Summary
Qinling is a senior lecturer in thermo-fluids. She is interested in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methodology and applications. Before moving to Sheffield Hallam, she was a research associate in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP), University of Cambridge.
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About
Qinling also spent part time in the CFD Lab, which is part of the Acoustics, Fluid Mechanics, Turbomachinery and Thermodynamics Division, Engineering Department, University of Cambridge.
From 2003-2006, she worked as a research associate in the Aeronautical and Automatics Engineering Department, Loughborough University.
She studied for a PhD degree in the Aerodynamic Flight Mechanics Research Group, Southampton University, in 2003. Qinling obtained her first and master degrees, and used to be a lecturer, at Xi'an Jiaotong University, China.
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Teaching
Department of Engineering and Mathematics
Business, Technology and Enterprise
Modules:
- Further Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics;
- Advanced CFD;
- Body Styling & CFD. -
Research
Areas of research interests:
• LES of Supersonic Jet in crossflow (SJICF);
• Energy Storage;
• Turbomachinery design and performance;
• Fundamentals of turbulence;
• Direct numerical simulation (DNS) of compressibility effects in wall-bounded flow;
• Shockwave/boundary layer interaction using DNS;
• Large eddy simulation (LES) of fan/outlet guide vane (OGV) broadband noise prediction;
• LES for short take-off and vertical landing aircraft (STOVL);
• Turbine blade cooling effectiveness (PhD student's work);
• Fluid-structure interaction (FSI). -
Publications
Journal articles
Zhao, M., Bian, Y., Li, Q., & Ye, T. (2019). Large eddy simulation of transverse single/double jet in supersonic crossflow. Aerospace Science and Technology, 89, 31-45. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ast.2019.03.044
Zhao, M., Li, Q., & Ye, T. (2019). Investigation of the mixing characteristics in a transverse hydrogen injection combustor with an inlet compression ramp. Acta Astronautica. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2019.02.026
Bian, Y., Zhao, M., Li, Q., & Ye, T. (2018). Characteristics and mixing enhancement of a self-throttling system in a supersonic flow with transverse injections. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 43 (29), 13550-13562. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.05.114
Cheng, L., Xia, G., Li, Q., & Thome, J.R. (2018). Fundamental issues, technology development and challenges of boiling heat transfer, critical heat flux and two-phase flow phenomena with nanofluids. Heat Transfer Engineering, 1-36. http://doi.org/10.1080/01457632.2018.1470285
Bég, O.A., Ramachandra Prasad, V., Vasu, B., Bhaskar Reddy, N., Li, Q., & Bhargava, R. (2011). Free convection heat and mass transfer from an isothermal sphere to a micropolar regime with Soret/Dufour effects. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 54 (1-3), 9-18. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.10.005
Daud, H.A., Li, Q., Beg, O.A., & AbdulGhani, S.A.A. (2011). Numerical investigations of wall-bounded turbulence. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 225 (5), 1163-1174. http://doi.org/10.1177/09544062JMES2524
Li, Q., Page, G.J., & McGuirk, J.J. (2007). Large-eddy simulation of twin impinging jets in cross-flow. The Aeronautical Journal, 111 (1117), 195-206. http://doi.org/10.1017/S0001924000004450
Sandham, N.D., Li, Q., & Yee, H.C. (2002). Entropy Splitting for High-Order Numerical Simulation of Compressible Turbulence. Journal of Computational Physics, 178 (2), 307-322. http://doi.org/10.1006/jcph.2002.7022
Conference papers
Curiel Sosa, J.L., Muñoz, J.J., Pinho, S.T., Li, Q., & Beg, O.A. (2012). Simulation of damage on laminates. ECCOMAS 2012 - European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, e-Book Full Papers, 1940-1946.
Daud, H.A., Li, Q., Bég, O.A., & Abdulghani, S.A.A. (2011). Numerical simulation of blowing ratio effects on film cooling on a gas turbine blade. WIT Transactions on Modelling and Simulation, 51, 279-292. http://doi.org/10.2495/CMEM110251
Li, Q., Peake, N., & Savill, M. (2009). Grid-refined LES predictions for Fan-OGV broadband noise. 15th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (30th AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference). http://doi.org/10.2514/6.2009-3147
Li, Q., Peake, N., & Savill, M. (2008). Large eddy simulations for fan-OGV broadband noise prediction. 14th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (29th AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference).
Page, G., Li, Q., McGuirk, J., & Richardson, G. (2007). Large Eddy Simulation of a Harrier Aircraft at Touch Down. 25th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference. http://doi.org/10.2514/6.2007-4294
Li, Q., Page, G., & McGuirk, J. (2006). LES of Impinging Jet Flows Relevant to Vertical Landing Aircraft Using an Unstructured Mesh Approach. 24th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference. http://doi.org/10.2514/6.2006-2997
Tristanto, I., Li, Q., Page, G., & McGuirk, J. (2006). On the Effect of Convective Flux Formulation for LES of Compressible Flows Using Hybrid Unstructured Meshes. 36th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit. http://doi.org/10.2514/6.2006-3739
Page, G., Li, Q., & McGuirk, J. (2005). LES of Impinging Jet Flows Relevant to Vertical Landing Aircraft. 23rd AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference. http://doi.org/10.2514/6.2005-5226
Theses / Dissertations
Daud, H.A. (2012). Numerical and experimental study of flow in a gas turbine chamber. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Anwar Beg, O., & Li, Q.
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Other activities
- Reviewer of Journal of Applied Computational Methods, June 2018 - present.
- Distinguished Visiting Scholar, School of Aerospace Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), 1st June - 30th Sept 2017.
- Distinguished Visiting Scholar, School of Aerospace Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), 19th - 30th December 2016.
- Reviewer for Physics of Gases, China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics (CAAA), December 2016 - present.
- IMechE Automotive Division in Yorkshire, University co-opted member (January 2015 - July 2018), https://nearyou.imeche.org/near-you/UK/Yorkshire/Yorkshire-Automobile
- Member of Institute of Engineering & Technology (IET), 2015 - 2018.
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA, subject to renew).
- Royal Aeronautics Society (RAeS, subject to renew). -
Postgraduate supervision
Qinling has previously acted as PhD supervisor for Hari Daud on Numerical and Experimental Study of Flow in a Gas Turbine Chamber, 2012.