The scientific and academic
laboratory “Thermogasdynamics” was created according to the decision
of the Rector of MSU, academician of the Russian Academy of Science
Sadovnichyi V.A. and the Rector of MSTU, member-correspondent of the
Russian Academy of Science Fedorov I.B. to extend scientific research
and to use the unique equipment of hypersonic laboratory of the Institute
of Mechanics, MSU. The scientific leader of the new laboratory is Alexandr
Ivanovich Leontiev, academician of the Russian Academy of Science. Its
main research is the investigation on heat exchange intensification
(the ration of friction and heat transfer) on complex surfaces (with
dimples made as spherical segments, trenches, grooves, etc) for their
further application in modern power units (heat exchangers, parts of
fire tubes, high speed flying apparatuses, etc); heat protecting techniques
of the surfaces across which high temperature flow goes over by means
of gas curtains; experiments on full pressure recovery during fluid
injection into a supersonic gas flow; research on gas dynamic temperature
separation of supersonic flow (Leontiev’s tube).