Qingqing Liu

Qingqing Liu

Assistant Professor

Office: 205 Carpenter Hall
Email: qliu@me.msstate.edu
Phone: 662.325.9303

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Education

  • Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 2020
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, 2015
  • B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China, 2012

 


Experience Record

  • Assistant Professor, Michael W. Hall School of Mechanical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2024-present
  • Research Scientist, Dynaflow Inc., 2021-2024
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 2020-2021

 


Subject Areas Taught

  • Thermodynamics

Research Overview

My research focuses on thermal-fluids experiments, simulations, and modeling in nuclear energy, space explorations, energy conversion, and power systems, specifically in the areas of:

  • Reactor thermal dynamics
  • Two-phase flow and heat transfer
  • Phase change phenomena (boiling & cavitation)
  • Cryogenics fluids
  • Advanced instrumentation development

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Selected Publications

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Journal Articles

  • Chahine, G.L., Schmidt, B., Deng X., Hsiao C-T., and Liu, Q., “Bubble Dynamics in a Pressure Gradient with Reentrant Jet Break Through and Energy Loss”. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2023, 99, 106541.
  • Liu, Q., Liu, Y., Burak, A, Kelly, J., Bajorek, S., and Sun, X., “Tree-based Ensemble Learning Models for Wall Temperature Predictions in Post-CHF Flow Regimes at Subcooled and Low-Quality Conditions”, ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2023, 145(4): 041604.
  • Liu, Q., Sun, H., Liu, Y., Sun, X., and Kelly, J., “Experimental Study of Post-CHF Heat Transfer in a Vertical Tubular Test Section”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2021, 166, 120697.
  • Liu, Q., Kelly, J., and Sun, X., “Study on the Interfacial Friction in the Inverted Annular Film Boiling Regime”, Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2021, 375, 111082.
  • Liu, Q., Han, X., Li, Q., Huang, Y., and Jiang, X., “TG–DSC Analysis of Pyrolysis Process of Two Chinese Oil Shales”, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2014, 116 (1): 511-517.

Conference Papers and Presentations

  • Liu, Q., Liu, Y., Sun, X., Wang, D., Liu, Y., Buchananc, J., and Worosz, T., “Experimental Study and CFD Simulation of Air-Water Bubbly Flow in a Rectangular Channel”, 20th International Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics (NURETH 20), August 20–25, 2023, Washington, D.C., United States.
  • Chahine, G., Liu, Q., and Hsiao, C., “Design and Testing of a DynaSwirl® Phase Separator in a Cryogenic Transfer Loop”, 38th American Society for Gravitational and Space Research Annual Meeting (ASGSR 2022), Houston, TX, November 9 - 12, 2022.
  • Liu, Q., Burak, A., Kelly, J., and Sun, X., “Experimental Investigation of Flow Instabilities in Subcooled Flow Boiling”, 2022 Japan-U.S. Seminar on Two-Phase Flow Dynamics, May 8-11, 2022, Virtual Meeting.
  • Liu, Q., Diaz, J., Petrov, P., Burak, A., Manera, A., Kelly, J., and Sun. X., “Void Fraction Measurement and Prediction of Two-phase Boiling Flows in a Tubular Test Section”, 28th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (ICONE 28), August 4-6, 2021, online.
  • Liu, Q., Lv, Q., Shi, S., Sun, X., and Kelly, J., “Design of Post-CHF Heat Transfer Experiments for High-Pressure and High-Flow Conditions”, 2016 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP 2016), San Francisco, CA, April 17 – 20, 2016, pp. 2229-2245.

Awards and Honors

  • 2022 Outstanding Reviewer Award for Nuclear Engineering and Technology
  • 2022 Best Paper Award in NURETH-19
  • 2012 Outstanding Graduates of Shanghai