Final Theses
Final theses topics in our group can be divided into 3 categories:
- Equipment design according to legislation and standards
- Analyses of equipment damage
- Software development
A) Equipment design according to legislation and standards
This category is suitable for practically oriented students, who would like to work in the area of equipment design. Assignment of the thesis includes basic dimensions, eventually also materials and the students task is to estimate remaining dimensions according to requirements from relevant standards. Procedure involves calculations using formulas, detail design choices and usually also verification of the final design using finite element method. Basic design drawings are also usually required.
List of equipment:
- Pressure vessels (EN 13445, ASME BPVC, TEMA)
- Shell and tube heat exchangers
- Adsorbers
- Distillation columns
- Pressure piping (EN 13480)
- Boilers (EN 12952/3)
- Storage tanks (EN 1993–4–2)
- Transport containers (ISO 1496)
B) Analyses of equipment damage
Unexpected damage of process equipment is a common occurrence in industrial practise. For finding effective solution, it is essential to identify cause and mechanism of the damage and only then, the right corrective measures may be suggested. Solution often involves finite element analyses (FEA) that simulate stresses and deformations of the equipment and those may confirm or exclude stress or strain related damage. FEA is especially important in cases of damage occurring despite the equipment being designed according to standards. Conducing finite element analyses correctly is time-consuming, therefore this thesis category is recommended mainly but not exclusively for master programme students.
C) Software development
Nowadays, designers work can hardly ever be conducted without use of specialised software tools. Engineering involves a lot of tedious repetitive tasks that may be automatised, thus saving time in future. Software development can be therefore vied as an investment into future. Also, the developer must thoroughly understand the procedure that he or she is trying to automatise, so that the correct use of the software would not yield erroneous results.
