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Ash deposition process modeling for biomass based power plant

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Biomass as a renewable fuel is considered to be CO2 neutral. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma, Prof D Ingham

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

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Mitigation of ash deposition, slagging and fouling in biomass fired power generation

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Switching from fossil fuel fired power generation to the combustion of sustainably produced biomass can achieve near zero CO2 emissions, thereby significantly contributing to the decarbonisation of the energy sector. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof K Hughes, Prof L Ma, Dr J Szuhanszki

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

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Design and development of water desalination plants for rural communities, driven by a hybrid solar-bioenergy system

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Freshwater supplies are becoming increasingly stressed as demand increases. Desalination technologies are able to produce drinking water from abundant resources such as seawater. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof K Hughes, Dr D Poggio

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

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Comparison of entrained metal aerosol emissions from the combustion of different biomass fuels

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Impurities in fuels have detrimental impacts on combustion/downstream systems, including CCS and heat recovery. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma, Prof K Hughes, Dr K Finney

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

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Ash deposition process modeling for biomass based power plant

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Biomass as a renewable fuel is considered to be CO2 neutral. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma, Prof D Ingham

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

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Low cost, energy efficient biomethane production from landfill gas or biogas

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Biomethane can be produced from biogas or landfill gas in a fairly simple water scrubbing system. This process has been used on large scale biogas plants but the optimal operation has not been fully investigated. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof W Nimmo, Prof L Ma

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

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Aviation Fuels degradation

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

In jet engines, aviation fuel has a secondary purpose as a coolant in addition to being a fuel. As a result, it is subject to thermal stresses that may cause fuel degradation leading to deposit build up and potentially catastrophic engine failure. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof K Hughes

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

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Alternative Aviation Fuels Combustion Experiments

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

As a consequence of concern over increasing greenhouse gas emissions, along with issues of availability and security of supply of conventional fossil fuels, there is a growing pressure to consider the use of alternative fuels in the aviation sector. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof K Hughes

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

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Alternative Aviation Fuels Kinetic Mechanism Development

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Experimental investigations into alternative fuel performance, in flames and jet-stirred reactors provide a wealth of data to aid the development of chemical kinetic models of the combustion process. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof K Hughes

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

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Improved reactor design and operation for the anaerobic digestion of biowastes

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Anaerobic digestion is usually carried out in single semi-continuous reactors, especially due to their simpler construction and operation. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof K Hughes, Dr D Poggio

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

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Development and validation of control strategies for flexible and demand-driven anaerobic digestion

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Bioenergy and anaerobic digestion can have a major role as a source of dispatchable energy in future energy systems with high penetration of intermittent renewables. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof K Hughes, Dr D Poggio

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

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Design and development of water desalination plants for rural communities, driven by a hybrid solar-biogas energy system

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Freshwater supplies are becoming increasingly stressed as demand increases. Desalination technologies are able to produce drinking water from abundant resources such as seawater. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof K Hughes, Dr D Poggio

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

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Large Eddy Simulation Around Buildings (LES)

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Computational Wind Engineering has been developing rapidly over the last couple of decades. Among the numerical techniques, Large Eddy Simulation (LES) is capable of simulating complex unsteady turbulent flows, which is very useful for applications such as wind-induced noise/vibrations around buildings and structures. Read more

Supervisors: Prof L Ma, Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof D Ingham, Dr A Shahrokhi

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

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Inflow generation for Large Eddy Simulation (LES) of the wind farms

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Wind farms are large regions usually outside cities and include a number of wind turbines. An accurate simulation of the flow in the wind farm is essential in the design of the wind farm. Read more

Supervisors: Prof L Ma, Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof D Ingham, Dr A Shahrokhi

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

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Efficient PEM fuel cells for portable applications

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells are an efficient technology which can be used in a wide portable, automotive and stationary applications. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma, Prof K Hughes, Dr M Ismail

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