In October 2020, a new research group will be established by Dr. Yoram Kozak 
at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Tel-Aviv University, Israel. The 
research will be focused on the fields of Combustion and Computational Fluid 
Dynamics (CFD). 

See the following website for examples: www.kozakyoram.com

A full-time two-year Postdoctoral Researcher position is available. The 
research will include development of innovative numerical methods for multi-
phase reacting flows. 

Required Qualifications

• A Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical 
Engineering, or any other relevant field. 
• Background in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). 
• Basic programming skills. 

Interested candidates should send their CV and a detailed cover letter to: 
yoram.kozak@gmail.com

The specific task of the position will be thermo-flow analysis (CFD) of the wet combustion chamber, burning gasification gas (syn-gas) in oxy-combustion. Combustion with pure O2 requires cooling. Water will be injected through the walls, evaporate and mix with the combustion gases. Important aspects of the study will be the spatial distribution of water to satisfy cooling requirements, the behaviour of the boundary layer, heat transfer from flame to wall (including radiation). The effects of added water on the chemical reactions will be an important issue. Furthermore, local contributions to entropy generation (exergy degradation) due to the mixing of water will be estimated. Conventional CFD tools will be used, either commercial (e.g. Ansys Fluent) or open source (e.g. OpenFoam). 

See announcement with more details on the official web site
https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/190505/postdoctoral-fellow-in-cfd-for-the-design-of-a-combustion-chamber-for-efficient-wet-combustion-of-syn-gas

Notice that you have to upload your application at that website.

The job: It is an international project related to mechanical design. Please 
send your CV to wefelab@gmail.com 
 

Requirement: B.E./B.Tech./M.Tech.
Discipline: Aero/Mech/Ocean Engg.
Experience: M.Tech. with 0-4 years/ B.E./B.Tech. with 2-4 years (B.E./B.Tech. 
freshers: Do not apply.)
Communication skill: Must have good verbal and written communication skills.
Expertise: Mechanical design, fluid flow analysis, CAD.
Duration of the project: 1 year (The project needs a 1-year commitment from 
the candidate that he/she will not leave before completing the project.).
Salary: Salary will be based on experience and qualification (~INR 20,000-
30,000). 
Candidates must have a computer to work from home during the initial period as 
the pandemic is still there in Chennai and movement restrictions are there.

Applications are invited for an EPSRC-funded project titled 
``Multiphysics and multiscale modelling for safe and feasible CO2 capture and storage''. 
The research team at Brunel will be in collaboration with Imperial College and CCS industrial partners. 
The successful applicant will receive a starting annual salary of £33,797 (or above) plus London Weighting. 
The post is for one year in the first instance and can be continued based on performance. 
The successful applicant will join the internationally recognised researchers 
in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering & Institute of Energy Futures, Brunel University. 

This work package aims to understand optimal working conditions 
for CO2 injection, maximal storage and minimal leaking, in particular with H2 as a contaminant. 
High-fidelity lattice Boltzmann simulation techniques will be developed 
to investigate CO2 trapping characteristics, e.g. its dispersion or deposition in porous media, 
mimicking flow conditions under deep earth surfaces such as saline aquifers. 
A better understanding of the flow physics under typical trapping regimes will be used to guide injection engineering 
to achieve better efficiency with minimal energy input and minimal leakage occurrence.

Eligibility

Applicants will be expected to recently receive a PhD degree in Mechanical/Chemical Engineering or Physics discipline. 
Experience in 

- applications and development of lattice Boltzmann approaches; and/or
- computational research in carbon capture and storage; and/or
- computer code development & parallel computation 

will be seen as unique advantages. In addition, s/he should be 
highly motivated and able to work both independently and in a team 
in collaborate with internal and external academic and industrial colleagues.

Although a postdoctoral research fellow will be prioritised for the post, 
an early-stage researcher who is willing to join the research team as a PhD student is also possible. 
Outstanding academic performance in his/her undergraduate degree 
(UK First/Distinction equivalent with an Engineering or Physics degree) would be a prerequisite.

Please contact Dr J. Xia at jun.xia@brunel.ac.uk for an informal discussion about the post.

Three postdoctoral positions are available at the State key Laborotory of 
Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in the 
following three areas:
(1) numerical methods for two-fluid turbulence with complex interface 
geometries
(2) application of large-eddy simulation in turbulence acoustics or particle-
laden flow
(3) foundamental research on wall-bounded turbulence

Applicants should hold a PhD degree (received within 3 years) in mechanical 
engineering, civil engineering, applied mathematics, computer sciences or 
related fields. A strong background in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and 
large-eddy simulation (LES) is preferred, including experience in parallel 
computing and CFD/LES code development using C/C++/Fortran . 

Interested applicants please submit your CV, a copy of PhD degree certificate, 
a copy of PhD thesis, copies of no more than three representative publications 
to my email: yangzx@imech.ac.cn

The annual salary is in the range of 200,000 CNY to 350,000 CNY based on your 
research experience.

A post-doctoral position in Computational Fluid Dynamics is available at the 
University of Louvain (UCLouvain) in Belgium. The topic concerns turbulent 
convection at open-top  reservoirs with phase change (evaporation across the 
free surface plus boiling). Relevant applications include thermal power plants, 
refrigeration systems, boilers, spent fuel pools of nuclear power stations and 
others.  

The specific objectives of the proposed research are the following.
1)  Development of appropriate mathematical models that collectively describe 
all hydrodynamic and transport phenomena occurring below and above the free surface.
2)  Development of algorithms and implementation of related software.
3)  Performance of numerical simulations, via high-performance computing.
4)  Calculation of phase-change rates for a variety of configurations.

Particular emphasis will be given in the modelling and simulation of:  
•  turbulent convection inside the water pool at high Rayleigh numbers,
•  evaporation across the free surface,
•  motion and descent of the free surface, 
•  nucleation and boiling at solid boundaries.

The starting date can be as early as September 20 2020, and no later than 
November 1st 2020. The initial duration of the appointment is for 12 months, 
renewable twice for a period of 12 months each. Therefore, the overall duration 
can be up to 36 months. 

The postdoctoral fellow will join the Multi-phase and Reacting Flows group of 
the University of Louvain. Information about our group's activities is available 
on our website, https://sites.google.com/site/mvpapalexandris/

The postdoctoral fellowship includes the fellow’s salary, full insurance and 
health benefits, public-transportation cost and coverage of expenses for 
participation in conferences & workshops.

Required qualifications and skills:
- a PhD degree in the thematic area of modelling and simulation of turbulent 
flows. Background and expertise in two-phase flows is highly desirable.
- good programming skills (in C/C++ or Fortran),
- strong mathematical background,
- ability to efficiently communicate, read and write in English.

Interested applicants are invited to submit: 
i)    detailed CV, 
ii)   transcripts of academic records (grades),
iii)  a statement of research interests, and 
iv)   names of 2 references to Prof. M. Papalexandris, miltiadis.papalexandris@uclouvain.be

SAMPID PhD Studentships Adverts
PhD Studentship: Real-time CFD simulations integrated with VR for thermal 
simulation and management of electrical energy storage devices
Supervisors: Dr Mohammad Moghimi Ardekani and Dr Alison L Griffiths
Staffordshire University has been awarded a European Regional Development Fund 
grant entitled SAMPID (Staffordshire Advanced Manufacturing, Prototyping and 
Innovation Demonstrator). The aim of the project is to support local companies 
with product design, prototyping, innovation, process engineering and 
development of new physical products and product components.  The intended 
benefit of SAMPID is to lead to new and better performing products and increased 
utilisation of advanced and modern manufacturing methods, technologies and 
processes.  Such improvements will drive growth of SMEs within Staffordshire and 
enable them to enter new markets and grow within existing markets, thereby 
improving productivity.  As part of the project and to develop long term 
innovation we are seeking to recruit three Research and Innovation Analysts who 
will undertake a fully funded PhD to develop long term innovation.
Gaming technologies such as augmented and virtual reality are now becoming 
common place tools for enhancing advanced engineering design and manufacturing.  
These tools provide engineers with enhanced feedback for design optimisation 
through new approaches for visualisation, interaction and interpretation.  One 
example that has seen recent interest is visualisation and interpretation of CFD 
results using virtual reality (VR).  VR provides the ability to stand next to 
designs, understand the physics and optimise designs accordingly.  However, CFD 
simulations are time consuming and therefore current approaches to combining CFD 
and VR are limited to static simulations.  This PhD will investigate novel 
approaches for combining CFD and VR in real-time for engineering design 
optimisation.  The particular application will be thermal simulation and 
management of electrical energy storage devices.
Eligibility
The funding and associated fee waiver is available to suitably qualified home/EU 
and international students.
We are looking for a minimum upper second class undergraduate or good Masters 
degree in a relevant engineering or physical sciences subject area.  Solid 
knowledge of ANSYS Fluent is an essential element of this project and knowledge 
of electrical and thermal energy storages as well as AR and VR are advantageous 
to this project. Please provide evidence of the relevance of your degree to the 
proposed project in the application. 
You must have good written and oral communication skills. 
Funding Available
Funding is available for 3 years depending on satisfactory progress and meeting 
expectations of engagement with the SAMPID project.  The funding will provide a 
£20k stipend (tax-free maintenance grant) per annum (subject to appropriate 
inflationary increase each year) plus £5k per annum research expenses.  Home/EU 
or full international PhD fees will be waived for suitably qualified candidates.
Conditions of the Award
It is a condition of the funding that students must actively engage with the 
wider aims of the SAMPID project which will include assisting local businesses 
within the project.  The research undertaken, as described above, fits within 
the remit of SAMPID and will form most of this engagement.  In addition, 
students will be expected to 
•	support undergraduate and Masters students undertaking projects with 
local companies; and
•	contribute to wider innovation and knowledge transfer work within the 
remit of SAMPID.
How to Apply
As an initial step, informal enquiries about the project are encouraged and 
should be addressed to the primary supervisor:
Dr Mohammad Moghimi Ardekani (Mohammad.Moghimi-Ardekani@staffs.ac.uk).
Then in the 2nd step, the student will be asked to submit their application 
formally via university portal for official assessment. Please quote SAMPID PhD, 
the associated project title and supervisory team at the top of the Research 
Proposal section of the application form. Please also include a personal 
statement describing your background and skills relevant to the project and your 
plan for a successful research programme (2,000 word maximum). This can be 
uploaded as a pdf in the documents section as an alternative. Please also ensure 
you upload copies of your qualifications with your application.
Application Deadline
23.59, Tuesday 17 July 2020
Candidates will be shortlisted and interviews will be conducted as soon as 
possible after the application deadline.  All candidates will subsequently be 
notified of the outcome.
Start Date
No later than 1 September 2020