Curriculum Vitae

Zhang Fan 

Doctor of Engineering

Associate Professor

Tel.: 18752962351

Email: fzhang@ujs.edu.cn

Location: Room 605, Research Center of Fluid Machinery Engineering and Technology, Jiangsu University

Biography

Fields of research:

Mainly engaged in the flow theory and optimization design of vane pump, and the calculation method of gas-liquid two-phase flow in the pump.

Main Publications:

1. Fan Zhang, Desmond Appiah, Jinfeng Zhang, et al. Transient flow characterization in energy conversion of a side channel pump under different blade suction angles[J], Energy, 2018, 161: 635-648. （SCI）

2. Fan Zhang, Shouqi Yuan, Qiang Fu, et al. Cavitation induced unsteady flow characteristics in the first-stage of a centrifugal charging pump[J], ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering, 2017, 139(1): 011303.（SCI）

3. Desmond Appiah, Fan Zhang*, Shouqi Yuan, et al. Effects of the geometrical conditions on the performance of a side channel pump: A review[J], International Journal of Energy Research, 2018, 42(2): 416-428.（SCI）

4. Fan Zhang *, Martin Böhle, Shouqi Yuan. Experimental investigation on the performance of a side channel pump under gas–liquid two-phase flow operating condition[J], Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power & Energy, 2017, 231(7): 645-653. (SCI)

5. Fan Zhang *, Annika Fleder, Martin Böhle, et al. Effect of blade profile for suction side on the performance of a side channel pump[J], Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy. 2016, 230(6): 586-597.（SCI）

6. Zhang Fan*, Chen Ke, Appiah Desmond, et al. Numerical Delineation of 3D Unsteady Flow Fields in Side Channel Pumps for Engineering Processes[J]. Energies, 2019, 12(7): 1287.

7. Pei Ji, Zhang Fan*, Appiah Desmond, et al. Performance prediction based on effects of wrapping angle of a side channel pump[J]. Energies, 2019, 12(1): 139.

8. Fan Zhang *, Shouqi Yuan, Qiang Fu, et al. Investigation on transient flow of a centrifugal charging pump in the process of high pressure safety injection[J], Nuclear Engineering and Design. 2015, 293: 119-126. （SCI）

9. Fan Zhang, Shouqi Yuan *, Qiang Fu, et al. Transient flow characteristics in variable operating conditions of centrifugal charging pump of 1000 MW nuclear power plant[J], Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, 2015, 229(4): 233-242. （SCI）

10. Fan Zhang, Shouqi Yuan *, Qiang Fu, et al. Investigation of transient flow in a centrifugal charging pump during charging operating process[J], Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2014, 860257: 1-10. （SCI）

11. Qiang Fu, Fan Zhang*, Rongsheng Zhu, et al. Effect of gas quantity on two-phase flow characteristics of a mixed-flow pump[J], Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2016, 8(4): 1-11. （SCI）

12. Qiang Fu, Fan Zhang*, Rongsheng Zhu, et al. A systematic investigation on flow characteristics of impeller passage in a nuclear centrifugal pump under cavitation state[J], Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2016, 97: 190-197. （SCI）

13. Tao Y, Yuan S, Liu J, Zhang Fan, Tao Jianping. The influence of the blade thickness on the pressure pulsations in a ceramic centrifugal slurry pump with annular volute[J], Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power & Energy, 2017, 231(5): 415-431. （SCI）

14. Fan Zhang, Shouqi Yuan, Qiang Fu, et al. Optimization design and inner flow analysis on a medium-high specific speed centrifugal pump[C], ASME 2013 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, Incline Village, Nevada, USA. （EI）