Research Specialist

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom University of Bristol Full time
Research Associate Job Description

The University of Bristol is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Research Associate to join the AFCAD project, a collaborative effort between the University and industry partners.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing state-of-the-art thermal management techniques to provide efficient cooling solutions for high-temperature fuel cell stacks. This will involve the optimization of cooling structure geometry for various deployment positions and operational conditions using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) based geometric optimization.

The successful candidate will be part of a team of researchers working on different aspects of the AFCAD project and will be expected to work closely with the main industrial partner and other university partners. This will involve regular presentations, progress reports, and completion of project deliverables.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Development of CFD-based geometry optimization approach to improve cooling performance at the cell component level.
  • Assessment of the methodology on various stack integration configurations.
  • Investigation of the sensitivity of power output performance to changes in the cooling.
  • Technical discussions with other partners in AFCAD and researchers across the University of Bristol.
  • Presentation of results at regular progress meetings.
  • Production of written technical reports to meet the required deliverables of AFCAD and publication of conference and journal papers as appropriate.

Requirements:

  • Experience in using CFD packages for thermomechanical analysis of fuel cell stacks, including hydrogen simulation in fuel cell systems.
  • Experience in geometric stack optimization and integration.
  • Experience in analysis and interpretation of numerical data sets, including numerical simulation for flow behavior and heat transfer of hydrogen in fuel cells.
  • Experience in supporting electrochemical analysis, including TEM, FIB, SEM, XPS, and XRD.
  • Experience in using simulation software for design and optimization, including COMSOL Fuel Cell Simulation or ANSYS Fluent, and additional coding skills to integrate UDF and UDS for CFD modeling.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Able to work independently or as part of a team.
  • 1st class undergraduate degree in Chemical/Mechanical Engineering or related engineering domain.
  • Candidates for the I Grade position should have or be working towards a PhD in Chemical/Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering domain.

Why Apply:

  • Opportunity to develop expertise in thermal management techniques and fuel cell design and system integration.
  • Chance to work with a collaborative team of researchers and industry partners.
  • Experience in managing and optimizing complex projects.

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