Zhao Tian

Research Interests

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

APrf Zhao Tian

Associate Professor

School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering and Information 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Year Citation
2026 Tian, S., Tian, Z. F., Xu, C., Jiang, L., & Centofanti, J. (2026). Impacts of geological and operational parameters on the performance of in-situ coal gasification using linked vertical wells. Fuel, 406, 15 pages.
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2025 Huangfu, Z., Deng, A., & Tian, Z. (2025). Modelling air-water flow in vacuum-aided vertical drain. EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATIONAL MULTIPHASE FLOW, 7(3), 14 pages.
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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), 130589-1-130589-14.
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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.
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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.
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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(1, article no. 119658), 119658-1-119658-16.
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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.
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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), 105330-1-105330-7.
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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 to drive high temperature industrial processes. Solar Compass, 5, 100036-1-100036-16.
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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.
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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, 114204.
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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.
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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, 118754-1-118754-12.
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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, 118855.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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, 129451-1-129451-12.
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2022 Gillani, S. E., Al-Abdeli, Y. M., & Tian, Z. F. (2022). 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), 095765092211155.
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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.
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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), 094101.
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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.
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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, 103748-1-103748-12.
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2021 Pourmehran, O., Arjomandi, M., Cazzolato, B., Tian, Z., Vreugde, S., Javadiyan, S., . . . Wormald, P. -J. (2021). Acoustic drug delivery to the maxillary sinus. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 606, 120927-1-120927-15.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 Scopus16 WoS14 Europe PMC6
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.
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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.
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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.
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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, article no. 125108), 1-15.
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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.
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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, article no. 055110), 055110-1-055110-16.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2015 Xu, C., Dowd, P., & Tian, Z. (2015). A simplified coupled hydro-thermal model for enhanced geothermal systems. Applied Energy, 140, 135-145.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2007 Tian, Z., Inthavong, K., & Tu, J. (2007). Deposition of inhaled wood dust in the nasal cavity. Inhalation Toxicology, 19(14), 1155-1165.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).

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. 1-7). Online: AIP Publishing.
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2023 Nathan, G. J., Saw, W., Ingenhoven, P., Lee, L., Tian, Z., Sun, Z., . . . Ashman, P. (2023). The Role of Hydrogen in Net-Zero, High Temperature Industrial Processes. In Australian Hydrogen Research Conference, AHRC2023.
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 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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. C., 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). 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. F., Medwell, P. R., Birzer, C. H., van Eyk, P. J., & 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) (pp. 253-258). Valletta, Malta: IEEE.
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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. F., Chinnici, A., Lau, T. C., Dally, B. B., & Nathan, G. J. (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.
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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.
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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 (pp. 792-796). Chengdu, China: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Principal Supervisor Computational Particle Fluid Dynamics (CPFD) Modelling of the Segregated Fluidised Beds (SFB) for Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) Making Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Qingwen Dai
2025 Principal Supervisor Experimental and Computational Study of Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer in a Novel Alumina Calciner Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Naufal Baihaqi Al Afkar
2025 Principal Supervisor Experimental and Computational Study of Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer in a Novel Alumina Calciner Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Naufal Baihaqi Al Afkar
2025 Principal Supervisor Computational Particle Fluid Dynamics (CPFD) Modelling of the Segregated Fluidised Beds (SFB) for Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) Making Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Qingwen Dai
2024 Co-Supervisor Packed Beds for Thermal Energy Storage Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Obed Nenyi Otoo
2022 Co-Supervisor Assessment of Hydrogen Driven Alumina Calcination Process Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Daniel Jin Tung Ang
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
2022 Co-Supervisor Assessment of Hydrogen Driven Alumina Calcination Process Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Daniel Jin Tung Ang
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
2022 Principal Supervisor Numerical analysis of In-situ gasification processes in coal mines Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Shuyu Tian

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
2021 - 2025 Co-Supervisor Experimental Studies and Stochastic Modelling of Fines Migration in Porous Media during Single and Two-Phase Flow Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Yutong Yang
2019 - 2021 Principal Supervisor Assessment of Hydrogen Driven Alumina Calcination Process Doctor 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 Maximising throughput through intelligent online sensing and health monitoring Doctor 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

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

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