Subcritical instabilities in viscoelastic flows
The conditions under which a flow remains laminar or transitions to a turbulent state is of both fundamental scientific and practical importance. Whilst some flow...
Projects: 2018
Please note that the PhD projects listed are examples of projects offered to current CDT students and as such are not generally available to prospective students.
Severe weather and flooding over Southeast Asia: fieldwork and modelling
The Maritime Continent in Southeast Asia is a key region in the global weather and climate system for both weather and flooding. Its complex island...
Detailed microphysics in a Lagrangian cloud model
The turbulent behaviour of clouds is responsible for many of the uncertainties around the timing and intensity of precipitation in weather and climate models. One...
Prediction of extreme water waves for maritime wave-tank experimentation
Water-wave modeling and prediction is very important for maritime engineering, in which accurate and robust extreme wave prediction is required in target areas and for...
Measure and Modelling Extreme Hydraulic Flows: A Composite Approach
The design of hydraulic infrastructure such as reservoir spillways, weirs and other critical structures is an area of significant importance from a safety and cost...
Advanced Aerospace Heat Exchanger Design, Performance and Manufacturing
Future advanced aircraft face an appreciable technical challenge to design thermal management systems of adequate capacity within the available space. Various heat exchangers (HE) constitute...
Use of Particle Image Velocimetry for Assessing Burning Characteristics of Novel Fuels for Advanced Internal Combustion Engines
In spite of increasing vehicle electrification, most road vehicles will continue to have an internal combustion engine (ICE), albeit as part of a hybrid powertrain....
Two phase flow in the Earth’s core
Earth’s solid inner core grows as the planet cools. The material in the overlying fluid outer core comprises liquid iron and lighter components, and as...
Connectivity in magmatic systems
More than one in ten of the world's population live within 100 km of an active volcano, and are exposed to threats to life, livelihood...
Branch pulmonary artery virtual stenting for hemodynamic correction in children and adults with congenital heart disease
Branch pulmonary artery stenting for vessel stenosis is a common catheter procedure in congenital heart disease. While enlargement of the vessel is seen in most...