UK: Renewable Energy Structures PhD Studentships - University Of Plymouth

Scholarship to study in UK: Steep wave effects such as wave impact and run-up are critical for the survivability of marine renewable energy (MRE) devices. In particular, the transient impact load experienced under extreme wave loading is not well understood and depends both on the precise location of wave breaking and on the dynamic response of the structure. Numerical modelling and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) play a key role in design and analysis for offshore marine renewable energy.

The complex processes involved require a full Navier Stokes (NS) based method with a two-fluid model and high resolution interface capturing. In particular in 3D, this approach is computationally intensive, and HPC facilities are requested for its implementation for realistically sized geometries. In this project, a genuine 3D numerical simulation suite will be developed which uses state of the art techniques such as adaptively refined grids. The code will be fully parallelised for use on the new University of Plymouth High Performance Computing Cluster. The new simulation suite will be employed to investigate the optimal efficiency of CFD in MRE design.

Stipend:

The Studentships will be full-time for three years and includes a stipend of £13,290 and tuition fees of £3,400 paid for Home/EU students.

Availability:

Applications from non EU nationals will be considered for part fees only support not stipends. International students will be expected to secure funds to meet the difference between Home/EU and overseas tuition fees (£10,000 in 2009/10) for the duration of the programme.

Requirements:

Applicants should hold or expect to obtain a 1st class or 2.1 honours degree and/or a Masters qualification or have equivalent experience.

Applications:

To be considered all applications must be submitted on the application form below, include a covering letter stating you are applying for the University of Plymouth 2009 research studentships scheme, and references from 2 referees, one of whom must be an academic referee. Application forms can be downloaded from: http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/pages/view.asp?page=5731

Applicants should return their completed application form to Mrs C Watson, Research Administrator (c.watson@plymouth.ac.uk), University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AA. Closing date for receipt of applications is 12 noon 18 September 2009. Interviews will be held on the 7th October 2009.

Applications are invited for a University of Plymouth PhD studentship in Engineering

Closing Date: 12 noon, 18 September, 2009

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