Cardiff University is inviting application for PhD studentship in engineering. This studentship is open to students of any nationality. This studentship consists of full UK/EU tuition fees, as well as a doctoral stipend matching UK Research Council National Minimum. Candidates should hold or expect to gain a first class degree or a good 2.1 and/or an appropriate Master’s level qualification (or their equivalent). The application deadline is 30 November 2014.
Study Subject(s): Studentship is provided in engineering at Cardiff University.
Course Level: Studentship is available for pursuing PhD degree level at Cardiff University.
Scholarship Provider: Cardiff University, UK
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Accreditation: Cardiff University is an accredited university. Cardiff University is accredited by the Russell Group, EUA Universities UK.
Eligibility:
-This studentship is open to students of any nationality. Students classified as international for fee purposes have to self-fund the difference between home and international fees.
-Academic criteria: Candidates should hold or expect to gain a first class degree or a good 2.1 and/or an appropriate Master’s level qualification (or their equivalent).
-Applicants whose first language is not English will be required to demonstrate proficiency in the English language (IELTS 6.5 or equivalent).
Scholarship Open for International Students: UK/EU and international students can apply for the studentship.
Scholarship Description: The successful commercial development of tidal stream turbines will depend on optimising the power output from an array of devices within a small deployment area. The spacing of the turbines within the array is itself dependent on the wake characteristics of the surrounding turbines as well as the local hydrodynamic flows. Initial work has shown that current numerical modelling techniques do not accurately predict the wake from a turbine and that hybrid numerical models need to be developed to better predict the wake. This project, which will be undertaken in collaboration with Mississippi State University, will therefore aim to develop advanced numerical techniques to model the wake behind a turbine and consequently the interaction of the turbines in different array configurations.
Number of award(s): One studentship is offered.
Duration of award(s): Not Known
What does it cover? This studentship consists of full UK/EU tuition fees, as well as a Doctoral Stipend matching UK Research Council National Minimum (£13,863 p.a. for 2014/15, updated each year).
Selection criteria: Not Known
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: Applications send by email.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 30 November 2014.