Milijana Paprika

naučni saradnik

CONTACTS

Institute of Nuclear Sciences Vinča, Laboratory of Thermal Engineering and Energy

University of Belgrade

Belgrade, Serbia

PO box 522, 11001 Belgrade

Serbia

E-mail: milijana@vinca.rs
  • milijana@vinca.rs

Biography

Name:

Milijana Paprika

Nationality:

Republic of Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Education

PhD studies

2011-2014, University of Belgrade, Mechanical Faculty

Thesis: Thermomechanical Processes during the Primary Fragmentation in Fluidized Bed

Postgraduate studies

1999-2006, University of Belgrade, Mechanical Faculty

4 semester study, master thesis defended (equivalent to first level of PhD studies)

Thesis: Modeling of the Heat and Mass Transfer of a Coal Particle Devolatilizing in Fluidized Bed

Principal subject: Thermal engineering, Heat transfer

Graduate studies

1992-1998,  University of Belgrade, Mechanical Faculty

9 semester study (diploma thesis defended, equivalent to master studies)

Principal subject: automatic control

Work Experience (From most recent):

Period:  From – To

Name of activity/ Project/ funding organisation, if applicable:

Job Title and Activities undertaken/Description of actual role performed:

Jun 2015 - present

Thermal Science, scientific journal

Publisher: Institute of Nuclear Sciences Vinča,

Founder: The Society of Thermal Engineers of Serbia,

P.O. Box 522, 11001 Belgrade, Serbia

Subject Editor in the field of renewable energy and fluidized bed

Member of National Editorial Board

May 2014-present

Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences

Laboratory of Thermal Engineering and Energy

Mike Alasa 12-14, Belgrade, Serbia

Research Assistant Professor

R&D activities on projects related to biomass combustion and combustion of non-conventional fuels in fluidized bed combustors

November 2011-April 2014

Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences

Laboratory of Thermal Engineering and Energy

Mike Alasa 12-14, Belgrade, Serbia

Research assistant

R&D activities on projects related to biomass combustion and combustion of non-conventional fuels in fluidized bed combustors

December 2008 -October 2011

                RAFAKO engineering solution, ldt.

Bulevar Arsenija Carnojevica 86, loc. 5 -6, Belgrade, Serbia

Design engineer

Design of the pressure parts, air and flue gas ducts and auxiliary systems for power and industrial boilers

Analysis of measurement data

October 1998 - November 2008

Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences

Laboratory of Thermal Engineering and Energy

Mike Alasa 12-14, Belgrade, Serbia

Research fellow

Research and design of biomass boilers

Research and design of fluidized bed boilers and processes

Heat transfer and energy efficiency research

Language Skills:

English

Fluent

German

level B2

Russian

very good

Languages of former Yugoslavia

Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Montenegrin

Publication

Research fields

  •          Fluidized bed (FB) combustion (fuels: waste food oils, glycerin, paper industry sludge, residues from crude oil reservoirs, corn infected by aflatoxins, fruit stones, corn cob, wood chips, wood bark, pellets, etc.)
  •      Cigar combustion of baled biomass
  •           Combustion of fire wood  in the household furnaces and boilers
  •           Co-combustion in energy plants
  •           Development of the thermal energy storage with phase change of medium
  •           Numerical simulation of the processes of combustion and heat transfer

Projects

International projects

05/2004 – 04/2007

Project, financed by the European Commission through INCO program of 6th FRAMEWORK PROGRAM.

ADEG PROJECT (INCO-CT-2004-509187) “Advanced Decentralization Energy Generation Systems in Western Balkans”

04/2007 – 07/2008

CEI financed Applied Research Project BIOM-ADRIA – 1

“The use of biomasses as a primary source of energy in the Adriatic Basin countries”. Ref. No. 1202.010-07.