By Associate Professor Fangbao Tian

Journal articles

Wang L; Tian FB, 2019, 'Numerical simulation of flow over a parallel cantilevered flag in the vicinity of a rigid wall', Physical Review E, 99, pp. 053111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.99.053111

Liu Z; Bhattacharjee KS; Tian FB; Young J; Ray T; Lai JCS, 2019, 'Kinematic optimization of a flapping foil power generator using a multi-fidelity evolutionary algorithm', Renewable Energy, 132, pp. 543 - 557, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.08.015

Ma J; Xu L; Tian FB; Young J; Lai JCS, 2019, 'Dynamic characteristics of a deformable capsule in a simple shear flow', Physical Review E, 99, pp. 023101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.99.023101

Yu X; Regenauer-Lieb K; Tian F, 2019, 'Investigation of effects of surface roughness on coal seam gas transport using a fractal-based lattice Boltzmann method', Exploration Geophysics, 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22020586.2019.12073014

Xu L; Tian FB; Young J; Lai JCS, 2018, 'A novel geometry-adaptive Cartesian grid based immersed boundary–lattice Boltzmann method for fluid–structure interactions at moderate and high Reynolds numbers', Journal of Computational Physics, 375, pp. 22 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2018.08.024

Wu J; Zhang M; Tian F, 2018, 'NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRO-CONVECTION OF DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS IN A CUBICAL CAVITY', Chinese Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 50, pp. 1458 - 1469, http://dx.doi.org/10.6052/0459-1879-18-301

Tian F; Tobing S; Young J; Lai J; Walker SM; Taylor GK; Thomas ALR, 2018, 'Aerodynamic characteristics of hoverflies during hovering flight', Computers and Fluids, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2018.10.008

Shahzad A; Tian FB; Young J; Lai JCS, 2018, 'Effects of hawkmoth-like flexibility on the aerodynamic performance of flapping wings with different shapes and aspect ratios', Physics of Fluids, 30, pp. 091902, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.5044635

Li W; Wang W; Yan Y; Tian F, 2018, 'Effects of pitching motion profile on energy harvesting performance of a semi-active flapping foil using immersed boundary method', Ocean Engineering, 163, pp. 94 - 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2018.05.055

Shahzad A; Tian FB; Young J; Lai JCS, 2018, 'Effects of flexibility on the hovering performance of flapping wings with different shapes and aspect ratios', Journal of Fluids and Structures, 81, pp. 69 - 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2018.04.019

Xu YQ; Jiang YQ; Wu J; Sui Y; Tian FB, 2018, 'Benchmark numerical solutions for two-dimensional fluid–structure interaction involving large displacements with the deforming-spatial-domain/stabilized space–time and immersed boundary–lattice Boltzmann methods', Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 232, pp. 2500 - 2514, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0954406217723942

Young J; Tian FB, 2018, 'Bio-inspired flapping foils and their applications', Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 232, pp. 2493, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0954406218785272

Wang L; Tian FANG-BAO, 2018, '浸入边界法及其在可压缩流动中的进展和应用（科大校庆专刊） Recent progress of immersed boundary method and its applications in compressible fluid flow (Special Issue, USTC 60th anniversary)', SCIENTIA SINICA Physica, Mechanica & Astronomica, 48, pp. 094703 - 094703, http://dx.doi.org/10.1360/SSPMA2018-00191

Wang L; Tian FB, 2018, 'Heat transfer in non-Newtonian flows by a hybrid immersed boundary-lattice Boltzmann and finite difference method', Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 8, pp. 559, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app8040559

Xu YQ; Wang MY; Liu QY; Tang XY; Tian F, 2018, 'External Force-Induced Focus Pattern of a Flexible Filament in a Viscous Fluid', Applied Mathematical Modelling, 53, pp. 369 - 383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2017.09.001

Tian FB; Wang Y; Liu H; Zhang Y, 2018, 'The lattice Boltzmann method and its applications in complex flows and fluid–structure interactions', Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 232, pp. 403 - 404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0954406218754913

Liu Z; Tian FB; Young J; Lai JCS, 2017, 'Flapping foil power generator performance enhanced with a spring-connected tail', Physics of Fluids, 29, pp. 123601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4998202

Wang W; Yan Y; Tian F, 2017, 'Fluid-structure coupling for a non-sinusoidal forced oscillating hydrofoil based on an immersed boundary method', Ocean Engineering, 147, pp. 606 - 620, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2017.10.013

Wang L; Currao GMD; Han F; Neely AJ; Young J; Tian FB, 2017, 'An immersed boundary method for fluid–structure interaction with compressible multiphase flows', Journal of Computational Physics, 346, pp. 131 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2017.06.008

Wang WQ; Yan Y; Tian FB, 2017, 'A simple and efficient implicit direct forcing immersed boundary model for simulations of complex flow', Applied Mathematical Modelling, 43, pp. 287 - 305, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2016.10.057

Gao D; Tian FB; Chen Z; Zhang D, 2017, 'An improved lattice Boltzmann method for solid-liquid phase change in porous media under local thermal non-equilibrium conditions', International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 110, pp. 58 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.03.014

Liu Z; Lai JCS; John Y; Tian FB, 2017, 'Discrete vortex method with flow separation corrections for flapping-foil power generators', AIAA Journal, 55, pp. 410 - 418, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/1.J055267

Wei Q; Xu YQ; Tang XY; Tian FB, 2016, 'An IB-LBM study of continuous cell sorting in deterministic lateral displacement arrays', Acta Mechanica Sinica/Lixue Xuebao, 32, pp. 1023 - 1030, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10409-016-0566-2

Jiang YQ; Guo RY; Tian FB; Zhou SG, 2016, 'Macroscopic modeling of pedestrian flow based on a second-order predictive dynamic model', Applied Mathematical Modelling, 40, pp. 9806 - 9820, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2016.06.041

Shahzad A; Tian FB; Young J; Lai JCS, 2016, 'Effects of wing shape, aspect ratio and deviation angle on aerodynamic performance of flapping wings in hover', Physics of Fluids, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4964928

Stewart WJ; Tian FB; Akanyeti O; Walker CJ; Liao JC, 2016, 'Refuging rainbow trout selectively exploit flows behind tandem cylinders', Journal of Experimental Biology, 219, pp. 2182 - 2191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.140475

Tian FB; Wang W; Wu J; Sui Y, 2016, 'Swimming performance and vorticity structures of a mother-calf pair of fish', Computers and Fluids, 124, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2015.10.006

Tian FB; Sui Y; Zhu L; Shu C; Sung HJ, 2016, 'Computational Methods and Models in Circulatory and Reproductive Systems', Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine, 2016, pp. 9028409, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9028409

Tian FB, 2016, 'Deformation of a Capsule in a Power-Law Shear Flow', Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine, 2016, pp. 7981386, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/7981386

Tian FB; Wang Y; Young J; Lai JCS, 2015, 'An FSI solution technique based on the DSD/SST method and its applications', Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, 25, pp. 2257 - 2285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0218202515400084

Jiang Y; Zhou S; Tian FB, 2015, 'Macroscopic pedestrian flow model with degrading spatial information', Journal of Computational Science, 10, pp. 36 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jocs.2015.06.006

Jiang YQ; Zhou SG; Tian FB, 2015, 'A higher-order macroscopic model for bi-direction pedestrian flow', Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 425, pp. 69 - 78, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2014.11.048

Wu J; Wu J; Tian FB; Zhao N; Li YD, 2015, 'How a flexible tail improves the power extraction efficiency of a semi-activated flapping foil system: A numerical study', Journal of Fluids and Structures, 54, pp. 886 - 899, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2015.02.006

Tian FB, 2015, 'A numerical study of linear and nonlinear kinematic models in fish swimming with the DSD/SST method', Computational Mechanics, 55, pp. 469 - 477, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00466-014-1116-z

Wu J; Shu C; Zhao N; Tian FB, 2015, 'Numerical study on the power extraction performance of a flapping foil with a flexible tail', Physics of Fluids, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4905537

Wu J; TRAORE P; Tian F; Perez A; Louste C; Dascalescu L, 2015, 'Numerical investigation of electrohydrodynamic plumes for locally enhanced cooling in dielectric liquids', Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on, 51, pp. 669 - 678, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2014.2328775

Tian FB; Young J; Lai JCS, 2014, 'Improving power-extraction efficiency of a flapping plate: From passive deformation to active control', Journal of Fluids and Structures, 51, pp. 384 - 392, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2014.07.013

Tian FB; Dai H; Luo H; Doyle JF; Rousseau B, 2014, 'Fluid-structure interaction involving large deformations: 3D simulations and applications to biological systems', Journal of Computational Physics, 258, pp. 451 - 469, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2013.10.047

Tian FB; Bharti RP; Xu YQ, 2014, 'Deforming-Spatial-Domain/Stabilized Space-Time (DSD/SST) method in computation of non-Newtonian fluid flow and heat transfer with moving boundaries', Computational Mechanics, 53, pp. 257 - 271, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00466-013-0905-0

Wu J; Traoré P; Louste C; Dascalescu L; Tian FB; Pérez AT, 2014, 'Effect of the mobility parameter on the oscillatory electroconvection of dielectric liquids subject to strong unipolar charge injection', IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 50, pp. 2306 - 2313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2014.2301872

Tian FB, 2014, 'FSI modeling with the DSD/SST method for the fluid and finite difference method for the structure', Computational Mechanics, 54, pp. 581 - 589, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00466-014-1007-3

Tian FB, 2014, 'FSI modeling with the DSD/SST method for the fluid and finite difference method for the structure', Computational Mechanics, 54, pp. 581 - 589, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00466-014-1007-3

Yuan-Qing X; Xiao-Ying T; Fang-Bao T; Yu-Hua P; Yong X; Yan-Jun Z, 2014, 'IB-LBM simulation of the haemocyte dynamics in a stenotic capillary', Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 17, pp. 978 - 985, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2012.729581

Ma J; Xu Y; Tian F; Tang X, 2014, 'IB-LBM study on cell sorting by pinched flow fractionation', Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering, 24, pp. 2547 - 2554, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BME-141069

Xu YQ; Tian FB; Tang XY; Peng YH, 2013, 'A mathematical model for micro-and nano-swimmers', Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0219519413400137

Tian FB; Xu YQ; Tang XY; Deng YL, 2013, 'Study on a self-propelled fish swimming in viscous fluid by a finite element method', Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0219519413400125

Chang S; Tian FB; Luo H; Doyle JF; Rousseau B, 2013, 'The role of finite displacements in vocal fold modeling', Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4025330

Wei Q; Xu YQ; Tian FB; Gao TX; Tang XY; Zu WH, 2013, 'IB-LBM simulation on blood cell sorting with a micro-fence structure', , http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/BME-130833

Tian FB; Zhu L; Fok PW; Lu XY, 2013, 'Simulation of a pulsatile non-Newtonian flow past a stenosed 2D artery with atherosclerosis', Computers in Biology and Medicine, 43, pp. 1098 - 1113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2013.05.023

Tian FB, 2013, 'Role of mass on the stability of flag/flags in uniform flow', Applied Physics Letters, 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4813006

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