Faculty - SJTU Paris Elite Institute of Technology（SPEIT）

Faculty

ZHANG Chaoyang

Tenure-Track Associate Professor

Energy and Power Engineering

chaoyzhang@sjtu.edu.cn

SPEIT 310

Educational

2012-2018， Shanghai Jiao Tong University，Doctor
2012-2018， School of Mechanical Engineering，Doctor
2015-2015， School of Engineering，École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)，No Degree
2008-2012， Huazhong University of Science and Technology，Energy and Power Engineering，Bachelor

Work Experience

2021-now， SJTU Paris Elite Institute of Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University，Associate Professor School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Research

Vapor-liquid phase change heat transfer: Boiling condensation, Droplet/Liquid film evaporation, Two-phase flow CFD methods;
Hydrogen energy: Two-phase flow in fuel cells, Electrolytic water to produce hydrogen;
Micro-scale enhanced heat transfer: Microstructure surface, Micro-channel, Jet impingement, Heat pipes;
Energy storage: Icing and melting, Phase change material composite material, PCM microcapsules, Thermal energy storage system.

Scientific Research Projects

01 –2026.12 National Natural Science Foundation of China，“Bubble dynamics characteristics in ordered membrane electrode and enhancement of water electrolysis performance”;
01 –2022.07 National Key R&D Program of China, “Sino-Japanese joint research platform for energy-environment industry”;
04-2021.12 Singapore DSO National Laboratories Research Fund, “Advanced Thermal Technologies for Laser: Task B”;
09 – 2020.04 Ministry of Singapore via Academic Research Fund, “Tier 2: Mechanisms of Ice Morphology of a Frozen Nanofluid Droplet on Subcooled Surfaces”;
09 – 2017.12 National Natural Science Foundation of China, “Study on the mechanism of high efficiency absorption of solar energy by nanofluids to generate steam”;

Publications

[1] Zhang C, Yin S, Zhang H, et al. Shape variation and flat plateau formation of a frozen nanofluid droplet[J]. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024, 236: 121503.
[2] Zhou X, Yamashita S, Kubota M, et al. Macro encapsulated Cu-based phase change material for high temperature heat storage with characteristic of self-sealing and high durability[J]. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023, 229.
[3] Zhang C, Yin S, Zhang H, et al. Simulation of a sessile nanofluid droplet freezing with an immersed boundary-lattice Boltzmann model[J]. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 2023, 167.
[4] Wang D, Wang D, Hong F, Zhang C. Experimental study on flow boiling characteristics of R-1233zd(E) of counter-flow interconnected minichannel heat sink[J]. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2023, 215.
[5] Yin S, Huang Y, Shen X, Zhang C. Triple-layered encapsulation through direct droplet impact[J]. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2022, 615: 887-896.
[6] Sun Y S, Han Y, Li G D, Zhang C Y. Numerical study of high-temperature cascaded packed bed thermal energy storage system[J]. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2022, 37.
[7] Zhang C, Zhang H, Zhao Y, et al. An immersed boundary-lattice Boltzmann model for simulation of deposited particle patterns in an evaporating sessile droplet with dispersed particles[J]. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2021, 181.
[8] Zhang C, Zhang H, Zhang X, et al. Evaporation of a sessile droplet on flat surfaces: An axisymmetric lattice Boltzmann model with consideration of contact angle hysteresis[J]. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2021, 178: 121577.
[9] Zhang X, Zhu Z, Zhang C, et al. Reduced contact time of a droplet impacting on a moving superhydrophobic surface[J]. Applied Physics Letters, 2020, 117(15).
[10] Zhang H, Zhao Y, Fang W, Zhang C. Active control of the freezing process of a ferrofluid droplet with magnetic fields[J]. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020, 176.
[11] Zhang C, Zhang H, Fang W, et al. Axisymmetric lattice Boltzmann model for simulating the freezing process of a sessile water droplet with volume change[J]. Physical Review E, 2020, 101(2): 023314.
[12] Fang W Z, Zhang H, Zhang C Y, et al. Freezing process of ferrofluid droplets: Numerical and scaling analyses[J]. Physical Review Fluids, 2020, 5(5).
[13] Gong S, Zhang C Y, Cheng P. Direct Numerical Simulations of Pool Boiling Heat Transfer and Thermal Responses Inside the Heater by Lattice Boltzmann Method[J]. Kung Cheng Je Wu Li Hsueh Pao/Journal of Engineering Thermophysics, 2019, 40(1): 135-142.
[14] Zhang C, Cheng P, Minkowycz W J. Lattice Boltzmann simulation of forced condensation flow on a horizontal cold surface in the presence of a non-condensable gas[J]. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2017, 115(Part B): 500-512.
[15] Zhang C, Cheng P. Mesoscale simulations of boiling curves and boiling hysteresis under constant wall temperature and constant heat flux conditions[J]. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2017, 110(2017): 319-329.
[16] Cheng P, Gong S, Zhang C. Lattice Boltzmann Simulations of Saturated Pool Boiling from Smooth and Rough Horizontal Surfaces, Thome J, editor, Encyclopedia of Two-Phase Heat Transfer and Flow IV: WORLD SCIENTIFIC, 2017: 209-238.
[17] Cheng P, Zhang C, Gong S. Numerical simulation of complete pool boiling curves: From nucleation to critical heat flux through transition boiling to film boiling[C]. 17th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics, NURETH 2017, 2017.
[18] Cheng P, Zhang C, Gong S. Lattice Boltzmann Simulations of Macro/Microscale Effects on Saturated Pool Boiling Curves for Heated Horizontal Surfaces[J]. Journal of Heat Transfer, 2017, 139(11): 110801.
[19] Cheng P, Zhang C, Gong S. Lattice Boltzmann Simulations of Interfacial Effects on Saturated Pool Boiling Curves for Horizontal Heated Surfaces[J]. Journal of Heat Transfer, 2017.
[20] Zhang C Y, Wang T, Chen D H, et al. Confined jet array impingement cooling with spent flow distraction using NEPCM slurry[J]. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2016, 77(2016): 140-147.
[21] Zhang C, Cheng P, Hong F. Mesoscale simulation of heater size and subcooling effects on pool boiling under controlled wall heat flux conditions[J]. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2016, 101(2016): 1331-1342.
[22] Zhang C, Cheng P, Cao J. Mesoscale simulation of Marangoni convection about a vapor bubble in a liquid with temperature gradients under microgravity conditions[J]. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2016, 78(2016): 295-303.
[23] Hong F J, Zhang C Y, Chen D H, et al. Confined jet array impingement cooling using NEPCM nanofluids[C]. ASME 2016 5th International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer, MNHMT 2016, 2016.
[24] Cheng P, Gong S, Zhang C Y. Lattice Boltzmann simulations of boiling heat transfer phenomena: A new research frontier for numerical heat transfer[C]. International Conference on Computational Methods for Thermal Problems, 2016.
[25] Zhang C, Hong F, Cheng P. Simulation of liquid thin film evaporation and boiling on a heated hydrophilic microstructured surface by Lattice Boltzmann method[J]. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2015, 86(2015): 629-638.
[26] Hong F J, Zhang C Y, He W, et al. Confined jet array impingement boiling of subcooled aqueous ethylene glycol solution[J]. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2014, 56: 165-173.
[27] Hong F J, Zhang C Y, He W, et al. The local and average heat transfer characteristic of confined jet array impingement boiling of aqueous ethylene glycol solutions[C]. ASME 2013 4th International Conference on Micro/Nanoscale Heat and Mass Transfer, MNHMT 2013, 2013.
[28] 王东玉，洪芳军，张朝阳，一种铜基逆流连通微通道的沸腾实验研究[J]. 工程热物理学报，2023；
[29] 赵晨，苗天泽，张朝阳等，负压状态窄缝通道乙二醇水溶液传热特性[J]. 化工进展，2023；
[30] 胡茜芮，张朝阳，洪芳军，高温相变胶囊梯级储热系统实验研究[J]. 储能系统与工程，2023；
Engineering Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer, Undergraduate Students, Fall
Numerical Fluid Mechanics, Graduate Students, Spring
Energy Systems Modeling and Integration, Graduate Students, Fall

Awards

Shanghai Outstanding Academic Leaders Plan (2022）；
Shanghai Outstanding Graduates (2018）；
China National Scholarship (2017，2016，2009)