General
Xing Zhang Professor IMECH CAS
Email: zhangx@lnm.imech.ac.cn
Telephone: 010-82543929
Mobile phone: 15611265524
Address: LNM, IMECH, CAS
Postcode: 100190
Research Areas
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); Biolocomotion and Fluid-structure Interaction; Turbulence Simulation and Parallel Computing
Education
Ph. D (Mechanical Engineering). University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA (2002).
M.S. (Fluid Mechanics). Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing, China (1995)
B.S. (Aerodynamics). Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing, China (1992)
Experience
Work Experience
Professor. The State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics (LNM), Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. (01/2016 - present)
Associate Professor. The State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics (LNM), Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. (12/2004 - 12/2015)
Assistant Professor. The State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics (LNM), Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. (07/2004 - 11/2004)
Post-doctoral Research Fellow. CFD Division, Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), Singapore. (02/2002 - 02/2004)
Research Fellow. Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics (IAPCM), Beijing, China. (08/1995 - 07/1998)
Honors & Distinctions
Excellent performance award (second tier) for young researchers in Institute of Mechanics ,CAS (2006）
Publications
Papers published in some key international journals of fluid mechanics：
Physical Review Letters
Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Journal of Computational Physics
Physics of Fluids
AIAA Journal
Physical Review Letters
Journal of Fluid Mechanics
Journal of Computational Physics
Physics of Fluids
AIAA Journal
Papers
(* Corresponding author)
(Journal papers)
1. S.Z. Wang, G.W. He and X. Zhang*, Lift enhancement on spanwise oscillating flat-plates in low-Reynolds-number flows. Physics of Fluids 27:061901 (2015)
2. S.Z. Wang, X. Zhang, G.W. He and T.S. Liu, Numerical simulation of unsteady flows over a slow-flying bat. Theor. Appl. Mech. Lett. 5:5-8 (2015)
3. T.S. Liu, S.Z. Wang, X. Zhang and G.W. He, Unsteady thin airfoil theory revisited: application of a simple lift formula. AIAA Journal 53:1492-1502 (2015)
4. S.Z. Wang, X. Zhang, G.W. He and T.S. Liu, Evaluation of lift formulas applied to low-Reynolds-number unsteady flows. AIAA Journal 53:161-175 (2015)
5. X.Z. Zhu, G.W. He and X. Zhang*, Underlying principle of efficient propulsion in flexible plunging foils. Acta Mechanica Sinica 30:839-845 (2014)
6. X.Z. Zhu, G.W. He and X. Zhang*, Flow-mediated interactions between two self-propelled flapping filaments in tandem configuration. Physical Review Letters 113:238105 (2014)
7. S.Z. Wang, X. Zhang, G.W. He and T.S. Liu, Lift enhancement by stretching and retracting wingspan in flapping flight. Physics of Fluids 26: 061903 (2014)
8. X.Z. Zhu, G.W. He and X. Zhang*, How flexibility affects the wake symmetry properties of a self-propelled plunging foil. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 751：164-183 (2014)
9. X.Z. Zhu, G.W. He and X. Zhang*, Numerical study on hydrodynamic effect of flexibility in a self-propelled plunging foil. Computers & Fluids 97:1-20 (2014)
10. X.Z. Zhu, G.W. He and X. Zhang*, An improved direct-forcing immersed boundary method for fluid-structure interaction simulations. ASME J. Fluids Eng. 136: 040903 (2014)
11. S.Z. Wang, G.W. He, and X. Zhang*, Parallel computing strategy for a flow solver based on immersed boundary method and discrete stream-function formulation. Computers & Fluids 88:210-224 (2013)
12. S.Z. Wang, X. Zhang, G.W. He, and T.S. Liu, A lift formula applied to low-Reynolds-number unsteady flows, Physics of Fluids 25:093605 (2013)
13. X.P. Li, G.P. Kong, X. Zhang, and G.W. He, Pumping of water through carbon nanotubes by rotating electric field and rotating magnetic field, Applied Physics Letters 103:143117 (2013)
14. D. Li, X. Zhang, and G.W. He, Temporal decorrelations in compressible isotropic turbulence, Physical Review E 88:021001 (2013)
15. D. Li, L. Guo, X. Zhang, and G.W. He, A numerical study of a turbulent mixing layer and its generated noise, SCIENCE CHINA Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy 56:1157-1164 (2013)
16. X.L. Li, G.W. He, and X. Zhang*, Numerical simulation of drop oscillation in AC electrowetting, SCIENCE CHINA Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy 56: 383-394 (2013)
17. G.Y. He, Q. Wang, and X. Zhang*, Numerical analysis on transition and symmetry-breaking in the wake of a flapping foil, Acta Mechanica Sinica 28: 1551-1556 (2012)
18. S.Z. Wang, X. Zhang, and G.W. He, Numerical simulation of a three-dimensional fish-like body swimming with finlets. Communications in Computational Physics 11: 1323-1333 (2012)
19. L. Guo, D. Li, X. Zhang, and G.W. He, LES prediction of space-time correlations in turbulent shear flows, Acta Mechanica Sinica 28:993-998 (2012)
20. S.Z. Wang, L.D. Zhu, X. Zhang*, and G.W. He, Flow past two freely rotatable triangular cylinders in tandem arrangement, ASME J. Fluids Eng. 133:081202 (2011)
21. S.Z. Wang and X. Zhang*, An immersed boundary method based on discrete stream function formulation for two- and three-dimensional incompressible flows, Journal of Computational Physics 230:3479-3499 (2011)
22. L.D. Zhu, G.W. He, S.Z. Wang, L. Miller, X. Zhang, Q. You, and S.F. Fang, An immersed boundary method based on the lattice Boltzmann approach in three dimensions, with application, Computers and Mathematics with Applications 61:3506-3518 (2011)
23. X.L. Yang, G.W. He, and X. Zhang, Large-eddy simulation of flows past a flapping airfoil using immersed boundary method, SCIENCE CHINA Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy 53(6):1101-1108 (2010)
24. G.Y. He, S.G. Zhang, and X. Zhang*, Thrust generation and wake structure of wiggling hydrofoil, Appl. Math. Mech. -Engl. Ed. 31(5): 585-592 (2010)
25. X.L. Yang, X. Zhang, Z.L. Li, and G.W. He, A smoothing technique for discrete delta functions with application to immersed boundary method in moving boundary simulations. Journal of Computational Physics 228:7821-7836 (2009)
26. X. Zhang, S.Z. Ni, S.Z. Wang, and G.W. He, Effects of geometric shape on the hydrodynamics of a self-propelled flapping foil, Physics of Fluids 21:103302 (2009)
27. H.D. Yao, G.W. He, M. Wang, and X. Zhang, Time correlations of pressure in isotropic turbulence, Physics of Fluids 20: 025105 (2008)
28. X. Zhang*, S.Z. Ni, G.W. He, A pressure-correction method and its applications on an unstructured Chimera grid, Computers & Fluids 37: 993-1010 (2008)
29. X. Zhang*, Computation of viscous incompressible flow using pressure correction method on unstructured Chimera grid, Int. J. Comput. Fluid Dyn. 20(9):637-650 (2006)
30. X. Zhang*, R. Ajaykumar, N. M. Sudharsan, and K. Kumar, Investigation of two-dimensional channel flow with a partially compliant wall using finite volume - finite difference approach, Int. J. Numer. Meth. Fluids 49:635-655 (2005)
31. X. Zhang*, N. M. Sudharsan, R. Ajaykumar, and K. Kumar, Simulation of free-surface flow in a tank using the Navier-Stokes model and unstructured finite volume method, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 219: 251-266 (2005)
32. B. Perot, S. Are, and X. Zhang, Application of the turbulent potential model to unsteady flows and three-dimensional boundary Layers, International Journal of Rotating Machinery 9: 375-384 (2003)
33. X. Zhang, D. Schmidt, and B. Perot, Accuracy and conservation properties of a three-dimensional unstructured staggered mesh scheme for fluid dynamics, Journal of Computational Physics 175:764-791 (2002)
(Conference papers)
1. L.Z. Dai, G.W. He, X. Zhang, Self-propulsion of a flexible plunging foil near a solid wall, 7th International Conference on Fluid Mechanics ( ICFM7), May 24-27, 2015, Qingdao, China
2. T.S. Liu, S.Z. Wang, X. Zhang, G.W. He, The lift problem in flapping forward flight at low Reynolds numbers (AIAA 2015-1750), AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (SciTech 2015), January 5-9, 2015, Kissimmee, Florida, USA
3. R. Chen, G.W. He, X. Zhang*, An immersed boundary VOF/LS method for body - water surface interaction simulations, 8th International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ICCFD8), July 14-18, 2014, Chengdu, China
4. S.Z. Wang, X. Zhang and G.W. He, On applicability of the Kutta-Joukowski theorem to low-Reynolds-number unsteady flows (AIAA 2013-0067), 51st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, January 07-10, 2013, Grapevine, Texas, USA
5. X. Zhang*, S.Z Wang, G.W. He, An immersed boundary method based on Navier-Stokes equations in discrete stream-function formulation, Proceedings of FEDSM2010 ASME 2010 3rd Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting, August 1-5, 2010, Montreal, Canada
6. Z.G. Feng, B.D. Paudel, and X. Zhang, An immersed boundary based method for studying thermal interaction of particles in a viscous fluid, Proceedings of FEDSM2010 ASME 2010 3rd Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting, August 1-5, 2010, Montreal , Canada
7. X.L. Yang, G.W. He, and X. Zhang, Towards large-eddy simulation of turbulent flows with complex geometric boundaries using immersed boundary method (AIAA 2010-708), 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, 4-7 January 2010, Orlando, Florida, USA
8. X. Zhang*, S.Z. Wang, G.W. He, Autorotation of two tandem triangular cylinders. Proceedings of FEDSM2009 ASME 2009 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, August 2-5, 2009, Vail, Colorado, USA
9. X. Zhang*, G.W. He, and S.Z. Ni, Computation of flow over a rotating body on unstructured Chimera mesh, Proceeding of the Fifth International Conference on Fluid Mechanics, Aug.15-19, 2007, Shanghai, China
10. X. Zhang, B. Perot, Turbulent vortex shedding from triangle cylinder using the turbulent body force potential model, Proceedings of FEDSM2000 ASME 2000 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, June 11-15, 2000 Boston, Massachusetts, USA
(Journal papers)
1. S.Z. Wang, G.W. He and X. Zhang*, Lift enhancement on spanwise oscillating flat-plates in low-Reynolds-number flows. Physics of Fluids 27:061901 (2015)
2. S.Z. Wang, X. Zhang, G.W. He and T.S. Liu, Numerical simulation of unsteady flows over a slow-flying bat. Theor. Appl. Mech. Lett. 5:5-8 (2015)
3. T.S. Liu, S.Z. Wang, X. Zhang and G.W. He, Unsteady thin airfoil theory revisited: application of a simple lift formula. AIAA Journal 53:1492-1502 (2015)
4. S.Z. Wang, X. Zhang, G.W. He and T.S. Liu, Evaluation of lift formulas applied to low-Reynolds-number unsteady flows. AIAA Journal 53:161-175 (2015)
5. X.Z. Zhu, G.W. He and X. Zhang*, Underlying principle of efficient propulsion in flexible plunging foils. Acta Mechanica Sinica 30:839-845 (2014)
6. X.Z. Zhu, G.W. He and X. Zhang*, Flow-mediated interactions between two self-propelled flapping filaments in tandem configuration. Physical Review Letters 113:238105 (2014)
7. S.Z. Wang, X. Zhang, G.W. He and T.S. Liu, Lift enhancement by stretching and retracting wingspan in flapping flight. Physics of Fluids 26: 061903 (2014)
8. X.Z. Zhu, G.W. He and X. Zhang*, How flexibility affects the wake symmetry properties of a self-propelled plunging foil. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 751：164-183 (2014)
9. X.Z. Zhu, G.W. He and X. Zhang*, Numerical study on hydrodynamic effect of flexibility in a self-propelled plunging foil. Computers & Fluids 97:1-20 (2014)
10. X.Z. Zhu, G.W. He and X. Zhang*, An improved direct-forcing immersed boundary method for fluid-structure interaction simulations. ASME J. Fluids Eng. 136: 040903 (2014)
11. S.Z. Wang, G.W. He, and X. Zhang*, Parallel computing strategy for a flow solver based on immersed boundary method and discrete stream-function formulation. Computers & Fluids 88:210-224 (2013)
12. S.Z. Wang, X. Zhang, G.W. He, and T.S. Liu, A lift formula applied to low-Reynolds-number unsteady flows, Physics of Fluids 25:093605 (2013)
13. X.P. Li, G.P. Kong, X. Zhang, and G.W. He, Pumping of water through carbon nanotubes by rotating electric field and rotating magnetic field, Applied Physics Letters 103:143117 (2013)
14. D. Li, X. Zhang, and G.W. He, Temporal decorrelations in compressible isotropic turbulence, Physical Review E 88:021001 (2013)
15. D. Li, L. Guo, X. Zhang, and G.W. He, A numerical study of a turbulent mixing layer and its generated noise, SCIENCE CHINA Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy 56:1157-1164 (2013)
16. X.L. Li, G.W. He, and X. Zhang*, Numerical simulation of drop oscillation in AC electrowetting, SCIENCE CHINA Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy 56: 383-394 (2013)
17. G.Y. He, Q. Wang, and X. Zhang*, Numerical analysis on transition and symmetry-breaking in the wake of a flapping foil, Acta Mechanica Sinica 28: 1551-1556 (2012)
18. S.Z. Wang, X. Zhang, and G.W. He, Numerical simulation of a three-dimensional fish-like body swimming with finlets. Communications in Computational Physics 11: 1323-1333 (2012)
19. L. Guo, D. Li, X. Zhang, and G.W. He, LES prediction of space-time correlations in turbulent shear flows, Acta Mechanica Sinica 28:993-998 (2012)
20. S.Z. Wang, L.D. Zhu, X. Zhang*, and G.W. He, Flow past two freely rotatable triangular cylinders in tandem arrangement, ASME J. Fluids Eng. 133:081202 (2011)
21. S.Z. Wang and X. Zhang*, An immersed boundary method based on discrete stream function formulation for two- and three-dimensional incompressible flows, Journal of Computational Physics 230:3479-3499 (2011)
22. L.D. Zhu, G.W. He, S.Z. Wang, L. Miller, X. Zhang, Q. You, and S.F. Fang, An immersed boundary method based on the lattice Boltzmann approach in three dimensions, with application, Computers and Mathematics with Applications 61:3506-3518 (2011)
23. X.L. Yang, G.W. He, and X. Zhang, Large-eddy simulation of flows past a flapping airfoil using immersed boundary method, SCIENCE CHINA Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy 53(6):1101-1108 (2010)
24. G.Y. He, S.G. Zhang, and X. Zhang*, Thrust generation and wake structure of wiggling hydrofoil, Appl. Math. Mech. -Engl. Ed. 31(5): 585-592 (2010)
25. X.L. Yang, X. Zhang, Z.L. Li, and G.W. He, A smoothing technique for discrete delta functions with application to immersed boundary method in moving boundary simulations. Journal of Computational Physics 228:7821-7836 (2009)
26. X. Zhang, S.Z. Ni, S.Z. Wang, and G.W. He, Effects of geometric shape on the hydrodynamics of a self-propelled flapping foil, Physics of Fluids 21:103302 (2009)
27. H.D. Yao, G.W. He, M. Wang, and X. Zhang, Time correlations of pressure in isotropic turbulence, Physics of Fluids 20: 025105 (2008)
28. X. Zhang*, S.Z. Ni, G.W. He, A pressure-correction method and its applications on an unstructured Chimera grid, Computers & Fluids 37: 993-1010 (2008)
29. X. Zhang*, Computation of viscous incompressible flow using pressure correction method on unstructured Chimera grid, Int. J. Comput. Fluid Dyn. 20(9):637-650 (2006)
30. X. Zhang*, R. Ajaykumar, N. M. Sudharsan, and K. Kumar, Investigation of two-dimensional channel flow with a partially compliant wall using finite volume - finite difference approach, Int. J. Numer. Meth. Fluids 49:635-655 (2005)
31. X. Zhang*, N. M. Sudharsan, R. Ajaykumar, and K. Kumar, Simulation of free-surface flow in a tank using the Navier-Stokes model and unstructured finite volume method, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 219: 251-266 (2005)
32. B. Perot, S. Are, and X. Zhang, Application of the turbulent potential model to unsteady flows and three-dimensional boundary Layers, International Journal of Rotating Machinery 9: 375-384 (2003)
33. X. Zhang, D. Schmidt, and B. Perot, Accuracy and conservation properties of a three-dimensional unstructured staggered mesh scheme for fluid dynamics, Journal of Computational Physics 175:764-791 (2002)
(Conference papers)
1. L.Z. Dai, G.W. He, X. Zhang, Self-propulsion of a flexible plunging foil near a solid wall, 7th International Conference on Fluid Mechanics ( ICFM7), May 24-27, 2015, Qingdao, China
2. T.S. Liu, S.Z. Wang, X. Zhang, G.W. He, The lift problem in flapping forward flight at low Reynolds numbers (AIAA 2015-1750), AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (SciTech 2015), January 5-9, 2015, Kissimmee, Florida, USA
3. R. Chen, G.W. He, X. Zhang*, An immersed boundary VOF/LS method for body - water surface interaction simulations, 8th International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ICCFD8), July 14-18, 2014, Chengdu, China
4. S.Z. Wang, X. Zhang and G.W. He, On applicability of the Kutta-Joukowski theorem to low-Reynolds-number unsteady flows (AIAA 2013-0067), 51st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, January 07-10, 2013, Grapevine, Texas, USA
5. X. Zhang*, S.Z Wang, G.W. He, An immersed boundary method based on Navier-Stokes equations in discrete stream-function formulation, Proceedings of FEDSM2010 ASME 2010 3rd Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting, August 1-5, 2010, Montreal, Canada
6. Z.G. Feng, B.D. Paudel, and X. Zhang, An immersed boundary based method for studying thermal interaction of particles in a viscous fluid, Proceedings of FEDSM2010 ASME 2010 3rd Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Summer Meeting, August 1-5, 2010, Montreal , Canada
7. X.L. Yang, G.W. He, and X. Zhang, Towards large-eddy simulation of turbulent flows with complex geometric boundaries using immersed boundary method (AIAA 2010-708), 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, 4-7 January 2010, Orlando, Florida, USA
8. X. Zhang*, S.Z. Wang, G.W. He, Autorotation of two tandem triangular cylinders. Proceedings of FEDSM2009 ASME 2009 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, August 2-5, 2009, Vail, Colorado, USA
9. X. Zhang*, G.W. He, and S.Z. Ni, Computation of flow over a rotating body on unstructured Chimera mesh, Proceeding of the Fifth International Conference on Fluid Mechanics, Aug.15-19, 2007, Shanghai, China
10. X. Zhang, B. Perot, Turbulent vortex shedding from triangle cylinder using the turbulent body force potential model, Proceedings of FEDSM2000 ASME 2000 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, June 11-15, 2000 Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Research Interests
1. Immersed boundary method
2. Unstructured grid method
3. Simulation of animal flying and swimming (currently focusing on bat flight)
4. Simulation of problems in microfluidics (currently focusing on electrowetting)
5. Simulation of turbulence with complex geometry (currently focusing on LES)
6. Simulation of turbulent acoustics
7. Parallel computational fluid dynamics
2. Unstructured grid method
3. Simulation of animal flying and swimming (currently focusing on bat flight)
4. Simulation of problems in microfluidics (currently focusing on electrowetting)
5. Simulation of turbulence with complex geometry (currently focusing on LES)
6. Simulation of turbulent acoustics
7. Parallel computational fluid dynamics
Conferences
APS-DFD
ASME-FEDSM
AIAA Conferences
ASME-FEDSM
AIAA Conferences
Collaboration
IBM/LBM： Professor Luoding Zhu, Dept of Mathematical Sciences, Indiana Univ-Purdue Univ Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Heat transfer in two-phase flow using IBM: Professor Zhi-Gang Feng , Dept. of
Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
Simplified lift fomula for viscous flows: Professor Tian-Shu Liu, Dept. of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, Western Michigan University
Vortex dynamics in morphing flapping wing: Professor Zhongquan Charlie Zheng, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, University of Kansas
Heat transfer in two-phase flow using IBM: Professor Zhi-Gang Feng , Dept. of
Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
Simplified lift fomula for viscous flows: Professor Tian-Shu Liu, Dept. of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, Western Michigan University
Vortex dynamics in morphing flapping wing: Professor Zhongquan Charlie Zheng, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, University of Kansas
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