Researchers
Tianxiang Li, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor
Research Areas: Combustion and Energy Utilization, Material Synthesis, Nanotechnology, Pollutant Generation and Control
University of Kentucky, College of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
204 Ralph G. Anderson Building
Lexington,
KY
40506-0503
Phone: (859) 257-6336, ext. 80695
Fax: (859) 257-3304
Email: Contact me
Professional Preparation
Ph.D. (6/1999) Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky
M.S. (12/1981) Engineering Thermophysics, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei, China
B.S. (8/1970) Department of Modern Mechanics, USTC, Hefei, China
Appointments
University of Kentucky (10/1994 – )
Assistant Research Professor (7/05 – ) ME
Senior Engineer Associate/Research (1/01- 6/05) ME
Research Assistant (10/94 – 1/01) Center for Applied Energy Research
Princeton University (11/91 – 10/94)
Professional Research Staff (11/91 – 10/94), Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Supervisor: Robert H. Goddard)
University of Science and Technology of China, China (8/73 – 11/91)
Associate Professor (11/91), Lecturer (7/86), Assistant (8/73), Dept. of Engineering Thermophysics
University of California at Davis (5/84 – 7/86)
Junior visiting fellow, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, (Supervisor: Professor C. K. Law)
Selected Publications
- Cheng, Jiusheng, Tianxiang Li, et al., Flame Temperature Measurement, Physics (in Chinese), 7:4:246 (1978)
- Li, Tianxiang, Combustion and Microexplosion of Water/Oil Emulsion Free Droplets, Master Thesis of University of Science and Technology of China (in Chinese) (1981)
- Li, Tianxiang and Jiusheng Cheng, Combustion and Microexplosion of Water/Oil Emulsion Droplets, Journal of Engineering Thermophysics (in Chinese), Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics, 3:3:270-276 (1982)
- Li, Tianxiang, Jiusheng Cheng, and Hanhon Zhang, Experimental Investigation of Combustion of Water/Oil Emulsion Droplets, Combustion Science and Technology, (in Chinese), 1:61-66 (1982)
- Li, Tianxiang and Jiusheng Cheng, Experimental Study of Microexplosion of Emulsion Fuel Droplets, Proceedings of Conference on Water-Added Fuels and Combustion (in Chinese), Energy Press, 75-82 (1985)
- Li, Tianxiang, Application of Perturbation Method in Combustion, Proceedings of 1988 Conference on Combustion (in Chinese), Society of Engineering Thermophysics, Academical Periodical Press, 236 (1988)
- Clausen, L.C., T.X. Li and C.K. Law, Effects of Additives on the Microexplosion of Carbon Slurry Droplets, Journal of Propulsion and Power, AIAA, 4:3:217-221 (1988)
- Li, Tianxiang, Juzheng Huang, Mindao Guo and Jiusheng Cheng, The Properties of Gasonal and Solubilization of Solvent-Supporting, Proceedings of the 3rd Conference on Alternative Fuel Technology, Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics, Guilin, China (1989)
- Law, C. K., T.X. Li, S.H. Chung, J.S. Kim and D.L. Zhu, On the Structure and Extinction Dynamics of Partially-Premixed Flames: Theory and Experiment, Combustion Science and Technology, 64:4-6:199-232 (1989)
- Li, Tianxiang, Jiusheng Cheng and Renjie Zhang, The Quasi-Steady Combustion of Carbon Particle with Non-unity Lewis Number, Proceedings of 3rd University Conference on Thermophysics (in Chinese), Jiaotong University Press, 425-428 (1990)