Master Thesis: Prediction of atmosphere flow in case hardening furnace by CFD-calculations

Job description

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future? If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match. 

Background

Uniformity of the atmosphere is one of the most crucial factors of the carburising process. By using CFD-calculations in improvement work for optimization of the gas inlet, fan speed etc. could be more accurate and reduce number of trial and error settings. 

Student profile

Mechanical Engineering or other relevant education connected to CFD-calculations

 

Thesis subject

The purpose is to create a model of a furnace with the posibility to vary X numbers of influencing factors and predict the uniformity of the atmosphere in the furnace.

The assignment includes: 
•    Literature study.
•    Collect information of the furnace.
•    Create model and calculate the atmosphere flow when using current furnace settings + minimum two more settings.
•    Investigate if the model is usable on other furnaces inside the company.
•    Document and present results.

 

Last day to apply: 2024-11-24
 

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Job Category:  Engineering

Organization:  Group Trucks Operations

Travel Required:  No Travel Required

Requisition ID:  15398