Chunlai Tian

Chunlai Tian - Visting PhD Student

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Previous academic history

  • PhD student in Mechanical Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China (From 2007).
  • BSc in Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China (2007).

PhD research title

  • Dynamics and Advanced Control for Free-piston Engine Generator.

Research interests

  • Theoretical and experimental research on Free-piston Engine Generator.
  • Advanced control system and strategy for Free-piston Engine.
  • Hybrid Electric Vehicle power units and management.
  • Discrete-time system dynamic modeling and control of complex systems.
  • Power-train mechanical structure analyses and simulation.
  • Computational aided engineering.

Contact details

  • In the UK:
    • Sir Joseph Swan Institute for Energy Research
    • Newcastle University
    • 3rd floor, Devonshire Building
    • Newcastle Upon Tyne
    • NE1 7RU
    • Mobile: 07879915366
    • Email: chunlai.tian@ncl.ac.uk
  • In China:
    • School of Mechanical Engineering
    • Beijing Institute of Technology
    • 5 Zhongguancun South Road, Haidian District
    • 100081, Beijing, P.R.China
    • Telephone: 0086 68918790
    • Mobile: 0086 15901267703
    • Email: tianchunlai@bit.edu.cn

Acknowledgements

  • I would like to express my thanks for the financial support for my visiting PhD research by the Abroad Joint PhD Research Scholarship Program in Beijing Institute of Technology.
  • Thanks also for the cooperative supervision by Prof. Roskilly and Prof. Zuo. I am also grateful to Dr. Mikalsen, Dr. Wang, Dr. Sweeney, Ms. Michelle and all other members of the Swan Institute.