The history of the “Compressor, vacuum, refrigeration engineering and systems of gas transportation and processing” scientific and engineering group.
2024
From May 22 to May 24, 2024, the sixth annual international industrial conference «Compressor Technologies» 2024 was successfully organized and held by the group’s specialists. The conference was attended by more than 130 specialists and managers from 65 companies, of which 39 are manufacturers and 26 are major consumers of compressor equipment (Gazprom, Gazprom Neft, Sibur, NK Rosneft, Novatek, etc.). As part of the conference’s work program, 42 reports were presented on compressor technology and gas transportation technologies. On the third day of the conference, the participants visited Kronshtadt Engineering Center JSC, a large engineering cluster engaged in reverse engineering of equipment, including compressor equipment, in the interests of the fuel and energy complex. The conference participants once again noted the high organizational and representative level of the event.
The seventh annual Compressor Technologies 2025 Conference will be held on May 21-23, 2025. You can find out more information about the 2025 Conference, register as a participant, as well as information about participants and reports from previous conferences on the conference website www.conf.kviht.ru
The number of postgraduates of the research group has been replenished (up to five people). All graduate students carry out their dissertation research in the field of compressor technology, as well as gas treatment and transportation systems.
In 2024, the specialists of the scientific group completed and successfully handed over to industrial customers five contractual works in the field of developing new import-substituting models of compressor equipment and gas transportation technologies.
The Academic Council of ITMO University voted for the opening of the Master’s degree program «Natural Gas Transportation» developed by the leadership of the scientific and engineering group. The head of the Master’s degree program is Yuri Vladimirovich Kozhukhov, Head of the scientific and engineering group at CVRT>PS. The first set of students is scheduled for 2025.
The program includes two training specializations: «Technological systems for the preparation and transportation of natural and associated petroleum gas», aimed at training specialists from large oil and gas companies operating gas transmission networks; «Compressor and expander equipment of the fuel and energy complex», aimed at training specialists in the design of compressor and expander equipment for the fuel and energy complex.
You can view detailed information about the program and apply for admission here.
2023
From May 24 to 26, 2023, the group held the next annual international industrial conference «Compressor Technologies». The conference once again brought together specialists and managers of leading enterprises, consumers and manufacturers of compressor equipment. Detailed information on the composition of participants and topics of reports can be found on the conference website www.conf.kviht.ru. The next conference «Compressor Technologies» is scheduled to be held from May 22 to May 24, 2024 in St. Petersburg.
During the year, the group’s specialists completed seven works commissioned by industry on the topics of developing new compressor equipment and technologies in the field of gas transportation and processing.
The group’s specialists took part with reports at a number of industry events, including: Conference on the introduction of innovative products at PJSC Gazprom, a session on technological challenges of Gazpromneft-Zapolyarye LLC, educational program «ProGaz 2.0″ PJSC Gazprom-PJSC Gazprom Neft», 4th communication session of partner universities of Gazprom Neft PJSC, and other conferences on refrigeration and compressor topics. Articles have been published in leading Russian and foreign journals.
The first intake of students was successfully completed and on September 1, 2023, study began in the master’s program «Decarbonization Technologies in the Fuel and Energy Complex» of ITMO University, dedicated to the technological, economic and legal aspects of working with greenhouse gases at oil and gas industry facilities, where compressor plants are among the main ones technologies. The initiators and developers of the program were the management of the scientific and engineering group of CVRT&SGTP. The director and leading lecturer of the master’s program is the head of the scientific and engineering group of CVRT&SGTP Yuri Vladimirovich Kozhukhov.
The project manager of the scientific and engineering group, Alexey Mikhailovich Danilishin, successfully defended his dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Technical Sciences on the topic “Increasing the efficiency of turbo-refrigeration machines with end-type centrifugal compressor stages,” scientific advisor Yu.V. Kozhukhov.
The International Academy of Refrigeration (IAR) awarded the head of the scientific and engineering group of KVHT&SGTP Yu.V. Kozhukhov the title of full member, academician of the IAR.
2022
From May 25 to May 27, 2022, the group held the next annual international industrial conference «Compressor Technologies» 2022. This year ITMO University was the General Partner of the Conference — one of the leading universities in Russia, ITMO became the 2022-leader of the main program for the development of universities of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science «Priority 2030». Traditionally, the conference brought together the main consumers and manufacturers of compressor equipment on its site. The participants again noted the high level of the Conference.
The Compressor Technology Conference 2023 will be held in St. Petersburg from May 24 to May 26, 2023. More detailed information can be found on the conference website www.conf.kviht.ru.
Group representatives took part in scientific and industrial conferences and meetings; leaders of the scientific group Yu.V. Kozhukhov and S.V. Kartashov took part with reports in a number of major industry events, such as: «Meeting of the Council of Chief Mechanics of Oil Refineries and Petrochemical Plants in Russia and the CIS countries» 2022, «II communication session of partner universities of Gazprom Neft PJSC», members of the group accepted as invited lecturers participation in courses and training seminars for employees of large oil and gas companies, etc.
New scientific articles and textbooks have been published and prepared for publication. New disciplines for the master’s program have been developed and introduced into the educational process, such as «Automated calculation of the thermophysical and transport properties of natural gas and its main components», «Scientific foundations for the design and operation of pumping and compressor stations», etc.
Master’s and Bachelor’s degree graduates, whose leaders are group members, successfully defended their final qualification theses. The topics of the graduates’ WRC are devoted to advanced methods and designs of compressors, compressor stations, including the problems of operation and diagnostics of equipment for compressing various gases, including real operating facilities.
In 2022, the number of postgraduate students of the scientific group, performing dissertation research on compressor technology, was replenished.
The Group completed and handed over to industrial customers the results of work under five contracts on the topics of developing new models of modern equipment and technologies.
By orders of ITMO University, the head of the scientific and engineering group «Compressor, vacuum, refrigeration equipment and gas transportation and processing systems» Yu.V. Kozhukhov was appointed head of the master’s educational programs «Hydrogen Energy» and «Decarbonization Technologies in the Fuel and Energy Complex».
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.conf.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.
2020
Due to the epidemiological situation in 2020, the group’s specialists worked mainly remotely.
In 2020, the group’s specialists completed and successfully handed over to industrial customers two projects, including a project carried out in the interests of PJSC Gazprom related to the development of domestic LNG technologies. A grant from Gazprom Neft PJSC was received to carry out work aimed at improving the reliability of gas infrastructure equipment.
Two issues of the Compressor Technologies magazine were issued. You can get acquainted with the issues and subscribe to new issues on the website of the Compressor Technologies magazine www.compressortech.ru.
55 scientific papers were published, including 30 articles in peer-reviewed Russian and foreign journals (journals of the VAK list indexed by WoS and SCOPUS), of which 9 articles were in journals of the VAK list of the Ministry of Education and Science, 21 articles in publications indexed by SCOPUS and WoS, including an article in the journal second quartile, 17 certificates of registration of computer programs, 12 manuals, 8 publications included in the RSCI. Members of the team took part in 4 conferences with the publication of 20 reports.
2019
From May 29 to May 31, the scientific and engineering group 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 scientific and engineering group`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 university-wide restructuring, the department CVRT was closed along with the rest of the specialized departments of the university (closed from September 1, 2019). The scientific and engineering center «Compressor, vacuum, refrigeration equipment and gas transportation and processing systems» operates as usual.
2018
Thanks to the work of the scientific and engineering group according to the results of 2018 the «Compressor, Vacuum and Refrigeration Engineering” Department became the leader of the «Power Engineering» direction in SPbPU for the third time in a row according to a key financial and economic indicator set by the Ministry of Education and Science.
Advanced training courses were held for the following companies: Sakhalin Energy Investment Company, ООО Gazprom Transgaz St. Petersburg, АО GMS Neftemash, PАО VNIIgazodobycha, PAO Severstal, PAO Gazprom Neft and subsidiaries.
From May 30 to June 1 the 20th anniversary industrial symposium «Compressors and Compressor Equipment» was held by the name of K.P. Seleznev (the symposium former name was “Consumers and manufacturers of compressors and compressor equipment”). The event gathered on its site more than 120 participants — representatives from large industrial companies. The symposium was actively attended by enterprises managers and leading specialists in the field of compressor engineering, service and modernization, as well as companies operating compressors. In total, staff and top managers from 51 companies took part in the symposium events. >>>Report on the symposium can be viewed at this link<<<.
The scientific and engineering group`s specialists registered an industry magazine on compressor technology “Compressor Technologies” — Certificate of Roskomnadzor PI No. FS 77-74400 from 11/23/2018., www.compressortech.ru. At the time of its creation, Compressor Technologies magazine is the only specialized edition on compressors and compressor equipment registered in Russia.
As a part of the summer practice, 50 students of the “Compressor, Vacuum and Refrigeration engineering” department had practice in the subsidiaries of PАO Gazprom, PAO Gazprom Neft, PAO Rosneft Oil Company, in PAO MMC Norilsk Nickel, etc.
Students and staff took an active part in XLVII “SPbPU Science Week” — an annual national scientific and practical conference with international participation for students, graduate students and young researchers from Russia, the countries of near and far abroad.
By the order of Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Rector, the «Compressor, Vacuum and Refrigeration engineering» department head Yu.V. Kozhuhov from January 1, 2019 was appointed as the Institute of Energy and Transport Systems Acting Director, of Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (with retaining the post of the «Compressor, Vacuum and Refrigeration engineering» department head).
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; This was also made possible by the active work of the scientific and engineering group.
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 group.
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».
The scientific and engineering group 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
2016г.
Acting head of the “Compressor, vacuum and refrigeration engineering” department since 2013 Yu. V. Kozhukhov was elected by the scientific council of Peter the Great SPbPU as a head of the compressor, vacuum and refrigeration engineering department. According to the results of 2016, the department became the leader of the Institute on the key financial and economic indicators set by Ministry of education and science; This was made possible by the active work of the scientific and engineering group.
A major project for the GUP «Petersburg metro was commissioned (Head of contract V. Kozhukhov, head of work A. M. Danylyshyn).A number of other projects, including the design of a special centrifugal fan for pumping air with acid vapors with bench tests, have been completed. Head of contract Yu. V. Kozhukhov, head of work A. M. Yablokov) development is recognized as a unique offer on the market
A new website WWW.KVIHT.RU a scientific and engineering center of «Compressor, vacuum, refrigeration and pneumatic systems» was launched. For performance of contract works for the real sector economy enterprises the department staff created the center.
A commercial software package for optimization of industrial enterprises pneumatic networks has been developed.
In the direction of compressor equipment and pneumatic networks, three training groups of oil companies specialists were trained
49 students of the CVRE department passed summer practice at the largest oil and gas companies (and their subsidiaries): PAO»Gazprom», PAO «Gazprom Neft», PAO «Rosneft», OOO «Irkutsk oil company», SIBUR, Surgutneftegaz.
30 scientific publications were published, including monographs, textbooks, scientific articles in leading international journals, more than 10 reports have been done at international conferences.
Part-time bachelor’s and master’s programs were opened specifically focused on training compressor engineers for the oil and gas industry: «Compressors, equipment and gas transmission networks of the oil and gas industry» and «Compressors, refrigeration and gas transmission networks of the oil and gas industry.» The first group of part-time students from all over Russia was recruited, most of them are industrial companies employees.
2015
The scientific and engineering group 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 scientific and engineering group 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 specialists of the scientific and engineering group 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.
Specialists of the scientific and engineering group published 8 articles in the world’s famous journals indexed in the databases of WoS and Scopus.
2014
On an initiative basis, a scientific and engineering group was created at the department from the staff of the department specifically to carry out work commissioned by industry and expand cooperation with industrial partners.
The first department website WWW.KVHT.RU was created
By request of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, an analytical report on the assessment of the import substitution potential was carried out by domestic compressor-constructing enterprises (contract manager Y.V. Kozhukhov)
Aerodynamic process of computer modeling the applied scientific researches, strength and deformations, and also dynamics of rotors was expanded.
New software modules for design and optimization of compressor and power equipment have been mastered and implemented in the scientific work.
Two new departmental software products have been developed: calculation of the compressors volumetric actions and calculation and optimization of pneumonetworks.
New educational technologies have been introduced into the educational process and new directions in computer engineering have been opened. Now training in computer engineering in the speciality is conducted from the first semester.
New training programs have been developed and implemented for additional professional education specifically for the modern and future needs of the Russian compressor-constructing and oil and gas industries.
A leading compressor-building enterprises and divisions design departments number of oil and gas companies in Russia and the CIS have repeatedly passed refresher courses of scientific and engineering group at the department.
5 young graduates of the department were accepted for the professor position, two young assistants were promoted to the associate professors positions, a young doctor of science was accepted as a professor.
The teaching and auxiliary staff of the department also became much younger, with the help of which significant improvements were carried out at the department and adjacent territory.
Repair work was done in the premises and in the courtyard of the department, new furniture was purchased, two new classrooms were opened.
A number of textbooks were published, including “Centrifugal compressor two-tier stage calculation” by Yu.V. Kozhuhov, I.A. Tuchina (St. Petersburg Government Prize for the St. Petersburg universities best allowance), “Dynamic action compressors theory, calculation and design. Test compressors for parallel and sequential operation. Сompressors joint work» N.I. Sadovsky, Yu.V. Kozhukhov, «Stationary axial compressors flow part elements design and calculation » A.V. Zuev, Yu.V. Kozhuhov, V.I. Titensky.
Yu.V. The specialty «Vacuum, compressor technology and pneumatic systems» is the first case of assigning the title in the specialty in accordance with the increased Higher Attestation Commission requirements.
The scientific and engineering group members joined the industry conferences on compressor engineering. The department Employees carried out the first masters-compressor issue builders according to the international educational program in English.
2013
