PhD Studentship in Chemical Engineering on “Flow of pulp fibre suspensions

Reference number 2009/59
Application deadline 2009-05-15

The project aims at developing a deeper understanding of the flow behaviour of pulp fibre suspensions at concentrations above 3% by weight. At these concentrations, of outmost importance in pulp processing, the suspension shows a complex rheological behaviour. A better understanding of the system could lead to a better utilization of the turbulent energy with reduced energy costs, and /or equipment dimensions, and less fibre damage. Thus, an understanding of the flow behaviour of fibre suspensions is of great interest for the design, scale-up and operation of pulp processing equipment. In particular flow and dewatering effects in the near wall region will be studied in detail, theoretically using mathematical modelling (CFD) and experimentally using PIV, LDA and UVP.

Job description

The project is a joint venture between Metso Paper in Sundsvall, Södra Cell in Värö and Chemical Engineering at Chalmers and is funded by the Swedish National Energy Administration.

The position is limited to maximum five years and corresponds to full-time research studies during four years. In addition, teaching in the undergraduate or masters curriculi at Chalmers could be included corresponding to one year, teaching work distributed over the whole time of the position.

Qualifications

A suitable background is Master of Science in Chemical engineering, Chemical Engineering with Physics, Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Physics; specifically with interest in applied mathematics and transport phenomena.

Application procedure

The application shall be written in English and include the following items:

   1. An application of a maximum of one A4 page containing your specific qualifications for the position
   2. Attested copies of education certificates, including grade reports and other documents
   3. Curriculum Vitae
   4. Letters of recommendation and name of reference persons (optional)

The application shall be sent electronically as pdf or zipped documents. Please use the button at the foot of the page to reach the application form.

If any material is not available electronically or cannot be transferred to pdf format, the material can be sent as a hard copy to Registrar. The applicants name and the reference number (2009/59) must be written on the first page of the application.

Address:
Registrar
Chalmers University of Technology
SE-412 96 Göteborg
Sweden

Further information

For further information, please contact:

Professor Anders Rasmuson,
Chemical Engineering, Chalmers,
+46 31 772 2940, rasmuson@chalmers. se

or

TeknD Tomas Wikström,
Metso Paper, Sundsvall, +46 60 165690, tomas.wikstrom@ metso.com

Union representatives

    * SACO: Jan Lindér
    * ST: Marie Wenander
    * SEKO: Ralf Berndtsson

All reachable via Chalmers exchange: +46 31 772 10 00

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