PhD in Mechanical Engineering

High-fidelity Eulerian–Eulerian or VOF multiphase CFD with conjugate heat transfer using ANSYS Fluent; mesh independence, turbulence model selection and experimental validation for industrial heat exchangers or reactors.

Steady and transient stage analysis of axial/centrifugal compressors or turbines in ANSYS CFX/Fluent; performance maps, secondary flows and tip-leakage studies aligned with international turbomachinery research.

Large-deformation, material nonlinearity and frictional contact problems in ANSYS Mechanical; residual stress, fatigue life estimation and design optimisation for mechanical components.

Two-way FSI coupling between Fluent and Mechanical for vibrating pipes, valves, or aeroelastic structures; mesh motion strategies and stability analysis for PhD-level multiphysics work.

Explicit dynamic analysis of vehicle crash, drop tests or ballistic impact using Abaqus/Explicit; energy absorption metrics, material failure models and design optimisation for lightweight structures.

Hashin / Puck failure criteria and continuum damage mechanics for fibre-reinforced composites in Abaqus; delamination (cohesive zone) and residual strength after impact studies.

Sheet metal forming, forging or extrusion process modelling with adaptive remeshing and contact; spring-back prediction and die design optimisation for PhD manufacturing research.

Coupled temperature–displacement analysis with viscoplastic constitutive models; life prediction under cyclic thermal loads for high-temperature mechanical components.

Fully coupled electrical, thermal and structural physics for MEMS, battery modules or high-power electronics packaging; parametric studies and design optimisation in COMSOL.

Frequency-domain and transient acoustic–structure interaction for mufflers, enclosures or vibration isolators; optimisation of transmission loss and radiated sound power.

Darcy–Brinkman and effective-medium models for lattice structures and heat sinks produced by AM; conjugate heat transfer and permeability characterisation in COMSOL.

Butler–Volmer kinetics, mass transport and thermal management of Li-ion cells or PEM fuel cells; parametric design studies for energy-density and lifetime improvement.

LES of wakes, jets or internal flows using OpenFOAM; subgrid-scale model comparison, mesh resolution studies and validation against published experimental datasets.

Extension of interFoam or reactingFoam with new constitutive models or source terms; verification on canonical cases and application to industrial multiphase problems.

Actuator-line or actuator-disk methods for wind-turbine wakes and urban canopy flows; power and load prediction under atmospheric boundary-layer inflow.

Strong/weak scaling of OpenFOAM on multi-core and cluster hardware; domain-decomposition strategies and performance optimisation for large industrial meshes.

Density-based or level-set topology optimisation coupled with FEA (MATLAB + ANSYS/Abaqus); manufacturability constraints and multi-objective trade-offs for lightweight design.

Plant modelling in Simulink, controller design (PID, MPC, adaptive) and hardware-in-the-loop validation for robotic arms, active suspension or precision positioning systems.

Physics-based + data-driven digital twin of rotating machinery or thermal systems; remaining useful life estimation and anomaly detection using MATLAB Machine Learning Toolbox.

Gaussian-process / polynomial chaos surrogates of expensive CFD/FEA models; global sensitivity analysis and robust design under parameter uncertainty for PhD-level optimisation.

Johnson–Cook, Cowper–Symonds and equation-of-state models for metals and polymers under impact; inverse calibration from experimental data and validation of component-level crash response.

Kinematic and dynamic analysis of linkages, suspensions or robotic manipulators in MSC Adams; co-simulation with control systems and durability load extraction for FEA.

OptiStruct-based topology, free-size and free-shape optimisation under static, modal and crash load cases; design-for-additive-manufacturing workflows for PhD lightweighting research.

Modal analysis, frequency response and acoustic radiation of automotive or machinery structures; correlation with experimental modal analysis and design sensitivity studies.