Cheng Xu
Dr. Cheng Xu is a Chinese American aerodynamic design engineer and engineering manager. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a member of the Technical Committee on Energy and Power Systems, IASTED.
He also served as a guest editor of International Journal of Rotating Machinery.
Dr. Xu has made important contributions to the three-dimensional aerodynamic design and turbomachinery research. He is one of the foremost pioneers of the three-dimensional centrifugal compressor impeller, diffuser design, axial compressor blade design, turbine blade, turbine endwall optimization with efficiency and cooling effectiveness, and gas turbine LPT and nozzle optimization in the field of turbomachinery. He has performed advanced aerodynamic research and applied his research results to industry turbomachinery design. He developed a three-dimensional viscous optimization design procedure for industry turbomachinery aerodynamic and heat transfer design. He was one of the pioneers that helped develop high efficiency and wide operating range centrifugal compressor and axial compressor compressors. He has published many papers in peer-reviewed academic journals and refereed conferences. In 2006, Dr. Xu was awarded the 2006 Best Paper Award from ASME for his paper A study of Single Stage Centrifugal Compressor. His papers are also cited widely by many researchers.
Biography
Dr. Xu attended the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and received an MS in aerodynamics in 1992. That same year, he became an assistant professor at the same college. In 1994, he went to Singapore where he proceeded to receive a PhD in Mechanical and Production Engineering from the Nanyang Technological University. He moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1998 where he studied for a PhD in turbomachinery from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.After he graduated in 2000, he began work as an Aerodynamic Development Engineer for General Electric Energy in Schenectady, New York. In 2004, he moved to North Carolina to work as a Principal Engineer for Ingersoll-Rand in Cornelius, NC, where he worked to make many of his advances and discoveries in the field of turbomachinery. In 2007, he was hired as an Engineering manager in Honeywell and then promoted to a Chief Engineer in 2011. In 2012, he was hired as a Sr. Staff Engineer to work for General Electric in Mason, Ohio.
Selected publications
Academic and Professional Journals
- Cheng Xu and W. W. H. Yeung, . AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Nov.-Dec. 1996.
- W. W. H. Yeung, Cheng Xu and W. Gu, , AIAA Journal of Aircraft, May–June, 1997.
- W. W. H. Yeung and Cheng Xu, , AIAA Journal of Aircraft, January-Feb. Vol.35, 1998.
- Cheng Xu and W. W. H. Yeung, , ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol.65, No. 1.1998.
- Cheng Xu, W. W. H. Yeung and R. W. Guo, , The Aeronautical Journal, Aug/Sept. 1998.
- Cheng Xu and W.W.H.Yeung, , AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 36, May/June, 1999.
- C. Xu, and Amano, R.S., Computational Analysis Of Pitch-Width Effects On The Secondary Flows Of Turbine Blades, Computational Mechanics, Vol. 34, No. 2, 2004, pp. 111–120.
- Xu, C., Amano, R.S., and Lee, E.K., , JSME International Journal, Series B, Vol. 47, No. 1, 2004, pp. 75–90.
- Xu C, Amano, R.S. and Perez, R.A., , International Journal of Rotating Machinery, Vol. 8, No. 6, 2002, pp. 375–383.
- Xu C and Amano, R.S., , International Journal of Rotating Machinery, Vol. 8, No. 6, 2002, pp. 385–395.
- Xu C. and Amano, R.S., Flux-Splitting Finite Volume Method for Turbine Flow and Heat Transfer Analysis, Computational Mechanics, 2001, Vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 119–127.
- Xu, C. and Amano, R.S., A Hybrid Numerical Procedure for Cascade Flow Analysis, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B, 2000, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 141–164.
- Cheng Xu and R. S. Amano, , ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, April, 2000.
- Cheng Xu and Michael Muller, , 2005, International Journal of Rotating Machinery,2005, issue 3. Pages 190-196.
- Cheng Xu, , proc. IMech E, Vol.221 Part G: J. Aerospace Eng. 2007. pp273–286.
- C. Xu and R. S. Amano, “Computational Analysis of Swept Compressor Rotor Blades” International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, 9:374–382, 2008
- C. Xu; R. S. Amano, Development of a Low Flow Coefficient Single Stage Centrifugal Compressor, International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, Volume 10 Issue 4 2009, Pages 282 – 289.
- C. Xu; R. S. Amano, The Development of a Centrifugal Compressor Impeller, International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, Volume 10 Issue 4 2009, Pages 290 – 301.
- C. Xu, R. S. Amano, On the Development of Turbomachine Blade Aerodynamic Design System, International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mech, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 186–196. 2009.
- C. Xu and Amano, computational Analysis of Scroll Tongue Shape to Compressor Performance by Using Different Turbulence Models, International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, Vol.11 No.2, 85-99，2010
- C. Xu, R. S. Amano, Study of the flow in centrifugal compressor, International Journal of Fluid Machinery and System, Vol.3 No.3, 2010. pp. 260–270.
- C. Xu, R. S. Amano, Empirical Design Considerations for Industrial Centrifugal Compressors，International Journal of Rotating Machinery, Volume 2012 ，2012.
- C. Xu, R. S. Amano, Meridional considerations of the centrifugal compressor development, International Journal of Rotating Machinery, Volume 2012 ， 2012.
- C. Xu, R. S. Amano, Centrifugal compressor design impacts: lean and meridional shape, international journal of fluid machinery and systems, 2014.
- C. Xu and R.S. Amano, "Effects of asymmetric radial clearance on performance of a centrifugal compressor", J. Energy Resour. Technol.140, pp. 052003-0520016, doi:10.1115/1.4038387..
- C. Xu, R. S. Amano, 2017, “Centrifugal Compressor Performance Improvements Through Impeller Splitter Location”, J. Energy Resour. Technol 140, 051201-0512016, doi: 10.1115/1.4037813.
Conference Papers
- C. Xu, A novel method for solving high building ventilation problems, National HVAC conference, China, Beijing, 1993.
- C. Xu, Optimal blades design method for a lower pressure steam turbine by using 3-D N-S equations, Chinese congress of heat energy engineering, 1994.
- C. Xu and R. W. Guo, The Navier-Stokes Calculation of flow around turbine blades, The 3rd World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Japan, 1994.
- C. Xu and R. W. Guo, Numerical analysis of separated flow in a 2D 90 degree bend duct, The 3rd World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Japan, 1994.
- C. Xu and R. W. Guo, I. Turbulence measurements in a bend duct using a single hot-wire probe, II. The comparison of turbulence measurement between Hot-wire and LDA, The Chinese annual Congress of Heat Mass Transfer, 1994.
- C. Xu, Numerical simulation of separated turbulent flow in curved channel, 42end anniversary academic conference of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1994.
- C. Xu and R. W. Guo, A hot-wire technique for separated flow measurement, The 5th China Engineering thermophysics Congress, 1994.
- C. Xu and R. W. Guo, Algebraic pressure correction technique for predicting incompressible fluid flow, ICE'95 International Conference of Engineering Science, USA, 1995.
- C. Xu, New Kutta Condition for Solving the airfoil problem, The Second Inter. Symposium on Aeronautical Science and Technology, Jakarta, Indonesia, 1996.
- C. Xu and R. W. Guo, Algebraic Pressure Correction Technique for Predicting Separated flow, Third Colloquium on Bluff Body Aerodynamics and Applications, Virginia, USA, 1996.
- C. Xu, Unsteady flow around airfoil with spoiler. Inter. Symposium on Fluid Machinery and Fluid Eng. Beijing, China, 1996.
- C. Xu and R. S. Amano, An Implicit scheme for cascade flow heat transfer analysis, ASME Turbo Expo Land, Sea & Air'99, June 1999.
- C. Xu and R. S. Amano, Computations of the Flow in Turbine Blade Passage, AIAA-99-3512, 14th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel, Norfolk, VA, June 28-July 1, 1999.
- C. Xu and R. S. Amano, Aerodynamics and heat transfer in a turbine blade at design and off-design angles of incidence, Expo Land, Sea & Air'2000, 17, Munich, Germany, May, 2000.
- C. Xu and R. S. Amano, 2001, On the Development of Turbine Blade Aerodynamic Design System, paper No. 2001-GT-0443, Expo Land, Sea & Air'2001, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
- C. Xu and R. S. Amano, Computational Analysis of Pitch-width Effects on the Secondary Flows of Turbine Blades, paper no. 2001-GT-0482, Expo Land, Sea & Air'2001, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
- C. Xu and R. S. Amano, Unsteady Pressure Measurement of Axial Fan, ASME 2001 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 2001, New York, NY, USA.
- C. Xu and R. S. Amano, A Nonsysmetric Uncertainty Analysis Method, ASME 2001 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 2001, New York, NY, USA.
- C. Xu and R. S. Amano, Computational Analysis of Pitch-Width Effects on the Secondary Flows of Turbine Blades, 2001, ASME DETC CIE, Pittsburgh, PA.
- C. Xu, R. S. Amano and B. Marini, Computational Analysis of Pitch-Width Effects on the Secondary Flows of Turbine, GT-2002-30200, IGTI Expo Land, Sea & Air'2002, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands,2002.
- C. Xu and R. S. Amano, Turbomachinery Blade Aerodynamic Design and Optimization GT-2002-30541, Expo Land, Sea & Air'2002, AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, 2002.
- R.S Amano, C. Xu and EK Lee, An Experimental and Computational Studies Through an Axial Fan, IGTI, 2003.
- C. Xu and R.S. Amano, Numerical simulation of the aerodynamic effects on sweep compressor blades, IGTI-2004-53008
- C. Xu and R.S. Amano, development of a low flow coefficient centrifugal compressor, IGTI, GT2005-68006.
- C. Xu M. Muller and W. J. Chen, On the investigation of the centrifugal volute due to tongue geometry, 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, 2005, Reno, NV.
- C. Xu and R.S. Amano, “Blade Sweep Effects Of Turbomachinery,” AIAA-2005-24460, 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, 2005, Reno, NV.
- C. Xu and W.J. Chen, computational analysis on a compressor blade, int. conf. On jets, wake and separated flows, oct. 5-8, 2005, Toba-shi, Mie, Japan.
- C. Xu and R.S. Amano “Design of Swept Blade for Turbomachinery,” ASME 2005 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, DETC2005-85542, September 24–28, 2005, Long Beach, California.
- C. Xu and R.S.Amano, “Study Of Blade Sweep Effects Of Compressor,” Proceedings of ASME Power, McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Illinois, April 5–7, 2005, PWR2005-50191.
- C. Xu and Amano, R.S., “Design of Swept Blade for Turbomachinery,” ASME 2005 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, DETC2005-85542, September 24–28, 2005, Long Beach, California.
- C. Xu and R.S. Amano, static pressure distortion of a large cut back tongue volute, IGTI, GT2006-90001.
- C. Xu and R.S. Amano, “A Study of a Single Stage Centrifugal Compressor,” ASME Electric Power Conference, PWR2006-88023, 2–4 May 2006, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA.
- C. Xu and R.S. Amano, “Swept Blade Aerodynamic Effects of Compressor Airfoil,” ASME Electric Power Conference, PWR2006-88007, 2–4 May 2006, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA.
- C. Xu and R.S. Amano, “Development of the Efficient Single Centrifugal Compressor For Aircraft Engines,” AIAA Annual Space Meeting, Reno, 2006.
- C. Xu and R.S. Amano, “Computational analysis of Scroll tongue shapes to compressor performance by using different turbulence models,” GT2007-28224.
- C. Xu and R.S. Amano, The Development of Centrifugal Impeller, GT2008-50200, Turbo Expo 2008.
- C. Xu and R.S. Amano, The flow in centrifugal compressor GT2009-59029. Turbo Expo 2009.
- C. Xu and R.S. Amano, “Analyses of Centrifugal Compressor Performance Impacts on Volute and Scroll,” Proceedings of ASME 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE2010-40995, November 12–18, 2010, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- C. Xu and R S Amano, “analyses of compressor performance impacts of centrifugal compressor scroll deformation due to installation” GT2010-22015.
- C. Xu and R S Amano, “ Aerodynamic and structure impact of the compressor design” ASME compressor conference, 2011。
- C. Xu and R S Amano,“ Impeller design for a single stage centrifugal compressor”, IGTC2011-ABS-0252.
- C. Xu and R S Amano, “Aerodynamic and structure considerations in centrifugal compressor design- blade lean effects”, GT2012-68027, 2012.
- C. Xu and R.S. Amano, “Centrifugal compressor design impacts: Lean and meridional shape”, GT013-9411， 2013.
- C. Xu, and R.S. Amano, Performance impacts of centrifugal compressor splitter location, GT2016-56017, 2016
- .C. Xu, M. Muller, 2017, The Development of High Performance Centrifugal Compressor using CFD and other considerations, ASME PowerEnergy2017-3607.
Journal Editorial
- International Journal of Rotating Machinery
- http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijrm/2012/370425/
US Patents
- Volute for a centrifugal compressor, US Patent. US 7604457 B2. https://www.google.com/patents/US7604457
- Diffuser for a centrifugal compressor, US Patent. US7581925 B2. https://www.google.com/patents/US7581925
- Impeller for a centrifugal compressor, US Patent. US 7563074 B2. https://www.google.com/patents/US7563074
- Blade features for turbocharger wheel, US Patent. US20120269636. http://www.google.com/patents/US20120269636
- Hub features for turbocharger wheel, US Patent. US20120269635. http://www.google.com/patents/US20120269635