Chao Zhu
Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engr
Associate Chair of MIE Department
Director of ME Undergraduate Program
Associate Chair of MIE Department
Director of ME Undergraduate Program
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
M.S. ; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; ; 1989
B.S. ; Tsinghua University ; ; 1984
2025 Fall Courses
ME 343 - MECHANICAL LABORATORY I
ME 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
ME 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
ME 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
ME 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
ME 490 - MECH ENGR PROJECT A
ME 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
ME 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
ME 790A - DOC DISSERTATION & RES
ME 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
ME 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
ME 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
ME 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
ME 490 - MECH ENGR PROJECT A
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
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
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.
"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.
"CFD study of the thermal non-equilibrium in spray flash desalination"
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.
"CFD simulation of isolated spray flash evaporation with active vapor extraction"
5th thermal and fluids engineering conference (ASTFE), September, 2019.
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.
"CFD study of the thermal non-equilibrium in spray flash desalination"
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.
"CFD simulation of isolated spray flash evaporation with active vapor extraction"
5th thermal and fluids engineering conference (ASTFE), September, 2019.
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Journal Article
Guangyu Guo, Chao Zhu, Zhiming Ji, Mengchu Zhou.
2023. "Integrated system model of spray flash vacuum distillation with internal heat recovery."
Desalination , vol. 564 .
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 .
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 .
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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.