PhD in Thermal Energy: Industrial Heat Pumps (MSCA)

Technical University Of Denmark; Denmark; On-site; DKK 338,000 - 355,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary under Danish civil service/PhD-

Job summary

DTU Construct at the Technical University of Denmark is inviting applications for a fully funded PhD position in the Thermal Energy Section. The project addresses decision making for heat pump end-users from viability checks to integration with industrial processes.

You will develop rapid models to evaluate performance and break-even points for sites, co-optimize heat recovery, electrification and flexibility, and disseminate findings through journals, conferences and HeatMinds activities.

Qualifications

• A solid background in engineering thermodynamics, heat transfer and energy technologies, e.g. conversion or storage systems.
• Familiarity with modelling and numerical simulations, for example for MSc thesis or student projects.
• Programming skills, preferably in Python, Matlab, Modelica or similar.
• Excellent written and spoken English, and the motivation to work in an international, goal-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop models to rapidly estimate performance and break-even point for specific sites.
• Extent methods for heat pump integration that co-optimize heat recovery, electrification and flexibility provided by heat pumps.
• Refine and validate methods during industrial secondments.
• Publish in international journals, present at conferences and take part in HeatMinds network training, summer schools and outreach.

Skills

Engineering thermodynamics

Heat transfer

Energy technologies

Python

MATLAB

Modelica

Numerical simulations

English proficiency

Education

Two-year master's degree (120 ECTS)

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Modelica

Job description

DTU Construct at the Technical University of Denmark is inviting applications for a fully funded PhD position in the Thermal Energy Section. The project addresses decision making for heat pump end-users from viability checks to integration with industrial processes.

You will develop rapid models to evaluate performance and break-even points for sites, co-optimize heat recovery, electrification and flexibility, and disseminate findings through journals, conferences and HeatMinds activities.