Two postdoc positions in Thermofluid Design and Digital Modeling of Cooling Systems for Electrochemical Reactors

Key Highlights

• Developing analytical and lumped-parameter thermal models that relate operating conditions, electrochemical heat generation, and cooling system performance.
• Identifying the dominant heat transfer controllers and thermal bottlenecks within the cooling loop.
• Designing and rating alternative cooling loop configurations through process-level simulations in Aspen or equivalent system simulation tools.
• Evaluating candidate designs with respect to heat transfer efficiency, pressure losses, operational robustness, and costs.
• Refining the system-level models iteratively using feedback from the CFD and digital modeling activity and delivering a final thermal design specification for prototype construction.