Doctor Ming Zhao

• Biography 
• Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise
• Grants / Current Projects
• Selected Publications
• Contact Details

Biography

Dr Ming Zhao joined the University of Western Sydney as a senior lecturer in the School of Engineering in March, 2011. He obtained his Bachelor degree in Engineering from Liaoning Institute of Technology, China in 1993. He was awarded his PhD degree at the State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, China in 2003 and worked in this laboratory as a postdoctoral fellow until 2005. Between 2005 and 2011, he worked in the School of Civil and Resource Engineering, the University of Western Australia as a research associate and then research assistant professor. Ming was awarded two ARC discovery grants as a Chief Investigator and has published over 50 refereed papers in international journals and conferences.

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Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise

Computational fluid dynamics;
Fluid structure interaction;
Local scour around subsea structures;
Turbulent flow;
Heat transfer in fluids;
Vortex induced vibration (VIV);
Ocean wave theory

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Grants / Current Projects

Research grants:

2011-2013 ARC Discovery Grant, Vortex & Force Characteristics of an Inclined Cylinder in Oscillatory Flows (Prof. L Cheng, Dr T Zhou and Dr M Zhao), $248,000;
2008-2011 ARC Discovery Grant, Scour and scour protection around gravity anchors (Prof. L Cheng and Dr M Zhao), $170,000.
2007 University of Western Australia Research Grants, Experimental Investigation of Local Scour Around Subsea Caissons (Dr. M Zhao), 21,900;

Consulting Projects:
2008 Woodside Energy Ltd., Provision of a CFD Study (Prof. L Cheng and Dr M Zhao), $62,400;
2007 Woodside Energy Ltd., Pluto Sand Wave Mobility Study (Prof. L Cheng and Dr M Zhao), $31440;
2006 Woodside Energy Ltd., Pluto Sandwave Assessment and Modelling Studies (Prof. L Cheng and Dr M Zhao), $86400.

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Selected Publications

Refereed Journal papers
Hongwei An, Liang Cheng, Ming Zhao, 2011. Direct numerical simulation of oscillatory flow around a circular cylinder at low KC number, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 666, 77–103 (ERA ranking A*).
Zhao, M., Cheng, L., 2010. Finite element analysis of flow control using porous media, Ocean Engineering 37, 1357–1366 (ERA ranking A).
Zhao, M., Cheng, L., Zang, Z., 2010. Experimental and numerical investigation of local scour around a submerged vertical circular cylinder in steady currents, Coastal Engineering 57, 709–721 (ERA ranking A*).
Zhao, M., Cheng, L., 2010. Numerical investigation of local scour below a vibrating pipeline under steady currents, Coastal Engineering 57, 397-406 (ERA ranking A*).
An, H., Cheng, L., Zhao, M., 2010. Steady streaming around a circular cylinder near a plane boundary due to oscillatory flow. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 137, 23-33 (ERA ranking A*).
An, H., Cheng, L., Zhao, M., 2009. Steady streaming around a circular cylinder in an oscillatory flow, Ocean Engineering 36 (14), 1089-1097 (ERA ranking A).
Zhao, M., Cheng, L., Zhou, T., 2009. Numerical simulation of three-dimensional flow past a yawed circular cylinder, J. of Fluids and Structures 25, 831–847 (ERA ranking A).
Zang, Z., Cheng, L., Zhao, M., Liang, D., Teng, B., 2009. A numerical model for onset of scour below offshore pipelines. Coastal Engineering 56 (4), 458 – 466 (ERA ranking A*).
Zhao, M., Cheng, L., 2008. Numerical modelling of local scour below a piggyback pipeline in currents, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 134 (10), 1452-1463 (ERA ranking A*).
Zhao, M., Cheng, L., Teng, B., 2007. Numerical modelling of flow and hydrodynamics forces around a piggyback pipeline near the seabed. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering 133 (4): 286-295 (ERA ranking B).
Zhao, M., Cheng, L., Teng, B., Dong, G., 2007. Hydrodynamic forces on dual cylinders of different diameters in steady flow. Journal of fluids and structures, 23, 59-83 (ERA ranking A).
Zhao, M., Cheng, L., Teng, B., 2006. Numerical simulation of solitary wave scattering by a circular cylinder array. Ocean Engineering 34 (3-4), 489-499 (ERA ranking A).
Teng, B., Zhao, M., He, G. H., 2006. Scaled boundary finite element analysis of the water sloshing in 2D containers. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 52, 659-678 (ERA ranking A).
Zhao, M., Cheng, L., Teng, B., 2005. Numerical simulation of viscous flow past two circular cylinders of different diameters. Applied Ocean Research 27, 39-55 (ERA ranking B).
Zhao, M., Teng, B., Cheng, L, 2004. A new form of generalized Boussinesq equations for varying water depth, Ocean Engineering 31 (16), 2047-2072 (ERA ranking A).
Zhao, M., Teng, B., Cheng, L, 2004. Numerical Simulation of wave-induced Local Scour around a Large Cylinder, Coastal Engineering Journal, 46 (3), 291-314 (ERA ranking C).
Zhao, M., Teng, B, 2004. A composite numerical model for wave diffraction in a harbor with varying water depth, Acta Oceanologica Sinica 2004, 23 (2), 367-375 (ERA ranking C).
Zhao, M., Teng B., Tan L., 2004. A finite element solution of wave forces on submerged horizontal circular cylinders, China Ocean Engineering, 18 (3), 335-346 (ERA ranking B).
Zhao, M, Teng B., Li L., 2004. Local scour around a large-scale vertical circular cylinder due to combined wave-current action, Journal of Hydrodynamics 16 (1), 7-16.
Zhao, M., Teng, B, 2004. Computation of viscous uniform and shear flow over a circular cylinder by a finite element method, China Ocean Engineering 18 (2), 267-280 (ERA ranking B).

Refereed Conference Papers
Zhao, M., Cheng, L., 2010. Three-dimensional Numerical Simulation of Hydrodynamic Forces on an Oblique Cylinder in Oscillatory Flow, 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, December 5-9, Auckland, New Zealand (ERA ranking A).
Zhao, M., Cheng, L., 2010. Numerical investigation of vortex-induced vibration of a circular cylinder close to a plane boundary. 29th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, June 6-11, Shanghai, China (ERA ranking A).
Cheng, L., Zhao, M., 2010. Numerical model for three-dimensional scour below a pipeline in steady currents. 5th International Conference on Scour and Erosion, November 7-10, San Francisco, USA.
Zang, Z., Cheng, L., Zhao, M., 2010. Onset of scour below pipeline under combined waves and current. 29th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, June 6-11, Shanghai, China (ERA ranking A).
Zhao, M., Cheng, L., Zang, Z., 2009. Experimental investigation of local scour around a submerged vertical circular cylinder in steady currents. Proceeding of 28th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, OMAE2009, May 31-June 5, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (ERA ranking A).
Zhao, M., Cheng, L., 2008. Numerical simulation of local scour below a vibrating pipeline in currents. 4th International Conference on Scour and Erosion. November 5- 7, Tokyo, Japan.
Zhao, M., Cheng, L., 2008. Finite Element Modelling of Scour around a subsea structure in steady currents. Proc. International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. July 6-1, Vancouver, Canada.
Cheng, L., Zang, Z., Zhao, M., Teng, B.,2008. Numerical Modelling of Onset Conditions of Scour below Offshore Pipeline in Steady Currents, Proc. International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. July 6-1, Vancouver, Canada (ERA ranking A).
Zhao, M., Cheng, L., An, H., 2006. A finite element solution of wave forces on a horizontal circular cylinder close to the bed. Proceeding of the Conference of Global Chinese Scholars on Hydrodynamics, Shanghai, China, 139-145.
Zhao, M., Cheng, L., 2006. Numerical modeling of local scour under two pipelines of different diameters in a piggyback configuration in currents, 25th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, June 4-9, Hamburg, Germany (ERA ranking A).

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