Thesis: 1D Modelling of H2 Combustion

Master Thesis: 1D Modelling of H2 Combustion
Position description:
Background
Heavy duty road transport is in a transition phase towards CO2 neutrality. One promising carbon free energy carrier is hydrogen and an internal combustion engine is one technique for converting the chemical energy in hydrogen to mechanical work.

Content
Initially a literature study should be conducted in order to gain information and experience from previous work. The next step is to study experimental data for H2 combustion to identify key fetures and to decide on modelling strategy. The last step is to implement a model in the GT-Power engine simulation software and verify that the combustion process is captured in the simulations.

Suitable Background
Candidates should be in their final year of Master studies and preferably in the faculties of Mechanics, Applied Physics or computer science. An interest in aerodynamics and vehicles combined with good analytical skills and excellent understanding of physics is a good background. Basic knowledge of internal combustion engines is a plus. Relevant courses include but are not limited to: Combustion physics, Programming, Thermodynamics, Numerical analysis, Computational fluid dynamics.

For any further details please contact
Rafig Babayev, Simualtion engineer, tel +46 73 9020523
Magnus Brogeby, Group Manager, tel +46 76 5533384

Thesis level: Master
Language: English
Starting date: September 2022
Number of students: 1
City/Town: Göteborg
Last application date: August 1, 2022