· A PhD scholarship is available at Department ofAeronautical and Aviation Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HongKong, PRC in the area of Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamic Studiesin Starting jets and plumes.
Please contact Prof. Simon C. M. Yu ( simon.c.yu@polyU.edu.hk)
Some papers from Prof Yu's research team areshown below 1. J.J. Ai, S.C.M. Yu, A.W.K.Law and L.P. Chua, (2005), Vortex dynamics in starting square water jets,Physics of Fluids, Vol. 17, Article 014106. 2. J. J. Ai, A.W.K. Law and S.C. M. Yu (2006), On Boussinesq and Non-Boussinesq starting forced plumes,Journal of Fluid Mechanics Vol. 558, pp. 357 -386. 3. S. C. M. Yu, J. J. Ai and A.W. K. Law (2007) Vortex formation process in gravity-driven starting jets,Experiments in Fluids, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp. 783-797. 4. S. C. M. Yu, J. J. Ai, L. Gaoand A.W. K. Law (2008), Vortex Formation Process of a Starting Square Jet,AIAAJ, Vol. 46, No. 1, 223-240. 5. L, Gao, S. C. M. Yu, J. J. Aiand A. W. K. Law (2008), Energy and Circulation for starting jets, Physics ofFluids, Vol. 20, Issue 9. 6. L. Gao and S. C. M. Yu (2010)A modified slug model for vortex ring formation process, Journal of FluidMechanics Vol. 656, pp. 205-222. 7. L. Gao and S.C.M. Yu (2012)Development of Shear Layer behind the Leading Vortex Ring in a Staring Jet,Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 700, pp.382-405. 8. L. Gao and S. C. M. Yu (2016)The formation of leading vortex pair in two dimensional starting jets, AIAAJournal Vol. 54, No. 4 (2016), pp. 1364-1369. 9. L. Gao and S. C. M. Yu (2016)Vortex ring formation in starting forced plumes with negative and positivebuoyancy. Physics of Fluids 28, 113601-1. 10. L. Gao, HF Guo, and S. C. M. Yu(2020) A general definition of formation time for starting jets and forcedplumes at low Richardson number, Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 886, A6 11. HF, Guo, L. Gao, and S. C. M.Yu. (2020) Vortex formation in starting buoyant jets at moderate Richardsonnumbers. Physics of Fluids s 32(11), 117107
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