This
PhD-project involves a fundamental study of these surprising
manifestions of turbulent flow, using advanced experimental techniques
and direct numerical simulations using Europe's fastest supercomputer
facilities. Turbulence simulations are based on modern spectral codes
and Lattice Boltzmann algorithms are used for studies of droplet
break-up in complex flows. These algorithms are all available in our
laboratory. The experiments use laser-induced phosphorescence and fast
intensified cameras and machines where turbulence without a mean flow is
created in air. Much of the experimental infrastructure is already
present, which gives your research project a flying start.
The challenge of the experiments is to find image-based statistical quantities that can capture the de-mixing at the scale of the smallest turbulent vortices, and that can follow the fast initial stages of turbulent breakup. The latter phenomenon will be compared with statistical data from idealized numerical experiments.
The challenge of the experiments is to find image-based statistical quantities that can capture the de-mixing at the scale of the smallest turbulent vortices, and that can follow the fast initial stages of turbulent breakup. The latter phenomenon will be compared with statistical data from idealized numerical experiments.
Practical application
of this research can be found in the physics of atmospheric clouds and
the dynamics of sprays in turbulent fuel injection.
Location
The work will be
carried out at the Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (www.fluid.tue.nl) of
Eindhoven University of Technology. The project is supervised by Dr.ir.
W. van de Water and Profs. H.J.H. Clercx and G.J.F. van Heijst.
Requirements
We are looking for an
enthusiastic PhD-student with strong experimental and/or numerical
skills and a strong background in fluid mechanics. The PhD-candidate
should have an MSc in (applied) physics, mechanical engineering, applied
mathematics or aeronautical engineering. The ideal candidate has
experience with the design and execution of laboratory experiments, and
has a strong affinity with numerical simulations and fundamental studies
of turbulence. Depending on the experimental and numerical skills of
the candidate a suitable combination of experimental and computational
aspects of the scientific problem will be addressed. The PhD-candidate
should also have good written and oral communication skills in English.
Conditions of employment
When fulfilling a PhD
position at the FOM foundation, you will get the status of junior
scientist. You will have an employee status and can participate in all
the employee benefits FOM offers. You will get a contract for 4 years.
Your salary will be up to a maximum of 2,610 euro gross per month. The
salary is supplemented with a holiday allowance of 8% and an end-of-year
bonus of 8.33%. You are supposed to have a thesis finished at the end
of your four year term with FOM. A training programme is
part of the
agreement. You and your supervisor will make up a plan for the
additional education and supervising that you specifically need. This
plan also defines which teaching activities you will be responsible (up
to a maximum of 10% of your time). The conditions of employment of the
FOM-foundation are laid down in the Collective Labour Agreement for
Research Centres (CAO-Onderzoekinstellingen), more exclusive information
is available at this website under Personeelsinformatie (in Dutch) or
under Personnel (in English). General information about working at FOM
can be found in the English part of this website under Personnel. The
'FOM-sollicitatiecode' (in Dutch) applies to this position.
Application Deadline : 31 March 2013
