Introduction
TheNational & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Comprehensive Utilization TechnologyofThermal Energy (the Center) was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in 2017 (No. 2216 [2017] of the Department of Innovation and High-Tech Development of the National Development and Reform Commission). The Center, subordinate to DUT School of Energy and Power Engineering, is based on the discipline of Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics.It currently has75researchers, including25professors and45associateprofessors,60of whom have a doctoral degree.
In accordance with important and latest issues at home and abroad and the National Medium- and Long-Term Development Plan, the Center takes thermal energy comprehensive utilization technology as the focus of its work to summarize rules of industrial operation and management.It carries out studies on research and development of new technologies and engineering application in such fields as seawater desalination in hydro power generation, efficient utilization of low-grade thermo energy, high salinity wastewater treatment, new energy, combined cycle power, waste heat recovery, and energy management, and its achievements in theoretical studies and application of engineering technologies of seawater desalination have attracted great attention from peers at home and abroad.It has developed much advanced equipment including devices for large seawater desalination and for efficient heat transfer, and established platforms for new technologies for energy conservation and environment protection as well as transformation of related research results, so as to help achieve carbon peak and carbon neutrality.
