Mechanical Engineering Internship: Tool design for exhaust flow measurement

Mechanical Engineering Internship: Tool Design for Exhaust Flow Measurement

Introduction

Within the cluster of Electronic Development, the e-cooling team mainly focuses on giving input and performing validations during the design of electronics cabinets, creating thermal models, and conducting thermal simulations.

Electronics cabinets with fan cooling have an air exhaust operated by fans to remove the heat load from them. This air exhaust can be at the top or bottom of the cabinet depending on the location of these cabinets. In the factory, there are up to 10-15 of these cabinets per machine connected in parallel to a central air exhaust system. Each fan-cooled cabinet has its own flow requirement and hence it is necessary to adjust the exhaust flow in each of these parallel branches. The flow and pressure values for each of these cabinets have to be measured so that the facilities department can use them for right balancing in the exhaust network.

Assignment

For the exhaust connection on top of the cabinet, there is enough space to use measurement devices on top of the hoses, but for the cabinets with exhaust at the bottom, the exhaust hose connection goes through the floor of the cabinet. As the cabinets can't be moved away from the floor, the team wants to develop a new tool “Bottom exhaust flow measurement tool”.

Your tasks will include:

• Read upon the existing measurement method for top and bottom exhaust cabinet;
• Research and develop a flow measurement method based on the air flow profile between the bottom of the cabinet and the floor taking into account turbulence effects;
• Investigate if readily available flow measurement devices can be used for this tool or a custom tool needs to be designed;
• Collaborate with designers and build this tool for use in the factory taking into account modularity and ease of use;
• Qualify the tool by performing flow measurements in the factory on a cabinet and compare them with existing measurement method.

This is a bachelor/master apprentice internship (to gain work experience) or a bachelor thesis for a duration of 4-6 months. The start date is asap, latest in September 2025.

Your profile

To be a perfect fit for this assignment, you:

• Have educational background in mechanical, physics, mathematics or electronics;
• Have good knowledge of fluid dynamics and basic knowledge electronics;
• Have experience with 3D design, CAD design;
• Are pro-active, with hands-on mentality.

Other requirements you need to meet

• You are enrolled at an educational institute for the entire duration of the internship;
• If you are a non-EU citizen, studying in the Netherlands, your university is willing to sign the documents relevant for doing an internship (i.e., Nuffic agreement).
• You need to be located in the Netherlands to perform your internship. In case you’re currently living/studying outside of the Netherlands, your CV/motivation letter includes the willingness to relocate.

This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the United States Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. § 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.

Diversity and inclusion

ASML is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.

About Us

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