PhD: Thermal Energy Storage Modeling & Experimental Validation

CIC energiGUNE; Vitoria; Ibrido; EUR 21.000 - 27.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Flexible working hours

On-site with telework option

Language courses and relocation help

Descrizione del lavoro

CIC energiGUNE in the Basque Country is recruiting for the Thermal Energy Storage and Conversion area to pursue a doctoral thesis on modelling and experimental validation of energy storage units within an EU COMPETENT project. The role involves developing CFD models, validating with experiments, and collaboration in an international consortium.

The position offers a 3-year predoc contract, strong development opportunities, and support for integration into the local environment, with on-site work

Competenze

• Engineering background with thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics.
• Ability to communicate in English and work in an international research setting.
• Motivation to pursue PhD and to translate models into demonstrators.

Mansioni

• Develop physics-based CFD models of thermal energy storage units.
• Model molecular-spring liquid-piston storage in hydrophobic materials.
• Validate models against lab- and prototype-scale data.
• Develop hybrid physics-based and AI/ML modelling approaches.
• Evaluate storage capacity, energy efficiency and operating windows.
• Collaborate on system modelling, scale-up and demonstrator activities.
• Document results in reports, publications and theses.

Conoscenze

Engineering background

Thermodynamics

Heat transfer

Fluid mechanics

English communication

Research experience

Formazione

PhD enrolment eligibility

Strumenti

ANSYS Fluent

MATLAB

Python

Modelica

Dymola

Descrizione del lavoro

CIC energiGUNE in the Basque Country is recruiting for the Thermal Energy Storage and Conversion area to pursue a doctoral thesis on modelling and experimental validation of energy storage units within an EU COMPETENT project. The role involves developing CFD models, validating with experiments, and collaboration in an international consortium.

The position offers a 3-year predoc contract, strong development opportunities, and support for integration into the local environment, with on-site work