Volvo Cars Research and Development
At RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT you will be a key contributor to the next generation outstanding luxury cars from Volvo. Together with other engineers around the world, you and your team will create innovative human-centric car technology that makes life less complicated and more enjoyable for people. Are you interested in design and connected car technology? Do you share our passion for people, the environment and our urge to create a superior driving experience? Research and Development is the place for you to prosper.
Measurement of Engine Bay Air Flow using Laser Doppler Anemometry
Background
Established procedures for verification in the automotive industry rely heavily on physical testing. These procedures are well tested and fully integrated in the work flow but they required high cost and long preparation time. Therefore, Volvo Cars is embracing the evolution of virtual design to improve further its premium vehicles, and always integrate the more recent innovations. Virtual design of products consists in using numerical simulations in order to predict the evolution of a physical system. Coupled with high-performance computing, virtual design offers fast and reliable testing of complete vehicles, in particular allowing to identify critical regions. However, in order to develop more reliable nurmerical tools, a better knowledge of the flow physics inside the engine bay is needed.
Scope
The purpose of this thesis work is toinvestigate the actual flow field behind different components of the engine bay in the controlled environment of the model-scale wind tunnel at Volvo Cars. The measurements will be performed with Laser Doppler Anemometry (LDA), a non-intrusive flow measurement method that allows precise measurements in multiple directions. The aim is to provide a better understanding of flow phenomena that can be encountered in the engine bay, which will help to develop numerical tools that give accurate results in an appropriate lead time.
Thesis Profile
- Literature study in order to find appropriate theoretical approaches that the thesis will be based on.
- Familiarize yourself with the wind tunnel and the measurement equipment
- Perform measurements of the flow field behind different components
- Evaluate the measurement data
- Documentation and presentation of results at Volvo Cars.
- Have an education in physics, chemical or mechanical/automotive engineeging.
- Strong knowledge of fluid mechanics
- Experience with flow measurements, especiallyLDA, is a plus.
We would like you to use the electronic link further down in this ad.
Please apply with: CV, cover letter, grades, proposal and references.
Duration
Proposed the thesis work period
- Estimated start date; January 2018
- Estimated end date; June 2018
- ECTS (Academic Credits/”Högskolepoäng”) 30 ECT
Please contact:
Randi Franzke +46-31-597090
We want your application at the latest2017-12-02.
Use the electronic application-form