Professor Ning Qin

BSc, MEng, PhD, AFAIAA, FRAeS
Head of Thermofluids Group

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Position
Professor of Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics

Administrative role
MEng Course Tutor (Year 3 & 4)

Address
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Sir Frederick Mappin Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
UK
Room
MD57
Telephone
+44(0)114 2227718
Fax
+44(0)114 2227890
Email
n.qin@sheffield.ac.uk
URL
www.shef.ac.uk/fluids/staff/nq.html

Profile

With a PhD degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Glasgow, Ning Qin started his Aerodynamics/CFD research career working as a Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow at Glasgow. He conducted research in the areas of predicting hypersonic heating (in the HOTOL spaceplane programme), investigating Navier-Stokes methods for high speed flows, developing Newton-like implicit methods for CFD and parallel computing on the Daresbury´s i860 Hypercube, an early national parallel computing system.

He moved to Cranfield University College of Aeronautics in 1994 and was appointed to the Chair of Computational Aerodynamics in 1999. At Cranfield, he established the Center for Computational Aerodynamics, with a wide range of funded research activities.

In 2003, he is appointed to a Chair of Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics at the University of Sheffield, heading the Aerodynamics and Thermo-Fluids Group.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He was awarded the RAeS Hafner Prize on VTOL Technology in 2000.

He is involved in a wide range of research and consultancy activities for Aerodynamic/CFD research and applications. He has published over 100 journal and conference papers in the area of Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics. His recent research interest includes: flow control, aerodynamic and multi-disciplinary optimization, micro-fluidic simulations, helicopter unsteady aerodynamics; supersonic and hypersonic vortical flows and interactions; transonic flutter boundary prediction, and algorithm development for turbulence simulation. He obtained research funding from Research Councils and industries including EPSRC, Leverhulme Trust, EU, DERA(QinetiQ), BAE Systems, Westland Helicopters Ltd and Airbus.

Recent Publications

• X Liu, N Qin and H Xia, Fast dynamic grid deformation based on Delaunay graph mapping, Journal of Computational Physics, Vol.221, 2006, pp405-423.
• A. Le Moigne and N. Qin, LES with numerical dissipation for aircraft wake vortices, AIAA-2006-1258, January 2006.
• H Xia, N Qin, Detached-eddy simulation for synthetic jets with moving boundaries, Modern Physics Letters B, Vol.19, Nos.28-29, 2005, p1429.
• N Qin, X Liu, H Xia, An Efficient moving Grid Algorithm for large deformation, Modern Physics Letters B, Vol.19, Nos.28-29, 2005, p1499.
• N Qin, X Liu, Flow feature aligned grid adaptation, accepted to appear in International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering.
• M Tadjouddine, SA Forth, N Qin, Elimination AD applied to Jacobian assembly for an implicit compressible solver, Int J Numer Meth Fluids, Vol.47, 2005, pp1315-1321.
• N. Qin, A. Vavalle and A. Le Moigne, Spanwise lift distribution for blended wing body aircraft, J of Aircraft, Vol.42, No.2, 2005, pp356-365.
• Spence, G. T., Allerton, D. J., Le Moigne, A., and Qin, N., Real-Time Model of Wake Vortices Based on Large Eddy Simulation Datasets, AIAA Paper 2005-6205, Aug. 2005.
• M. Tadjouddine, S.A.Forth1, and N. Qin, Automatic Differentiation of a Time-Dependent CFD Solver for Optimisation of a Synthetic Jet, ICNAAM, 2005.
• N. Qin, W.S. Wong, A. LeMoigne and N Sellars, Validation and optimisation od 3D bumps for transonic wing drag reduction, CEAS/Ketnet Conference on Key Aerodynamic Technologies, June 2005.
• A. Le Moigne and N. Qin, Large Eddy Simulation of Aircraft Wake Vortices on a Hybrid Grid, CEAS/Ketnet Conference on Key Aerodynamic Technologies, June 2005.
• H. Xia and N. Qin, Detached-Eddy Simulation for Synthetic Jets in Cross-flows Using Dynamic Grid, CEAS/Ketnet Conference on Key Aerodynamic Technologies, June 2005.
• H. Xia and N Qin, Detached-eddy simulation for synthetic jets with moving boundaries, International Symposium on Physics of Fluids, June 2005.
• N. Qin, X. Liu, H. Xia, An efficient moving grid algorithm for large deformation, International Symposium on Physics of Fluids, June 2005.
• H. Xia, N. Qin, Dynamic grid solution of synthetic jets with oscillating membrane, RTO Fluid Dynamics Conference, 2005.
• S Wong, N. Qin and N. Sellars, A numerical study of transonic flows in a wind tunnel over 3D bumps, AIAA Aerospace Science Meeting and Exhibition, 2005. AIAA 2005-1057.
• H. Xia, N. Qin, Unsteady boundary conditions for synthetic jet flows, AIAA Aerospace Science Meeting and Exhibition, 2005. AIAA 2005-0106
• B. Zhong, S.T. Shaw, N. Qin, BILU implicit multi-block Euler and Navier-Stokes simulation for helicopter rotor vortical flows, AIAA Aerospace Science Meeting and Exhibition, 2005. AIAA 2005-0465.
• J. L. Hill, S. T. Shaw, N. Qin, Application of engineering transition models to an isolated rotor in hovering flight, , AIAA Aerospace Science Meeting and Exhibition, 2005. AIAA 2005-0467.
• N Qin, A Vavalle, A LeMougne, M Laban, K Hackett, P Weinerfelt, Aerodynamic considerations of blended wing body aircraft, Progress in Aerospace Sciences, Vol.40, No. 6, 2004, pp321-343.
• A. Le Moigne and N. Qin, Variable-fidelity aerodynamic optimisation for turbulent flows using a discrete adjoint formulation, AIAA J. Vol. 42, No. 7, July 2004, pp1281-1192.
• N Qin, Y Zhu and S Shaw, Numerical study of active shock control for transonic aerodynamics (An Invited Review Article for Aerospace Special Edition), International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, Vol.14, No.4, 2004, pp444-466.
• J. L. Hill, S. T. Shaw, N. Qin, Investigation of transition modelling for aerofoil dynamic stall, International Congress of Aeronautical Science, 2004.
• J. L. Hill, S. T. Shaw, N. Qin, Development and application of engineering transition model for rotorcraft aerodynamics, European Rotorcraft Forum, 2004.
• J. L. Hill, S. T. Shaw, N. Qin, Application of engineering transition models to an isolated helicopter rotor in hovering flight, RAeS Aerodynamic Conference, 2004.
• A. Le Moigne and N. Qin, Variable-Fidelity Aerodynamic Optimization for Turbulent Flows Using a Discrete Adjoint Formulation, AIAA-2004-1234, 42nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, Jan. 5-8, 2004.
  
• N. Qin, CFD for Better Understanding of Wind Tunnel Tests, Integrating Experiments and CFD, Glasgow, September 2003
• S.A. Prince, N. Qin, Mechanism of windward vortex shocks about supersonic slender bodies, The Aeronautical Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society, Vol. 106, No. 1063, 2002, pp507-519.
• N Qin, A Vavalle, A Le Moigne, M Laban, K Huckett, and P Weinerfelt, Aerodynamic Studies of Blended Wing Body Aircraft, AIAA-2002-5448, The 9th AIAA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference September 2002.
• N Qin and D Monet, 3D Bumps for Transonic Wing Shock Control and Drag Reduction, CEAS Aerodynamics Research Conference, Cambridge, June 2002.
• A. Le Moigne and N. Qin, A discrete adjoint method for aerodynamic sensitivities for Navier-Stokes flows, CEAS Aerodynamics Research Conference, Cambridge, June 2002.
• N Qin, A Vavalle and A Le Moigne, A study of spanwise lift distribution for blended wing body aircraft, CEAS Aerodynamics Research Conference, Cambridge, June 2002.
• N. Qin and Y. Chong, Monotone integrated large eddy simulations for supersonic boundary layer flows, Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Vol.10, No.3, October 2001, pp548-552. ISSN 0918-6654.
• S.T. Shaw and N. Qin, Study of the aerodynamics of in-plane motion, Proceedings of IMechE, Part G, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol.215, No.G2, 2001, pp89-104. ISSN 0954-4100.
• B. Zhong and N. Qin, Non-inertial multi-block Navier-Stokes calculation for hovering rotor flowfiled using a relative velocity approach, The Aeronautical Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society, Vol.105, No.1049, July 2001, pp379-389. ISSN 0001-9240.
• G. Richardson and N. Qin, An eddy-viscosity limited algebraic stress model for shock/boundary layer interaction. The Aeronautical Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society, Vol.105, No.1043, February 2001. pp105-118, ISSN 0001-9240.
• D. Perigo and N. Qin, A numerical investigation of the flows in and around plug nozzle configurations, 19th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, AIAA 2001-2417.
• T. Birch, S. Prince, D.K. Ludlow and N. Qin, The application of a parabolized Navier-Stokes solver to some hypersonic flow problems, AIAA 2001-1753.
• N. Qin, D.K. Ludlow and S.T. Shaw, A matrix-free preconditioned Newton/GMRES method for unsteady Navier Stokes solutions. International Journal of Numerical Methods in Fluids, Vol. 33, No. 3, June 2000, pp223-248. ISSN 0271-2091.
• S.T. Shaw and N. Qin, Calculation of compressible indicial response. The Aeronautical Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society, Vol.104, No.1042, December 2000, pp665-674. ISSN 0001-9240.
• K. Kontis, N. Qin, J.L. Stollery and J.A. Edwards, Hypersonic performance of a lifting elliptic cone with and without strakes, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol.37, No.1, January-February 2000, pp21-27. ISSN 0022-4650.
• N Qin, Y Zhu, P Ashill, CFD study of shock control at Cranfield, 22nd International Congress of Aeronautical Sciences, Harrogate, August 2000.
• Qin, N., Zhu, Y., and Ashill, P., Active control of transonic aerodynamics using suction, blowing, bumps and synthetic jets, AIAA Paper 2000/4329, Invited Paper on Active Flow Control at AIAA 18th Applied Aerodynamics Conference, Denver USA, August 14-17 2000.
• DK Ludlow, N Qin and TJ Birch, Towards a robust, efficient and accurate numerical solver for super/hypersonic flows over arbitrary geometries, 22nd International Congress of Aeronautical Sciences, Harrogate, August 2000.
• S Prince, DK Ludlow and N Qin, Phantom vorticity in Euler solutions on highly stretched grids, 22nd International Congress of Aeronautical Sciences, Harrogate, August 2000.
• N Qin, DK Ludlow and ST Shaw, Matrix-free implicit methods for applied aerodynamics, Invited Paper, Proceedings of the 4th Asian Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, Mianyang, September 2000.
• N Qin and S Lee, Viscous effects on transonic aeroelastic stability, Proceedings of the 4th Asian Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, Mianyang, September 2000.
• N Qin and Y Chong, Monotone integrated large eddy simulation for supersonic boundary layers, Proceedings of the 4th Asian Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, Mianyang, September 2000.
• B Zhong and N Qin, Non-inertial multiblock Navier-Stokes calculation for hovering rotor flowfields using high order approximate Riemann solver, 4th Asian Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, Mianyang, September 2000.
• N Qin, Y Zhu, P Ashill and ST Shaw, Shock control using suction, blowing and synthetic jets, AIAA 2000-4329, Invited Paper on Active Flow Control at AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, Denver USA, August 2000.
• D Perigo and N Qin, A numerical investigation of the flows in and around annular plug nozzle configurations, Poster, 22nd International Congress of Aeronautical Sciences, Harrogate, August 2000.
• N Qin, E.V.J. Aurifeille and S.T. Shaw, Vorticity curvature based algebraic turbulence model for unsteady synthetic jet flow around aerofoils, Aerodynamic Conference 2000, London, April 2000.
• B. Zhong and N. Qin, Non-inertial multiblock Navier-Stokes calculation for hovering rotor flowfields using high order upwind scheme, Aerodynamic Conference 2000, London, April 2000.
• S.T. Shaw and N. Qin, Direct calculation of compressible indicial response using CFD, Aerodynamic Conference 2000, London, April 2000.