Chao Zhu
Professor, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
- chao.zhu@njit.edu
- 973-642-7624
- 304 Mechanical Engineering Center (ME)
Education
Ph.D.; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; 1991
M.S.; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; 1989
B.S.; Tsinghua University; 1984
2026 Fall Courses
ME 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
ME 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
ME 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
ME 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
ME 432 - AIR CONDITION & REFRIGERATION
ME 490 - MECH ENGR PROJECT A
ME 491 - MECH ENGR PROJECT B
ME 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
ME 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
ME 790A - DOC DISSERTATION & RES
Past Courses
ME 343: MECHANICAL LAB I
ME 343: MECHANICAL LABORATORY I
ME 432: AIR CONDITION & REFRIGERATION
ME 432: PRINCIPLES OF AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION
ME 610: APPLIED HEAT TRANSFER
ME 618: ST:ADV ME MEASUREMENTS
ME 618: ST:ADV MECH ENG MEASUREMENTS
ME 618: ST:MECHANICAL ENGR MEASUREMENT
ME 632: MECHANICAL ENGIN MEASUREMENTS
ME 632: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MEASUREMENTS
ME 714: PRINC PARTICULATE MULTI FLOW
ME 794: MECHANICAL COLLOQUIUM
Journal Article
Mohammad Mohammadzadeh, Chao Zhu, Zhiming Ji. 2026. "Timely Composition Monitoring in the Distillation Process of Saline-Organic Ternary Mixtures: A Case Study for Water–NaCl–Ethanol During Spray Flash Vacuum Distillation ." Separation and Purification Technology, vol. 420, pp. 140373.
Guangyu Guo, Hongling Deng, Chao Zhu, Zhiming Ji. 2022. "Spatially dependent salinity effect in actively vacuumed spray flash desalination." Desalination, vol. 537.
Guangyu Guo, Chao Zhu. 2021. "A modified lumped heat capacity model for droplet flash cooling." International Communication in Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 127, pp. 11.
Guangyu Guo, Bo Zhang, Chao Zhu, Zhiming Ji. 2021. "Thermal non-equilibrium in spray flash with vacuum vapor extraction." Desalination, vol. 507, pp. 115023.
Bo Zhang, Guangyu Guo, Chao Zhu, Zhiming Ji, Chao-Hsin Lin. 2020. "Transport and Trajectory of Cough Induced Bimodal Aerosol in an Air-Conditioned Space." Indoor and Built Environment, vol. 30, no. 9.
Bo Zhang, Fen Du, Guangyu Guo, Chao Zhu, Zhiming Ji, Chao-Hsin Lin. 2019. "Modeling and thermodynamic cycle analysis of condensation-induced depressurization." Vacuum, vol. 161, pp. 77-87.
Bo Zhang, Chao Zhu, Zhiming Ji, Chao-Hsin Lin. 2017. "Design and Characterization of a Cough Simulator." Journal of Breath Research, vol. 11, no. 1.
Bo Zhang, Pengfei He, Chao Zhu, Bing Du. 2017. "Effects of Asymmetric Feeding on Gas-Solid-Liquid Transport and Catalytic Cracking Reaction in the Feed Zone of Riser." Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 157, pp. 209-220.
Pengfei He, Dawei Wang, Rajesh Patel, Chao Zhu. 2016. "Modeling of Axial-Symmetric Flow Structure in Gas-Solids Risers." ASME Journal of Fluid Engineering, vol. 138, no. 4.
Pengfei He, Chao Zhu, Teh C. Ho. 2015. "A two-zone model for fluid catalytic cracking riser with multiple feed injectors." AIChE Journal, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 610-619.
Pengfei He, Bo Zhang, Chao Zhu, Zhiming Ji, Chao-Hsin Lin. 2014. "Dynamic Process Modeling on Depressurization by Cooling-Controlled Condensation in a Closed Chamber." Int. Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 78, pp. 330-340.
Rajesh Patel, Pengfei He, Bo Zhang, Chao Zhu. 2013. "Transport of interacting and evaporating liquid sprays in a gas–solid riser reactor." Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 100, pp. 433-444.
Pengfei He, Dawei Wang, Chao Zhu. 2013. "Liquid attachment and momentum transfer by collisions between free-fall solids and liquid spray dropletseen Free-fall Solids and Liquid Spray Droplets." Powder Technology, vol. 239, pp. 1-11.
Rajesh Patel, Dawei Wang, Chao Zhu, Teh Ho. 2013. "Effect of injection zone cracking on fluid catalytic cracking ." AIChE Journal, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 1226-1235.
Yanchao Zhang, Lian Duan, H Zhang, Bharat Biswal, C M Lu, Chao Zhu. 2012. "Determination of dominant frequency of resting-state brain interaction within one functional system.." PloS one, vol. 7, no. 12, pp. e51584.
Chao Zhu, Jun You, Rajesh Patel, Dawei Wang, Teh Ho. 2011. "Interactions of Flow and Reaction in fluid Catalytic Cracking Risers." AIChE Journal, vol. 57, no. 11, pp. 3122-3131.
Chao Zhu, Dawei Wang. 2010. "Resistant effect of non-equilibrium inter-particle collisions on dense solids transport." Particuology, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 544-548.
Dawei Wang, Jun You, Chao Zhu. 2010. "Modeling of core flow in a gas-solids riser." Powder Technology, vol. 199, no. 1, pp. 13-22.
C M Lu, Yanchao Zhang, Bharat Biswal, Y F Zang, D L Peng, Chao Zhu. 2010. "Use of fNIRS to assess resting state functional connectivity.." Journal of neuroscience methods, vol. 186, no. 2, pp. 242-9.
Chao Zhu, Dawei Wang, Chao_Hsin Lin. 2010. "Jet dispersion and deposition of charge particles in confined chambers." PARTICUOLOGY, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 28-36.
Jun You, Rajesh Patel, Dawei Wang, Chao Zhu. 2010. "Role of inter-particle collision on solids acceleration in riser." Particuology, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 13-18.
Chao Zhu, Y F Zang, M Liang, L X Tian, Y He, X B Li , M Q Sui, Y F Wang, T Z Jiang. 2005. "Discriminative analysis of brain function at resting-state for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.." Medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention : MICCAI ... International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, vol. 8, no. Pt 2, pp. 468-75.
Conference Proceeding
"ADVANCING SPRAY FLASH VACUUM DISTILLATION SYSTEM: A COMPREHENSIVE TWO-STAGE SYSTEM MODEL"
9th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2024.
9th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2024.
"Parametric Study of Spray Flash Vacuum Distillation Systems with a focus on Multi-Objective Optimization using Genetic Algorithm"
9th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2024.
9th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2024.
"CFD study of the thermal non-equilibrium in spray flash desalination"
6th thermal and fluids engineering conference (ASTFE), May, 2021.
6th thermal and fluids engineering conference (ASTFE), May, 2021.
"Non-volatile fraction effects in dispersed vacuum spray flash evaporation"
International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 2020 (ASME), July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2020.
International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 2020 (ASME), July (3rd Quarter/Summer), 2020.
"CFD simulation of isolated spray flash evaporation with active vapor extraction"
5th thermal and fluids engineering conference (ASTFE), September, 2019.
5th thermal and fluids engineering conference (ASTFE), September, 2019.
"Solar-Powered Condensation Vacuum Technology"
4th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2019.
4th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2019.
"Transport of Aerosol by Coughing in an Air-Conditioned Space"
the 4th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference , April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2019.
the 4th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference , April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2019.
"Non-equilibrium evaporation in a vacuum spray flash"
4th thermal and fluids engineering conference , April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2019.
4th thermal and fluids engineering conference , April (2nd Quarter/Spring), 2019.
"Dynamic process modeling on a condensation based depressurization system"
Proceeding of International Symposium and Exhibition of American Vacuum Sociaty (AVS63), November, 2016.
Proceeding of International Symposium and Exhibition of American Vacuum Sociaty (AVS63), November, 2016.
"Effects of Asymmetric Feeding on Gas-Solid-Liquid Transport and Catalytic Cracking Reaction in the Feed Zone of Riser"
12th International Conference on Gas-Liquid & Gas-Liquid-Solid Reactor Engineering (GLS12), June, 2015.
12th International Conference on Gas-Liquid & Gas-Liquid-Solid Reactor Engineering (GLS12), June, 2015.
"High performance 14nm SOI FinFET CMOS technology with 0.0174μm<sup>2</sup> embedded DRAM and 15 levels of Cu metallization"
February, 2015.
February, 2015.
"Dynamic Process Modeling on Depressurization by Cooling-Controlled Condensation in a Closed Chamber"
ASME 4th Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, August, 2014.
ASME 4th Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, August, 2014.
"Hydrodynamic Model of Gas-Solids Risers Flow With Continuous Axial and Radial Flow Structure"
ASME 4th Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, August, 2014.
ASME 4th Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, August, 2014.
"Modeling on Hydrodynamic Coupled FCC Reaction in Gas-Solid Riser Reactor"
ASME 4th Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, August, 2014.
ASME 4th Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, August, 2014.
"Effect of Wall Cooling With Condensation on Depressurization of a Steam-Prefilled Chamber"
Proc. ASME. 45233, November, 2012.
Proc. ASME. 45233, November, 2012.
"Liquid Attachment and Momentum Transfer by Collisions Between Free-Fall Solids and Liquid Spray Droplets"
Proc. ASME. 45233, November, 2012.
Proc. ASME. 45233, November, 2012.
"COOLING-INDUCED DEPRESSURIZATION OF A STEAM-FILLED CHAMBER"
ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, March, 2011.
ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, March, 2011.
"COUPLING OF HYDRODYNAMICS, VAPORIZATION AND REACTION WITH LIQUID SPRAY INJECTION INTO A HIGH-TEMPERATURE GAS-SOLID REACTOR "
ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, March, 2011.
ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, March, 2011.
"FLUSHING OF NON-CONDENSABLE GASES BY SATURATED STEAM"
ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, March, 2011.
ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, March, 2011.
"Modeling of liquid bridge and surface wetting on two rigid spherical particles"
ASME 2010 3rd US-European Fluid Engineering Summer Meeting, August, 2010.
ASME 2010 3rd US-European Fluid Engineering Summer Meeting, August, 2010.
"Coupling of Hydrodynamics and Catalytic Reactions in Core Flow of Riser Reactors"
AIChE 2009 Annual Meeting, November, 2009.
AIChE 2009 Annual Meeting, November, 2009.
Instructor's Manual
"Solution Manual to Dynamics of Multiphase Flows"
Cambridge University Press, June, 2021.
Cambridge University Press, June, 2021.
Book
Chao Zhu, Liang-Shih Fan, Zhao Yu. "Dynamics of Multiphase Flows." 594 pp. Cambridge University Press, 2021. ISBN 978-1-108-47374-3.
Chapter
Ah-Hyung Alissa Park, Chao Zhu, Liang-Shih Fan, Peter Sandvik. "Particle Technology." Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 2019.
Conference Abstract
"Condensation-based Low-grade Heat Powered Dual-chamber Vacuum Technology"
65th international symposium and exhibition of American Vacuum Society, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2018.
65th international symposium and exhibition of American Vacuum Society, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2018.