18-20/09/12 : ITC, Gliwice (Poland)

3rd International Conference on Contemporary Problems of Thermal Engineering
(ITC)

18-20 September 2012 

Gliwice, Silesia (Poland)

Web page: http://www.itc.polsl.pl/cpote/

Objectives

CPOTE 2012 Conference organizing within the European Research Center for Energy and New Technologies RECENT is the third international conference on Contemporary Problems of Thermal Engineering.

The first conference under the same name, held in 1998, was dedicated to 50th jubilee of Prof. Szargut’s scientific activity. The second one, held in 2004, was jointed with the celebration of centenary tradition of the Institute of Thermal Technology (ITT) reaching back to the Technical University of Lvov. The present, third CPOTE Conference, will be connected with the celebration of the jubilee of 50 years of academic activities of Professor Andrzej Ziebik.

The conference aims to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of current research activities in the field of energy systems with special focus on environmental and sustainable aspects.

Conference topics

Development and Application of Methods

• Sustainability of Energy Systems
• Theoretical and Applied Thermodynamics
• Thermo-economics
• Simulation, improvement and optimization of energy systems
• Process analysis, design, synthesis and integration
• Renewable energy conversion and use of zero-emission technologies and strategies
• Diagnostics and control of energy systems
• Life Cycle Analysis and environmental impact of energy systems
• Energy markets

Relevant Physical Systems

• Conventional and advanced power plants
• Internal combustion engines
• Cogeneration and district heating
• Refrigeration and air conditioning
• Heat pumps
• Fuel cells and integrated systems
• Renewable energy systems
• Industrial process plants
• Thermal energy storage
• Natural gas technology
• Hydrogen technology
• CO2 capture and sequestration
• Water desalination and treatment

Postal address:

Contemporary Problems of Thermal Engineering 2012 3rd International Conference
Silesian University of Technology
Institute of Thermal Technology
Konarskiego 22
44-100 Gliwice
Poland

Phone: +48 32 237 11 24 or +48 32 237 24 40
Fax: +48 32 237 28 72

E-mail address: cpote2012@polsl.pl