The "CASE-IN" championship was held at the branch of the National Research University "MEI" in Volzhsky

On April 9, the 8th season of the qualifying stage of the International Engineering CASE-IN Championship in the Student League in the field of "Electric Power Industry" with the topic of the case "Application of composite materials at hydroelectric power plants" took place at the branch of the National Research University "MEI" in Volzhsky

In the conditions of universal quarantine, the teams and experts worked remotely. 10 university teams from among the students of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th courses participated in the case: "BEMS" – Alexey Kuznetsov, Anna Chelysheva, Mikhail Shibkin, Andrey Kryutchenko; Why not? – Natalia Bondarenko, Ilya Shatalin, Danila Obzherin, Anastasia Venzeleva; Perspectiva – Artem Trudnikov, Maxim Shirant, Vyacheslav Rogulya; PowerRangers – Dmitry Khropost, Ulyana Kotova, Semyon Kayurov, Evgeny Stefanov; "Are you serious?" – Nikolay Salo, Evgeny Chernyshov, Artem Gerasimov; "League of Power Engineers" – Kirill Latyshov, Sergey Olympiev, Anastasia Mishakova, Nikolai Prosandeev; True Vision – Lev Gubanov, Victoria Panyaeva, Sergey Chadaev, Roman Gurin; "Exergy" – Mikhail Shevchenko, Nikita Khlyustov, Nikolai Timofeev, Inna Karpenko; "Crown category" – Daria Ponomarenko, Sergey Mashchenko, Artem Starynin, Daniil Barannikov; Untitled Team – Alexey Zhalnin, Anastasia Lushnikova, Veronika Yurina, Daria Novikova.

The team of experts was represented by the Chairman of the expert commission, Director of the NRU MEI branch in Volzhsky, Makhsud Sultanov, Associate Professor of the Department of Electric Power Engineering and Electrical Engineering of the NRU MEI branch in Volzhsky, Natalia Baydakova, Professor of the Department of Fundamental Disciplines of the NRU MEI branch in Volzhsky, Viktor Kulkov, Head of the Innovation Department Vasily Kuryanov, Head of the Volga Training Center of the branch of Public Joint Stock Company RusHydro – Corporate University of Hydropower Natalia Arvanitaki, Deputy Head of the Volga Training Center of the branch of Public Joint Stock Company RusHydro – Corporate University of Hydropower Boris Nekshin. The moderator of the CASE-IN webinar in Volzhsky was Maxim Averkin, who efficiently organized the technical support of the case.

Opening the qualifying stage of the championship, the director of the NRU MEI branch in Volzhsky, Mahsud Sultanov, congratulated the students on participating in an important event for the university, thanked the future power engineers for their work in difficult conditions for team training and wished everyone a successful presentation of their projects. Natalia Arvanitaki, Head of the Volga Region Training Center of the branch of the Public Joint Stock Company RusHydro, the Corporate University of Hydropower, noted that the topic of the case is especially relevant in the context of the ongoing technological modernization in the hydropower industry. Experts emphasized that composite materials have enhanced strength and corrosion resistance characteristics, and their use will improve the reliability and energy efficiency of both hydropower and electric power facilities in general.

Each of the student teams presented their solutions where composite materials can be used, for example, for blades of hydraulic turbines, spiral chambers, and other hydroelectric power plant equipment. The projects proposed by the developers aroused interest and questions from experts. In a lively conversation, the students demonstrated their outstanding mind and their knowledge on a given topic. According to the mutual opinion of experts, the victory was won by the League of Power Engineers team, the second place was awarded to the Why not team, and the third place went to the BAMS team.

"For me, CASE-IN is an opportunity to show my abilities, learn something new, immerse myself deeper into my future profession and maybe even make some contribution to the development of energy in our country. And it is also important for our team to represent our branch in the final stage of the championship," said Kirill Latyshov, captain of the winning League of Power Engineers team.

The management and Student Council of the NRU MEI branch in Volzhsky congratulate all the teams on their participation in the championship and wish the winners a successful performance in the finals!