University of Leicester 2023 International PhD Studentships in Better Bubblers, UK

This engineering thermo-fluids PhD studentship is related to an EPSRC-funded project, EP/V02695X/1 Better Bubblers: Jet Impingement within a Dead-End Channel. 

In the high pressure aluminium die casting (HPADC) and injection moulding (IM) industries, a unique flow field is used to cool slender mould protrusions: a jet impingement confined within a dead-end channel, known in industry as a 'bubbler'. These devices are used ubiquitously, however their implementation within a mould has been constrained by the limitations of 2D machining; recent advances in Additive Manufacturing (AM) now offer timely and novel opportunities to improve their design. Our challenge is that the heat- and flow-regime associated with a bubbler has received limited attention in the literature, so an improved understanding is required to access the optimum cooling performance that the AM of these devices can enable.

The goal of this project is therefore to establish the heat and flow phenomenology associated with bubblers, and to develop novel methods that will enable their design to be optimised for AM. The successful candidate will be working with an industrial partner, and will be involved in experimental work (i.e. in designing, commissioning, and collecting experimental fluid mechanics and heat transfer data), highly-resolved computational fluid dynamics simulations (e.g. Large Eddy Simulation) and adjoint optimisation methods.

• Table of Content
• About University of Leicester
• University of Leicester PhD Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of University of Leicester PhD Scholarship
• University of Leicester PhD Scholarship Courses
• Requirements for University of Leicester PhD Scholarship Qualification
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Leicester

The University of Leicester (i/?l?st?/ LES-t?r) is a public research university based in Leicester, England. The main campus is south of the city centre, adjacent to Victoria Park. The university established itself as a research-led university and was previously ranking among the top 20 universities in the United Kingdom. It was awarded University of the Year by The Times in 2008. As of 2016/17 the university is nationally ranked 25th in the The Sunday Times Good University Guide, 32nd in the The Complete University Guide and 47th in the The Guardian.... continue reading

University of Leicester PhD Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of University of Leicester PhD Scholarship

This 3.5 year PhD Studentship provides:

University of Leicester PhD Scholarship Courses

• Engineering

Requirements for University of Leicester PhD Scholarship Qualification

UK and International applicants

Documents Required for Application

• CV
• Personal statement explaining your interest in the project, your experience and why we should consider you
• Degree Certificates and Transcripts of study already completed and if possible transcript to date of study currently being undertaken
• Evidence of English language proficiency if applicable
• In the reference section please enter the contact details of your two academic referees in the boxes provided or upload letters of reference if already available.
• In the funding section please specify that you wish to be considered for the EPSRC Jewkes studentship
• In the proposal section please provide the name of the supervisors and project title (a proposal is not required)

Application Deadline

How to Apply