Overview
Fluid flows are ubiquitous in transportation systems. Some are essential (such as the flow through the power plant), some unavoidable (such as the flow around a moving vehicle). All act as sources of inefficiency, leading to increased fuel usage, carbon emissions and noise.
Feedback flow control is a subject at the interface between fluid mechanics and control theory. It is characterised by the direct manipulation of the flow in response to measurements of the flow's behaviour. It offers the potential for large improvements in the efficiency, drag and noise of transportation flows.
Value of this stipend
A PhD studentship in Feedback Flow Control is available. This is funded by the EPSRC and will provide full coverage of tuition fees and an annual stipend of around £15,000. The rules on who is eligible are strict and cannot be changed. UK citizens are eligible, as are EU citizens who have been resident in the UK for the 3 years preceding the date of application. Other EU citizens are eligible for a fees-only award. Non-EU students are ineligible, unless they have been ordinarily resident in the UK for 3 years preceding the date of application for purposes other than education.
Eligibility and Application
Applicants should have a strong first degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Maths or Physics with some background in both Fluid Mechanics and Control. Highly qualified candidates who are eligible for the award should contact Dr Aimee Morgans at a.morgans@imperial.ac.uk. If successful, they will also need to submit a formal PhD application through the Registry at Imperial College London.
There is some flexibility in the specific problem which will form the focus of the PhD; the successful candidate will have input in choosing this. Possible topics include 1) applying feedback control to a bluff body with a blunt trailing edge, with a view to reducing the drag of road vehicles, and 2) applying feedback control to suppress the flow-acoustic resonance generated by the flow over a shallow cavity, with a view to reducing the noise and drag.
Closing date: 30 September 2010
Enquiries, please contact
Dr Aimee Morgans
E-mail: a.morgans@imperial.ac.uk
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this opportunity
Fluid flows are ubiquitous in transportation systems. Some are essential (such as the flow through the power plant), some unavoidable (such as the flow around a moving vehicle). All act as sources of inefficiency, leading to increased fuel usage, carbon emissions and noise.
Feedback flow control is a subject at the interface between fluid mechanics and control theory. It is characterised by the direct manipulation of the flow in response to measurements of the flow's behaviour. It offers the potential for large improvements in the efficiency, drag and noise of transportation flows.
Value of this stipend
A PhD studentship in Feedback Flow Control is available. This is funded by the EPSRC and will provide full coverage of tuition fees and an annual stipend of around £15,000. The rules on who is eligible are strict and cannot be changed. UK citizens are eligible, as are EU citizens who have been resident in the UK for the 3 years preceding the date of application. Other EU citizens are eligible for a fees-only award. Non-EU students are ineligible, unless they have been ordinarily resident in the UK for 3 years preceding the date of application for purposes other than education.
Eligibility and Application
Applicants should have a strong first degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Maths or Physics with some background in both Fluid Mechanics and Control. Highly qualified candidates who are eligible for the award should contact Dr Aimee Morgans at a.morgans@imperial.ac.uk. If successful, they will also need to submit a formal PhD application through the Registry at Imperial College London.
There is some flexibility in the specific problem which will form the focus of the PhD; the successful candidate will have input in choosing this. Possible topics include 1) applying feedback control to a bluff body with a blunt trailing edge, with a view to reducing the drag of road vehicles, and 2) applying feedback control to suppress the flow-acoustic resonance generated by the flow over a shallow cavity, with a view to reducing the noise and drag.
Closing date: 30 September 2010
Enquiries, please contact
Dr Aimee Morgans
E-mail: a.morgans@imperial.ac.uk
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this opportunity
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