PhD Candidate in Interface-resolved CFD for boiling and condensation on engineered surfaces

PhD Candidate in Interface-resolved CFD for boiling and condensation on engineered surfaces

NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Stillingstittel PhD Candidate in Interface-resolved CFD for boiling and condensation on engineered surfaces

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Efficient boiling and condensation are fundamental to thermal management in refrigeration, air conditioning, electronics cooling and energy systems. The transition towards low Global Warming Potential refrigerants is essential for reducing environmental impact, but these fluids introduce new challenges associated with altered wetting behaviour, nucleation, liquid and vapour transport, dryout and flooding. This PhD project will develop advanced CFD models for boiling and condensation on engineered surfaces. The candidate will investigate how interfacial transport and surface characteristics can be represented reliably in numerical simulations and will validate modelling approaches against experimental evidence generated within the network.

The successful candidate will work atat the Thermal Two-Phase Flow Laboratory ( http://folk.ntnu.no/fernandi/ )at NTNU’s main Gløshaugen campus in Trondheim, Norway. Numerical simulations will be performed on both commercial packages and with in-house developed numerical codes. The candidate will be part of a friendly working environment, with close interaction with our postdoc, PhD and MSc candidates working in our group. The position will be supervised by Professor Maria Fernandino.

Are you motivated to take a step towards a doctorate and open up exciting career opportunities? As a PhD Candidate with us, you will work to achieve your doctorate, and at the same time gain valuable experience that qualifies you for a further career in higher education and research, in and outside academia.

Your immediate leader will be the Head of Department.