MEngSc (Taught) Dissertation Topics

Previous research projects undertaken as part of the MEngSc in Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing, Process, and Automation Systems) have included:

• "Analysis of Product Variability in Fluidised Bed Drying"
• "Development and Testing of an Air Impingement Unit"
• "Defect Characterisation using Advanced Ultrasonic Techniques" 
• "Motion of Particles on a Vibratory Conveyor as a Random Process"
• "Vent Performance to Prevent Vessel Implosion"
• "Accurate fluid flow metering using ultrasound"
• "Heat Transfer to a Food Product during Non-Homogeneous Cooling"
• "Integration of an X-Ray System into a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)"
• "Analysis of surface degradation on powder coated enclosure side panels"
• "Modeling of a Vibrating Conveyor"
• "Construction of a SCARA robot manufacturing cell"
• "Analysis of Particle Kinetics and Heat Transfer Variability in Fluidized Bed Processing"
• "Determination of the absolute stiffness of graphite golf shafts"
• "Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of the Motion of Particles on a Sliding Conveyor"
• "Position control of a vane motor"
• "Precision marking and cutting using a Nd:YAG laser"
• "A semi-active suspension system"
• "Computer simulation of micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS)"
• "Temperature effects in ultrasonic fluid flow metering"
• "Analysis of the Residence Time Distribution in a Re-circulatory Fluidised Bed Processing Unit"
• "Design and analysis of self excited jets"
• "Centrifuge and dryer analysis for API production"
• "Development and Validation of a Model for Particle Kinetics in a Rotary Processor"
• "Manifold design and process automation for HBr/HCl charging"
• "Analysis of the Collapse of a Vessel due to an Internal Vacuum" 
• "Air-coupled ultrasonic NDT of materials"
• "FE modelling of temperature distribution in metal machining"
• "PCB manufacture by CNC milling"