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Professor Xiaoyu Luo

  • PhD in Fluid Mechanics

  • MSc in Applied Mechanics

  • BEng in Solid Mechanics

  • CEng, Fellow of IMechE

  • Conjunct Professor, Xi'an Jiaotong University, PR China

  • Editor of Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering

  • Editor of Int. Journal of Computer Mathematics - Section B

  • Executive Editor of International Journal of Applied Mechanics

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    Research interests

    My research interests are focused on numerical simulations and modelling of fluid and structures, especially the fluid-structure interactions, in the human body. Currently I am involved in several different projects. For detailed information, click on the links below.

    FLOW IN COLLAPSIBLE TUBES


    Funded by EPSRC
    and the Royal Society

    Mechanisms of self-excited oscillations
    Fluid-structure interactions in the 3D collapsible tube
    Bifurcation thick-walled cylinder under external pressure.
    Poster-1 Poster-2

    Collaborators:
    Prof. T.J. Pedley, DAMPT University of Cambridge
    Prof. Z. X. Cai TianJing University,China
    Prof. R. W. Ogden
    University of Glasgow

    MODELLING BIOPROSTHETIC HEART VALVES

    Funded by BHF and
    Royal Academy of Engineering

    Dynamic modelling of mitral valves
    FSI simulation using Immersed Boundary Methods
    Mitral valve design and repair
    Poster
    Talk at Physiome

    Collaborators:
    Prof. C. Peskin and Dr. B. Griffith University of New York, USA
    Prof. Zhaoming He, Texas Tech University
    Prof. T. J. Wang
    Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

    Turbulent flow in the airway

    Funded by EPSRC

    Turbulent flow in upper airway
    Particle deposition in a bifurcation
    Kinematic simulations

    Collaborators:
    Dr. F.C.G. Nicolleau University of Sheffield
    Prof. P. Tucker University of Cambridge

    Mechanisms of gallbladder disease

    Funded by EPSRC

    bile flow in cystic duct
    gallbladder pain and mechanical factors
    1D modelling of bilary system
    Poster

    Collaborators:
    Dr. Nigel Bird
    Academic Surgical Unit, University of Sheffield
    Dr. S.B. Chin
    Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield

    ARTERIAL DISEASES

    Lipid transport
    Wall shear stress on the arterial thickening

    Collaborators:
    Prof. N. A. Hill
    University of Glasgow Dr. P. Chan
    University of Sheffield

    Snoring


    Funded by Royal Society of London and the British Council

    3D modelling of human head
    Snoring noise control
    Energy intensity Method
    Glottal flow modelling

    Collaborators:
    Dr. Z. S. Liu
    A*star Institute of High Performance Computing, Singapore
    Dr. Annemie VAN HIRTUM GIPSA-Lab, Grenoble, France

    Current research students


  • Miss. X. S. Ma (2009-) Project: Modelling fluid structure interactions in the heart with IBARM
  • Mr. H. F. Liu (2006-) Project: Flow in collapsible channels
  • Mr. Y. F. Zhu (2006-) Project: Nonlinear deformation of thick walled tube under external pressure (Co-supervisor: Prof. R. W. Ogden )
    Yujue Hao (2008-) Project: Linear stability of some fluid structure interaction problems

  • Mr. M. Yin (part time) (2003-) Project: Heart valves - how do they react to blood flow?

    • Current research assistants


    Dr. Wenguang Li


    Former research students

    John Muholland
    Alberto Marzo
    Renn C. Ooi
    Wenguang Li
    Mushtak Al-Atabi
    Martin Goodman

    Former research assistants

  • Dr. S.T. Huang

    • Dr. Zongxi Cai
    Dr. Paul Watton
    Dr. Bingzhi Chen
    Dr. Amir Khan
    Dr. Charlie Liang

    Visitors

    Dr. B. Griffith (July, 2009, Aug, 2008), funded by EMS and RSE.
    Dr. Julien Cisonni (Dec. 2008), funded by the British Council.
    Dr. Xavier Pelorson (Dec. 2009), funded by the British Council.
    Dr. A. Hirtum (Dec. 2008), funded by the British Council.
    Prof. ZX Cai (April-Aug. 2007), funded by the Royal Society.
    Dr. ZS. Liu (Feb-May 2006, Nov. 2008), funded by the Royal Society.
    Prof. TJ. Wang (July-Sept 2005), funded by the Royal Society.
    Dr. J Li (Sept 2000-Sept 2001), funded by the Royal Society.
    Mr. Julien Cisonni (March-Aug. 2007), funded by French Government.
    Mr. Benoit Jaby (March-May 2007), funded by Eco Polytechnique, France.

    External research collaborators

    Prof. T.J. Pedley, DAMPT, University of Cambridge, UK
    Prof. C. Peskin, Courant Institute of Mathematics, University of New York, USA
    Dr. B. Griffith, Courant Institute of Mathematics, University of New York, USA
    Prof. Zhaoming He, Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University, USA
    Dr. Nigel Bird Academic Surgical Unit, University of Sheffield, UK
    Dr. F.C.G. Nicolleau Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK
    Dr. S.B. Chin Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield
    Dr. P. Chan, School of Medicine, University of Sheffield, UK
    Prof. Z. X. Cai, Department of Mechanics, TianJing University,China
    Prof. T. J. Wang, Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University,China
    Dr. Z. S. Liu A*star Institute of High Performance Computing, Singapore
    Dr. Annemie VAN HIRTUM , Department of Speech and Cognition, GIPSA-Lab, Grenoble, France