2005-2010,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Doctor
2002-2005,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Master
1998-2002,Soochow University,Bachelor

2017- Associate professor (Doctoral Supervisor), School of Mechanical Engineering, SJTU
2013-2016 Lecturer (Doctoral Supervisor), School of Mechanical Engineering, SJTU
2010-2012 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Energy Sciences, Lund University (Supervisor: Prof. Bengt Sunden)

Micro/nano-scale flow and heat transfer
Pore-scale transport modelling
Enhanced Heat Transfer

Research Group：
PhD student: Runkeng Liu, Peilin Cui
Master student: Xianghui Huang, Ziyi Qiang, Yueqi Zhao, Fuquan Luo, Mingzhe Zhang, Peipei Tian

2019-2020 Project "Enhanced boiling heat transfer characteristics in microchannel with micro-nanostructures", PI
2018-2021 Shanghai International Science and Technology Cooperation Project "Pore-scale study on flow and heat transfer of gas-particle two phase fluid in micro porous media", PI
2017-2020 NSFC project "Micro-scale flow and combined heat transfer characteristics of gas-particle fluid in confined pore space", PI
2014-2016 NSFC project "Pore scale study on condensation phenomena in porous media", PI
2013-2015 Young researcher project supported by SJTU "Pore scale study on mass and heat transfer in porous media", PI
2019-2023 NSFC key international cooperation project "Research on key scientific problems in high efficient phase change cooling technology for 3D stacked chip”, Main researcher
2016-2020 NSFC key project“ Investigation on transport mechanism, heat and mass transfer characteristics of particle-fluid in micro/nano system”, Main researcher
2014-2017 NSFC project "Numerical study on solid-liquid phase change in porous media by LBM method", Main researcher
2012-2016 "973”Program "Study on heat storage and transfer of gas phase waste energy", Main researcher
2010-2012 The Swedish Energy Agency (STEM) Project "Numerical study on filmwise condensation ", Main researcher

(83) R. Liu, Z. Liu*, Y. Zhao, P. Cui, H. Wu, Role of Carbon Nanotube Wetting Transparency in Rapid Water Transport for a Nanopore Membrane, Nano Letters, 2024, 24, 11, 3484–3489.
(82) F. Luo, Y. Huang, R. Liu, H. Wu, Z. Liu*, Nanoscale study on enhanced interfacial heat transfer in confined space with spontaneously formed diol molecular bridge, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2024, 201, 109048.
(81) P. Cui, Z. Liu*, H. Wu, Subcooled flow boiling in ultrahigh-aspect-ratio microchannels for high heat flux cooling, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 151 (2024) 107221.
(80) A. Tariq, Y. Zhao, A. Munir, P. Cui, Z. Liu*, Pore-scale study of gas natural convection in confined porous media based on lattice Boltzmann method, ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2024, 146(2): 022701.
(79) Hou G, Zhang X, Du F, Wu Y, Zhang X, Lei Z, Lu W, Zhang F, Yang G, Wang H, Liu Z, Wang R, Ge Q, Chen J, Meng G, Fang NX, Qian X. Self-regulated underwater phototaxis of a photoresponsive hydrogel-based phototactic vehicle. Nature Nanotechnology, 2024, 19 (1): 77-84.
(78) Z. Qiang, P. Cui, C. Tian, R. Liu, H. Shen, Z. Liu*, Enhancing power generation for carbon black film device based on optimization of liquid capillary flow, Applied Energy, 351 (2023) 121874.
(77) Y. Zhao, P. Cui, J. Li, B. Li, X. Zhu, M. Chen, Z. Liu*, Simulation Study on Gas Flow in Curved Capillary used in Laser Wakefield Acceleration, Acta Physica Sinica, 72 (2023) 186102.
(76) X. Zhu, B. Li, F. Liu, J. Li, Z. Bi, X. Ge, H. Deng, Z. Zhang, P. Cui, L. Lu, W. Yan, X. Yuan, L. Chen, Q. Cao, Z. Liu, Z. Sheng, M. Chen, J. Zhang, Experimental Demonstration of Laser Guiding and Wakefield Acceleration in a Curved Plasma Channel, Physical Review Letters, 130 (2023) 215001.
(75) Z. Liu*, Z. Liu, R. Liu, Rapid boiling of ultra-thin liquid argon film on patterned wettability surface with nanostructure: A molecular dynamics investigation, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 192 (2023) 108424.
(74) P. Cui, Z. Liu*, Experimental study on flow boiling in ultrahigh-aspect-ratio copper microchannel heat sink, Applied Thermal Engineering, 223 (2023) 119975.
(73) Z. Liu*, X. Huang, R. Liu, Voltage generation induced by thermo-driven ion solution flow in CNTs for low-grade thermal energy harvesting, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 202(2023) 123751.
(72) Z. Liu*, Z. Liu, R. Liu, Fast evaporation of ultra-thin pure and saline water film through functionalized holey graphene membrane, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 140 (2023) 106542.
(71) X. Huang, R. Liu, Z. Liu*, Investigation of nano thin film evaporation on hot spot with nanopillar array based on molecular dynamics simulation, 3rd International Conference on Fluid Flow and Thermal Science, Virtual, Online, October 27-29, 2022.
(70) Z. Qiang, R. Liu, P. Cui, Z. Liu*, Geometry Effect on Voltage Generation from Capillary Driven Water Evaporation in Carbon Black Film, 14th International Conference on Applied Energy - ICAE2022, Aug. 8-11, 2022, Bochum, Germany.
(69) X. Huang, R. Liu, Z. Liu*, Evaporation of Ultra-Thin Water Film on Hot Spot with Nanopillar Array, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 182 (2022) 107807. 
(68) R. Liu, Z. Liu*, Self-pumping ultra-thin film evaporation on CNT-embedded silicon nitride nanopore membrane, Nano Research, 15 (2022) 1725-1729.
(67) Y. Wang, R. Liu, Z. Liu*, Nonlinearly Induced Electro-osmotic Flow Reversal in Charged Nanotube: Counter-ions Mobility in Stern Layer, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 188(2022) 122587.
(66) A. Tariq, Z. Liu*, Heat Transfer and Friction Factor Correlations for Slip Gaseous Fluid Flow in Confined Porous Medium with Pore-Scale LBM Modelling, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 173 (2022) 107382.
(65) W. Dai, H. Wu, Z. Liu, S. Zhang, Improved curved-boundary scheme for lattice Boltzmann simulation of microscale gas flow with second-order slip condition, Physical Review E, 105 (2022) 025310.
(64) A. Tariq, Z. Liu, A pore-scale analysis for friction factor and permeability in confined porous medium with LB method, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 127 (2021) 105559.
(63) R. Liu, Z. Liu*, Enhanced Evaporation of Ultrathin Water Films on Silicon-Terminated Si3N4 Nanopore Membranes, Langmuir, 37 (2021) 10046-10051.
(62) P. Cui, Z. Liu*, Enhanced flow boiling of HFE-7100 in picosecond laser fabricated copper microchannel heat sink, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 175 (2021) 121387.
(61) Z. Liu* , Y. Wang, R. Liu, Temperature-Dependent Electro-osmotic Flow Reversal in a Nanotube with High Surface Charge Density. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2021, 125 (1): 898-907.
(60) R. Liu, Z. Liu*, Enhanced mechanism of water evaporation through nanoporous membrane, ASME SHTC, 2021.
(59) P. Cui, Z. Liu*, Flow boiling of deionized water in ultrahigh-aspect-ratio microchannel heat sink, ASME SHTC, 2021.
(58) Z. Liu, R. Liu, P. Li, A. Xu, Z. Liu*, Study of boiling heat transfer on heterogeneous wetting surface with md simulation, ASME SHTC, 2021.
(57) A. Tariq, Z. Liu*, Slip gas flow and heat transfer in confined porous media with different shape cylinders, ASME SHTC, 2021.
(56) Z. Liu*, X. Yao, X. Cheng, H. Wu, H. Wang, H. Shen, Experimental study on two-phase boiling in wavy copper microchannels fabricated with ultrafast laser micromachining, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 30 (2020) 065011.
(55) R. Liu, Z. Liu*, Rapid thermal transport at rough solid-fluid interface: evaporation and explosive boiling on concave nanostructure, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2020, 154: 119676.
(54) A. Tariq, P. Li, A. Xu, Z. Liu*, A correlation for Nusselt number of slip gas flow in confined porous media, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, 2020, 142(9): 092702.
(53) X. Wang, P. Li, A. Xu, Z. Liu*, Micro-Computed Tomography Pore-Scale Study on Natural Convection in a Cubic Cavity Filled With Complex Porous Medium, ASME SHTC 2020.
(52) Y. Wang, Z. Liu*, Effect of Temperature on Velocity Profiles of Ions and Water Molecules in Charged Nanotubes, ASME SHTC 2020.
(51) P. Cui, Z. Liu*, Experimental Study on Flow Boiling of HFE-7100 in Wavy Copper Microchannels, ASME IMECE, 2020.
(50) Z. Liu, X. Shi, H. Wu, Coarse-grained molecular dynamics study of wettability influence on protein translocation through solid nanopores, Nanotechnology, 30 (2019) 165701. （Featured article）
(49) Z. Liu, Z. Mu, H. Wu, Numerical Modeling of Slip Flow and Heat Transfer Over Microcylinders With Lattice Boltzmann Method, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, 141 (2019) 042401.
(48) Z. Liu, Z. Mu, H. Wu, A new curved boundary treatment for LBM modeling of thermal gaseous microflow in the slip regime, Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 23(2) (2019) 27.
(47) R. Liu, Z. Liu*, Study of boiling heat transfer on concave hemispherical nanostructure surface with MD simulation, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 143 (2019) 118534.
(46) Y. Yao, H. Wu, Z. Gao, Z. Liu, Pore-scale visualization and measurement of paraffin solidification in high porosity open-cell copper foam, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 135 (2019) 94-103.
(45) A. Tariq, Z. Liu*, Z. Mu, H. Wu, Nusselt Number Prediction for Slip Flow in Confined Porous Media Based on Lattice Boltzmann Method, ASME MNHMT2019, Dalian, China, July 8-10, 2019
(44) X. Mei, Z. Liu, H. Wu, Numerical Study of Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow in Ultra-High-Aspect-Ratio Microchannel with Capillary-Structured Wall, ASME SHTC2019, Bellevue, WA, USA, July 15-18, 2019
(43) R. Liu, Z. Liu*, H. Wu, Study of Pool Boiling Heat Transfer on Concave Nanostructured Surface with Molecular Dynamics Simulation, ASME SHTC2019, Bellevue, WA, USA, July 15-18, 2019
(42) X. Yao, Z. Liu, H. Wu, An Investigation on Mechanism of Droplet Generation in High Inertial Gaseous Flow, ASME SHTC2019, Bellevue, WA, USA, July 15-18, 2019
(41) Z. Liu, J. Zhou, H. Wu, New correlations for slip flow and heat transfer over a micro spherical particle in gaseous fluid, Powder Technology, 338 (2018) 129-139.
(40) Z. Liu, J. Zhou, H. Wu, Non-isothermal slip flow over micro spherical particle at low Reynolds numbers, Chemical Engineering Science, 191 (2018) 19-30.
(39) Z. Liu, Z. Mu, H. Wu, Numerical study on apparent permeability of porous media in slip gas flows based on lattice Boltzmann method, ASME IMECE2018, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, November 9-15, 2018.
(38) Z. Liu, Z. Mu, H. Wu, Lattice Boltzmann modeling for slip flow and heat transfer of gaseous fluid in confined porous media, 16th International Heat Transfer Conference, Beijing, China,2018.
(37) Y. Yao, H. Wu, Z. Liu,Z. Gao, Pore-scale visualization and measurement of paraffin melting in high porosity open-cell copper foam, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2018, 123: 73-85.
(36) Y. Yao, H. Wu, Z. Liu, Direct Simulation of Interstitial Heat Transfer Coefficient Between Paraffin and High Porosity Open-Cell Metal Foam, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, 140 (2018) 032601.
(35) F. Xu, H. Wu, Z. Liu, Flow Patterns During Flow Boiling Instability in Silicon-Based Pin-Fin Microchannels, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, 140 (2018) 031501.
(34) Wang H, Liu Z, Wu H. Entransy dissipation-based thermal resistance optimization of slab LHTES system with multiple PCMs arranged in a 2D array. Energy, 2017, 138: 739-751.
(33) Y. Yao, H. Wu, Z. Liu, Pore Scale Investigation of Heat Conduction of High Porosity Open-Cell Metal Foam/Paraffin Composite, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, 139(9) (2017) 091302.
(32) J. Gu, R. Huang, Z. Liu,H. Wu, A new curved boundary treatment in lattice Boltzmann method for micro gas flow in the slip regime, Acta Physica Sinica, 66, (2017) 114701.
(31) Z. Liu, H. Wu, Numerical modeling of the gas-particle fluid flow and heat transfer in the slip regime, in: Proceedings of the First Asian Conference on Thermal Sciences, ACTS 2017, March 26-30, 2017, Jeju Island, Korea, 2017.
(30) Z. Liu, Z. Mu, J. Gu, H. Wu, Numerical Modeling of Micro Particle Motion in Gas Shear Flow using LB Method, UK-China International Particle Technology Forum VI,Yangzhou, China, September 8-10, 2017.
(29) Z. Liu, H. Wu, Numerical modeling of liquid–gas two-phase flow and heat transfer in reconstructed porous media at pore scale, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41 (2016) 12285-12292.
(28) Z. Liu, H. Wu, Pore-scale study on flow and heat transfer in 3D reconstructed porous media using micro-tomography images, Applied Thermal Engineering, 100 (2016) 602-610.
(27) Z. Liu, H. Wu, Pore-scale modeling of immiscible two-phase flow in complex porous media, Applied Thermal Engineering, 93 (2016) 1394-1402.
(26) Z. Liu, H. Wu, Pore-Scale Modeling of Natural Convection in Reconstructed Porous Media, ASME SHTC 2016 , July 10-14, 2016, Washington, DC, United states.
(25) Z. Liu, J. Zhou, K. Hu, H. Wu, Numerical Simulation of Gaseous Flow around Micro-Spherical Particle in the Slip Regime, in: The First International Workshop on Computational Particle Technology and Multiphase Processes, March 9-12, 2016, Suzhou, China, 2016.
(24) F. Xu, H. Wu,Z. Liu, Flow Patterns During Boiling Instabilities in Silicon-Based Pin-Fin Microchannel, in: ASME SHTC2016, July 10-14, 2016, Washington, DC, United states.
(23) Y. Yao, H. Wu, Z. Liu, Numerical Study of Heat Conduction of High Porosity Open-Cell Metal Foam/Paraffin Composite at Pore Scale, in: ASME SHTC2016, July 10-14, 2016, Washington, DC, United states.
(22) Z. Liu, B. Sunden, H. Wu, Numerical modeling of multiple bubbles condensation in subcooled flow boiling, ASME Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, 7 (2015) 031003.
(21) Y. Yao, H. Wu, Z. Liu, A new prediction model for the effective thermal conductivity of high porosity open-cell metal foams, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 97 (2015) 56-67.
(20) Z. Liu, H. Wu, Numerical Modeling of Pore Fluid Flow in Reconstructed Porous Media, ASME ICNMM2015, July 6-9, 2015, pp. InterPACKICNMM2015-48337.
(19) Z. Liu, H. Wu, Pore-Scale Study on Flow and Heat Transfer in Porous Media Related to Energy Storage, in: 2nd China-United States Symposium on Energy, June 26-28, 2015, Shanghai, China, 2015.
(18) K. Zhao, Z. Liu, H. Wu, Effects of Temperature and Pore Size on Water Diffusion inside Carbon Nanotubes, ASME ICNMM2015, July 6-9, 2015, pp. InterPACKICNMM2015-48725.
(17) D. Hu, H. Wu, Z. Liu, Effect of liquid-vapor interface area on the evaporation rate of small sessile droplets, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 84 (2014) 300-308.
(16) Z. Liu, H. Wu, Pore-Scale Study on Two-Phase Flow in Porous Media, 4th Micro and Nano Flows Conference, MNF2014, London, UK, 2014.
(15) D. Hu, H. Wu, Z. Liu, EFFECT OF MARANGONI FLOW ON THE EVAPORATION RATE OF SESSILE DROPLETS SESSILE DROPLETS, Proceedings of the 15th International Heat Transfer Conference, IHTC-15, Kyoto, Japan, 2014.
(14) Z. Liu, Y. Yao, H. Wu, Numerical modeling for solid-liquid phase change phenomena in porous media: Shell-and-tube type latent heat thermal energy storage, Applied Energy, 112 (2013) 1222-1232. （2020 ESI Highly Cited Paper）
(13) Z. Liu, H. Wu, Steady-State and Transient Investigation of the Primary Surface Recuperator for Microturbines, Heat Transfer Engineering, 34 (2013) 875-886.
(12) Z. Liu, B. Sunden, J. Yuan, Numerical modelling of condensation of multiple bubbles in subcooled flow boiling with vof method, ASME SHTC2013, Minneapolis, MN, United states, 2013.
(11) Z. Liu, B. Sunden, J. Yuan, VOF modeling and analysis of filmwise condensation between vertical parallel plates, Heat Transfer Research, 43 (2012) 47-68. (Most downloaded article in 2013-2020)
(10) Z. Liu, Y. Yao, H. Wu, Numerical Modeling for Solid-Liquid Phase Change Phenomena in Porous Media, in: International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE 2012, Jul 5-8, 2012, Suzhou, China, 2012.
(9) Z. Liu, H. Wang, Y. Yao, H. Wu, Multiscale modeling of flow and heat transfer in porous media, in: ASME IMECE 2012, November 9-15, 2012, Houston, TX, United states, pp. 1659-1666.
(8) Z. Liu, B. Sunden, J. Yuan, Numerical simulation of condensation in a rectangular minichannel using VOF model, ASME IMECE 2012, November 9-15, 2012, Houston, TX, United states, pp. 2577-2583.
(7) Z. Liu, B. Sunden, J. Yuan, Development of CFD Simulation of Filmwise Condensation with VOF Model, 8th ECI International Conference on Boiling and Condensation Heat Transfer, June 3-7, 2012, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2012.
(6) Z. Liu, B. Sunden, J. Yuan, CFD Simulation of Steam Condensation between Vertical Parallel Plates Using a VOF Model, in: International Symposium on Multiphase Flow and Transport Phenomena, April 22-25, 2012, Agadir, Morocco, 2012.
(5) Z. Liu, B. Sunden, J. Yuan, Numerical simulation of steam condensation in a parallel plate passage, 2011 Baltic Heat Transfer Conference-6th BHTC, August 24-26, 2011, Tampere, Finland, 2011.
(4) Z. Liu*, H. Cheng, J. Sun, Numerical and experimental analysis of solar intrusion for radiometer in geostationary orbit, Heat Transfer Engineering, 31 (2010) 1193-1202.
(3) Z. Liu*, H. Cheng, J. Sun, Thermal analysis of the radiometer onboard a geostationary satellite, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 46 (2009) 810-817.
(2) Z. Liu*, H. Cheng, Multi-objective optimization design analysis of primary surface recuperator for microturbines, Applied Thermal Engineering, 28 (2008) 601-610.
(1) Z. Liu*, Y. Su, H. Cheng, Numerical and experimental investigation of transient response of primary surface recuperator due to flow rate step, ASME Turbo Expo 2008, June 9-13, 2008, Berlin, Germany, pp. 15-21.

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1. Course Name：Introduction to Engineering, Teaching Target: Undergraduate students, Credit Hour：48, Credit：3.
2. Course Name：Synthetical Experiment of Mechanism & Power I-A, Teaching Target: Undergraduate students, Credit Hour：48, Credit：3.
3. Course Name：Theory and Technology on Enhanced Heat Transfer, Teaching Target: Master students, Credit Hour：48, Credit：3.
4. Course Name：Advanced Heat Transfer (Conductive & Convective Heat Transfer, in English), Teaching Target: Master students, Credit Hour：48, Credit：3.

Z. Liu, F. Wei,H. Wu, Perforated MLI used large deployable shape-memory-composites truss structure in orbit, Authorization No.: ZL 201610458043.3，Application date：2016.06.22

(1) Session Chair for Proceedings of ASME 13th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels, and Minichannels
(2) Scientific Committee Member for 2022/2023 International Conference on Fluid Flow and Thermal Science (ICFFTS)
(3) Guest Editor for Special Issue "Frontiers in Thermal Management and Heat Transfer" of Energies
(4) Guest Editor for Special Issue "Multiscale Heat/Mass Transfer and Enhancing Methods in the CaO/Ca(OH)2/H2O Reaction System for Thermochemical Energy Storage" of Frontiers in Thermal Engineering
(5) Peer Reviewer for Grants: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
(6) Peer Reviewer for: International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, ACS Applied Nano Materials, Physics of Fluids, Langmuir, Applied Thermal Engineering, Advances in Water Resources, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Fuel, Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Computers and Fluids, Energy Reports, Journal of Energy Storage, Frontiers in Energy, Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer, Heat Transfer Research, Heat Transfer Engineering, ASME Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Journal of Thermal Science, "Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects", International Journal of Green Energy, IEEE Access, Open Physics, Journal of Computational Science, Cell Reports Physical Science, Geofluids, Chemical Engineering Science.
(6) ASME member
(7) ACS member

Natural Science Award (1st Prize) granted by the Ministry of Education of China in 2020.
Outstanding contribution, Advances in Water Resources & International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer in 2018
Outstanding Reviewer, ASME Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications in 2014
Scholarship from the Swedish Energy Agency (STEM), 2010-2012
Shanghai Jiaotong Univ. SMC scholarship in 2008
Research scholarship funded by Nobel laureate Prof. T.D. Lee in 2000