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+44(0)131 6519028
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3.07 Alexander Graham Bell building
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Engineering Discipline:
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
Academic Qualifications:
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering with minor in Chemical Engineering, May 2007, Iowa State University, USA
- Dalian University of Technology, China. MSc
- BEng Mechanical Engineering, May 2002, Princeton University, USA
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, May 2007-May 2010
Teaching:
- Computational Geomechanics 5 CIVE11036
- Analytical Techniques for Civil Engineers 2 CIVE08016
- Foundation Engineering 4 CIVE10004
Research Interests:
Granular Materials and multiphase flow
Our research focuses on mechanics and transport of granular materials and multiphase media. The main thrust is to understand the macroscopic behaviour of such materials from interactions at different spatial/temporal scales and to devise mathematical models for the rheology and dynamics.
Multiscale modelling and computation is utilised as a paradigm, under which new methodology and tools are developed to solve the research problems.
DEM-CFD modelling of gas-solid flow dynamics in fluidised beds
Algorithms and computing code are being developed for a hybrid simulation approach coupling discrete element (DEM) and computation fluid dynamics (CFD).
Constitutive modelling of dense granular materials
Constitutive models are being developed to link microstructure and particle properties to macroscopic behavior of dense granular flow.
Specialities:
- Granular flow
- Multiphase flow
- Continuum mechanics
- Discrete element method
- Computational fluid dynamics
- High performance computing
