Overview
This project aims to investigate and develop methodologies to facilitate the selection and application of thermal energy recovery techniques. The outputs of the project will be based on both expert knowledge and thermodynamic analysis of heat recovery techniques and will be used to facilitate decision making and the wider application of energy recovery in the process industries.
This project is a collaboration between Newcastle, Northumbria and Brunel universities, involving industrial partners from the food and chemicals processing sectors, as well as equipment suppliers and process designers.
The tasks of the successful PhD candidate will be as follows:
1.Identification, confirmation and quantification of the sources of waste heat and potential heat sinks in the food and drinks and chemical processing industries through review of the published literature, and data available or to be obtained from collaborating organisations.
2.Investigation of the process heat recovery equipment for: sensible heat recovery, sensible and latent (condensing) recovery; thermal upgrading, storage and transport, power generation and refrigeration.
3.Development of a database of technologies and equipment, simplified efficiency and cost models and knowledge based software tools for the selection of the most appropriate technology and equipment for a given application.
4.Application of knowledge-based software tools, to be linked with other modeling and simulation tools being developed by other researchers in the project, including Finite Time Thermodynamics for the thermodynamic analysis of energy recovery for use as heat or power.
5.Application of the tools and process knowledge developed to maximise energy recovery from food and chemicals processing to reduce their carbon footprint within acceptable returns on investment.
The project is near-market and should offer good industrial employment prospects.
Value of the Award and Eligibility
Depending on how you meet the EPSRC’s eligibility criteria, you may receive a full award or a partial award. A full award covers UK/EU tuition fees and a tax-free stipend of £13,290 per annum (2009/10). A partial award covers fees only.
Person Specification
Candidates for this position should have a good degree (upper-second-class Honours degree) in chemical or mechanical engineering, and, preferably, an interest in and knowledge of heat exchangers/heat transfer (ideally including heat pumps) and be able to undertake computer programming.
How to Apply
You must complete the University’s postgraduate application form, selecting ‘PhD School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials (full time) - Chemical Engineering’ as the programme of study and inserting the reference number CE022. Only mandatory fields need to be completed and a CV and a covering letter should be attached. The covering letter must state the title of the studentship, quote the reference number CE022 and state how your interests and experience relate to the project.
Supervisors: Dr A Harvey and Professor D Reay
Closing date for applications: 19th March 2010
Further Information
For more details, please contact Dr Harvey, a.p.harvey@ncl.ac.uk
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this opportunity
This project aims to investigate and develop methodologies to facilitate the selection and application of thermal energy recovery techniques. The outputs of the project will be based on both expert knowledge and thermodynamic analysis of heat recovery techniques and will be used to facilitate decision making and the wider application of energy recovery in the process industries.
This project is a collaboration between Newcastle, Northumbria and Brunel universities, involving industrial partners from the food and chemicals processing sectors, as well as equipment suppliers and process designers.
The tasks of the successful PhD candidate will be as follows:
1.Identification, confirmation and quantification of the sources of waste heat and potential heat sinks in the food and drinks and chemical processing industries through review of the published literature, and data available or to be obtained from collaborating organisations.
2.Investigation of the process heat recovery equipment for: sensible heat recovery, sensible and latent (condensing) recovery; thermal upgrading, storage and transport, power generation and refrigeration.
3.Development of a database of technologies and equipment, simplified efficiency and cost models and knowledge based software tools for the selection of the most appropriate technology and equipment for a given application.
4.Application of knowledge-based software tools, to be linked with other modeling and simulation tools being developed by other researchers in the project, including Finite Time Thermodynamics for the thermodynamic analysis of energy recovery for use as heat or power.
5.Application of the tools and process knowledge developed to maximise energy recovery from food and chemicals processing to reduce their carbon footprint within acceptable returns on investment.
The project is near-market and should offer good industrial employment prospects.
Value of the Award and Eligibility
Depending on how you meet the EPSRC’s eligibility criteria, you may receive a full award or a partial award. A full award covers UK/EU tuition fees and a tax-free stipend of £13,290 per annum (2009/10). A partial award covers fees only.
Person Specification
Candidates for this position should have a good degree (upper-second-class Honours degree) in chemical or mechanical engineering, and, preferably, an interest in and knowledge of heat exchangers/heat transfer (ideally including heat pumps) and be able to undertake computer programming.
How to Apply
You must complete the University’s postgraduate application form, selecting ‘PhD School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials (full time) - Chemical Engineering’ as the programme of study and inserting the reference number CE022. Only mandatory fields need to be completed and a CV and a covering letter should be attached. The covering letter must state the title of the studentship, quote the reference number CE022 and state how your interests and experience relate to the project.
Supervisors: Dr A Harvey and Professor D Reay
Closing date for applications: 19th March 2010
Further Information
For more details, please contact Dr Harvey, a.p.harvey@ncl.ac.uk
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this opportunity
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