University of Cambridge - Department of Engineering
Limit of tenure: 3 years
Applications are invited for a funded PhD studentship in robust turbomachinery design optimisation.
Computational methods for engineering design optimisation advance year-on-year in parallel with advances in computer hardware. Improvements in the fidelity and speed of evaluation tools and in the capabilities of optimisation/search algorithms are enabling high-fidelity analysis tools to be exploited earlier and to greater benefit in the design process. This project will integrate state-of-the-art methods for uncertainty quantification with high-fidelity simulation tools used for the aerothermal design of turbomachinery by Rolls-Royce and test the effectiveness of the resulting enhanced design capability on representative real-world applications.
This studentship is funded by EPSRC and Rolls Royce plc as a Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Award. Funding for this studentship is restricted to students from India, China, Hong Kong, South Africa, Brazil, Russia and the developing world.
Applicants should have at least a 2.1 (or equivalent) degree in a relevant discipline and meet the University's entrance requirements for graduate study. Enquiries and initial applications should be directed to Dr Geoff Parks, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1PZ. Email: gtp10@cam.ac.uk. Telephone: +44 (0)1223 748553
Quote Reference: NA08160,
Closing Date: 31 May 2011
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