Education: Ph.D. (Auburn   University)

Major: Mechanical Engineering

School: School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering   (MAE)

Department/Institute：Department of Measurement and Control Technology and   Instrumentation; Institute of Tribology

Title:   Lecturer

Email:   zhangxiaohan@qut.edu.cn

Personal profile（個人簡介）

Xiaohan Zhang, female, Ph.D. of   Mechanical Engineering, lecturer. Her research areas include the simulation   and numerical analysis of rough surface, numerical modeling of hydrodynamic,   EHL and mixed lubrication, mechanism and application of water-lubricated   bearing. She has published more than 10 academic papers in peer-reviewed   international journals in the research field, authorized 1 invention patent   from China.

Employment track（工作履歷）

November 2018 - Now, Lecturer, School of   Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology,   China.

Graduate Research Assistant, Mechanical   Engineering, Auburn University, USA

Research project: Analysis and Numerical   Modeling of Thrust Washer Bearings for Oiles Corporation, June 2016-Jan 2017

Research field（研究領域）

Mechanical Engineering and Measurement

Teaching（教學情況）

1. Engineering Fluid   Mechanics, undergraduate course

2. Machine Design,   undergraduate course

Scientific research（科研情況）

Current research   interests:

1. Simulation   and numerical analysis of rough surface

2. Numerical   modeling of hydrodynamic, EHL and mixed lubrication

3. Mechanism   and application of water-lubricated bearing

Academic achievements（學術成果）

Selected   Publications：

[1] Zhang X, Yu T, Guo F, et al.,   Analysis of the Influence of Small Quantity Secondary Lubricant on Water   Lubrication, Tribology International, 2021,159:106998.

[2] Zhang X, Jackson RL, A Mixed   Lubrication Analysis of a Flat-land Thrust Bearing with a Surface   Optimization Method, Lubrication Science, 2021, 33(6):335-346.

[3] Zhang X, Xu Y, Jackson RL, A Mixed   Lubrication Analysis of a Thrust Bearing with Fractal Rough Surfaces,   Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of   Engineering Tribology, 2020, 234(4):608-621.

[4] Zhang X, Xu Y, Jackson RL, An   Analysis of Generated Fractal and Measured Rough Surfaces in Regards to Their   Multi-scale Structure and Fractal Dimension, Tribology International, 2017,   105:94-101.

[5] Zhang X, Jackson RL, An Analysis of   the Multi-scale Structure of Surfaces with Various Finishes, Tribology   Transactions, 2017, 60:121-134.

[6] Zhang X, Jackson RL, The Influence   of Multiscale Roughness on the Real Contact Area and Contact Resistance   between Real Reference Surfaces. Proceedings of the 27th International   Conference on Electrical Contacts (ICEC 2014), Dresden, Germany, 2014-06-22   to 2014-06-24.

Honors   and Awards：

1. Auburn   University Graduate School Travel Awards, 2017 & 2018.

2. Robert F.   Jackson Awards, Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA), 2015