Associate Professor, Institute of Process Equipment,
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

 

Zhejiang University, Yuquan Campus
38 Zheda Road
Hangzhou, China 310027

 

Professional Activities

Fellow, Chemical Process Equipment and Control Experts Committee of the Chemical Industry
and Engineering Society of China
Fellow, Fault Detection and Diagnosis Experts Committee of the Vibration Engineering
Society of China
Senior Member, National Technical Committee on the Mechanical seal of Standardization
Administration of China
Senior Member, Hydrogen Energy Experts Committee of the Reproducible Energy Society of
China
Senior Member, Jet Experts Committee of the Fluid Engineering Society of China
Senior Member, the Mechanical Engineering Society of China
Senior Member, the Mechanics Society of China in Zhejiang

 

Education

Ph.D. –Zhejiang University, Chemical Engineering Process and Machinery, 1999
M.S –Zhejiang University of Technology, Chemical Engineering Process and Machinery, 1996
B.S. – Zhejiang University, Mechanical and Energy Engineering, 1991

Working Experience

1999-, Associate Professor, Institute of Chemical Engineering Process and Machinery, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University
2006-2010, Visiting Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, the U.S.
2006-2007, Visiting Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, University of New South Wales, Australia
1991-1993, Engineer, Hangzhou Bush & Bearing Co., LTD
 

Awards and Honors

Award for Scientific and Technological Development, First prize, Chinese Ministry of Education, 2010
Award for Technological Invention, Second prize, Chinese Ministry of Education, 2009
Zhejiang Province One-Five-One Talent Project to the New Century Award, 2007
Zhejiang University Principle Investigator Candidate Fellowship, 2006
Zhejiang University Excellent Teacher Award. 2009, 2005

 

Research Interests

Novel and renewable energy harvesting
Fuel cells and hydrogen energy
MEMS, NEMS, Micro-reactors
Erosion-Corrosion prediction and failure analysis
Multiscale and complex system simulation
 

Current Projects

1. Research on key technology of 70MPa high pressure hydrogen storage and refueling system. High-technology research and development program of China (project 863, No. 2009AA05Z118), 2009
2. Numerical simulation of microflow reliability prediction in MEMS devices by multi-scale and parallel methods. General Project of National Science Fund of China, No. 50475100, 2005-2007
3. Research on MEMS reactors for Bio-separation and its application in Simulated Moving Beds. The Australia-China Fund Project of National Science Fund of China, No. 50611120055, 2006-2007
4. Research on the high pressure vessels for hydrogen storage and its control system. High-technology research and development program of China (project 863, No. 2007AA05Z152), 2007-2009
5. Development of the novel dilute hydraulic headboxes. High-technology research and development program of China(No.2004EG111014), 2005-2007

Publication List

1. Zheng J. Y., Ye J. J., Yang J.*, Tang P., Zhao L., Kern M., An optimized control method for a high utilization ratio and fast filling speed in hydrogen refueling stations. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2010, 35:3011-3018.

2. Ieong Wong, Shota Atsumi, Wei-Chih Huang, Tung-Yun Wu, Taizo Hanai, Miu-Ling Lam, Ping Tang, Jian Yang, James C. Liao and Chih-Ming Ho*, An agar gel membrane-PDMS hybrid microfluidic device for long term single cell dynamic study. Lab on a chip, 2010, Oct 21;10(20):2710-9

3. Yang J., Ye J. J., Zheng J. Y., Tang P., Wong I., Ma Y. B., Lam C. K., Xu P., Chen R. X., Zhu Z. H., Using direct simulation Monte Carlo with improved boundary conditions for heat and mass transfer in microchannels. ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, 2010, 132 : (041008)1-9.

4. Lei Zhao, Yanlei Liu, Jian Yang, Yongzhi Zhao, Jinyang Zheng*, Haiyan Bie, Xianxin Liu, Numerical simulation of temperature rise within hydrogen vehicle cylinder during refueling. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2010, 35:8092-8100.

5. Chen C., Li W. Z., Song Y. C., Yang J.*, A molecular dynamics study of cryoprotective agent Water–sodium chloride ternary solutions. Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM, 2009, 916: 37-46.

6. Tang P., Yang J.*, Zheng J. Y., Lam C. K., Wong I., He S. Z., Predicting Erosion-Corrosion Induced by the Interactions Between Multiphase Flow and Structure in Piping System. ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, 2009.9, 131(6): (061301)1-8.

7. Yang J.*, Ye J. J., Zheng J. Y., Wong I., Ma Y. B., Lam C. K., Link S., Improving DSMC with new pressure boundary conditions for heat and mass transfer for microchannel flows. Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, 2009, 13(3):165-183.

8. Tang P., Yang J.*, Zheng J. Y., Wong, I., He S. Z., Ye J. J., Ou G. F., Failure analysis and prediction of pipes due to the interaction between multiphase flow and structure. Engineering Failure Analysis, 2009, 16(5): 1749-1756.

9. Tang P., Yang J.*, Zheng J. Y., Ou G., He S. Z., Ye J. J., Wong I., and Ma Y. B., The erosion-corrosion failure of REAC pipes under the multiphase flow. Frontiers of Energy and Power Engineering in China, 2009, 3(4): 389–395.

10. Chen C., Li W. Z. , Song Y. C., Yang J., Molecular dynamics simulation studies of cryoprotective agent solutions: the relation between melting temperature and the ratio of hydrogen bonding acceptor to donor number. Molecular Physics, 2009, 107(7): 673-684.

11. Chen C., Li W. Z. , Song Y. C., Yang J., Hydrogen bonding analysis of glycerol aqueous solutions: A molecular dynamics simulation study. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2009, 145: 23-28.

12. Li W.Z.,Chen C.,Yang J.*, Molecular dynamics simulation of self-diffusion coefficient and its relation with temperature using simple Lennard-Jones potential. Heat Transfer—Asian Research, 2008,37(2):86-93.

13. Yang J.*, He S. Z., Wang L. Q., Dynamic balancing of a centrifuge: application to a dual-rotor system with very little speed difference. Journal of Vibration and Control, 2004, 10(7): 1029-1040.

14. Yang J.*, Wang L. Q., Simulation on dynamic balancing for dual-rotor system with little speed difference. International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, 2003, 23(2): 22-26.

15. Yang J.*, He S.Z., Wang L.Q., Dynamic balancing of dual-rotor system with very little rotating speed difference. Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE, 2003, 4(1): 64-68.

16. Yang J.*, He S.Z., Dynamic balancing instrument for dual-rotor system with very little speed difference based on DSP technology. Chinese Journal of Scientific Instrument. 2002, 4: 331-335.

17. Liu Y., Jia G.S., Yang J., Liang L.H. Stochastic inverse boundary element method for defect and structural reliability parameter prediction. Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers. Transactions of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, Series A/Chung-kuo Kung Ch'eng Hsuch K'an 2000, 23(2): 289-297.

18. Liang L.H., Liu Y., Jia G.S., Yang J., Elastoplastic and creep line spring models for surface flaws by BEM. International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, 1999, 76 (11): 781-787.

 

Conference List

1. Ye J. J., Yang J.*, Zheng J. Y., Xu P., Lam C. K., Wong I., Ma Y. B., Effects of wall temperature on the heat and mass transfer in microchannels using the DSMC method. IEEE-NEMS 2009, January 5-8, Shenzhen, China.

2. Tang P., Yang J.*, Ye J. J., Zheng J. Y., Lam C. K., Wong I., Ma Y. B. Using the improved DSMC method to predict the reliability of micro-flow channels. IEEE-NEMS 2009, January 5-8, Shenzhen, China.

3. Ye J. J., Yang J.*, Tang P., Zheng J. Y., Li W. Z., Lam C. K., McKenna M., Using improved DSMC method in simulating for the heat and mass transfer in microchannel. 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

4. Ye J. J., Yang J.*, Zheng J. Y., Tang P., Using the DSMC method to predict the flow behaviors of a backward-facing step flow at micro-scale. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Frontiers of Design and Manufacturing, September 23-26, 2008, Tianjin, China.

5. Tang P., Yang J.*, Zheng J. Y., Ou G.F., He S.Z., Wu R.R., Lam C. K., Ma Y. B., Multi-scale simulation of fluid-structure interaction induced erosion on the pipe surface. 2008 ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Division Conference, July 27-31, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

6. Ye J. J., Yang J.*, Zheng J. Y., Li W. Z., He S. Z., Ma Y. B.. New treatment of pressure boundary conditions for DSMC method in micro-channel flow simulations. Proceedings of FEDSM2007 5th Joint ASME/JSME Fluids Engineering Conference, July 30-August 2, 2007 San Diego, California, U.S.A.

7. Yang J., Sheng J., Study on the robust stability of multi-rate systems. 2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, December 15-18, Sanya, China.

8. Ye J. J., Yang J. *, Zheng J. Y., Sheng J., Ou G. F., Microscale numerical simulation on dynamic damage for the deflagrated pressure vessels. Proceedings of PVP2007 ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Division Conference, July 22?26, 2007, San Antonio, Texas.

9. Ye J. J., Yang J. *, Zheng J. Y., Sheng J. , He S.Z., Improved DSMC based on IP method for micro-scale flow simulations in MEMS. Advanced Design and Manufacturing for Sustainable Development. Proceeding of the 7th International Conference on Frontiers of Design and Manufacturing, 2006: 363-366.

10. Deng J.Y., Yang J.*, Wang L.Q., Sheng J., Li W.Z., Multi-scale analysis of flows in MEMS for chemical separation using SPH and DSMC method. Proceeding of the 7th International Conference on Frontiers of Design and Manufacturing, 2006: 367-373.

11. Yang J.*, Zheng Y., Li W.Z., Dirct simulation of micro-fluid for MEMS with application bioseparation. Proceedings of the 6th international conference on frontiers of design and manufacturing, Xi’an, June21-23, Science Press & Science Press USA Inc., 2004: 449-451.

 

Patent List

1. “Synthesis of Uniform AgI Nanoparticles with Combinatorial Surfactants”, US Patent Pending. Inventor: Jian Yang, Xian Ting Ding, Ieong Wong, Chih-Ming Ho. UCLA Case No. 2011-431, March 29. 2011

2. “Apparatus and Method for Multi-cell and Separate Flow Reaction”, China Patent Number ZL 2004-1-0024964.6. Issued: August 2, 2006

3. “Method for Reaction and Separation Integrated Apparatus for Chitosan Oligosaccharide Preparation”, China Patent Number ZL 2005-1-0049734.X. Issued: May 20, 2009

4. “Apparatus for Reaction and Separation Integrated Apparatus for Chitosan Oligosaccharide Preparation”, China Patent Number ZL 2006-1-0076864.7. Issued: January 28, 2009

5. “An optimized control system for a high efficiency in hydrogen refueling stations”, China Patent Number ZL 2008-1-0063584.1. Issued: June 9, 2010