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Bachelor-/Masterarbeit/Studienarbeit, am IABP - GaBi

Power-to-X (PtX) technologies are one of the promising solutions for defossilization of the transportation sector and the industry. There are various production routes and technologies investigated in the literature for producing hydrocarbons which can be used as fuel and/or chemical.

Assignment:

In the scope of this project, a systematic literature review shall be performed to present the state-of-the-art of PtX studies. Moreover, the key parameters affecting the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and costs of PtX products should be discussed as investigated in the literature. In a next step, an LCA model shall be built using an LCA software and the results shall be interpreted with respect to the identified key parameters.

Your profile:

• Students of Verfahrenstechnik, Umweltschutztechnik, WASTE/WAREM
• Interest in LCA and chemical processes
• Knowledge of Power-to-X technologies and GaBi software is an advantage, but not mandatory
• Confident use of MS Office
• Good knowledge of English and German

Start date:

now

Application:

If this advertisement has caught your interest or if you have any questions, please send your current application documents (CV, transcript of records, letter of motivation, ...) to: see Link below.

In the context of sustainable construction, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is gaining increasing importance, particularly when integrated into the design phase. By incorporating LCA early in the design process, architects and engineers can make informed decisions that significantly reduce environmental impacts, optimize resource use, and enhance the overall sustainability of buildings.

This Master's thesis focuses on the creation of an LCA for the UniversalTimberSlab, a timber-based load-bearing structure for multi-storey buildings. This includes goal and scope definition of the LCA, data collection regarding materials and processes needed for the production of the UniversalTimberSlab, evaluation and interpretation of the LCA results. A central component of the work is the development of generic models in the GaBi software. The goal of this Master's thesis is to provide a comprehensive overview of the environmental impacts of UniversalTimberSlab and to contribute to the development of sustainable construction practices.

Requirements:

• Enrollment in a Master's program
• Interest in topics such as construction, resource and energy efficiency, circular economy, innovative technologies, LCA, and sustainability
• Reliable, careful, and independent work ethic
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel
• Advantageous: Experience with GaBi
• Good command of English, both written and spoken

We offer:

• Independent work in an interdisciplinary team
• Coffee

Masterthesis,  IABP - GaBi

In the context of sustainable construction, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is gaining increasing importance, particularly when integrated into the design phase. By incorporating LCA early in the design process, architects and engineers can make informed decisions that significantly reduce environmental impacts, optimize resource use, and enhance the overall sustainability of buildings.

This Master's thesis focuses on the creation of an interface between LCA data of UniversalTimberSlab and the architectural Design Tools to achieve a direct feedback on environmental impacts during the design stage. Therefore, an evaluation of the general feasibility of integrating LCA data into design tools must be explored, the implementation of an API must be demonstrated, and recommendations should be derived. The goal of this Master's thesis is to provide an interface between LCA data and the design tool to contribute to the development of sustainable construction practices by developing an API.

Requirements:

• Enrollment in a Master's program
• Interest in topics such as construction, resource and energy efficiency, circular economy, innovative technologies, life cycle assessment, and sustainability
• Reliable, careful, and independent work ethic
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel
• Advantageous: Experience with GaBi, JSON, BHOM
• Good command of English, both written and spoken

We offer:

• Independent work in an interdisciplinary team
• Coffee

Bewerbung:

If you are interested or have any questions, we look forward to hearing from you. Please attach your current application documents (CV, transcript, motivation letter, certificates, etc.) to your application. Send them to:
bewerbung-gabi@iabp.uni-stuttgart.de.

Bachelor-/Masterthesis, IABP

Background

The subject of this work is PV-integrated shading solutions, such as those depicted in Figure 1. Changing the slat angle not only affects the workplace illuminance or glare, but also the solar gains and the electricity yield. All these effects depend on the slat angle and the weather conditions. This includes a non-smooth and non-linear dependence on the position of the sun. Due to the effect in several domains, optimization-based control concepts (e.g. MPC, RLC) are favoured, which, however, require a compact surrogate model.

Task Description

This work begins with a literature research on the previous surrogate model and control approaches of PV-integrated shading devices. Subsequently, different deep neural network structures are developed and compared. MATLAB is the preferred environment for this.The training data required is made available using an existing Rhino3D Grasshopper plugin from parametric design. With appropriate aptitude, this surrogate model can then be used to develop an optimization-based control.

Requirements, Supervision, and Contact

You should have knowledge of machine learning methods and a good experience in programming with MATLAB or Python. If this position interests you, please send your CV, current transcript of records, and your preferred start date. The position is available immediately. For any inquiries, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Start

as of now

Application, see following link.

Please contact abschlussarbeit@iabp.uni-stuttgart.de