1. Zhao Zhang (张照)
Address: Shenniu Road 18，Machikou Town, Changping District, Beijing Phone: +86-15901213275
Email: zhang_cfd@qq.com
CFD ENGINEER/RESEARCHER
 Ability of adding additional physical and chemical model to CFD software using programming languages.
 The disciplines of chemical engineering and aerodynamics give me professional insights of simulation.
 Plentiful simulation experience of plant scale reactor and heat exchanger using CFD.
 Ability to work independently and self-motivated with research enthusiasm.
EDUCATION AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
 Graduate research with Prof. Shengfu Ji and associate Prof. Zhigang Jia, Sept. 2012 – June 2015
 Ph. D., Chemical Engineering and Technology, June 2015
Thesis: Numerical Simulation of Packed Bed Reactor for Oxidative Coupling of Methane
Project 1: Simulation of Separating Device for Methane Extraction from Kivu Lake in East Africa
Missions: This is a cooperation program with University of Alberta, Canada. Our team are responsible for the
separating device simulation to predict extraction mount of CH4 and CO2 in a vertical pipe with collecting device
when the hydraulic pressure decreases. In this model, the rate of solved gas escaping from lake water was
estimated and the gas-nuclei density was calculated using User Defined Function (UDF) of Fluent software.
Project 2: Numerical Simulation of Electrodeposition Reactor for AlCl3-1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium Chloride Ionic
Liquid in the High Gravity Flow Field (Financed by National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program)
(grant No. 2009CB219903))
Missions: A 3D CFD model of lab scale experimental apparatus was established to reveal the reason why high
gravity flow field can enhance the electrodeposition of ionic liquid using COMSOL multiphysics software.
Project 3: Numerical Simulation of Open Rack Vaporizer for LNG gasification (Financed by Huanqiu
Contracting and Engineering Co., China National Petroleum Corporation)
Missions: A 3D model of the vaporizer was established to predict the position and height of LNG phase transition
and thickness of ice layer coated outside of heat transfer tube. Moreover, the influence of operating conditions
and tube structure on vaporizer performance were investigated. The simulation results was directly used to
design plant scale vaporizer by PetroChina. Besides, the meshes of this model about 30,000,000.
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
 Graduate research with Prof. Ziniu Wu, Sept. 2009 – June 2011
 Ph. D. Incompletion, Aerodynamics
Thesis: Drag Prediction and Decomposition in Subsonic, Transonic and Supersonic Flows (Incomplete)
Project 1: A CFD-Post Software Developed by Our Team
Missions: A code of drag decomposition and calculation was code and integrated to the CFD-Post Software
developed by lab team using C and C++ languages.
Project 2: A Solver of Boundary Layer Equations
Missions: A FORTRAN code of solving boundary layer equations was developed to couple with Eulerian
equations solver and estimate airfoil drag. This code also could predict separation position of boundary layer if
separation occurred.
Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
 Graduate research with associate Prof. Zhigang Jia, Sept. 2006 – June 2009
 Master degree, Chemical Engineering and Technology, June 2009
Thesis: Numerical Simulation of the Influence of Operation Conditions on Cracking Furnace Performance (The
research was financed by Beijing Yanshan Co., Sinopec)
Project 1: Numerical Simulation of Heating Furnace on Oil Pipe Line (Cooperating with China Petroleum
Pipeline Bureau, China National Petroleum Corporation)
Missions: The 3D model of Furnace, which heat the oil pipe to reduce the oil viscosity by combusting oil, was
established to predict the furnace performance. In this model, oil drops with vaporization and combustion reaction
was tracked by Euler-Lagrange approach.
Project 2: Numerical Simulation of Plate Heat Exchanger and Shell-Tube Heat Exchanger
Missions: Some complete 3D models with geometry details of heat exchangers were established to predict their
practical performance which is different from the design performance in chemical plant.
Yantai University, Yantai, Shandong Province, China
 Undergraduate study, Sept. 2002 – June 2006
 Bachelor degree, Chemical Engineering and Process, June 2006

2. WORK EXPERIENCE
China Ship Scientific Research Center, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China
 Trainee, July 2010 - Aug. 2010
Project: PIV Experiment in Low Speed Wind Tunnel
Missions: A PIV system was set up in low speed wind tunnel. I assisted researcher to complete this work. Then,
the experiment of flow around cylinder was carried out to test the PIV and wind tunnel system.
Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China
 Assistant researcher, July 2011 – Aug. 2012
Project: Simulation and Design of Flow Alternation Catalytic Reactor for Exhaust Gas Oxidation (Financed by
Huajin Coking and Coal Co.)
Missions: A plant scale experimental reactor was built in Shanxi Province by our team, but the gas distributors in
the reactor were not efficient. A 3D model of the reactor in plant scale was established using CFD. Structure
parameters of two distributors were optimized by CFD simulation. After optimization, the reactor performance
reached its design ability.
Beijing Shenwu Environment & Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, China
 Researcher, July 2015 – Present
Project 1: Simulation of Rotating Packed Bed for Coal Pyrolysis
Missions: A 3D model of the reactor in pilot scale was established using CFD. The production gas flow, radiative
heat transfer and heterogeneous pyrolysis reaction were modeled with Euler-Euler approach. The model was
validated by experimental data and used to predict the performance of designed plant reactor.
Project 2: Simulation of Rotary Hearth Furnace for Direct Reduction of Iron Ores with Coal
Missions: The model, which includes sub-model such as combustion, reduction reaction, coal gasification,
radiation heat transfer, was established to estimate the performance of pilot Furnace.
Project 3: Construction, Operation and Maintenance of High Performance Computing Center
Missions: I am familiar with computer hardware and Linux OS. I help our team determining the hardware scheme
of Shenwu HPC and do operation and maintenance of High Performance Computing Center by myself.
SKILLS
 CET-6, Reading and writing in English is fine.
 Familiar with C, C++, Fortran and Matlab programing language.
 Familiar with Gambit, ICEM, and ANSYS Design modeler and Meshing; Fluent, CFX and Fastran; and CFD-Post and
Tecplot etc. CFD software.
MISCELLANEOUS
Riding Sports: From July 2004 to August 2004, I participated in the cycling tour with other ten people organized by "new
rural reconstruction movement (NGO)", started from Yantai City, Shandong Province, investigated the rural life along the
way, and reached Fuyang City, Anhui Province, after 12 days of riding. The total distance of this journey is about 1050 km.
When we reached the destination, we spend a week for some surveys of local rural life.
MAIN PUBLICATIONS
[1] Zhang Zhao, Guo Ziqi, and Ji Shengfu. Numerical simulation of packed bed reactor for oxidative coupling of methane.
Journal of Energy Chemistry (SCI), 2015, 24(1): 23-30.
[2] Zhang Zhao, Guo Ziqi, and Ji Shengfu. Numerical Simulation of Fixed Bed Reactor for Oxidative Coupling of Methane
over Monolithic Catalyst. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering (SCI).2015, 23(10): 1627-1633.
[3] Zhang Zhao, Guo Ziqi, and Ji Shengfu. Numerical Simulation of Particle/Monolithic Two-Stage Catalyst Bed Reactor
for Oxidative Coupling of Methane. Chemical Engineering Research and Design (SCI). 2015, 104: 390-399.
[4] Zhang Zhao and Ji Shengfu. Numerical Simulation of Particle/Monolithic Two-Stage Catalyst Bed Reactor with Beds-
interspace Distributed Dioxygen Feeding for Oxidative Coupling of Methane. Computers & Chemical Engineering (SCI).
2016, (Accepted).
[5] Wenhua Wang, Zhao Zhang, and Shengfu Ji. Particle/metal-based monolithic catalysts dual-bed reactor with beds-
interspace supplementary oxygen: construction and performance for oxidative coupling of methane. Journal of Natural
Gas Chemistry (SCI),2012, 21(2):400-406.
[6] Gao Juan, Jia Zhigang, Zhang Zhao. The Numerical Simulation of the Operating Region for Catalytic Flow Reversal
Reactor. Computers and Applied Chemistry (in Chinese). 2014, 31(4): 411-415.
高 娟, 贾志刚, 张 照. 流向变换催化燃烧反应器操作范围的模拟研究. 计算机与应用化学 (中文核心). 2014, 31(4):
411-415.
[7] Zhang Zhao, Jia Zhigang. Numerical Simulation on Influence of Heat Flux through Coil Walls on Pyrolysis Reactions.
Acta Petrolei Sinica (Petroleum Processing Section), (in Chinese, EI). 2010, 26(1): 67-72.
张 照, 贾志刚. 2010. 炉管壁面热通量对裂解反应影响的数值模拟. 石油学报(石油加工) (EI). 26(1): 67-72.