PhD Studentship: Control of Waste Heat Recovery System in Heavy Duty Truck
Engineering and Technology,Mechanical Engineering,Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Short info about job
Company: University of Sussex
Department: School of Engineering and Informatics
Hours: Full Time
Type / Role: PhD
Phone: +44-1323 4095672
Fax: +44-1269 5116027
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Detail information about job PhD Studentship: Control of Waste Heat Recovery System in Heavy Duty Truck. Terms and conditions vacancy
Overview
Applications are invited for a full-time PhD studentship in the School of Engineering and Informatics, University of Sussex. The University of Sussex is a top 20 university in the UK, just less than one hour by train to Central London.
This studentship focuses on modelling and control of waste heat recovery systems used to capture the heat from the exhaust and coolant of internal combustion engines in heavy duty trucks to produce some forms of usable mechanical or electrical work. The successful candidate will develop control algorithms that constantly adapt to the heat source variations due to different driving conditions in order to maximise the fuel efficiency of the engines in heavy duty trucks in both simulation and real-time experiments.
Eligibility summary
Applicants for this studentship should have a good Bachelor's or (preferably) Master's degree in in Control Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, or in a closely related field, experience of programming (preferable in Matlab/Simulink), modelling, and real time control systems (but not essential). A Master's degree in a relevant subjects or post-graduate industrial experience in a relevant area would be advantageous but are not essential.
Detailed eligibility criteria
The Scholarship includes a three year stipend at a standard rate (currently £14,553 per annum) and, in addition, fees at the UK/EU rate. Since the scholarship only covers fees at the UK/EU rate, overseas applicants are kindly requested to state in their application how they propose to cover the difference between UK/EU and overseas fees (for more details visit: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/fees-and-scholarships).
Procedure
Please apply through the post-graduate application system of the University of Sussex (http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/apply) selecting a PhD in Engineering, clearly state the title of the studentship on your application and specify Dr Bao Kha Nguyen as your preferred supervisor.
Additional
Research webpages: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/engineering/research.
Contact
Please apply through the post-graduate application system of the University of Sussex (http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/apply) and clearly state the title of the studentship on your application and specify Dr Bao Kha Nguyen as your preferred supervisor.
For general enquires about the application process contact: [email protected].