EPSRC ICASE Studentship with Rolls-Royce

Supported by Rolls-Royce and EPSRC (UK applicants only) there is a fully funded PhD project at the Whittle laboratory starting in October 2015 into cavity and real geometry effects in Low Pressure Turbines (LPT) in current aero-engines.  The project is a collaborative investigation between Rolls-Royce and the Whittle Laboratory and involves ITP in Spain (who are responsible for all the RR LPT turbine designs).

The focus of the investigation is to advise Rolls-Royce as to the optimal (in terms of performance and robustness) design strategy for the end-wall real geometry features in their turbines.  The project will involve both experimental investigation, using the Peregrine low-speed turbine facility, and computational studies, using state-of-the-art computational parallel codes, to better understand the flow features associated with the rotor over-tip and stator under-hub cavities.  It is known that these can contribute a major penalty to low pressure turbine efficiency and thereby have an almost 1:1 contribution to the overall specific fuel consumption of the aero-engine.

Applicants should have (or expect to obtain) the equivalent of a UK first class honours degree (and preferably a Masters degree) in a relevant Engineering, Scientific, or Maths discipline.

Further information can be obtained from Mrs Juliet Teather (jet63<στο>cam.ac.uk).

Overseas applicants are not eligible and so should not apply.

Applications should be made on-line via the Cambridge Graduate Admissions Office before the deadline: http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/students/gradadmissions/prospec/apply/

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