FEATURED AUTHOR
PETRO KAPUSTENKO
PhD, professor of the Centre for Energy Saving Process Integration. In 2000 became professor at NTU KhPI. In 1991 cofounded Sodrugestvo-T engineering company and became its chief executive officer. The company has been involved in a number of projects funded by the EC and the World Bank. Also member of the Ukrainian Building Construction Academy, member and cofounder of Ukrainean Association of Chemical and Food Engineering, member of EFCE.
Subjects: Engineering - Chemical, Engineering - Mechanical
Biography
Professor Petro O. Kapustenko, PhD, is professor and the deputy head, since 1994,of the Centre for Energy Saving Process Integration at National Technical University
Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute (NTU KhPI), Kharkiv, Ukraine, founded with the
support of DPI UMIST under British Council Know How Link project. He graduated
in 1972 from the same university. In 1980, he earned his PhD at DI Mendeleev
Russian Chemical Technology University in Moscow. In 2000, he became professor
at NTU KhPI. In 1991, he cofounded Sodrugestvo-T engineering company and
become its chief executive officer. The company has been involved in a number of
projects funded by the EC and the World Bank aimed at the renovation of district
heating networks and industry using process integration methods. They implemented
advanced energy saving equipment like CHP units, compact heat exchangers, heat
pumps, modern district heating substations and others, mostly in Ukraine and the
Russian Federation. Professor Petro Kapustenko is also member of the Ukrainian
Building Construction Academy.
Education
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PhD, Professor NTU KhPI
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Heat exchangers, heat transfer, process integration, fouling
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