Polytechnic students have upgraded hydropower

Students of Saratov State Technical University named after Yuri Gagarin took part in the qualifying stage VIII International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", which is included in the presidential platform "Russia is a land of opportunity». 

International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" − an international competition system for solving engineering cases among students, schoolchildren and young professionals. The purpose of the championship is to popularize engineering and technical education and attract the most promising young specialists to the fuel and energy and mineral resource complexes. 

The championship is held in 57 universities in Russia and the CIS countries. During the qualifying stages in February-May 2020, more than 10,000 future and young engineers of the fuel and energy and mineral resources complexes solve engineering cases on the unified theme of the Championship "Technological Modernization" - one of the priority topics for the Russian and global economies. 

The CASE-IN championship competitions were promptly switched to a remote format due to anti-epidemic measures in the regions of Russia: student teams presented their solutions in the field of "Electric Power Industry" online. Experts – representatives of industry companies – also evaluated the students' ideas online and selected the best teams. 

The students worked out their ideas in just ten days: they developed solutions to increase the service life of technological equipment, buildings and structures of hydroelectric power plants through the use of composite materials. The case was developed based on the materials of PJSC RusHydro. 

The solutions of future power engineers were evaluated by experts from industry companies, including: a branch of PJSC RusHydro − Saratov Hydroelectric Power Station, a branch of JSC SO UES Saratovskoye RDU, LLC Scientific and Technical Center Tool-Micro, Saratov branch of PJSC T Plus, Pravoberezhnoye production branch of the Saratov Distribution Networks branch of IDGC of Volga, A branch of FGC UES PJSC, the Nizhne-Volzhsky Enterprise of Main Electric Networks, as well as teachers of the Gagarin State Technical University. 

The first place and a ticket to the championship finals were awarded to the 10 Kiloton team: Anton Tishchenko (captain of the team), Mikhail Ermakov, Andrey Ivoylochev. 

- This is not the first time we have participated in the championship, the team is experienced, but still we did not expect that our decision would "work out" like this. Our solution was to introduce composite materials at the HPP. It is the material of the future, lightweight, durable, and cheaper. We presented the jury with two solutions," comments Anton Tishchenko, captain of the finalists. 

In second place is the EnergyMIND team: Alexander Burdonov (captain of the team), Georgy Ermolaev, Oksana Logunova.

The team "Wattniki" won the bronze medal. Team members: Alexander Levushkin (captain of the team), Anatoly Semenov, Maxim Turchaninov.

The final of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN" will traditionally be held in Moscow and will bring together the best student engineering teams from 57 universities in Russia and the CIS countries.

And the winners of the championship finals will receive valuable prizes, the opportunity to participate in the All-Russian industry summer forums, advantages in admission to graduate and postgraduate studies, and will also be able to complete internships at leading companies in the industry.

A source: SGTU