Doctor Ming Zhao

SENIOR LECTURER - CFM,
Engineering and Construction Management

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Phd Dalian University of Technology

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Engineering and Construction Management

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Email:	M.Zhao@uws.edu.au
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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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Interests

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

Publications

Journal Articles

Zhao, M. (2013), 'Three-dimensional transition of vortex shedding flow around a circular cylinder at right and oblique attacks', Physics of Fluids, .
Zhao, M. (2013), 'The effect of a piggyback cylinder on the flow characteristics in oscillatory flow', Ocean Engineering, 11.
Zhao, M. (2013), 'Numerical simulation of vortex-induced vibration of a square cylinder at a low Reynolds number', Physics of Fluids, .
Zhao, M. (2013), 'Numerical investigation of two-degree-of-freedom vortex-induced vibration of a circular cylinder in oscillatory flow', Journal of Fluids and Structures, 19.
Zhao, M., Cheng, L. and An, H. (2012), 'Numerical investigation of vortex-induced vibration of a circular cylinder in transverse direction in oscillatory flow', Ocean Engineering, 14.
Zhao, M., Zhu, X., Cheng, L. and Teng, B. (2012), 'Experimental study of local scour around subsea caissons in steady currents', Coastal Engineering, 11.
Zhao, M. and Cheng, L. (2012), 'Numerical simulation of vortex-induced vibration of four circular cylinders in a square configuration', Journal of Fluids and Structures, 16.
Zhao, M. (2012), 'Influence of the position angle of the small pipeline on vortex shedding flow around a sub-sea piggback pipeline', Coastal Engineering Journal, .
Zhao, M., Tong, F. and Cheng, L. (2012), 'Numerical simulation of two-degree-of-freedom vortex-induced vibration of a circular cylinder between two lateral plane walls in steady currents', Journal of Fluids Engineering, 5.
Rahmanian, M., Zhao, M., Cheng, L. and Zhou, T. (2012), 'Two-degree-of-freedom vortex-induced vibration of two mechanically coupled cylinders of different diameters in steady current', Journal of fluids and Structures, 27.
Rahmanian, M., Zhao, M., Cheng, L. and Zhou, T. (2012), 'Two-degree-of-freedom vortex-induced vibration of two mechanically coupled cylinders of different diameters in steady current', Journal of Fluids and Structures, 27.
Zhao, M., Tong, F. and Cheng, L. (2012), 'Numerical simulation of two-degree-of-freedom vortex-induced vibration of a circular cylinder between two lateral plane walls in steady currents', Journal of Fluids Engineering, 5.
Zhao, M. and Cheng, L. (2012), 'Numerical simulation of vortex-induced vibration of four circular cylinders in a square configuration', Journal of Fluids and Structures, 16.
Zhao, M., Cheng, L. and An, H. (2012), 'Numerical investigation of vortex-induced vibration of a circular cylinder in transverse direction in oscillatory flow', Ocean Engineering, 14.
Zhao, M., Zhu, X., Cheng, L. and Teng, B. (2012), 'Experimental study of local scour around subsea caissons in steady currents', Coastal Engineering, 11.
Zhao, M. (2012), 'Influence of the position angle of the small pipeline on vortex shedding flow around a sub-sea piggyback pipeline', Coastal Engineering Journal, 23.
An, H., Cheng, L. and Zhao, M. (2011), 'Direct numerical simulation of oscillatory flow around a circular cylinder at low KC number', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 27.
Zhao, M. and Cheng, L. (2011), 'Finite element analysis of flow control using porous media', Ocean Engineering, 10.
Zhao, M., Cheng, L. and Zang, Z. (2011), 'Experimental and numerical investigation of local scour around a submerged vertical circular cylinder in steady currents', Coastal Engineering, 13.
Zhao, M. and Cheng, L. (2011), 'Numerical simulation of two-degree-of-freedom vortex-induced vibration of a circular cylinder close to a plane boundary', Journal of Fluids and Structures, 14.
An, H., Cheng, L. and Zhao, M. (2011), 'Numerical simulation of a partially buried pipeline in a permeable seabed subject to combined oscillatory flow and steady current', Ocean Engineering, 12.
Zhao, M., Cheng, L. and Zhou, T. (2011), 'Three-dimensional numerical simulation of oscillatory flow around a circular cylinder at right and oblique attacks', Ocean Engineering, 14.
Zhao, M., Cheng, L. and An, H. (2010), 'Three-dimensional numerical simulation of flow around a circular cylinder under combined steady and oscillatory flow', Journal of Hydrodynamics, 6.
Lu, L., Cheng, L., Teng, B. and Zhao, M. (2010), 'Numerical investigation of fluid resonance in two narrow gaps of three identical rectangular structures', Applied Ocean Research, 14.
Zhao, M. and Cheng, L. (2010), 'Numerical investigation of local scour below a vibrating pipeline under steady currents', Coastal Engineering, 10.
An, H., Cheng, L. and Zhao, M. (2010), 'Steady streaming around a circular cylinder near a plane boundary due to oscillatory flow', Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 11.
An, H., Cheng, L. and Zhao, M. (2009), 'Steady streaming around a circular cylinder in an oscillatory flow', Ocean Engineering, 9.
Zhao, M., Cheng, L. and Zhou, T. (2009), 'Numerical simulation of three-dimensional flow past a yawed circular cylinder', Journal of Fluids and Structures, 17.
Zang, Z., Cheng, L. and Zhao, M. (2009), 'A numerical model for onset of scour below offshore pipelines', Coastal Engineering, 9.
Zhao, M. and Cheng, L. (2008), 'Numerical modelling of local scour below a piggyback pipeline in currents', Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 12.
Zhao, M., Cheng, L., Teng, B. and Dong, G. (2007), 'Hydrodynamic forces on dual cylinders of different diameters in steady flow', Journal of fluids and structures, 25.
Zhao, M., Cheng, L. and 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, 10.
Zhao, M., Cheng, L. and Teng, B. (2006), 'Numerical simulation of solitary wave scattering by a circular cylinder array', Ocean Engineering, 11.
Teng, B., Zhao, M. and He, G. (2006), 'Scaled boundary finite element analysis of the water sloshing in 2D containers', International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 20.
Li, B., Cheng, L., Deeks, A. and Zhao, M. (2006), 'A semi-analytical solution method for two-dimensional Helmholtz equation', Applied Ocean Research, 15.
Ten, B., Zhao, M. and Geng, B. (2006), 'Computation of potential flow around three-dimensional obstacles by a scaled boundary finite-element method', Chinese Journal of Computational Mechanics, 6.
Zhao, M., Cheng, L. and Teng, B. (2005), 'Numerical simulation of viscous flow past two circular cylinders of different diameters', Applied Ocean Research, 17.
Zhao, M., Zhao, H. and Teng, B. (2005), 'A Fourier analysis method for discontinuous time series for pressure', Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 7.
Zhao, M., Teng, B. and Cheng, L. (2004), 'A new form of generalized Boussinesq equations for varying water depth', Ocean Engineering, 26.
Zhao, M., Teng, B. and Cheng, L. (2004), 'Numerical Simulation of wave-induced Local Scour around a Large Cylinder', Coastal Engineering Journal, 24.
Zhao, M. and Teng, B. (2004), 'A composite numerical model for wave diffraction in a harbor with varying water depth', Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 9.
Zhao, M., Teng, B. and Tan, L. (2004), 'A finite element solution of wave forces on submerged horizontal circular cylinders', China Ocean Engineering, 12.
Zhao, M., Teng, B. and Li, L. (2004), 'Local scour around a large-scale vertical circular cylinder due to combined wave-current action', Journal of Hydrodynamics, 10.
Zhao, M. and Teng, B. (2004), 'Computation of viscous uniform and shear flow over a circular cylinder by a finite element method', China Ocean Engineering, 14.
Tan, L., Teng, B. and Zhao, M. (2004), 'Wave field computation in a harbor using the mesh generation software and the mild-slope equation', Ocean Engineering, 8.
Zhao, M., Teng, B. and Liu, S. (2003), 'Numerical simulation of improved Boussinesq equations by a finite element method', Journal of Hydrodynamics, 10.
Zhao, M. and Teng, B. (2002), 'Numerical simulation of wave scour around a large-scale circular cylinder', China Ocean Engineering, 12.
Zhao, M. and Teng, B. (2002), 'An efficient finite element solver for the elliptic mild-slope equation', Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 7.
Zhao, M. and Teng, B. (2002), 'A finite solver of the hyperbolic mild-slope equation', The Ocean Engineering, 7.
Teng, B., Zhao, M. and Bai, W. (2001), 'Wave diffraction in a current over a local shoal', Coastal Engineering, 10.
Zhao, M. and Teng, B. (2001), 'Numerical simulation of local scour around a large circular ylinder under wave action', China Ocean Engineering, 12.
Teng, B., Zhao, M. and Li, Y. (2001), 'Wave diffraction from a cylinder with porous upper wall and an inner column', The Ocean Engineering, 10.

Conference Papers

Rahmanian, M., Cheng, L., Zhao, M. and Zhou, T. (2012), 'Vortex-Induced Vibration Of Two Side-By-Side Circular Cylinders Of Different Diameters In Close Proximity In Steady Flow', 31st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Rio de Janeiro, Braz.
Zhao, X., Cheng, L., Zhao, M., An, H. and He, W. (2012), 'Gravity Anchors Astride Subsea Pipelines Subject To Oscillatory And Combined Steady And Oscillatory Flows', Proceedings of the ASME 2012 31st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Rio de Janeiro, Braz.
An, H., Cheng, L. and Zhao, M. (2012), 'Hydrodynamic Forces On A Pipeline With Uneven Embedment', 31st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Rio de Janeiro, Braz.
An, H., Cheng, L. and Zhao, M. (2012), 'Direct Numerical Simulation of Periodic Streaming around a Circular Cylinder at Low KC Number and Low beta Number', 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Tasmania, Australia.
Yang, K., Cheng, L., An, H., Bassom, A. and Zhao, M. (2012), 'Effects of axial flow on 3D steady streaming at low KC number', 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Launceston,Australia.
Zhao, M. (2012), 'Vortex-induced vibration of two side-by-side circular cylinders of different diameters in close proximity in steady flow', International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Zhao, M. (2012), 'Gravity anchors astride subsea pipelines subject to oscillatory and combined steady and oscillatory flows', International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Zhao, M. (2012), 'Hydrodynamic forces on a pipeline with uneven embedment', International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Zhao, M. (2012), 'Direct numerical simulation of periodic streaming around a circular cylinder at low KC number and low ? number', Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Launceston, Tasmania.
Zhao, M. (2012), 'Effects of flow oblique angle on three-dimensional steady streaming at low Keulegan-Carpenter number', Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Launceston, Tasmania.
Zhao, M. (2012), 'Numerical simulation of flow over four identical circular cylinders with various gap ratios and attack angles', International Conference on Hydrodynamics, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Zhao, M., Cheng, L. and Zhou, T. (2011), 'Numerical investigation of vortex-induced vibration (VIV) of a circular cylinder in oscillatory flow.', 30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Rotterdam.
Yang, K., Cheng, L., An, H. and Zhao, M. (2011), 'Direct Numerical Simulation of Effects of Small Angle of Incidence on Honji Instability', 30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Rotterdam.
Rahmanian, M., Zhao, M., Cheng, L. and Zhou, T. (2011), 'Vortex-Induced Vibration of Two Mechanically Coupled Circular Cylinders of Different Diameters in Steady Flow', 30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Rotterdam.
Zhao, X., Zhao, M. and Cheng, L. (2011), 'Numerical Investigation of Scale Effects in Modelling Scour below Offshore Pipelines under Steady Currents', 30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Rotterdam.
Yang, K., An, H., Cheng, L. and Zhao, M. (2011), 'Oscillatory flow around a pair of cylinders of different diameters', the Sixth International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts, Hong Kong.
Tong, F., Cheng, L., Zhao, M. and Chen, X. (2011), 'Three dimensional nuerical simulation of flow around four circular cylinders in an in-line square configuration', Sixth International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts, Hong Kong.
Zhao, X., Zhao, M., Cheng, L. and He, W. (2011), 'Currents past gravity anchors astride offshore pipelines: a direct numerical simulation', Sixth International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts, Hong Kong.
Zhao, M. (2011), 'Vortex-Induced Vibration of Two Mechanically Coupled Cylinders of Different Diameters in Steady Flow', ASME 2011 30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, .
Zhao, M. and Cheng, L. (2010), 'Three-dimensional Numerical Simulation of Hydrodynamic Forces on an Oblique Cylinder in Oscillatory Flow', 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, .
An, H., Cheng, L. and Zhao, M. (2010), 'Direct numerical simulation of 3D steady streaming induced by Honji instability', 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, .
He, W., Cheng, L., Zhao, M., Darby, J. and Hopkin, G. (2010), 'Numerical study of three-dimensional wind flow over grain storage bunkers', 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, .
Zhao, M. and 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, .
Cheng, L. and Zhao, M. (2010), 'Numerical model for three-dimensional scour below a pipeline in steady currents', 5th International Conference on Scour and Erosion, .
Wu, D., Chang, L. and Zhao, M. (2010), 'Numerical and Experimental study of natural backfill of pipeline in a trench under steady currents', International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, .
Zang, Z., Cheng, L. and Zhao, M. (2010), 'Onset of scour below pipeline under combined waves and current', 29th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, .
Zhao, M., Cheng, L. and 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, .
Zhao, M. and Cheng, L. (2008), 'Numerical simulation of local scour below a vibrating pipeline in currents', 4th International Conference on Scour and Erosion, .
Zhao, M. and Cheng, L. (2008), 'Finite Element Modelling of Scour around a subsea structure in steady currents', Proc. International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference., .
Cheng, L., Zang, Z., Zhao, M. and Teng, B. (2008), 'Numerical Modelling of Onset Conditions of Scour below Offshore Pipeline in Steady Currents', Proc. International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, .
An, H., Cheng, L. and Zhao, M. (2008), 'Numerical simulation of vortex induced vibration of two cylinders of different diameters', Proc. International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, .
Zhao, M., Cheng, L. and 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, .
An, H., Cheng, L. and Zhao, M. (2006), 'Numerical simulation of the oscillatory flow around two cylinders in tandem', Proceeding of the Conference of Global Chinese Scholars on Hydrodynamics, .
Zhao, M. and 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, .
Cheng, L., Zhao, M., An, H. and Li, F. (2006), 'Numerical model for wave-induced scour around a piggyback pipeline', 3rd International Conference on Scour and Erosion, .
An, H., Cheng, L., Zhao, M. and Dong, G. (2006), 'Numerical simulation of oscillatory flow around two circular cylinders of different diameters', 25th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, .
Zhao, M., Cheng, L. and An, H. (2006), 'A finite element model for wave-induced scour below a pipeline', The 7th ISOPE Pacific/Asia Offshore Mechanics Symposium, .
Zhao, M., Cheng, L. and Teng, B. (2005), 'Numerical modelling of vortex shedding flow past a piggyback pipeline near a plane wall', The Third International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts (APAC 2005), Seogwipo, Jeju Island, Korea.
Teng, B. and Zhao, M. (2003), 'A New Form of Boussinesq Equations and Its Application to Wave Diffraction from Cylinders', Proceedings of Thirteenth (2003) International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, .
Dong, G., Ma, X., Teng, B. and Zhao, M. (2003), 'Evolution of wave groups on slope', 13th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Honolulu, USA.
Zhao, M., Teng, B. and Bai, W. (2001), 'Wave diffraction in a current over a shoal', The 6th China Fluid Mechanics Conference, .

Research

Current Projects

Title:	Local Scour below Offshore Pipelines on Calcareous Sediments [via UWA]
Years:	2013-01-01 - 2015-12-31
ID:	P00021330
UWS Researchers:	Ming Zhao
Funding:	Australian Research Council (ACRG)
Title:	Vortex and force characteristics of inclined offshore cylindrical structures in oscillatory flows [via UWA]
Years:	2011-03-31 - 2013-12-31
ID:	P00020152
UWS Researchers:	Ming Zhao
Funding:	Australian Research Council (ACRG)

Previous Projects

Title:	Experimental and numerical study of local scour around offshore caisson foundation under waves and currents [no funding to UWS]
Years:	2011-07-01 - 2013-06-30
ID:	P00020239
UWS Researchers:	Ming Zhao
Funding:	Dalian University of Technolgoy

Supervision

Doctor Zhao is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects

Current Supervision

Title:	Numerical Study of Vortex and Force Characterisations of Inclined Offshore Cylindrical Structures
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