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This is a full funded PhD (fees and bursary) in propulsion system aerodynamics in collaboration with Rolls-Royce and EPSRC. The focus of the research is on the aerodynamic design and optimisation of aero-engine nacelles and the integration with the airframe. The project will investigate advanced...
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The exciting PhD opportunity was funded by 5-year Leverhulme Trust Leadership Award, which aims on sensing wastewater for real-time public health, particularly on the development of novel low-cost and rapid sensors for rapid and on-site wastewater surveillance. We are offering two fully funded...
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To ensure safe and efficient operation, electric actuators should be controlled on a suitable operative environment, which includes temperature and pressure as well. This includes: The outlined project falls within the realm of Systems Engineering and Mechatronics, particularly focusing on the...
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Carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP)has high specific strength and stiffness that originates from the continuous reinforcing carbon fibres. Standard joining technologies include mechanical joints [bolts and rivets] which produce a reliable joint that can be disassembled. However, the...
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CFD-FEA Combined Thermal-Fluid-Mechanical Modelling for Defect Control in Additive Manufacturing PhD
We are seeking a highly motivated candidate to embark on a research journey leading to either a PhD or MSc by Research. This opportunity is centred around the disruptive technology of additive manufacturing, specifically focused on directed energy deposition process utilising metal wire as the...
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This PhD project will focus on developing, evaluating, and demonstrating an intelligent solution of diagnosis and prognosis for rotating machinery to enhance safety, reliability, maintainability and readiness. A comprehensive test-bed for in-depth studies will be used for experiments for...
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Cranfield’s Advanced Vehicle Engineering Centre is inviting applications to study for a PhD in battery modelling and management for electric vehicles. Several projects are on offer, covering electrical and thermal modelling, parameter/state estimation, diagnostics/prognostics and system...
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This PhD project will investigate the recent field of study of Causal Machine Learning, which aims to modify and augment Machine Learning by using Causal Analysis techniques as a way to solve its limitations. The project will be focused in the aerospace domain with applications ranging from...
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This PhD project aims to address one of the key challenges in the manufacturing industry, the increase in productivity by utilizing the equipment with its optimum performance and without any stoppages. However, in most of the industries, OEM specifications are used to maintain the...
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The research in this doctoral opportunity will develop a failure model that can represent the combined effect of surface and bending failures in gears to perform reliable health prognostics. Lack of representative failure models for gear failures causes difficulties in their useful lifetime...