Master’s Thesis Student in Thermal Behavior of Gas Turbines

Location: Finspång, Östergötlands län, Sweden

Company

Gas Services division focused on low-emission power generation, gas turbine service, decarbonization, modernization, and digitalization.

What you will do

• Set up and execute unsteady and higher-fidelity CFD simulations of gas turbine diffusers and exhausts.
• Analyze complex flow conditions and temperature variations across different load cases, including engine starts and stops.
• Process real engine test data to extract temperature and flow characteristics.
• Validate CFD results against engine test measurements to assess prediction accuracy.
• Document research methods, simulation setups, and validation results in a master’s thesis report.
• Present findings and recommendations to the Heat Transfer engineering team and stakeholders.

Requirements

• Ongoing Master of Science studies in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong theoretical foundation in fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and computational methods.
• Hands-on experience with CFD modeling tools such as ANSYS Fluent, CFX, or Star-CCM+.
• Excellent analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong scientific writing and documentation abilities.
• Technical presentation skills for communicating findings.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative Heat Transfer team focused on gas turbine technology, creativity, innovation, and knowledge sharing.
• Reduced working hours.
• Advance vacation.
• Healthcare allowance.
• Potential for flexible working arrangements.
• Work focused on sustainable energy, decarbonization, and energy transformation.