This paper deals with the problems associated with the design and operation of once–through or combined water cooling systems of nuclear power plants using sea water. Suggested refinement techniques of physical modeling of hydraulic processes at the pre–stage using multipurpose hydraulic stand. An example of such a construction of the stand and the experience of its use in the justification of the design decisions of waterworks of energy facilities

In the realm of sustainable construction, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) plays a key role as a tool for quantifying the environmental impacts of building materials and products. The integration of LCA and Building Information Modeling (BIM) makes it possible to evaluate the environmental performance of buildings at the design stage. This integration can help to improve the LCA process for buildings thanks to the potential for automation and interoperability. The goal of this study is to establish a BIM-based LCA workflow using the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) open file format. The interoperability of BIM data exchange is achieved by applying IFC. The steps of the assessment process are described in accordance with the LCA phases outlined in the ISO 14040 standard. The impact assessment and results interpretation phases are automated by means of a program code for IFC file processing. The proposed BIM-based LCA is validated for a case study of a BIM model constructed for a three-story educational building. The GWP of the building materials and products of envelope and load-bearing structures at the A1–A3 life cycle stages are calculated for the purpose of proposed workflow testing. The resulting workflow allows for the calculation of negative environmental impacts to be agile, depending on the goal and scope set.

Many factors have an essential impact on the air purification efficiency. Very important for a lot of industries is to choose right air purification system. Especially important is to take into account manufacturing including generation of combustible and explosive dust. One of the way to prevent possibilities of fire and explosion is using reverse flow cyclone as a pre-cleaning system. In the article the efficiency of such precleaner is showed and experimentally proved.

The flows generated by lifting force can be met as in environment as in a number of technical devices. These flows emerge due to volume force which depends on the difference in densities caused by transfer of thermal energy as a result of temperature non-uniformity. Convection flows, which cause heat transfer between surfaces and air, emerge near heated or cooled surfaces. The densities of both liquid and gas depend on temperature. Therefore with the temperature gradient in liquid or gas mass forces are different at different points. This causes motion of gas or liquid which can be defined by direction of the field of mass forces, distribution of temperature in liquid and geometric shape of volume.

This paper considers microclimate to be one of the main contributors to thermal comfort in educational buildings. The influence of microclimate on well-being and productivity is considered. The role of microclimatic parameters is assessed from the perspective of building design, focusing on approaches to regulating these parameters. We also describe the formation of microclimate and the factors directly affecting it. The state of the microclimate of classrooms of an educational institution was analyzed, providing estimates of people’s real thermal sensations. The microclimate was assessed by the Fanger method. The PMV and PPD comfort indices were calculated for this purpose. The calculations were carried out thrice, i.e., based on the data obtained by using measuring equipment, based on the data from the survey and based on a SolidWorks model. Calculations in the program were carried out to validate the measured values and visualize the process of the distribution and localization of comfort indices. The results confirm that the indoor microclimate was generally favorable, and the PMV values obtained from the survey of people’s real sensations of thermal comfort were higher than the calculated PMV values. It was established that the PMV and PPD values corresponding to the largest deviations from the norm were as follows: −0.74/17% (PMV/PPD) for the calculation based on the real values of microclimatic parameters and 0.70/15.3% (PMV/PPD) for the calculation based on people’s thermal sensations. For applying the Fanger method for thermal comfort analysis in an educational institution in St. Petersburg, we upgraded the procedure, introducing a questionnaire survey. The mean PMV values calculated by the Fanger method were 0.16 lower than the PMV values obtained by the survey.