2021

From May 26 to May 28, 2021, the annual international industrial conference «Compressor Technologies» was held. The conference brought together more than 110 participants — managers and specialists from both manufacturers and consumers of compressor equipment. As a result of the conference, a special issue of the journal «Compressor Technologies» was published. More detailed information can be found on the conference website www.symp.kviht.ru.

During the year, the group completed and handed over to industrial customers three major projects. Negotiations are underway on new works with industrial customers.

Published 11 scientific papers, including 5 articles in peer-reviewed Russian and foreign journals (journals of the VAK list, indexed by WoS and SCOPUS), including an article in a journal of the second quartile in the SCOPUS system, a certificate of registration of the Computer Program. Members of the team took part in 4 conferences with speeches, including as an opening plenary report.

Under the scientific guidance of the head of the group Yu.V. Kozhukhov successfully passed the defense of V.M. Ivanov for the degree of candidate of technical sciences on the topic «Improving the quality of numerical modeling and mathematical model of the head of low-flow stages of centrifugal compressors».

In 2021, the group has significantly expanded its area of ​​expertise and ties with enterprises in the real sector of the economy. Work began in the scientific and educational fields with two leading industry universities: the National Mineral and Raw Materials University «Saint Petersburg Mining University» in the direction of mathematical modeling of hydrocarbon transport and the «National Research University ITMO» in the direction of liquefied natural gas.

2019

From May 29 to May 31, the Department of KViHT held the 21st international industrial symposium «Compressors and compressor equipment.» The event was attended by more than 50 companies and 120 people — specialists from manufacturers and consumers of compressor equipment and related services. You can view the report on the symposium here.

About 50 specialists of the companies attended the center’s continuing education courses during the year: East-Siberian Oil Company JSC, TomskNIPIneft OAO, Gazprom 335 LLC, Gazprom Transgaz Surgut LLC, Novatek-Tarkosaleneftegaz LLC, Taneko PJSC , LLC Irkutsk Oil Company, JSC Zarubezhneft, JSC Caspian Pipeline Consortium, LLC Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat, etc.

The group’s specialists commissioned one to industrial customers and accepted two new projects. Two of these projects are related to the priority areas for the development of the fuel and energy complex of the Russian Federation.

Two issues of the journal Compressor Technologies have been released. You can familiarize yourself with the issues and subscribe to new issues on the website of the journal Compressor Technologies www.compressortech.ru.

The group’s specialists took part in reports at 8 scientific and industry conferences in Omsk, Kazan, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhnevartovsk, Novozapolyarny.

The group’s specialists published 8 articles in peer-reviewed publications from the HAC list and 8 articles in publications indexed by the international WoS and Scopus databases.

As part of the Institute of energy and transport systems restructuring, which took place from January to September 2019, all departments of the Institute were merged into enlarged structures — higher schools. Since 01.09.2019, the CVRE Department along with two other departments became a part of the newly created Higher school of power engineering. Scientific and engineering center «Compressor, vacuum, refrigeration engineering and pneumatic systems» operates as usual.

2017

According to the results of 2017, the «Compressor, vacuum and Refrigeration engineering» department again became the institute leader in terms of a key financial and economic indicator set by the Ministry of Education and Science.

At the request of PAO Gazprom Neft, a regulatory document governing the selection of compressor equipment when designing compressor stations has been completed and submitted for review and approval. A commercial software package for the compressor equipment selection has been developed.

A big two-year contract from OOO RN-Vankor was received.. 

In the framework of advanced training courses about 130 (one hundred and thirty) employees were trained from such companies as Gazprom, Gazprom Neft, Rosneft, Lukoil, Shell, TGK-1, TANECO, as well as their subsidiaries and branch institutions, by staff of the scientific and engineering center.

45 students of the “Compressor, Vacuum and Refrigeration engineering” department passed summer and winter practices at the largest oil and gas enterprises (also their subsidiaries): PAO Gazprom, PAO Gazprom Neft, PAO Rosneft, and etc. Considering the high qualifications of students in 2017, more than 10 graduates and senior students continued their career as employees of companies where they did internships, including positions at company headquarters.

Another students stream from all over Russia was recruited to the correspondence training of compressor engineers for the oil and gas complex: “Compressors, equipment and oil and gas industry gas transmission networks” and “Compressors, refrigeration engineering and oil and gas industry gas transmission networks”, most of them are employees of industrial companies, 13 people in total.

Cooperation agreements have been signed with Ariel and ООО «Gazprop gazomotornoe topleevo».

According to the order of the university management, the department proceeded to organize the next 20th international symposium «Compressors and Compressor Equipment» named after K.P. Selezneva (the former name » Compressors and compressor equipment consumers-manufacturers»), which was held by the department on the basis of the university since 1994. The symposium was supported by a number of main compressor equipment consumers and manufacturers. The symposium organizing committee membership can be found at WWW.SYMP.KVIHT.RU

2015

The department is actively strengthening integration into the real sector of the economy. Works on the order of the enterprise were performed. A number of new activities including non-traditional for the department was developed.

Students of the department were trained at ten different enterprises of the oil and gas sector during the summer practice. Enterprises highly appreciated the training of students. Agreements on further development of cooperation were reached. The head of practice was S. V. Kartashov.

The department received 5 new post graduate students, including representatives of leading industrial enterprises. The head is Yu. V. Kozhukhov.

Part-time master degree in the direction of compressor technology was opened. Students are being recruited. The stand for tests of promising centrifugal impellers was started сreation. Preparation for the repair of the department’s premises was carried out.

The department is actively involved in the formation of the supercomputer school technologies at the University and the work of the supercomputer working commissions. Modern computer engineering technologies are being mastered, a number of which have already been successfully tested in the work performed for industrial enterprises.

Three employees of the Department made presentations at the IX international conference on compressors and their systems, which was held from 7 to 9 September in London in City University London. The reports were recognized as corresponding to the highest world scientific and technical level.

A number of new training programmers for industry have been developed.

Employees of the Department published 8 articles in the world’s famous journals indexed in the databases of WoS and Scopus.

2013

Yuri Vladimirovich Kozhukhov was appointed as an acting head of the Department.

In June, the 18th Symposium «Consumers and manufacturers of compressors and compressor equipment» was held.

At the next meeting of ASCOMP the Chairman’s report on the information note was listened that was prepared by him for the member of Council Presidium at the Russian Federation President on modernization of economy A. I. Rudsky about a condition of compressors development and production by the enterprises and the organizations – ASCOMP members on the basis of the information received from them.

November 2013 ASCOMP was one of the organizers and participant of the 11th anniversary forum PCVEXPO Moscow

The textbook «Theory of turbomachines. Fundamentals of the turbochargers theory.” Yu. V. Kozhukhov, Yu. B. Galerkin

2011

The 16th symposium «Consumers and producers of compressors and compressor equipment» was held in June.

July 19-20, 2011 The Fifteenth International Scientific and Technical Conference on Compressor Engineering was held in Kazan on the basis of ZAO «NII-turbocompressor named after V.B. Shneppa» and OAO «Kazancompressormash», organized by the Compressors and Pneumatic engineers Association (ASKOMP), ( CJSC NTK), (OJSCKKM), Kazansky (KSTU), (SPbGPU, department CVRE) , (MAX), (AN RT) Tatarstan.

Reports that were heard at the conference:

Head characteristic modeling of centrifugal compressor impeller. Yu. V. Kozhukhov, Yu. B. Galerkin, A. N. Karpov

Non-stationary processes in a centrifugal compressor: from experiment to practice. R.A. Izmailov, A.A. Lebedev

October 2011 ASKOMP was an organizer and participant of the 10th anniversary forum PCVEXPO Moscow.

2009

The association of compressor and pneumatic engineers took part in the 7th International annual Forum «Pumps. Compressors. Armature» MVC «Crocus Expo». Assistant A.A.Lebedev defended his PhD thesis «Wavelet analysis of non-stationary processes in a centrifugal compressor». A PhD student A. A. Yepifanov defended his master’s thesis «Three-dimensional flow of viscous compressible gas study in the centrifugal compressor impeller using the ANSYS CFX program» and received a grant and an award from the St. Petersburg government for research work.

Associate Professor Yu.V. Kozhukhov is the winner of the Russian Federation President grant competition on the topic «Head characteristics mathematical model of a centrifugal compressor impeller research and development, according to the experimental studies results and non-viscous quasi-three-dimensional flow calculations». Grant number MK-3074.2009.8. Also received a subsidy from the St. Petersburg government to support young scientific and pedagogical staff of St. Petersburg universities.

The department developed sets of documents on academic disciplines according to the State educational standard.

2007

The 14th SITC (scientific international technical conference) took place in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan. The thirteenth symposium on «Consumers and manufacturers of compressors and compressor equipment» was held. The Association of Compressors and Pneumatics engineering took part in the 6th International Annual Forum “Pumps. Compressors. Armature» held at the congress and exhibition center «Sokolniki» in Moscow. Nguyen Minh Hai, a graduate of the Vietnamese department, defended his PhD thesis «Informative criteria for the centrifugal compressor presurge condition detection».

Associate Professor Yu.V. Kozhukhov defended his PhD thesis on the “Analysis and Mathematical Modeling of the Centrifugal Compressor Pressure Characteristics Using not viscose Quasi-Three-Dimensional Flow Calculating Results”. He prepared and reads three courses of lectures: “Theory of Turbomachines, Part 1” (this course was awarded the St. Petersburg Government Prize in 2008), “Turbocompressors” — for students from the Department of Compressor, Vacuum and refrigeration engineering. “Energy Machines and plants” — for students of the department “Turbine engines and plants”. Conducts scientific work in mathematical centrifugal compressors flow parts modeling».

At the initiative of company «Nevsky Zavod» the basic department of Power Engineering Faculty was created with the participation the department of «Compressor, Vacuum and refrigeration engineering» and «Turbine engines and plants».

Alexander Nikolaevich Karpov, a student of the department, was awarded a SPbSPU medal for his devotion to science for his excellent study and active participation in STW (Student Research Work).

Masters — graduates the department of «Compressor, Vacuum and refrigeration engineering» A.A. Sofronova, N.S. Lozovaya, D.M. Hamburger were awarded a diploma and a golden medal for their master’s theses in computational gas dynamics by the Russian Federation Academy of Science.

2005

The conference dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Compressor Engineering Department and the 85th anniversary of K.P. Seleznev birthday was held. The eleventh symposium on «Consumers and manufacturers of compressors and compressor equipment» was held. Employees of the department produced auxiliary materials for the lecture course «Current theoretical and practicing state of centrifugal compressor working process in the gas industry «. The cooperation between our department and ОАО “Turboholod” (Moscow) on the creation of turboexpander units for the gas industry was started. Single-stage centrifugal compressors are designed using the Universal Simulation Method. There will be created about 1 to 3 types of these machines next year.

2003

Tutorials on the «Methods for calculating, processing of experimental data and designing industrial centrifugal compressors», “Theory, calculation and construction of dynamic action compressors: (compressors testing for parallel and sequential operation), Joint operation of compressors», «Testing a single-stage centrifugal compressor» were released. I. M. Notkina defended her PhD thesis on the “Improving the efficiency of vaneless diffusers low mass flow centrifugal compressor stages based on the analysis of three-dimensional viscous flow». The results of the work were reported to the 5th European Conference on Turbomachinery. Prague, 2003. A.Yu. Prokofiev defended his PhD thesis on the «Improving the centrifugal compressor stages optimal design method by introducing pressure loss model in a quasi-three-dimensional state», T.E. Krutikov defended his PhD thesis on the topic «The system for diagnosing the presurge condition of a centrifugal compressor». The ninth symposium on «Consumers and manufacturers of compressors and compressor equipment» was held. The Association of Compressors and Pneumatics engineering presented their products at the International Annual Forum “Pumps. Compressors. Armature» held at the congress and exhibition center «Sokolniki» in Moscow.

2001

There was XII ISTC (Kazan). The analysis of the SPH booster CBN gas-dynamic parameters increasing by installing blade diffusers was carried out. (CJSC «NIIturbokompressor»). There was natural gas supercharger 48-61-1 «Ural» gas-dynamic parameters testing. (OAO «Compressor complex») Low-flow stage experimental studies at the University of Hanover on DWG-RFBR grant ( l. Strizhak) were completed. The comparison results of the experiment and theoretical calculations by the three-dimensional turbulent viscous compressible flow in a low mass flow rate centrifugal stage with open diffuser stationary elements numerical simulation method based on the complete Navier-Stokes equations for the purpose of geometrical and regime parameters influence on open diffuser work numerical research were reported on the 5th International Symposium on Experimental and Computational Aerothermodynamics of internal Flows.- Gdansk, 2001.Vol.1-P. 255-264. The seventh symposium «Compressors and compressor equipment consumers-producers» was held.

1999

The first graduation of technical sciences masters took place. The fifth Symposium “Consumers and manufacturers of compressors and compressor equipment” was held. ASCOMP magazine » Compressor equipment and Pneumatics” is published and distributed by subscription every two months. Successful acceptance tests of the the five-stage supercharger 108-51-1 first samples (10mW, 125 ATA, JSC “Compressor complex”) and NC-16 «Ural» (16 MW, 76 ATM., NPO “Iskra”) took place. The projects developed by the staff of the Department showed gas dynamic characteristics above foreign analogues. The machines are accepted for mass production. The first stage of low-flow stage experimental studies at the stand of the Hanover University under the grant of DWG-RFBR (n. gr. L. Ya. Strizhaka).

1997

The third Symposium “Consumers and manufacturers of compressors and compressor equipment” was held. The first Russian patent of the department (anti-surge protection systems, R. A. Izmailov) was obtained. The staff of the Department began work on the creation of a model stages new generation with vaneless diffusers, resumed intensive experiments at the stand ECC-4, intensive design work on superchargers GPA. Work has begun on the calculation of axial forces, leaks and profiling of the linear supercharger NC-16 «Ural» blade devices (L. Ya. Strizhak, and other employees of the Department). The stages passage parts with axial-radial impellers for power systems GTE ( A. M. Simonov) were developed and transferred to the plant “Kirov-Energomash” (CJSC “Kirov plant”). The programs complex of multistage piston compressors calculation taking into account the reality of gas, heat and mass transfer, dynamics of valves is developed.

1995

The work of the scientific conference on compressor engineering (Kazan) was carried out. Admission to the specialty “Vacuum compressor equipment of physical installations” (admission to the Department increased to three groups). The Department has started training of bachelors, engineers and masters. International cooperation is intensifying-participation in conferences in Germany (Hanover, Dresden), Poland), (Lodz, Bronislavov), Japan (Yokohama). Employees of the Department are invited to consult on the new generation of model stages at the dresser Rand plant (Olean, USA). The doctoral dissertation was L. Y. Strizhak “Thermodynamic basis for the design of centrifugal compressors of high and very high pressure” was defended. A software package for optimal design and calculation of GPA superchargers was transferred to NPO Iskra, numerous optimization calculations were performed for AO “Compressor complex” and other organizations. Designs of superchargers passage NC-16/85-1,5 and NC-16/85-1,7 GPA 16MW which are started in production are developed. The method of anti-surge protection was developed with the use of torque stall signals, unsteady processes on a full-scale aviation gas turbine engine TVD-1500 at a circumferential velocity of 640m/s were investigated. R. A. Izmailova). Methods of valves calculation with elastic limiter and disc valve have been developed for piston compressors. The model of one-dimensional unsteady flow of real gas in inlet chambers of piston compressors is developed. The research of the booster piston compressor for mobile AGNKS by the order of OAO “Compressor” (Penza) are executed. According to the volume of contractual works, the Department takes a leading place in SPbSTU.

1993

The IX (international) scientific and technical conference on compressor manufacturing was held, for the first compressors and Pneumatics time under the auspices Of the Association (Kazan). The curricula for bachelors and masters have been developed. The RSFSR (a new form of state budget funding) higher education Ministry technical program work on six research topics in accordance with the integrated scientific was began. Works on high-speed wind turbine and compressors for agricultural enterprises (n. gr. B. N. Savina). The centrifugal compressors analysis for gas injection into the reservoir, the production of methanol and methanol were done (n of gr. L. Y. Strizhak). The basic provisions of the theory of modeling of working processes in the PC (I. B. Pirumov). A.V. Zuev defended his doctoral dissertation» Fundamentals and optimization of design end seals with floating shaft rings of medium, high and ultrahigh pressure centrifugal compressors”. R. A. Izmailov was invited to lecture at technical University (China). Defense of the doctoral dissertation by A. V. Zuev on the topic » Fundamentals and optimization of design end seals with floating shaft rings of medium, high and ultrahigh pressure centrifugal compressors»

1991

Significantly increased the amount of research on industrial tasks. A number of GPA booster superchargers projects (SMPO named After M. V. Frunze) were executed and transferred to production.

1989

The eighth scientific and technical conference on compressor engineering was held. The plan was agreed with SMPO and financing of works for all scientific groups on the subject of centrifugal compressors was clarified. The book «Analog methods for studies of flows in Turbomachinery flow part» was published(A. O. Dittmann,K. P. Seleznev,V. A. Serdyukov).Мathematical model of the piston compressor stages with direct-flow valves of the PIK-12 type was developed ( I. B. Pirumova) A complex study of centrifugal compressor stage with the measurement of averaged and instantaneous flow parameters were carried out (L. Y. Strizhak,R. A. Izmailov). In the «NIIT Turbo», «Nevsky Zavod»(supercharger HPA-12) inlets fittings were introduced (V. I. Zykov). Doctoral dissertation was protected by A. M. Simonov, «improvement of aerodynamic calculation methods and optimization stages of centrifugal compressors for General industrial use with high-pressure impellers»

1987

The manual for “Piston compressors” Universities was released (B. S. fotin, I. B. Pirumov, I. K. Prilutsky, P. I. Plastinin). Interuniversity conference “The use of computers, CAD and ASNI in the training of engineers for refrigeration and compressor machines and installations”was held at the Department. Inlet devices construction LPI has been used in supercharger project.
N-2750 (n. C.V. I. Zykova). Series of turbocharging on tasks units PO “Russian diesel engine” were investigated (n. C. A. M. Simonova, B. N. Savin). On the basis of mathematical model the package of applied programs was created. Calculation of the characteristics of the centrifugal compressor stages was carried out for the first time. The method of thermodynamic calculation was used in the design of superchargers. Employees of the Department participated in the international conferences in Poland and Germany. doctoral dissertation “Unsteady aerodynamic processes in centrifugal compressors”. was protected by R. A. Izmailov.

1985

The VII Russian Scientific and Technological Conference of compressor engineering was held at SKB-K in Kazan’ city. Gas-dynamics method of “Centrifugal compressor flowing part” high and super-high pressure calculations for real gases and their mixtures were developed (L.J. Stryzhak). Participation in “CC SVD in VNIIKompressormash” experimental cylinder installation at Sumy city (L.J. Stryzhak). A board hydrogen source for tractor “Kirovets” was made and tested, as well as hydrogen heat generator for underwater conditions (V.F. Zharov). New diagnostics principles of unstable CC modes were developed (R.A. Izmajlov).
Research of compressors with fluid piston on the base of geological exploration well drilling pump were done (A.N. Vejrauh ). Perspective variants of high flow rate stages with dimensional blade form were worked out.

1983

“Heat condition of high-maneuver steam turbines” monograph was published (K.P. Seleznev, A.P. Safonov, A.M. Kovalenko). Sealings — floating rings with an extra supporting surface in a pressure drop to 12 MPa and U2=65 m/s were investigated (A.V. Zuev). ECC-2 stand was upgraded by installing pressure transmitter with switching device. The system of parallel measurement and information processing during experiments about researching non-stationary processes were created (R.A. Izmajlov).

1981

The VI Russian Scientific and Technological Conference of compressor engineering was conducted (LPI branch in Pskov city). FP superchargers GPA-C-6,3 with low layer pressure modifications were researched. The development of the FP GPA-C-16 for 12MPa has started. Research of low consumptions stages and CC project developments with pressure till 250 MPa for large tonnage technological lines of polyethylene and others were started (L.J. Stryzhak). Stand for researching shaft sealings with pressure till 108 MPa was set in exploitation (A.V. Zuev). Ending axial-centrifugal section for axial-centrifugal blast-furnace compressor K-6400 was developed. Mathematical models of sealings for PC with disk and differential pistons were developed. RGA of low-consumption centrifugal stages research were finished (L.J. Stryzhak).

1979

The course “Experiment theory and technique” (R. A. Izmailov). The Department Achievements were demonstrated at VDNH and awarded with diplomas and medals. Unified centrifugal stages for SKB-K-KKZ compressors have been developed and submitted for implementation. The mathematical model of the increased informativeness piston compressor is developed and practically tested. A series of studies on the noise of centrifugal compressors is completed (sc. gr C. A. M. Simonov). For the first time in the USSR, a method for calculating the 3 dimentional compressible flow in the inlet champers of turbocompressors and a method for their optimization (sc. gr. V. N. Zykova). A new design of ultrahigh pressure plunger of piston compressors for polyethylene is proposed and implemented. The technique of ideal fluid flow electromagnetic modeling in the system «blade diffuser + snail»(sc. gr. S. A. Anisimova).

1977

A box for piston and centrifugal compressors stands was built. Student design bureau has released a sample of the microcar «Minicar» commissioned by the “Kirov plant”. The cycle of centrifugal compressors intermediate stage studies with variable geometry of the flow part was completed, which allowed to expand the working area of the characteristics almost by 2 times (n. gr. V. I. Zykova).

1975

A collection of programs for the new curriculum has been released. On the basis of the study of stages with axial impellers, the original project of a low-consumption centrifugal compressor at =30 m3/min and =9 was developed (A. M. Simonov). A student design bureau was created for the development of microcars and hydrogen engines (head V. F. Zharov). The LPI technique for profiling spatial high-flow centrifugal impellers with high efficiency was experimentally tested. The study of one — and two-tier blade diffusers with different blade profiles (V. I. Khentalov, V. A. Sherstyukov, V. V. Rossel) has been completed. The technique of high-pressure blade diffusers profiling is developed taking into account the state of the boundary layer on the blades (n. gr. A. M. Simonov). Work began on the creation of high-speed, pressurized piston compressors for general industrial purposes. Studies of seals with floating rings at pressures up to 9.8 MPa were carried out.

1973

Design and calculation methods for regulating machines of high velocity light-duty piston compressors were developed. The first research for boundary layer of interblade channel limiting surfaces and for impeller boundary layer control was executed (S.N. Shkarbul, N.A. Avdeev). Thermal flow sensors for non-stationary heat exchange in piston compressors were developed.

1971

The forecast of branch development was developed, the need for staff members is defined, the model of the expert is developed. The premises of the Department is expanded and reconstructed. The installation of electromagnetic simulation of ideal gas flow in the centrifugal impeller blade grating was put into operation. The technical project of four-stage centrifugal compressors series of general purpose with built-in coolers developed by the department was transferred to the plant “Energomash».

1969

The book “Research methods of centrifugal compressor machines” was published. The course “Compression Workshops” (B. S. Fotin) was delivered. The first computer («Promin”) was installed. Four analog computers MN-7 are installed. With the help of the Department the creation of research laboratories at the plant » Venibe «and»Armhimmash» was completed.

1967

For the first time in the world the measurements of unsteady pressur in the impeller (R. A. Izmailov) were performed. An element-by-element method of a piston compressor calculation is developed (S. A. Anisimov). For the first time numerical methods of flow calculation in an ompeller are used. The invention «Two-Tier vaned diffuser» is used in the superchargers of the plant «Energomash». The beginning of cooperation with the Institute of turbomachines Lodz.

1965

The beginning of a piston compressor mathematical modeling (B. S. fotin) was based. Together with Lenniihimmash, a scientific and technical conference on compressor engineering was held. Participation in the Commonwealth Treaty with TU Dresden began. The high speed SPDK stand was launched, the project of the Department (V. A. Dmitrievskii). An experimental study of the piston compressor without lubrication (Vs Davydov) was started. The beginning of thermology and designations unification in compressor engineering (K. p. Seleznev) was set up. Fans-separators for transport vehicles were introduced into mass production.

1963

K. P. Seleznev defended his doctoral thesis «Study of temperature fields in the rotors and cylinders of gas and steam turbines». A new method for measuring unsteady temperatures in PC cylinders has been developed. Work has begun on mathematical modeling of valves. Edited by K. P. Seleznev a collection of student research works «Compressor machines» was published.

1961

The book “Reciprocating Compressors” (S.E.Zakharenko, S.A. Anisimov, V.A.Dmitrevsky, G.V.Karpov, B.S.Fotin) was released. The valve slabs the method of recording the movement diagram in a contactless method has been mastered. The study of non-stationary flow in centrifugal compressors was started (Yu.V.Patrin).

1959

The single- and double-tier impellers blades OF different thickness were studied. Measurements of non-stationary gas parameters in reciprocating compressors were started. The ECC-2 stand was created to study centrifugal impelleres in relative motion (S.N.Shkarbul). A test bench was created for testing and the first samples of pressure transmitters for measurements in impellers were developed.

1957

The book by Yu.S. Podobuev and KP Seleznev “Theory and design of axial and centrifugal compressors” was released. The first stand for the study of centrifugal stages (ECC-1) was launched and the complex of aerodynamic devices was developed. Work on the creation of the problem laboratory was begun.

1954

The chamber premises of the department were built at the top of the machine room. The abstract of lectures “Theory and calculation of axial and centrifugal compressors” was published (KP Seleznev). The lecture course “SPDK and SPGG” (V.A.Dmitrevsky) was delivered.

1952

The first doctoral thesis on compressor topics was defended by S.Е.Zakharenko “Theoretical bases of calculation and research of rotary compressors”.

1950

A new type rotary compressor with a piston on the crank has been designed and manufactured. The theory of rotary compressors has been developed.

1948

1948 Specialty “Compressor machines” was recreated.

1941

Prof. K.I.Strakhovich was unjustifiably repressed. The department was united with the hydraulic machines department and evacuated from Leningrad.

1938

V.F. Ris` lecture notes on the centrifugal compressor strength were released.

1936

The first compressor engineers graduation. Order No. 910 of December 14, 1936 on the compressor machines and compressor stations laboratory organization.