(Ref. 15799)
Contract: Fixed Term Contract (18 months)
Salary: £29,853 - £37,839
Grade: Level a - Level b in Pathway 2
Closing date for applications: 9:00am 03 Dec 2010
Anticipated interview date: 13 Dec 2010
Anticipated start date: 01 Jan 2011
Based in the Centre for Innovation and Science (ACCIS), within the Department of Aerospace Engineering, this is a key post for fulfilling the goals of the TSB funded BMAX programme (Tidal Turbine Blades - Maximising Blade Reliability & Performance & Reducing cost) with project partners Aviation Enterprises, Advanced Composites Group, MERL and Wessex Resins.
This project will further developments to improve the design and performance of composite sub-sea tidal turbine blades. It will reduce production cost compared with existing designs and improve reliability.
The specific task to be carried out at the University of Bristol will be to model damage development due to fatigue within composite materials and bonded joints using finite element analysis. Existing work at the University of Bristol has developed formulations for cohesive interface elements which take account of damage accumulation due to fatigue.
This project will further develop these formulations and take them into new areas of application. Outputs from this work will interact closely with industrial partners working within the project. The use of composite materials in environmental power generation is increasing rapidly. This project presents an exciting opportunity to be involved in this fast growing area.
You will have a PhD in Engineering/Materials Science (or closely related discipline) and be an expert user of finite element packages. You will also have knowledge of computer programming (including FORTRAN) and a knowledge of composite materials.
If successful, you may be appointed either on a fixed term or a permanent contract depending on the extent of your previous relevant research experience.
Further information can be found at www.bristol.ac.uk/personnel/ftc/
Further information
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Contact for informal inquiries:
Dr S R Hallett (stephen.hallett@bristol.ac.uk | 0117 331 5313)
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