30 hp - Coolant Circularity- Understanding aluminum corrosion, leaching and precipitation

Thesis work is an excellent way to get closer to Scania and build relationships for the future. Many of today's employees began their Scania career with their degree project.

Background:
Scania’s purpose is to drive the shift towards a sustainable transport system, creating a world of mobility that is better for business, society and the environment. A part of this shift is shifting towards new types of propulsion systems and technologies. Thermal management is an important part of new technologies like BEV and fuel cells. Another part of the shift is shifting towards re use and circularity. Knowledge about thermal management and especially circularity of materials is thus vital. 

Objective: 
Materials technology have developed two inhouse methods for studying internal diesel injector deposits that also seem to be perfect for studying the problems that occur in cooling systems over time. However none of the techniques have been used before in literature or inhouse Scania to study the chemistry inside the cooling system. We would thus like to evaluate the potential in these two techniques.

Job description: 
This is an experimental work that will evaluate the potential in two techniques for studying deposits in cooling systems. One is the analytical technique pyrolysis with GC/MS. The other one is an experimental thermal deposit test. The ambition is to test if the analytical test could be used to analyse deposits in the cooling system and if the thermal deposit test could be used to study the complex chemistry behind deposits in the cooling system.

Education:

This thesis project is a practical and intellectual project. We are thus seeking a person who thrives in the laboratory, likes practical and intellectual challenges 

M. Sc. student in Chemical Engineering or Engineering Physics. 

Number of students: 1
Time: 20 weeks, full time 40 hours per week
Start: Jan 2025
Credits: 30hp

Contact persons and supervisors:

Mayte Pach, Industrial Ph.D. student, Materials Technology, Scania CV AB, Mayte.Pach@Scania.com

Henrik Hittig, Expert engineer, Materials Technology, Scania CV AB, Henrik.Hittig@Scania.com  

Ragna Elger, Group Manager, Materials Technology, Scania CV AB Ragna.Elger@scania.com   

Application:
Your application must include a CV, personal letter and transcript of grades 
A background check might be conducted for this position. We are conducting interviews continuously and may close the recruitment earlier than the date specified.     
 

30 hp – Coolant Circularity- Understanding aluminum corrosion, leaching and precipitation