Specialty 144 «Thermal Power Engineering» prepares specialists in the production, transportation, distribution, rational utilization, and conversion of thermal energy at municipal and industrial power facilities.
Main Study Areas:
Heat Supply and Heating Networks: design and operation of centralized and decentralized heat supply systems, heating stations, and main pipelines.
Industrial and Municipal Thermal Power Engineering: development and maintenance of boiler units, steam-diesel systems, cogeneration plants (simultaneous production of heat and electricity), and heat exchangers.
Alternative and Renewable Thermal Energy: implementation of heat pumps, solar thermal collectors, geothermal systems, and biomass boiler plants.
Energy Conservation and Energy Audit: energy efficiency analysis of enterprises, development of thermal modernization measures, and reduction of heat loss.
Key Disciplines:
Engineering Thermodynamics and Heat and Mass Transfer
Thermal and Nuclear Power Plants
Boiler Plants and Heat Generators
Heat Supply, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Systems
Automation of Thermal Power Processes
Modeling of Thermal Engineering Objects in CAD Systems
Graduate Career Roles:
Thermal Power Engineer / Chief Thermal Power Engineer
Thermal Power Equipment Operation and Maintenance Engineer
Design Engineer for Heat Supply and Heating Systems
Energy Auditor / Thermal Modernization Specialist
Commissioning and Testing Engineer for Cogeneration and Boiler Systems
Primary Employment Sectors:
Combined heat and power plants (CHP), thermal power plants (TPP), and nuclear power plants (NPP); municipal heating networks and utility companies; energy service departments of industrial plants; companies designing and installing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems; renewable energy firms (solar/geothermal systems) and energy service companies (ESCOs).
Training is conducted at the Department of Aerospace Thermal Engineering (205)
Training is provided under the following degree programs:
| Educational Program | Degree Level | Mode of Study | Duration of Study |
| Computer-Integrated Design Technologies for Energy Systems | Bachelor based on complete general secondary education | Full-time | 3 years and 10 months |