Monday 12 November 2012

Denmark: PhD scholarship Radiation in Combustion Engines

Deadline: 1 Dec. 2012

The DTU Mechanical Engineering covers the engineering disciplines connected to the application of structural and solid mechanics, fluid and hydrodynamics, morphodynamics, basic thermodynamics, materials and surface engineering for the analysis, design, manufacturing and maintenance of mechanical products, systems and large structures and plants.

The candidate shall work in the Thermal Energy section together with the Internal Combustion Engine Group (ICEG). The PhD project is a part of an international research project called RADIADE, that is a collaboration between DTU-Mecahnical Engineering, MAN Diesel & Turbo, DTU-Chemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Sandia National Laboratories and Politecnico di Milano and is funded by the Danish Council for Strategic Research. The purpose of RADIADE is to develop a radiation heat transfer model for CFD models of large marine diesel engines in order to improve prediction of locale temperatures and NOx formation.

The purpose of the PhD project is to provide and exploit experimental data on various laboratory flames, suitable for validation and calibration of combustion, soot formation and radiation sub models. The candidate will have to improve and adapt the burner setup and measurement techniques for the current application. She/he will have to carry out the treatment of data from mainly optical measurements and work on modeling of the laboratory flames in collaboration with the other members of the research team.

Project start is January 1, 2013.

Qualifications
The candidate should have a master's degree in engineering or a similar degree with an academic level equivalent to the master's degree in engineering. Furthermore the candidate should have:
  • experience in experimental work with combustion engines
  • experience with soot sampling and size determination
  • experience with sampling and analysis of gaseous combustion products
  • a general interest and curiosity in radiation physics and reaction chemistry
  • experience in Matlab programming

Salary and appointment terms
The salary and appointment terms are consistent with the current rules for PhD degree students. The period of employment is 3 years.

Further information Further information may be obtained from Jesper Schramm, tel: +45 4525 4179.

You can read more about DTU Mechanical Engineering on www.mek.dtu.dk.

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