Overview

Lack of representative failure models for gear failures causes difficulties in their useful lifetime prediction.

Features

Critical operational parameters such as loading, speed and lubrication affect the physics of gear meshing zone in a very complex manner and lead the modelling to an imperfect zone of assumptions.

These complexities allow the researchers to use approximations for useful lifetime calculations.

In this Failure Models for Transmission Gears Health Monitoring research at Cranfield University, a theory will be postulated for the combined mode of gear failures.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Based on modelling approximations and assumptions, several models have been introduced in academic research domain.

But still the models are failure specific and have considered surface failures (i.e. scuffing and pitting) and bending fatigue separately.

Practically, there is a very high possibility that a gear is operated under an influence of both types of failures and hence reaches to its breakage well before the life estimated by a failure specific model.

Due to this, a model considering the theoretical aspects of both types of failures can reflect more practicality of gear meshing and can provide more good estimation of useful life.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

92

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Bio & Biomedical Engineering View 37 other PhDs in Bio & Biomedical Engineering in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

92

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Other requirements

General requirements

A minimum of a 2:1 first degree in a relevant discipline/subject area (e.g. aerospace, automotive, mechanical, and manufacturing) with a minimum 60% mark in the Project element or equivalent with a minimum 60% overall module average

The potential to engage in innovative research and to complete the PhD within a three-year period of study

A minimum of English language proficiency (IELTS overall minimum score of 6.5).

Tuition Fee

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International

19675 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 19675 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

4712 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Cranfield

700 - 1300 GBP /month

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