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Dr Qiang Zhang

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School of Science & Technology Department of Engineering

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Dr Qiang Zhang CG35, Tait Building
City, University of London
Northampton Square
London EC1V 0HB
United Kingdom

About

Overview

Dr Qiang Zhang received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Utah in 2005 and held a Research Assistant Professorship at the University of Utah in 2006. From 2006 to 2010, he was a research staff in the Osney Thermo-Fluids Laboratory at the University of Oxford (Rolls-Royce Heat Transfer and Aerodynamics University Technology Centre), where his work mainly focused on transonic turbine blade aero-thermo research. Dr. Zhang is currently a Reader at the City University of London, and also holds a professorship position at the University of Michigan & Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute.

Dr. Zhang’s research interests include gas turbine heat transfer and cooling, aerodynamics, electronic and battery thermal management.

Dr. Zhang’s previous publications received 2016 ASME Turbo Expo (Heat Transfer Committee) Best Paper Award, 2017 Global Power & Propulsion Society (GPPS) Best Paper Award. He was elected as ASME Fellow in 2019. Current he is the Associate Editor for ASME Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, and Guest Editor for Aerospace Journal.

Qualifications

  • PhD, University of Utah, United States, 2005
  • MSc, Dalian University of Technology, China, 1996
  • MSc, Dalian University of Technology, China, 1993

Employment

  • Reader, City, University of London, Aug 2020 – present
  • Lecturer, City, University of London, Mar 2014 – Jul 2020
  • Associate Professor, University of Michigan - Sanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, 2011 – 2014
  • Research Staff, University of Oxford, 2006 – 2011
  • Research Assistant Professor, University of Utah, Sep 2005 – Aug 2006

Memberships of professional organisations

  • • ASME International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) Heat Transfer committee member (ASME heat transfer division: K-14 gas turbine committee)

Awards

  • ASME (2019) ASME Fellow
  • ASME (2017) ASME Turbo Expo (Heat Transfer Committee) Best Paper Award
    2016 ASME Turbo Expo (Heat Transfer Committee) Best Paper Award
  • Rolls-Royce (2013) Awards to Inventors Scheme
  • ASME Journal of Heat Transfer (2012) Outstanding Reviewer Award
  • Oxford University (2007) Award of Merit Review
  • Global Power & Propulsion Society 2017 Global Power & Propulsion Society (GPPS) Best Paper Award

Research

gas turbine heat transfer and cooling, aerodynamics, conjugate heat transfer, experimental techniques, CFD simulation and validation.

Research students

Xin Miao

Thesis title: Experimental Study of Turbine Blade tip Unsteady Flow and Heat Transfer in a Fully Optical Transonic Linear Cascade

Publications

Featured publications

  1. Miao, X., Zhang, Q., Atkin, C., Sun, Z. and Li, Y. (2018). Improving Purge Air Cooling Effectiveness by Engineered End-Wall Surface Structures—Part II: Turbine Cascade. Journal of Turbomachinery, 140(9). doi:10.1115/1.4040854.
  2. Miao, X., Zhang, Q., Atkin, C., Sun, Z. and Li, Y. (2018). Improving Purge Air Cooling Effectiveness by Engineered End-Wall Surface Structures—Part I: Duct Flow. Journal of Turbomachinery, 140(9). doi:10.1115/1.4040853.
  3. Ma, H., Zhang, Q., He, L., Wang, Z. and Wang, L. (2017). Cooling Injection Effect on a Transonic Squealer Tip—Part I: Experimental Heat Transfer Results and CFD Validation. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 139(5). doi:10.1115/1.4035175.
  4. Ma, H., Zhang, Q., He, L., Wang, Z. and Wang, L. (2017). Cooling Injection Effect on a Transonic Squealer Tip—Part II: Analysis of Aerothermal Interaction Physics. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 139(5). doi:10.1115/1.4035200.
  5. Ma, H., Wang, Z., Wang, L., Zhang, Q., Yang, Z. and Bao, Y. (2016). Ramp Heating in High-Speed Transient Thermal Measurement with Reduced Uncertainty. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 32(5), pp. 1190–1198. doi:10.2514/1.b35803.
  6. Miao, X., Zhang, Q., Wang, L., Jiang, H. and Qi, H. (2015). Application of Riblets on Turbine Blade Endwall Secondary Flow Control. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 31(6), pp. 1578–1585. doi:10.2514/1.b35549.
  7. Wang, Z., Zhang, Q., Liu, Y. and He, L. (2015). Impact of Cooling Injection on the Transonic Over-Tip Leakage Flow and Squealer Aerothermal Design Optimization. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 137(6). doi:10.1115/1.4029120.
  8. Virdi, A.S., Zhang, Q., He, L., Li, H.D. and Hunsley, R. (2015). Aerothermal Performance of Shroudless Turbine Blade Tips with Relative Casing Movement Effects. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 31(2), pp. 527–536. doi:10.2514/1.b35331.
  9. Zhang, Q. and He, L. (2014). Impact of Wall Temperature on Turbine Blade Tip Aerothermal Performance. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 136(5). doi:10.1115/1.4026001.
  10. Zhang, Q. and He, L. (2013). Tip-Shaping for HP Turbine Blade Aerothermal Performance Management. Journal of Turbomachinery, 135(5). doi:10.1115/1.4007896.
  11. Zhang, Q., D'Dowd, D., Wheeler, A.P.S., He, L., Ligrani, P. and Cheong, B.C.Y. (2011). Over-tip shock wave structure and its impact on turbine blade heat transfer. Journal of Turbomachinery, 133.
  12. Zhang, Q., O'Dowd, D., He, L., Oldfield, M. and Ligrani, P. (2011). Transonic Turbine Blade Tip Aero-thermal Performance with Different Tip Gaps: Part I—Tip Heat Transfer. Journal of Turbomachinery, 133.
  13. Zhang, Q. and He, L. (2011). Over-Tip Choking and Its Implications on Turbine Blade Tip Aerodynamic Performance. AIAA JOURNAL OF PROPULSION AND POWER, 27(5), pp. 1008–1014.

Publications by category

Conference papers and proceedings (20)

  • Zhu, D., Lu, S., Ma, H., Zhang, Q. and Teng, J. (2017). Rotating Effect on Transonic Squealer Tip Cooling Performance. ASME Turbo Expo 2017: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition 26-30 June.
  • Jiang, H., He, L., Zhang, Q. and Wang, L. (2017). On scaling method to investigate high-speed over-tip-leakage flow at low-speed condition.
  • Ma, H., Zhang, Q., He, L., Wang, Z. and Wang, L. (2016). Cooling Injection Effect on a Transonic Squealer Tip: Part 2 — Analysis of Aerothermal Interaction Physics. ASME Turbo Expo 2016: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition 13-17 June.
  • Zhong, F., Zhou, C., Ma, H. and Zhang, Q. (2016). Heat Transfer of Winglet Tips in a Transonic Turbine Cascade. ASME Turbo Expo 2016: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition 13-17 June.
  • Ma, H., Zhang, Q., He, L., Wang, Z. and Wang, L. (2016). Cooling Injection Effect on a Transonic Squealer Tip: Part 1 — Experimental Heat Transfer Results and CFD Validation. ASME Turbo Expo 2016: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition 13-17 June.
  • Wang, Z., Zhang, Q., Yan, Y. and Liu, K. (2016). Secondary Flow and Extra Heat Transfer Enhancement of Ribbed Surface After Jet Impingement. ASME Turbo Expo 2016: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition 13-17 June.
  • Miao, X., Zhang, Q., Atkin, C. and Sun, Z. (2016). End-wall secondary flow control using engineered residual surface structure.
  • Ma, H., Wang, Z., Wang, L., Zhang, Q., Yang, Z. and Bao, Y. (2015). Ramp Heating in High-Speed Transient Thermal Measurement With Reduced Uncertainty. ASME Turbo Expo 2015: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition 15-19 June.
  • Zheng, R., Li, M., Wang, Z. and Zhang, Q. (2015). Control of Blow-Down Wind Tunnel Using Combined Extended and Nonlinear Predictive Filters. ASME Turbo Expo 2015: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition 15-19 June.
  • Chen, W., Jiang, H., Zhang, Q. and He, L. (2014). A Simple Corner Correction Technique for Transient Thermal Measurement. ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition 16-20 June.
  • Wang, Z., Zhang, Q., Liu, Y. and He, L. (2014). Impact of Cooling Injection on Transonic Over-Tip Leakage Flow and Squealer Aerothermal Design Optimization. ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition 16-20 June.
  • Miao, X., Zhang, Q., Jiang, H. and Qi, H. (2014). Application of Riblets on Turbine Blade Endwall Secondary Flow Control. ASME Turbo Expo 2014: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition 16-20 June.
  • Virdi, A.S., Zhang, Q., He, L., Li, H.D. and Hunsley, R. (2013). Aerothermal Performance of Shroudless Turbine Blade Tips With Effects of Relative Casing Motion. ASME 2013 Turbine Blade Tip Symposium 30 Sep 2013 – 3 Oct 2013.
  • Zhang, Q., He, L. and Rawlinson, A. (2013). Effects of Inlet Turbulence and End-Wall Boundary Layer on Aero-Thermal Performance of a Transonic Turbine Blade Tip. ASME 2013 Turbine Blade Tip Symposium 30 Sep 2013 – 3 Oct 2013.
  • Zhang, Q. and He, L. (2013). Impact of Wall Temperature on Turbine Blade Tip Aero-Thermal Performance. ASME 2013 Turbine Blade Tip Symposium 30 Sep 2013 – 3 Oct 2013.
  • Xi, J., Zhang, Q., Li, M. and Wang, Z. (2013). Advanced Flow Control for Supersonic Blowdown Wind Tunnel Using Extended Kalman Filter. ASME Turbo Expo 2013: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition 3-7 June.
  • Zhang, Q. and Ligrani, P.M. (2005). Aerodynamic Losses of a Cambered Turbine Vane: Influences of Surface Roughness and Freestream Turbulence Intensity. ASME 2005 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 5-11 November.
  • Zhang, Q., Goodro, M., Ligrani, P.M., Trindade, R. and Sreekanth, S. (2005). Influence of Surface Roughness on the Aerodynamic Losses of a Turbine Vane. ASME Turbo Expo 2005: Power for Land, Sea, and Air 6-9 June.
  • Zhang, Q., Lee, S.W. and Ligrani, P.M. (2004). Effects of Surface Roughness and Turbulence Intensity on the Aerodynamic Losses Produced by the Suction Surface of a Simulated Turbine Airfoil.
  • Zhang, Q., Lee, S.W. and Ligrani, P.M. (2003). Effects of Surface Roughness and Turbulence Intensity on the Aerodynamics Losses Produced by a Suction Surface of a Simulated Turbine Airfoil. ASME 2003 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 15-21 November.

Journal articles (25)

  • Xi, Y., Peng, X., Xia, H., Sun, Z. and Zhang, Q. (2022). Entropy Generation of Secondary Flow in a Turning Passage with Different Boundary Layer Characteristics. Aerospace, 9(10), pp. 539–539. doi:10.3390/aerospace9100539.
  • Zhang, Z., Li, Q., Bruecker, C. and Zhang, Q. (2022). Enhanced thermal performance with high-amplitude intermittent impingement cooling. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 185, pp. 122359–122359. doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.122359.
  • Jiang, H., Zhang, Q., He, L., Lu, S., Wang, L. and Teng, J. (2018). Experimental Evidence of Temperature Ratio Effect on Turbine Blade Tip Heat Transfer. Journal of Turbomachinery, 140(12). doi:10.1115/1.4041811.
  • Cao, H., Wang, L., Zhang, Q. and Li, X. (2018). Thermal Effects on the Normal Shock Dynamics in a Laval Nozzle. AIAA Journal, 56(8), pp. 3342–3347. doi:10.2514/1.j056734.
  • Jiang, H., He, L., Zhang, Q. and Wang, L. (2018). On scaling method to investigate high-speed over-tip-leakage flow at low-speed condition. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 140(6). doi:10.1115/1.4038619.
  • Wang, Z., Zhang, Q., Yan, Y., Liu, K. and Ligrani, P.M. (2017). Secondary flows and extra heat transfer enhancement of ribbed surfaces with jet impingement. Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications, 72(9), pp. 669–680. doi:10.1080/10407782.2017.1394139.
  • Zheng, R., Li, M., Wang, Z. and Zhang, Q. (2017). Control of Blow-Down Wind Tunnel Using Combined Extended Kalman and Nonlinear Predictive Filters. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 139(4). doi:10.1115/1.4035243.
  • Zhong, F., Zhou, C., Ma, H. and Zhang, Q. (2017). Heat Transfer of Winglet Tips in a Transonic Turbine Cascade. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 139(1). doi:10.1115/1.4034208.
  • Qian, W., Rosic, B., Zhang, Q. and Khanal, B. (2016). Influence of fluid temperature gradient on the flow within the shaft gap of a PLR pump. Heat and Mass Transfer, 52(3), pp. 469–481. doi:10.1007/s00231-015-1570-y.
  • Jiang, H., Chen, W., Zhang, Q. and He, L. (2015). Analytical-Solution Based Corner Correction for Transient Thermal Measurement. Journal of Heat Transfer, 137(11). doi:10.1115/1.4030980.
  • Xi, J., Li, M., Zhang, Q. and Wang, Z. (2015). Advanced Flow Control for Supersonic Blowdown Wind Tunnel Using Extended Kalman Filter. Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, 137(1). doi:10.1115/1.4028182.
  • Zhang, Q., He, L. and Rawlinson, A. (2014). Effects of Inlet Turbulence and End-Wall Boundary Layer on Aerothermal Performance of a Transonic Turbine Blade Tip. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 136(5). doi:10.1115/1.4026002.
  • Li, W., Jiang, H., Zhang, Q. and Woo Lee, S. (2014). Squealer Tip Leakage Flow Characteristics in Transonic Condition. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 136(4). doi:10.1115/1.4025918.
  • Lee, S.W., Cheon, J.H. and Zhang, Q. (2014). The effect of full coverage winglets on tip leakage aerodynamics over the plane tip in a turbine cascade. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 45, pp. 23–32. doi:10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2013.11.006.
  • O’Dowd, D.O., Zhang, Q., He, L., Cheong, B.C.Y. and Tibbott, I. (2013). Aerothermal Performance of a Cooled Winglet at Engine Representative Mach and Reynolds Numbers. Journal of Turbomachinery, 135(1). doi:10.1115/1.4006537.
  • Xiao, N., Zhang, Q., Ligrani, P.M. and Mongia, R. (2009). Thermal performance of dimpled surfaces in laminar flows. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 52(7-8), pp. 2009–2017. doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2008.11.006.
  • Wee, H., Zhang, Q., Ligrani, P.M. and Narasimhan, S. (2008). Numerical Predictions of Heat Transfer and Flow Characteristics of Heat Sinks with Ribbed and Dimpled Surfaces in Laminar Flow. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, 53(11), pp. 1156–1175. doi:10.1080/10407780701853371.
  • Zhang, Q. and Ligrani, P.M. (2006). Aerodynamic Losses of a Cambered Turbine Vane: Influences of Surface Roughness and Freestream Turbulence Intensity. Journal of Turbomachinery, 128(3), pp. 536–546. doi:10.1115/1.2185125.
  • Zhang, Q., Goodro, M., Ligrani, P.M., Trindade, R. and Sreekanth, S. (2006). Influence of Surface Roughness on the Aerodynamic Losses of a Turbine Vane. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 128(3), pp. 568–578. doi:10.1115/1.2175163.
  • Zhang, Q. and Ligrani, P.M. (2006). Numerical Predictions of Stanton Numbers, Skin Friction Coefficients, Aerodynamic Losses, and Reynolds Analogy Behavior for a Transsonic Turbine Vane. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, 49(3), pp. 237–256. doi:10.1080/10407780500324798.
  • Zhang, Q., Sandberg, D. and Ligrani, P.M. (2005). Mach Number and Freestream Turbulence Effects on Turbine Vane Aerodynamic Losses. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 21(6), pp. 988–996. doi:10.2514/1.14837.
  • Won, S.Y., Zhang, Q. and Ligrani, P.M. (2005). Comparisons of flow structure above dimpled surfaces with different dimple depths in a channel. Physics of Fluids, 17(4), pp. 45105–45105. doi:10.1063/1.1872073.
  • Zhang, Q. and Ligrani, P.M. (2004). Mach Number/Surface Roughness Effects on Symmetric Transonic Turbine Airfoil Aerodynamic Losses. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 20(6), pp. 1117–1125. doi:10.2514/1.6118.
  • Zhang, Q., Lee, S.W. and Ligrani, P.M. (2004). Effects of surface roughness and freestream turbulence on the wake turbulence structure of a symmetric airfoil. Physics of Fluids, 16(6), pp. 2044–2053. doi:10.1063/1.1736676.
  • Zhang, Q., Ligrani, P.M. and Lee, S.W. (2003). Determination of rough-surface skin friction coefficients from wake profile measurements. Experiments in Fluids, 35(6), pp. 627–635. doi:10.1007/s00348-003-0712-z.

Professional activities

Editorial activity

  1. ASME Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, Associate Editor.

Event/conference

  1. ASME IGTI 2015 Turbo Expo.
    Description: Session Co-Chair: Experimental Internal Cooling II

Other

  1. ASME International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) Heat Transfer committee member (since 2011) (ASME heat transfer division: K-14 gas turbine committee).