PDEng Development of a new pipe-bending process for very high strength steels at the University of Twente

The Professional Doctorate in Engineering (PDEng) programme Energy & Process Technology is very interesting for you. The PDEng programme is a 2-year post MSc technological programme with a focus on technological design. This programme at the University of Twente contains an educational part that will be followed at the University, and a design project that will be carried out at Maats Pipeline Equipment. The educational programme will have an in-depth and broadening character with ample attention for professional development and will be partly tailored to the design project. In collaboration with Maats Pipeline Equipment (www.maats.com) , high level, creative and new designs for complex issues will be aimed at.

PDEng Design Project - Development of a new pipe-bending process for very high strength steels

Pipelines for transportation of oil and natural gas on land are crossing the continents. To follow a prescribed track, pipe segments of up to a metre in diameter and a few centimetres of wall thickness must be bent plastically. While bending, the roundness must be maintained and wrinkling must be avoided. An ongoing trend in pipe construction is the application of ever stronger steels, without reduction of the wall thickness. As a consequence, bending of pipe segments requires higher and higher bending forces and the limit of current bending machines is reached. Because the bending machines must be mobile, just scaling up the machines is not practical and a radical innovation in the bending process is needed. A new bending concept is defined at Maats Pipeline Equipement that must be developed further in this project. The project includes the analysis of the plastic deformation of a pipe segment with a finite element program, experimental validation of the results and the design of a new bending machine.

We are searching for the best MSc graduated candidates (or graduates with several years of experience) in the field of Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline. Candidates should have a demonstrable affinity with design and multidisciplinary assignments. Besides, you must have the ambition and talent to accelerate in finding solutions / creating designs for complex technological issues with a multidisciplinary character. Important professional skills are English language skills, communication and interpersonal skills, teamwork, initiative and self-reflection. An interview will be part of the selection procedure.

Please send your letter of motivation, with a curriculum vitae, a list with grades of courses attended, references and, if applicable, a list of publications before 15-7-2015 through the link below.

Contact information
If you have any further questions about this vacancy of the PDEng programme in Energy & Process Technology, please contact Prof. Ton van den Boogaard:

Email: a.h.vandenboogaard(at)utwente.nl
Telephone: +31 53 489 4785
General information about PDEng programmes you can find at our website.

Further details:
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