Are you interested in high-end technological design? Then, the Professional Doctorate in Engineering (PDEng) programme Energy and Process Technology is very interesting for you. The PDEng programme is a 2-year post-MSc technological programme with a focus on technological design. This programme at the University of Twente contains an educational part that will be followed at the University of Twente, and a design project that will be carried out at the TORWASH company. The educational programme will have an in-depth and broadening character with ample attention for professional development and will be partly tailored to the design project.
Project description
The company TORWASH has developed and patented a novel process that converts wet organic residues into a solid feedstock for heat and power generation or production of biochemicals. The process is performed under elevated temperature and pressure, and the water is used as a reaction medium for the hydrolysis to separate solid and liquid fractions. By processing and reusing the liquid fraction to cover the energy demands of the process, a zero-waste energy neutral technology is achieved.
The specific objective of the PDEng design project is to further develop and optimize the process such that a high quality final product can be obtained. Modeling of the tube-in-tube reactor and gaining a knowledge regarding the phenomena which occur in its inside are here the main tasks. For modeling an open source CFD programme (OpenFOAM) will be used in combination with an Eulerian-Lagrangian approach to predict the flow of continuous and discrete phases. For the process optimization various reactor geometries and injection conditions will be investigated. These will include: reactor diameter, positioning angle of the reactor tubes, dry matter content, pressure swing, etc. The obtained data will give insight into the phenomena interacting inside the reactor and it will be used to optimized the heat transfer process. The ultimate goal of the project is to design geometrical and process parameters that will lead to superior product formation.
Activities:
CFD aided design of optimized reactor geometry and process operational parameters
Techno-economic analysis of the designed unit/process
YOUR PROFILE
MSc graduated in the field of Thermal Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline with a demonstrable affinity with design and multidisciplinary assignments. Besides;
You can work in a team;
Your communication skills in English are excellent;
Previous international mobility, experience in the field of CFD modelling and/or process technology is welcome. An interview will be part of the selection procedure;
You have a sound project approach;
You speak and write fluent English;
You must have the ambition and talent to accelerate in finding solutions / creating designs for complex technological issues with a multidisciplinary character.
OUR OFFER
You will be employed at the company TORWASH;
We offer a very challenging fulltime position for two years in an inspiring multidisciplinary and international environment;
On completing the program, you will receive a certified degree. You will be entitled to use the academic degree PDEng and will be registered as a Technological Designer in the Dutch register kept by the Royal Institution of Engineers in the Netherlands (KIVI).
INFORMATION AND APPLICATION
You are welcome to contact dr.ir. A.K. Pozarlik for any questions you might have (email a.k.pozarlik@utwente.nl).
Your application should include:
CV
Motivation Letter
Please upload your application via the ‘Apply now’ button before April 19th 2022.
General information about a PDEng position can be found via the link.
and specific for the PDEng in maintenance via the link.
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