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PostgraduateResearch Projects
The School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering is currently offering a range of PhD
projects in the following specialist areas: Bioengineering, Energy Systems, Fluid Dynamics,
Geotechnics, Innovative Manufacturing, Management of Projects and Water Engineering.
Identifying an interesting, worthwhile and feasible PhD project can be a challenging task since it
depends on both the interests and abilities of the studentand also the supervisor.
Please contact potential supervisors to nd out more if you areinterested in any of the projects listed
below. You can also explorethe research proles of individual members of staff to nd out more about
their research interests. For general queries about funding and how to apply please contact the Student
Recruitment and Admissions Team.
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PhD Specialist Areas:
A Novel Predictive Musculoskeletal Model to Simulate Human Walking

Bio-manufacturing for Rapid Healing

Biomimetic Avian Wing Geometries for Improved Aerodynamic and Aero-acoustic Performance
Bone Regeneration for Osteoporosis using Stem Cells
Human Locomotion Analysis using Body Surface Reconstruction
Medical Mechatronics for improving upper limb function of the neurologically impaired
Shear Stress on Plantar Tissue and its Relationship to Diabetic Foot Ulceration
A cross-comparison of renewable energy sources in major emitting countries
Advanced digital image processing for Building Information Modelling (BIM)

Assessing global bioenergy potential

Examining the potential for decarbonisation within extended supply chains

Heating and Cooling Loads in a Changing Climate

Title

Heating and Cooling Loads in a Changing Climate

Dr Rodger Edwards

Supervisors

Dr Ruth Wood

The PhD will explore how daily electricity load proles for heating and cooling in
buildings (domestic or commercial) may change in response to both socio-technical
changes and climate impacts. Climate projections indicate that in the future, summer
temperatures will increase which coupled with the urban heat island effect may
encourage or perhaps even necessitate the adoption and use of cooling technologies,
thereby increasing loads on power networks. The proportion of commercial buildings
with air conditioning is predicted to increase and there is signicant potential for
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domestic consumers to deploy cooling equipment in their homes, creating additional

load during peak times.
The project will explore the potential size of this increase determined by alternative
technologies and use patterns, the main output will be an understanding of future
weather dependent electricity load proles in order to assess their impacts on the
power network.

Entry requirements can be found by selecting the relevant PhD programme at this link:
http://www.mace.manchester.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/degree/
Skills

Quantitative modelling skills; in particular familiarity and experience in using energy

simulation models and Matlab.

PhD
Specialist

Energy Systems

Area
Shipping, Bioresources and Technology Change
A Numerical Model of Molten Particle Deposition in Gas Turbine Cooling Channels
Bi-Level Multi-objective Optimisation with Uncertainties
Computational Modelling of Dust Cloud Generation

CFD Investigation of Tidal-Stream Turbines in Waves

Determining the eectiveness of bubbles for drug delivery

Ecient Meshing in Complex Domains using Particle Methods

Flood ows, buildings, vegetation and debris

Investigation of Fluid-Structure Interaction and Fretting Wear in Nuclear Fuel Bundles

Local scour induced by turbulent jets

Modelling viscoelastic free-surface ows using SPH

Near-wall Boundary Conditions for Large Eddy Simulation

Non-Fickian dispersive-reactive transport of contaminants in porous media
Parametric CFD study of heat transfer and drag in heat exchangers for a range of oblique angles of attack
The Computation of Complex Pulsated Flows, using High-Reynolds-number models of Turbulence.
Waves, shingle and coastal defences
Advances in coupled hydraulic and mechanical behaviour of clays under thermal eects
Advances in water and chemical ow properties of compacted clays
An experimental study of transport and reactions of chemicals in partially saturated soils.
Dynamic interaction between railway tracks and soft subgrades induced by high-speed trains
Hydro-Mechanical Behaviour of Saturated Clays under Thermal Eects
Numerical modelling of soil-structure interaction in liqueable soils
Seismic performance of pile-supported structures in liqueable soils
Additive Manufacturing of Long Fibre Composite Structures
Advanced beam shaping for high-resolution laser patterning of surfaces, thin lms and exible circuits
Design & development of an Electrical Machining method to analyse welding sections for nuclear applications
Design and development of a Nano-second ECM process

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Development of stress relaxation methods for residual stress determination in tubular components
Enhanced-resolution materials processing using laser beams with tailored light elds
LCA for non-traditional manufacturing processes
Linking manufacturing process inputs to in-service performance of additively-manufactured components
Mechanical Behaviour of Bonded Scarf Repairs in Aircraft Composite Structures
Micromechanics of Composite Bonded Joints

Ageing, project management careers and workplace design

Assessing the use of critical incident technique (CIT) in the lessons learned stage of projects
Development of an eective teaching simulation in Commercial Management of Projects
Managing uncertainty in the supply chain of safety-critical industries

Prediction markets in project management

Putting digital trends into practice: examining the rhetoric and realities. Big Data and the Internet of Things
The etiology of innovation in project-led organisations - planned or serendipitous?
The Gamication of Education in Commercial Management of Projects: How can it be implemented? Should it?
Discrete particle modelling of sediment entrainment

Modelling transport in heterogeneous natural channels

Optimal design of urban drainage systems

Research degrees funding

There are a number of funding opportunities available to applicants planning to start a research degree
course at the School.

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