University of Kent is offering a PhD studentship for UK and overseas students in the School of Engineering and Digital Arts. Studentship is awarded for a project on “Emissions and ideal combustion measurement through advanced flame monitoring”. Candidates with a strong first degree or Master degree in engineering, computer science or related areas relevant to the PhD topic are eligible to apply. Funding will cover fees at the home rate of £4,052 together with a maintenance stipend of £14,057. The application deadline is 15 May, 2015.
Study Subject(s): Studentship is awarded for a project on “Emissions and ideal combustion measurement through advanced flame monitoring”.
Course Level: Studentship is available for pursuing PhD programme at the School of Engineering and Digital Arts.
Scholarship Provider: University of Kent, UK
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility: Candidates with a strong first degree or Master degree in engineering, computer science or related areas relevant to the PhD topic are eligible to apply.
Scholarship Open for International Students: 
UK and overseas applicants are eligible to apply for this PhD studentship.
Scholarship Description: Advanced flame monitoring is highly desirable for combustion efficiency improvement and emission control. This PhD research programme aims to understand and optimise the emissions and combustion conditions on a multi flamed heat recovery boiler using flame spectrometry. An advanced flame monitoring system based on imaging devices and optical spectrometers will be developed to monitor the flames in the boiler and hence to quantify the efficiency and emissions of the burners. A range of flame characteristic parameters, including flame temperature, oscillation frequency, colour features and radical concentrations, will be measured. A complete system (both hardware and software) will be designed and implemented. After experimental evaluations on combustion test rigs under controlled conditions, the system will be scaled up for plant trials on a heat recovery water tube boiler which recovers the energy in the exhaust gas from two gas turbines. Correlations between the measured flame characteristics and the burner efficiency and emission data will be established. The operability and applicability of the technology for on-line continuous optimisation of full-scale plants will be appraised.
Number of award(s): One PhD studentship is available.
Duration of award(s): This studentship is available for a period of three years.
What does it cover? Funding will cover fees at the home rate of £4,052 together with a maintenance stipend of £14,057.
Selection Criteria: Not Known
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: Apply for a PhD online and specify the research topic “Emissions and ideal combustion measurement through advanced flame monitoring”.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 15 May, 2015.