possible PhD

Ryan Brown

I am a recent combustion masters graduate, now working in research and developement for a burner manufacturers. The company has aggreed to fund me to do a PhD to research into the problem of combustion resonance associated with multiport ceramic premixed burners.

I have met with many universities regarding this work to discuss possible PhD using a comercially available CFD package. I am also considering writing my own code for this specific application as i am concerned about not knowing the fudge facters involved in the commercial code(turbulance etc...), would this be a viable option in a three year PhD? What language is best for this type of code?, I know basic fortarn and pascal, i think these are a good foudation. Our company uses Pro E for design work, i think this is good for CFD geometries. Is that right?

The Universities I am considering are Cambridge, Leeds, Sheffield and UMIST. Can anyone tell me if any of these stand out above the rest in the world of CFD as this will aid my decision.

Any feed back at all will be greatly appreciated.

Thankyou

Ryan Brown