CV – DR HAO ZHANG
Qualifications:
B.Sci., 2006/07, (Dalian University, China);
M.Sci., 2009/07, (Xiangtan University, China);
PhD, 2014/11, (Technical University of Catalonia,
Spain).
Career:
Postdoctoral Fellow, Southeast University, China,
2015/03-Current
Research Fellow, Technical University of Catalonia,
Spain, 2014/12-2015/02
Visiting Researcher, Technical University of
Catalonia, Spain, 2010/10-2011/10
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Research Interests:
PIBM for Various Fluid-Particle Interaction Problems.
Numerical Simulation of Particle-Laden Turbulent
Duct Flows using DNS-DEM.
Numerical Simulation of Multiphase Flow based on
LBM-DEM.
Numerical Study on Heat Transfer between Solid
Particles and Fluid.
Computational Granular Media Mechanics Research
based on GPU-DEM.
Numerical Simulation of Fresh Concrete based on
DEM.
Research
Publication
and
Contribution:
Total of >30 refereed journal/conference papers.
List of the nine most significant
relevant publications since 2012
1. H. Zhang, A. Yu, W. Zhong, Y. Tan. (2015). “A
combined TLBM-IBM-DEM scheme for
simulating isothermal particulate flow in fluid.”
International Journal of Heat and Mass
Transfer, 91: 178-189.
2. H. Zhang, F.X. Trias, A. Gorobets, Y. Tan, A.
Oliva. (2015). “Direct numerical simulation of a
fully developed turbulent flow in a square duct
up to Reτ=1200.” International Journal of Heat
and Fluid Flow, 54: 258-267.
3. H. Zhang, F.X. Trias, A. Oliva, D. Yang, Y.
Tan, Y. Sheng. (2015). “PIBM: Particulate
immersed boundary method for fluid-particle
interaction problems.” Powder Technology.
272: 1-13.
4. H. Zhang, F.X. Trias, A. Gorobets, A. Oliva, D.
Yang, Y. Tan, Y. Sheng. (2015). “Effect of
collisions on the particle behavior in a turbulent
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square duct flow.” Powder Technology. 269:
320-336.
X. Yue, H. Zhang, C. Ke, C. Luo, S. Shu, Y. Tan,
C. Feng. (2015). “A GPU-based DEM code and
its application in die filling.” Computers & Fluids.
110: 235-244.
Y. Tan, R. Deng, Y. Feng, H. Zhang, S. Jiang.
(2015). “Numerical Study of Concrete Mixing
Transport Process and Mixing Mechanism of
Truck Mixer.” Engineering Computations, 32.4:
1041-1065.
H. Zhang, Y. Tan, S. Shu, X. Niu, F.X. Trias, D.
Yang, H. Li, Y. Sheng. (2014). “Numerical
investigation on the role of discrete element
method in combined LBM-IBM-DEM modeling.”
Computers & Fluids, 94: 37-48.
H. Zhang, Y. Tan, D. Yang, F.X. Trias, S.
Jiang, Y. Sheng. (2012). “Numerical
investigation of the location of maximum
erosive wear damage in elbow: effect of slurry
velocity, bend orientation and angle of elbow.”
Powder Technology. 217: 467-476.
Y. Tan, H. Zhang, D. Yang, S Jiang, J Song, Y
Sheng. (2012). “Numerical simulation of
concrete pumping process and investigation of
wear mechanism of the pipe wall.” Tribology
International, 46: 137-144.
Financial Assistance:
Host:
1. Postdoctoral Science Foundation of Jiangsu
Province (No. 1501001A).
2. The FI-AGAUR Doctorate Scholarship
Secretariad’Universitats
i
Recerca
del
Departament d’Economia i Coneixement de la
Generalitat de Catalunya and the European
Social Fund.
3. Hunan Provincial Innovation Foundation for
Postgraduate (No. CX2010B263).
Participation:
1. The National Natural Science Foundation of
China (NSFC: 50675185).
2. The Program of New Century Excellent
Talents (NCET: 06-0708).
Contact:
Address:
School of Energy and Environment,
Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
Phone: +86 15150502463
Email: hao.zhang@seu.edu.cn