Professor Lin Ma
BSc, MSc, PhD
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Professor of Fluid Dynamics
+44 114 215 7212
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School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Sir Frederick Mappin Building
Mappin Street
91Ö±²¥
S1 3JD
- Profile
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Professor Ma completed his PhD at the University of Leeds, then took a series of posts at the University including Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow, Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor.
He has been working for many years on sustainable energy technology and in particular on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling of various energy processes and a wide range of industrial fluid flow, heat and mass transfer problems.
He took up the post of Professor of Fluid Dynamics at the University of 91Ö±²¥ in February 2015, as a member of the Energy 2050 initiative.
- Research interests
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Lin’s research interests are in the field of clean and sustainable energy and industrial decarbonisation and energy efficiency technology with a focus on multi-scale energy process computational and CFD modelling.
His active research areas include carbon capture from power generation and industrial processes, clean coal/biomass/gas combustion and pollutants formation prediction, fuel related ash deposition, slagging and fouling, future power plant multi-scale and dynamic simulation, wind turbine/farm aerodynamics, wind resources prediction, and fuel cells processes modelling.
He has been participating in a number of major research projects sponsored by UK, EU, and industry. He has co-authored over 200 pear reviewed research papers in leading scientific research journals and conferences, including the publication of two books and two patents.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 98, 576-589.
- . Desalination, 592, 118094-118094.
- . Results in Engineering, 24, 102968-102968.
- . Energy, 133296-133296.
- . Fuel, 371, 131862-131862.
- . Fuel, 374.
- . Fuel, 364, 131077-131077.
- . Chemical Engineering Journal, 484.
- . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
- . Carbon Capture Science & Technology, 100178-100178.
- . Journal of Cleaner Production, 139578-139578.
- . Sustainability, 15(17).
- . International Journal of Energy Research, 2023, 1-18.
- . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
- . Renewable Energy.
- . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
- . Journal of Fluids and Structures, 119.
- . Chemical Engineering Science, 274.
- . ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2022-02(39), 1394-1394.
- . Energy Reports, 8, 10868-10880.
- . Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 166, 112640.
- . Energy, 125531-125531.
- . Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 52, 102324.
- . Renewable Energy.
- . Energy, 251.
- . Energy Conversion and Management, 257, 115407-115407.
- . Energy, 250.
- . Chemical Engineering Science, 250.
- . Energy Conversion and Management, 256, 115370-115370.
- . Applied Energy, 312.
- . Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 149, 111411-111411.
- . Energy Conversion and Management, 245, 114587-114587.
- . Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 46.
- . Renewable Energy.
- . International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 107.
- . Smart Energy.
- Comparison of the computational fluid dynamics predictions of vertical axis wind turbine performance against detailed pressure measurements. International Journal of Renewable Energy Research, 11(1), 276-293.
- . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
- . Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 134, 110342-110342.
- . ECS Meeting Abstracts, MA2020-02(33), 2116-2116.
- . Energy Conversion and Management, 227.
- . Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics.
- . Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 204.
- . Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 204.
- . Applied Thermal Engineering.
- . Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 201, 104162-104162.
- . Energy Conversion and Management, 206.
- . Energy, 193, 116709-116709.
- . Renewable Energy, 151, 1082-1091.
- . Energy Conversion and Management, 195, 712-726.
- . International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 110, 184-196.
- . Fuel, 250, 254-264.
- . International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow.
- . Fuel, 247, 36-46.
- . Journal of Building Engineering.
- . Chemical Engineering Science, 199, 302-318.
- . Chemical Engineering Science, 199, 528-545.
- . Energy Conversion and Management, 182, 154-165.
- . Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 184, 456-457.
- . Journal of the Energy Institute, 92(3), 813-823.
- . Journal of the Energy Institute.
- . Chemical Engineering Science, 189, 123-134.
- . International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 124, 929-942.
- . Journal of Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics, 179, 358-368.
- . Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
- . Journal of Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics, 176, 166-173.
- . Fuel Processing Technology, 173, 243-252.
- . Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 57(6), 2346-2352.
- . Applied Energy, 211, 423-537.
- . Journal of the Energy Institute.
- . Chemical Engineering Science, 172, 216-229.
- . Journal of the Energy Institute.
- . International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems.
- . Journal of the Energy Institute.
- . Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 62(7), 2000-2013.
- . Inorganic Chemistry, 56(13), 7566-7573.
- . Journal of the Energy Institute, 90(2), 191-200.
- . Energy, 122, 420-430.
- . Journal of the Energy Institute.
- . IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 45(3).
- . Journal of the Energy Institute, 90(1), 145-158.
- . Fuel.
- . Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 61, 71-81.
- . Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 117, 11-23.
- . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41(46), 21345-21351.
- . Journal of the Energy Institute, 89(4), 793-806.
- . Fuel, 183, 39-54.
- Investigation of airfoil profiles for use in self-starting, small-scale, low reynolds number vertical axis wind turbines. International Journal of Environmental Sustainability, 12(3), 33-52.
- . Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 61(7), 2536-2554.
- . Waste Management, 53, 40-54.
- . Applied Thermal Engineering, 103, 747-758.
- . Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 36(3), 3341-3350.
- . Fuel, 173, 146-154.
- . Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 39(6), 977-992.
- . Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 8(5).
- . International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, 26(3/4), 1145-1156.
- . Energy, 100, 363-373.
- . Fuel, 165, 41-49.
- . Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 237, 107-118.
- . Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 146, 195-206.
- . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40(34), 10994-11010.
- . Fuel Processing Technology, 131, 45-58.
- . The International Journal of Environmental Sustainability, 11(4), 1-20.
- . Journal of Fluids and Structures, 57, 144-158.
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- . Heat Transfer Engineering, 36(14-15), 1177-1191.
- . Energy Engineering, 112(1), 28-46.
- . IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 6(1), 228-235.
- . Journal of Power Sources, 270, 59-67.
- . Applied Energy, 135, 490-503.
- . Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 53(38), 14815-14829.
- . Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 53(19), 8291-8301.
- . Combustion Science and Technology, 186(4-5), 672-683.
- . 2014 12th International Conference on Signal Processing (ICSP), 78-82.
- . Renewable Energy, 60, 701-710.
- . Journal of the Energy Institute, 86(4), 220-226.
- . Applied Energy, 111, 529-537.
- . International Journal of Energy Research, 37(13), 1592-1599.
- . Energy, 58, 483-493.
- . Renewable Energy, 55, 202-211.
- . Energy, 53, 259-269.
- . Renewable Energy, 52, 40-45.
- . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 38(1), 603-611.
- . Advanced Structured Materials, 34, 93-112.
- . Fuel Processing Technology, 112, 35-47.
- . Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 146(3), 447-468.
- . Journal of Power Sources, 241, 136-145.
- . Fuel, 113, 780-786.
- . Computers & Chemical Engineering, 58, 68-83.
- . Acta Astronautica, 83, 10-17.
- . Fuel, 108, 550-556.
- . Fuel, 113, 863-872.
- . Energy Procedia, 37, 1413-1422.
- . Fuel Processing Technology, 104, 181-188.
- . Fuel, 102, 345-353.
- . Energy & Fuels, 26(11), 6501-6508.
- . Biomass and Bioenergy, 46, 492-510.
- . Fuel, 101, 171-178.
- . Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 51(39), 12984-12992.
- . Wind Engineering, 36(5), 571-588.
- . Aerospace Science and Technology, 21(1), 24-30.
- . Journal of Fluids and Structures, 33, 191-209.
- . Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 25(3), 336-346.
- . Applied Energy, 95, 50-63.
- . Fuel Cells, 12(3), 391-397.
- . Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 38(2), 113-137.
- . Wind Energy, 15(2), 225-243.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 226(3), 294-309.
- . Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 141(3), 467-467.
- . Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 141(3), 443-465.
- . Fuel Processing Technology, 92(11), 2185-2195.
- . International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization, 31(5), 273-288.
- On the through-plane permeability of microporous layer-coated gas diffusion layers used in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 36(16).
- . Acta Astronautica, 69(3-4), 135-140.
- . International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control.
- . Energy & Fuels, 25(6), 2593-2600.
- . Acta Astronautica, 68(11-12), 1669-1675.
- . Journal of the Energy Institute, 84(2), 102-104.
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- . Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 33(2), 2709-2716.
- . Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 33(2), 2725-2733.
- . Journal of Visualization, 14(1), 63-74.
- . Energy & Fuels, 24(11), 6220-6220.
- . Computers & Fluids, 39(9), 1529-1541.
- . Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, 7(5).
- . Journal of Power Sources, 195(19), 6619-6628.
- . Combustion Science and Technology, 182(10), 1491-1510.
- . Energy & Fuels, 24(9), 5215-5221.
- . Energy & Fuels, 24(9), 5222-5227.
- . Journal of Power Sources, 195(15), 4893-4904.
- . Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, 7(6).
- . Fuel, 88(12), 2448-2454.
- Fluid flow analysis and design of a flow distributor in a domestic gas boiler using a commercial CFD software. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, 40, 247-255.
- . Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, 1(1).
- PEM fuel cell system geometry optimisation using mathematical modeling. International Journal of Multiphysics, 2(3), 313.
- . Energy and Fuels, 22(1), 306-316.
- . Fuel, 86(12-13), 1959-1965.
- . International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, 17(3), 302-312.
- . Fuel, 85(10-11), 1591-1598.
- . Combustion Science and Technology, 178(4), 763-787.
- . Natural Convection.
- . Clean Air: International Journal on Energy for a Clean Environment, 7(4), 327-341.
- . Fuel, 84(17), 2196-2203.
- . Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, 2(4), 246-257.
- . International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 32(10), 1273-1280.
- . Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 30(2), 2955-2964.
- Fatal Concorde fire explained. Design Engineering, 27.
- . International Journal of Energy Research, 26(7), 633-652.
- . International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 45(13), 2707-2718.
- . Geomorphology, 44(3-4), 375-391.
- . Journal of Aerosol Science, 31(9), 1097-1119.
- . International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 28(4), 663-677.
- . Journal of Aerosol Science, 29, S329-S330.
- . Energies, 17(11), 2719-2719.
- . Energies, 16(22), 7601-7601.
- . Energies, 16(11), 4363-4363.
- . Journal of the Energy Institute.
- . International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow.
- . International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow.
- . International Journal of Astronautics and Aeronautical Engineering, 6(2).
- . Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 1-28.
- . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 095765092097605-095765092097605.
- An Improved Index to Predict the Melt-Induced Bed Agglomeration in Fluidised Bed Combustion of Biomass Fuels.
- A Techno-Economic and Environmental Assessment of a Cchp System Through Systems Modelling: A Case Study of a Smart Farm in the Republic of Korea.
Chapters
- , Applications of Nature-Inspired Computing in Renewable Energy Systems (pp. 166-210). IGI Global
- , Pollutants Generated by the Combustion of Solid Biomass Fuels (pp. 99-104). Springer London
- , Pollutants Generated by the Combustion of Solid Biomass Fuels (pp. 25-43). Springer London
- , Pollutants Generated by the Combustion of Solid Biomass Fuels (pp. 63-70). Springer London
- , Pollutants Generated by the Combustion of Solid Biomass Fuels (pp. 71-97). Springer London
- , Pollutants Generated by the Combustion of Solid Biomass Fuels (pp. 1-7). Springer London
- , Pollutants Generated by the Combustion of Solid Biomass Fuels (pp. 9-24). Springer London
- , Pollutants Generated by the Combustion of Solid Biomass Fuels (pp. 45-61). Springer London
- , Advanced Structured Materials (pp. 93-112). Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Hydrogen fuelled scramjet combustor-the impact of fuel injection, Fuel Injection Sciyo
- , Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Gas Processing Symposium (pp. 237-245). Elsevier
- Advances in Fuel Cell/Turbine Hybrid Systems In Chen X (Ed.), Applied Physics in the 21st Century (pp. 109).
- , Transport Phenomena in Porous Media III (pp. 418-440). Elsevier
- , Transport Phenomena in Porous Media III (pp. xiii-xv). Elsevier
- Fundamental equations for CFD in river flow simulations, COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS: APPLICATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS (pp. 19-49).
- Cyclones in Industrial Ventilation In Goodfellow H & Tahti E (Ed.), Industrial Ventilation Guide Book (pp. 1200-1211). London: Academic Press.
- Research on similarity law to gas-solid two phase flow in turbomachinery, Engineering Mechanics (pp. 730-737). Beijing Science and Technology Book Press
- CRC Press
- , Computational Fluid Dynamics (pp. 17-49). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Conference proceedings papers
- . AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum
- Multi-objective optimization of solar power tower hybridization with gas turbine and thermal energy storage back up. Proceedings - Eighth International Conference on Energy Research and Development, ICERD (pp 193-201). Kuwait University City, Kuwait, 28 November 2023 - 28 November 2023.
- . AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum
- THE OPTIMISATION OF GRAPHENE-BASED MICROPOROUS LAYERS FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS. Proceedings of WHEC 2022 - 23rd World Hydrogen Energy Conference: Bridging Continents by H2 (pp 754-757)
- Effects of turbulence modelling on the predictions of the pressure distribution around the wing of a small scale vertical axis wind turbine. Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics: Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems, ECCM 2018 and 7th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, ECFD 2018 (pp 3921-3931)
- Multi-objective optimal sizing of a biomass fuelled hybrid Stirling engine coupled with an ORC decentralised micro-CCHP system. Energy Proceedings, Vol. 10
- . AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum
- . Energy Procedia, Vol. 142 (pp 3407-3414), 21 August 2017 - 24 August 2017.
- CFD Predictions of Biomass Combustion in a 250 kW Combustion Test Facility. NA, 2 September 2016 - 7 September 2016.
- . Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress 2015, 8 November 2015 - 12 November 2015.
- Challenges and opportunities in simulation of coal and biomass combustion in power plants. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 0 (pp 45-71)
- The effects of the composition of microporous layers on the permeability of gas diffusion layers. Proceedings of the 6th European Fuel Cell - Piero Lunghi Conference, EFC 2015 (pp 275-276)
- . Volume 3: Coal, Biomass and Alternative Fuels; Cycle Innovations; Electric Power; Industrial and Cogeneration, 15 June 2015 - 19 June 2015.
- . Energy Procedia, Vol. 63 (pp 504-510)
- . THE 2013 UKM FST POSTGRADUATE COLLOQUIUM: Proceedings of the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Faculty
- Optimisation of a gas-mixed anaerobic digester using a combined CFD and biochemical kinetic modelling approach. International Conference on Advances in Energy Research. IITB, Mumbai, India, 10 December 2013 - 12 December 2013.
- The through-plane thermal conductivity and the contact resistance of the components of the membrane electrode assembly in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. EFC 2013 - Proceedings of the 5th European Fuel Cell Piero Lunghi Conference (pp 113-114)
- A improved fuzzy analytic hierarchy process application in prevention high temperature corrosion. Cleaner Combustion and Sustainable World - Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Coal Combustion (pp 474-479)
- Mapping the Urban Wind Resource over UK cities using an analytical downscaling method. European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2012, EWEC 2012, Vol. 2 (pp 1306-1315)
- The effect of anisotropic GDL on the performance of PEM fuel cell. EFC 2011 - Proceedings of the 4th European Fuel Cell Piero Lunghi Conference and Exhibition (pp 407-408)
- . Volume 2: Combustion, Fuels and Emissions, Parts A and B, 6 June 2011 - 10 June 2011.
- . Volume 2: Combustion, Fuels and Emissions, Parts A and B, 6 June 2011 - 10 June 2011.
- Numerical simulations of a typical hydrogen fueled scramjet combustor with a cavity flameholder. WCE 2010 - World Congress on Engineering 2010, Vol. 2 (pp 1000-1003)
- Turbulence modelling of deep dynamic stall at low Reynolds number. WCE 2010 - World Congress on Engineering 2010, Vol. 2 (pp 1350-1355)
- . 2010 2nd International Conference on Computer Engineering and Technology, 16 April 2010 - 18 April 2010.
- On the multicomponent mass transport in an anode-supported solid oxide fuel cell. EFC 2009 - Piero Lunghi Conference, Proceedings of the 3rd European Fuel Cell Technology and Applications Conference (pp 185-186)
- . Volume 1: Aircraft Engine; Ceramics; Coal, Biomass and Alternative Fuels; Controls, Diagnostics and Instrumentation; Education; Electric Power; Awards and Honors, 8 June 2009 - 12 June 2009.
- . ASME 2009 7th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, 8 June 2009 - 10 June 2009.
- . ASME 2009 7th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, 8 June 2009 - 10 June 2009.
- . Volume 3: Combustion Science and Engineering, 31 October 2008 - 6 November 2008.
- . Volume 3: Combustion Science and Engineering, 31 October 2008 - 6 November 2008.
- Assessment of radiation models in the prediction of heat transfer in coal combustionand oxy-fuel firing. 25th Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, PCC - Proceedings
- . Volume 2: Controls, Diagnostics and Instrumentation; Cycle Innovations; Electric Power, 9 June 2008 - 13 June 2008.
- Numerical investigation of oxy-coal combustion in pilot scale and the challenges. 25th Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, PCC - Proceedings
- . Volume 2: Aircraft Engine; Ceramics; Coal, Biomass and Alternative Fuels; Controls, Diagnostics and Instrumentation; Environmental and Regulatory Affairs, 8 May 2006 - 11 May 2006.
- . Natural Convection
- . Volume 2: Turbo Expo 2005, 6 June 2005 - 9 June 2005.
- . Volume 1: Turbo Expo 2004, 14 June 2004 - 17 June 2004.
- A numerical simulation of the fluid flow and the collection efficiency of small personal cyclones. 1997 JUBILEE RESEARCH EVENT, VOLS 1 AND 2 (pp 253-256)
Preprints
- Grants
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- EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Resilient Decarbonised Fuel Energy Systems
- EPSRC UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre
- EPSRC Opening New Fuels for UK Generation, £455k
- EPSRC Selective Exhaust Gas Recirculation for CCS with Gas Turbines, £340k
- EPSRC Process Intensification for Post-Combustion Capture, £350k
- EPSRC Optimisation of Biomass/Coal Co-Firing Processes, £370k
- EPSRC BioCPV - Integration of Biomass and Photovoltaic System, £500k
- EPSRC UKCCSRC - Bio-CAP - Biomass Combustion with Carbon Capture, £750k
- EPSRC Oxyfuel Combustion - Academic Programme for the UK, £320k
- EU FP7 SWIP wind turbine development and demonstration, €670k
- EU FP7 RELCOM - Oxy-coal combustion (FP7-268191), €622k