Loughborough University
PhD Studentship
A Non-Hydrostatic Model For Atmospheric Flows: Numerical Development
The Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
The Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering is one of the largest and most successful engineering departments in the UK and boasts an established reputation for excellence in teaching and research, as well as strong links with industry. We conduct a diverse range of internationally-recognized research programmes. We have an established research group working on LES modelling mainly for application to combustion in engines. This extents to environmental flows and pollution.

Applications are invited for a PhD student to work on the development of unstructured mesh non-hydrostatic atmospheric model. Advanced non-hydrostatic models operating on structured (Cartesian type) grids are routinely used for highly turbulent atmospheric flow simulations. However, with a progress of computing, there is an increasing need for a more flexible meshing, allowing for an easy implementation of adaptive techniques. The project offers a pioneering research in this area. The work will build on the existing high resolution hyperbolic and elliptic solvers and will have strong emphasis on turbulence modelling involving work on Large Eddy Simulation. Applications will be primarily directed towards environmental flows.

Prospective candidates will have a good honours degree (1st or 2:1) in CFD, Numerical Methods, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Fluid Mechanics, Engineering, or other related disciplines. Programming and model developments experience will be of advantage. Experience with applying commercial CFD codes is of secondary relevance to this project. Strong maths is essential.

This fully funded, three-year, PhD studentship provides for

i) UK/EU students: a tax-free bursary of £11,000 p.a. , and all fees (approx. £3,000 p.a.) are paid.

ii) Overseas students: a tax free bursary of £8,000 p.a. , and all fees (approx. £12,000 p.a.) are paid.


For an application form and a list of supporting documents contact: Mrs Jo Mason, e-mail: J.R.Mason@lboro.ac.uk