Prof. Wenxian Lin obtained PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Sydney in 2000. He is the Head of Discipline of Mechanical Engineering at the College of Science & Engineering of James Cook University.

Prof. Lin’s research interests encompass computational fluid dynamics, buoyancy-driven flows, turbulent flows, stratified flows, heat transfer, natural convection, boundary layers, scaling analysis, environmental fluid dynamics, solar thermal energy, mixing and entrainment, building heating and ventilation, solar collector technologies, solar water heaters, turbulence modelling, DNS and LES, hydrodynamics, etc. He has published more than 130 refereed journal publications and more than 50 refereed conference publications and has the h-index of 24.

Prof. Lin has received numerous awards and fellowships over his career, including the ARC Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship (ARC, 2003), Australian Awards for University Teaching: Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (Office for Learning and Teaching, Australian Government, 2015), and Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (JCU, 2015), and Dean’s Research Excellence Award – Research Group (JCU, 2006). Together with his collaborators, he has attracted 8 ARC DPs/APD.

Teaching

• CS3008: Fluid Mechanics (Level 3; TSV)
• EG1000: Engineering 1 (Level 1; TSV)
• ME2521: Dynamics of Machine Elements (Level 2; TSV)
• ME4513: Advanced Fluid Mechanics (Level 4; TSV)

Interests

Research

• Turbulent Flows
• Solar Thermal Engineering
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Natural Convection Heat Transfer
• Buoyant Jets
• Entrainment and Mixing
• Boundary Layers
• Building Heating and Ventilation
• Buoyancy-Driven Flows
• Turbulence Modelling

Teaching

• Fluid Mechanics
• Dynamics
• Energy Technologies

Experience

• 2016 to present - Professor, James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)
• 2010 to present - Head, Mechanical Engineering Discipline, James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)
• 2010 to 2015 - Associate Professor, James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)
• 2006 to 2009 - Senior Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)
• 2004 to 2006 - ARC Australian Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Sydney (Sydney, Australia)

Research Disciplines

• Interdisciplinary Engineering (0915)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Expanding Knowledge (9701)
• Renewable Energy (8505)

Awards

• 2015 - JCU Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
• 2015 - Australian Awards for University Teaching: Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, the Office for Learning and Teaching, Australian Government
• 2006 - Dean’s Research Excellence Award – Research Group, JCU

Fellowships

• 2004 to 2006 - ARC Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship

Memberships

• 2008 - Secretary and Executive Committee Member, Australasian Fluid and Thermal Engineering Society (AFTES)
• 2000 - Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• 2012 to 2018 - Executive Committee Member, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society (AFMS)

Other

• 1992 to 1998 - Associate Editor, Energy - The International Journal

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Journal Articles

• Chen H, Gao W, Liu T, Lin W and Li M (2019) An experimental study on the effect of salt spray testing on the optical properties of solar selective absorber coatings produced with different manufacturing technologies. International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, 10 (2). pp. 231-242
• Inam M, Lin W, Williamson N, Armfield S and He Y (2019) Characteristics of unsteadiness for transitional plane fountains in linearly stratified fluids. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 100. pp. 83-97
• Gao W, Lin W, Liu T, Armfield S and Li M (2017) Transition to asymmetry of transitional round fountains in a linearly stratified fluid. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 85. pp. 29-41
• Gao W, Lin W, Liu T, Armfield S and Li M (2017) Penetration height of transitional round fountains in a linearly stratified fluid. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 81. pp. 79-91
• Khatamifar M, Lin W, Armfield S, Holmes D and Kirkpatrick M (2017) Conjugate natural convection heat transfer in a partitioned differentially-heated square cavity. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 81. pp. 92-103
• Inam M, Lin W, Armfield S and He Y (2016) Correlations for maximum penetration heights of transitional plane fountains in linearly stratified fluids. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 77. pp. 64-77
• Lin W and Armfield S (2016) Scalings for unsteady natural convection boundary layers on a vertical plate at time-dependent temperature. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 111. pp. 78-99
• Mahmud H, Lin W, Gao W, Armfield S and He Y (2016) Interaction behavior of triple transitional round fountains in a homogeneous fluid. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 62 (Part B). pp. 437-454

Conference Papers

• Zhou L, Armfield S, Williamson N, Kirkpatrick M and Lin W (2018) Natural convection stratification and scaling in a cavity with unsteady sidewall heating. AIP Conference Proceedings. In: ICOME 2017: 3rd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering: disruptive innovation in mechanical engineering for industry competitiveness, 5–6 October 2017, Surabaya, Indonesia
• Gao W, Lin W, Liu T and Li M (2017) An experimental study on the application of polyalcohol solid-solid phase change materials in solar drying with cross-corrugated solar air collectors. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. In: NEFES 2017: 2nd International Conference on New Energy and Future Energy Systems, 22-25 September 2017, Kunming, China
• Gharahjeh S, Situ R, He Y, Lin W and Brown R (2017) A review on ocean acidification as a result of shipping emissions in harbors. Proceedings of the Australasian Coasts & Ports 2017 Conference. 21-23 June 2017, Cairns, QLD, Australia
• Khatamifar M, Lin W, Holmes D, Armfield S and Kirkpatrick M (2016) Transient laminar conjugate natural convection in a cavity with a finite thickness and conductivity partition. Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference. In: AFMC 2016: 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 5-8 December 2016, Perth, WA, Australia

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 129+ research outputs authored by Prof Wenxian Lin from 2000 onwards.

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Current

• Sph Modeling of the Physics of Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage in Heavy Oil Recovery. (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Optimisation of Underground Diesel Exhaust Wet Scrubber (PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
• Iron Ore Bulk Ore Moisture Integration as Dust Prevention. (Masters , Secondary Advisor/AM)

Completed

• Behavior of transitional plane fountains in linearly-stratified environments (2016, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Modelling and infrared thermal imagery of hot particle curtains (2015, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Conjugate natural convection boundary layers (2018, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Behavior of multiple transitional round fountains interacting in homogeneous and stratified fluids (2014, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Intrusion, wall fountain and stratification of homogeneous fluid in confined space filling with fountains (2019, PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Instability, coherent structures and turbulent mixing in cross sheared flow in stratified environments (2018, PhD , Primary Advisor)

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