LI Zeng-Yao
PhD., Professor
Research Area(s): numerical modeling of macro- and micro-scale fluid flow and heat transfer; plasma flow;
thermal management techniques; transport phenomena in laser and electron-beam heating.
E-mail: lizengy@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
1. Education
Ph.D. study in Mechanical Engineering
March 1997 – December 2001
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· Major: Engineering Thermophysics
· Research area: Numerical Heat Transfer and Enhanced Heat Transfer
Master of Applied Science
September 1994 –March 1997
· Department of Aeroengine, Northwestern
· Major: Engineering Thermophysics
· Research area: Seawater Distillation by Solar Energy
Bachelor of Engineering
August 1990 –July 1994
· Department of Aeroengine, Northwestern
· Major: Thermal Engineering
2. Professional Experience
Research Assistant Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
June 2002-May 2003
Lecturer Department of Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, P. R. China
June 2003-July 2007
Associate Professor Department of Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, P. R. China
August 2007 – November 2014
Professor Department of Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, P. R. China
December 2014 – present
Visiting Professor School of Mechanical Enginnering and Material Science, Duke University, USA
December 2017 – December 2018
3. Current Teaching
Heat Transfer; Computational Fluid Dynamics and Numerical Heat Transfer; Fundamentals of Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer; Turbulent Flow and Heat Transfer
4. Research and Engineering Practices
Ø Research Funding
[1] Sunray-Thermo Coupled Characteristics and Sophisticated Transient Heat Transfer Mechanism during Thermal Receiving Process. Agency: Ministry of Science and Technology, P.R. China. Total Amount: about US$1 Million. Period of Research: January 1, 2010-December 31, 2014. Principal Investigator: Zeng-Yao Li
[2] Theoretical and Experimental Investigation on the Prediction Method to Evaluate the Heat Insulation Performance of Nanoporous Materials. Agency: National Natural Science Foundation of China. Total Amount: about US$150,000. Period of Research: January 1, 2013-December 31, 2016. Principal Investigator: Zeng-Yao Li
[3] Investigation on the Multiscale Problems in Energy and Environmental Engineering. Agency: National Natural Science Foundation of China. Total Amount: about US$500,000. Period of Research: January 1, 2012-December 31, 2016. Principal Investigator: Wen-Quan Tao, Co-Investigator: Zeng-Yao Li
[4] Theoretical and experimental investigations on the thermal insulating performance of endothermic opacifiers doped silica aerogel. Agency: National Natural Science Foundation of China. Total Amount: about US$150,000. Period of Research: January 1, 2018-December 31, 2021. Principal Investigator: Zeng-Yao Li
Ø Research Areas and Interests
[1] Plasma transport
[2] Laser and e-beam heating
[3] Thermal management
[4] Microscale heat transfer
[5] Numerical prediction in heat and mass transfer
Ø Awards and Honors
[1] Awarded by the National Excellent Teaching Achievement Award of China (first class), the 5th awarded person, 2018
[2] Awarded by the National Innovation Team for Scientific and Technological Progress Award of China, the 7th awarded person, 2017
[3] Awarded by the National Natural Science Award of China (second class), the 5th awarded person, 2004
[4] 2010 Excellent Young Teacher of Xi’an Jiaotong University
[5] 2009 New Century Excellent Talents of
[6] 2005 HEATCRAFT Young Scientist Award
[7] Excellent Ph.D. dissertation of Shaanxi Province, 2005
[8] Excellent Ph.D. dissertation of Xi’an Jiaotong University, 2003
Ø Patents
[1] An Innovative Integrative Solution to the Active Cooling and Cleaning of Solar Photovoltaic Panels (ZL201310173652.0), 2013, National Invention Patent
[2] A double tube type heat exchanger with metallic foams (ZL200610104597.X), 2009, National Invention Patent
[3] A metal-foam catalytic reforming reactor(ZL200610104598.4), 2008, National Invention Patent
