CFD FOR WIND FARM SIMULATION - RE1

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Context And Mission The participant will work in the wind energy application area of the Energy oriented Center of Excellence – energy towards exascale (https://www.
ocoe.
u).
The core of the proposed work consist in further developing the spectral element in-house CFD code SOD2D (https://www.
sc.
s/research-and-development/software-and-apps/software-list/sod2d) so that it provides the wind community with a European code that can take full advantage of biggest European Supercomputers which use GPUs.
The code is written in Fortran and uses OpenACC.
Within the project there are activities on GPU code optimisation and use of linear algebra (algebraic multigrid) libraries that can provide correct algorithmic scalability on the biggest supercomputers.
On the other hand, it is key to prove the wind energy community that the code is mature enough to satisfy their needs and that computationally efficient scale resolving (LES) can provide them with superior accuracy and understanding of wind farm flows.
Ongoing project with Iberdrola and Oceanwinds will provide direct feedback on the industry needs.
Key Duties To develop wind farm CFD workflows and perform benchmarking activities that provide enhanced understanding of wind farm flow and highlight the unique capabilities of SOD2D.
To develop and disseminate scale-resolving based on high order spectral elements.
To participate in the rest of the CFD activities of the LS/CFD team in CASE.
Requirements Education Engineering, Physics or Mathematics background preferably with a MSc in computational fluid dynamics or similar Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience Wind farm modelling or experience in CFD code optimisation.
Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience Experience in CFD for wind energy – wind resource assessment (at least 1 year) Experience in large-scale simulation (wall models for LES, complex mesh generation, industrial simulations, etc.) (at least 1 year) Good programming level (python, C, Fortran, C++, etc.) (at least 1 year) Expedience in GPU programming and optimisation (OpenACC, CUDA, OpenMP) (at least 1 year) Experience with Algebraic Multigrid Libraries for sparse linear systems.
(at least 1 year).
Experience in CFD development (at least 1 year) Knowledge in large eddy simulation models (at least 1 year) Understanding of HPC clusters at a user level and experience programming MPI (at least 1 year).
Good writing and oral skills (English is a must – Spanish preferable) Turbulence modelling (LES and RANS modelling) Competences Ability to work independently and in a team-based, collaborative multicultural research environment.
Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills Conditions The position will be located at BSC within the CASE Department We offer a full-time contract (37.
h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, support to the relocation procedures Duration.
Temporary contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget duration - until december Holidays.
23 paid vacation days plus 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement Salary.
we offer a competitive salary commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate and according to the cost of living in Barcelona Starting date.
Sept/Oct Applications procedure and process All applications must be submitted via the BSC website and contain.
A full CV in English including contact details A cover/motivation letter with a statement of interest in English, clearly specifying for which specific area and topics the applicant wishes to be considered.
Additionally, two references for further contacts must be included.
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- 60 points.
A minimum of 30 points out of 60 must be obtained to be eligible for the position.
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Deadline The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired.
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