PhD in Mechanical Engineering

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Bath, Somerset
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Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £15,285 per annum

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POSITION: PhD in Mechanical Engineering SALARY: Maintenance grant of £15,285 per annum tax free . Amaintenance stipend (allowance) is paid in four annual payments, once every three months. BENEFITS: 3Years of funding (see below), PhD in Mechanical Engineering on completion. The maintenance grant you would receive as part of a PhD studentship is tax free. Also, because you would be classified as a student you would be exempt from council tax for the duration of your studies. START DATE: 28/9/2020 or earlier LOCATION: Bath,BA2 7AY DESCRIPTION: Our client, the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Bath University is seeking an Engineering graduate to take up a PhD studentship, researching a project entitled ‘ Experimental Measurements of Gas Turbine Stator Well Flow and Heat Transfer’. The successful candidate will receive an allowance, paid every three months and funding over a 3 year study period. After successful completion of the project the candidate will achieve a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. Working with world renowned experts and major corporations, you would gain valuable experience that will help you in your future career within the industry. THE PROJECT: Industrial gas turbines are the most fuel-efficient electrical power generation machines in the world. The latest generation of engines have reached combined-cycle thermodynamic efficiencies in excess of 60%. Secondary-air (cooling) systems have a fundamental role in determining this efficiency, as well as the operating lifetime and integrity of turbine components. To increase the power output and efficiency - and consequently to reduce the fuel consumption and CO2 production - of gas turbines, it is fundamentally necessary to increase the temperature of the gas entering the turbine. This presents a challenge for designers: the higher the temperature, the larger the demand from cooling systems with an increasing detrimental effect on the engine efficiency and operating life of highly-stressed rotating components. This research will investigate the complex flow and heat transfer occurring in gas turbines, aiming to improve current design methods and understanding in industry. The programme will build an experimental facility which simulates engine-representative conditions, with modular geometric features to explicitly assess design criteria and with the capability to measure heat transfer over a range of conditions. The research will focus on a turbine stator-well configuration and address the question of how heat-transfer and fluid-dynamic information can be translated into state-of-the-art, practical thermo-mechanical modelling design tools in industry. The project will be conducted in collaboration with Siemens, who design and manufacture industrial gas turbines for the generation of electricity, and the Thermo-Fluids Systems University Technology Centre (TFSUTC) at the University of Surrey, who are world-renowned experts in computational research. THE IDEAL CANDIDATE: Applicants should hold, or expect to receive, an undergraduate Masters first class degree or MSc distinction (or non-UK equivalent). English language entry requirements must be met at the time of application to be considered for funding. Possess knowledge of Fluid Dynamics, Energy and Mechanical Engineering. Have excellent communication and organisational skills. Be able to work in a team and on own initiative. FUNDING NOTES: Funding will cover UK/EU tuition fees, maintenance stipend £15,009 per annum (2019/20 rate) and training support fee of £1,000 per annum for up to 3 years. EU students are eligible to apply if they have been resident in the UK for 3 years prior to the funding commencing. In order to apply please send a C.V and covering letter by clicking on the apply button below. Keywords: Engineering, PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineer, Graduate, Under Graduate, University,

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