Thermodynamics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

We have 67 Thermodynamics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

Development of ignition systems for energy systems

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

There have been consistent efforts in developing more fast and efficient combustion. Microwave discharges are widely used for plasma-assisted ignition of air/fuel mixtures. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Volkov

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

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Design and performance optimization of Proton exchange membrane fuel cell for aviation application

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

Commercial aviation currently accounts for approximately 2.6% of annual global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel combustion. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Lin

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

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Towards a world atlas of weather events to stress-test buildings

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

Summary. Buildings are assessed using typical conditions, a questionable approach for a heating climate. This project will exploit novel datasets to develop a world atlas of weather events to stress-test buildings to enhance mitigation of and adaptation to climate change based on known and likely impacts. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Fosas, Dr A Angeloudis

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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NPL-Imperial iCASE studentship: Characterising the performance of low loading electrodes for hydrogen technologies

Imperial College London Department of Chemistry

This project is an Industrial-Case studentship based in the Chemistry department at Imperial College London, and with partners at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and the company RFC Power, which is a spinout of Imperial College London. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Kucernak, Dr GS Smith

7 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Using physics-informed neural networks and data assimilation to predict and improve urban air quality

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Sean Symon and Christina Vanderwel. Project description. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Symon

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

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Meeting the UK’s carbon reduction target – the perspective of the domestic housing sector

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

As a legally binding international treaty on climate change, the Paris Agreement, adopted by 196 Countries/Parties at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris in 2015, sets out a worldwide framework to mitigate global warming with the preferred target of limiting the average earth surface temperature elevation below 1.5 °C. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Ji

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

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QUADRAT DTP: Just how hot have peatlands burnt over decadal, centennial and millennial timescales?

Aberdeen University School of Geosciences

This fully funded, 42-month PhD project is part of the QUADRAT Doctoral Training Partnership. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Mauquoy, Dr M Blaauw

17 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Microgravity Space Experiments on Alloy Solidification

University College Dublin School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

University College Dublin (UCD) has recently taken delivery of a device from the European Space Agency (ESA) in which the solidification of alloys can be observed in real-time using X-rays. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Browne

31 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Computational Modelling of Additive Manufacturing with Metals

University College Dublin School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Additive Manufacturing is a new way of creating 3D metallic components for which the raw material is loose powder of the alloy composition in question. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Browne

31 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Aerospace Engineering: Fully Funded EPSRC and Swansea University PhD Scholarship: Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Nonlinear Thermal Mechanical Joints

Swansea University School of Aerospace, Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

Funding providers: EPSRC and Swansea University's Faculty of Science and Engineering. Subject areas: Structural dynamics, Nonlinear dynamics, Multi-physics, Experimental testing. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Bonney

Open Day(s) 26 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Drive and material imperfections impacting inertial fusion

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Fusion is the process which occurs at the centre of the Sun and is the source of energy that heats and lights the Earth. Our aim is to produce heat and electricity from fusion of deuterium and tritium, isotopes of hydrogen, to form helium and a neutron. Read more

Supervisors: Prof N Woolsey, Dr A Higginbotham

31 January 2024 PhD Research Project Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

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Interferometry applied to experimental fluid mechanics

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Sergio Maldonado. Project description. Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD position on the use of interferometry in experimental fluid mechanics. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Maldonado-Villanueva

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

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Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Ph.D.

Rochester Institute of Technology USA Industrial and Systems Engineering Department

The mechanical and industrial engineering doctorate program produces graduates with a depth of knowledge in mechanical or industrial engineering while allowing students to engage in cutting-edge, cross-disciplinary research. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof KM McConky

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

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Self-Propelled Dropwise Condensation for High Efficiency Heat Exchange in Industrial Systems (Ref: RDF24/EE/MCE/PARSA)

Northumbria University Faculty of Engineering and Environment

Dropwise condensation (DWC) is an important topic of interest to diverse scientific communities including energy, materials, and engineering due to the fast-growing demand for enhancing heat and mass transfer in domestic and industrial applications such as power generation, water desalination, air conditioning and thermal management. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Parsa, Dr Y Li

26 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Computational discovery of metal-organic framework materials

The University of Manchester Department of Chemical Engineering

Are you passionate about pioneering the future of materials science? Sarkisov Group at the University of Manchester invites enthusiastic and driven PhD students to join our dynamic team in Autumn 2024, focusing on the exciting domain of computational discovery in metal-organic framework (MOF) materials. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Sarkisov

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

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We have 67 Thermodynamics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

Thermodynamics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

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