Stillingstittel:
PhD Research Fellow in Technology with specialization in CM and CBM

Stillingsbeskrivelse:

The University of Agder offers more than 150 study programmes and an active and leading research environment. We emphasize respect, openness and the ability to show commitment and pride concerning both your own and others' results. Our 1100 staff and 11000 students enjoy daily life and scholarly activities at our modern and functional campuses in Kristiansand and Grimstad. 

Jobbnorge ID: 123739

The University of Agder invites applications for a full-time, fixed-term position as Research Fellow in Condition Based Maintenance for a period of three years, at the Department of Engineering Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Science. The position is located in Grimstad, Norway and will be part of work-package WP5 in the research centre SFI Offshore Mechatronics.

 

The WP5 of the SFI Mechatronics is led by the research institute Teknova AS, the work scope to be performed by the research fellow will be directed by Teknova AS in cooperation with University of Agder.  The starting date is as soon as possible/negotiable.

 

Teknova and the University of Agder have an extensive network of Norwegian and international partner universities and university colleges.

 

Background for the position

 

Fiber ropes are a popular alternative to the commonly used steel wire rope for offshore applications with good properties such as reduced weight, natural buoyancy (for HMPE mooring ropes), and ease of handling. Even though fiber ropes have many good properties compared to steel wire ropes, they do not have the long heritage of research on different condition monitoring techniques as steel wire ropes do. Presently there are ranges of different non-destructive testing methods that can be applied to condition monitoring of fiber ropes, but presently there is no good overall method that allows the condition of a fiber rope to be properly determined.

Objective

 

The objective of this project is to develop a condition monitoring technique that allows the condition of fiber ropes for offshore applications to be determined using non-destructive testing. A large focus will be on obtaining experimental results using a method such as (e.g.) x-ray tomography, thermography, hyper spectral imaging, acoustics, computer vision or others and analyze the data to determine the condition of the rope (i.e. time to rupture).

 

Challenges and deliverables

 

There are many kinds of faults that must be considered for fiber ropes, including creep, internal and external abrasion, fiber breakage, flattening of rope, melting of fibers, extrusion of fiber loops etc. These mechanisms are not independent, but act together making the failure analysis complex.  Expected results and deliverables are:

• experimental results using the selected technique to determine the condition of the rope
• development of new algorithms for determining the time-to-rupture based on the experimental results
• potentially develop new measurement methods that can be applied for condition monitoring of fiber ropes

The successful applicant should hold a master's degree (e.g. instrumentation, physics or engineering) that covers the above fields in a way so the applicant is capable of modeling, simulating and experimenting systems. Additionally, the candidate should have a basic understanding of material science to understand the relationship between the sensor output and what is happening with the rope. The position places great demands on the applicant's capacity for independent goal-oriented work, ability to concentrate and attention to detail. Applicants will be assessed on the basis of academic background and results, and any previous research

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Arbeidsgiver Navn: Universitetet i Agder

Arbeidsgiver adresse: Gimlemoen 25 4630 KRISTIANSAND S

Job kort beskrivelse: University and higher education teachers

Land: Norge

Region: Aust-Agder

Kilde til jobbtilbud: NAV, Offentlige arbeidsformidlinger, Norge

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Lønn periode: Pr. år