Pós-doc: Large Eddy Simulation of Hydrogen combustion

Post-doc position in Large Eddy Simulation of Hydrogen combustion at Universidad Politecnica de Madrid

CONTACT: Prof. Daniel Rodriguez.
HOST LAB: Numerical Methods in Aerospace Technology (http://numath.dmae.upm.es), School of Aeronautics, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid.

We are looking for 2-3 post-doctoral researchers to work on an exciting project in the field of Large Eddy Simulation of Hydrogen Combustion. The project aims at:
(i) further developing the group's LES solver to introduce state-of-the-art methods for the simulation of turbulent Hydrogen flames at different regimes,
(ii) conduct high-fidelity simulations to study the flame dynamics and combustion instabilities,
(iii) study passive and active flow control strategies for flame stabilisation.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• PhD in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics or related fields.
• Excellent computational skills and interest in CFD programming. Our codes are based on Fortran, but previous experience in C/C++ is also useful.
• Experience during the PhD in the development of CFD codes for Large Eddy Simulation and/or Reactive Flows.
• Fluent English language.

WHAT DO WE OFFER?
The contract is offered for 1-2 years starting in early 2023. Salary: 35-40 K€/year (gross).

HOW TO APPLY?
Please send cover letter and resume plus relevant technical papers, reports, references, etc. to daniel.rodriguez@upm.es quoting the reference HCLES_UPM

WHO ARE WE?:
The Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM) is the oldest and largest Spanish technical University, with more than 4.000 faculty members, around 48.000 undergraduate students and 6.000 postgraduates in 21 Schools. UPM Schools cover most of engineering disciplines, including Aeronautics. The School of Aeronautics ETSIAE-UPM is one the best schools of engineering in Spain and the oldest providing an
aeronautical degree. ETSIAE-UPM was ranked 41st of the world in Shanghai’s ranking for aeronautical engineering in 2017.

The Group Numerical Methods in Aerospace Technology), belonging to the Dept. of Applied Mathematics at ETSIAE-UPM, offers a young dynamic environment where currently over 10 PhD students, 4 postdocs and 20 academics of different nationalities perform research in fluids and numerical methods for aerospace technology. The line of research in hydrogen combustion is a novelty in the group, funded by Spanish national funds and the European Union and led by Prof. Daniel Rodriguez.

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