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PhD Supervisor: Dr Benjamin Cerfontaine Supervisory Team: Dr Benjamin Cerfontaine, Prof David White, Prof Susan Gourvenec Lead the Way in Sustainable Energy Infrastructure Are you interested in the development of offshore wind energy and have a passion for geotechnical engineering? This PhD...
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Supervisor: Prof. Ali Mehmanparast Project Description: Originally, the inside surface of offshore wind turbine structures was designed to be dry, and so ‘in air’ fatigue crack growth rate (FCGR) laws should have been relevant. In practice, corrosion is observed inside wind turbine structures....
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This is a 3.5 year PhD Studentship which will cover fees and stipend set at the UKRI rate (£18,622 in 2023/24). This project is open to UK residents and EU residents who have settled status or pre-settled status. The successful candidate will have: a first-class degree in Engineering, Maths or...
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Investigation of white etching crack damage mechanism in wind turbine gearbox bearings Department of Mechanical Engineering PhD Research Project Self Funded Prof H Long Application Deadline: Applications accepted all year round Details Modern wind turbine gearbox bearings are failing...
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Damage characterisation and root cause analysis of wind turbine pitch bearings Department of Mechanical Engineering PhD Research Project Self Funded Prof H Long Application Deadline: Applications accepted all year round Details Blade pitch bearings of large scale wind turbines control the...
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CFD Study of Wind Turbine Aerodynamics Department of Mechanical Engineering PhD Research Project Self Funded Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma, Prof Derek Ingham Application Deadline: Applications accepted all year round Details Wind turbine is the main technology that converts wind energy to...
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Advanced Wind Turbine Technology for Urban Environments Department of Mechanical Engineering PhD Research Project Self Funded Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma, Prof Derek Ingham Application Deadline: Applications accepted all year round Details Wind is one of the main renewable energy sources...
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Adjoint based optimization of vertical axis wind turbines Department of Mechanical Engineering PhD Research Project Self Funded Prof L Ma, Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof Derek Ingham, Dr Ava Shahrokhi Application Deadline: Applications accepted all year round Details Recently vertical axis wind...
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Advanced Wind Turbine Control Systems Department of Mechanical Engineering PhD Research Project Self Funded Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma, Prof Derek Ingham Application Deadline: Applications accepted all year round Details Wind turbine control is necessary to ensure low maintenance costs...