Theses

This page contains the completed PhD and MPhil dissertations of the group members, with the link to the corresponding digital version.

PhD:

  • Dr. Haobin Liang (PhD, 2022, at The University of Sydney), Performance Enhancement and Optimisation of Thermal Energy Storage Systems Using Phase Change Materials. [PDF]
  • Dr. Si Suo (PhD, 2022, at The University of Sydney), Modelling Multiphase Flow in Heterogeneous Porous Media. [PDF]
  • Dr. Zhongzheng Wang (PhD, 2021, at The University of Sydney), Capillary Effects on Fluid Transport in Granular Media. [PDF]
  • Dr. Deheng Wei (PhD, 2021, at The University of Sydney), Granular Mechanics Across Length Scales: Contact, Breakage, Fracture, and Permeability. [PDF]
  • Dr. Zhang Shi (PhD, 2020, at The University of Sydney), Pore-scale Modelling of Two Phase Flow in Porous Media with Dynamic Wettability and Topological Disorder. [PDF]
  • Dr. Noor Mohammad (PhD, 2019, at The University of Sydney), Desiccation Cracking Behaviour in Thin Bentonite Layers. [PDF]
  • Dr. Weijing Dai (PhD, 2018, at The University of Sydney), Thermal Conduction in Granular Media: From Interface, Topology to Effective Property. [PDF]
  • Dr. Marigrazia Moscardini (PhD, 2018, at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Discrete Element Methods for the Thermo-Mechanics of Ceramic Breeder Pebble Beds. [PDF]
  • Dr. Mingchao Liu (PhD, 2018, at Tsinghua University), Liquid Penetration and Effective Properties in Porous Media (in Chinese). [PDF]
  • Dr. Chongpu Zhai (PhD, 2017, at The University of Sydney), Stress-dependent Electrical Conduction in Granular Materials. [PDF]
  • Dr. Simone Pupeschi (Dr-Ing, 2017, at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Thermomechanical characterization of advanced ceramic breeder beds for fusion blankets. [PDF]
  • Dr. Julia Ott (Dr-Ing, 2015, at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Modeling the Microstructural and Micromechanical Influence on Effective Properties of Granular Electrode Structures. [PDF]
  • Dr. Shuo Zhao (Dr-Ing, 2010, at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Multiscale Modeling of Thermomechanical Properties of Ceramic Pebbles. [PDF]

MPhil:

  • Ms Linxiao (Penny) Zhou (MPhil, 2022, at The University of Sydney), Numerical Studies on Thermal-hydraulic Behaviour of CO2 Energy Piles. [PDF]
  • Mr. Peiji Deng (MPhil, 2020, at The University of Sydney), Carbon-based Catalyst Design and Application for Nitrogen Fixation and Carbon Dioxide Reduction. [PDF]
  • Mr Nanwangzi (Linkin) Wu (MPhil, 2018, at The University of Sydney), Thesis: Numerical Modelling of Geothermal Energy Piles: Thermo-mechanical Behaviour and Thermal Performance. [PDF]
  • Mr. Guanzhe Cui (MPhil, 2018, at The University of Sydney), Pore-scale Modelling of Gravity-driven Drainage in Disordered Microstructure. [PDF]
  • Mr. Yanyao Bao (MPhil, 2018, at The University of Sydney), Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Simulations for Dynamic Capillary Interactions. [PDF]
  • Ms. Shuoqi (Sharon) Li (MPhil, 2017, at The University of Sydney), The Distribution of Saturated Clusters in Wetted Granular Materials. [PDF]
  • Ms. Yi Zhang (MPhil, 2016, at The University of Sydney), Static and Dynamic Behaviour of Inter-granular Liquid Bridges: Hysteresis of Contact Angle and Capillary Forces. [PDF]