PhD Studentship: Characterisation of Offshore Turbulent Conditions
The University of Manchester - Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
| Qualification Type: | PhD |
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| Location: | Manchester |
| Funding for: | UK Students, EU Students |
| Funding amount: | tax free stipend set at the UKRI rate (£20,780 for 2025/26) and tuition fees will be paid. |
| Hours: | Full Time |
| Placed On: | 25th June 2025 |
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| Closes: | 1st August 2025 |
Application deadline: 01/08/2025
Research theme: Turbulence, Fluid Mechanics, Offshore Conditions, Renewable Energy, Hydrodynamics, Experiments
This 3.5 year PhD is fully funded for applicants from the UK or those EU students with settled status. The successful candidate will receive a tax free stipend set at the UKRI rate (£20,780 for 2025/26) and tuition fees will be paid.
The offshore environment is characterised by complex and highly dynamic turbulent flows that define the performance and design of renewable energy systems and their infrastructure. This PhD project aims to enhance the understanding of offshore turbulence in spatially varying flows. The focus will be on open channel flow dynamics and controlled experimental studies will be designed and conducted to generate and characterise turbulence due to varying bathymetry, bed roughness, and due to boundary forcing due to free surface changes or fixed lateral channel boundary.
The research objectives include designing an experimental investigation to replicate offshore flow conditions at a reduced scale; conducting novel experiments to examine turbulence generation and evolution under controlled variations in bathymetry and bed roughness, and will also include evaluating and validating existing numerical models, ensuring their reliability in predicting real-world conditions.
This project is supported by brand-new laboratory facilities at the University of Manchester's Hydrodynamics Lab, https://www.scieng.manchester.ac.uk/tomorrowlabs/manchester-hydrodynamic-lab/. This research aims to provide a comprehensive characterisation of offshore turbulent conditions that define the performance and siting of offshore renewable energy devices. These findings will have direct applications in improving the resilience and efficiency performance of such devices, which in turn supports the offshore renewable energy sector.
Applicants should have, or expect to achieve, at least a 2.1 honours degree or a master’s (or international equivalent) in a relevant science or engineering related discipline. Experience with experimental campaigns would also be desirable.
To apply please contact the supervisor: Dr Hannah Mullings, Prof Tim Stallard and Dr Samuel Draycott (hannah.mullings@manchester.ac.uk, tim.stallard@manchester.ac.uk and samuel.draycott@manchester.ac.uk). Please include details of your current level of study, academic background and any relevant experience and include a paragraph about your motivation to study this PhD project.
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