Dr Tim Lau

Lecturer: Sustainable Energy Engineering UniSA STEM

email Tim.Lau@unisa.edu.au

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Research Degree Supervisor

Research

Research focus

Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mathematical Sciences
Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

Year	Output
2019	Lau, TC, Frank, J & Nathan, G 2019, 'Resolving the three-dimensional structure of particles that are aerodynamically clustered by a turbulent flow', Physics of Fluids, vol. 31, no. 7, article no. 071702, pp. 1-7. Open access 8 8
2017	Lau, TC & Nathan, GJ 2017, 'A method for identifying and characterising particle clusters in a two-phase turbulent jet', International Journal of Multiphase Flow, vol. 88, pp. 191-204. Open access 11 10
2016	Lau, TC & Kelso, RM 2016, 'A scaling law for thrust generating unsteady hydrofoils', Journal of Fluids and Structures, vol. 65, pp. 455-471. Open access 6 7
2016	Lau, TC & Nathan, GJ 2016, 'The effect of Stokes number on particle velocity and concentration distributions in a well-characterised, turbulent, co-flowing two-phase jet', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 809, pp. 72-110. Open access 47 41
2014	Lau, TC & Nathan, GJ 2014, 'Influence of Stokes number on the velocity and concentration distributions in particle-laden jets', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 757, pp. 432-457. Open access 79 64 3

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2022	Chinnici, A, Davis, D, Lau, T, Ang, D, Troiano, M, Saw, W, Tian, Z, Solimene, R, Salatino, P & Nathan, G 2022, 'Measured global thermal performance of a directly irradiated suspension-flow solar particle receiver with an open aperture', Solar Energy, vol. 231, pp. 185-193.
2022	Lewis, EW, Lau, TC, Sun, Z, Alwahabi, ZT & Nathan, GJ 2022, 'The effect of particle size and volumetric loading on the gas temperature distributions in a particle-laden flow heated with high-flux radiation', International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 182, article no. 122041, pp. 1-13.
2022	Lewis, EW, Wahabi, ZT, Lau, TC & Sun, Z 2022, 'The effect of instantaneous particle distributions on the gas-phase temperature in an unsteady particle-laden jet heated with high-flux radiation', International Journal of Multiphase Flow, vol. 153, article no. 104106, pp. 1-17.
2022	Sedaghatizadeh, N, Arjomandi, M, Lau, T & Nathan, G 2022, 'The dominant underlying parameters controlling the dispersion of falling particle curtains', Powder Technology, vol. 402, article no. 117343, pp. 1-11.
2022	Tang, Y, Sun, Z, Tian, Z, Chinnici, A, Lau, T, Saw, W & Nathan, GJ 2022, 'Direct measurements and prediction of the particle egress from a vortex-based solar cavity receiver with an open aperture', Solar Energy, vol. 235, pp. 105-117.
2021	Bi, X, Sun, Z, Lau, T, Alwahabi, Z & Nathan, G 2021, 'Simultaneous imaging of two-phase velocities in particle-laden flows by two-color optical phase discrimination', Optics Letters, vol. 46, no. 16, pp. 3861-3864. Open access
2021	Han, S, Sun, Z, Tian, ZF, Lau, T & Nathan, G 2021, 'Particle velocity measurement within a free-falling particle curtain using microscopic shadow velocimetry', Optics Express, vol. 29, no. 7, pp. 10923-10938. Open access 1 1 1
2021	Lewis, EW, Lau, TC, Sun, Z, Alwahabi, ZT & Nathan, GJ 2021, 'Insights from a new method providing single-shot, planar measurement of gas-phase temperature in particle-laden flows under high-flux radiation', Experiments in Fluids: Experimental Methods and Their Applications to Fluid Flow, vol. 62, no. 4, article no. 80, pp. 1-17. Open access 2 2 1
2021	Long, S, Lau, TC, Chinnici, A & Nathan, GJ 2021, 'The flow-field within a vortex-based solar cavity receiver with an open aperture', Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, vol. 123, article no. 110314, pp. 1-13. 4 4
2021	Nathan, GJ, Birzer, CH, Kalt, PA & Lau, TC 2021, 'Renormalisation of particle distributions in an initially-biased turbulent jet by swirl and radial injection', International Journal of Multiphase Flow, vol. 135, article no. 103509, pp. 1-11. 1
2021	Njue, JC, Salehi, F, Lau, TC, Cleary, MJ, Nathan, GJ & Chen, L 2021, 'Numerical and experimental analysis of poly-dispersion effects on particle-laden jets', International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, vol. 91, article no. 108852, pp. 1-19. 1 1
2020	Davis, D, Troiano, M, Chinnici, A, Saw, W, Lau, TC, Solimene, R, Salatino, P & Nathan, G 2020, 'Particle residence time distributions in a vortex-based solar particle receiver-reactor: an experimental, numerical and theoretical study', Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 214, article no. 115421, pp. 1-14. 8 8
2020	Lewis, EW, Lau, TC, Sun, Z, Alwahabi, ZT & Nathan, GJ 2020, 'Luminescence interference to two-colour toluene laser-induced fluorescence thermometry in a particle-laden flow', Experiments in Fluids: Experimental Methods and Their Applications to Fluid Flow, vol. 61, no. 4, article no. 101, pp. 1-16. 4 4
2019	Davis, D, Troiano, M, Chinnici, A, Saw, W, Lau, TC, Solimene, R, Salatino, P & Nathan, G 2019, 'Particle residence time distributions in a vortex-based solar particle receiver-reactor: the influence of receiver tilt angle', Solar Energy, vol. 190, pp. 126-138. 10 10
2019	Lau, TC, Frank, J & Nathan, G 2019, 'Resolving the three-dimensional structure of particles that are aerodynamically clustered by a turbulent flow', Physics of Fluids, vol. 31, no. 7, article no. 071702, pp. 1-7. Open access 8 8
2019	Long, S, Lau, TC, Chinnici, A, Tian, Z, Dally, B & Nathan, G 2019, 'Characteristics of swirling and precessing flows generated by multiple confined jets', Physics of Fluids, vol. 31, no. 5, article no. 055102, pp. 1-14. Open access 4 4
2019	Mahmoud, SM, Lau, T, Nathan, G, Medwell, P, Alwahabi, Z & Dally, B 2019, 'A new correlation between soot sheet width and soot volume fraction in turbulent non-premixed jet flames', Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 927-934. 4 4
2018	Kueh, KC, Lau, TC, Nathan, GJ & Alwahabi, ZT 2018, 'Non-intrusive temperature measurement of particles in a fluidised bed heated by well-characterised radiation', International Journal of Multiphase Flow, vol. 100, pp. 186-195. 5 5
2018	Long, S, Lau, TC, Chinnici, A, Tian, ZF, Dally, BB & Nathan, GJ 2018, 'Iso-thermal flow characteristics of rotationally symmetric jets generating a swirl within a cylindrical chamber', Physics of Fluids, vol. 30, no. 5, article no. 055110, pp. 1-16. 11 8
2018	Long, S, Lau, TC, Chinnici, A, Tian, ZF, Dally, BB & Nathan, GJ 2018, 'The influence of aspect ratio on the iso-thermal flow characteristics of multiple confined jets', Physics of Fluids, vol. 30, no. 12, article no. 125108, pp. 1-15. Open access 6 5
2017	Chinnici, A, Xue, Y, Lau, TC, Arjomandi, M & Nathan, GJ 2017, 'Experimental and numerical investigation of the flow characteristics within a Solar Expanding-Vortex Particle Receiver-Reactor', Solar Energy, vol. 141, pp. 25-37. 14 12
2017	Kueh, KC, Lau, TC, Nathan, GJ & Alwahabi, ZT 2017, 'Single-shot planar temperature imaging of radiatively heated fluidized particles', Optics Express, vol. 25, no. 23, pp. 28764-28775. Open access 5 4
2017	Lau, TC & Nathan, GJ 2017, 'A method for identifying and characterising particle clusters in a two-phase turbulent jet', International Journal of Multiphase Flow, vol. 88, pp. 191-204. Open access 11 10
2017	Long, S, Lau, TC, Chinnici, A, Tian, ZF, Dally, BB & Nathan, GJ 2017, 'Experimental and numerical investigation of the iso-thermal flow characteristics within a cylindrical chamber with multiple planar-symmetric impinging jets', Physics of Fluids, vol. 29, no. 10, article no. 105111, pp. 1-18. 11 7 1
2016	Cheong, M, Birzer, C & Lau, T 2016, 'Laser attenuation correction for planar nephelometry concentration measurements', Experimental Techniques: A Publication for the Practicing Engineer, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 1075-1083. 3 3
2016	Lau, TC & Kelso, RM 2016, 'A scaling law for thrust generating unsteady hydrofoils', Journal of Fluids and Structures, vol. 65, pp. 455-471. Open access 6 7
2016	Lau, TC & Nathan, GJ 2016, 'The effect of Stokes number on particle velocity and concentration distributions in a well-characterised, turbulent, co-flowing two-phase jet', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 809, pp. 72-110. Open access 47 41
2015	Qi, G, Nathan, GJ & Lau, TC 2015, 'Velocity and orientation distributions of fibrous particles in the near-field of a turbulent jet', Powder Technology, vol. 276, pp. 10-17. 9 11
2014	Lau, TC & Nathan, GJ 2014, 'Influence of Stokes number on the velocity and concentration distributions in particle-laden jets', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 757, pp. 432-457. Open access 79 64 3
2013	Crook, SD, Lau, TC & Kelso, RM 2013, 'Three-dimensional flow within shallow, narrow cavities', Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 735, pp. 587-612. Open access 39 21

Conferences

Year	Output
2018	Kueh, K, Lau, TC, Alwahabi, Z & Nathan, G 2018, 'Heat transfer in a radiatively heated particle-laden laminar jet flow', in TCW Lau & RM Kelso (eds), 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2018, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society, pp. 1-4. Open access
2018	Lau, TC, Frank, J & Nathan, G 2018, 'Three-dimensional measurements of particle clusters at the exit of a turbulent pipe jet', in TCW Lau & RM Kelso (eds), 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2018, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society, pp. 1-4. Open access
2018	Lewis, E, Lau, TC, Sun, Z, Nathan, G & Alwahabi, Z 2018, 'Effect of particle loading on interference in planar laser induced fluorescence thermometry', in TCW Lau & RM Kelso (eds), 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2018, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society, pp. 1-4. Open access
2018	Long, S, Lau, TC, Chinnici, A, Tian, Z, Dally, B & Nathan, G 2018, 'The effect of aspect ratio on the flow characteristics of a hybrid solar receiver combustor', in TCW Lau & RM Kelso (eds), 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2018, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society, pp. 1-4. Open access
2017	Kueh, K, Lau, TC, Nathan, G & Alwahabi, Z 2017, 'Particle temperature measurements in a flow using laser-induced phosphorescence', 3rd World Congress on Mechanical, Chemical, and Material Engineering, MCM 2017, Avestia Publishing, pp. 1-7. Open access
2016	Long, S, Tian, Z, Chinnici, A, Lau, TC, Dally, B & Nathan, G 2016, 'Effect of jet inclination angle on the flow field within a hybrid solar receiver combustor', 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2006, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society, pp. 1-4. Open access 1
2014	Nathan, G, Alwahabi, Z, Dally, B, Medwell, P, Arjomandi, M, Sun, Z, Lau, T & Van Eyk, P 2014, 'Optics and photonics in solar thermal energy technologies', Optics for Solar Energy, OSE 2014, OSA Publishing, pp. 1-1.
2014	Saridakis, I, Lau, TC, Djenidi, L & Nathan, G 2014, 'Monte Carlo simulations of a median-filter technique to discriminate between particle and fluid velocity fields', 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2014, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society, pp. 1-4. Open access
2012	Cheong, M, Birzer, C & Lau, TC 2012, 'Single image corrections to facilitate planar imaging of particle concentration in particle-laden fluids', 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2012, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society, pp. 1-4. Open access 1
2012	Cheong, M, Birzer, C & Lau, TC 2012, 'Single-image attenuation corrections to facilitate instantaneous planar imaging of densely seeded particle-laden flows', 7th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 2012, National Committee on Applied Mechanics, pp. 808-816. 2
2011	Lau, TC, Dally, B & Arjomandi, M 2011, 'The application of a dynamic thermal model for the assessment of the energy efficiency of Adelaide Airport Terminal', 12th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association Building Simulation 2011, BS 2011, International Building Performance Simulation Association, pp. 1607-1614. Open access

Reports

Year	Output
2021	Evans, M, Belusko, M, Taghipour, A, Liu, M, Keane, P, Nihill, J, Amin, R, Liu, A, Assaf, J, Lau, T, Xing, K, Rainey, T, Stanley, C, Date, A, Bonney, B, Leak, J, Hossain, J, Miller, W, Rosengarten, G & Bruno, F 2021, Electrification and renewables to displace fossil fuel process heating: opportunity assessment, RACE for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre, Australia. Open access

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Beihang University	CHINA
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (National Research Council)	ITALY
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation)	AUSTRALIA
Macquarie University	AUSTRALIA
National Research Council	ITALY
Nova Systems	AUSTRALIA
Sandia National Laboratories	UNITED STATES
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II	ITALY
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Naples Federico II	ITALY
University of Newcastle	AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Sydney	AUSTRALIA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Early-Mid Career Researcher Forum Executive Australian Academy of Science	2020
Best Team Player Award The Centre for Energy Technology	2018
Endeavour Fellowship Award Department of Education, Skills and Employment	2016
Best Team Player Award The Centre for Energy Technology	2015

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Thermal efficiency improvements of electrocaloric cooling using an electrohydrodynamic egenerative heat exchanger	Current

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Dr Tim Lau

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