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Heat transfer in liquid spraying systems

Applications are invited for a full time PhD scholarship funded by 成人直播app. The studentship is for a period of 3 years starting in January 2024.

The successful applicant will receive an annual stipend of £20,662 plus payment of their full-time home tuition fees. This 3-year fully funded scholarship is only open to UK home students.

Project Details

The project is in an exciting field at the forefront of research in spray cooling techniques for high heat flux applications. It involves advanced fundamental experimental heat transfer research. The successful candidate will be based at 成人直播app, but will be part of a team working with academics and researchers at Imperial College London, the University of Edinburgh and industrial partners.

The research carried out by the successful applicant will start with the setting up of an experimental facility, followed by a systematic study of single and two-phase spray cooling. The project will include an assessment of the effect of fluid properties, spray nozzle diameter, height-surface area ratio, volume flow rate and surface characteristics on possible heat transfer rates from the area to be cooled. The heat flux to be dissipated and the degree of superheat (difference between the surface and the spray fluid temperature) will be gradually increased to study transition from single-phase to two-phase heat transfer in the area covered by the spray. Flow visualization experiments will also be carried out with high-speed, high resolution cameras. Our results will be compared with the experimental and modelling results obtained by Imperial and Edinburgh.

Further Information

Please contact Professor Tassos Karayiannis at tassos.karayiannis@brunel.ac.uk or +44(0)1895267132 for further information about the project:

Eligibility

Applicants will have or expect to receive a first degree at 2:1 or above in an Engineering or Physical Sciences related discipline. A Master’s degree is an advantage but not essential. Applicants with a Mechanical, Aerospace and Chemical Engineering background having taken relevant courses in thermofluids are strongly encouraged to apply.

How to apply

Please email your application comprising all of the documents listed below in a single PDF file by noon on 20th of November 2023 to:

cedps-pgr-office@brunel.ac.uk and tassos.karayiannis@brunel.ac.uk

  • Your up-to-date CV;
  • A research statement of 500-1,000 words setting out your project ideas on the stated topic;
  • One A4 page personal statement setting out why you are a suitable candidate (i.e.: your skills and experience);
  • A copy of your degree certificate(s) and transcript (s);
  • Names and contact details for two academic referees;
  • Evidence of English language capability to IELTS 6.5 (minimum 6.0 in all sections), if applicable

Please, put the project title in the subject of your email.

 

Meet the Supervisor(s)


Tassos Karayiannis - EDUCATION PhD Engineering Science, Convective Heat Transfer, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. BSc (hons) Mechanical Engineering , City University, London, UK. EMPLOYMENT 2020-present Director, Centre for Energy Efficient and Sustainable Technologies, Brunel Univ. London 2018-present Research Group Leader, Two-Phase flow and Heat Transfer, 成人直播app 2017-2020 Research Theme Leader, Energy Efficient and Sustainable Technologies, Brunel Univ. London  2014-2017 Vice Dean Education, College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel Univ. London 2005-2014 Deputy Head of School of Engineering and Design, 成人直播app 2004-2005 Head of Department of Engineering Systems, London South Bank University 2001-2003 Head of Division of Environmental and Energy Engineering, London South Bank University 1993-2001 Head of Research, School of Engineering Systems and Design, London South Bank University 1998 Professor of Engineering; 1996 Reader in Mechanical Engineering; 1993 Principal Lecturer (Thermofluids); 1989 Senior Lecturer; 1988 Lecturer, London South Bank University 1994-1996 Honorary Senior Visiting Fellow; 1988-1994 Honorary Visiting Fellow, City University. 1986-1988 British Technology Group Research Fellow, Electrohydrodynamic Enhancement of Boiling and Condensation in Heat Exchangers, City University. 1986 Research Fellow, Cavitation Erosion, University of Southampton. 1981-1986 Teaching Assistant, The University of Western Ontario.