Research and production laboratory "Modeling in Energy"
Date established: 5 January 2018, by decision of the Board of the NJSC “Satbayev University.”
Mission: to advance research and applied development in mathematical modeling of technological processes for the fuel-and-energy complex and related sectors of the economy.
Areas of Activity
- Mathematical modeling in energy.
- Digitalization and optimization of energy systems.
- Improving the efficiency of hydrocarbon transportation.
- Applied research and engineering for industry.
Laboratory Structure
- Department of Computer Modeling and Software (Head: T.T. Bekibayev).
- Department of Subsurface Hydrodynamics (Head: K.A. Soltanbekova).
- Department of Alternative Energy (Head: Zh.K. Akasheva).
Facilities and Equipment
The laboratory is equipped with modern computing resources:
- 9 laptops (Lenovo, Asus, ASUS UX7602VI).
- 10 graphics workstations HP Z240 Tower Workstation.
- 2 servers (HP DL20 Gen9, HP ML110 Gen9).
- 3 desktop systems based on AMD Ryzen 9 with RTX 3060 GPUs.
Research Projects (2022–2025)
Completed
- AP08855521 “Study of the transition from Newtonian to viscoplastic flow” (2020–2022)
- Identified the mechanism of waxy crude transition during cooling.
- Developed a non-isothermal mathematical model accounting for turbulence.
- AP08855607 “Digital technology for optimizing cyclic pumping of high-pour-point and highly viscous oil mixtures” (2020–2022)
- Developed a database for the Uzen–Atyrau pipeline.
- Integrated with the SCADA system.
- AP14869322 “Modeling and optimization of the water distribution system of a trunk water pipeline” (2022–2024)
- Created a digital model of the Astrakhan–Mangyshlak water pipeline.
- Developed the SmartTranWater software.
Ongoing
- BR24992907 “Development of a software product for the digitalization and optimization of urban district-heating systems in Kazakhstan” (2024–2026)
- Built a scalable database of district-heating assets.
- Developed mathematical models for flow and temperature analysis.
- Performed digitalization of the Pavlodar district-heating network.
- AP23486543 “Modeling turbulent flow and heat transfer of a highly viscous fluid with a drag-reducing additive” (2024–2026)
- Analyzed five turbulence models.
- Studied the FENE-P rheological model.
- Implemented a numerical solution on structured grids.
- AP19677859 “Software development for selecting enhanced oil recovery methods under fuzzy geological and physical data” (2023–2025)
- Defined membership functions based on expert knowledge.
- Included 16 EOR methods.
- Tested on data from Kazakhstani fields.
Contracted R&D with KazTransOil JSC
- 2023: Research and development of SmartTranPro modules.
- 2024: R&D for SmartTranPro modification.
- 2025–2027: Maintenance and technical support of SmartTranPro.
Publications (last 5 years)
- 15 articles indexed in Scopus and Web of Science (11 in Q1–Q2 journals).
- 13 articles in journals from the KOKSNiVO RK list.
- 4 software copyright certificates.
- 10 presentations at international conferences.
The laboratory shows steady growth and makes a significant contribution to the digitalization of Kazakhstan’s energy sector.
Contacts
Head of the Laboratory: Prof. Uzak Kayrbekovich Zhapbasbayev, D.Sc.
Tel.: +7 (727) 292-49-18, 292-09-94
E-mail: u.zhapbasbayev@satbayev.university
