Research Staff
Dr. Xi XIA (夏溪)
Research Fellow
Working Experience
Research Associate, ME, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (12/2016-Present)
Research Assistant, MAE, University of Florida (01/2011-12/2016)
Research Assistant, ME, University of Colorado at Boulder (07/2009-12/2010)
Teaching Assistant, ME, University of Colorado at Boulder (09/2008-05/2010)
Education
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida (2016)
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder (2010)
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China (2008)
Research Topics
Droplet dynamics
Vortex flows in microfluids and combustion
Publications
X. Xia, C. He, J. Zhao, D. Yu, P. Zhang*, Vortex-ring-induced internal mixing upon the coalescence of initially stationary droplets, Physical Review Fluids (under review).
Dr. Yue YIN (殷悦)
Research Associate
Working Experience
Research Associate, ME, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (06/2017-Present)
Mitarbeiter, ME, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany (10/2007-06/2015)
Research staff, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Science (06/2006-06/2007)
Education
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum (2015)
M.S. in Fluid Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Science (2006)
B.S. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Lanzhou University (2002)
Research Topics
Simulation of droplet combustion under supercritical condition
Simulation of two-Phase flow and combustion
PhD Students
Chengming HE (何成明)
PhD Student
Working Experience
Research Assistant, ME, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (08/2015-06/2016)
Education
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2016-present)
M.S. in Fluid Mechanical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (2015)
B.S. in Thermal Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University (2012)
Research Topics
Droplet collision simulation (Volume-of-Fluid method)
Non-Newtonian fluid
Publications
C. He, P. Zhang*, Dynamics of Binary Droplet Collision in Gaseous Environment. SCIENTIA SINICA Physica, Mechanica & Astronomica, 7, 2017: 014. (Review in Chinese)
Tao YANG (杨涛)
PhD Student
Education
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2016-present)
M.S. in Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2016)
B.S. in College of Shipbuilding Engineering, Harbin Engineering University (2013)
Research Topics
Large eddy simulation of turbulent combustion
Numerical simulation of pool flames
Yicheng CHI (池奕承)
PhD Student
Working Experience
Research Assistant, ME, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (08/2016-08/2017)
Education
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2017-present)
M.S. in Automotive Engineering Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2016)
B.S. in Vehicle Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology (2012)
Research Topics
Chemical kinetics
Experiment of droplet collision