42 Teams from Six Cities Solved Cases on Power Engineering, Petro Chemistry and Project Engineering in CASE IN Championship at INRTU

INRTU hosted the qualifying stages of XII International Engineering Championship CASE IN in four areas related to the objectives of Priority 2030 development program on March 20. The projects were presented by 42 teams from Irkutsk, Bratsk, Krasnoyarsk, Angarsk, Tula and Moscow. The students worked on NIPIGAS, Gazprom Energoholding, Russian Power System Operator and SIBUR Holding cases.

The CASE IN International Championship is part of Russia - a Country of Opportunities ANO platform. Schoolchildren, students and young specialists solve engineering cases of companies in the fuel and energy industry and mineral resources complex. The best teams complete internships in the project's partner companies and get promising job positions.

INRTU became a venue for the championship in mining, metallurgy, geological exploration, oil and gas engineering, heat and power engineering, project engineering and petro chemistry in 2024. The tasks of XII Championship are devoted to lean production.

Rinat Mugultdinov, Project Manager of Kazanorgsintez (part of SIBUR), awarded diplomas to the winners in the petrochemical field.

INRTU Four Barrels team, which proposed two ways for the technological development of SIBUR Holding, became the winner.

"We supported the opening of a workshop for the production of filament for 3D printing at Himterra Industrial Park.

A polymeric filament yarn can be produced from plastic products on a screw-type extruder and a planetary multi-screw extruder. We offer a digital twin based on a set of strain gauges attached to the tank walls and special software for tank protection. When a stress occurs, the sensor detects the load and transmits the data to a computer. A color map of the loads, which is displayed on the screen, allows assessing the strength of the equipment.

The second solution is to create a system of control and full visualization of logistics, warehouse stocks, and data on staff employment using Big Data. Our service will allow us to track the volume of products, equipment, materials and reagents, as well as to predict the results of the work," said team member Aleksandr Prokofiev. 

The Selenium team from Angarsk State Technical University was the second in the field of petro chemistry.

Vladimir Kornilov, the representative of the Irkutsk branch of Russian Power System Operator, congratulated the best team of power engineers.

Transformers from Baikal School of BRICS were the leader in the qualifying stage.

INRTU students told about synergetic management of the energy system by using artificial intelligence. The project corresponds to lean production and contributes to increasing the resilience of the power grid to extreme weather conditions and emergencies.

Espada team from Bratsk State University was the second in power electrical engineering.

The contestants in Heat Power Engineering proposed ways to provide consumers with heat energy by switching loads from boiler houses to the thermal power plants.

The task from Gazprom Energoholding was successfully completed by the Energy of Siberia; Dew Point team was the second. Anatoly Tetyukov, Deputy Director, Chief Engineer of Gazprom Energoholding awarded diplomas to the winners:

"CASE IN Engineering Championship provided an excellent platform for the exchange of ideas. I was the head of the expert board at INRTU and studied all projects. Despite the complex subject matter of the case, students showed a high level of preparation, the ability to work with technical literature and regulations. Many projects are devoted to the application of artificial intelligence in heat supply".

Ildus Galiautdinov, Associate Professor at the Department of Automation and Control awarded diplomas to the engineering teams.

Tech-Novatics team trained by Associate Professor Vladimir Konyukhov took the first place. The students have experience in solving NIPIGAS cases. Last year the INRTU students won the third place in XI CASE IN Engineering Championship. The team proposed to automate the production of liquefied natural gas with the help of domestic equipment and software. In 2024, they presented to the experts the concept of an engineering center for the creation of a polyolefin production facility.

The team from Moscow Power Engineering Institute and INRTU Creative Mid team also received high marks in project engineering.

Evgeny Kharitonov, a master's student of Applied Mathematics and Informatics from Tula State University, was involved in solving the case study in this field:

"We approached the project work seriously, so we received positive feedback from the experts. It is possible to create the engineering center at Omsk Kauchuk enterprise.

We would like to thank INRTU for warm welcome, fascinating excursions around the campus and in the Mineralogical Museum. We were amazed by the diversity of exhibits".

Within all four areas, the winners of the special nomination "Science-intensive solution for production" were awarded. The organizing committee awarded several participating teams with prizes.