Analysis and control of extreme events using Wetropolis flood demonstrator
The Wetropolis flood demonstrator [1] is a portable set-up designed to provide the general public a visualisation of what a return period is for extreme...
Projects: 2021
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.
Geometric numerical integration –in geophysical and environmental fluid dynamics
Geometric numerical integration concerns the preservations the geometric and conservative structure of the underlying PDEs. This geometric structure is responsible for the (integral) conservation laws...
Coupled hydrodynamic-biokinetic growth models for recovery of energy from the wastewater treatment processes
Wastewater treatment processes have high energy costs and are challenging to optimise due to the complex coupled processes occurring. Over 10 billion litres of sewage...
Rapid prediction of prosthetic heart valve haemodynamic performance using physics-informed machine learning
The project aims to create rapid and scalable deep learning-based simulation techniques for fluid-structure interaction analysis of transcatheter aortic valve (TAV) implants. Such tools can...
Machine learning (ML)-based intelligent CFD simulation for interactive design exploration of built environments
Understanding the effect of airflow in indoor environments is of great interest due to its close relationship to occupant’s safety, thermal comfort, energy and infection...
3D printing of liquid crystal elastomers
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are a new class of soft materials which have a myriad of potential uses due to their unique properties. Direct-Ink Writing...
Insect wing performance in wet environments
Wings of most insects are decorated by complex nanostructures that promote multifunctionality. Such natural examples offer consistent source of inspiration for biomimetic engineering of novel...
Predictive modelling of nucleate boiling in impacting droplets for high heat flux spray cooling applications
This project seeks to overcome current obstacles to predictive modelling of nucleate boiling in droplets impacting on realistic non-uniform heated surfaces. The key development will be...
Mass transfer from fluids flowing through porous media
Contaminant removal commonly involves forcing a fluid through a sorption column – a confined tube filled with porous material capable of removing certain components of...
Methods for Observing Atmospheric Turbulence with Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)
The planetary boundary layer (the first 1–2 km above the surface) is the most dynamic and turbulent layer of Earth’s atmosphere, contributing the greatest uncertainty...