Thesis Work – CFD of spray-steam condensation, spray-wall interaction and heat transfer
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Any - Sweden
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About the Thesis Work
The Fluid Dynamics team within the Energy Transfer & Environment (YRLE) department at Vattenfall Research and Development is a multidisciplinary group that covers all aspects of fluid flow relevant to Vattenfalls operations from river hydraulics to offshore wind power and nuclear energy.
Subject/Assignment:
Heat transfer in multiphase-phase flow involves complex physics. Depending on the industrial process the phases can be any combination of liquids gases and solids at different concentrations. The phases can either be separated sharing a single interface or several phases may be dispersed into one-phase resulting in many many industrial processes there is one continuous phase and one or several dispersed phases. This is the case for the spray cooling of steam in the pressurizer in pressurized nuclear reactors (PWR) see figs.
Within the AdTherm competence centre (AdTherM Advanced computing for sustainable thermal management in industry) work package 3 is concerned with multiphase flows and particularly steam condensation through spray cooling and subsequent spray-wall interaction and heat order to understand the limitations of current state-of-the-art computational models a set of simulations with different flow turbulence spray drop and thermodynamic models should be performed using OpenFOAM and evaluated using tailored experiments made in the Älvkarleby laboratory. Participation in some experimental work is also possible and encouraged.
Goal/Purpose:
Understand the current state-of-the-art for computational models multiphase flows including droplets steam condensation and spray-wall interaction and heat transfer
Qualifications :
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We are looking for a student or students who want to work towards fossil freedom and who are about to graduate from their academic studies. You are also someone who identifies with our principles: Active Open Positive and Safety.
The thesis is designed for one student and 30 credit points (approx. 6 months).
- Education: Mechanical Engineering Engineering Physics or equivalent
- Scope: Master degree (30 credits)
- Language proficiency: English
Additional Information :
- Start date: January/February 2026 or by agreement
- Location: University (local) Älvkarleby Solna
- Application one file containing your CV and a copy of your transcripts
- Application deadline:
- Contact person and supervisor at Vattenfall:
Eric Lillberg 46 (0)
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