Thu, 08 September, 2022
NSIRC Thailand, TWI Ltd and King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB) are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and ambitious student to join the new PhD programme.
Based at KMUTNB, the successful student will be conducting doctoral studies that focus on a call for noval research by government and industry. Citizens of Thailand and international students can apply.
Supervision and support for this PhD will be provided by TWI Ltd and KMUTNB.
TWI Ltd is the globally renowned engineering and scientific research organisation, who's knowledge is trusted by some of the world's largest companies across energy, manufacturing, automotive, transport and more. They will provide Industrial PhD Supervision, to compliment the academic supervision provided by lecturers at KMUTNB.
NSIRC has been offering industry focused research degrees in Cambridge, United Kingdom, since 2012, and is affiliated with, amongst other, lead academic partner Brunel University London, the University of Cambridge, Manchester University, Lancaster University, Coventry University, the National University of Singapore, Delft University of Technology, the Technical University of Denmark and many more.
PhD Topic: Wear-Corrosion Mapping of Thermally Sprayed Cermet Coatings for Oil and Gas Applications
Cold Spray powder particles are accelerated to high velocities by a supersonic compressed gas jet at temperatures far below their melting point. Photo: TWI Ltd
In the oil and gas industry, Plunger Pumps face severe wear and corrosion during operation, and a sudden failure of these pumps can cause a fire, or an explosion, threatening the life of workers.
In less serve circumstances the impacted wear and corrosion mean that the manufacturer has to take this into account in added expense and costs. These costs rare then passed down to the customer.
This proposed PhD research will look to reduce wear and corrosion and see if the use lifetime of these Plunger Pumps can be enhanced by creating more suitable cermet coatings.
Funding for this PhD Studenship provided by LRF
Lloyd’s Register Foundation (LRF) is a global charity that provides funding that supports research that can protect lives and property through education and academia.
Through this PhD studentship, the success student will be provide with a tax-free bursary stipend for 3 years and will cover the cost of tuition fees.
PhD registration is at the KMUTNB Thailand.
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