Tomasz Sobota

Tomasz Sobota is an Associate Professor at the Department of Thermal Processes, Air Protection and Waste Utilization, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Energy, Cracow University of Technology. His research focuses on thermal engineering, heat transfer, and energy systems with applications in boiler design, thermal stress analysis, and renewable energy technologies. He collaborates on projects involving computational fluid dynamics (CFD), hydrogen storage in salt caverns, and improving power generation efficiency through Brayton-Joule cycle optimization.

Key research areas include thermal stress monitoring in critical components, fluid dynamics in complex geometries, and battery thermal management for electric vehicles. His work addresses challenges in energy infrastructure, such as optimizing heat exchangers and analyzing preheater damage mechanisms in industrial boilers. Recent contributions involve developing deep learning frameworks for electrocatalyst layers in PEM electrolyzers and investigating supercritical CO2-based power generation.

Publications highlight advancements in numerical methods for thermal analysis, nanofluid convection, and winglet optimization for aircraft efficiency. Sobota actively participates in conferences like the International Conference on Cleaner Energy Transition, presenting studies on hydrogen storage and gas turbine efficiency improvements.