INTERNSHIP - MODELING ENGINEER - ENERGY F/H (2024-120712)

EDF France; Paris; On-site; EUR 8,928 - 13,392; Full time

Job summary

EDF France is offering two internships focused on enhancing gas turbine modeling and operational simulations using Metroscope software. The first internship targets detailed modeling of gas turbines, incorporating control logic and data-driven techniques.

The second internship aims to refine CCGT operational mode simulations. Both internships will be supervised by experts Nabil Youssef and Lucile Danion, helping interns develop vital skills in diagnosing faults and improving performance analysis.

Qualifications

• No specific qualifications listed; relevance to engineering or related fields is implied.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a literature review for gas turbine modeling.
• Develop methodology for control mode extraction.
• Modify existing components in Metroscope’s Modelica library.
• Test on a complex gas turbine model.
• Assess fault impact of new methods.

Job description

Overview

Metroscope software supports the maintenance of gas turbines by diagnosing faults in combined cycle gas turbines (CCGTs), including their main components: gas turbines, heat recovery steam generators, steam turbines, and condensers. Metroscope’s process team has developed digital twins of CCGTs to enhance diagnostics for operators.

Two internships are proposed to improve these models and assess their operational benefits for CCGT operators.

Internship 1: Detailed Gas Turbine Modeling

This internship focuses on the detailed modeling of gas turbines, which is challenging due to their complexity and limited manufacturer information. The intern will explore a new modeling approach, emphasizing control logic and data-driven methods to rebuild compressor and turbine maps and identify control modes.

• Conduct a literature review.
• Develop methodology for control mode extraction.
• Modify existing components in Metroscope’s Modelica library.
• Test on a complex gas turbine model.
• Assess fault impact and evaluate the new method’s added value.

Internship 2: CCGT Operational Mode Simulation

This internship aims to refine the CCGT model’s operational mode simulations, particularly at full and partial loads, by adjusting the modeling causalities to align with real site operations.

• Review CCGT operational modes.
• Identify key performance indicators for each mode.
• Adjust Modelica components for causality integration.
• Test automatic causality switching to enhance fault detection.
• Propose future software improvements for operator communication.

Supervisors

Supervised by Nabil Youssef and Lucile Danion, who will guide the internships and contribute to Metroscope’s ability to enhance diagnostics and performance analysis for CCGT operators.