• PhD (Distinction) in Mechanical Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics 2004
• Beng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics 1998

Dr Wu received his BEng and PhD with specialisation in Mechanical and Thermal Engineering (Thermofluids) from Beihang University (formerly Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics), China. He worked as an academic at Beihang University (2007-2009) and research fellow for over 6 years at Brunel University (UK, 2009-2012), University of British Columbia and University of Alberta (Canada, 2004-2007) prior to joining Birmingham University in October 2012. Dr Wu has been getting involved in various funded projects such as EU, EPSRC, NSERC. Apart from his academic background, Hongwei has a strong industrial link. He has developed research collaborations with leading companies in UK,China, Canada, who have supported his research. He also carried out consultancy work for energy-related industrial company.

Teaching Programmes

His teaching experience covers different thermo-fluids in Mechanical and Chemical Engineering. He would like to teach courses including but not limited to Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, Heat Exchangers; Mechanical Theory and Design, Material Mechanics; Energy System, Engineering Mathematics, Engineering Design; Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer, Fluid dynamics; Computational Heat Transfer; CAD (Solidworks, ProE, UG, AutoCAD).

Dr Wu has been a regular reviewer of several leading journals. He was also involved in organizinginternational conference and served as chair/co-chair in International Conference of Applied Energy.

Selected journal publications

(2013) Wu, H., Tassou, SA., Karayiannis TG., Jouhara, H. “Modelling and Control Approaches for Energy Reduction in Continuous Frying Systems.”Applied Energy (Accepted) Elsevier IF: 5.106

(2013) Wu, H., Tassou, SA., Karayiannis TG., Jouhara, H. “Analysis and Simulation of Continuous Food Frying Processes.”Applied Thermal Engineering ( In Press) Elsevier IF: 2.064

(2013) Wu, H., Karayiannis, TG., Tassou, SA. “A Two-dimensional Frying Model for the Investigation and Optimisation of Continuous Industrial Frying System.” Applied Thermal Engineering, 51:926-936.Elsevier IF: 2.064

(2013) Wang, A., *Wu, H., Tang, H., Liu, Y., Liang, X. “Development and Testing of a New Thrust stand for Micro-thrust Measurement in Vacuum Conditions.” Vacuum, 91:35-40.Elsevier IF: 1.317

(2012) Wu, H., Jouhara, H., Tassou, SA., Karayiannis, TG. “Modelling of Energy Flows in Potato Crisp Frying Processes,” Applied Energy, 89(1):81-88. Elsevier IF: 5.106

(2012) Aneke, M., Agnew, B., Underwood, C., Wu, H., Masheiti, S. “Power Generation from Waste Heat in a Food Processing Application.” Applied Thermal Engineering, 36:171-180. Elsevier IF: 2.064

(2010) Yang, B., Xu, G., Tao, Z., Ding, S., Wu, H. “Numerical Simulation on a Film-cooled Rotating Model with 30^o Injection Holes,” Journal of Aerospace Power, 25(7):1443-1453.

(2009) Tao, Z., Zhao, Z., Ding, S., Xu, G., *Wu, H. “Suitability of Three Different Two-equation Turbulent Models in Predicting Film Cooling Performance Over a Rotating Blade,” International Journal of Heat and mass Transfer, 52(5-6):1268-1275. Elsevier IF: 2.407

(2009) Xu, G., Yang, B., Tao, Z., Zhao, Z., Wu, H. “Local Heat Transfer Measurements on a Rotating Flat Blade Model with a Single Film Hole,” Progress in Natural Science: Materials International, 19(3):321-330. Elsevier IF: 1.035

(2009) Xu, G., Yang, B., Tao, Z., Ding, S., Wu, H. “Numerical Study of Film-Cooling Performance on a Rotating Model,” AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 23(1):129-138. IF: 0.832

(2009) Tao, Z., Zhao, Z., Ding, S., Xu, G., Yang, B., *Wu, H. “Heat Transfer Coefficients of Film Cooling on a Rotating Turbine Blade Model: Part I. Effect of Blowing Ratio,” ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, 131(4):041005. IF: 0.543

(2008) Tao, Z., Yang, X., Ding, S., Xu, G., *Wu, H., etc. “Experimental Study of Rotation Effect on Film Cooling over the Flat Wall with a Single Hole,” Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 32(5):1081-1089. Elsevier IF: 1.414

(2007) Avramidis, S., Wu, H. “Artificial Neural Network and Mathematical Modelling Comparative Analysis of Nonisothermal Diffusion of Moisture in Wood,” Holz als Roh-und Werkstoff, 65(2):89-93. IF: 0.606

(2006) Wu, H., Avramidis, S. “Prediction of Timber Kiln Drying Rates by Neural Networks,” Drying Technology, 24(12):1541-1545. Taylor & Francis IF: 2.084

(2006) Zhu, W., Zhou, N., Wu, H. “Multiplex Shear Stress-induced Nucleation in Dynamic Microcellular Foaming Process,” Polymer Engineering and Science, 46(12):1728-1738. Wiely IF: 1.302

(2005) Tao, Z., Wu, H., Chen, G., Deng, H. “Numerical Simulation of Conjugate Heat and Mass Transfer Process within Cylindrical Porous Media with Cylindrical Dielectric Cores in Microwave Freeze-drying,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 48(3/4):561-572. Elsevier IF: 2.407

(2004) Wu, H., Tao, Z., Chen, G., etc. “Conjugate Heat and Mass Transfer Process within Porous Media with Dielectric Cores in Microwave Freeze-drying,” Chemical Engineering Science, 59(14):2921-2928. Elsevier IF: 2.431

(2004) Wu, H., Tao, Z., Gao, P., Chen, G., 2004. “Ice Crystal Sizes and Their Impact on Microwave Assisted Freeze Drying,” Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 12(6):831-835. Elsevier IF: 0.826

Selected International Conference Proceedings

(2012) Wu, H., Tassou, SA., Karayiannis, TG. “A Two-dimensional Frying Model for the Investigation and Optimisation of Continuous Industrial Frying System.” International Conference on Applied Energy, (ICAE 2012). Suzhou, China, July 5-8.

(2011) Wu, H., Tassou, SA., Karayiannis, TG., Jouhara, H. “Analysis and Simulation of Continuous Food Frying Processes,” Sustainable Thermal Energy Management in the Process Industries International Conference (SusTEM2011). Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, October 25-26.

(2010) Wu, H., Tassou, SA., Jouhara, H., Karayiannis, TG. “Analysis of Energy Use in Crisp Frying Processes,” The 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy & Environmental Protection, BARI, Italy, June 29-July 2.

(2008) *Wu, H., Xu, G., Yang, B., Tao, Z., etc, “Heat Transfer Coefficients of Film Cooling on a Rotating Turbine Blade Model: Part II. Effect of Reynolds Number and Rotation Number,” Vol. 4, Part A, 533-541, GT2008-50535, ASME Turbo Expo, Berlin, Germany, June 9-13.

(2008) Xu, G., Wang, M., Tao, Z., Ding, S., *Wu, H., Guo, J., “Numerical Analysis of Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of Y-Fractal-Link Micro-channel Networks,” The 8th International Symposium on Advanced in Computational Heat Transfer, Marrakech, Morocco, Volume 13/Issue 1, CHT-08-153, May 11-16.