of nuclear power plants. In the field of re-search of new fuels, we focus on coating of zirconia coverage of fuel elements and their increase resistance in accident oc-casions, on increase of thermal conductivity and the issue of outburning absorbators. In the field of safety, we deal with new approaches and systems for ensuring the nuclear safety and analysis of accidents.

Decentralized energy systemsResearch of the ORC technol-ogy (Organic Rankine Cycle) represents on of the perspec-tive way of development of the decentralized energy systems. Development and realization of the ORC systems is carried out in cooperation with CTU UCEEB – laboratory LORCA, where is recently in operation 4th generation of this system – – a micro-power-plant Wave for combined heat and power (CHP) production, that will be equipped with elements ena-bling so-called island operation, i.e. without connection to the grid. The key components have been developed in coop-eration of the Department of Energy Engineering, UCEEB and several companies based in the Czech Republic. The LORCA team has been awarded for the Wave power plant by the E.ON Energy Globe Award in 2015 in the category “Idea”.

Heat pumpsAlso in cooperation with CTU UCEEB, there is ongoing work on development of mathematical model of the heat pump and following experimental research of the heat pumps. A special laboratory for heat pump testing has been devel-oped at the CTU UCEEB for these purposes.

LABORATORIESLaboratory of boilers and turbinesIn this laboratory is placed an unique facility of own design and construction – 500 kW bubbling fluidized bed boiler, which can be used for running full scale experiments, which allow transfer of the results to practice. Originally, the combustor was intend-ed for air-mode fired experiments, later on modified for oxyfuel mode of combustion, which has been in operation since end of 2015. For the area of fundamental research, in the laboratory is placed a 25 kW fluidized bed combustor, also able to operate in air and oxyfuel modes, as well alternatively without combus-tion for research of fluidization regimes.

In the laboratory are also placed two steam stands with C-D nozzles for research of properties of wet steam, cooling loop with mixing condenser (cooling power 1 MW), experimen-tal dryers of own construction and experimental ORC unit run-ning on biomass of 1 kWe power output.

Laboratory for measurement of polydisperse systemsIn here are prepared unique optical systems for measure-ment of structure of liquid phase (droplet size and moisture) in steam turbines, solid particles in superheated steam (co-operation with IT CAS), coal powders in fuel lines as well as solid ashes. In parallel are being developed systems for sam-pling of superheated steam.

Laboratory of two-phase flowIn the laboratory is placed several instruments for meas-urement of characteristics of two-phase flow. Those are in-struments for measurement of 1-D characteristics of fuel channel of nuclear reactor with real profile of the heat flux. Using this instrument, model for flooding the nuclear reactor after LOCA accident are being developed, and it is possible to visualise and measure the two-phase flow character. The other facilities to study flow in steam generator or gas-lift ef-fect. Besides these facilities, there are also smaller stands for experiments and educational demonstration of fundamental thermohydraulic effects.

Laboratory of coolingIs equipped with a small-scale cooling facility with the option to change and optimize different components.

Educational laboratory:n fuel analysisn cooling, with experimental heat pumpn thermal insulation – system for laboratory measurement

of thermal conductivity of insulation materials and for measurement of heat losses of insulated pipes

n compressors – a stand with two-step air compressor (250 m3/h, 1 MPa), driven by a dynamometer (max. power output 160 kW), a stand with screw compressor (80 m3/h, 1 MPa) and a low pressure ejector, and a stand with a small Roots blower.

Micro-power-plant Wave

Bubbling fluidized bed boiler for full-scale experiments, 500 kW

Experimental BFB facility for oxyfuel combustion

CTU in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Environmental Engineering Technická 4, 166 07 Prague 6, Czech Republic + 420 224 352 433 Vladimir.Zmrhal@fs.cvut.cz utp.fs.cvut.cz/en

„Our goal is to improve

indoor air quality.“

Doc. Ing. Vladimír Zmrhal, Ph.D.Head of Department

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

IN ORDER TO FEEL BETTERMaster study program of Environmental Engineering is or-ganized in specific fields such as ventilation and air con-ditioning, space heating and district heating, alternative energy sources, air pollution control, control of noise and vibrations. The graduates gain knowledge and practical skills in experimental methods and com-puter modeling and simulations. Our stu-dents are provided with a curriculum co-vering also the field of humanities and eco-logy (hygiene, work physiology, work en-vironment).

PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL CONTRACTRecently, the project “Research in New Systems of Air Conditioning of Military Field Facilities and Equipment“ has been successfully completed. The aim of the contract with the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic was to provide, on the basis of mathematical models and physi-cal experiments, research data for technical concepts of air conditioning systems for mobile military medical faci-lities. These field hospitals take part in international mi-ssions of the Army of the Czech Republic.

COLLABORATION WITH INDUSTRY

Environmental Enginee-ring is focused on:

n conditioning of indoor environment

n protection of outdoor environment

n quality of production n reduction of energy

consumption.Environmental engineering plays a very important role in applications where air quality (cleanness, hu-midity and temperature stability) is crucial. Exam-ples can be found in healthcare sector (operating theaters) and in high-tech production processes (pharmaceutical industry, electronics industry). We can offer our expertise to potential industrial partners who cope with problems that cannot be solved using standard knowledge or methods. Ty-pical examples of our collaboration with industry are computer simulations supporting the design of complex buildings and HVAC systems.

RESEARCHThe main fields of our research include the design and optimization of HVAC equipment, utilization

of alternative energy sources, outdoor air quality control and control of noise and vibrations.

Outcomes from our past research projects were applied in new methods and equipment dedicated to achieve optimum indoor environmental conditions and thus improving the hu-man health and productivity. Simulta-neously, our research has been aimed at reducing the energy consumption of HVAC equipment and systems.

Department of Environmental Engi-neering possesses unique laboratory facilities:

n Solar laboratory n Heating radiator testing laboratory n Testing chambers for the research

of indoor air quality and thermal comfort in ventilated spaces

n Noise laboratory n Testing chamber for the research of

indoor aerosols deposition.

100% emissionless energy source at the

FME training centre at Herbetov

Research station in Antarctica

ÚTP

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCESA solar laboratory was deployed on the roof of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. It is mostly used for the develop-ment and testing of solar thermal collectors. Department of Environmental Engineering tightly collaborates with the University Centre for Energy Effective Buildings (UCEEB), e.g. on the development of a hybrid photovoltaic collector.

ON THE WAY TO ENERGY SELF-SUFFICIENCYDepartment of Environmental Engineering has been involved in projects leading to energy self-sufficiency since the end of the 1970s, when a 100% emissionless energy source was built at the FME training center in Herbertov. It comprises of a heat pump, water turbine and solar thermal collectors. Another example of our expertise is the conceptual energy design elaborated for the Czech research station in Antarctica where 70 % of the energy consumption is covered by renewable energy sources. Our la-test activities in this area are focused on the conceptual design of environmental systems for zero-energy buildings.

Solar collectors with a view of Prague

INDOOR ENVIRONMENT OF BUILDINGS AND VEHICLESComputer simulations of air flow (CFD – Computational Fluid Dynamics) can be used to predict detailed aspects of indoor environment. An example of the application of CFD simulations is the investigation of the impact of natural ven-tilation on the indoor environment in the former church of

St. Anna in Prague recon-structed into a congre-ss and concert facility. A multi-zonal simulation

model was used to pre-dict bulk air flow rates, wall surface tempera-tures and to assess the risk of condensation of water vapor on interior walls. Another examp-le of CFD application is the analysis of air flow in the cabin of a car (a final-year student pro-ject).

ENERGY SIMULATIONSEnergy simulation programs allow to analyze the dynamic thermal behavior of buildings or means of transport under variable boundary conditions including long-term represen-tative or real meteorological conditions, typically based on one-hour time step. The model definition includes 3D geo-metry, thermal properties of the structure, solar shading, an-

gular optical properties of glazing, ventilation, internal heat gains etc. Energy simulations can be used to analyze energy flows within the building structures and HVAC systems, for HVAC design calculations such as cooling load in summer, heating load in winter and annual energy need, as well as for the estimation of interior wall surface temperatures, assessment of indoor thermal comfort, risk of moisture condensa-tion, etc.

Model of St.Anne‘s Church in Prague

Model of flow in an automobile cabin

Model of the National Technical Library in Prague

Model of Indonesian Jungle (Prague Zoo)

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENTn Mixing and mixing equipment. Technologies and equipment

for production of dispersion.n Heat exchangers (design, calculations, testing, optimization).n Hydromechanical processes and equipment (fluid transport,

filtration, settling tanks, centrifuges, fluidization).n Processes and equipment for heat transfer (exchangers,

evaporators, driers, heating and cooling of substances).n Processes and equipment for mass transfer (absorption,

adsorption, distillation and rectification, crystallization and dissolution, extraction, membrane processes).

n Reactors and bioreactors.n Biorefinery.n Equipment for biotechnologies (waste processing, biofuels,

organic substances, bioplastics).n Technology and equipment for cleaning waste water and

gases.n Equipment for disintegration of materials (grinding, crushing).n Food production technologies and equipment.n Production technology of biodegradable materials.n Modelling and control of processes, production lines and

equipment.n Experimental assessment of physical and chemical proper-

ties of real substances.n Rheological properties of real substances.n Design, mass and energy balancing and optimization of pro-

duction lines and technologies.n Project and designing activities in the field of chemical, food

production and processing industry, biotechnologies and re-lated fields.

CTU in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Process Engineering Technická 4, 166 07 Prague 6,

Czech Republic + 420 224 352 681 Tomas.Jirout@fs.cvut.cz www.fs.cvut.cz/en-ustav-12118

„The variety and diversity of inter-connection of the knowledge of pro-cesses and con-structions – this is exactly our field of competence.“

Prof. Ing. Tomáš Jirout, Ph.D.Head of Department

DEPARTMENT OF PROCESS ENGINEERING

COME TO US TO STUDYn Bachelor 4-year study programme Mechanical Enginee-

ring, field of study “Power Engineering and Process Tech-nology“ – specialization “Process Technology“

n Master study programme for bachelor graduates Mecha-nical Engineering, field of study “Process Engineering“

n Doctoral study programme “Design and Process Enginee-ring“

SIMILAR PRINCIPLES, ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIESThe Department of Process Engineering scopes to design technologies, machines and equipment for food, chemical, processing and pharmaceutical industries, for biotechnologies, and for waste water and gases treatment. In the con-

text with the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, only few people can image global demand for our specialization and for such specific machines and equipment although they help us to form products without which we cannot imagine our lives. Specializa-tion in Process Engineering is very attractive because as for formation of gross domestic product, our specialization covers more than 40% of total industry in global point of view.

The field of Process Engineering is exceptional by ability to combine the knowledge of hydromechanical, heat and diffusion processes to-gether with skills in construction of machinery and equipment. This enables to our graduates to work in R & D, design, production and main-tenance. Our graduates can be found also very often as heads of design teams or companies, where they easily manage other professions.

The attractiveness of our broad scope of skills is hidden in the similarity of processes and apparatuses in individual production lines. For example, a distillation column can be found in both ethanol production and crude oil processing. Filters are used for sewage and gas purification, in beer production technologies, but they can be also found in any vehicle. Mixing equipment can be found not only in households, but also in chocolate plants, in paint production technologies, during tires fabrication, in reactors during plastics or nanocomposites preparation, or as chemical reactors, aerobic or anaerobic bioreactors.

The concept of education in our field is based on the fact that all production lines are essentially composed of functionally similar devices. Education is therefore firstly based on the un-derstanding of the elementary processes occurring in the ap-paratuses (momentum, heat and mass transfer), the study of the construction of a specific apparatus (pump, heat exchanger, reactors, distillation column) and then integration of machines and equipment into production units and lines. Such a gained theoretical knowledge is practically used and applied in pro-jects in cooperation with industry during studies.

PRESENTLY SOLVED PROJECTS

EXCELLENT RESEARCH PROJECTS OF OPVVV MEYSResearch centre for low-carbon energy technologies (2018-2022) OP VVV No. CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000753

The Department participates in a project focused on the realization of research on the capture of CO2 from biomass combustion processes, called Bio-CCS, and the use of captured CO2 from this process called Bio-CCU. Our task is to solve the oxygen production technology in quantity and quality according to the requirements of subsequent decentralized processing and to suitably pre-treat (waste, sort, grind, grind) used waste biomass. Our key role in the project is to research the use of cap-tured CO2 and product gases from oxyfuel combustion and oxyfuel gasification for the production of valuable chemicals and third-generation 4th generation liquid biofuels.

BASIC RESEARCH PROJECTS OF GAČRLocal turbulent energy dissipation rate in dispersion systems (2016-2018)The project scopes to analyse distribution of local turbu-lent energy dissipation rate in dispersion systems. The re-ached knowledge enables prediction of the evolution of the particle size distribution for immiscible l-l and l-s systems, contributes to dispersion theo-ry, CFD validati-on and improves dispersion equi-pment design being i.e. in na-notechnologies.

APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECTS OF TAČROptimization of equipment for biological matter drying by atomization using carbon dioxide (2017-2018)The project scopes to develop a demonstration spray dryer unit with carbon dioxide usage as medium for ato-mization that allows to simulate particle drying in hot air flow in dependence on process parameters. Scale up rules will be defined for such a nebulizer spray dryer for nano protein production, or for drying and micronization of other substances.

APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECTS OF MPO TRIOBiofilter wih dielectric heating CHEMCONEX Praha J.S.C. (2016-2019)The project scopes to deve-lop an industrial prototype of biofilter with integra-ted dielectric heating and modular design of packed scrubber for its application to eliminate volatile con-taminants from polluted air, targeted degradation of odorous substances and biological effective elimi-nation of hydrogen sulfide from biogas.

Development of new homogenization technology high viscous dispersion of the non-newton type Glanzstoff Bohemia l.t.d. (2018-2020)The aim of the pro-ject is to develop a brand new tech-nology to increase output quality and amount of visco-se production. The new production system will reduce dispersant parties that lead to incre-ase output quali-ty of the product. The technological proposal will be tested using the pilot device, which should show and verify the predicted results.

APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECTS OF OPPIK APPLICATIONDevelopment of separation technology for the processing of radioactive sludge. ECOINVEST Příbram l.t.d. (2018-2020)The project deals with industrial research and experimen-tal development of sludge processing technologies, which are created during the repairs of uranium heaps. The tech-nology will process feedstock containing at least 4% of solid particles and consisting of water, dissolved uranium, tailings and residual uranium ore. The resulting technology shou-ld be able to recycle water so as not to further contaminate the material being treated, the decontaminated solids and the usable uranium ore for further chemical processing.

Development of a new technology for firing light ceramic aggregates. Lias Vintířov (2018-2020, cooperation with UCEEB CTU in Prague).The project focuses on the research and development of a new light ceramic firing technology of Liapor aggregate, that is a light granulate made of ceramic mass produced by thermal expansion of natural clay. A new firing technolo-gy based on the development of the rotary drum and coo-ler interior equipment will allow more efficient heat transfer from the flue gases directly into the batch in the individual zones of the rotary drum and in the drum cooler, thereby ena-bling the fraction production ratio to be up to 4 mm in size as the fraction with the most desired assortment.

Laboratory flat panel photobioreactor

EXAMPLES OF CONTRACT PRO-JECTS RESEARCH

UNIPETROL RPA Co. Ltd. n Process machines and equipment in complex tech-

nologies. n TEA filtration technology in POX production.

GLANZSTOFF-BOHEMIA Co. Ltd. n Optimization of viscose and viscose fibre pro-

cessing technology. n Optimization of technology for deggasing of plas-

tifying bath. n Optimization of evaporator.

INTECHA Co. Ltd.

n Design and optimization of coke‘s storage tank. n Research and development of hydrocyclone for

coke-quench oil separation. n Separation unit for coke removal from quench oil. n CFD simulation of flow in modified entrance area

of quench water filter F1201.

SYNTHOS Kralupy J.S.C n Study to optimize absorption cooling.

PRUSA RESEARCH Co. Ltd. n Design of technology for powder production needed in

3D printing systems.

HENNLICH Co. Ltd. n Analysis of the air cooled 50 kW ORC unit condenser.

AQUACOMP HARD Co. Ltd. n Desing of vacuum evaporator with capacity 2400 l/day

in waste water treatment technology. n Design of evaporators in the technology of waste wa-

ter cleaning from plating plants.

TENEZ J.S.C n Plate heat exchangers (experimental assessment of

hydraulic characteristics and thermal efficiency, opti-mization of the shape of heat exchanger plates.

n Stress analysis of titanium diffuser for circulation eva-porator.

AGMECO LT Co. Ltd. n Development of demonstration production line to

produce biochar from thermal decomposition of waste water sludge.

POLYCASA Co. Ltd. n Optimization of surface layer formation.

PROJECTSOFT HK J.S.C n Design of mixing system for fermenters in bioethanol

production technology.

MONTS Co. Ltd.

n Effective system for stator-rotor sealing of pressure vessels treating abrasive materials.

BOHEMIACHLAD Co. Ltd. n Design of cooling system for CK tanks.

EGIPLUS Co. Ltd. n Technology for ethylene glycol separation by flash

distillation of PET waste.

AMOT J.S.C. n Potential of NLGG valve in selected industries.

AMCON Co. Ltd. n Waste water sludge separation technology design in

containerized version.

SURFACETREAT, J.S.C. n Deagglomeration micro and nano powders in model scale.

ZEMĚDĚLSKÝ VÝZKUM Co. Ltd. n Règlement modifications for different types Fugates,

optimization of dosage, cheaper treatment options.

Ministery of Health of the Czech Republic. n Testing of developed collagen sponges in point of view

of water absorption and rheological properties.

DEVRO Co. Ltd. n Mathematical modeling of the process of elongation

of the product, experiments and its evaluation on the production line, raw material and product.

BOCHEMIE Plzeň. Co. Ltd. n Drying of flux solution.

Chemical Institute of Technology, Prague n Modular digester of 0.5 m3.

Industrial mixing equipment – 5 realizations per year at least

Source: Intecha s.r.o.

Source: Monts, s.r.o.

APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECTS OF EUROPEAN COMMISIONThe innovative system for coke oven wastewater treatment and water recovery with the use of clean technologies (2016-2019)Within the scope of this project, the department sta-ff participates to develop an effective technology for waste water treatment from railway carriage washers, rendering plants, coke industry, and liquor production enhanced by flocculation and electro-flotation.

n Local rate of turbulent energy dissipation in agitated reactors & bioreactors. (2012 – 2014)

n Mixing Equipment for Sludge Processing. TECHMIX Co.Ltd. (2012 – 2014)

n Experimental and theoretical study of the convective heat transfer in turbulent swirling impinging jet (2014-2016)

n Heat, physical and rheological properties of collagen matter. (2014-2016)

n Treatment of concentrated waste suspensions from energetic equipment. TECHMIX Co.Ltd. (2015-2017)

PRESTIGIOUS PROJECTS INVESTIGATED IN RECENT YEARS

n The development of environmental – friendly decentralized power engineering. (2007 – 2013)

n Optimalization of pressure sewerage systems by means of mathematical modeling of their operating status. AQ SPOL, Co.Ltd. (2012 – 2014)

n Optimization of enameled mixing equipment according to techno-logical needs of end users. TENEZ, J.S.C. (2012 – 2014)

Source: AQ SPOL s.r.o.

Source: TENEZ a.s.

Source: TECHMIX s.r.o.

FROM RESEARCH INTO WORK EXPERIENCESince the establishment of the department emphasis has always been accented on co-operation with industry and interconnection of research with practical applications. In cooperation with industrial partners a number of research projects are investigated with-in the scope of various pro-grammes.

„Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed.“

Doc. Ing. Oldřich Vítek, Ph.D.Head of Department

THE FIELD OF COMPETENCE OF THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENTThe field of competence of doc. Vítek is detailed thermody-namic modelling of internal combustion engine. This con-cerns both 0-D/1-D approach, which deals with system sim-ulation of the whole engine, and 3-D CFD approach, which is usually focused on detailed in-cylinder modelling. The ap-plication of simulation tools leads to better understanding of important phenomena taking place in an internal com-bustion engine. This allows optimization of engine design, hence improving engine efficiency while decreasing pollut-ant formation.

FORMULA STUDENT/SAE RACING CARSAttractiveness of study at CTU is enhanced by the oppor-tunity of participation in the CTU CarTech racing team (racing cars Formula Student/SAE – Design it, build it, race it!) which, since 2009, is the first team in the Czech Repub-lic to compete regularly in the Formula Student/SAE race series. Its long-term performance shows the best achieved 11th place in the world ranking of at least 550 teams and a number of podiums at international races.

WE TRAIN REAL EXPERTS WITH INTERNATIONAL QUALIFICATION

In education, the department focuses on understanding of principles, design, testing, production and operation of ve-hicles, the engines and accessories. The education is based on well-equipped laboratories and computation tools for simulation. A study programme “Masters in Automotive Engineering“, lectured in English in cooperation with five foreign technical universities, enables students to obtain an additional degree and to extend their qualification for work in a strong global industry.

EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK

In this area, the work is focused on the design of superstruc-tures, bogies, suspension of railway and tram vehicles, opti-mization of their dynamic performance and other functional properties. The laboratories are equipped, besides simulation technology, with a roller rig for testing dynamics of new bogie structures with active control.

The department actively cooperates in education and re-search with all producers and design offices of railway rolling stock in the Czech Republic, such as Škoda Transportation, Siemens, Stadler or VÚKV (Research, Development and Test-ing of Railway Rolling Stock).

Roller rig for simulating travel of railway vehicles

CTU in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Automotive, Combustion Engine and Railway Engineering Technická 4, 166 07 Prague 6, Czech Republic + 420 224 352 507 12120@fs.cvut.cz fs.cvut.cz/en-ustav-12120

DEPARTMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE, COMBUSTION ENGINE AND RAILWAY ENGINEERING

RESULTS RAPIDLY INTO INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION

Two levels of innovation developed for an immediate-ly applicable output, or a base for subsequent concept development, enable both rapid application in indus-try and a strategic orientation towards long-term de-velopment. In design, the knowledge data base must be used as the integrating element of a comprehen-sive item and an extensive project team must be es-tablished. This activity is supported by some projects within the scope of EU research (6th and 7th Framework Programme, Horizon 2020) oriented towards classical drive units and alternatives with hybrid and electric powertrains. The department is an official partner of the leading global supplier of simulation equipment for drive units, Gamma Technologies Inc., and a partner of numerous European research institutions and universi-ties. In addition, the department is an active member of the Czech Automotive Society, of the automotive or-ganization FISITA and the Czech Branch of the Society of Automotive Engineers International.

ON ROAD AND RAIL, PRODUCTION OF HEAT AND ELECTRICITYThe department uses the laboratories and computa-tional capacities of the Centre for Vehicles of Sustaina-ble Mobility and focuses also on research in railway roll-ing stock and the use of combustion engines as sources of energy in the production of electric energy and heat – – as further described in the next section.

JOINTLY TOWARDS BETTER VEHICLES

The department, together with the Centre for Vehicles of Sustainable Mobility, which the department had estab-lished, is a significant institution of Czech automotive in-dustry. The department is the principal contractor of the Josef Božek Competence Centre for Automotive Industry funded by the Technology Agency of the Czech Repub-lic (TACR) and joins not only activities of all units of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Czech Technical University in Prague but also of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, the Faculty of Transportation Sciences (CTU in Prague) and cooperating enterprises Škoda Auto, J.S.C., TATRA TRUCKS, J.S.C., Honeywell Co. Ltd., ČZ Strakon-ice, J.S.C., Motorpal, J.S.C., Brano, J.S.C., Ricardo Prague, Co.Ltd., TÜV SÜD CZECH Co.Ltd., AICTA Design Work Co.Ltd. and technical universities TU Brno, TU Liberec and VŠB-TU Ostrava. This and other projects investigate innovations in the design of vehicles and drive units with combustion en-gines and electric motors aimed at reducing the con-sumption of fossil fuels and emis-sions, maximum safety, comfort, joy of driving, adap-tation to require-ments of legislation and competitive-ness of Czech auto-motive industry in the markets of de-veloping countries.

Study of a bogie for a tilting train coach

Fitting a door in a high-speed unit

CTU in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Aerospace Engineering Karlovo nám. 13, 121 35 Prague 2, Czech Republic +420 224 357 423 Robert.Theiner@fs.cvut.cz aerospace.fsik.cvut.cz

„We encourage inventiveness and teach skills.“

Ing. Robert Theiner, Ph.D.Head of the Department

DEPARTMENT OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

TO THE SKY AND STARSThe department was established in 1976 and since then has produced more than 1200 graduates. The de-partment is engaged in education, research and deve-lopment of aeronautical technology.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

n Projects of aircraft and drive units

n Flight aerodynamics and mechanics

n Safety and reliability of aircraft structures

n Airplane propellers

n Composite materials and technologies

n Ground vibration testing of airplane structure

n Flutter certificates for light sporting planes

n Numerical modelling – FEM, CFD, CAD

n Strength analysis and structure testing

n Non-destructive testing mecthods

n Active flutter suppression

n Tensiometric measurement of metals and composites

n Pilot influence in control

STUDY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS

n Education in bachelor and master study programmes

n Newly accredited interfaculty master study programme “Aeronautics and Astronautics“

n Doctoral study in the field of “Machines and Equipment for Transportation“

n Lectures in more than 40 professional aeronautical subjects

n Laboratory training courses in projects from work experience

n Project-oriented education – semestral and 1-year projects

n Master theses and doctoral dissertations in cooperation with research institutions and industry

n International student mobility PEGASUS, CESAer, Socrates, Erasmus

n Full-time and part-time forms of study

n Standard and individual curricula

n Compulsory optional subjects for specialized curricula custo-mized for a required professional profile of the graduate

Ground Vibration test of Skylane airplane in laboratory of department.

Measurements of aerodynamic characteristic of scaled model UL-39

Polyethylene structure as viewed by polarized

light microscopy

CTU in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Materials Engineering Karlovo nám. 13, 121 35 Prague 2, Czech Republic +420 224 357 498 umi@fs.cvut.cz umi.fs.cvut.cz

„A functional product cannot be manufactured without knowing what material to use for its production.“

Prof. RNDr. Petr Špatenka, CSc.Head of the Department

DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING

BASIC INFORMATION ON DEPARTMENT AND STUDYMaterials Engineering is a theoretical-application discipli-ne that exploits knowledge, approaches and theories of physics, mechanics, technology, chemistry, biomechanics and other disciplines to penetrate into the very heart of the processes occurring in the structure of materials. The de-velopment of new materials and related improvements of material properties requires the use of modern experimen-tal methods and computational support. The information on material properties in real operation of components, knowledge in the field of degradation processes and ma-terial limit states are essential. Modern equipped labora-tories allow us to be in a direct contact with practice, to engage in scientific projects, to further develop foreign co--operation and to initiate activities in new areas of the ma-terial research such as functional coatings and composite materials. Students have the opportunity to participate actively in research and development projects already du-ring their studies. They work with state-of-the-art modern technology and prepare themselves to solve challenging developmental and operational problems in research and in practice.

COME STUDY WITH US

n Bachelor‘s degree program „Production and Eco-nomics in Mechanical Engineering“ or „Theoretical Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering“ pro-gram without a specialization.

n Follow-up Master‘s Degree Program „Mechanical Engineering“, specialization of „Material and Pro-duction Engineering or Double degree program „Material and Product Engineering“.

n Double degree program - The study of the Double degree program directly follows the theoretical basis of the bachelor study and good knowledge of English language. The acquired knowledge is fully utilized, further developed and applied throughout the whole Master‘s degree program.

n One year of the study is carried out at the FME, CTU in Prague, and the second one at the ITB in Bandung (Indonesia). The diploma thesis is as-signed jointly by the both universities. The fifth semester is set for completion of subjects and fi-nal state examination at FME, CTU in Prague. The diploma is obtained from both universities.

n Doctoral Study Program „Material Engineering“

Fracture of the composite consisting of carbon fiber (AS4 type) in epoxide matrix

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

The Department of Materials Engineering extensively collaborates with universities, research organizations and industry at national and international level. With-in expertise activities, grants and projects, it address-es a number of actual issues of technical practice.

We specialize in research, development and educa-tion in the field of material engineering of metallic and non-metallic materials and coatings for the au-tomotive and transport industry, mechanical, power, biomedical and chemical industry.

We deal with the analysis of many perspective materi-als - structural and tool steels, steels for power indus-try, corrosion resistant materials, light alloys based on magnesium, aluminum and titanium, cementite and graphite cast irons, polymer mixtures and compos-ites, polymer, ceramics and metal biomaterials.

Activities:

n Diagnostics of materials and constructions (me-chanical and structural tests)

n Structural analysis using light and electron micros-copy and differential calorimetry

n Wear and corrosion tests

n Material inputs for computational modeling

n Heat, thermo-chemical and thermo-mechanical treatments of metallic materials

n Surface engineering

n Processing technologies of polymers and compos-ites

n Recycling technology

n Material problems of welding of metals and polymers

Indentation after hardness measurement by a Berkovich

indenter

Pure Cr coating of thickness of 16 – 20 microns deposited by PVD – unbalan-ced magnetron sputtering method onto a tool steel

GROUPMETALLIC MATERIALSHead of the group: Doc. Ing. Jiří Janovec, CSc.

n Perspective structural and tool steels n Materials for power industry, automotive and aviation industry n Light alloys based on magnesium, aluminum and titanium n Heat and thermo-mechanical treatment of metallic materials n Structural and fractography analyses n Analysis of chemical composition (including H, N, O) n Testing of mechanical properties of technical materials n Corrosion tests n Expertise in the field of engineering and construction failures

GROUPNON-METALLIC MATERIALSHead of the group: Prof. RNDr. Petr Špatenka, CSc.

n Research of mechanical and physical properties of poly-meric and composite materials

n Research of the influence of surface treatments on adhe-sion between filler and matrices in polymer composites for 3D printing

n Diagnostics of structural defects of polymeric materials n Collaboration with research and production organizati-

ons with regard to the development and processing of polymers and composites with non-metallic matrix

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GROUPFUNCTIONAL SURFACES AND SURFACESHead of the group: Ing. Ladislav Cvrček, Ph.D.

n Magnetron sputtering: coatings of pure metals, alloys, nitrides and oxides

n PACVD (Plasma Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition): DLC and Me-DLC coatings

n Plasma nitriding n Duplex technology: combination of plasma nitriding and

coating deposition n Testing of mechanical and chemical properties of coatings n Tribological coatings, friction and abrasion testing up

to 850 °C n Low-temperature coating of polymers and composites n Special coatings (for medical applications, nuclear power

industry, etc.) n Training and counseling

Carbon steel – – pearlite-ferritic microstructure, etched in Nital

EBSD mapping – – aluminum alloy

CTU in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Manufacturing Technology Technická 4, 166 07 Prague 6, Czech Republic + 420 244 352 629 12133@fs.cvut.cz www.fs.cvut.cz/en-ustav-12133/ facebook.com/U12133

„We know how to deal with

technology.“

Doc. Ing. Ladislav Kolařík, Ph.DHead of Department

DEPARTMENT OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

EDUCATION AND RESEARCHThe Department of Manufacturing Technology (DMT) educates and performs research activities, namely in for-ming, casting, welding and surface treatment. Also other advanced technical disciplines are dealt with and edu-

cated – plastics and composites processing, metallography, technical diagnostics, tribology, computer aid and manu-facturing technology and also the issue of standardization and quality control.

In its educational field the DMT provides lectures in all study programmes ranging from the bachelor study programme – field of study “Production and Economics in Enginee-ring“, master study programme for bachelor graduates – field of study “Production and materials Engineering“ up to the doctoral study programme – field of study “Manu-facturing Technology“. The aim of these study programmes is to train young and pro-spective graduates in the field of manufacturing technology, who will be available to enter-prises which require experts with this specific orientation. Among various other activities of the department are special training courses and courses for the public. There are also various economical activities aimed at industrial subjects with which the department cooperates in a number of joint projects.

Pilot surface tre-atment workshop

designated for composite electro-

galvanizing using nanomaterials

Development and production of Mg-alloy prototype castings of wheel sus-pensions for the Formula Student/CAE racing car (CTU CarTech racing team)

HOW TO GIVE MATERIAL A REQUIRED SHAPE AND

FUNCTION?

• Conventional and special casting methods• Metallurgy of steels, cast irons, aluminium and magnesium alloys and other metal alloys• Tests of properties of moulding mixtures• Simulation of casting processes (ProCAST, NovaFlow & Solid, Vulcan)• Research in the lifespan of pressure casting moulds• Temperature pattern scanning in moulds• Technology of plastics and composites• Casting personnel training and qualifications

• Conventional and special welding methods• Soldering (brazing), welding-on and thermal cutting of materials• Weldability of metallic materials • Proposal of welding parameters and creation of welding procedures• Automation and robotization of welding• Destructive and non-destructive testing of welding joints• Numerical simulation of welding (Sysweld)• Monitoring and documentation of the welding procedure• Welding personnel training and qualifications (ZK, EN, IWE, IWT)

• CTN – Centre for Technical Standardization• Technical diagnostics• Testing of mechanical properties of materials• Destructive and non-destructive testing of materials• Spectral and metallographic analyses• Monitoring of fast processes and their image analysis• Expert opinions in mechanical engineering• CTIV – Centre of Technology, Informatics and Education• U3V – University of the 3rd age (for seniors).

• Anticorrosion protection, pretreatment of surfaces (jetting, tumbling and cleaning)• Electrolytic deposition, composite and alloy coatings• Conversion layers (anodic oxidation, blackening, phosphating)• Painting systems and powder coating plastics• Nanotechnologies in surface treatment• Hot-dip galvanizing, metal spray galvanizing• Assessment of tribological properties of surface treatment methods• Training and qualification of personnel in surface treatment (European Corrosion Engineer).

• Conventional and special forming technologies• Computer aid and numerical simulation of production processes • Research in the lifespan of the tools• Concepts of tool forming design• Formability parameter assessment (FLD curves, etc.)• Forming personnel training and qualifications

DIVISION

FORMINGDEPARTMENT OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

DIVISION

CASTINGDEPARTMENT OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

DIVISION

WELDINGDEPARTMENT OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

DIVISION

SURFACE TREATMENTDEPARTMENT OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

DIVISION

SPECIALISTSDEPARTMENT OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

CTU in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Machining, Process Planning and Metrology Technická 4, 166 07 Prague 6, Czech Republic + 420 224 352 611 12134@fs.cvut.cz www.fs.cvut.cz/en-ustav-12134/

„We design manu-facturing processess and systems. Based on deep knowledge of manufacturing technologies, with emphasis on the quality assurance and using modern methods of process planning and control.“

Ing. Libor Beránek, Ph.D.Head of the Department

DEPARTMENT OF MACHINING, PROCESS PLANNING AND METROLOGY

STATE OF THE ART AND TRADITIONAL TECHNOLOGIES IN EDUCATION AND RESEARCHOur graduates are acquainted in detail with machining by con-ventional and unconventional technologies. Education is sup-ported by state of the art CAD/CAM software which enables us to convey experience in programming of CNC equipment using modern methods. Students can also gain knowledge of mul-tiaxis milling and grinding of advanced materials. In the field of metrology they gain access to newest CMM technologies in quality control and due to close cooperation with leading in-dustrial partners they are able to realize the functioning of mo-dern systems of quality management and the role of individual instruments of quality in these systems. The knowledge gained will enable the graduates to treat in a comprehensive and sys-temic way technological and project issues in the development, optimization, rationalization and modernization of technologi-cal processes and systems also considering their organizing and control aspects. In the above fields the department also provides professional traning courses for interested persons from industry.

FROM PROJECTS TO PRODUCTSEducational and research and development activities of our department are focused on mechanical engineering technolo-gies. Our students gain knowledge on designing technologies of production processes and systems. Such fundamentals ena-ble them to realize the potential of individual production tech-nologies and to use this knowledge in further context in crea-ting concepts of new production processes and systems and/or rationalizing existing ones.

DEVELOPMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF MACHINING TECHNOLOGY

Our department is engaged in creating and optimizing milling, turning, boring and grinding technologies including the design of appropriate cutting tools, development of special cutting tools, optimizatation of cutting con-ditions, methods of clamping of workpieces – all with use of up to date CAD/CAM software. We perform experiments and tests of cutting processes including assessment of the basic cha-racteristics of cutting tools such as tool life, cutting forces, tem-perature characteristics and chip formation diagrams.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONSThe research and development activity of our de-partment, in cooperation with industrial partners, is

focused on mechanical engineering technologies covering both classical and unconventional machining methods. We offer de-velopment of machining technologies that meet requirements for parameters on the surface integrity and on the geometrical specifications of products. We deal with the development and production of special cutting tools for particular applications. We create concepts of monitoring of geometrical specifications of products including measurement. In the field of industrial engineering the department is engaged in desig-ning new production and assembly systems and optimization of existing ones by applying state of the art tools of the “Digital Factory“ concept. In the fields the department is engaged in we are providing specialized training courses for personel from industrial enterprises.

Measurement of components of the fuel delivery system of a passenger car.

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT OF GEOMETRICAL SPECIFICA-TIONS OF PRODUCTSThe department performs mesaurements of mechanical engineering components according to drawings using co-ordinate measuring technology. The department has a Carl Zeiss Prismo coordinate measuring machine (CMM) with a Vast Gold active scanning system and an O.INSPECT 322 multisensor CMM. Measurement and assesssment of surface profiles and contours are performed with a Mahr XCR 20 combined roughness, waviness and contour measuring station. For a particular industrial application we are able to design and create a system for monitoring of the geometri-cal specification of a product starting from the development of appropriate clam-ping up to the auto-mation of the measu-rement process on a CMM with subsequent processing of the measured data and control of the produ-ction process.

MEASUREMENT OF THE RESIDUAL STRESS DEPTH PROFILEWithin the scope of cooperation with industrial part-ners from the aeronautical industry a unique system was developed of measurement of residual stresses. We are able to measure continuously the distribution of re-sidual stresses from a depth of 5 µm to approximately 2 mm. Residual stresses are crucial to the life of dynamica-lly loaded components and in the dimensional stability of thin parts in operating conditions.

DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF PRODUCTION PROCESSES AND SYSTEMSThe department is eng-aged in designing and analyses of production processes and systems of industrial partners from the viewpoint of combined technical and organizational aspects applying state of the art tools of the concept of a “Digital Factory“ focused on principles of lean pro-duction, lean logistics and ergonomy aimed at enhancement of the economical effectivity of production.

DEVELOPMENT AND PROTOTYPE PRODUCTIONWithin the scope of cooperation with industrial partners the department is engaged in the development and production of fixtures for the measurement of complex mechanical enginee-ring components. On the basis of our experience we are able to design and produce measuring or clamping fixtures accor-ding to customers‘ requirements with respect to the specified dimensional characteristics of the measurement.

 

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CTU in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Production Machines and Equipment Horská 3, 128 00 Prague 2, Czech Republic + 420 221 990 914 info@rcmt.cvut.cz www.rcmt.cvut.cz/home/en

“We are active in making the Czech Republic one of global leaders in the development and production of high-tech produ-ction machines.”

Ing. Matěj Sulitka, Ph.D.Head of Department

DEPARTMENT OF PRODUCTION MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT

1 FIELD AND TEAMThe field of manufacturing techno-logy and the team of people in the Czech Republic and abroad who are de-voted to this field.

3 FIELDS OF INTERESTEducation – Research – Cooperation with the industry.

5 GOALS OF THE ESTABLISHMENTn To be the main research base for manufacturing technology

in the Czech Republic and top research establishment on a global level.

n To be the best educational authority in the field and to support its popularization.

n To provide support, top level service and know-how to indu-stry in the field and to support its competitiveness.

n To educate and train a new generation of young resear-chers in the field, to provide continuity and perform rese-arch in the field in the Czech Republic.

n To be stable in the spheres of personnel and economics.

STUDY PROGRAMME FOCUSModern production machines and equipment are comprehensi-ve mechatronic machines meeting requirements of manufactu-ring technologies. The study programme focuses on machine design, proposal of drives, design of hydraulic and pneumatic mechanisms, feedback control, and machine automation. As a follow-up, students are further educated in the area of tech-nology, including NC programming, machine condition dia-gnostics, measurement of component parameters as well as entire machine parameters, and systemic production control.

RCMT PROFILEThe Department of Production Machi-nes and Equipment U12135 educates,

researches and collaborates with the industry in the field of manufacturing technology. The study programme focuses on the development of machi-nes for implementation of manufacturing techno- logy. In addition to core machine tools and forming machines, this field also includes robots, industrial automation and high-tech machines for laser tech-nologies and additive manufacturing (3D printing).

FIND A JOB IN MODERN MANUFACTURING

Study with us and find a job as a designer, developer, head of production, experienced technician, project man-ager and executive in a variety of technically oriented de-partments. After successful experience as heads of techni-cal departments, our graduates today also hold positions in technical-sales departments and in strategic manage-ment of industrial companies.

VERSATILE LABOUR MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATESEducation acquired in the study programme Production machines and equipment is universal and enables its gra-duates to find a job in a variety of technical and managerial positions, from machine design and manufactu-ring tech-nology proposals to industrial automation and production control.

PRODUCTION MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT – A KEY FIELDTraditional branch of mechanical engineering:

n a 200-year-long tradition of specialized manufacture of production machines in the Czech Republic,

n dating back to the 19th century.Modern branch of mechanical engineering:

n production machines ensure implementation of all manufactu-ring technologies,

n advances in machine design are connected with advances in technologies,

n machine productivity and accuracy affects the quality and price of final products.

Promising field: n Czech Republic is the most industrial EU country (1/3 GDP is ge-

nerated by industry), n production machines make up a basis of modern techno-

logies, n eight Czech companies rank among the first hundred Eu-

ropean manufacturers.Universal field:

n synergy of machine design, control, electronics, automati-on, and engineering technology,

n direct link to production control and company management.

DEPARTMENT FOCUSThe Department of Production Machines and Equipment co-operates long-term on research and development projects with important Czech machine tool builders ((TOS VARNSDORF, TOS KUŘIM, ŠKODA MACHINE TOOL, TOSHULIN, KOVOSVIT MAS, TAJMAC-ZPS, ERWIN JUNKER, etc.), cutting tool producers (PRAMET, ROTANA, UNICUT, etc.), suppliers of automation solu-tions (FANUC, KUKA, SIEMENS, etc.), and high-tech manufactur-ing technology users (PBS TURBO, ATEKO, etc.). Our main goal is to educate young specialists in the field and to investigate grant and commercial projects together with industrial part-ners. The department cooperates with machine tool and form-ing machine manufacturers, as well as users of these machines, especially in the field of proposal and implementation of ma- nufacturing technology, machine diagnostics, development of production facilities, and in the area of training and consultan-cy. It collaborates on its research projects with many leading European and world universities and research institutions.

NC programming

Feedback control

Industrial automation and robotics

n Machine tool measurement and diagnostics

One of the main topics of the investigated international projects is machining of difficult-to-machine materials

Approximately one half of new assemblies of the MultiCut machine tool produced by KOVOSVIT MAS were created at the U12135 unit

Structural optimization of machine structure allows up to 50% mass reduction

Bearing structure and an extension of

the CNC control system of the TOS Vanrsdorf

WHT 110 machine tool has been developed in

the cooperation with U12135

Research of machine tool thermo- -mechanical behavior, minimization and compensation of thermal errors

n Control and automation of production

n Production management

Machine tool design

FEM simulation and modelling

CTU in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Management and Economics Karlovo nám. 13, 121 35

Prague 2, Czech Republic + 420 224 355 798 Blanka.Marzuki@fs.cvut.cz rep.fs.cvut.cz

„We connect technolo-gy with economy and management – – a precise under-standing of the techni-cal aspects of industri-al processes, projects and innovation is a key to their effective management.“

Prof. Ing. František Freiberg, CSc.Head of the Department

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS

WE EDUCATE EXPERTS IN INDUSTRY MANAGEMENTStudying the combination of economy and engineering opens a wide range of career opportunities in mechanical engineering, as well as other industries, IT, banking and consulting.Education at the Department of Management and Econom-ics trains students to take expert positions in middle and top management in industry and engineering. The content of the studies systematically integrates engineering with managerial and economic expertise and skill. Proficiency in both engineering and economics makes our graduates highly hireable for various industrial management posi-tions, covering economy, engineering, production, market-ing or logistics.

COMBINE ENGINEERING AND ECONOMICS AT THE FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGAre you interested in engineering, but also in management and economics? Would you like to direct your career towards the management of industrial processes? The Faculty of Mechani-cal Engineering offers a range of options at multiple levels:

n Three-year bachelor‘s degree programme Theoretical Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering – specialty Management and Economics of Industrial Processes

n Three-year bachelor‘s degree programme Production and Economics in Mechanical Engineering – specialty Management and Economics

n Two-year master‘s degree programme Mechanical En-gineering, study field Enterprise Management and Economics

n Doctoral programme Mechanical Engineering, study field Enterprise Management and Economics

SCIENCE AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, COLLABORATION WITH BUSINESS

Science and research activities of the department, as well as its collabora-tion with businesses, focuses primarily on the questions of increasing the economic efficiency of industrial processes and operations.

n Optimisation of management systems, system design, develop-ment of managerial support tools

n Comprehensive cost analyses of business processes and products, product life cycle cost analyses (Life Cycle Costing/Total Costs of Ownership)

n Techno-economic feasibility studies of investment projects, anal-yses of economic efficiency of technological and product innova-tions, support for planning and implementation of projects sup-ported from public sources

n Development of managerial analysis tools in MS Excel

n Analyses, optimisation and design of production processes and systems using advanced SW tools

n Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and its application within ecodesign

n Machinery maintenance planning and management systems

LCCM managerial model for cost calculation and optimisation of laser cutting

COMPLETED PROJECTS

COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF NANOMATERIALSThe SHYMAN project was designed to develop a commer-cially viable technology for the production of nanomate-rials used in the automotive industry, civil engineering, electrical engineering and other industries. The crucial task for the department within the project was to assess the sustainability and cost competitiveness in relation to the target technology and the use of nanomaterials in the selected products. The solution consisted in the simulation, evaluation and analysis of the environmen-tal effects, value and cost effects relating to the relevant products and their production processes (LCA and LCC analysis). The project made a great contribution to the development of insight in the manufacturing of nanoma-terials and the possibilities of their industrial application. The project also advanced the implementation of the Si-maPro Analyst software tools and extensive electronic databases in life cycle analysis.

FURTHER REFERENCE PROJECTS

n Comprehensive technological, economic and envi-ronmental assessment of production technologies – – a methodological case study. Competence Centre – Manufacturing Technology.

n Designing experiments in the field of product devel-opment and multifactorial optimisation. Czech Science Foundation (GACR).

n Implementation of takt time in the final assembly of trailers. Schwarzmüllers.r.o.

n Controlling applications for hourly cost rate method. Schwarzmüllers.r.o.

n Techno-economic assessment of the RFID technolo-gy implementation. Škoda Auto a.s.

n Techno-economic evaluation of the six-speed gear-box in the ŠkodaCitiGo. Škoda Auto a.s.

n Product cost calculations in the development and pro-duction of cars and automotive parts. Škoda Auto a.s.

n Strategy for Škoda‘s entry to the Chinese market. Škoda Auto a.s.

n Design and implementation of measures for increas-ing cost management efficiency. TOS Varnsdorf, a.s.

n Development of new methods of securing machined parts. TOS Varnsdorf, a.s.

n Controlling project of costing system innovation. TOS Varnsdorf, a.s.

n Utilization of free production capacities in alterna-tive industries. Aero Vodochody, a.s.

n Reduction of non-value added process times. Aero Vodochody, a.s.

n Rail vehicle life cycle management – metro. Siemens s.r.o.

n Project management of orders. Siemens s.r.o. n Techno-economic assessment of automated paint-

ing processes. GALATEKa.s. n Economic evaluation of prices of injection molding

tools. BOSCH s.r.o.

Illustration of life cycle analyses within the SHYMAN project

Process flow chart of the newly developed SHYMAN nanoparticle production technology

Complex techno-economic and environmental evaluation of production technologies

CTU in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering VTP Roztoky, Přílepská 1920, 252 63

Roztoky u Prahy, Czech rep. + 420 224 352 502; +420 246 003 700;

+420 603 507 194 Bohumil.Mares@fs.cvut.cz www.cvum.eu

“Vehicles should serve people – not vice versa.“

Ing. Bohumil Mareš, Ph.D.Head of Centre

CENTRE FOR VEHICLES WITH SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY (CVUM)

THE FIELD OF COMPETENCE OF THE HEAD OF THE CENTREThe field of competence of Ing. Mareš is internal dynamics of combustion engines and application of experimental methods combined with mathematical modelling in rese-arch in processes proceeding in the cylinder of a combusti-on engine. More detailed knowledge of the structure of flow patterns, creation of mixtures of fuel with air and the process of burning are one of the ways how to increase the efficien-cy of piston combustion engines and to observe constantly stricter emission standards.

EXTENSIVE PROJECT SUPPORTED BY THE CZECH

GOVERNMENT AND THE EUCVUM was established with considerable financial support from the Operational Pro-gramme “Reasearch and Development for Innovation“ (Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic). The project “Acquisition of Technology for the Cen-

tre for Vehicles of Sustai-nable Mobility“ (org.no. CZ.1.05/2.1.00/03.0125) obtained a subsidy of CZK 195.667.200, the greater part of which, as obvious from the name of the pro-ject, serves for investments (CZK 152.300.000). 85% of the subsidy is compensa-ted from the Structural Fund of EU and 15% from the state budget. The total costs of the project for the period of its duration are naturally much higher, and including ineligible costs and the ineligible part of VAT are nearly CZK 280 mio.

Detail of the distribution of operating and calibration gases

VTP Building at Roztoky view from the front Exhaust gas dilution system for certification of ICE

Vehicle testing room – cylindrical brake

A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTOwing to the fact that the Czech Technical University in Prague investigates its project at the Science and Techno-logy Park (VTP) at Roztoky near Prague, it is necessary in the assessment of costs to include the resources expen-ded by the company Trigema, J.S.C. on the building and infrastructure of VTP. The investment indicated here is approximately CZK 300 mio.

FOR BETTER POWERTRAINSResearch at CVUM is focused on new ways of handling technical issues and those presently optimized in the field of both piston internal combustion engines for vehicles and for power engineering (especially cogene-ration heat&power units), and vehicle powertrains inclu-ding electrical and hybrid ones. The integrated control of powertrains of all of the above mentioned types plays an important role with respect to efficiency, environmental friendliness and from the viewpoint of mobility, also for their utility value.

DRIVE ECONOMICALLY, SAFELY AND COMFORTABLY Outputs from this program, which are directly applicable to industry, are based on a logistic approach to innovative con-cepts and optimization of automotive powertrains. They can use both internal combustion engines and electric drives with energy accumulation. Efficient, environmentally friendly, safe, dynamic and comfortable vehicles design is supported by Centre activities on the basis of evaluation of virtual reality and experiments. Implementation of developed powertrain for cars of the lower and lower-medium class will make it po-ssible to reduce road fuel consumption significantly.

COOPERATION CONTINUOUSLY EXTENDED One of the tasks of CVUM is to extend cooperation and expand existing relations with partners from the application sphere (enterprises, end-users of results), and also to extend the sys-tem of activities pertaining to involvement in various types of international scientific projects. The number of scientific per-sonnel grows continuously, bachelor and master study pro-gramme students not only from CTU faculties but also from other technical colleges increasingly participate in the rese-arch activities of CVUM.

Preparing a test at the laboratory of combustion engines

Work in a laboratory equipped with an experimental one-cylinder engine.

Detail of a one-cylinder experimental engine

Closed-loop gearbox test stand

Stand for testing combustion engines

CTU in Prague, Faculty of Mechanical EngineeringCentre for Civil Nuclear Cooperation Technická 4, 166 07 Prague 6, Czech Republic + 420 224 352 535 Frantisek.Hrdlicka@fs.cvut.cz www.fs.cvut.cz/en/home

“Safe Nuclear Engineering Solutions Without Boundaries.“

Prof. Ing. František Hrdlička, CSc.Head of Centre

CENTRE FOR CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION

ACTIVITY OF THE CENTERThe Centre for Civil Nuclear Cooperation initiated an in-tergovernmental Memoran-dum of Understanding in civilian nuclear cooperation between USA and the Czech Republic signed by the Uni-ted States Secretary of Ener-gy and the Minister of Educa-tion, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic. The first ad-vertisement for a tender for the completion of the Teme-lín nuclear power plant signi-ficantly supported the inte-rest of Westinghouse (USA), AREVA (France) nd Rosatom (Russia) in cooperation with the academic sphere in the Czech Republic.

The Centre ac-tively supports student and aca-demic exchanges and cooperation leading to the development of knowledge and feasible enhance-ment of the safe-ty and reliability of nuclear energy engineering equi-pment.

The Centre prepa-res seminars and international pro-jects which will fulfill the above goals of the Cen-tre.

Nuclear Reactor VVER 1200

Nuclear Power Plant Temelín

Nuclear Reactor AP 1000, Westinghouse

Nuclear Reactor Areva Atmea

Container of Nuclear Reactor Areva Atmea

Nuclear Reactor Areva EPR

Model of Nuclear Power Plant with Nuclear Reactor Areva EPR

Cut of Nuclear Re-actor CAP 1400

Model of Detail Reactor Vessels, Nuclear Reactor CAP 1400

Cut of Nuclear Power Plant with Nuclear Reactor CAP 1400

Model of Nuclear Power Plant with Nuclear Reactor KEPCO 1000