This internship sits at the intersection of high-temperature thermochemistry, reactive flows and engineering feasibility — themes that directly overlap with the thermal-fluid interests I developed more rigorously through the Siemens Energy thesis (TRITA-ITM-EX 2026:14). Plastic pyrolysis involves coupled heat transfer, fluid mechanics and chemical kinetics in a high-temperature reactive environment, which requires a working understanding of thermal decomposition pathways, phase-change energetics and residence-time effects.
The experience of translating reactor physics into cost-analysis and feasibility framing also strengthened my ability to work across the boundary between scientific description and engineering decision-making — a skill directly applicable to doctoral research contexts where simulation outputs need to connect to observable physical behaviour and measurable performance metrics.
Research interests that emerged or were reinforced from this role: catalytic and thermal pyrolysis of polymers, deposit formation from thermal decomposition products, and surface-condition effects on heat transfer in high-temperature passages.
