Dr. Xiaohua WuB.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. Associate Professor,
Canada Research Chair

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Dr. Xiaohua Wu, Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair

Office: SB2207

Telephone: 613-541-6000 ext 6098

Fax: (613) 542-8612

E-mail: Xiaohua.Wu@rmc.ca

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Royal Military College of Canada

PO Box 17000, Station Forces

Kingston, Ontario CANADA

K7K 7B4

Brief History

B.Sc. - University of Science and Technology of China

M.Sc. - Zhejiang University

Ph.D. - University of Manitoba

Research Associate - Stanford University

Specializations and Research Interests

Research Interests

The long term focus of this group is to address fundamental fluid mechanics questions related to aeronautical engineering and nuclear energy systems through first-principle-based, very-large-scale direct numerical simulation (VLS DNS). Currently, on the incompressible flow side, we are one of the world’s leading computational fluid dynamics (CFD) groups on transitional and turbulent flat-plate boundary layer and pipe flow. For the compressible regime, we are investigating supersonic wake flow and its interactions with shock wave and with laser beam. We are also initiating projects on magneto-hydrodynamic flows in nuclear fusion reactors. Our collaborators include some of the world’s top experts in fluid mechanics.

Flow Visualizations

DNS of Zero-Pressure-Gradient Flat-Plate Boundary Layer, by Xiaohua Wu and Parviz Moin

Hairpin forests in the transitional region of a flat-plate boundary layer.

Cover of Journal of Fluid Mechanics, volume 664

Temperature fluctuations in zero-pressure-gradient flat-plate boundary layer, by Xiaohua Wu

Hairpin forests in the fully turbulent region of a flat-plate boundary layer.

Current and Recent Teaching Duties

Course Number Course Name
MEE411A Fluid Mechanics II
MEE421A Heat Transfer
MEE353B Thermodynamics II
ME593 Flow Stability Theory
ME599 Turbulence Theory

Honours and Awards

  • Associate Fellow, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
  • Canada Research Chair in Aeronautical Fluid Mechanics (Tier 2), Government of Canada, 2007-2012
  • Gallery of Fluid Motion Winning Entry, American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, 2008
  • Gallery of Fluid Motion Winning Entry, American Physical Society Division of Fluid Dynamics, 2000

Publications