Fluid Mechanics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 177 Fluid Mechanics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Wave Carpet: Protecting coastal zones while generating electricity

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering

A submerged wave carpet is a deformable plate, or elastic mat, that can be used to extract the wave energy, and for mitigation of large waves in coastal areas. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Hayatdavoodi, Prof P Lin

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

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Development of a computational tool for design and analysis of floating offshore wind turbines

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering

In recent years, significant attention has been given to the development of marine renewable energy. The offshore wind energy, in particular, has experienced remarkable growth and continues to expand world-wide. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Hayatdavoodi, Prof P Lin

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

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Swim like a Whale: Underwater Propulsion at High Reynolds Numbers

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Melike Kurt and Prof Bharath Ganapathisubramani. Project description. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Kurt

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

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University of Bath URSA project: High-Precision Platform for Patterning Micro-Nano-Particles

University of Bath Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering

Project Background. Patterning and assembly of nano/microparticles in a viscous fluid environment has various applications such as diagnostics and drug discovery. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Mohammadi, Dr S Moise, Dr A Cookson

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

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What makes particle packings stable? Explaining and engineering random loose packing

University of Strathclyde Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

How particles pack together to make stable structures is a puzzle that has been addressed by many illustrious scientists and engineers, including Kepler, Coulomb and James Clerk Maxwell. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Haw, Dr P Mulheran

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Catalytic reforming of syngas hydrocarbons to maximise hydrogen production

University of Strathclyde Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

Hydrogen is an energy source of the future. It is imperative to develop competitive hydrogen production technology from renewable sources such as biomass. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Li

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

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EDEM Drag Force Model Investigation of Predict Pick-up Efficiency of Gravel

Brunel University London School of Design

Applications are invited for one full-time PhD Studentship within Brunel Design School research and PhD programmes | Brunel University London funded by Bucher Municipal Ltd. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Li

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

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Prediction of Non-Spherical Particle Interaction and Agglomeration in Pipe Flows for Nuclear Waste Management Applications

University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Chemical and Process Engineering

The LIFD Centre for Doctoral Training in Fluid Dynamics is now recruiting to this fantastic PhD opportunity in partnership with Sellafield Ltd. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Fairweather, Prof J Peakall, Prof T Hunter

7 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Water lubricated compressor bearings

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Robert Wood, Julian Wharton and Ahmed Kovacevic (City, Uni of London). Project description. Compressors consume energy, but their use in mechanical vapour recompression (MVR) and heat pumps will continue to play an important role that contributes towards Carbon Neutrality in society. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R J K Wood

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

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Optimisation of impinging jets for reduction of deposit formation

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

We are excited to offer a fully funded PhD opportunity in Mechanical Engineering at The University of Sheffield for someone with a passion for computational fluid dynamics modelling. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Yuan, Dr S Siouris

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Fully-funded PhD Studentship in Controlling Transport of Colloidal Particles in Complex Fluids in Microfluidic Devices

Lancaster University School of Engineering

Supervisors. Primary supervisor. Dr Naval Singh, School of Engineering (Chemical Engineering). Secondary supervisor. Dr John Hardy, Department of Chemistry. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Singh, Dr J Hardy

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

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An experimental 3D volumetric study of train aerodynamics

University of Birmingham Department of Mechanical Engineering

The aerodynamic slipstream created as a high-speed passenger train moves through the air is highly turbulent in nature. In particular the wake region is known to contain a series of helical vortices, which spread laterally into the far wake region, potentially affecting the stability of trackside workers. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Soper, Dr M Jesson

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Advanced laser diagnostics investigating the fluid mechanics of primary breakup

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

Efficient spray atomization plays a notable role in society, ranging from effective medical delivery, to product manufacturing, to cleaner propulsion systems. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Peterson

5 February 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Control of multi-agent systems using continuum mechanics modelling

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

A multi-agent system is a group of interacting dynamical systems. Famous examples are robot swarms, smart grids, traffic flows, communication networks, and transportation systems. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Selivanov

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

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