Description Project Title: High-fidelity two-phase Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methods to model fundamental LH2 flows for fuel system and transport applications Start Date: 30/06/2025 End Date: 05/09/2025 Location: University of Nottingham Working Hours: 36.25 hours per week Pay Rate: £12.50 per hour (plus holiday pay) Dress Code: Office appropriate Project Description: Hydrogen research has accelerated to address the need for a carbon-neutral fuel across a broad range of industries. The aerospace sector has identified liquid hydrogen as a suitable fuel source for hydrogen combustion engines and hydrogen fuel cells, such as Airbus’ ZEROe concepts. However, liquid hydrogen fuel systems remain largely unstudied, and critical fundamental research and modelling capabilities need to be developed to strengthen the engineering excellence needed for the aerospace sector. The project aims to develop high-fidelity two-phase Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methods to model complex and fundamental cryogenic hydrogen flows for fuel system applications using an in-house CFD solver, XCALibre. The outcome of this project will be a distinct improvement and critical addition to the XCALibre code and collaboration with an array of researchers. The student will develop a wealth of skills in modelling, coding and understanding cryogenic two-phase flows. The applicant requires some coding experience (preferably in Julia) and an understanding of CFD. The duties will include: Modelling two-phase flow test cases and implementation Highlighting practical experiments from the current literature to validate models Keeping tidy code and standard GitHub practices for working on code. Skills and experience required for the role: The applicant requires some coding experience (preferably in Julia) and an understanding of CFD. The applicant must have completed at least two years of an engineering undergraduate course. Application Instructions: Application Closing Date: 19/05/2025 The Careers and Employability Service supports student and alumni to make choices about their future after their studies. To support you every step of the way, the team can help you to: ace the recruitment process providing advice on CV writing and interview preparation. explore a wide range of careers areas through web resources and sector events. connect with employers with vacancies through careers fairs. generate career ideas if you're not sure what you want to do. develop the skills you need to be successful in the workplace. Go to the Careers and Employability Service website to find out more. Our University is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe. Further information: The University of Nottingham will ask you whether you have any unspent criminal convictions as part of our pre-assignment checks. If the position you are applying for is ‘exempt’ from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 you will be asked to confirm both spent and unspent convictions at the point of offer. Examples of such posts include clinical, medical and allied health roles, roles involving childcare services. A DBS check may also be required. The University will only use information relating to criminal convictions where the law allows us to do so in line with our Data Protection Policy. Personal data relating to criminal convictions will be retained confidentially and securely and access to that data will be strictly controlled. More information relating to the manner in which we process your personal data is located within our privacy notice for staff, job applicants and others working at the University. Information about your rights relating to the use of your personal data can be found within our website privacy notice. What Next: To apply for this vacancy please click ‘Apply Now’ to complete your details. Please contact JobZone@nottingham.ac.uk for further information. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.