Fire Dynamics modelling requires understanding of fire-driven fluid flow and using different numerical tools. The projects in this area will focus on studying the effect of different numerical methods, including effect of mesh, different geometries for fuel and air-flows, as well as location of mesh boundaries on the realistic modelling of a fire.

There are up to 2 openings for this project, which can focus on one of the following 3 options.

For Option A the project will focus on exploring different geometries such as ignition source location, fuel thicknesses, or location of mesh boundaries on fire modelling.

For Option B the project will focus on quantifying mesh indipendency in Fire Dynamic Simulator (FDS) for three different classical fire scenarios, to optimize the accuracy vs cost of the numerical simulations.

For Option C the project will focus on using Pyrosim to enerate different approximations of a real fuel and study the effect of geometry.

These projects combine both fundamental physical phenomena, engineering and computer science skills, and gives the student a unique insight into the field of fire science, a field linking together different disciplines including Engineering, Geology, Physics, Ecology, Computer Science, Geography and Policy.

Lithium-ion batteries have been employed as energy sources in a number of electric devices, owing primarily to their higher energy density and lower cost compared to alternative candidates. In recent years, the market volume for batteries in the transportation industry, namely for electric or hybrid cars, has grown quickly. Side reactions and degradation processes can result in a variety of unwanted consequences that cause capacity loss in lithium-ion batteries. Battery voltage, capacity output, ageing history, and temperature are all factors that can influence capacity loss and ageing and this can also be chemistry dependent.This project focuses on studying the effect of battery size and chemistry on thermal behaviour of batteries.

There are up to 2 openings for this project.

For Option A the project will focus on using our experimental lab to study the effect of charge rates and chemistry on thermal behaviour of batteries.

For Option B, the project will focus on using our experimental lab to study the effect of charge rates and chemistry on thermal behaviour of batteries.