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    The document summarizes the New Route PhD program in Mechanical Engineering at Brunel University. The 4-year program includes both research and taught modules in the first 3 years to support academic study and research skills development. It also aims to develop personal, business, and communication skills. The program culminates in thesis submission in year 4. The document also provides overviews of Brunel University's research areas and centers in Mechanical Engineering, including powertrains and fuels, energy and the built environment, tribology and dynamics, computational mechanics, applied mechanics, and materials research.

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    The document summarizes the New Route PhD program in Mechanical Engineering at Brunel University. The 4-year program includes both research and taught modules in the first 3 years to support academic study and research skills development. It also aims to develop personal, business, and communication skills. The program culminates in thesis submission in year 4. The document also provides overviews of Brunel University's research areas and centers in Mechanical Engineering, including powertrains and fuels, energy and the built environment, tribology and dynamics, computational mechanics, applied mechanics, and materials research.

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    The document summarizes the New Route PhD program in Mechanical Engineering at Brunel University. The 4-year program includes both research and taught modules in the first 3 years to support academic study and research skills development. It also aims to develop personal, business, and communication skills. The program culminates in thesis submission in year 4. The document also provides overviews of Brunel University's research areas and centers in Mechanical Engineering, including powertrains and fuels, energy and the built environment, tribology and dynamics, computational mechanics, applied mechanics, and materials research.

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    Mechanical Engineering New Route PhD

    The New Route PhD is a four-year research-based programme leading to the submission of
    a thesis and the award of a PhD degree. In addition to pursuing your research, during the
    first three years you will study a tailor-made programme of taught modules to underpin your
    academic study and enhance your skills as a researcher.
    The programme aims to educate graduates not only to the high academic standards
    expected from PhD research but also in generic personal, business and communication
    skills. This approach extends the individual’s subject expertise beyond the bounds of the
    usual research degree.
    YEAR 1
    Issues and Methods of Research
    Proposal Writing
    Research Methods in Mechanical Engineering
    Discipline-specific Module
    YEAR 2
    Communication Skills (speaking, writing, computing, information retrieval)
    Global Context (political, economic and social contexts)
    Thesis Research
    YEAR 3
    Research Dissemination
    The Business World (including career planning)
    Peer Review (and its use in assessment of research proposals and publication)
    Thesis Research
    YEAR 4
    Thesis Submission
    DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC MODULES
    Modules from the taught MSc programmes are selected according to thesis research. For
    example:
    Modern Environmental Control Systems for Buildings
    Environmental Hands-on Review and Audit
    Energy Conversion and Management
    Energy, Economics and the Environment
    Advanced CAD and Numerical Modelling
    Advanced Solid Body Mechanics
    Advanced Thermodynamics
    Advanced Vehicle Dynamics, IC Engines and Materials
    Aerodynamics, Mechanics and Propulsion Systems
    Computer Aided Engineering Methods
    Contextual Design
    Topical Issues in Aerospace Industry
    Design and Analysis of Aircraft and Spaceship Systems
    Enterprise and Innovation
    Graphics
    Managing Project Innovation
    Racing Team Management and Vehicle Testing
    Research Planning, Methodology and Innovation
    Strategic Management and Enterprise

    USUAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS


    A good degree in a relevant subject and/or appropriate professional qualifications and
    experience.

    WANT TO KNOW MORE?


    Contact Research Office Administrator, School of Engineering and Design
    Tel +44 (0)1895 266876
    Email [email protected]

    RESEARCH AT MECHANICAL ENGINEERING


    Brunel’s Mechanical Engineering is a very active research subject area with collaborative
    research projects supported by industrial, governmental and overseas partners ranging from
    major oil companies, vehicle manufacturers, built environment consultacies and government
    laboratories in addition to major funding by EPSRC and the EU. There is collaboration with
    many universities in Asia, Europe and the US.

    This is a thriving, high-quality research department with an international reputation which has
    extensive and well-equipped laboratories, particularly in fluid mechanics, IC engines and
    their fuels, vibrations, environmental and building services engineering and structural testing.
    Our in-house cluster of parallel computer facilities are enhanced by advanced software for
    large scale simulation of structures, flows and engines, to name but a few

    Research Areas
    CENTRE FOR ADVANCED POWERTRAIN AND FUELS RESEARCH
    The activities of this Centre, one of the largest, most renowned and active engines research
    groups in the UK, contribute in a number of areas related to advanced automotive
    powertrain, alternative and bio fuels, and their impact on the environment.
    In particular, the Centre focuses on:
    Ultra-low emission and high efficiency internal combustion engines through new
    combustion process and its control;
    Novel hybrid engines for future automotive vehicles;
    Fuel injection, spray formation, mixing and combustion and their application to the design
    of internal combustion engines and low emission fuels;
    Experimental and computational techniques for in-cylinder flow, combustion, pollutant
    formation and emissions and application to the design of more efficient and clean engines;
    Fuel reforming and after-treatment devices for ultra-low emission diesel vehicles;
    Optimised bio-fuel powered combustion engines and their impact on the environment.
    Further information Professor H Zhao, School of Engineering and Design
    Email [email protected]
    Tel +44 (0)1895 266698

    Web www.brunel.ac.uk/research/centres/capf

    CENTRE FOR ENERGY AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH


    The activities of this Research Centre contribute to a number of areas in the energy field
    including:
    The improvement of energy conversion efficiency from renewable sources;
    The design of more efficient systems to provide heating and cooling and achieve the
    required thermal environment for buildings and processes;
    The reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants to the atmosphere.
    The Group has substantial facilities that include:
    An 80m3 environmental chamber capable of achieving conditions between 0°C and +40°C
    and 30 to 95%RH;
    An anechoic chamber, sound-level meters and other acoustic equipment;
    Refrigeration and heat pump test rigs;
    Solar energy test rigs;
    A range of data-logging and control systems.
    In-house simulation software and a suite of commercial packages include:
    Building services software that includes thermal simulation, acoustics, lighting, and other
    services design programmes;
    Computational fluid dynamics and other fluid flow and heat transfer codes for flow and
    heat transfer modelling.
    Further information Professor T Karayiannis, School of Engineering and Design
    Email [email protected]

    Tel +44 (0)1895 267132

    Web www.brunel.ac.uk/research/centres/ceber

    CENTRE FOR ENGINEERING TRIBOLOGY AND DYNAMICS


    Brunel has a long and proud tradition in tribology research, going back some thirty years.
    The Research Centre for Engineering Tribology and Dynamics (RCETD) is now officially
    recognized as the University Research Centre, thus affirming the importance of tribology
    research in an era of energy crunch and environmental sustainability.
    The current portfolio of research funding is about £0.8M and the written output of all
    members of RCETD over the last three years totals 74 papers and conference
    presentations. Research takes place in various laboratories within the School of Engineering
    and Design, which accommodate unique experimental equipment enabling research in a
    wide range of topics.These experimental facilities, coupled with workstations for numerical
    modelling, equip the Centre with a competitive edge and form a solid foundation for
    attracting research funding.
    Further information: Dr Mark Atherton, School of Engineering & Design

    Email: [email protected]
    Tel: (0)1895 266690

    ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS GROUP


    Brunel’s Advanced Computational Mechanics Research Group conducts leading edge
    research in the area of computational solid and fluid mechanics. The group which has close
    links with industry is involved in developing numerical solutions and constitutive models for a
    number of engineering problems with applications in the aerospace, offshore and medical
    engineering industries. The group’s research activities include:

    Boundary element methods


    Non-linear finite element methods: e.g. computational plasticity and modelling of contact
    problems
    Computational fluid dynamics
    Finite element modelling of sound propagation in acoustic waveguides
    Fluid-solid interaction modelling
    Fracture mechanics
    Multi-scale modelling

    Further information Professor Hamid Bahai, School of Engineering and Design.

    Email: [email protected]

    Tel +44 (0)1895 265773

    Web: www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sed/sedres/cem/acm

    APPLIED MECHANICS GROUP


    The key areas covered by this large research Group include:
    Bioengineering;
    Dynamical Systems, Performance Enhancement and Robust Control;
    Surface Mechanics and Tribology;
    Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer;
    Aerospace Technology;
    Structural Modelling and Analysis.

    Further information Professor I Esat, School of Engineering and Design.


    Email [email protected]
    Tel +44 (0)1895 266681
    Web www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad /sed/sedres/cem

    MATERIALS RESEARCH
    This area focuses on the development of biodegradable materials, novel processing
    technologies and applications. These materials are based largely on natural raw materials,
    or non-food crops, such as starch and plant fibres, and may be used for a wide range of
    applications including packaging and construction. Made from renewable resources and
    being fully biodegradable, the materials offer much greener alternatives to oil-based
    materials to reduce the environmental impacts by composting as an effective means of
    materials recovery and reducing landfill.
    Research areas include:
    Biodegradable materials formulation;
    Materials processing;
    Materials characterisation;
    Product design with biodegradable materials;
    Computer modelling of material behaviour during processing, application and post-use
    treatments.
    Further information Professor J Song, School of Engineering and Design

    Email [email protected]

    Tel +44 (0)1895 266698

    Web www.brunel.ac.uk/about/acad/sed/sedres/me

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