Overview

In this Numerical Health Assessment of Surface Wear in Mechanical Contacts research at Cranfield University, numerical modelling will be performed for assessing the relationship between the friction noise and wear in mechanical contacts.

Asperities of contacts will be tangentially loaded in such a manner that one of the contact asperity will be assumed as static and the other will create sliding effect for the wear.

Features

The materials selection will also allow to assume that one of the material asperity will be worn out while other will be responsible for the generation of the compression wave in the air medium.

Later, this compression wave will be used to generate the friction noise, which will further be used to investigate the wear in contact.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cranfield, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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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 Fees

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22620 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

5006 GBP / year

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Living costs

Cranfield

United Kingdom

700 - 1300 GBP / month

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