Fluid Mechanics PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Manchester

We have 22 Fluid Mechanics PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Manchester

Modelling of floating offshore wind farms

The University of Manchester Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

On its road to decarbonisation, the UK has set very ambitious targets of offshore wind deployment for 2030 of 50 GW, of which about 5 GW will be of floating wind turbines. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Ouro, Prof T Stallard, Prof P K Stansby

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

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Multi-fidelity systems-level simulations for nuclear thermal hydraulics

The University of Manchester Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Thermal hydraulics simulations at plant level are vital for the understanding of plant performance, safety under accident scenarios, and for the better understanding of transient phenomena. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Skillen, Dr Y Mahmoudi Larimi, Dr A Mole

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

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Paleo-modelling of the Red Sea

The University of Manchester Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

The Red Sea is a semi-enclosed basin, with limited connections to the open ocean, with narrow and shallow straits operating a strong control on exchanges between the Red Sea and the wider ocean. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Lane-Serff, Dr N Mitchell, Dr D Apsley

28 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Multiscale investigation of corrosion deposition in high temperature high pressure water for nuclear power plants

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

We are pleased to present an exciting PhD opportunity in collaboration with Rolls-Royce, providing a unique chance for candidates to participate in a multiscale investigation of corrosion deposition in high-temperature, high-pressure water for nuclear power plants. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Scenini, Dr G Giustini

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

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Accelerating offshore renewable energy deployment through AI models of the ocean

The University of Manchester Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

The design of offshore renewable energy systems should consider realistic ocean extremes which can be complex and highly nonlinear. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Draycott, Dr A Skillen, Prof B Rogers

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

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Machine learning for early and personalised risk assessment for pathological myopia

The University of Manchester Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

This project aims to assess if vascular analysis in retinal images can be used for personalised and early myopic degeneration/pathological myopia risk prediction. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Harish, Dr H Radbakrishnan, Dr A Revell

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Characterisation and Scale-up of Rotor-Stator Mixers for Sustainable Manufacturing

The University of Manchester Department of Chemical Engineering

The fast-moving consumer goods industry is worth over £4 trillion annually and includes a wide range of essential goods such as food and beverages, personal care products, and household items. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Pereira da Fonte, Prof P Martin

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Traceable characterisation of a novel ultrafine aerosol source for improved instrument calibration

The University of Manchester Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

This project aims to develop a commercial Silver Particle Generator (SPG) into a cutting-edge calibration facility for the UK. The SPG is a new particle generator that offers potential for both particle number and mass calibrations. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Williams

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

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Mathematical Modelling of High Energy Density Laser-Substrate Interactions

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

The project is to contribute to a major Ministry of Defence (MOD) research programme intended to develop generation after next technologies for applications in defence and security, and this project will be co-funded by MBDA. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Flint

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

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Capillary pressure, relative permeability and wettability at critically-low saturated porous media (CRISP)

The University of Manchester Department of Chemical Engineering

Darcy-scale theories of two-phase flow in porous media rely on two major constitutive equations; capillary-pressure- saturation and relative permeability-saturation equations. Read more

Supervisor: Dr V Niasar

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

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Mathematical and computational modelling of diffusion-driven material ageing

The University of Manchester Department of Mathematics

This project will consider systems of reaction-advection-diffusion equations both computationally and analytically. These find application to modelling corrosion/ageing in materials, where diffusion of a reactant into the bulk material and its subsequent reaction leads to the growth of unwanted corrosion products. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R E Hewitt

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Near-wall domain decomposition for turbulence modelling based on RANS-LES

The University of Manchester Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

For many years, the resolution of the near-wall turbulent layer has been a hot topic in fluid dynamics. Near-wall turbulence modelling is a computationally expensive problem. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Utyuzhnikov, Prof D Laurence

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

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Machine Learning approaches to improve the efficiency of fluid dynamics simulations

The University of Manchester Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

OpenFOAM and CFD simulations are often computational expensive both in terms of resources and time. CFD codes often use explicit methods that require small time steps of the order of micro-nano seconds. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Harish

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Unsaturated soil hydrology – Soil water retention technology for agricultural production improvement

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below. Read more

Supervisor: Dr W Wang

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

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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

Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Ji

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

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Fatigue Damage Mechanism of Cable-stayed Structures under Corrosion Attack and the Quantum Technology for Corrosion Inspection and Monitoring

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below. Read more

Supervisors: Dr W Wang, Dr M Hughes

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

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A New Generation of Dam Assessment: An Artificial Intelligence Approach

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Majtan, Dr A Ahangar Asr

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

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Direct simulation of liquid metal nucleate boiling in the presence of magnetic fields

The University of Manchester Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Nucleate boiling occurs when a solid surface is heated above an adjacent liquid’s saturation temperature. In this scenario, vapour forms at preferential nucleation sites on the heated surface. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Skillen

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

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Numerical investigations of turbulent flame-wall interactions

The University of Manchester Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Understanding flame-structure-turbulence interactions for hydrogen flames will be crucial to the development of the next generation of low emissions combustion technologies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J King, Dr G Fourtakas, Dr S Rezaeiravesh

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

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Numerical analyses of subglacial lakes dynamics by lattice Boltzmann method

The University of Manchester Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Nestled beneath the vast ice sheets of polar regions, subglacial lakes have long remained shrouded in mystery, hidden beneath kilometres of ice. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A De Rosis, Dr G Giustini

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

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Thermal hydraulics modelling of low-pressure, light water-cooled Small Modular Reactors

The University of Manchester Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

The Low-Pressure Water Reactor (LPWR) is a 300MW(e) pool-type water-cooled Small Modular Reactor (SMR) design in which the nuclear core is located at the bottom of a deep underground shaft instead of inside a pressure vessel. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Giustini

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

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Flight mechanics and stability in birds during extreme manoeuvres of take-off and landing

The University of Manchester Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

During take-off birds accelerate primarily through from the ground reaction force, with aerodynamics playing a lesser role. In landing things are quite different; birds use mainly aerodynamic drag on the wings to decelerate, with the legs bringing them finally to rest after touchdown. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Parslew

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

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We have 22 Fluid Mechanics PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Manchester

Fluid Mechanics PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Manchester

We have 22 Fluid Mechanics PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Manchester

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