Techno-economic analysis of large heat storage in district heating networks

Type: Simulation

Start: immediately, duration 6 months

Supervision: Dr Fabian Ochs

Motivation

As part of the FFG research project Giga-TES, the different types of construction of a seasonal heat storage facility are to be analysed. Potential construction types, e.g. tanks and underground basins, are to be systematically analysed, taking into account the techno-economic analysis. The volume of the investigated cases is between 100,000 m3 and 2,000,0000 m3. A numerical model already exists for the investigation, which has been validated against measurement data from a real existing underground heat storage tank.

Your tasks are

  • Literature research/familiarisation with the topic of techno-economic analysis of a long-term heat storage facility
  • Implementation and further development of the techno-economic approaches for the various heat storage systems
  • Sensitivity analysis
  • Outlook on possible applications

What you need to bring with you:

  • Enrolled student specialising in mechanical engineering, energy, supply, process, environmental engineering, physics or similar
  • Experience in the modelling of thermodynamic systems
  • Ideally knowledge of thermodynamics and energy economics
  • Ability to work in a team, commitment, independent and autonomous work are desired
  • Good MS Office skills, good knowledge of FEM and FDM simulation is advantageous
  • Good written and spoken German and English skills

If you are interested, please contact:

Dr Fabian Ochs
Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Department of Energy Efficient Construction
fabian.ochs@uibk.ac.at

 

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