M.Sc. Ninghua Zhan
M.Sc. Ninghua Zhan
Education
| 09/2019-now Ph.D. Candidate |
Process & Systems Engineering, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg (OvGU) |
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09.2016-06.2019 Master |
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology (SCUT) GPA: 3.68/4.0 |
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09.2012-06.2016 Bachelor |
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology GPA:3.75/4.0 |
Research and Project Experience
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Since 2019 OvGU PhD project |
Advanced Pore and Corner Extraction and Analysis in Porous Media for Multiphase Pore Network Modelling Proposed an advanced pore-corner network extraction algorithm based on the Omnidirectional Euclidean Distance (OED) map. Validated the model through multiphase simulations and experimental comparisons, followed by a systematic structural analysis of pores and corners. |
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Since 2024 German Research Foundation |
Intra-particle transport in wood particle during pyrolysis (Participant) Investigation of structural evolution in beech wood particles at different pyrolysis temperatures and its impact on intra-particle transport properties |
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Since 2023 Enterprise project |
Structure and Performance of Vapor Chambers (Participant) Extraction, reconstruction, structural parameter analysis, and imbibition process simulation of the wick structure in various vapor chamber |
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11.2023-11.2024 Collaborative project |
Development of a multi-scale fuel cell simulation platform (Participant) An integrated software platform was developed for hydrogen borohydride fuel cells, enabling seamless derivation of physical parameters, mass and heat transfer analysis, and interface design. |
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02.2022-09.2023 Enterprise project |
Power Supply Cold Plate Flow Channel Design (Participant) Design the layout of power supply cold plate flow channels and simulate its cooling performance using CFD software |
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2021.11-2022.06 Enterprise project |
Heavy Oil Thermal Development (Participant) Study on multicomponent heat and mass transfer mechanisms in heavy oil thermal compositional development |
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2020.09-2021.06 Enterprise project |
Energy & Material Balance in Direct Thermal Desorption (Participant) Develop software to simulate and calculate heat exchange, and mass transfer in a direct thermal desorption system, yielding pressure, temperature and flow distribution across the system. |
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2016.09-2019.06 SCUT Master project
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Two-phase Flow in the Porous Electrode Materials of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Carried out the pore network modeling studies on water management of PEMFC |
- Zhan N, Wang Y, Lu X, et al. Pore-corner networks unveiled: Extraction and interactions in porous media[J]. Physical Review Fluids, 2024, 9(1): 014303.
- Zhao C, Yuan S, Cheng X, Shen S, Zhan N, et al. Agglomerate Engineering to Boost PEM Water Electrolyzer Performance[J]. Advanced Energy Materials, 2024, 14(41): 2401588.
- Zhan N, Wu R, Kharaghani A. OED-Based Method for Extraction of Pore Networks with High Aspect Ratio[M]//Album of Porous Media: Structure and Dynamics. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2023: 121-121.
- Zhan N, Wu R, Tsotsas E, et al. Proposal for extraction of pore networks with pores of high aspect ratios[J]. Physical Review Fluids, 2022, 7(1): 014304.
- Zhan N, Wu W, Wang S. Pore network modeling of liquid water and oxygen transport through the porosity-graded bilayer gas diffusion layer of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells[J]. Electrochimica Acta, 2019, 306: 264-276.
- Actual porous media extraction
- Multiphase transport in porous media
- Porous media structural analysis and design (electrode medias, fiber medias, sandstones, etc.)
- Water/thermal management of proton exchange membrane fuel cells