PhD student (M/F) Experimental study of high-pressure oxy-flames for carbon capture and sequestration

4 Apr 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

CNRS

Department

Laboratoire d'énergétique moléculaire et macroscopique, combustion

Research Field

Engineering
Chemistry
Physics

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Country

France

Application Deadline

24 Apr 2024 - 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

35

Offer Starting Date

1 Oct 2024

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 thesis takes place in an ambitious nationwide project to improve knowledge and optimize processes in oxy-combustion. The consortium of eight academic partners and IFPEN gathers specialists around two approaches: chemical looping combustion (CLC) for biomass and oxyfuel flames for natural gas (NG) flames and also biogas, thus integrating solutions adapted to negative emissions by considering biofuels as raw material for heat production.
The project is based on the consortium's recognized expertise in advanced diagnostics applied in oxy-combustion experimental facilities and high-performance numerical simulation to build refine databases and numerical modeling tools for the development of sober, high energy efficiency technologies applicable in an extensive range of applications: gas turbines, boilers, glass, steel, power, and cement plants.

The EM2C laboratory (CNRS/INSIS and Université Paris-Saclay/CentraleSupélec http://em2c.centralesupelec.fr/ ), through its high-level academic research on energy and combustion and its applied studies in partnership with leading transport and energy companies and research centers, is making a significant contribution to the advancement of knowledge on these critical issues, both for the climate and the environment. To meet these challenges, the laboratory's research activities are organized around three main themes: Combustion, Non-equilibrium Plasmas, Transfer Physics, and a transversal action in Applied Mathematics. As a doctoral student (M/F), you will be enrolled in the SMEMAG doctoral school (ED 579 - Mechanical & Energy Sciences, Materials & Geosciences).
The EM2C Laboratory has around 45 permanent staff (researchers, teacher-researchers & research support staff) and 35 PhD students, post-docs, trainees & visiting professors.

The position is located in an area covered by the protection of scientific and technical potential (PPST), and therefore requires, in accordance with regulations, that your arrival be authorized by the competent MESR authority.

Oxy-combustion is considered by the EU as a key process in the decarbonization of industry, whether for heat production or energy conversion (power plants, gas turbines, etc.). The combustion with pure oxygen yields high CO2 concentration enabling efficient carbon capture.
In anthropogenic CO2 emissions reduction scenario such as the roadmap recently released by the International Energy Agency for the transition to net zero emission, Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) is always mentioned as one of the key pillars to achieve this goal in the industry sector. Carbone capture by oxycombustion falls within the low-carbon national strategy, which aims at achieving carbon neutrality in France by 2050. Especially for transformation and manufacturing industries with high temperature process and high carbon emission like glass, steel, petrochemicals or cement plants for which the CCS technologies are the sole solution to reduce significantly the carbon footprint.

The EM2C CNRS Laboratory is seeking a highly qualified candidate for a Ph.D. fellowship in the area of experimental and modeling of combustion and heat transfer. The successful candidate will study oxy-combustion in a high-pressure combustor.
This work combines experiments and modeling to study stabilization, heat transfer, and pollutant formation of swirled oxy-flames as a function of injection parameters and dilution. Measurements based on advanced laser-based optical techniques will be performed on an atmospheric pressure OxyTec experimental bench (Figure 1) and a laboratory-scale high-pressure test facility. Physical analysis and comparisons with multi-physics simulations carried out in parallel at the EM2C laboratory will identify the key mechanisms to derive low-order models. The research outcomes will be published in the major high-impact international journals.

Requirements

Research Field

Engineering

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Chemistry

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field

Physics

Education Level

Master Degree or equivalent

Languages

FRENCH

Level

Basic

Research Field

Engineering

Years of Research Experience

None

Research Field

Chemistry

Years of Research Experience

None

Research Field

Physics

Years of Research Experience

None

Additional Information

Website for additional job details

https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Doctorant/UPR288-CLEMIR-005/Default.aspx

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Laboratoire d'énergétique moléculaire et macroscopique, combustion

Country

France

City

GIF SUR YVETTE

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Candidat/Offre/UPR288-CLEMIR-005/Candidater.aspx

Contact

City

GIF SUR YVETTE

Website

http://em2c.centralesupelec.fr/

STATUS: EXPIRED