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Dr Mingyi Tan, Dr Z Sabeur
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About the Project
3 years PhD Studentship at University of Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute
Subject: Fluid flow and impact at solid and permeable structures
There is scientific interest in understanding the underlying wave impact dynamics on solid and/or permeable structures for coastal defences. The accurate and validated simulation of the dynamics of the flow prior to, at and after impact has been an outstanding and challenging numerical problem in CFD. When more advanced numerical modelling of free surface flow including air entrapment processes is achieved, more insight into the trends of pulse-like forces involved at impact with solid and/or porous material will enable the understanding of the mechanical stability and integrity of defence structures. Furthermore, the deployment of advanced numerical models for solving such problem will need to be made web-accessible as information systems to a wider community of civil and coastal engineers in order to achieve integrated design of structural defences. The research is on free surface flow simulations, flow visualisation, analyses of forces of impact, and analyses of the integrity of offshore structures in an information system environment context. The PhD candidate should have strong mathematical skills to understand the foundations of the Navier-Stokes equations while adopting numerical techniques for free surface flow modelling at porous structures, using open software such as OpenFOAM and others with interest in investigating on the dynamics of impact pressures at structures. Knowledge of C++ programming is required, while C# and Java desirable.
This research will be conducted under a joint collaboration from the Faculty of Physical and Applied Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering and Environment of the University of Southampton. It offers a unique opportunity for the candidate to interact with researchers in computational fluid dynamics, information systems design and web enablement.
For further information please contact Dr Zoheir Sabeur, University of Southampton IT Innovation Centre. Email address: [Email Address Removed] ; or Dr Mingyi Tan University of Southampton, Fluid-Structure Interactions Research Group. Email address: [Email Address Removed]
Subject: Fluid flow and impact at solid and permeable structures
There is scientific interest in understanding the underlying wave impact dynamics on solid and/or permeable structures for coastal defences. The accurate and validated simulation of the dynamics of the flow prior to, at and after impact has been an outstanding and challenging numerical problem in CFD. When more advanced numerical modelling of free surface flow including air entrapment processes is achieved, more insight into the trends of pulse-like forces involved at impact with solid and/or porous material will enable the understanding of the mechanical stability and integrity of defence structures. Furthermore, the deployment of advanced numerical models for solving such problem will need to be made web-accessible as information systems to a wider community of civil and coastal engineers in order to achieve integrated design of structural defences. The research is on free surface flow simulations, flow visualisation, analyses of forces of impact, and analyses of the integrity of offshore structures in an information system environment context. The PhD candidate should have strong mathematical skills to understand the foundations of the Navier-Stokes equations while adopting numerical techniques for free surface flow modelling at porous structures, using open software such as OpenFOAM and others with interest in investigating on the dynamics of impact pressures at structures. Knowledge of C++ programming is required, while C# and Java desirable.
This research will be conducted under a joint collaboration from the Faculty of Physical and Applied Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering and Environment of the University of Southampton. It offers a unique opportunity for the candidate to interact with researchers in computational fluid dynamics, information systems design and web enablement.
For further information please contact Dr Zoheir Sabeur, University of Southampton IT Innovation Centre. Email address: [Email Address Removed] ; or Dr Mingyi Tan University of Southampton, Fluid-Structure Interactions Research Group. Email address: [Email Address Removed]
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