Air Cleaning for Fuel Cells in Aviation: Experiments and Modeling

ElectroChemical Flow Systems laboratory; Delft; On-site; EUR 20.000 - 40.000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international university in Delft is seeking an MSc-qualified researcher to design and optimize an air filtration unit for a hydrogen fuel cell system, essential for CO2-emission free aviation. You will engage in extensive modeling and experimentation, contributing to pivotal research on sustainable aviation technology. The position offers a competitive salary, numerous benefits, and focuses on professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible working week

Education, training and courses opportunities

Excellent pension scheme via ABP

Holiday allowance and annual bonus

Health insurance discounts

Parental leave benefits

Qualifications

• Profound knowledge of fluid flow, mass and heat transfer, and gas adsorption phenomena.
• Demonstrated expertise in gas adsorption processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize the air filtration unit for the fuel cell system.
• Perform detailed modelling studies to design the filtration process.

Skills

Chemical engineering fundamentals

Process modeling for gas adsorption

Collaboration skills

Communication skills

Education

MSc degree in applied physics, chemical engineering, or mechanical engineering

Job description

This project is part of a large European consortium led by Airbus that will develop a fuel cells based system to allow for CO2-emission free aviation.

The aviation sector accounts for 2% of the worldwide energy-related CO2 emissions. To meet the climate goals, aviation needs to be decarbonized as well. One of the ways to decarbonize the aviation sector is by using a fuel cell propulsion system based on hydrogen energy. However, fuel cell systems are very sensitive to impurities and applications in aircrafts require contaminant-free air streams to prevent degradation of the fuel cell stack.

Your part within this larger European project will be to design and optimize the air filtration unit for the fuel cell system. For this, you will perform a detailed modelling study, complemented by selected experiments, to design the filtration process.

Job Requirements

• An MSc degree in either applied physics, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering or a similar field.
• Profound knowledge of chemical engineering fundamentals, including fluid flow, mass and heat transfer, and gas adsorption phenomena.
• Demonstrated expertise in process modeling and/or experiments for gas adsorption processes.
• Good collaboration and communication skills.

TU Delft (Delft University of Technology) is a top international university combining science, engineering and design. It delivers world-class results in education, research and innovation to address challenges in the areas of energy, climate, mobility, health and digital society.

Conditions of employment

• Duration of contract is 14 months Temporary
• A job of 38 hours per week.
• A salary based on Scale 10 of the CAO for Dutch Universities with a salary between €3546 - €5538 gross per month based on a fulltime contract (38 hours), plus 8% holiday allowance and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%.
• An excellent pension scheme via the ABP.
• The possibility to compile an individual employment package every year.
• Discount with health insurers on supplemental packages.
• Flexible working week.
• Every year, 232 leave hours (at 38 hours). You can also sell or buy additional leave hours via the individual choice budget.
• Plenty of opportunities for education, training and courses.
• Partially paid parental leave
• Attention for working healthy and energetically with the vitality program.

TU Delft is an equal opportunities employer and values diversity. The university is committed to creating a fair and inclusive work environment for all employees.