Professor

Academic Division:School of Power and Energy

Research Group:Jet Propulsion Research Laboratory

Telephone:0086-29-88492418

Email:zhouli@nwpu.edu.cn

Biography

1996.09-2000.07 Bachelor of Engineering in Heat Energy of the Thermal Plant, School of Energy and Power Engineering，Xi’an Jiaotong University

2000.09-2006.04 PhD in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics School of Energy and Power Engineering，Xi’an Jiaotong University

2005.09-2005.11 Research in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan

2006.04-2008.04 Post-doctor in aerospace science and technology postdoctoral research station, Northwestern Polytechnical University

2008.05-2014.04 Associated professor in School of Power and Energy, Northwestern Polytechnical University

2012.03-2013.03 Academic visitor in University of Surrey, UK

2014.05- Professor in School of Power and Energy, Northwestern Polytechnical University

Research Interest

Algorithm design and application of Computational Fluid Dynamics

Flow mechanism in turbomachinery flow

Design and flow control technology of exhaust system

Teaching Activity

《Engineering Fluid Mechanics》、《Principle and Application of FLUENT Software》 undergraduate courses

《Technology and application of numerical simulation of fluid mechanics》 graduate course

Research Project

In charge of projects in National Natural Science Foundation, Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province, Aviation Science Foundation, New Teacher Foundation of Ministry of Education, Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China, Industrial Projects et al.

[1] National Defense Basic Research Project, Investigation on Multi-components Match and Stable Burn Technique of XX Engine, 2013~2015

[2] Sub-project------Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation, Study on Steady / Unsteady Flow Mechanism and Flow Control Inside High Loaded Compressor, 2013~2017

[3] Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province, Characteristics Study on Micro Gas Turbine System for Biomass Fue, 2013~2014

[4] National Natural Science Foundation，Investigation on Unsteady Film Cooling Effectiveness and Unsteady Aero-Thermal Couple of Cooling Mixing, 2010~2012

[5] Aviation Science Foundation, Investigation on Unsteady IGV / Impeller / Diffuser Interaction and Clocking Effect in Centrifugal Compressor, 2008~2010

[6] New Teacher Foundation of Ministry of Education, Numerical Investigation on the Unsteady Interaction Mechanism Inside Centrifugal Compressor, 2009~2010

Pubilcation

About 50 academic papers had been published, nearly 30 papers were indexed by SCI / EI. Representative paper are as follows:

[1] Li Zhou,Zhan-xue Wang, Zen-wen Liu. Investigation on Influence of Design Parameters for Tandem Cascades Diffuser Using DOE Method. Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, 2014,8(2): 240-251

[2] Li Zhou,Hong-zhou Fan,Jiaohui Xia.Influence of non-uniformities on the evaluation of cooling effectiveness of turbine blades. Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics,2013,7(1): 116-130

[3] Li Zhou,Hong-zhou Fan, Xin Zhang, Yuan-hu Cai.. Experimental Investigation of the Unsteady Flow in a Centrifugal Compressor Stage.Experimental Techniques, 2012,36(5) ,20-29

[4] Li Zhou, Hong-zhou Fan, Wei Wei, Yuan-hu Cai.Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Unsteady Influence of the Inlet Guide Vane. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C, Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 2012, 226(1) , 660-680

[5] Li Zhou, Hong-zhou Fan, Xin Zhang, Yuan-hu Cai.Investigation of the Effect of unsteady interaction on the turbine blade film cooling. Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, 2011,5(4): 487-498

Awards and Honors

“Ao Xiang Star” Talent Program in Northwestern Polytechincal University, 2009

“Wu Yajun Outstanding Teacher Research Grant” in Northwestern Polytechincal University , 2013

Other Positions

Reviewer of IMechE J. of Mechanical Engineering, Experimental Techniques, Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, Journal of Aerospace Power, Journal of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Journal of Beijing Institute of Technology et al.