Researcher

Keywords

Fields of Research (FoR)

Fire safety engineering, Multiphysics flows (incl. multiphase and reacting flows), Mechanical engineering

Biography

Dr Liu is a postdoctoral research fellow from the School of Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. Dr Liu's research focuses on the development of innovative fire suppression systems and risk mitigation approaches with multiphase flow techniques and the development and application of novel condensation model for transonic flow with steam ejectors. In addition, his research also...view more

Dr Liu is a postdoctoral research fellow from the School of Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. Dr Liu's research focuses on the development of innovative fire suppression systems and risk mitigation approaches with multiphase flow techniques and the development and application of novel condensation model for transonic flow with steam ejectors. In addition, his research also contributes to hydrogen safety via experiments and numerical simulations. Dr Liu has contributed to 17 journal publications. As of September 2023, his H-Index is 10 in Google Scholar, with over 190 citations.


My Qualifications

 

PhD Mechanical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2022
Master (With excellence) Mechanical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2018

 


My Awards

  • Postdoctoral Writing Fellowship, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, UNSW Sydney
  • Runner-up of the three-minute thesis (3MT) competition at the school level
  • First prize award for the Makers Game (ENGG3060) Design Project participating as the academic mentor in collaboration with Jacobs Engineering for Smart Fire Sprinklers
  • Tuition fee scholarship, UNSW Sydney
  • Master with excellence, UNSW Sydney

My Engagement

Dr Liu is a lead guest editor for a special issue Computational Insights into Fire Safety: Modelling, Simulation, and Innovative Solutions with the journal MDPI-Fire (IF 3.2).


My Teaching

Head demonstrator, MECH 4620 - Computational Fluid Dynamics

Head demonstrator, MECH 4880 - Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

Supervisor, MMAN4951 - Research Thesis

Demonstrator, MMAN4010 - Thesis A & MMAN4020- Thesis B

Mentor, ENGG3060 - Maker Games

 

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Location

Ainsworth Building J17 401