Position for a PhD Candidate at the Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer

Updated: 11 months ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 31 Aug 2023

6 Jun 2023
Job Information
Organisation/Company

Graz University of Technology, ISW
Department

Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
Research Field

Engineering » Mechanical engineering
Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Country

Austria
Application Deadline

31 Aug 2023 - 12:00 (Europe/Berlin)
Type of Contract

Temporary
Job Status

Full-time
Hours Per Week

40
Offer Starting Date

1 Oct 2023
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

The Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer (ISW) at Graz University of Technology, Prof. Dr. G. Brenn, the Institute of Scientific Computing (IWR) of Heidelberg University (D), Prof. Dr. E. Gutheil, and the Institute of Hybrid Additive Manufacturing (HAM) at the Ruhr University Bochum (D), Prof. Dr. J.T. Sehrt, develop jointly a new combustor for various fuels, involving liquids as well as gaseous ammonia and hydrogen. The three-year project is financed by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and is a part of the special research programme SPP 2419 of the DFG in Germany. We announce the opening for the position of a PhD candidate at the ISW of Graz University of Technology.

Sustainable new technologies for energy conversion with combustion involve more and more carbon-free fuels. Candidates with particular importance are hydrogen and ammonia. It is the aim of modern combustion-based energy conversion technologies to employ combustors, which are flexible in terms of fuels as well as states of operation, and which ensure low pollutant emissions. In the present technical development, additive manufacturing is used for building the combustor body. The three research groups are experts in additive manufacturing (Bochum), in numerical simulations of reactive flows (Heidelberg), and in the efficient production and analysis of disperse multiphase flows (Graz). The group at the ISW of TU Graz investigates the ultrasonic atomization of liquid fuels for use with the combustor, both experimentally by phase-Doppler measurements in the sprays, and theoretically by a weakly nonlinear stability analysis of liquid films on vibrating surfaces. The aim is to use the results both as an input for the numerical simulations in Heidelberg, and for optimizing the combustor design in Bochum.

DURATION: 3 years

 


Requirements
Research Field
Engineering » Mechanical engineering
Education Level
Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

We invite applications from graduates in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Physics. We require sound knowledge in fluid mechanics and a good mathematical basis. Experience with ex-perimental methods of fluid mechanics is welcome. We offer an international, interdisciplinary and pro-fessional environment of work at the institute, and an intense and professional supervision.


Languages
GERMAN
Level
Excellent

Languages
ENGLISH
Level
Excellent

Languages
FRENCH
Level
Good

Research Field
Engineering » Mechanical engineering
Years of Research Experience
1 - 4

Additional Information
Benefits

The candidate will be employed as a project assistant at TU Graz. The salary is according to the Austrian Kollektivvertrag. There is the option for doing a PhD.


Website for additional job details

https://www.tugraz.at/institute/isw/stellenangebote

Work Location(s)
Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
Country
Austria
City
Graz
Postal Code
8010
Street
Inffeldgasse 25F
Geofield


Where to apply
E-mail

[email protected]

Contact
City

Graz
Website

http://www.isw.tugraz.at/
Street

Inffeldgasse 25 F
Postal Code

8010

STATUS: EXPIRED

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