PhD: Clean Industrial Heat with High-Temp Heat Pumps

Technical University of Denmark

Kongens Lyngby

On-site

DKK 320,000 - 420,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Technical University of Denmark (DTU) invites applications for a fully funded PhD position in the Thermal Energy Section of the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering. The project develops Carnot Battery technologies combining high-temperature heat pumps with thermal energy storage to deliver clean process heat and grid flexibility. Supervision by Prof.

Adriano Sciacovelli and Prof. Anders Christiansen Erlandsson, with industrial secondments across Europe within the HeatMinds MSCA

Qualifications

Solid background in engineering thermodynamics, heat transfer and energy technologies.
Familiarity with modelling and numerical simulations, for MSc thesis or student projects.
Programming skills, preferably in Python, Matlab, Modelica or similar.
Excellent written and spoken English in an international environment.

Responsibilities

Develop and Design new architectures comprising cycles using natural working fluids and thermal energy storage, optimised for efficiency, cost, and fast response to electricity price signals.
Carry out multi-objective optimisation and dynamic system analysis of alternative layouts.
Validate results by experiments and data comparison during industrial secondments, turning results into innovations.
Publish in international journals, present at conferences and participate in HeatMinds training and outreach.