Master Thesis - CFD Prediction of Impingement Cooling Applied to Gas Turbine Combustors (CFD)

Location: Finspång, Östergötland County, Sweden

No salary stated.

Company

hirify.global develops energy technologies and gas turbine systems for reliable, sustainable, and lower-emission power generation.

What you will do

• Evaluate impingement-cooling test cases against correlations from open literature.
• Investigate mesh strategies using RANS and LES simulations to achieve the best accuracy with a minimum number of cells.
• Apply the selected methodology to part of the SGT-800 combustor.
• Compare the improved methodology with hirify.global's standard approach based on accuracy versus number of cells.
• Use measurement data from an instrumented prototype engine to assess thermal boundary conditions and metal-temperature predictions.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a master's program in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related field.
• Strong background in heat transfer, FEM, and/or CFD analysis.
• Background in programming.
• Proficiency in numerical modelling and simulation software.
• Good problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative Computer Aided Engineering of Combustion Systems team with specialists available for technical support.
• Close collaboration with turbine and compressor CFD/HT departments.
• Benefits may include reduced working hours, advance vacation, and a health care allowance.
• Possible flexible workplace arrangement.
• Focus on decarbonization, new technologies, energy transformation, and sustainable power generation.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, and the position may be filled before the stated deadline.
• Application deadline: 9 November 2025.