Zhao
academic responsibilities vice-provost and dean, college of engineering, design and physical sciences former vice dean research, college of engineering, design and physical sciences director, centre for advanced powertrain and fuels (capf) former head of mechanical and aerospace engineering former course directors for beng/meng degrees in motorsport engineering, msc in automotive and motorsport engineering former faculty advisor for brunel formula student and brunel master racing teams academic qualification and honours beng, tianjin university, china. phd, leeds university, uk. fimeche, fellow of institution of mechanical engineers (uk). dsc, brunel university london. fsae, fellow of society of automotive engineers (us) freng, fellow of royal academy of engineering foreign member of the chinese academy of engineering academic career college research fellow, cambridge university, 1989-1992. research fellow, imperial college of london, 1992-1994. lecturer, senior lecturer, reader, brunel university london, 1994-2001. professor, brunel university london, 2002-now. research leadership professor zhao has published over 400 papers and 6 books on ic engines and laser diagnostics in combustion engines. he has successfully supervised over 40 phd and postdoctoral researchers. his research covers both spark ignition and compression ignition engines and their fuels. over the last two decades, he has carried out collaborative research and development projects with a number of international companies in europe and china and chaired many international conferences. advanced spark igniton engines: di gasoline engine, cai/hcci combustion engine, alcohol fuelled si/cai engines, boosted downsized gasoline engine, 2-stroke/4-stroke switchable gasoline engine, 2-stroke si/cai combustion engines, high efficiency gasoline engines for hybrid applications, variable valve actuation(vvt, cps, mechanical vvl, and camless system, miller cycle/atkinson cycle, water injection. ethanol-diesel high efficiency and low emission dual fuel combustion engines gas-diesel dual fuel combustion engines methanol-diesel dual fuel engines h2-diesel, nh3-diesel dual fuel engines h2/nh3 light duty and heavy duty engine pre-chamber ignition combustion engines non-thermal plasma ignition and combustion uniflow 2-stroke engines advanced ci engines: combustion chamber design and optimization, fuel injection system and spray characterization, bio-fuel diesel engine combustion and emissions, hcci diesel combustion, low temperature diluted diesel combustion technologies hybrid powertrain: patented cost-effective air hybrid technologies for light duty and commercial vehicle applications, life-cycle analysis of electric and hybrid vehicles. in-cylinder optical diagnostics: in-cylinder flow measurements by lda and piv; in-cylinder mixture composition and combustion species detection by lif; simultaneous fuel vapour and liquid measurements in the di gasoline engine and cr diesel engine by lief; multi-species measurement by srs; in-cylinder soot and combustion temperature measurements by lii and high speed two-colour method; gas temperature measurements by lif and lip engine simulation: development and application of 1-d (gt-power, wave) and 3-d engine simulation(customized kiva3v, star-cd)
Professor Hua Zhao
Academic Responsibilities Vice-Provost and Dean, College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences Former Vice Dean Research, College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences Director, Centre for Advanced Powertrain and Fuels (CAPF) Former Head of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Former Course directors for BEng/MEng Degrees in Motorsport Engineering, MSc in Automotive and Motorsport Engineering Former faculty advisor for 91影视Formula Student and 91影视Master Racing teams Academic Qualification and Honours BEng, Tianjin University, China. PhD, Leeds University, UK. FIMechE, Fellow of Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK). DSc, 91影视University London. FSAE, Fellow of Society of Automotive Engineers (US) FREng, Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Academic Career College Research Fellow, Cambridge University, 1989-1992. Research Fellow, Imperial College of London, 1992-1994. Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader, 91影视University London, 1994-2001. Professor, 91影视University London, 2002-now. Research Leadership Professor Zhao has published over 400 papers and 6 books on IC engines and laser diagnostics in combustion engines. He has successfully supervised over 40 PhD and postdoctoral researchers. His research covers both spark ignition and compression ignition engines and their fuels. Over the last two decades, he has carried out collaborative research and development projects with a number of international companies in Europe and China and chaired many international conferences. Advanced Spark Igniton engines: DI gasoline engine, CAI/HCCI combustion engine, Alcohol fuelled SI/CAI engines, boosted downsized gasoline engine, 2-stroke/4-stroke switchable gasoline engine, 2-stroke SI/CAI combustion engines, high efficiency gasoline engines for hybrid applications, variable valve actuation(VVT, CPS, mechanical VVL, and camless system, Miller cycle/Atkinson Cycle, water injection. Ethanol-diesel high efficiency and low emission dual fuel combustion engines Gas-diesel dual fuel combustion engines Methanol-diesel dual fuel engines H2-diesel, NH3-diesel dual fuel engines H2/NH3 light duty and heavy duty engine Pre-chamber ignition combustion engines Non-thermal Plasma ignition and combustion uniflow 2-stroke engines Advanced CI engines: combustion chamber design and optimization, fuel injection system and spray characterization, bio-fuel diesel engine combustion and emissions, HCCI diesel combustion, low temperature diluted diesel combustion technologies Hybrid powertrain: patented cost-effective air hybrid technologies for light duty and commercial vehicle applications, life-cycle analysis of electric and hybrid vehicles. In-cylinder optical diagnostics: in-cylinder flow measurements by LDA and PIV; in-cylinder mixture composition and combustion species detection by LIF; simultaneous fuel vapour and liquid measurements in the DI gasoline engine and CR diesel engine by LIEF; multi-species measurement by SRS; in-cylinder soot and combustion temperature measurements by LII and high speed two-colour method; gas temperature measurements by LIF and LIP Engine simulation: development and application of 1-D (GT-Power, WAVE) and 3-D engine simulation(customized KIVA3v, star-CD)