Prof G Hamill
No more applications being accepted
Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
About the Project
This CASE studentship is a collaborative study between the School of Natural and Built Environment at Queen’s University Belfast and FP McCann Ltd.
A vortex brake, used to route storm runoff within a drainage network, works on the principle that by extending the flow path and increasing energy loss, the capacity to discharge flow reduces while not presenting a physical obstacle to the passage of the water. The vortex that forms in these systems operates within the vertical plane and as such the influence of gravity, while previously assumed negligible, has proven from initial tests to be significant.
This project will investigate differences in how such vertical vortices prime and de-prime, as a full understanding of the differences that occur is essential if an optimum design of a vertex brake is required. The work will be both experimental and numerically based using computational fluid dynamics.
Extensive collaboration between the QUB team and FP McCann Ltd. is already going on. The successful PhD candidate will join a talented team of researchers at QUB and will have links to engineers at FP McCann to drive this cutting edge research. The position is available immediately and will be for 3.5 years.
For further information about this opportunity please contact Dr G.A. Hamill, [Email Address Removed]
Candidate Requirements
Applications would be welcome from candidates holding a first class or second class (upper) degree in Civil Engineering or other relevant disciplines. Numerical modelling / experimental study experience is desirable.
More details can be found at https://www.epsrc.ac.uk/skills/students/help/eligibility/
To apply for the above projects please complete an application form on the Queen’s University Postgraduate Applications Portal
Funding Notes
Stipend – EPSRC CASE award for 2017: £14,533 pa with an additional top-up of £6,000 pa (total of £20,533 pa tax‐free stipend) for eligible candidates.
To be eligible for a full award (stipend and fees), the student must have:
Settled status in the UK (with no restrictions on how long they can stay) and
Been 'ordinarily resident' in the UK for 3 years prior to the start of the grant. and
Not been residing in the UK wholly or mainly for the purpose of full-time education. (This does not apply to UK or EU nationals)
Continue with Facebook
