History
1947ã.
1997ã.
Treatment of Water &
Fuel Technology Department
TWT Department is 50 years old. Foundation of this department
- first in this and other countries - was associated with beginning of
training at Thermal Engineering Faculty, Moscow Power Engineering Institute,
of power plant engineers able to successfully solve the most important
chemistry technology problems related to water and fuel. The first graduation
of specialists of this specialization was in 1947. The educational specialty
named Water and Fuel Technology at Power Plants and Industrial Units was
established in 1955.
The reason for foundation of the specialization, and then of
the specialty TWT, was change of domestic power industry to high and supercritical
steam parameters. That caused serious problems in providing reliable operation
of equipment due to deposition in the power plant cycle and corrosion failures.
With construction of nuclear power plants and installations the requirements
to reliability and trouble-free operation of chemistry technology equipment
became more strict. In 1947 - 1964 TWT Department was headed by Corresponding
Member of Academy of Sciences of USSR, USSR State Prize Winner, Professor
V.A. Golubtsov.
In 1950s the scientific laboratory of water treatment problems
was founded, and TWT Department became one of the leading scientific centers
of USSR in this field closely related to beginning of nuclear power industry
development. In 1963 the scientific laboratory of fuel element problems
was founded.
In 1965 - 1989 TWT Department was headed by Dr., RSFSR State
Prize Winner, Honored Science Worker of Russia, Honorary Doctor of Dresden
Technical University, Corresponding Member of German Science and Engineering
Society, Professor Î.I.
Martynova. Under her supervision, a large methodical work was done
to specify position of TWT Department as the leading one in this country
in the field of chemistry technology problems in power industry. This was
deservedly acknowledged abroad. With participation of Professor Martynova
and under her supervision, manuals and reference books were written. These
books form the basis for training of students on water technology at fossil
and nuclear power plants.
The research performed at TWT department in the framework of
scientific and educational school established by Academician M.A. Styrikovich
and developed by Professor O.I. Martynova prompted foundation of the inter-department
laboratory of water chemistry and steam solutions. In 1970s the research
on environmental protection under supervision of B.S. Beloselsky and L.G.
Vasina was further developed. This was the basis for foundation in 1978
of the inter-department laboratory on protection of environment from fossil
power plant emissions. The personnel of the department understood correctly
the future development of the combination between chemistry technology
and thermal engineering. This was the reason for foundation of one of the
first PC classes in Moscow Power Engineering Institute. At present the
training software for chemistry people at power plants and students of
our department developed by the department personnel under supervision
of Ass. Professor V.F. Ochkov is widely used at numerous utility enterprises
and educational institutions. 18 department employees showed high patriotism
and professionalism, when in 1978 - 1992 under supervision of Dr., Professor
A.A. Gromoglasov they took part in elimination of the effects of Chernobyl
accident and introduced new technologies of decontamination of radioactive
waste, including one generated at “Shelter” object.
In 1989 Dr., Acting Member of Russian Academy of Natural Science
and International Academy of Electrotechnical Science, Professor Victor
N.Voronov was elected as head of department. At present 45 people work
at TWT Department, including 4 professors, 6 assistant professors, 1 senior
teacher, 3 assistants, 3 leading researchers, two laboratory heads, 18
senior and junior researchers, and 8 engineers. There are 2 doctors of
technical science and 15 PhDs. In 1996 number of post-graduate students
was 11. In 1992 Moscow Power Engineering Institute, and TWT Department,
changed to a multi-level system of training of bachelors (4 years), dipl.
specialists (5.5 years), and master on science (6 years). This demanded
revision of education plans, creation of new disciplines, development of
requirements on obligatory minimum number of subjects and level of training
of young specialists, and other methodical activities. All this was successfully
done.
Undergraduate students of TWT Department get specific specialization
with account for own interests and character of future engineering work
with individual training on following specializations: 10.06.01 - Power
Source and Waste Technology at Fossil Power Plants; 10.06.02 - Complex
Water Technology and Monitoring at Nuclear Power Plants; 10.06.03 - Power
Technology Use of Fuel at Fossil Power Plants; 10.06.04 - Water Technology
and Monitoring at Industrial Enterprises. Today graduates from TWT Department
work successfully in power industry of this country, CIS, and abroad. In
the year of its 50th anniversary TWT Department successfully faces the
future.
Translated by A.Petrov petrova@twt.mpei.ac.ru
16.04.97
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