PhD: Industrial High-Temp Heat Pumps for Electrification

Technical University of Denmark; Kongens Lyngby; On-site; DKK 346,000 - 435,000; Full time

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 at DTU. The project is part of HeatMinds, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network funded by Horizon Europe. HeatMinds connects six universities and twelve industrial partners across Europe to advance industrial high-temperature heat pumps.

Supervision by Prof. Ahmad Arabkoohsar and Prof. Adriano Sciacovelli.

Qualifications

• A solid background in engineering thermodynamics, heat transfer and energy technologies.
• Familiarity with modelling and numerical simulations.
• Programming skills in Python, Matlab or Modelica.
• Excellent written and spoken English in an international environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop models to rapidly estimate performance and break-even points for specific sites.
• Extend methods for heat pump integration that co-optimize heat recovery, electrification and flexibility.
• Refine and validate methods during industrial secondments.
• Publish in international journals and present at conferences, and participate in HeatMinds network activities.

Skills

Engineering thermodynamics

Heat transfer

Energy technologies

Numerical simulations

English language

Tools

Python

Matlab

Modelica

Job description

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 at DTU. The project is part of HeatMinds, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network funded by Horizon Europe. HeatMinds connects six universities and twelve industrial partners across Europe to advance industrial high-temperature heat pumps.

Supervision by Prof. Ahmad Arabkoohsar and Prof. Adriano Sciacovelli.