Dr Zhao Tian

Senior Lecturer

School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr Zhao Tian is a senior lecturer at the School of Mechanical Engineering in the University of Adelaide, Australia. He received a Bachelor’s Degree from Shanghai Jiaotong University, China, in 1997 and a Master’s Degree from the University of New South Wales, Australia, in 2002. He attained his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at RMIT University, Australia in 2007. His research and teaching interests focus on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling of engineering combustion, particularly solid fuel combustion and solar-enhanced combustion/gasification, and CFD applications in geothermal flows. He also has research experience in indoor air quality and bioflows in human body.

My Research
Career
Publications
Grants and Funding
Teaching
Supervision
Professional Activities
Contact

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

Renewable energy including solar hybrid systems, and geothermal systems

Solar cars design/build and simulations

Combustion/gasification including fire simulations, coal combustion/gasification, MILD combustion,

Multiphase flows particularly particle-laden flows

Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2016 - ongoing	Senior Lecturer	University of Adelaide
2010 - 2015	Lecturer	University of Adelaide
2007 - 2010	Post doctor	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
2007 - 2007	Research associate	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University

Awards and Achievements

Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
2010	Fellowship	Endeavour Research Fellowship Award	Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Australian Government	Australia	-

Language Competencies

Language Competency

Chinese (Mandarin) Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Language	Competency
Chinese (Mandarin)	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
English	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2011 - 2013	University of Adelaide	Australia	Graduate Certificate in Education (Higher Education)
2003 - 2007	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University	Australia	PhD
2001 - 2002	University of New South Wales	Australia	Masters in Engineering Science
1993 - 1997	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	China	Bachelor in Thermal Engineering

Research Interests

Computational Fluid Dynamics Non-automotive Combustion and Fuel Engineering Renewable Power

Journals

Year	Citation
2024	Kildare, J. A. C., Evans, M. J., Tian, Z., & Medwell, P. R. (2024). Estimation and testing of single-step oxidation reactions for hydrogen and methane in low-oxygen, elevated pressure conditions. Fuel, 360, 130589-1-130589-14. DOI
2024	Zhang, X., Tian, Z. F., Chinnici, A., Zhou, H., Nathan, G. J., & Chin, R. C. (2024). Particle dispersion model for RANS simulations of particle-laden jet flows, incorporating Stokes number effects. Advanced Powder Technology, 35(3), 104345-1-104345-23. DOI Scopus1
2024	Tang, Y., Tian, Z., Chen, X., Suendermann, B., Gamble, G., & Huang, Z. (2024). Wind Effect on External Fire Spread through Openings under the Protection of Horizontal Projections or Vertical Spandrels—A Numerical Study. Fire, 7(3), 66-1-66-22. DOI
2024	Han, S., Sun, Z., Tian, Z. F., Chinnici, A., Lau, T., Troiano, M., . . . Nathan, G. J. (2024). Experimental study of a dense stream of particles impacting on an inclined surface. Powder Technology, 438, 119658-1-119658-16. DOI Scopus1
2024	Gillani, S. E., Al-Abdeli, Y. M., & Tian, Z. F. (2024). Influence of side dilution jets on swirling and non-swirling pulverised biomass turbulent annular flows. Powder Technology, 438, 119683. DOI
2024	Kildare, J. A. C., Chung, W. T., Evans, M. J., Tian, Z. F., Medwell, P. R., & Ihme, M. (2024). Predictions of instantaneous temperature fields in jet-in-hot-coflow flames using a multi-scale U-Net model. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 40(1-4), 7 pages. DOI Scopus1
2023	Ting, H. Z., Yang, Y., Tian, Z. F., Carageorgos, T., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2023). Detachment of inclined spheroidal particles from flat substrates. Powder Technology, 427, 12 pages. DOI Scopus2
2023	Gillani, S. E., Al-Abdeli, Y. M., & Tian, Z. F. (2023). Experiments and modelling of biomass pulverisation in swirling and non-swirling bluff body-stabilised turbulent annular flows. Powder Technology, 428, 17 pages. DOI Scopus3
2023	Abdelsalam, T. I., Tian, Z., & Robinson, A. (2023). Directly irradiated liquid metal film in an ultra-high temperature solar cavity receiver. Part 2: Coupled CFD and radiation analysis. Solar Energy, 264, 112004. DOI Scopus5
2023	Gillani, S. E., Al-Abdeli, Y. M., & Tian, Z. F. (2023). Effect of side dilution jets on the velocity field and mixing in swirl and bluff-body stabilised annular confined flows. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 237(2), 365-384. DOI Scopus3 WoS1
2023	Hashemi, A., Borazjani, S., Nguyen, C., Loi, G., Khazali, N., Badalyan, A., . . . Bedrikovetsky, P. (2023). Geo-mechanical aspects for breakage detachment of rock fines by Darcys flow.
2023	‘Gus’ Nathan, G. J., Lee, L., Ingenhoven, P., Tian, Z., Sun, Z., Chinnici, A., . . . Saw, W. (2023). Pathways to the use of concentrated solar heat for high temperature industrial processes. Solar Compass, 5, 100036. DOI
2023	Kildare, J. A. C., Evans, M. J., Proud, D. B., Chin, R., Tian, Z., & Medwell, P. R. (2023). Characterisation of hydrogen jet flames under different pressures with varying coflow oxygen concentrations. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 48(52), 20059-20076. DOI Scopus8
2023	Fu, Q., Zhang, W., Hu, Z., Tian, Z., & Xu, S. (2023). Effects of floating ice on the flow drag of a circular cylinder with finite length. Ocean Engineering, 276, 17 pages. DOI
2023	Abdelsalam, T. I., Tian, Z., & Robinson, A. (2023). Directly irradiated liquid metal film in an ultra-high temperature solar cavity receiver. Part 1: Concepts and a quasi-steady-state analysis. Solar Energy, 255, 355-368. DOI Scopus4
2022	Tang, Y., Sun, Z., Tian, Z., Lau, T., Chinnici, A., Saw, W., & Nathan, G. J. (2022). Experimental and numerical investigation on the geometric parameters of an open-to-atmosphere vortex-based solar particle receiver. Solar Energy, 243, 315-326. DOI
2022	Wang, X., Tian, Z. F., Nie, B., Zhang, X., & Xu, F. (2022). Transition to the chaotic state of the convective flows on a hot cone. Physics of Fluids, 34(9), 15 pages. DOI
2022	Zhang, X., Nathan, G. J., Tian, Z. F., & Chin, R. C. (2022). The dominant mechanisms for each regime of secondary flows in horizontal particle-laden pipe flows. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 949, 36 pages. DOI Scopus3
2022	Wang, H., Eyk, P. J., Medwell, P. R., Birzer, C. H., Tian, Z. F., Possell, M., & Huang, X. (2022). Smouldering fire and emission characteristics of Eucalyptus litter fuel. Fire and Materials, 46(3), 576-586. DOI Scopus5 WoS11
2022	Pourmehran, O., Cazzolato, B., Tian, Z., & Arjomandi, M. (2022). The effect of inlet flow profile and nozzle diameter on drug delivery to the maxillary sinus. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 21(3), 849-870. DOI Scopus9 WoS5 Europe PMC3
2022	Tang, Y., Sun, Z., Tian, Z., Chinnici, A., Lau, T., Saw, W., & Nathan, G. J. (2022). Direct measurements and prediction of the particle egress from a vortex-based solar cavity receiver with an open aperture. Solar Energy, 235, 105-117. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2022	Han, S., Sun, Z., de Jacobi du Vallon, C., Collins, T., Boot-Handford, M., Sceats, M. G., . . . Nathan, G. J. (2022). In-situ imaging of particle size distribution in an industrial-scale calcination reactor using micro-focusing particle shadowgraphy. Powder Technology, 404, 1-12. DOI Scopus5 WoS3
2022	Ting, H. Z., Yang, Y., Tian, Z. F., Carageorgos, T., & Bedrikovetsky, P. (2022). Image interpretation for kaolinite detachment from solid substrate: Type curves, stochastic model. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 650, 12 pages. DOI Scopus6 WoS2
2022	Chen, X., Tian, Z. F., van Eyk, P. J., Lewis, D., & Nathan, G. G. J. (2022). Numerical simulation of hydrothermal liquefaction of algae in a lab-scale coil reactor. Experimental and Computational Multiphase Flow, 4(2), 113-120. DOI Scopus13 WoS2
2022	Chinnici, A., Davis, D., Lau, T. C. W., Ang, D., Troiano, M., Saw, W. L., . . . Nathan, G. J. (2022). Measured global thermal performance of a directly irradiated suspension-flow solar particle receiver with an open aperture. Solar Energy, 231, 185-193. DOI Scopus3 WoS2
2022	Ang, D., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z. F., Saw, W. L., & Nathan, G. J. (2022). Influence of particle loading, Froude and Stokes number on the global thermal performance of a vortex-based solar particle receiver. Renewable Energy, 184, 201-214. DOI Scopus6 WoS3
2021	Zhang, X., Nathan, G. J., Tian, Z. F., & Chin, R. C. (2021). The influence of the coefficient of restitution on flow regimes within horizontal particle-laden pipe flows. Physics of Fluids, 33(12), 123318-1-123318-19. DOI Scopus10 WoS5
2021	Zhang, X., Nathan, G. J., Tian, Z. F., & Chin, R. C. (2021). Flow regimes within horizontal particle-laden pipe flows. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 143, 1-12. DOI Scopus11 WoS6
2021	Pourmehran, O., Arjomandi, M., Cazzolato, B., Tian, Z., Vreugde, S., Javadiyan, S., . . . Wormald, P. -J. (2021). Acoustic drug delivery to the maxillary sinus.. Int J Pharm, 606, 1-15. DOI Scopus18 WoS12 Europe PMC6
2021	Tang, D., Chen, L., Tian, Z. F., & Hu, E. (2021). A neural network approach for improving airfoil active flutter suppression under control-input constraints. Journal of Vibration and Control, 27(3-4), 451-467. DOI Scopus4 WoS2
2021	Wang, X., Bhowmick, S., Tian, Z. F., Saha, S. C., & Xu, F. (2021). Experimental study of natural convection in a V-shape-section cavity. Physics of Fluids, 33(1), 014104. DOI Scopus11 WoS7
2021	Han, S., Sun, Z., Tian, Z. F., Lau, T., & Nathan, G. (2021). Particle velocity measurement within a free-falling particle curtain using microscopic shadow velocimetry. Optics Express, 29(7), 10923-10938. DOI Scopus8 WoS7
2021	Zhang, X., Zonta, F., Tian, Z. F., Nathan, G. J., Chin, R. C., & Soldati, A. (2021). Dynamics of semi- and neutrally-buoyant particles in thermally stratified turbulent channel flow. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 139, 103595-1-103595-12. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2021	Xu, C., Dong, S., Wang, H., Wang, Z., Xiong, F., Jiang, Q., . . . Dowd, P. (2021). Modelling of Coupled Hydro-Thermo-Chemical Fluid Flow through Rock Fracture Networks and Its Applications. Geosciences, 11(4), 1-35. DOI Scopus11 WoS7
2021	Ting, H. Z., Bedrikovetsky, P., Tian, Z. F., & Carageorgos, T. (2021). Impact of shape on particle detachment in linear shear flows. Chemical Engineering Science, 241, 116658-1-116658-14. DOI Scopus13 WoS3
2021	Tang, D., Chen, L., Tian, Z., & Hu, E. (2021). Modified value-function-approximation for synchronous policy iteration with single-critic configuration for nonlinear optimal control. International Journal of Control, 94(5), 1321-1333. DOI Scopus6 WoS6
2020	Tang, D., Chen, L., Tian, Z., & Hu, E. (2020). Developing a virtual stiffness-damping system for airfoil aeroelasticity testing. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 468, 115061-1-115061-16. DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2020	Farivar, F., Zhang, H., Tian, Z. F., & Gupte, A. (2020). CFD-DEM simulation of fluidization of multisphere- modelled cylindrical particles. Powder Technology, 360, 1017-1027. DOI Scopus34 WoS19
2020	Alipourtarzanagh, E., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z. F., Nathan, G. J., & Dally, B. B. (2020). The coupling between the internal and external flows through a hybridized solar cavity receiver under isothermal conditions. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 113, 110028-1-110028-19. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2020	Li, Z., Tian, Z., Lu, T., & Wang, H. (2020). Assessment of different plume-tracing algorithms for indoor plumes. Building and Environment, 173, 14 pages. DOI Scopus12 WoS8
2020	Qiao, M., Tian, Z. F., Yang, Q., & Xu, F. (2020). Transition to chaos for buoyant flows in a groove heated from below. PHYSICS OF FLUIDS, 32(5), 14 pages. DOI Scopus11 WoS8
2020	Pourmehran, O., Cazzolato, B., Tian, Z., & Arjomandi, M. (2020). Acoustically-driven drug delivery to maxillary sinuses: aero-acoustic analysis. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 151, 1-14. DOI Scopus21 WoS16 Europe PMC7
2020	Farivar, F., Zhang, H., Tian, Z. F., & Gupte, A. (2020). CFD-DEM -DDM Model for Spray Coating Process in a Wurster Coater. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 109(12), 3678-3689. DOI Scopus15 WoS10
2019	Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Lim, J., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2019). Thermal performance analysis of a syngas-fuelled hybrid solar receiver combustor operated in the MILD combustion regime. Combustion Science and Technology, 191(1), 1-16. DOI Scopus21 WoS17
2019	Pourmehran, O., Arjomandi, M., Cazzolato, B., Ghanadi, F., & Tian, Z. (2019). The impact of geometrical parameters on acoustically driven drug delivery to maxillary sinuses.. Biomech Model Mechanobiol, 19(2), 557-575. DOI Scopus15 WoS13 Europe PMC3
2019	Wang, H., van Eyk, P. J., Medwell, P. R., Birzer, C. H., Tian, Z., Possell, M., & Huang, X. (2019). Air permeability of the litter layer in broadleaf forests. Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering, 5, 53-1-53-15. DOI Scopus5 WoS5
2019	Long, S., Lau, T., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. (2019). Characteristics of swirling and precessing flows generated by multiple confined jets. Physics of Fluids, 31(5), 055102-1-055102-14. DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2019	Chen, X., Tian, Z. F., & Nathan, G. J. (2019). Assessment of the reliability of two-equation URANS models in predicting a precessing flow. Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME, 141(7), 071203-1-071203-10. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2018	Long, S., Lau, T., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. (2018). The influence of aspect ratio on the iso-thermal flow characteristics of multiple confined jets. Physics of Fluids, 30(12), 1-15. DOI Scopus6 WoS6
2018	Qiao, M., Tian, Z., Nie, B., & Xu, F. (2018). The route to chaos for plumes from a top-open cylinder heated from underneath. Physics of Fluids, 30(12), 12 pages. DOI Scopus19 WoS16
2018	Long, S., Lau, T., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. (2018). Iso-thermal flow characteristics of rotationally symmetric jets generating a swirl within a cylindrical chamber. Physics of Fluids, 30(5), 055110-1-055110-16. DOI Scopus12 WoS9
2018	Xu, C., Fidelibus, C., Dowd, P., Wang, Z., & Tian, Z. (2018). An iterative procedure for the simulation of the steady-state fluid flow in rock fracture networks. Engineering Geology, 242, 160-168. DOI Scopus30 WoS25
2018	Tang, D., Chen, L., Tian, Z., & Hu, E. (2018). Adaptive nonlinear optimal control for active suppression of airfoil flutter via a novel neural-network-based controller. Journal of Vibration and Control, 24(22), 5261-5272. DOI Scopus12 WoS9
2018	Farivar, F., Zhang, H., Tian, Z., Qi, G., & Lukas, S. (2018). Capturing particle-particle interactions for cylindrical fibrous particles in different flow regimes. Powder Technology, 330, 418-424. DOI Scopus3 WoS2
2017	Wang, H., van Eyk, P., Medwell, P., Birzer, C., Tian, Z., & Possell, M. (2017). Effects of oxygen concentration on radiation-aided and self-sustained smoldering combustion of radiata pine. Energy and Fuels, 31(8), 8619-8630. DOI Scopus20 WoS17
2017	Long, S., Lau, T., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. (2017). Experimental and numerical investigation of the iso-thermal flow characteristics within a cylindrical chamber with multiple planar-symmetric impinging jets. Physics of Fluids, 29(10), 105111-1-105111-18. DOI Scopus12 WoS9
2017	Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Lim, J., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2017). Comparison of system performance in a hybrid solar receiver combustor operating with MILD and conventional combustion. Part I: Solar-only and combustion-only employing conventional combustion. Solar Energy, 147, 489-503. DOI Scopus22 WoS17
2017	Tian, Z. (2017). Teaching and enhancement of critical thinking skills for undergraduate students in a computational fluid dynamics course. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 45(1), 76-88. DOI Scopus8
2017	Evans, M., Medwell, P., Tian, Z., Ye, J., Frassoldati, A., & Cuoci, A. (2017). Effects of oxidant stream composition on non-premixed laminar flames with heated and diluted coflows. Combustion and Flame, 178, 297-310. DOI Scopus19 WoS16
2017	Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Lim, J., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2017). Comparison of system performance in a hybrid solar receiver combustor operating with MILD and conventional combustion. Part II: Effect of the combustion mode. Solar Energy, 147, 479-488. DOI Scopus28 WoS23
2017	Chen, X., Tian, Z., Kelso, R., & Nathan, G. (2017). New understanding of mode switching in the fluidic precessing jet flow. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 139(7), 071102-1-071102-10. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2017	Chen, X., Tian, Z., Kelso, R., & Nathan, G. (2017). The topology of a precessing flow within a suddenly expanding axisymmetric chamber. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 139(7), 071201-1-071201-10. DOI Scopus4 WoS3
2016	Chinnici, A., Arjomandi, M., Tian, Z., & Nathan, G. (2016). A novel solar expanding-vortex particle reactor: experimental and numerical investigation of the iso-thermal flow field and particle deposition. Solar Energy, 133, 451-464. DOI Scopus27 WoS24
2016	Evans, M., Medwell, P., Tian, Z., Frassoldati, A., Cuoci, A., & Stagni, A. (2016). Ignition characteristics in spatially zero-, one- and two-dimensional laminar ethylene flames. AIAA Journal, 54(10), 3255-3264. DOI Scopus12 WoS11
2016	Tang, D., Chen, L., Hu, E., & Tian, Z. (2016). A novel actuator controller: delivering a practical solution to realization of active-truss-based morphing wings. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 63(10), 6226-6237. DOI Scopus9 WoS7
2016	Wang, H., Van Eyk, P., Medwell, P., Birzer, C., Tian, Z., & Possell, M. (2016). Identification and quantitative analysis of smoldering and flaming combustion of radiata pine. Energy and Fuels, 30(9), 7666-7677. DOI Scopus15 WoS12
2015	Liu, Y. L., Tang, H., Tian, Z. F., & Zheng, H. F. (2015). CFD simulations of turbulent flows in a twin swirl combustor by RANS and hybrid RANS/LES methods. Energy Procedia, 66, 329-332. DOI Scopus15 WoS12
2015	Chinnici, A., Arjomandi, M., Tian, Z., Lu, Z., & Nathan, G. (2015). A novel solar expanding-vortex particle reactor: influence of vortex structure on particle residence times and trajectories. Solar Energy, 122, 58-75. DOI Scopus59 WoS51
2015	Xu, C., Dowd, P., & Tian, Z. (2015). A simplified coupled hydro-thermal model for enhanced geothermal systems. Applied Energy, 140, 135-145. DOI Scopus154 WoS127
2015	Evans, M., Medwell, P., & Tian, Z. (2015). Modeling lifted jet flames in a heated coflow using an optimized Eddy dissipation concept model. Combustion Science and Technology, 187(7), 1093-1109. DOI Scopus98 WoS78
2015	Tian, Z., Nathan, G., & Cao, Y. (2015). Numerical modelling of flows in a solar-enhanced vortex gasifier: Part 1, comparison of turbulence models. Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics, 15(2), 114-122. DOI Scopus12 WoS7
2014	Tian, Z., & Abraham, J. (2014). Application of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in teaching internal combustion engines. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 42(1), 73-83. DOI Scopus9
2013	Awadalla, M., Lu, T., Tian, Z., Dally, B., & Liu, Z. (2013). 3D framework combining CFD and MATLAB techniques for plume source localization research. Building and Environment, 70, 10-19. DOI Scopus40 WoS32
2012	Tian, Z., Witt, P., Schwarz, M., & Yang, W. (2012). Combustion of predried brown coal in a tangentially fired furnace under different operating conditions. Energy & Fuels, 26(2), 1044-1053. DOI Scopus19 WoS16
2011	Tian, Z., Witt, P., & Schwarz, M. (2011). Numerical simulation and validation of gas-particle rectangular jets in crossflow. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 35(4), 595-605. DOI Scopus8 WoS6
2010	Tian, Z., Witt, P., Schwarz, M., & Yang, W. (2010). Modeling issues in CFD simulation of brown coal combustion in a utility furnace. The Journal of Computational Multiphase Flows, 2(2), 73-88. DOI Scopus7
2010	Tian, Z., Witt, P., Schwarz, M., & Yang, W. (2010). Numerical modeling of Victorian brown coal combustion in a tangentially fired furnace. Energy & Fuels, 24(9), 4971-4979. DOI Scopus39 WoS33
2009	Inthavong, K., Wen, J., Tu, J., & Tian, Z. (2009). From CT scans to CFD modeling - fluid and heat transfer in a realistic human nasal cavity. Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, 3(3), 321-335. DOI WoS53
2009	Inthavong, K., Tian, Z., & Tu, J. (2009). Effect of ventilation design on removal of particles in woodturning workstations. Building and Environment, 44(1), 125-136. DOI Scopus23 WoS15
2009	Tian, Z., Witt, P., Schwarz, M., & Yang, W. (2009). Comparison of two-equation turbulence models in simulation of a non-swirl coal flame in a pilot-scale furnace. Combustion Science and Technology, 181(7), 954-983. DOI Scopus11 WoS8
2008	Mohanarangam, K., Tian, Z. F., & Tu, J. Y. (2008). Numerical simulation of turbulent gas-particle flow in a 90° bend:: Eulerian-Eulerian approach. COMPUTERS & CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, 32(3), 561-571. DOI WoS21
2008	Inthavong, K., Wen, J., Tian, Z., & Tu, J. (2008). Numerical study of fibre deposition in a human nasal cavity. Journal of Aerosol Science, 39(3), 253-265. DOI Scopus62 WoS56
2008	Inthavong, K., Tian, Z., Tu, J., Yang, W., & Xue, C. (2008). Optimizing nasal spray parameters for efficient drug delivery using computational fluid dynamics. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 38(6), 713-726. DOI Scopus81 WoS66 Europe PMC28
2008	Mohanarangam, K., Tian, Z., & Tu, J. (2008). Numerical simulation of turbulent gas-particle flow in a 90 degree bend: Eulerian approach. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 32(3), 561-571. DOI Scopus23
2008	Tian, Z., Inthavong, K., Tu, J., & Yeoh, G. (2008). Numerical investigation into the effects of wall roughness on a gas-particle flow in a 90° bend. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 51(5-6), 1238-1250. DOI Scopus38 WoS33
2007	Tian, Z., Tu, J., & Yeoh, G. (2007). CFD studies of indoor airflow and contaminant particle transportation. Particulate Science and Technology, 25(6), 555-570. DOI Scopus30 WoS28
2007	Tian, Z., Tu, J., Yeoh, G., & Yuen, R. (2007). Numerical studies of indoor airflow and particle dispersion by large Eddy simulation. Building and Environment, 42(10), 3483-3492. DOI Scopus48 WoS38
2007	Tian, Z., Tu, J., & Yeoh, G. (2007). Numerical modelling and validation of gas-particle flow in an in-line tube bank. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 31(9), 1064-1072. DOI Scopus36 WoS35
2007	Tian, Z., Inthavong, K., & Tu, J. (2007). Deposition of inhaled wood dust in the nasal cavity. Inhalation Toxicology, 19(14), 1155-1165. DOI Scopus42 WoS36 Europe PMC10
2006	Inthavong, K., Tian, Z., Li, H., Tu, J., Yang, W., Xue, C., & Li, C. (2006). A numerical study of spray particle deposition in a human nasal cavity. Aerosol Science and Technology, 40(11), 1034-1045. DOI Scopus122 WoS102
2006	Tian, Z., Tu, J., Yeoh, G., & Yuen, R. (2006). On the numerical study of contaminant particle concentration in indoor airflow. Building and Environment, 41(11), 1504-1514. DOI Scopus74 WoS60
2005	Tian, Z., Tu, J., & Yeoh, G. (2005). Numerical simulation and validation of dilute gas-particle flow over a backward-facing step. Aerosol Science and Technology, 39(4), 319-332. DOI Scopus27 WoS20

Books

Year	Citation
2019	Medwell, P., Alwahabi, Z., Evans, M., Chan, Q., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., & Dally, B. (Eds.) (2019). Proceedings of the 2019 Australian Combustion Symposium. Combustion Institute Australia & New Zealand Section.

Book Chapters

Year	Citation
2023	Tian, Z. F., Witt, P. J., Schwarz, M. P., & Yang, W. (2023). Numerical modelling of pulverised coal combustion. In G. H. Yeoh, & J. B. Joshi (Eds.), Handbook of Multiphase Flow Science and Technology (1 ed., pp. 339-373). Singapore: Springer Singapore. DOI
2023	Tian, Z. F., Witt, P. J., Schwarz, M. P., & Yang, W. (2023). Numerical Modelling of Pulverised Coal Combustion. In Handbook of Multiphase Flow Science and Technology (pp. 339-373). DOI
2018	Tian, Z. F., Xu, C., & Dowd, P. (2018). Numerical Simulation of Flows in a Channel with Impermeable and Permeable Walls Using Finite Volume Methods. In N. Narayanan, B. Mohanadhas, & V. Mangottiri (Eds.), Flow and Transport in Subsurface Environment (1 ed., pp. 119-140). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. DOI
2011	Tu, J. Y., Yeoh, G. H., & Tian, Z. F. (2011). On the numerical study of particle dispersion in indoor airflow: Modelling challenges. In Energy and Buildings: Efficiency, Air Quality and Conservation (pp. 1-39).

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2023	Ang, D., Tang, Y., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z. F., Saw, W. L., Lau, T., . . . Nathan, G. J. (2023). Thermal performance analysis of a scaled-up suspension flow receiver for generation of industrial process heat: A computational study. In THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BATTERY FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES (ICB-REV) 2022 Vol. 2815 (pp. 100001). Online: AIP Publishing. DOI
2023	Zhang, X., Nathan, G., Tian, Z., & Chin, R. (2023). Spread of bi-disperse particles in the downstream domain of a turbulent co-flowing jet. In Proceedings of the 14th International ERCOFTAC Symposium on Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Measurements. Barcelona, Spain.
2022	Huang, Z., Tian, Z., & Chen, X. (2022). Numerical study of effects of wind on the vertical fire spread with vertical/horizontal spandrel. In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Computational Methods (ICCM2022) Vol. 9 (pp. 212-220). USA: Scientech Publisher LLC.
2022	Pourmehran, O., Cazzolato, B., Tian, Z., & Arjomandi, M. (2022). Acoustic Behaviour of the Human Maxillary Sinus: The Importance of the Middle Meatus and the Ostium on Resonance Frequency Behaviour. In AIP (American Institute of Physics) Conference Proceedings Vol. 2425 (pp. 1-5). online: AIP. DOI Scopus1
2020	Li, Z., Tian, Z. F., Lu, T., & Wang, H. (2020). Localisation of fire source in a warehouse using plume-tracing method. In The 11th International Conference on Computational Methods (ICCM20) (pp. 1-5). online: Scientech.
2020	Chinnici, A., Davis, D., Lau, T. C. W., Tian, Z. F., Saw, W., & Nathan, G. J. (2020). First-of-a-kind investigation on performance of a directly-irradiated windowless vortex-based particle receiver. In AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 2303 (pp. 1-7). online: AIP Publishing. DOI Scopus6 WoS4
2020	Zhang, X., Nathan, G., Tian, Z. F., & Chin, R. C. (2020). A numerical study of gravity effects on horizontal particle-laden pipe flows. In Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020 (pp. 4 pages). Australia: The University of Queensland. DOI
2020	Pourmehran, O., Arjomandi, M., Cazzolato, B., & Tian, Z. (2020). Effect of Particle Diameter and Density on Acoustic Drug Delivery to Maxillary Sinus – a Sensitivity Study. In Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020 (pp. 1-4). online: The University of Queensland. DOI
2020	Alipourtarzanagh, E., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2020). Impact of Yaw angle on the Effectiveness of an Air Curtain for Solar Cavity Receivers. In H. Chanson, & R. Brown (Eds.), Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020 (pp. 1-4). Brisbane, Aust: The University of Queensland. DOI Scopus1
2019	Tang, D., Chen, L., Tian, Z., & Hu, E. (2019). Parametric analysis for robust force/torque tracking control of a virtual stiffness-damping system in airfoil aeroelasticity testing. In Proceedings of the 2019 American Control Conference (ACC) Vol. 2019-July (pp. 3557-3562). Philadelphia, USA: IEEE. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2019	Tang, D., Chen, L., Tian, Z., & Hu, E. (2019). Developing a virtual stiffness-damping system for airfoil aeroelasticity testing. In Proceedings of the 20th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT 2019) Vol. 2019-February (pp. 96-101). Piscataway, NJ: IEEE. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2018	Long, S., Lau, T., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z. F., Dally, B. A. S. S. A. M., & Nathan, G. U. S. (2018). Effect of jet azimuthal angle on the flow field within a Hybrid Solar Receiver Combustor. In Proceedings of the 2017 Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference (APSRC) (pp. 1-11). Melbourne, Australia: Australian PV Institute.
2018	Long, S., Lau, T., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. (2018). The effect of aspect ratio on the flow characteristics of a Hybrid Solar Receiver Combustor. In Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC 2018) (pp. 1-4). Adelaide, Australia: Australian Fluid Mechanics Society.
2018	Alipourtarzanagh, E., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2018). Experimental Investigation of the Interaction of the Flow Inside and Outside a Cavity Receiver. In Proceeding of APSRC 2018 (pp. 1-19). online: Australian PV Institute.
2018	Alipourtarzanagh, E., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2018). Experimental Investigation of the Flow Characteristics Near the Aperture of a Model Hybrid Solar Receiver Combustor. In Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (pp. 1-4). online: AFMS.
2018	Wang, H., Tian, Z., Medwell, P., Birzer, C., van Eyk, P., & Possell, M. (2018). Air permeability of the litter layer in temperate forests of south-east Australia. In Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC 2018) (pp. 1-4). Adelaide, Australia: Australian Fluid Mechanics Society.
2018	Qiao, M., Tian, Z., & Xu, F. (2018). Numerical study of the transition of a buoyant plume from a three-dimensional open cavity heated from below. In Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC 2018) (pp. 1-4). Adelaide, Australia: Australian Fluid Mechanics Society.
2018	Alipourtarzanagh, E., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2018). Experimental investigation of the flow characteristics near the aperture of a model hybrid solar receiver combustor. In Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2018.
2017	Tang, D., Chen, L., Tian, Z., & Hu, E. (2017). Nonlinear optimal control for active suppression of airfoil flutter via a novel neural-network-based controller. In Proceedings of the 2017 25th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED) Vol. 353 (pp. 253-258). Valletta, Malta: IEEE. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2017	Chinnici, A., Tian, Z., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2017). An experimental investigation of the heat transfer performance in a hybrid solar receiver combustor operating with the solar-only and combustion-only modes. In 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, ASPACC 2017 Vol. 2017-December (pp. 1-4). online: The Combustion Institute.
2016	Long, S., Tian, Z., Chinnici, A., Lau, T., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. (2016). Effect of jet inclination angle on the flow field within a Hybrid Solar Receiver Combustor. In Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (pp. 1-4). online: AFM. Scopus1
2015	Xu, C., Dowd, P., & Tian, Z. (2015). Simulation of heat extraction for the Habanero 1 and 3 doublet using a conditioned discrete fracture network model. In Proceedings of the 2015 World Geothermal Congress (pp. 1-7). Melbourne, Australia: International Geothermal Association.
2015	Long, S., tian, Z., nathan, G., chinnici., & dally, B. (2015). CFD Modelling of Isothermal Multiple Jets in a Combustor. In Eleventh International Conference on CFD in the Minerals and Process Industries (pp. 1-6). Online: CSIRO.
2015	Evans, M. J., Medwell, P. R., Tian, Z. F., Frassoldati, A., Cuoci, A., & Stagni, A. (2015). Ignition Characteristics in Spatially Zero-, One- and Two-Dimensional Laminar Ethylene Flames. In K. Fidkowski (Ed.), 22nd AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference (AIAA). Dallas, Texas: AIAA. DOI
2015	Tang, D., Chen, L., & Tian, Z. (2015). Neural-network based online policy iteration for continuous-time infinite-horizon optimal control of nonlinear systems. In Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE China Summit & International Conference on Signal and Information processing Vol. 23 (pp. 792-796). Chengdu, China: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2015	Wang, H., Medwell, P., Birzer, C., Van Eyk, P., & Tian, Z. (2015). Investigation of smouldering combustion of biomass fuel. In Y. Yang, & N. Smith (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium (pp. 100-103). online: The Combustion Institute.
2013	Evans, M., Tian, Z., & Medwell, P. (2013). Modelling ethylene-hydrogen jet flames in the MILD combustion regime. In Proceedings of the 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2013 (pp. 1554-1560). Australia: The Modelling and Simulation Society of Aust & NZ.
2013	Tian, Z., & Abraham, J. (2013). Development of a two-dimensional internal combustion engines model using CFD for education purpose. In Proceedings of the 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2013 (pp. 1575-1581). Australia: The Modelling and Simulation Society of Aust & NZ. Scopus2
2013	Zhang, J., Wang, Y., Tian, Z., Lu, T., & Awadalla, M. (2013). CFD modeling of airflows and contaminant transport in an aircraft cabin. In Proceedings of the 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2013 (pp. 789-795). Australia: The Modelling and Simulation Society of Aust & NZ.
2013	Tian, Z., Shang, J., Xu, C., & Natarajan, N. (2013). Calculation of equivalent permeability of different fracture intersections in fracutred porous media. In Proceedings of the 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2013 (pp. 1542-1546). Australia: The Modelling and Simulation Society of Aust & NZ. Scopus1
2013	Gou, C., Natarajan, N., Tian, Z., & Xu, C. (2013). Calculation of effective permeability in fractured porous media using finite volume method. In Proceedings of the 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2013 (pp. 1537-1541). Australia: The Modelling and Simulation Society of Aust & NZ. Scopus1
2013	Naidu, M., Tian, Z., Medwell, P., & Birzer, C. (2013). An investigation of cool roofing on urban street canyon air quality. In Proceedings of the 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM 2013 (pp. 434-440). Australia: The Modelling and Simulation Society of Aust & NZ. Scopus1
2013	Evans, M., Medwell, P., & Tian, Z. (2013). Parametric study of EDC model constants for modelling lifted jet flames in a heated coflow. In Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium (pp. 348-351). Online: The Combustion Institue.
2012	Cai, G., Ting, J., & Tian, Z. (2012). Modeling and optimization of air distribution systems for commercial aircraft cabins using CFD techniques. In Proceedings of the 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition (pp. 1-11). online: AIAA. DOI Scopus2
2012	Chen, X., Tian, Z., & Nathan, G. (2012). Numerical simulation of the flow within a fluidic precessing jet nozzle. In Proceedings of the 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (pp. 1-4). Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society. Scopus2
2012	Yu, J., Cao, Y., Tian, Z., Xue, Y., & Nathan, G. (2012). CFD modelling of the aerodynamics in a solar-enhanced vortex gasifier (SVG): Part II. A preliminary study of the locations of seal gas inlets. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on CFD in the Minerals and Process Industries (pp. 1-6). online: CSIRO.
2012	Shi, H., Tian, Z., Lanspeary, P., & Kelso, R. (2012). Numerical study of effects of centre body on performance of a fan-discharge diffuser. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on CFD in the Minerals and Process Industries (pp. 1-5). online: CSIRO.
2012	Cao, Y., Tian, Z., & Nathan, G. (2012). CFD modelling of the aerodynamics in a solar-enhanced vortex gasifier (SVG) - Part I. Validation case. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on CFD in the Minerals and Process Industries (pp. 1-5). online: CSIRO.
2012	Tian, Z., Mohais, R., Xu, C., & Zhu, X. (2012). CFD modelling of the velocity profile within a single horizontal fracture in an enhanced geothermal system. In Proceedings of the 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (pp. 1-4). Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society. Scopus2
2012	Awadalla, M., Lu, T., Tian, Z., & Dally, B. (2012). CFD modeling of 3D indoor gas contaminant plumes for testing search algorithms of mobile robot. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on CFD in the Minerals and Process Industries (pp. 1-7). online: CSIRO.
2012	Rostamzadeh, N., Kelso, R., Dally, B., & Tian, Z. (2012). An experimental and computational study of flow over a NACA 0021 airfoil with wavy leading edge modification. In Proceedings of the 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2012 (pp. 4 pages). Launceston, Australia. Scopus4
2011	Tian, Z., Witt, P., Schwarz, M., & Yang, W. (2011). Combustion of pre-dried brown coal in a utility furnace using recycled flue gas. In Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium 2011 (pp. 181-194). Australia: The Combustion Institute.
2009	Tian, Z., Witt, P., Schwarz, M., & Yang, W. (2009). Numerical modeling of brown coal combustion in a tangentially-fired furnace. In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on CFD in the Minerals and Process Industries (pp. 1-8). Melbourne: CSIRO.
2007	Tian, Z. (2007). Numerical computation of turbulent gas-particle flow in a 90 degree bend: comparison of two particle modelling approaches. In The 13th Biennial Computational Techniques and Applications Conference Vol. 48 (pp. 741-758). Townsville, Australia. Scopus2
2007	Tian, Z. (2007). Numerical simulation of gas-particle flows over an in-line tube bank. In The 13th Biennial Computational Techniques and Applications Conference Vol. 48 (pp. 509-526). Townsville, Queensland.
2007	Wen, J., Inthavong, K., Tian, Z., Tu, J., Xue, C., & Li, C. (2007). Airflow patterns in both sides of a realistic human nasal cavity for laminar and turbulent conditions. In 16th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC) (pp. 68-74). Brisbane, Australia: School of Engineering, The University of Queensland. Scopus31
2007	Inthavong, K., Tian, Z., & Tu, J. (2007). CFD simulation on the heating capability in a human nasal cavity. In 16th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC) (pp. 842-847). Brisbane, Australia: School of Engineering, The University of Queensland. Scopus20
2006	Tian, Z. (2006). Local deposition sites of drug particles in a human nasal cavity. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on CFD in the Process Industries, CSIRO (pp. 1-6). Melbourne: CSIRO.
2006	Tian, Z. (2006). Studies of airflow through a human nasopharynx and pharynx airway. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on CFD in the Process Industries, CSIRO (pp. 1-6). Melbourne, Australia: CSIRO.

Conference Items

Year	Citation
2021	Zhang, X., Nathan, G. J., Tian, Z. F., & Chin, R. C. (2021). Flow Regimes and Secondary Flow Motions in Horizontal Particle-laden Pipe Flows. Poster session presented at the meeting of The 3rd International Symposium on Computational Particle Technology. Suzhou, China and Online.
2021	Zhang, X., Zonta, F., Tian, Z. F., Nathan, G. J., Chin, R. C., & Soldati, A. (2021). Dynamics of semi- and neutrally-buoyant particles in thermally stratified turbulent channel flow. Poster session presented at the meeting of Euromech. Colloquium 609 Granular Patterns in Oscillatory Flows. Genoa, Italy.
2019	Zhang, X., Nathan, G., Tian, Z., & Chin, R. (2019). Numerical study of gravity effects on the symmetry and development of particle-laden flows. Poster session presented at the meeting of 17th European Turbulence Conference. Torino, Italy.
2014	Evans, M. J., Medwell, P. R., & Tian, Z. F. (2014). Modelling Lifted Jet Flames in a Heated Coflow using an Optimised Eddy Dissipation Concept Model. Poster session presented at the meeting of 35th International Symposium on Combustion. San Francisco, USA.
2014	Medwell, P. R., Evans, M. J., Tian, Z. F., Chan, Q. N., Frassoldati, A., Cuoci, A., . . . Roquemore, W. M. (2014). MILD combustion under high pressure conditions. Poster session presented at the meeting of 12th International Workshop on Measurement and Computation of Turbulent Flames. San Francisco, USA.

Australia Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centres (IC170100032) (A$4,272,072), Title: ARC Training Centre in Fire Retardant Materials and Safety Technologies, Investigators: GH Yeoh, CH Wang, ER Hawkes, C Sammut, S Kook, QN Chan, A Mouritz, S Cheung, E Kandare, SSaha, Y He, H Wang, ZF Tian, V Kodur, Y Wang, J Wen, J Zhang, N Liu, Y Hu, WK Chow, KL Tsui, R Yuen, SM Lo, Q Meng, M Burgess, G Buckley, M Cook, R Llewellyn, A Stingemore, J Moon, Z Mathys, W Bretherton, W Thompson, E Hajjar, B Hughes, A Rendell, Y Fan, W Li, P Montoya, 2017.
Australia Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), (A$4,500,000) Integrating concentrating solar thermal energy into the Bayer alumina process, Investigators: J Abraham, Z Alwahabi, M Arjomandi, P Ashman, R Chatfield, I Harrison, E Hawkes, R Haywood, J Hinkley, K Lovegrove, G Nathan, W Saw, W Stein, A Steinfeld, I Stephenson, R Taylor, ZF Tian, P van Eyk, GH Yeoh, 2016
Australia Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project LP150101241 (A$645,000) Project title: Commercial scale production of biocrude by hydrothermal liquefaction. Investigators: GJ Nathan, P Ashman ZT Alwahabi, ZF Tian, D Lewis, J Abraham, 2015.
Australia Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project DP150102230 (A$611,800) Project title: New understanding for next-generation solar thermal particle receivers and their hybrids. Investigators: GJ Nathan, ZT Alwahabi, M Arjomandi, ZF Tian, J Abraham, A Steinfeld, 2015.

Current courses

MECHENG 4111/7045 Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for Engineering Applications, 2011-

Previous courses

MECHENG 2021 Thermo-Fluids I: Thermodynamics, 2015-2020

MECH ENG 4109 Automotive Combustion, Powertrain and NVH: Internal Combustion, 2011-2014

Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2023	Co-Supervisor	Production of personalised mRNA vaccines - a process based modelling approach	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr The Nhut Nguyen
2022	Co-Supervisor	Assessment of Hydrogen Driven Alumina Calcination Process	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Daniel Jin Tung Ang
2022	Principal Supervisor	Thermal Performance of the Solar Expanding Vortex Receiver (SEVR) with a Buffer	Master of Philosophy	Master	Part Time	Mr Gangyisen Lu
2022	Principal Supervisor	Numerical analysis of In-situ gasification processes in coal mines	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Shuyu Tian
2022	Co-Supervisor	Environmental impact assessments of in-situ syngas generation from coal for urea production	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Zihan Zhang
2021	Co-Supervisor	Fines migration in porous media.	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Yutong Yang

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2021 - 2024	Co-Supervisor	Analysis of Flame Characteristics in Hot and Vitiated Environments	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Jordan Kildare
2019 - 2021	Principal Supervisor	Thermal Performance of the Solar Expanding Vortex Receiver (SEVR)	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Mr Daniel Jin Tung Ang
2019 - 2023	Principal Supervisor	Experimental and Numerical Study of Free-falling Particle-laden Flows Relevant to Solar Particle Receivers	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Shipu Han
2019 - 2023	Principal Supervisor	Mechanical Theory for Particle Detachment in Porous Media	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Heng Zheng Ting
2019 - 2023	Co-Supervisor	Multiphase Flow in Porous Media: Dewatering and Consolidation	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Zhihao Huangfu
2018 - 2021	Co-Supervisor	Understanding the Flow Behaviour in Human Maxillary Sinuses for Drug Delivery Applications	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Oveis Pourmehran
2018 - 2022	Principal Supervisor	Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Particle-gas Flows in Open Vortex-based Solar Cavity Receivers	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Yining Tang
2018 - 2020	Principal Supervisor	Hazardous Chemical Source Localisation in Indoor Environments Using Plume-Tracing Methods	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Mr Zeqi Li
2018 - 2022	Co-Supervisor	Numerical Study of Particle-laden Flows	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Xinchen Zhang
2017 - 2021	Co-Supervisor	Design and Development of a Fluidic Barrier for Solar Cavity Receivers	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Elham Alipour
2016 - 2020	Co-Supervisor	Multiscale Modelling of a Pharmaceutical Fluidized Bed Coating Process	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Foad Farivar
2015 - 2019	Co-Supervisor	Large Scale Flow Characteristics of Multiple Annular Impinging Jets within a Cylindrical Chamber	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Shen Long
2014 - 2018	Co-Supervisor	Initiation of smouldering combustion in biomass	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Houzhi Wang
2014 - 2017	Co-Supervisor	Flame Stabilisation in the Transition to MILD Combustion	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Michael John Evans
2013 - 2019	Co-Supervisor	Active Suppression of Aerofoil Flutter via Neural-Network-Based Adaptive Nonlinear Optimal Control	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Difan Tang
2012 - 2016	Co-Supervisor	Performance of Petrodiesel and Biodiesel Fuelled Engines: A Fundamental Study of Physical and Chemical Effects	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Gary Cai
2011 - 2017	Co-Supervisor	Numerical Study of Precessing Jet Flow	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mr Xiao Chen
2011 - 2016	Co-Supervisor	The Impact of Undulating Leading-Edge Modifications on the Flow Characteristics of NACA 0021 Foils	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Nikan Rostamzadeh Torghabeh

Committee Memberships

Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
2017 - ongoing	Member	The 8th International Conference on Computational Methods (ICCM2017) International Scientific Advisory Committee	http://www.sci-en-tech.com/ICCM/index.php/iccm2017/index/schedConfs/current	China
2017 - 2018	Co-Chair	The 4th International Conference On Building Energy & Environment	RMIT University	Australia
2015 - ongoing	Member	The 7th International Conference on Computational Methods (ICCM2016) Internation Scientific Advisory Committee	University of California at Berkeley	United States
2013 - ongoing	Member	The 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2013) Program Committee and Editorial Board	-	Australia

Position: Senior Lecturer
Phone: 83131125
Email: zhao.tian@adelaide.edu.au
Fax: 83134367
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Engineering South, floor 2
Org Unit: Mechanical Engineering