fluid mechanics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Mathematical Modelling of Poro-Mechanics of Soil

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Tiina Roose, William Powrie, Siul Ruiz. Project description. Soil is one of the most complex and important self-assembling organo-mineral composites in the world. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T. Roose

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Coupled heat transfer – stress – hydrogen diffusion modelling in cryogenic combustion systems for zero emission jet engines

King’s College London School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences

Transport, the UK’s biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions, presents a major obstacle to UK’s decarbonisation plans. To overcome it, we must develop new sustainable fuel technologies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CS Skamniotis, Dr DM Moxey, Dr C Gattinoni

1 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Modelling blood motion in deformable vessels

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering

This project aims to introduce a novel approach in studying blood flow in deformable vessels by simultaneously considering both the fluid (blood) and the structure (vessel) through analytical and numerical approaches. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Hayatdavoodi, Prof P Lin

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Biomedical Engineering: Fully Funded Swansea and Boston Scientific Ltd PhD Scholarship: Bioprosthetic Design Evaluation Through Experimental-Computational Techniques

Swansea University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Funding providers: Swansea University's Faculty of Science and Engineering and Boston Scientific Ltd. Subject areas: Experimental Mechanics, Heart Valves, Digital Image Correlation (DIC), Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), Biomechanics, Fluid-Structure Interaction. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R van Loon

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Efficient Cryostasis for Transport of Liquid Hydrogen

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Edward Richardson; Stephen Turnock. Project description. Liquid hydrogen (LH2) storage and transport enables flexible exploitation of potentially carbon-free energy. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E.S. Richardson

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Rapid production of hollow spheres using coaxial nozzles: multiphase CFD

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Ivo Peters, John Shrimpton. Project description. When a gas surrounded by a liquid film flows out of a coaxial nozzle, the stream can spontaneously deform into liquid shells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Peters

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Exploring Advanced Materials for Mitigating Cavitation Damage

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Ivo Peters. Project description. Cavitation damage poses a substantial threat to equipment across various industries, impacting performance, increasing maintenance costs, causing downtime, and posing safety and environmental risks. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Peters

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Providing Computational Insights into Cardiac Xenotransplantation (XenoSim)

University College Dublin School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Overview. We are at the dawn of a new medical age, marked by the first pig-to-human heart transplant in January 2022, and the second operation in September 2023. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof PC Cardiff

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Finite temperature superfluid turbulence flow-structure interactions via immersed boundary methods

University of Strathclyde Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

This is a multidisciplinary research project that combines the quantum physics of superfluid turbulence flows with advanced computational fluid dynamics for flow-structure interactions. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Kivotides

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Machine Learning models for subgrid scales in turbulent reacting flows

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Temistocle Grenga, Ed Richardson. Project description. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Grenga

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Computational Studies of Haemodynamic Properties in Arteriovenous Fistula and Peripheral Arteries

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering

Understanding the haemodynamic properties in coronary artery and renal dialysis venous access (DVA) in patients will help to improve the performance and longevity of renal DVA and coronary stent which underpins the life supporting haemodialysis techniques. Read more

Supervisors: Prof P Lin, Prof G Houston

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Climate-Optimised Aircraft Design

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Edward Richardson; Ali Elham. Project description. The condensation trail (contrail) emissions of future low-CO2 aircraft will be assessed as part of a climate-optimised aircraft design methodology. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E.S. Richardson

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Rapid production of hollow spheres using coaxial nozzles: experiments

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Ivo Peters, John Shrimpton. Project description. When a gas surrounded by a liquid film flows out of a coaxial nozzle, the stream can spontaneously deform into liquid shells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Peters

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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