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Biography

  • Teaching the following courses: "FORTRAN applications in Engineering", "Coastal ocean dynamics", River Dynamics", "Engineering English", "Hydrology", "Hydrodynamics" and "Computational Fluid Mechanics"
  • Participating in the river dynamic computation work of the Three Gorge Project of Yantz River
  • Joining the outdoor survey on the 319 Highway of Chongqing
  • Investigating effects of flood and draught disasters on highways
  • Developing the PIII Curve software for evaluating the flood risk period of Bridges
  • Studying on the Responses and Forces of Berth-Moorings-Vessel under the Action of Beam-Sea Waves by Boundary Element Method (BEM).
  • Participating in the research "The detailed flow property investigation on the uniform oscillatory flowing around an impulsively started rotating circular cylinder"
  • Participating in the research "Instability study on the wake of the flow around the circular cylinder for Reynolds number lower than 200"
  • Using Energy Plus and AccuRate to predict the thermal performance of buildings;
  • Coding the thermal performance software using a special finite volume (FV) method and conduction transfer function (CTF) method;
  • Coding the solar access and window fenestration software to calculate the sunshine area from windows or shadow area;
  • Coding infiltration and ventilation models;
  • Coding the window multi-layer glass models;
  • Coding the weather model to calculate the solar radiation heat flux on the outer wall surfaces;
  • Coding programs to convert the monitored measurements to weather input data to AccuRate;
  • Coding programs to calculate the view factors for polygon surfaces;
  • Designing the thermal performance software interface by Microsoft .NET C++ language.
  • Using Fluent CFD software to do some industry consulting study.
  • Lecturing part of the course Clean Coal (2009 and 2010), Advanced Energy Systems (2009)

Qualifications

  • PhD, University of Newcastle, 12/10/2010
  • Master of Engineering, Institute of Mechanics-Chinese Academy of Sciences, 25/12/1989

Research

Research keywords

  • Chemical Combustion
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Thermal Performance of buildings

Research expertise

  • Participating in the river dynamic computation work of the Three Gorge Project of Yantz River
  • Joining the outdoor survey on the 319 Highway of Chongqing
  • Investigating effects of flood and draught disasters on highways
  • Developing the PIII Curve software for evaluating the flood risk period of Bridges
  • Studying on the Responses and Forces of Berth-Moorings-Vessel under the Action of Beam-Sea Waves by Boundary Element Method (BEM)
  • Participating in the research "The detailed flow property investigation on the uniform oscillatory flowing around an impulsively started rotating circular cylinder"
  • Participating in the research "Instability study on the wake of the flow around the circular cylinder for Reynolds number lower than 200"
  • Developing a 2D finite volume software
  • Developing a JAVA thermodynamic property calculator for species and reactions
  • Combining CHEMKIN with CFX
  • Using CFAST program
  • Adding integrated atomic flux analysis to SENKIN, PREMIX, PLUG of CHEMKIN
  • Studying On the Influence of Inert Gas Shrouds on the Characteristics of Counterflow Diffusion Flames by CFX
  • Studying Alignment effect on the structure of methane-air counterflow diffusion flames by CFX
  • Evaluating various CF3Br inhibition mechanisms
  • Constructing a modified trifluorobromomethane inhibition mechanism
  • Developing a modified finite volume scheme to convective-diffusion problems
  • Investigating numerically the 3D Counterflow Diffusion Flames
  • Using Energy Plus and AccuRate to predict the thermal performance of buildings;
  • Teaching students to use AccuRate;
  • Coding the thermal performance software using a special finite volume (FV) method and conduction transfer function (CTF) method;
  • Coding the solar access and window fenestration software to calculate the sunshine area from windows or shadow area;
  • Coding infiltration and ventilation models;
  • Coding the window multi-layer glass models;
  • Coding the weather model to calculate the solar radiation heat flux on the outer wall surfaces;
  • Coding programs to convert the monitored measurements to weather input data to AccuRate;
  • Coding programs to calculate the view factors for polygon surfaces;
  • Designing the thermal performance software interface by Microsoft .NET C++ language.
  • Using Fluent CFD software to do some industry consulting study.

Fields of Research

CodeDescriptionPercentage
091499Resources Engineering And Extractive Metallurgy Not Elsewhere Classified70
090401Carbon Capture Engineering (Excl. Sequestration)15
091599Interdisciplinary Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified15

Collaboration

Chemical Looping Combustion

Thermal Performance of Buildings

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Chemical Kinetics

Chemical Combustion

Administrative

Administrative expertise

N/A

Teaching

Teaching keywords

  • Advanced Energy System (CHEE 6008)
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Clean Coal Technology (CHEE 6200)
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Fire Safety
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Heat Transfer
  • Mass Transfer
  • Thermodynamics

Teaching expertise

  • Teaching the following courses: "FORTRAN applications in Engineering", "Coastal ocean dynamics", River Dynamics", "Engineering English", "Hydrology", "Hydrodynamics" and "Computational Fluid Mechanics"
  • Tutoring the following courses in University of Newcastle, Australia: Chemical Kinetics (twice), Thermodynamics( twice), Mass transfer (twice), Fluid Mechanics in Mass Transfer (twice).
  • Lecturing part of the course Clean Coal (2009 and 2010), Advanced Energy Systems (2009 and 2010)
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Publications

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Grants and Funding

Summary

Number of grants1
Total funding$48,300

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2010 (1 grants)

Phase change materials greenhouse study$48,300
Funding Body: Trade and Investment NSW

Project Team
Professor Behdad Moghtaderi, Doctor Dariusz Alterman, Doctor Caimao Luo
SchemeRole
Gosford Horticultural InstituteInvestigator
Total AmountFunding StartFunding Finish
$48,30020102010
GNo:G1001069
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Research Supervision

Number of current supervisions0

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Dr Caimao Luo

Work Phone(02) 4985 4405
Cell / Mobile Phone0431371315
Email
PositionResearch Associate
School of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
The University of Newcastle, Australia
Office
ATC 276,
ATC,
Callaghan
University Drive
Callaghan NSW 2308
Australia
URL:www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/caimao-luo