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Research Interests
Major research interests
- Non-Newtonian fluid dynamics in aqueous two phase microsystem with ultralow interfacial tension
- Emulsion formation in micro-device for biomaterial synthesis, and drug delivery applications
- Investigation of drug release kinetics using phase change material
- Flow and mixing in centrifugal microfluidics with applications in cell culture and lysing
- Cell/particle sorting in microfluidic system
- Synthesis of functional material by microextrusion
- Synthesis of functional materials by microfluidic emulsification for water treatment
- Biosensor for water quality detection
- Cell response to interstitial flow for applications in tissue engineering and wound dressing
- Sub-micron aerosol filtration by micro/nano fiber
- Heat and mass transfer in microchannel
Teaching
UNNC:
- Computer Programming with Matlab (MM1CPM), Module Convenor
- Computer Programming (MM2CPM), Module Convenor
- BEng Individual Project (MM3BPR), Module Convenor
- Electromechanical Devices (MM2EMD), Module Convenor
- Management Studies 1 (MM2MN1), Module Convenor
- Thermodynamics & Fluid Mechanics 1 (MM1TF1)
- Design & Manufacture 1 (MM1DM1)
- Design & Manufacture 2 (MM2DM2)
Principal supervisor of PhD projects:
Synthesis of functional materials using microfluidic platform for carbon capture; Droplet fission and emulsion templated microparticle mechanics in bifurcated bilayer microfluidic system with application in waste water treatment
Co-supervisor of PhD project:
Fluid dynamics of controllable synthesis of high performance micro-fine powder particles using a novel Tylor-couette reactor
Internal assessor of annual review reports of PhD candidates:
- CFD based investigation of multiphase process in IC engine
- Structured pinholes beyond confocal microscopy
- Dynamic simulation and modeling of chemical vapour deposition process
- Modelling and simulation on multi-phase flows in PEM fuel cells
- Simulation of bubble column reactors
Supervised undergraduate BEng individual projects:
- Investigation of heat transfer between polymer pairs
- Design and analysis of new suspension system for e-cars
- Numerical simulation of plastic extruding process of light weight die
- Development of conformable tools for aerospace components
- Synthesis of functional materials by microextrusion and investigation of spinning effect
- Fabrication of bifurcated single-layer microchannel for droplet formation and fission
- Investigation of coupled solid and fluid problems in micro-extrusion process
- Organic solvent absorption by polydimethylsiloxane bulky material
- Synthesis and characterization of polydimethylsiloxane microparticles for water purification
- Investigation of rheology effect and solidification of PVC melt in micro-extrusion process subject to different conditions
Supervised summer research projects:
- Numerical investigation of droplet fission in bifurcated microchannel
- Applied mathematical modelling and simulations on moving boundary problems in microextrusion
- Fabrication and characterization of bifurcated microchannel for droplet formation and fission test
- Formation of core/shell microcapsule by double emulsion in microchannel via phase change approach
- A water based synthesis of polymeric nanoparticle composite for water purification
Prior to UNNC:
Undergraduate (HKPU)
- Product modeling, simulation and analysis (teaching assistant)
- Design for packaging and assembly (teaching assistant)
- Engineering thermodynamics (teaching assistant)
- Heat and mass transfer (teaching assistant)
- Computational fluid dynamics (teaching assistant)
Person Types
- Staff
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 7 Finished
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Fabrication and catalytic performance study of catalytic nickel oxide nanomaterials
Ren, Y. (PI)
1/02/21 → 28/02/23
Project: Contract Projects › Horizontal-Contract Projects out of Zhejiang Province
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International Symposium on Numerical Methods in Heat and Mass Transfer 2020
Ren, Y. (PI)
1/12/20 → 31/03/21
Project: Government Funded Projects › Vertical-Ningbo Municipal Government Funded Projects
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International Symposium on Numerical Methods in Heat and Mass Transfer 2020 ISNMHMT2020
Ren, Y. (PI)
3/01/20 → 31/07/20
Project: University Funded Projects › Internal-RKE Conference and Event Organising Support Project
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Bilateral Workshop on Fundamental Study and Applications of Micro/nano Scale Multiphase Thermal and Mass Transport
Ren, Y. (PI)
1/04/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Government Funded Projects › Vertical-National Government Funded Projects
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Research on fluid-structure interaction effect in flow and release of microcapsules in deformable bifurcating microchannels with applications in drug delivery
Ren, Y. (PI)
1/01/19 → 31/12/21
Project: Government Funded Projects › Vertical-Zhejiang Provincial Government Funded Projects
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Impact of piezoelectric driving waveform on performance characteristics of vibrating mesh atomizer (VMA)
Kaimal, R., Feng, J., Halim, D., Ren, Y., Wong, V. L. & Cheah, K. H., Jan 2025, In: Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. 160, p. 1-9 9 p., 111331.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Advances in biomedical fluid-structure interaction: Methodologies and applications from an interfacing perspective
Hou, T., Wei, X., Iqbal, A. A., Yang, X., Wang, J., Ren, Y. & Yan, S., 1 Feb 2024, In: Physics of Fluids. 36, 2, 021301.Research output: Journal Publication › Review article › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus) -
Camellia oleifera shell–reduced graphene oxide for adsorption of copper(II)
Jiang, S., Do, H., Yusuf, A., Xiao, Z., Wang, C., Li, J., Sun, Y., Ren, Y. & He, J., 15 Feb 2024, In: Materials Chemistry and Physics. 314, 128818.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Coupling effect of curing temperature and relative humidity on the unconfined compressive strength of xanthan gum-treated sand
Feng, M., Wang, J., Liu, S., Wanatowski, D. & Ren, Y., 18 Oct 2024, In: Construction and Building Materials. 448, 138224.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Facile synthesis of multi-layer Co(OH)2/CeO2-g-C3N4 ternary synergistic heterostructure for efficient photocatalytic oxidation of NO under visible light
Xiao, Z., Do, H., Yusuf, A., Jia, H., Ma, H., Jiang, S., Li, J., Sun, Y., Wang, C., Ren, Y., Chen, G. Z. & He, J., 15 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 462, 132744.Research output: Journal Publication › Article › peer-review
Open Access22 Citations (Scopus)