Professor
Phone: (+86)27-87542618
Email: faw@hust.edu.cn
Academic Areas: Engineering Thermophysics
Research Interests: Micro Combustion and Its Applications; Electronics Cooling; Heat Transfer Enhancement; Energy Storage Technology
Academic Degrees
PhD, 2004, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China;
Bachelor, 1995, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Professional Experience
Professor (2015-present), School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China;
Visiting Scholar (2013.10-2013.12), Institute of Fluid Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan;
Associate Professor (2009-2015), School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China;
Post-Doctoral (2006.09-2008.09), Institute of Fluid Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan;
Post-Doctoral (2004.06-2006.08), Department of Mechanics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Selected Publications
Books
1. Fan Aiwu, Yao Hong, Liu Wei. Micro- and Meso-scale Combustion. Beijing: Science Press, 2012.
2. Liu Wei, Fan Aiwu, Huang Xiaoming. Theory and Applications of Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media. Beijing: Science Press, 2006.
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
1. Wan, J., Fan, A. "Recent progress in flame stabilization technologies for combustion-based micro energy and power systems". Fuel, 2021, 286: 119391.
2. Wang, S., Fan, A., Yao, H. "Combustion regimes of syngas flame in a micro flow reactor with controlled temperature profile: A numerical study". Combustion and Flame, 2021, 230: 111457.
3. Wan, J., Fan, A., Yao, H. "Effect of the length of a plate flame holder on the flame blowout limit in a micro-combustor with preheating channels ". Combustion and Flame, 2016, 170: 53-62.
4. Wan, J., Fan, A., Liu, Y., Yao, H., Liu, W., Gou, X., Zhao, D. "Experimental investigation and numerical analysis on flame stabilization of CH4/air mixture in a mesoscale channel with wall cavities". Combustion and Flame, 2015, 162: 1035-1045.
5. Fan, A., Wan, J., Maruta, K., Nakamura, H., Yao, H., Liu, W. "Flame dynamics in a heated meso-scale radial channel". Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2013, 34: 3351-3359.
6. Fan, A., Minaev, S., Kumar, S., Liu, W., Maruta, K. "Experimental investigation on flame pattern formations of DME–air mixtures in a radial microchannel, Combustion and Flame". 2010, 157: 1637-1642.
7. Fan, A., Minaev, S., Sereshchenko, E., Fursenko, R., Kumar, S., Liu, W., Maruta, K. "Experimental and numerical investigations of flame pattern formations in a radial microchannel". Proceedings of Combustion Institute, 2009, 32: 3059-3066.
8. Fan, A., Minaev, S., Kumar, S., Liu, W., Maruta, K. "Regime diagrams and characteristics of flame patterns in radial microchannels". Combustion and Flame, 2008, 153: 479-489.
9. Fan, A., Deng, J., Guo, J., Liu, W. "A numerical study on thermo-hydraulic characteristics of turbulent flow in a circular tube fitted with conical strip inserts". Applied Thermal Engineering, 2011, 31: 2819-2828.
10. Fan, A., Deng, J., Nakayama, A., Liu, W. "Parametric study on turbulent heat transfer and flow characteristics in a circular tube fitted with louvered strip inserts". International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2012, 55: 5205-5213.
11. You, Y., Fan, A., Huang, S., Liu, W. "Numerical modeling and experi- mental validation of heat transfer and flow resistance on the shell side of a shell- and-tube heat exchanger with flower baffles". International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2012, 55: 7561-7569.
12. You, Y., Fan, A., Liu, W., Huang, S. "Thermo-hydraulic character- istics of laminar flow in an enhanced tubewith conical strip inserts Experimental and numerical investigations of shell-side". International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2012, 61: 28-37.
13. You, Y., Fan, A., Lai, X., Liu, W., Huang, S. "Experimental and numerical investigations of shell-side thermo-hydraulic performances for shell-and-tube heat exchanger with trefoil-hole baffles". Applied Thermal Engineering, 2013, 50: 950-956.
14. You, Y., Fan, A., Liang, Y., Jin, S., Liu, W., Huang, S. "Entropy generation analysis for laminar thermal augmentation with conical strip inserts in circular tubes". International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2015, 88: 201-214.
15. Xiang, X., Fan, Y., Fan, A., Liu, W. "Cooling performance optimization of liquid alloys GaIny in microchannel heat sinks based on back-propagation artificial neural network". Applied Thermal Engineering, 2017, 127: 1143-1151.
16. Xiang, X., Yang, J., Fan, A., Liu, W. "A comparison between cooling performances of water-based and gallium-based micro-channel heat sinks with the same dimensions". Applied Thermal Engineering, 2018, 137: 1-10.
17. Xiang, X., Fan, Y., Liu, W., Fan, A. "Comparison between thermal resistances of optimized water-based and gallium-based heat sinks using the genetic algorithm". International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, 2019, 30: 1388-1406.
18. Xiang, X., Fan, A., Liu, W. "Comparison between the cooling performances of micro-jet impingement systems using liquid metal and water as coolants for high power electronics ". International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Accepted.
Awards
1. 2020 Highly Cited Chinese Researchers, Elsevier, 2021.
2. Science and Technology Progress Award of Ministry of Education, China, 2015.
Courses Taught
Engineering Thermodynamics (BA course)
Modern Testing Technologies in Power Engineering (MS course)
Projects
1. National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project No. 52176106), “Study on the propagation characteristics and mechanisms of non-premixed flames in a curved narrow channels”, January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025, Principal Investigator.
2. National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project No. 51576084), “Study on the formation mechanisms of tip opening of lean H2/air flames in a microscale cavity-combustor”, January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2019, Principal Investigator.
3. National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project No. 51276073), “Study on the enhancement of fuel-air mixing and flame stabilization in a Y-shaped mesoscale channel with porous medium”, January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2016, Principal Investigator.
4. National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project No. 51076054), “Study on the effects of key factors on flame stability in a microscale combustor with a bluff-body”, January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2013, Principal Investigator.
