PhD Studentship: Design and fabrication of multi-metal components for nuclear fusion applications (ENG1756)

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PhD Studentship: Design and fabrication of multi-metal elements for nuclear fusion purposes (ENG1756)

Firm

College of Nottingham

Job description

Location: College Park
Closing Date: Friday 31 Might 2024
Reference: ENG1756PhD alternative:Design and fabrication of multi-metal elements for nuclear fusion purposesSupervisory workforce:Dr Marco SimonelliDr Ian MaskeryChallenge descriptionThe imaginative and prescient for next-generation Additive Manufacturing (AM) is to regulate the composition of each deposited quantity to make useful supplies (FMs) straight from digital designs. These FMs might exchange assemblies which can be presently made by becoming a member of a number of elements and will additionally considerably improve efficiency by engineering the mechanical properties at small scale. For fusion power, essentially the most rapid utility of this know-how will likely be within the creation of two-metal components (e.g., W-Cu) that may act as both plasma going through elements or heat-transfer interfaces.The target of this PhD mission is to deal with the data hole round metallic FMs and set up new design strategies for multi-metal AM. To realize this, the mission will concentrate on figuring out the structural and thermal behaviour of the interface areas of the printed element, the place dissimilar supplies are in touch.The mission builds on the Centre for Additive Manufacturing (CfAM)’s experience in making use of computational supplies science methods to laser AM. The PhD pupil will be capable of conduct analysis utilizing a state-of-the-art multi-beam laser powder mattress fusion platform outfitted with a multi-metal deposition system (a one-of-a-kind facility within the UK). This partnership with UKAEA is meant to make sure the multi-metal AM know-how is guided appropriately towards a high-end utility, and to see that the know-how extra broadly is developed in a method that aligns with the UK’s fusion science and superior manufacturing targets.The coed will develop multi-metal constructions utilizing a mixture of AM and metrology methods, superior supplies testing for plasma going through elements, microscopy, and numerical modelling, gaining a broad set of expertise and data related to superior manufacturing and supplies analysis. The coed will work as a part of a dynamic interdisciplinary workforce at CfAM, one of many world’s largest analysis centres for additive manufacturing and 3D printing, to advance the state-of-the-art on this subject, and also will profit from the steering and assist of UKAEA scientists, world-leading researchers in fusion power and related supplies. The PhD pupil will work within the Centre for Additive Manufacturing at Nottingham, which is regarded internationally as a centre of excellence for AM analysis.EligibilityCandidates ought to have, or anticipate to acquire, a first-class or 2:1 diploma in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry or a science associated self-discipline. This place is simply accessible for House (UK) candidates.The right way to applyPlease ship your overlaying letter, CV and tutorial transcripts to referring to the mission title. Please notice purposes with out tutorial transcripts is not going to be thought of.Funding lengthThree yearsAnticipated begin dateOctober 2024

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Location

Nottingham

Job date

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 01:59:42 GMT

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