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Research Interests

I am currently working as an associate professor at Northwestern Polytechnical University. My research is focused on turbulence structure and transport mechanism, which include:

  • (i) Vortices evolution in turbulent thermal convection, particularly during flow reversal process;
  • (ii) Heat transport mechanism in turbulence, and strategies to enhance/weaken heat transfer efficiency with active or passive flow controls;
  • (iii) Mass transport mechanism in turbulence, and strategies to weaken mixing for pollutant particles or enhance mixing for chemically reactive flows.
Turbulence Research

My PhD thesis focused on mesoscopic modeling and simulation of complex fluid flows using lattice Boltzmann method (LBM). Efforts are devoted to investigate gas-liquid two-phase flows, particulate flows, and flows in porous media. It would be much more difficult to complete these simulations without the use of various high performance computing (HPC) techniques, such as OpenMP, MPI, and OpenACC.

During my postdoc at HKUST, my research interests also extend to microscopic simulations, such as calculating intrinsic transport properties with molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and adsorbates on surfaces using density functional theory (DFT) calculation.

Multiscale Modeling

Professional Services

Editorial Board

✒️ Associate Editor 2021 - Present
(Elsevier)
📝 Managing Editor 2019 - 2021
(Elsevier)
📝 Managing Editor 2017 - 2018
(Elsevier)

Journal Reviewer

Projects

Active

Inactive

Conferences and Talks (Selected)

  1. 2025.12.26 - 28 | Shenzhen
    不稳定热分层槽道流的壁面模化大涡模拟
    稀薄气体与湍流的多尺度非平衡流动学术研讨会 Oral
  2. 2025.11.28 - 30 | Beijing
    热湍流中自驱动体的主动推进
    中国力学学会青年托举人才与导师交流会 Oral
  3. 2025.11.22 - 23 | Lanzhou
    热湍流结构与物质输运
    四校力学论坛-2025 Oral
  4. 2025.11.14 - 16 | Shanghai
    热湍流中自驱动体的主动推进
    第十四届全国流体力学青年研讨会 Oral
  5. 2025.10.31 - 11.02 | Xi'an
    剪切热湍流的研究进展
    第二届极端流动与多过程问题研讨会 Oral
  6. 2025.10.24 - 26 | Hangzhou
    热湍流中自驱动颗粒的主动推进
    第四届全国多相流青年学者研讨会 Invited [PDF]
  7. 2025.09.01 - 02 | Beijing
    Particle transport and deposition in wall-sheared thermal turbulence
    JFM/FLOW Symposium China 2025 (JFM/FLOW 2025中国专题研讨会) Invited [PDF]
  8. 2025.07.18 - 21 | Changsha
    热湍流结构与颗粒输运
    中国力学大会-2025 (流体力学分会场) Invited [PDF]
  9. 2025.07.20 | Changsha
    复杂流动与传热传质的格子玻尔兹曼模拟
    AMS创刊40周年座谈会暨力学学科前瞻研讨会 Invited [PDF]
  10. 2025.04.19 - 20 | Nanchang
    剪切热湍流中颗粒的输运与沉积
    2025年全国湍流与流动稳定性专题研讨会 Invited [PDF]
  11. 2025.02.26 | Xi'an
    Particle transport and deposition in wall-sheared thermal turbulence
    多相流数值模拟前沿进展研讨会 Oral
  12. 2024.10.25 - 27 | Ningbo
    Particle transport and deposition in wall-sheared thermal turbulence
    International Symposium on Multiphase Flows - 2024 (国际多相流学术研讨会) Invited [PDF]
  13. 2024.09.20 - 22 | Taiyuan
    剪切热湍流结构演化与颗粒输运
    2024流固耦合前沿问题及无网格方法应用研讨会 Oral
  14. 2024.09.18 - 19 | Xi'an
    Temporal modulation on mixed convection in turbulent channels
    Workshop on Theory and Modeling of Fluid Excitation (流体激励理论与建模研讨会) Oral
  15. 2024.08.21 - 23 | Beijing
    Particle transport and deposition in wall-sheared thermal turbulence
    2nd BICTAM-CISM Symposium on Dispersed Multiphase Flows (第二届北京国际力学中心与意大利国际力学中心离散多相流研讨会) Oral
  16. 2024.08.09 - 13 | Harbin
    热湍流中颗粒的主动推进
    第十三届全国流体力学学术会议 (湍流与稳定性分会场) Invited [PDF]
  17. 2024.08.05 | Lanzhou
    剪切热湍流结构演化与颗粒输运
    “多相流多过程耦合流动”学术研讨会 Oral
  18. 2024.08.02 - 04 | Lanzhou
    时变壁面温度对槽道湍流结构演化的影响
    2024壁湍流基础问题青年学术研讨会 Oral
  19. 2023.12.18 | Shenzhen
    湍流场中自驱动颗粒的节能推进
    南方科技大学机械与能源工程系 Talk
  20. 2023.10.16 - 20 | Xi'an
    Self-propelling Particles Surfing in Turbulent Thermal Convection
    9th International Conference on Rayleigh-Bénard Turbulence (第九届瑞利-伯纳德湍流国际会议) Oral
  21. 2023.08.08 - 12 | Beijing
    Migrating of a Self-propelling Particle in Thermal Turbulence
    17th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics (第十七届亚洲流体力学大会) Oral
  22. 2023.07.07 - 11 | Lanzhou
    Control the Migration of Self-propelling Particle in Thermal Turbulence
    IUTAM Symposium on Turbulent Structure and Particles-Turbulence Interaction (国际理论与应用力学联合会湍流结构及颗粒-湍流相互作用研讨会) Oral
  23. 2023.04.19 | Hong Kong
    Energy-efficient propulsion of self-propelling particle in turbulent environments
    Bilateral Academic Conference between NPU and HKUST (西北工业大学与香港科技大学双边学术会议) Invited [PDF]
  24. 2023.04.14 - 17 | Ningbo
    湍流场中自驱动颗粒的节能推进
    2023年全国湍流与流动稳定性专题研讨会 Keynote [PDF]
  25. 2022.11.18 - 21 | Xi'an (Hybrid)
    湍流场中自驱动颗粒的节能推进
    第十二届全国流体力学学术会议 (湍流与稳定性分会场) Invited [PDF]
  26. 2022.11.05 - 10 | Online
    二维圆形对流腔中的大尺度环流反转
    中国力学大会-2021+1 Oral
  27. 2021.09.25 | Online
    热湍流中大尺度环流反转的机制
    工程建模与科学计算湖北省重点实验室 Talk
  28. 2020.01.03 | Beijing
    LBM多功能数值模拟软件的开发及其在室内污染物颗粒防治中的应用
    “自然环境湍流两相流的高精度计算仿真”研讨会 Oral
  29. 2019.09.03 - 05 | Xi'an
    Thermal effects on the sedimentation behavior of elliptical particles
    Workshop on Multiphase Flow Computations and Fluid Flow Physics (多相流动计算方法及流体物理学术研讨会) Oral
  30. 2019.05.08 | Wuhan
    基于格子Boltzmann方法的热对流模拟
    华中科技大学数学与统计学院 Talk
  31. 2018.12.07 | Xi'an
    A three-dimensional pseudo-potential-based lattice Boltzmann model for multiphase flows with large density ratio and variable surface tension
    Workshop on Multiphase Flow and Free Surface Dynamics (多相流及自由面动力学研讨会) Oral
  32. 2018.08.10 - 15 | Beijing
    Effect of fiber orientation on the effective mass diffusivity of fibrous porous media
    16th International Heat Transfer Conferences (第十六届国际传热大会) Oral
  33. 2017.09.18 | Beijing
    Lattice Boltzmann Modeling of Complex Multiphase Transport Phenomena in Fuel Cells and Flow Batteries
    清华大学热能系 Talk
  34. 2017.09.15 | Hefei
    Lattice Boltzmann Modeling of Complex Multiphase Transport Phenomena in Fuel Cells and Flow Batteries
    中国科学技术大学热科学和能源工程系 Talk
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Research Interests

I am currently working as an associate professor at Northwestern Polytechnical University. My research is focused on turbulence structure and transport mechanism, which include:

  • (i) Vortices evolution in turbulent thermal convection, particularly during flow reversal process;
  • (ii) Heat transport mechanism in turbulence, and strategies to enhance/weaken heat transfer efficiency with active or passive flow controls;
  • (iii) Mass transport mechanism in turbulence, and strategies to weaken mixing for pollutant particles or enhance mixing for chemically reactive flows.
Turbulence Research

My PhD thesis focused on mesoscopic modeling and simulation of complex fluid flows using lattice Boltzmann method (LBM). Efforts are devoted to investigate gas-liquid two-phase flows, particulate flows, and flows in porous media. It would be much more difficult to complete these simulations without the use of various high performance computing (HPC) techniques, such as OpenMP, MPI, and OpenACC.

During my postdoc at HKUST, my research interests also extend to microscopic simulations, such as calculating intrinsic transport properties with molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and adsorbates on surfaces using density functional theory (DFT) calculation.

Multiscale Modeling

Professional Services

Editorial Board

✒️ Associate Editor 2021 - Present
(Elsevier)
📝 Managing Editor 2019 - 2021
(Elsevier)
📝 Managing Editor 2017 - 2018
(Elsevier)

Journal Reviewer

Projects

Active

Inactive

Conferences and Talks (Selected)

  1. 2025.12.26 - 28 | Shenzhen
    不稳定热分层槽道流的壁面模化大涡模拟
    稀薄气体与湍流的多尺度非平衡流动学术研讨会 Oral
  2. 2025.11.28 - 30 | Beijing
    热湍流中自驱动体的主动推进
    中国力学学会青年托举人才与导师交流会 Oral
  3. 2025.11.22 - 23 | Lanzhou
    热湍流结构与物质输运
    四校力学论坛-2025 Oral
  4. 2025.11.14 - 16 | Shanghai
    热湍流中自驱动体的主动推进
    第十四届全国流体力学青年研讨会 Oral
  5. 2025.10.31 - 11.02 | Xi'an
    剪切热湍流的研究进展
    第二届极端流动与多过程问题研讨会 Oral
  6. 2025.10.24 - 26 | Hangzhou
    热湍流中自驱动颗粒的主动推进
    第四届全国多相流青年学者研讨会 Invited [PDF]
  7. 2025.09.01 - 02 | Beijing
    Particle transport and deposition in wall-sheared thermal turbulence
    JFM/FLOW Symposium China 2025 (JFM/FLOW 2025中国专题研讨会) Invited [PDF]
  8. 2025.07.18 - 21 | Changsha
    热湍流结构与颗粒输运
    中国力学大会-2025 (流体力学分会场) Invited [PDF]
  9. 2025.07.20 | Changsha
    复杂流动与传热传质的格子玻尔兹曼模拟
    AMS创刊40周年座谈会暨力学学科前瞻研讨会 Invited [PDF]
  10. 2025.04.19 - 20 | Nanchang
    剪切热湍流中颗粒的输运与沉积
    2025年全国湍流与流动稳定性专题研讨会 Invited [PDF]
  11. 2025.02.26 | Xi'an
    Particle transport and deposition in wall-sheared thermal turbulence
    多相流数值模拟前沿进展研讨会 Oral
  12. 2024.10.25 - 27 | Ningbo
    Particle transport and deposition in wall-sheared thermal turbulence
    International Symposium on Multiphase Flows - 2024 (国际多相流学术研讨会) Invited [PDF]
  13. 2024.09.20 - 22 | Taiyuan
    剪切热湍流结构演化与颗粒输运
    2024流固耦合前沿问题及无网格方法应用研讨会 Oral
  14. 2024.09.18 - 19 | Xi'an
    Temporal modulation on mixed convection in turbulent channels
    Workshop on Theory and Modeling of Fluid Excitation (流体激励理论与建模研讨会) Oral
  15. 2024.08.21 - 23 | Beijing
    Particle transport and deposition in wall-sheared thermal turbulence
    2nd BICTAM-CISM Symposium on Dispersed Multiphase Flows (第二届北京国际力学中心与意大利国际力学中心离散多相流研讨会) Oral
  16. 2024.08.09 - 13 | Harbin
    热湍流中颗粒的主动推进
    第十三届全国流体力学学术会议 (湍流与稳定性分会场) Invited [PDF]
  17. 2024.08.05 | Lanzhou
    剪切热湍流结构演化与颗粒输运
    “多相流多过程耦合流动”学术研讨会 Oral
  18. 2024.08.02 - 04 | Lanzhou
    时变壁面温度对槽道湍流结构演化的影响
    2024壁湍流基础问题青年学术研讨会 Oral
  19. 2023.12.18 | Shenzhen
    湍流场中自驱动颗粒的节能推进
    南方科技大学机械与能源工程系 Talk
  20. 2023.10.16 - 20 | Xi'an
    Self-propelling Particles Surfing in Turbulent Thermal Convection
    9th International Conference on Rayleigh-Bénard Turbulence (第九届瑞利-伯纳德湍流国际会议) Oral
  21. 2023.08.08 - 12 | Beijing
    Migrating of a Self-propelling Particle in Thermal Turbulence
    17th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics (第十七届亚洲流体力学大会) Oral
  22. 2023.07.07 - 11 | Lanzhou
    Control the Migration of Self-propelling Particle in Thermal Turbulence
    IUTAM Symposium on Turbulent Structure and Particles-Turbulence Interaction (国际理论与应用力学联合会湍流结构及颗粒-湍流相互作用研讨会) Oral
  23. 2023.04.19 | Hong Kong
    Energy-efficient propulsion of self-propelling particle in turbulent environments
    Bilateral Academic Conference between NPU and HKUST (西北工业大学与香港科技大学双边学术会议) Invited [PDF]
  24. 2023.04.14 - 17 | Ningbo
    湍流场中自驱动颗粒的节能推进
    2023年全国湍流与流动稳定性专题研讨会 Keynote [PDF]
  25. 2022.11.18 - 21 | Xi'an (Hybrid)
    湍流场中自驱动颗粒的节能推进
    第十二届全国流体力学学术会议 (湍流与稳定性分会场) Invited [PDF]
  26. 2022.11.05 - 10 | Online
    二维圆形对流腔中的大尺度环流反转
    中国力学大会-2021+1 Oral
  27. 2021.09.25 | Online
    热湍流中大尺度环流反转的机制
    工程建模与科学计算湖北省重点实验室 Talk
  28. 2020.01.03 | Beijing
    LBM多功能数值模拟软件的开发及其在室内污染物颗粒防治中的应用
    “自然环境湍流两相流的高精度计算仿真”研讨会 Oral
  29. 2019.09.03 - 05 | Xi'an
    Thermal effects on the sedimentation behavior of elliptical particles
    Workshop on Multiphase Flow Computations and Fluid Flow Physics (多相流动计算方法及流体物理学术研讨会) Oral
  30. 2019.05.08 | Wuhan
    基于格子Boltzmann方法的热对流模拟
    华中科技大学数学与统计学院 Talk
  31. 2018.12.07 | Xi'an
    A three-dimensional pseudo-potential-based lattice Boltzmann model for multiphase flows with large density ratio and variable surface tension
    Workshop on Multiphase Flow and Free Surface Dynamics (多相流及自由面动力学研讨会) Oral
  32. 2018.08.10 - 15 | Beijing
    Effect of fiber orientation on the effective mass diffusivity of fibrous porous media
    16th International Heat Transfer Conferences (第十六届国际传热大会) Oral
  33. 2017.09.18 | Beijing
    Lattice Boltzmann Modeling of Complex Multiphase Transport Phenomena in Fuel Cells and Flow Batteries
    清华大学热能系 Talk
  34. 2017.09.15 | Hefei
    Lattice Boltzmann Modeling of Complex Multiphase Transport Phenomena in Fuel Cells and Flow Batteries
    中国科学技术大学热科学和能源工程系 Talk