ASTU students are among the best teams of the CASE-IN championship

Young scientists of the ASSTU Institute of Oil and Gas took part in the qualifying stage of the Student League of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship. The guys took the third place in the direction of "Petrochemistry" and will represent the university in the next round, and in the direction of "Oil and Gas business" they entered the top ten teams from all over Russia.

The qualifying stage in the field of Petrochemistry was held on April 1 in a remote format on the basis of the Dzerzhinsky Polytechnic Institute (branch) Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University named after R. E. Alexeyeva.

The AGTU Technologists and Mechanics team was represented by students of the departments of Technological Machines and Equipment and Chemical Technology of Oil and Gas Processing: Roman Gehner, Kamilla Dzhumalieva, Sundetalieva Maddina and Elizarova Anastasia. The AGTU team took the third place in the qualifying stage in the field of Petrochemistry. The guys worked on the case "SIBUR: a strategy for continuous innovation", which is aimed at solving the technological problem of extracting recoverable isobutylene. In the project, the team members reviewed the technological process of isobutylene production and its features, and presented technological and design solutions to the task at the defense. The mentors of the team were Ph.D. Associate Professor of the Department of Technological Machinery and Equipment L. M. Titova, Ph.D. Acting Head of the Department of Technological Machinery and Equipment S.A. Svirina, Ph.D. Associate Professor of the Department of Chemical Technology of Oil and Gas Refining I. V. Savenkova.

In the qualifying stage in the field of Oil and Gas engineering, ASTU was represented by students of the Department of Development and Operation of Oil and Gas Fields: Ruslan Bayramkulov, Kristina Petrenko, Sergey Rodchenkov and Maxim Mazgonov. The guys solved the case "Mini-LNG — calculation of the project economy in relation to Yakutia." The Oil and Gas Strategists team decided to use a technology based on dual mixed refrigerants. The guys suggested using a mixed refrigerant for both the pre- and main cooling cycles, with a compressor involved in both cycles. A mixture of nitrogen and light hydrocarbons is used as a circulating cooler. The technology can be used on floating terminals of liquefied natural gas and is theoretically considered the most energy efficient process. In this area, the AGTU team entered the top ten among 24 teams from all over the country.

The CASE-IN Championship is an international competition system for solving engineering cases. In 2025, it is dedicated to the theme "Technological Innovation" and is included in the Science to Win initiative and the Decade of Science and Technology plan.

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