Zhiwei Sun

Research Interests

Chemical Thermodynamics and Energetics Fluidisation and Fluid Mechanics Fluids & Plasmas Non-automotive Combustion and Fuel Engineering Optics Powder and Particle Technology Renewable Power Hydrogen production from fossil fuels Hydrogen production from renewable energy Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing

Dr Zhiwei Sun

Grant-Funded Researcher (C)

Optimisation and Stabilisation

Integration Management Office

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

Dr. Zhiwei Sun conducts advanced experimental research in thermofluids. He develops and applies optical and laser-based diagnostic techniques to quantify key flow parameters with high spatial and temporal resolution, producing high-fidelity and valuable experimental data that advance fundamental understanding. Dr Sun also develops novel experimental methodologies to enable new measurement capabilities in complex flow systems.

  • Advanced laser/optical diagnostic techniques
  • Experiments in thermo-fluids, high-tempearture reactor, flame and plasma
  • Experiments in multi-phase flows, e.g., particles, bubbles, droplet, ...
  • AI + Laser diagnostics + CFD
  • Renewable thermal energy, hydrogen production and ultilisation, solar thermal energy, biomass
  • High temperature processing and heavy industry decarbonisation (iron ore reduction, alumina refining and cement)

We are seeking highly self-motivated students with MechEng, ChemEng or Physics (Optics) backgrounds and Postdocs to join us on these research activities. Please feel free to send me an email: zhiwei.sun@adelaide.edu.au 

You can have a search on https://adelaideuni.edu.au/research/research-degrees/research-projects/

Or directly contact the group HDRs and postdocs (Dr Yilong Yin, Dr Caleb Ojo, Dr Xiaopeng 'Gavin' Bi, and Dr Xinchen 'Matthew' Zhang) for more details about the research projects and supervision.

Date Position Institution name
2023 - ongoing Senior Lecturer The University of Adelaide
2012 - 2022 Senior Researcher The University of Adelaide

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2023 Award Measurement Achievement Encouragement Award (formerly the NMI prize) National Measurement Institute Australia -
2020 Award Centre’s Best contribution to Research Quality in Optical Diagnostics Centre for Energy Techonology, The University of Adelaide Australia -
2018 Fellowship Endeavour Research Fellowship Department of Education Australia -
2014 Fellowship David Warren Travelling Fellowship, Australia-New Zealand section, the Combustion Institute 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
2007 - 2012 Div. of Combustion Physics, Department of Physics, Lund University Sweden PhD
1999 - 2006 Department of Physics, Jilin University China B.S & M.S.

Year Citation
2025 Bakhai, M. P., Zhang, X., Nathan, G. J., Sun, Z., & Chin, R. C. (2025). Influence of particle-to-fluid density ratio on horizontal particle-laden pipe flows across distinct gravity regimes. Physics of Fluids, 37(12), 21 pages.
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2024 Bi, X., Lau, T. C. W., Sun, Z., & Nathan, G. J. (2024). New understanding of the regimes and controlling mechanisms in a falling curtain of particles. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 999(A50), A50-1-A5040.
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2024 Algoraini, S., Zhao, W., Sun, Z., Dally, B. B., & Alwahabi, Z. T. (2024). Effect of gas additives on soot formation in flat laminar premixed ethylene/air flames under low pressure. Fuel, 360, 130608.
DOI Scopus5 WoS3
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.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2024 Nie, X., Zhang, W., Dong, X., Medwell, P. R., Nathan, G. J., & Sun, Z. (2024). Reconstructing temperature fields from OH distribution and soot volume fraction in turbulent flames using an artificial neural network. Combustion and Flame, 259, 113182-1-113182-12.
DOI Scopus15 WoS12
2024 Zhang, X., Zhang, Z., Chinnici, A., Sun, Z., Shi, J. Q., Nathan, G. J., & Chin, R. C. (2024). Physics-informed data-driven unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes turbulence modeling for particle-laden jet flows. Physics of Fluids, 36(5), 23 pages.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2024 Liu, S., Wang, H., Sun, Z., Foo, K. K., Nathan, G. J., Dong, X., . . . Fan, J. (2024). Reconstructing soot fields in acoustically forced laminar sooting flames using physics-informed machine learning models. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 40(1-4), 105314-1-105314-7.
DOI Scopus12 WoS14
2023 Zhang, W., Dong, X., Sun, Z., & Xu, S. (2023). An unsupervised deep learning model for dense velocity field reconstruction in particle image velocimetry (PIV) measurements. Physics of Fluids, 35(7), 17 pages.
DOI Scopus20 WoS20
2023 Han, L., Gao, Q., Zhang, D., Feng, Z., Sun, Z., Li, B., & Li, Z. (2023). Deep Neural Network-Based Generation of Planar CH Distribution through Flame Chemiluminescence in Premixed Turbulent Flame. Energy and AI, 12, 100221.
DOI Scopus8 WoS8
2023 Zhang, W., Nie, X., Dong, X., & Sun, Z. (2023). Pyramidal deep-learning network for dense velocity field reconstruction in particle image velocimetry. Experiments in Fluids: experimental methods and their applications to fluid flow, 64(1), 19 pages.
DOI Scopus22 WoS21
2023 Algoraini, S., Sun, Z., Dally, B. B., & Alwahabi, Z. T. (2023). Low-pressure ethylene/air laminar premixed flames: characterisations and soot diagnostics. Applied Physics B, 129(2), 15 pages.
DOI Scopus6 WoS5
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.
DOI Scopus26
2023 Rowhani, A., Sun, Z., Chinnici, A., Medwell, P. R., Nathan, G. J., & Dally, B. B. (2023). Soot structure and flow characteristics in turbulent non-premixed methane flames stabilised on a bluff-body. Fuel, 344, 128118-1-128118-10.
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2023 Zhang, H., Dong, X., & Sun, Z. (2023). Object Detection through Fires Using Violet Illumination Coupled with Deep Learning. Fire, 6(6), 222.
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2022 Lewis, E. W., Lau, T. C. W., Sun, Z., Alwahabi, Z. T., & Nathan, G. J. (2022). The effect of particle size and volumetric loading on the gas temperature distributions in a particle-laden flow heated with high-flux radiation. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 182(article no. 122041), 122041-1-122041-13.
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2022 Wang, S., Wang, Z., Chen, C., Elbaz, A. M., Sun, Z., & Roberts, W. L. (2022). Applying heat flux method to laminar burning velocity measurements of NH<inf>3</inf>/CH<inf>4</inf>/air at elevated pressures and kinetic modeling study. Combustion and Flame, 236, 16 pages.
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2022 Sun, Z., & Alwahabi, Z. (2022). Beam-crossing configuration to control plasma position, improve spatial resolution, and enhance emissions in single-pulse, laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy in gases. Applied Optics, 61(2), 316-323.
DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC1
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 Guo, H., Zhang, W., Nie, X., Dong, X., Sun, Z., Zhou, B., . . . Richter, M. (2022). High-speed planar imaging of OH radicals in turbulent flames assisted by deep learning. APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS, 128(3), 1-13.
DOI Scopus8 WoS7
2022 Lewis, E. W., Lau, T. C. W., Sun, Z., Alwahabi, Z. T., & Nathan, G. J. (2022). The effect of instantaneous particle distributions on the gas-phase temperature in an unsteady particle-laden jet heated with high-flux radiation. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 153(104106), 104106-1-104106-17.
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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 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 Rowhani, A., Sun, Z., Medwell, P. R., Nathan, G. J., & Dally, B. B. (2022). Relationships between Soot and the Local Instantaneous Strain Rate in Turbulent Non-Premixed Bluff-Body Flames. Energy &amp; Fuels, 36(19), 12181-12191.
DOI Scopus6 WoS5
2022 Rowhani, A., Sun, Z. W., Medwell, P. R., Alwahabi, Z. T., Nathan, G. J., & Dally, B. B. (2022). Effects of the bluff-body diameter on the flow-field characteristics of non-premixed turbulent highly-sooting flames. Combustion Science and Technology, 194(2), 378-396.
DOI Scopus13 WoS19
2021 He, Y., Liu, S., Liu, Y., Wang, Z., Sun, Z., Xia, J., & Zhu, Y. (2021). Dynamic zinc and potassium release from a burning hyperaccumulator pellet and their interactions with inhibitive additives. Fuel, 286, 119365.
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2021 Rowhani, A., Sun, Z., Medwell, P. R., Nathan, G. J., & Dally, B. B. (2021). Soot-flowfield interactions in turbulent non-premixed bluff-body flames of ethylene/nitrogen. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38(1), 1125-1132.
DOI Scopus9 WoS10
2021 Kruse, S., Medwell, P., Davidovic, M., Sun, Z., Ye, J., Pitsch, H., & Dally, B. (2021). The effect of fuel composition and Reynolds number on soot formation processes in turbulent non-premixed toluene jet flames. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38(1), 1395-1402.
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2021 Sun, Z., Dally, B., Alwahabi, Z., & Nathan, G. (2021). Statistical relationship between soot volume fraction, temperature, primary particle diameter and OH radicals along transects normal to the local reaction zone in a turbulent flame. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38(1), 1497-1505.
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2021 Zhang, W., Dong, X., Liu, C., Nathan, G. J., Dally, B. B., Rowhani, A., & Sun, Z. (2021). Generating planar distributions of soot particles from luminosity images in turbulent flames using deep learning. Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, 127(2), 1-13.
DOI Scopus13 WoS13
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 WoS8
2021 Lewis, E. W., Lau, T. C. W., Sun, Z., Alwahabi, Z. T., & Nathan, G. J. (2021). Insights from a new method providing single-shot, planar measurement of gas-phase temperature in particle-laden flows under high-flux radiation. Experiments in Fluids, 62(4), 80-1-80-17.
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2021 Bi, X., Sun, Z., Lau, T., Alwahabi, Z., & Nathan, G. J. G. (2021). Simultaneous imaging of two-phase velocities in particle-laden flows by two-color optical phase discrimination. Optics Letters, 46(16/15), 3861-3864.
DOI Scopus7 WoS6
2021 Wang, Q., Li, Z., Sun, Z., Liu, H., Cai, W., & Yao, M. (2021). Simultaneous soot multi-parameter fields predictions in laminar sooting flames from neural network-based flame luminosity measurement I: methodology. Optics Letters, 46(16), 3869-3872.
DOI Scopus13 WoS12 Europe PMC2
2021 Zhang, W., Dong, X., Sun, Z., Zhou, B., Wang, Z., & Richter, M. (2021). 100 kHz CH2O imaging realized by lower speed planar laser-induced fluorescence and deep learning. Optics Express, 29(19), 30857-30877.
DOI Scopus9 WoS10
2020 Qi, S., Sun, Z., Wang, Z., Liu, Y., He, Y., Liu, S., . . . Costa, M. (2020). Effects of gas preheat temperature on soot formation in co-flow methane and ethylene diffusion flames. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38(1), 1225-1232.
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2020 Zhao, W., Sun, Z., & Alwahabi, Z. T. (2020). Emissivity and absorption function measurements of Al₂O₃ and SiC particles at elevated temperature for the utilization in concentrated solar receivers. Solar Energy, 207, 183-191.
DOI Scopus30 WoS27
2020 Zhao, W., Sun, Z., & Alwahabi, Z. T. (2020). Contactless thermal diagnostics of acoustically levitated biomass under uniform high flux radiation. Energy and Fuels, 34(1), 530-534.
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2020 Lewis, E., Lau, T. C., Sun, Z., Alwahabi, Z., & Nathan, G. (2020). Luminescence interference to two‑colour toluene laser‑induced fluorescence thermometry in a particle‑laden flow. Experiments in Fluids, 61(4), 101-1-101-16.
DOI Scopus8 WoS7
2020 Wang, S., Wang, Z., He, Y., Han, X., Sun, Z., Zhu, Y., & Costa, M. (2020). Laminar burning velocities of CH4/O2/N2 and oxygen-enriched CH4/O2/CO2 flames at elevated pressures measured using the heat flux method. Fuel, 259, 11 pages.
DOI Scopus65 WoS58
2020 Sun, Z., Dally, B., Alwahabi, Z., & Nathan, G. (2020). The effect of oxygen concentration in the co-flow of laminar ethylene diffusion flames. Combustion and Flame, 211, 96-111.
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2020 Zhao, W., Howie, J. M., Sun, Z., Kwong, C. W., & Alwahabi, Z. T. (2020). Development and characterization of a grape Marc Hydrochar slurry fuel. Energy & Fuels, 34(44), 14215-14222.
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2019 Sun, Z., Alwahabi, Z., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. (2019). Simultaneously calibrated two-line atomic fluorescence for high-precision temperature imaging in sooting flames. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 37(2), 1417-1425.
DOI Scopus19 WoS18
2019 Kruse, S., Ye, J., Sun, Z., Attili, A., Dally, B., Medwell, P., & Pitsch, H. (2019). Experimental investigation of soot evolution in a turbulent non-premixed prevaporized toluene flame. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 37(1), 849-857.
DOI Scopus25 WoS22
2019 Evans, M. J., Medwell, P. R., Sun, Z., Chinnici, A., Ye, J., Chan, Q. N., & Dally, B. B. (2019). Downstream evolution of n-heptane/toluene flames in hot and vitiated coflows. Combustion and Flame, 202, 78-89.
DOI Scopus19 WoS17
2019 Foo, K. K., Evans, M. J., Sun, Z., Medwell, P. R., Alwahabi, Z. T., Nathan, G. J., & Dally, B. B. (2019). Calculated concentration distributions and time histories of key species in an acoustically forced laminar flame. Combustion and Flame, 204, 189-203.
DOI Scopus8 WoS8
2019 Han, X., Wang, Z., Costa, M., Sun, Z., He, Y., & Cen, K. (2019). Experimental and kinetic modeling study of laminar burning velocities of NH₃/air, NH₃/H₂/air, NH₃/CO/air and NH₃/CH₄/air premixed flames. Combustion and Flame, 206, 214-226.
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2018 Foo, K. K., Sun, Z., Medwell, P. R., Alwahabi, Z. T., Nathan, G. J., & Dally, B. B. (2018). Soot evolution and flame response to acoustic forcing of laminar non-premixed jet flames at varying amplitudes. Combustion and Flame, 198, 249-259.
DOI Scopus26 WoS23
2018 Mahmoud, S., Nathan, G., Alwahabi, Z., Sun, Z., Medwell, P., & Dally, B. (2018). The effect of exit Reynolds number on soot volume fraction in turbulent non-premixed jet flames. Combustion and Flame, 187, 42-51.
DOI Scopus34 WoS31
2018 Foo, K., Sun, Z., Medwell, P., Alwahabi, Z., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2018). Influence of nozzle diameter on soot evolution in acoustically forced laminar non-premixed flames. Combustion and Flame, 194, 376-386.
DOI Scopus35 WoS29
2017 Mahmoud, S., Nathan, G., Alwahabi, Z., Sun, Z., Medwell, P., & Dally, B. (2017). The effect of exit strain rate on soot volume fraction in turbulent non-premixed jet flames. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 36(1), 889-897.
DOI Scopus50 WoS45
2017 Jocher, A., Foo, K. K., Sun, Z., Dally, B., Pitsch, H., Alwahabi, Z., & Nathan, G. (2017). Impact of acoustic forcing on soot evolution and temperature in ethylene-air flames. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 36(1), 781-788.
DOI Scopus33 WoS25
2017 Sun, Z., Dally, B., Nathan, G., & Alwahabi, Z. (2017). Effects of hydrogen and nitrogen on soot volume fraction, primary particle diameter and temperature in laminar ethylene/air diffusion flames. Combustion and Flame, 175, 270-282.
DOI Scopus99 WoS88
2017 Gu, D., Sun, Z., Nathan, G., Dong, X., Dally, B., Medwell, P., & Alwahabi, Z. (2017). Optical thermometry for high temperature multiphase environments under high-flux irradiation. Solar Energy, 146, 191-198.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2017 Gu, D., Sun, Z., Dally, B., Medwell, P., Alwahabi, Z., & Nathan, G. (2017). Simultaneous measurements of gas temperature, soot volume fraction and primary particle diameter in a sooting lifted turbulent ethylene/air non-premixed flame. Combustion and Flame, 179, 33-50.
DOI Scopus62 WoS58
2017 Iqbal, A., Sun, Z., Wall, M., & Alwahabi, Z. (2017). Sensitive elemental detection using microwave-assisted laser-induced breakdown imaging. Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 136, 16-22.
DOI Scopus22 WoS21
2017 Foo, K., Sun, Z., Medwell, P., Alwahabi, Z., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. (2017). Experimental investigation of acoustic forcing on temperature, soot volume fraction and primary particle diameter in non-premixed laminar flames. Combustion and Flame, 181, 270-282.
DOI Scopus46 WoS40
2016 Dong, X., Nathan, G., Sun, Z., Ashman, P., & Gu, D. (2016). Secondary concentrators to achieve high flux radiation with metal halide solar simulators. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 138(4), 041001-1-041001-10.
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2016 Dong, X., Sun, Z., Gu, D., Ashman, P., Alwahabi, Z., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. (2016). The influence of high flux broadband irradiation on soot concentration and temperature of a sooty flame. Combustion and Flame, 171, 103-111.
DOI Scopus12 WoS10
2016 Gu, D., Sun, Z., Nathan, G., Medwell, P., Alwahabi, Z., & Dally, B. (2016). Improvement of precision and accuracy of temperature imaging in sooting flames using two-line atomic fluorescence (TLAF). Combustion and Flame, 167, 481-493.
DOI Scopus32 WoS27
2016 Wall, M., Sun, Z., & Alwahabi, Z. (2016). Quantitative detection of metallic traces in water-based liquids by microwave-assisted laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Optics Express, 24(2), 1507-1517.
DOI Scopus42 WoS42 Europe PMC6
2016 Viljanen, J., Sun, Z., & Alwahabi, Z. T. (2016). Microwave assisted laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy at ambient conditions. Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 118, 29-36.
DOI Scopus80 WoS71
2015 Sun, Z., Alwahabi, Z., Gu, D., Mahmoud, S., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2015). Planar laser-induced incandescence of turbulent sooting flames: the influence of beam steering and signal trapping. Applied Physics B, 119(4), 731-743.
DOI Scopus33 WoS29
2015 Dong, X., Sun, Z., Nathan, G., Ashman, P., & Gu, D. (2015). Time-resolved spectra of solar simulators employing metal halide and xenon arc lamps. Solar Energy, 115, 613-620.
DOI Scopus60 WoS55
2015 Dong, X., Nathan, G., Sun, Z., Gu, D., & Ashman, P. (2015). Concentric multilayer model of the arc in high intensity discharge lamps for solar simulators with experimental validation. Solar Energy, 122, 293-306.
DOI Scopus36 WoS35
2015 Sun, Z., Zetterberg, J., Alwahabi, Z., Aldén, M., & Li, Z. (2015). Single-shot, planar infrared imaging in flames using polarization spectroscopy. Optics Express, 23(23), 30414-30420.
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2015 Sun, Z., Gu, D., Nathan, G., Alwahabi, Z., & Dally, B. (2015). Single-shot, Time-Resolved planar Laser-Induced Incandescence (TiRe-LII) for soot primary particle sizing in flames. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 35(3), 3673-3680.
DOI Scopus53 WoS51
2015 Gu, D., Sun, Z., Medwell, P., Alwahabi, Z., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. (2015). Mechanism for laser-induced fluorescence signal generation in a nanoparticle-seeded flow for planar flame thermometry. Applied Physics B-Lasers and Optics, 118(2), 209-218.
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2014 Zhu, J., Sun, Z., Li, Z., Ehn, A., Alden, M., Salewski, M., . . . Kusano, Y. (2014). Dynamics, OH distributions and UV emission of a gliding arc at various flow-rates investigated by optical measurements. Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics, 47(29), 295203-1-295203-11.
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2013 Li, B., Sun, Z., Li, Z., Alden, M., Jakobsen, J., Hansen, S., & Glarborg, P. (2013). Post-flame gas-phase sulfation of potassium chloride. Combustion and Flame, 160(5), 959-969.
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2013 Kusano, Y., Sorensen, B., Andersen, T., Toftegaard, H., Leipold, F., Salewski, M., . . . Alden, M. (2013). Water-cooled non-thermal gliding arc for adhesion improvement of glass-fibre-reinforced polyester. Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics, 46(13), 135203-1-135203-7.
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2013 Sun, Z., Zhu, J., Li, Z., Aldén, M., Leipold, F., Salewski, M., & Kusano, Y. (2013). Optical diagnostics of a gliding arc. Optics Express, 21(5), 6028-6044.
DOI Scopus85 WoS82 Europe PMC5
2012 Shen, X., Gao, X., Li, Z., Li, B., Zheng, C., Sun, Z., . . . Aldén, M. (2012). PLIF diagnostics of NO oxidization and OH consumption in pulsed corona discharge. Fuel, 102, 729-736.
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2012 Zetterberg, J., Blomberg, S., Gustafson, J., Sun, Z., Li, Z., Lundgren, E., & Aldén, M. (2012). An in situ set up for the detection of CO₂ from catalytic CO oxidation by using planar laser-induced fluorescence. Review of Scientific Instruments, 83(5), 053104-1-053104-5.
DOI Scopus37 WoS38 Europe PMC14
2012 Wang, Z., Yang, L., Li, B., Li, Z., Sun, Z., Aldén, M., . . . Konnov, A. (2012). Investigation of combustion enhancement by ozone additive in CH₄/air flames using direct laminar burning velocity measurements and kinetic simulations. Combustion and Flame, 159(1), 120-129.
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2012 Sun, Z., Tong, L., Liu, D., Shi, J., & Yang, H. (2012). Preparation and properties of multifunctional Fe3O4 @YVO4:Eu3+ or Dy3+ core-shell nanocomposites as drug carriers. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 22(13), 6280-6284.
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2011 Sun, Z., Liu, D., Tong, L., Shi, J., Yang, X., Yu, L., . . . Yang, H. (2011). Synthesis and properties of magnetic and luminescent Fe3O 4/SiO2/YVO4:Eu3+ nanocomposites. Solid State Sciences, 13(2), 361-365.
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2011 Sun, Z., Försth, M., Li, Z., Li, B., & Aldén, M. (2011). Mid-infrared polarization spectroscopy: a tool for in situ measurements of toxic gases in smoke-laden environments. Fire and Materials, 35(8), 527-537.
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2011 Sun, Z., Li, Z., Li, B., & Aldén, M. (2011). Flame temperature diagnostics with water lines using mid-infrared degenerate four-wave mixing. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 42(10), 1828-1835.
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2011 Sun, Z., Li, Z., Konnov, A., & Aldén, M. (2011). Quantitative HCN measurements in CH4/N2O/O2/N2 flames using mid-infrared polarization spectroscopy. Combustion and Flame, 158(10), 1898-1904.
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2011 Yu, X., Sun, Z., Xu, H., Zhang, J., Jiang, Z., Svanberg, S., & Dai, Z. (2011). Radiative lifetimes, branching fractions and oscillator strengths of some odd-parity levels in Ru i. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 44(21), 5 pages.
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2011 Johansson, O., Bood, J., Li, B., Ehn, A., Li, Z., Sun, Z., . . . Aldén, M. (2011). Photofragmentation laser-induced fluorescence imaging in premixed flames. Combustion and Flame, 158(10), 1908-1919.
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2010 Wang, Z. H., Li, B., Ehn, A., Sun, Z. W., Li, Z. S., Bood, J., . . . Cen, K. F. (2010). Investigation of flue-gas treatment with O3 injection using NO and NO2 planar laser-induced fluorescence. Fuel, 89(9), 2346-2352.
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2010 Yan, B., Li, B., Baudoin, E., Liu, C., Sun, Z. W., Li, Z. S., . . . Mansour, M. S. (2010). Structures and stabilization of low calorific value gas turbulent partially premixed flames in a conical burner. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 34(3), 412-419.
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2010 Li, Z. S., Li, B., Sun, Z. W., Bai, X. S., & Aldén, M. (2010). Turbulence and combustion interaction: High resolution local flame front structure visualization using simultaneous single-shot PLIF imaging of CH, OH, and CH2O in a piloted premixed jet flame. Combustion and Flame, 157(6), 1087-1096.
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2010 Sun, Z. W., Dam, N. J., Li, Z. S., & Aldén, M. (2010). NCN detection in atmospheric flames. Combustion and Flame, 157(4), 834-836.
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2010 Sun, Z. W., Li, Z. S., Li, B., Aldén, M., & Ewart, P. (2010). Detection of C2H2 and HCl using mid-infrared degenerate four-wave mixing with stable beam alignment: Towards practical in situ sensing of trace molecular species. Applied Physics B Lasers and Optics, 98(2-3), 593-600.
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2010 Sun, Z., Li, Z., Alwahabi, Z., & Alden, M. (2010). Quantitative C2H2 measurements in sooty flames using mid-infrared polarization spectroscopy. Applied Physics B-Lasers and Optics, 101(1-2), 1-10.
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2009 Tian, K., Li, Z. S., Staude, S., Li, B., Sun, Z. W., Lantz, A., . . . Atakan, B. (2009). Influence of ferrocene addition to a laminar premixed propene flame: Laser diagnostics, mass spectrometry and numerical simulations. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 32 I(1), 445-452.
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2009 Li, B., Baudoin, E., Yu, R., Sun, Z. W., Li, Z. S., Bai, X. S., . . . Mansour, M. S. (2009). Experimental and numerical study of a conical turbulent partially premixed flame. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 32 II(2), 1811-1818.
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2008 Li, Z. S., Sun, Z. W., Li, B., Aldén, M., & Försth, M. (2008). Spatially resolved trace detection of HCl in flames with mid-infrared polarization spectroscopy. Optics Letters, 33(16), 1836-1838.
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2008 Sun, Z. W., Kiefer, J., Li, Z. S., Li, B., & Aldén, M. (2008). Four-wave mixing with non-resonant pump and resonant probe for OH detection in flames. Applied Physics B Lasers and Optics, 92(2), 287-293.
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2007 Yang, H., Dai, Z., & Sun, Z. (2007). Upconversion luminescence and kinetics in Er3+:YAlO3 under 652.2 nm excitation. Journal of Luminescence, 124(2), 207-212.
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2006 Xu, H. L., Sun, Z. W., Dai, Z. W., Jiang, Z. K., Palmeri, P., Quinet, P., & Biémont, E. (2006). Radiative lifetimes, branching fractions and oscillator strengths in Pd i and the solar palladium abundance. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 452(1), 357-362.
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2006 Yang, H. G., Dai, Z. W., & Sun, Z. W. (2006). Ultraviolet and visible upconversion dynamics in Er3+:YAlO 3 under 2H11/2 excitation. Chinese Physics, 15(6), 1273-1277.
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2005 Yin, J. H., Li, Z. W., Tian, Y. J., Sun, Z. W., & Song, X. L. (2005). A study on Raman scattering cross section of carbon tetrachloride at low concentrations. Applied Physics B Lasers and Optics, 80(4-5), 573-576.
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Year Citation
2024 Bi, X., Lewis, E., Nathan, G., & Sun, Z. (2024). High-speed micro-focusing shadowgraphy measuring particle velocities in densely-seeded particle-laden flows. In Proceedings of the 24th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC2024) (pp. 1-8). Canberra, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society (AFMS).
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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 Bi, X., Lewis, E., Nathan, G., & Sun, Z. (2023). Particle residence time measurements in a flash reactor. In Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium : Towards Clean Combustion and Decarbonisation (ACS2023) (pp. 126-129). Online: Charles Darwin University.
2022 Bi, X., Lau, T., Sun, Z., & Nathan, G. (2022). Experimental study of densely-seeded gravity-driven particle-laden flow. In Proceedings of the 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC2022) (pp. 1-8). Sydney: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
2022 Zhang, X., Zhang, Z., Chinnici, A., Sun, Z., Shi, J., Nathan, G., & Chin, R. (2022). Physics-informed data-driven RANS turbulence modelling for single-phase and particle-laden jet flows. In Proceedings of the 23nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference. Sydney.
2020 Bi, X., Sun, Z., Lau, T., Alwahabi, Z., & Nathan, G. (2020). Simultaneous planar measurements of gas and particle velocities in particle-laden flows: proof-of-concept. In H. Chanson, & R. Brown (Eds.), Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC2020) (pp. 1-4). Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland.
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2019 Rowhani, A., Sun, Z. W., Chinnici, A., Medwell, P. R., Nathan, G. J., & Dally, B. B. (2019). Effect of bluff-body diameter on the flow field and residence time of turbulent ethylene/nitrogen flames. In 12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, ASPACC 2019 (pp. 1-5). online: The Combstion Institute.
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2019 Sun, Z., Alwahabi, Z., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. (2019). On the use of planar laser-induced fluorescence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in an ethylene/air laminar co-flow diffusion flame. In 12th Asia Pacific Conference on Combustion Aspacc 2019.
2019 Evans, M. J., Ye, J., Kruse, S., Medwell, P. R., Sun, Z., Dally, B. B., & Pitsch, H. G. (2019). Measurements of oxygenated C8/toluene flames in hot and vitiated coflows. In 12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, ASPACC 2019 (pp. 1). US: Combustion Institute.
2019 Lewis, E., Lau, T., Sun, Z., Alwahabi, Z., & Nathan, G. (2019). Interference modes in laser induced fluorescence thermometry applied to particle-laden flows. In Proceedings of the 9th Australian Conference on Laser Diagnostics (ACLD) (pp. 51-54). Adelaide, Australia: University of Adelaide.
2018 Lewis, E., Lau, T., Sun, Z., Nathan, G., & Alwahabi, Z. (2018). Gas-phase temperature measurement of particle-laden jets. In Proceedings of the 11th Australasian Heat and Mass Transfer Conference (AHMTC11) (pp. 1-6). Melbourne, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
2018 Lewis, E., Lau, T. C., Sun, Z., Nathan, G., & Alwahabi, Z. (2018). Effect of particle loading on interference in planar laser induced fluorescence thermometry. In Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC 2018) (pp. 1-4). Australia: Australian Fluid Mechanics Society.
2017 Evans, M., Medwell, P., Sun, Z., & Dally, B. (2017). Temperature imaging of gaseous n-heptane flames in hot vitiated coflows. In 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion Vol. 2017-December (pp. 1). online: The Combustion Institute.
2017 Mahmoud, S., Nathan, G., Alwahabi, Z., Sun, Z., Medwell, P., & Dally, B. (2017). The Influence of Reynolds Number on Soot Concentration in Turbulent Non-premixed Jet Flames. In 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, ASPACC 2017 Vol. 2017-December (pp. 1-4). online: The Combustion Institute.
2017 Foo, K., Sun, Z., Medwell, P., Alwahabi, Z., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2017). Characteristics of an acoustically forced non-premixed jet flame. In 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, ASPACC 2017 Vol. 2017-December. online: The Combustion Institute.
2017 Ye, J., Kruse, S., Medwell, P., Sun, Z., Dally, B., & Pitsch, H. (2017). Effects of Di-n-butyl ether addition to turbulent toluene sooting flames. In 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, ASPACC 2017 Vol. 2017-December (pp. 1-4). online: The Combustion Institute.
2017 Sun, Z., Dally, B., Alwahabi, Z., & Nathan, G. (2017). Characteristics of oxygen-enriched laminar ethylene diffusion sooting flames. In 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, ASPACC 2017 Vol. 2017-December (pp. 1-4). online: The Combustion Institute.
2015 Alwahabi, Z., Sun, Z., & Wall, M. (2015). Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy: Detection of High and Low Concentrations. In Proceedings of 7th Australian conference on Laser Diagnostics in Fluid Mechanics and Combustion (pp. 9-14). Online: Monash University.
2015 Sun, Z., Nathan, G., Alwahabi, Z., & Dally, B. (2015). Numerical assessments of measuring soot aggregates sizes using elastic scattering at two laser wavelengths and one collection angle. In Proceedings of 7th Australian Conference on Laser Diagnostics in Fluid Mechanics and Combustionb (pp. 61-64). Online: Monash.
2015 Algoraini, S., Sun, Z., & Alwahabi, Z. (2015). Laser-Induced Incandescence of Laminar Premixed C2H4-Air flames at Well-Controlled Pressure. In Proceedings of the 7th Australian Conference on Laser Diagnostics in Fluid Mechanics and Combustion (pp. 65-68). Online: Monash University.
2015 Dong, X., Sun, Z., Gu, D., Nathan, G., Ashman, P., Alwahabi, Z., & Dally, B. (2015). The influence of high flux broadband radiation on soot concentration and temperature in a sooty flame. In Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium (pp. 348-351). Online: The Combustion Institute.
2015 Mahmoud, S., Sun, Z., Dally, B., Alwahabie, Z., Medwell, P., & Nathan, G. (2015). The effect of exit strain rate on soot volume fraction in turbulent non-premixed jet flames. In Y. Yang, & N. Smith (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium (pp. 356-359). Online: The Combustion Institute.
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2015 Dong, X., Nathan, G., Sun, Z., Gu, D., Ashman, P., Alwahabi, Z., & Dally, B. (2015). Influence of simulated solar radiation on the soot volume fraction in laminar sooty flames. In ASPACC 2015 - 10th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion (pp. 6 pages). online: The Combustion Institute.
2015 Sun, Z., Mahmoud, S., Dally, B., Nathan, G., & Alwahabi, Z. (2015). Soot volume fraction and temperature measurements in laminar C2H4/air diffusion flames with H2 and N2 blended at atmospheric pressure. In ASPACC 2015 - 10th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion (pp. 1-6). online: The Combustion Institute.
2015 Gu, D., Sun, Z., Nathan, G., Dong, X., Alwahabi, Z., Dally, B., & Medwell, P. (2015). Application of two-line atomic fluorescence to sooting flames under irradiation from a high-flux solar simulator. In ASPACC 2015 - 10th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion (pp. 6 pages). online: The Combustion Institute.
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2014 Nathan, G., Alwahabi, Z., Dally, B., Medwell, P., Arjomandi, M., Sun, Z., . . . Van Eyk, P. (2014). Optics and photonics in solar thermal energy technologies. In Optical Instrumentation for Energy and Environmental Applications, E2 2014 (pp. 1-3). Online: Optical Society of America (OSA).
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2014 Alwahabi, Z., Nathan, G., Dally, B., Medwell, P., & Sun, Z. (2014). Optics & photonics for combustion diagnostic studies. In Optical Instrumentation for Energy and Environmental Applications, E2 2014. Canberra, Australia: Optical Society of America (OSA).
2014 Sun, Z., Gu, D., Nathan, G., Alwahabi, Z., & Dally, B. (2014). Optical methods for instantaneous and planar measurements of soot sizes in flames. In Proceedings of the Optical Instrumentation for Energy and Environmental Applications (OIEEA 2014): Optics and Photonics for Energy & the Environment (E2), as published in Proceedings Light, Energy and the Environment (pp. 1-3). Canberra, Australia: Optical Society of America (OSA).
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2014 Alwahabi, Z. T., Nathan, G. J., Dally, B. B., Medwell, P. R., & Sun, Z. (2014). Optics & photonics for combustion diagnostic studies. In Optical Instrumentation for Energy and Environmental Applications E2 2014 (pp. EW4A.1). OSA.
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2013 Dong, X., Ashman, P., Nathan, G., & Sun, Z. (2013). Optical design of a high flux solar simulator configurable to achieve either a line or a point focus. In Proceedings of Chemeca 2013 (pp. 1-7). Barton, ACT: Engineers Australia.
2013 Sun, Z., Nathan, G., Alwahabi, Z., & Dally, B. (2013). Single-shot, time-resolved planar laser-induced incandescence (TR-LII) for soot particle sizing - part II: in a turbulent flame. In Proceedings of the Australian combustion Symposium 2013 (pp. 100-103). Online: The Combustion Institute.
2013 Sun, Z., Alwahabi, Z., Nathan, G., & Dally, B. (2013). Single-shot, time-resolved planar laser-induced incandescence (TR-LII) for soot particle sizing - part I: in a laminar flame. In Proceedings of the Australian combustion Symposium 2013 (pp. 95-99). Western Australia: The Combustion Institute.
2013 Gu, D., Sun, Z., Medwell, P., Alwahabi, Z., & Nathan, G. (2013). Spectral Assessment of Interferences to Two-line Atomic Fluorescence (TLAF) in Turbulent Sooty Flames. In M. Zhu, Y. Ma, Y. Yu, H. Vuthaluru, Z. Zhang, & D. Zhang (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium (pp. 263-266). Australia: The Combustion Institute Australian & New Zealand Section.
2013 Hurtig, T., Elfsberg, M., Li, Z., Sun, Z., Ehn, A., & Larfeldt, J. (2013). Experiments on plasma assisted combustion using a dielectric barrier surface discharge. In Digest of Technical Papers IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
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2011 Sun, Z., Försth, M., Li, Z., Li, B., & Aldén, M. (2011). In situ measurements of HCN in a tube furnace with infrared polarization spectroscopy. In Fire Safety Science Vol. 10 (pp. 279-291). International Association for Fire Safety Science.
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2008 Li, Z. S., Sun, Z. W., Li, B., Aldén, M., & Försth, M. (2008). Detection of HCl in a premixed H<inf>2</inf>/O<inf>2</inf>/Ar flame seeded with CHCl<inf>3</inf> using mid-IR polarization spectroscopy. In X. Q. Zhang, & X. Liu (Eds.), Optics InfoBase Conference Papers (pp. 222-226). Beijing, PEOPLES R CHINA: WORLD PUBLISHING CORPORATION.
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2008 Li, Z. S., Sun, Z. W., Li, B., Aldén, M., & Försth, M. (2008). Detection of HCl in a premixed H2/O2/Ar flame seeded with CHCl3 using mid-IR polarization spectroscopy. In Optics Infobase Conference Papers (pp. LWC3). OSA.
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2005 Sun, Z. W., Qiu, Y. H., Shi, Y. J., Tao, R., Chen, J., Ge, Y., . . . Zhang, X. G. (2005). Time courses of B7 family molecules expressed on activated T-cells and their biological significance. In CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGY Vol. 236 (pp. 146-153). AUSTRALIA, Adelaide: ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE.
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  • 2025 - 2026, Optical sensor for particle sizing (Sun)
  • 2025 - 2026, Catalytic Hydrogen Production via Pyrolysis (CHyPP), AEA- Ignite, (UoA: Li, Sun, Nathan, and Guo)
  • 2025 - 2027, De-risking Flash Reaction of Australian Iron Ore, HILT, (UoA: Sun lead)
  • 2025 - 2027, Laser-based 4D imaging for enhanced analysis of complex fluid flows (kHz imaging systems), LIEF-25, ARC, (UoA: Nathan, Chin and Sun)
  • 2025, HILT Coursework Development grant: Hydrogen Combustion, Explosion and Safety management (Sun)
  • 2024 - 2026, Physical and chemical properties of Australia ores associated with new processing technologies, HILT, (Sun, Saw, Nathan and Ashman)
  • 2024 - 2027, De-risking large-scale Australian fine-ore hydrogen ironmaking, ARENA (UoA: Saw, Nathan, Sun and Tian)
  • 2024 - 2027, SiPHyR: A new technology for affordable net-zero hydrogen production, CRC-P 15 grant led by 1414D, (UoA: Sun and Nathan)
  • 2024 - 2029, The Global Hydrogen Production Technologies (HyPT) Centre, CSIRO. (UoA: Metha, Nathan and Sun)
  • 2023, Global partnership engagement seed funding with Lund University on green ironmaking, UoA (Sun)
  • 2023, A 12 kHz high-speed camera, The University of Adelaide, $93,000 (Sun and Medwell)
  • 2022, A compact 30 kHz Nd:YAG laser, The University of Adelaide, $10,000 (Sun)
  • 2022 - 2023, Develop a heat-exchanger via optical diagnostics and CFD modellings, $450,000 (Sun, Nathan and Chin)
  • 2022, Digi+ FAME Strategy: Step-change numerical models using big data from laser diagnostics, $100,000 (Sun co-CI)
  • 2021, Innovation Connections Grant, Stage-II, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, $160,000 (Nathan and Sun)
  • 2020, Innovation Connections Grant, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, $100,000 (Nathan, Sun, Jafarian and Alwahabi)
  • 2020, Particle Technologies, Australian Solar Thermal Institute (ASTRI), $363,000 (Sun co-CI)
  • Heat transfer
  • Sustainable engineering design and net-zero transition
  • Combustion & High-temperature Processes

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Co-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 Hydrogen combustion for net-zero heavy industries Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Samuel Luke Harris
2025 Co-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 Numerical Simulation of Bubble Dynamics for the Design of Methane Pyrolysis Reactors Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Ms Chunlei He
2025 Principal Supervisor Numerical Simulation of Bubble Dynamics for the Design of Methane Pyrolysis Reactors Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Ms Chunlei He
2025 Principal Supervisor Hydrogen combustion for net-zero heavy industries Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Samuel Luke Harris
2025 Co-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 Co-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
2024 Co-Supervisor Investigation of particle size and flow parameters in turbulent particle-laden flows Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mit Piyush Bakhai
2024 Co-Supervisor Investigation of particle size and flow parameters in turbulent particle-laden flows Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mit Piyush Bakhai
2022 Co-Supervisor Research on the Molten Metal Methane Pyrolysis for Hydrogen Production and the Resulting Methane Hydrogen Blends Combustion Via Laser Diagnosis Doctor of Philosophy under a Jointly-awarded Degree Agreement with Doctorate Full Time Mr Xuefeng Xue
2022 Co-Supervisor Research on the Molten Metal Methane Pyrolysis for Hydrogen Production and the Resulting Methane Hydrogen Blends Combustion Via Laser Diagnosis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Xuefeng Xue

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2019 - 2025 Co-Supervisor Particle Dynamics in Highly Loaded Particle-Laden Flows Relevant to Low-Carbon Technologies Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Xiaopeng Bi
2019 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Optical diagnostics of soot formation in low pressure laminar premixed flames Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Safa Mohammed M Algoraini
2019 - 2023 Co-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

Date Role Committee Institution Country
2017 - ongoing Member International Workshop on the measurement and computation of reacting flows with carbon nanoparticles ISF workshop Australia

Date Role Membership Country
2024 - ongoing Member Global Hydrogen Production Technologies (HyPT) Center United States

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