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logo_VUT Ondrej Sikula
Brno University of Technology
Institute of Building Services
Veveri 331/95, 602 00 Brno CZECH REPUBLIC
sikula.o@fce.vutbr.cz
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Professional Focus
 

Theoretical Focus:

  • Numerical modelling of heat and mass transfer in buildings, components and systems of building services
  • The development of my own computational programs for simulation of heat and mass transfer and convection:
  • CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) of heat and mass transfer in Fluent software ANSYS Fluent and CFX, preprocessing in software’s Gambit, ANSYS meshing, Fluent meshing.
  • Energy savings in buildings.
  • Optimization of hydrothermal microclimate of building.
  • Psychometric calculations:

Experimental Focus:

  • Development and sale of digital device for measuring and temperature data recording – Measuring device T-store
  • Participation with development of system for measuring and recording of electrical parameters - system SMEP
  • Thermographic measurements and evaluations.
  • Measurement and evaluation of internal microclimate of buildings.
  • Measurement and functionality verification of systems of building services.

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Curriculum Vitae
  • 1997 – 2002   Master's degree in Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering.
  • 2002 – 2003   Designer in a field of environmental engineering - energy audits, air-conditioning and heating, Domia art, s. r. o., Barvičova 4, 602 00 Brno
  • 2003 – 2007 ( Ph.D. program ) Doctoral study program Civil Engineering - Building Construction, Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Institute of Building Services,
  • 2005 – 2006 Internship at TU Wien,  Institut für Thermodynamik  und Energiewandlung , Austria
  • 2006 – 2011:  Professor’s assistant at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Institute of Building Services, Brno University of Technology.
  • 2011 – 2012: Researcher in AdMaS research Centre
  • 2012 – Associated professor at Brno University of Technology

Education
  • 2002 – Ing. (Equiv. MSc.), master thesis: "Air condition of clean spaces", graduated with honors
  • 2005 – passed a doctoral exam in the field of Building Construction
  • 2007 – PhD., dissertation: "Modelling of basic components of building services"
  • 2012 – Associate professor in the field of Building Construction

Pedagogical activity
  • Teaching: Air-condition, Cooling of buildings, Thermo-mechanics, Modelling of building services systems, Fluid mechanics.
  • Guarantor of subject: Cooling of buildings (BT55), Fluid mechanics (CT51). 
  • Supervisor of bachelor and master's thesis.
  • Supervisor of foreign students:
    • Barbara Zastawny. 2008. Silesian University of Technology Gliwice. Poland.
    • Pieter-Jan Steenbeke. 2013. University College Ghent. Applied Engineering Sciences. Belgium.
  • Supervisor of awarded students works in international student scientific competition:
    • 2017 - First placeAliaksandra Mishuk
    • 2015 - First placeTomáš Král
    • 2013 - First place: Petra Vojkůvková
    • 2012 - 3rd place: Petra Vojkůvková
    • 2011 - Second place: Michal Kysilka
    • 2010 - First place: Martin Alexa
    • 2008 - First place: Zbyněk Děckuláček
    • 2008 - Second place: Jiří Šíma
    • 2007 - Second place: Zbyněk Děckuláček
  • Supervisor in doctoral study program P3607 Civil Engineering (FCE,BUT)
    • Jiří Šíma - defended 2016 - Topic: Night cooling of buildings in the Czech Republic.
    • Antonín Žák - defended 2012 - Topic: ANALYSYS OF ICE RINK- ROOFS CLADING SOLUTION.
    • Josef Plášek - defended 2012 - Topic: MODELLING OF THE RADIANT COMPONENT OF INDOOR CLIMATE.
  • Supervisor - specialist in doctoral study program "Theory and environmental formation of buildings" (STU, Bratislava, Slovakia).
    • Martin Šimko - defended 2017 - Topic: Energy performance in buildings with thermal active  building structure.
    • Pavol Jurka - defended 2015 - Topic: Assessment of energy performance of thermal pools.
    • Jozef Bugáň - defended 2015 - Topic: Low-temperature heating and high temperature cooling based on RES.
    • Ivana Jeleníková - defended 2012 - Topic: Analysis of the causes of degradation of metal water pipes in buildings.
    • Emília Ďurišová - defended 2012 - Topic: Evaluation of Indoor Environment with Low Temperature Heating / High Temperature Cooling Systems.
  • Supervisor – consultant in doctoral study program „Theory formation of buildings and environment“ (TU, Košice, Slovakia).
    • Daniela Káposztásová Očipová - defended 2009 - Topic: Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of hot Water distribution Systems from the Point of View of Microbiological risk.
  • Mentor of a postdoctoral the project OPVK excellence.

Working experiences
Designer in the field of air-condition, heating and cooling of buildings
(Luftprojekt s r.o.).
Designer in the field of air-condition, heating and cooling of buildings, energy audits
(Domiaart s.r.o).

Further information
Award "SIGNUM PROSPERITATIS" from the dean of Faculty of Civil Engineering (2006).
Member of the Society of Environmental Engineering. STP.
Member of the committee of Society of Environmental Engineering - Territorial Centre Brno.
Member of the committee of IBPSA-CZ (The International Building Performance Simulation Association - Czech Republic) IBPSA - CZ
IBPSA
Member of Czech sceptic´s club SISYFOS SISYFOS
Member of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). Atlanta - USA.
Member of Federation of European Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Associations. (REHVA). Brussels - Belgium.
Member of editorial board. International Journal of Engineering and Technology Innovation (IJETI)  scopusISSN 2223-5329 (Print), ISSN 2226-809X (Online) Taiwan. - From 2012 to date