Name: Zhang Ying Title: Professor Level 3

Email: yzhan@ncu.edu.cn

Supervisor Type: Master's/Ph.D. Supervisor

Main Courses: Thermal-Fluid Numerical Simulation, Advanced Fluid Mechanics

Home Page: https://teacher.ncu.edu.cn/publish/004740/

Research Directions

Our team's research primarily focuses on the multiscale mechanisms and numerical simulation of multiphase heat and mass transfer processes, dedicated to conducting frontier interdisciplinary research addressing challenges in energy, materials, biomedical engineering, and related fields. Specific research directions include:

1. Mesoscale Numerical Methods and Multiscale Simulation of Multiphase Flows: Utilizing mesoscale simulation methods the Lattice Boltzmann Method (LBM) and Front Tracking Method (FTM) to investigate multiphase interface evolution and coupled heat and mass transfer mechanisms in complex thermal-fluid fields.

2. Advanced Heat Pipe Technology and Microscale Heat Transfer Enhancement: Research on novel heat pipe design and the mechanisms of flow and phase change within microchannels, combined with mesoscale analysis of thermal-fluid fields in porous media.

3. Non-Ferrous Metal Semi-Solid Processing and Solidification Process Control: Integrating experimental and numerical approaches to study the rheological behavior, solidification microstructure evolution, and heat and mass transfer mechanisms of non-ferrous metals under semi-solid conditions.

4. Biofluid Mechanics and Respiratory Health Engineering: Developing multiphysics coupled models for the human circulatory and respiratory systems by investigating hemodynamics and airflow transport mechanisms in the respiratory tract.

Education Background

Sep 2001 – Jan 2008, Nanchang University, Materials Processing Engineering, Ph.D.

Work Experience

Dec 2012 – Apr 2017, Nanchang University, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Deputy Director, Professor

Sep 2012 – Sep 2013, University of Notre Dame, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Visiting Scholar, Visiting Professor

Apr 2017 – Jan 2022, Nanchang University, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Deputy Director, Professor and Ph.D. Supervisor

Jan 2018 – Mar 2018, West Virginia University, Shale Gas Research Center, Visiting Scholar, Visiting Professor

Apr 2024 – Present, Nanchang University, School of Advanced Manufacturing, Head of the Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Academic Discipline Leader, Professor and Ph.D. Supervisor

Academic Appointments

Journal Reviewer:

Physics of Fluids,

Applied Thermal Engineering,

International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer,

Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics,

Langmuir, etc.

Personal Honors

2024 Zhang Ying, Li Peisheng, Tian Yuan, Lu Min, Zhao Wandong. Mesoscale solution algorithm and mechanism research on heat and mass transfer in multiphase flow in porous media. Second Prize of Jiangxi Natural Science Award in 2024, ranked first, award number Z-23-2-34-R01

2023 Second Prize of Jiangxi Provincial Teaching Achievement Award (Postgraduate Education Category) in 2022 for "Exploration and Practice of Innovative International Talent Training Model for Energy and Power Postgraduates Oriented Towards the National Dual Carbon Strategy", ranked first

2024 Vice Chairman of Jiangxi Provincial Special Equipment Safety Technology Association

2019 Jiangxi Provincial Hundred, Thousand and Ten Thousand Talents

2017 Council Member of Chinese Society for Internal Combustion Engines

2017 Member of the Editorial Board of Internal Combustion Engine Engineering

2015 Jiangxi Provincial Hundred Talents Voyage Project

2014 Ganjiang Distinguished Professor under Nanchang University's 215 Talent Program

2013 Peer Review Expert for the National Natural Science Foundation of China

2013 Jiangsu Provincial Double Innovation Talent

Major Achievements

The main research areas focus on: semi-solid processing technology of non-ferrous metals, heat and mass transfer mechanisms during material solidification, enhanced heat transfer in novel heat pipes and microscale heat transfer mechanisms, mesoscale analysis of thermal-flow fields in porous media, supercritical CO₂ displacement for CCUS, application of heat pipe heat exchangers in energy conservation and emission reduction in power plants, coupled heat and mass transfer mechanisms in microchannels, mesoscale numerical simulation and experimental investigation of multiphase flows in complex thermal-flow fields, hemodynamics, and airflow transport mechanisms in the respiratory tract. Achievements have been made in LBM numerical simulation, FTM interface tracking method, and studies on flow fields and phase-change heat transfer, with a commitment to conducting numerical analysis of multiphase heat and mass transfer in interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary fields. In the past five years, have led five National Natural Science Foundation projects (including one General Program), three provincial Natural Science Foundation projects from the Department of Science and Technology (including one Key Provincial Program), one National "Eleventh Five-Year" Science and Technology Support Program project, one national research institute fund project, and eight other industry collaboration projects. Published over 200 papers, including 80 indexed by SCI and EI, filed 100 national invention patents (with 20 authorized), and published one monograph.