Advanced monitoring of coating detachment using optical systems

id="offer-description" class="ecl-u-type-heading-2 ecl-u-mt-none ecl-u-mb-l">Offer Description The research focuses on validating coatings applied to actual components for domestic hot water production systems, monitoring the detachment of the internal protective enamel using internal optical systems and infrared thermography. The selected candidate will contribute to defining test protocols and accelerated thermomechanical loading and pressurization cycles, preparing components, and conducting tests on UNIVPM's rapid fatigue test rig. They will process pressure, temperature, and diagnostic data to quantify defect initiation, location, extent, and evolution. Post-test analyses using optical and electron microscopy will help identify cracking, delamination, and corrosion. The candidate will also contribute to calibrating finite element models and integrating experimental and numerical results to assess reliability and operating limits and refine industrial validation protocols. Where to apply Website https://istanze.univpm.it/rwe2/module_preview.jsp?MODULE_TAG=INCRIC_2026_10D . Requirements. Additional Information . Eligibility criteria. Eligible destination country/ies for fellows: . Italy. Eligibility of fellows: country/ies of residence: . AFRICA. EUROPE. OCEANIA. NORTH AMERICA. SOUTH AMERICA. ASIA. Eligibility of fellows: nationality/ies: . AFRICA. EUROPE. OCEANIA. NORTH AMERICA. SOUTH AMERICA. ASIA. Website for additional job details https://www.univpm.it/Entra/Ateneo/Ban