PhD scholarship for efficient pipeline transportation of highly concentrated wastewater sludges project

PhD scholarship for efficient pipeline transportation of highly concentrated wastewater sludges project

Are you passionate about non-Newtonian fluid dynamics and eager to make a real impact in the wastewater industry? We are offering a fully funded PhD project with a tax-free stipend of $35,888 per annum for 3.5 years.

Are you an Australian PR, citizen, or an international student in Australia with a 1st class Honours in Chem/Mech Engineering, Physics, or Maths? RMIT Engineering PhD candidates get a laptop, world-class labs, research funding, travel support, and seminars.

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Join RMIT’s PhD project in non-Newtonian fluid dynamics with a $35,888/year stipend for 3.5 years!

Applications are now open.

30/03/2025

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Australian PR, citizen, or an international student in Australia with a 1st class Honours in Chem/Mech Engineering, Physics, or Maths.

Visit the PhD (Chemical Engineering) page.

This project duties are:

  • To fully characterize the rheology of HCWS samples in the RMIT Materials Characterisation Lab
  • To conduct a series of field-based experiments on the flow of HCWS at Eastern Treatment Plant (Carrum Downs, VIC 3201) using a pilot-scale pipe loop rig 
  • To develop and validate pipe flow theory for prediction of the laminar-turbulent transition and friction loss for straight pipe sections and conventional pipe fittings

Location:

Melbourne CBD and RMIT site at Eastern Treatment Plant 

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