Dr. Shiran Bao is a Research Professor in the College of Energy Engineering at Zhejiang University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Refrigeration and Cryogenic Engineering from Zhejiang University in 2017. Before joining Zhejiang University, he worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at USA during 2017-2021. His research topics include but are not limited to the flow and heat transfer of superfluid helium, cryogenic flow visualization techniques, cryogenic cooling for superconducting magnets and accelerators, and cryogenic distillation for air separation. He has published over 20 papers in leading journals and has been granted 8 Chinese patents for invention. He was awarded the Gustav and Ingrid Klipping Award by the International Cryogenic Engineering Committee, the Peter Kapitza Award by the International Institute of Refrigeration, and the Student Meritorious Paper Award by the Cryogenic Engineering Conference.
EDUCATION BACKGROUND
Sept. 2012-Sept. 2017 Ph. D., Refrigeration and Cryogenic Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China
Dissertation title: Study of heat and mass transfer mechanism in cryogenic mixed fluid of oxygen and nitrogen under magnetic field.
Supervisors: Prof. Limin Qiu, Prof. Minghu Fang, Prof. Xiaobin Zhang
Sept. 2008-July 2012 B. E., Energy and Environment Systems Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China
Dissertation title: Preliminary study of cryogenic air separation using superconducting magnetic field.
Supervisors: Prof. Limin Qiu
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Oct. 2017-Sept. 2021 National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL) Tallahassee, USA
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cryogenics Research Group Advisor: Prof. Wei Guo
Jan. 2022-Now Zhejiang University Hangzhou, China
Research Professor, Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenics
Research Areas
Publications
S.R. Bao, W. Guo, Transient heat transfer of superfluid 4He in nonhomogeneous geometries: Second sound, rarefaction, and thermal layer, Phys. Rev. B. 103 (2021) 134510. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.103.134510.
S.R. Bao, T. Kanai, Y. Zhang, L.N. Cattafesta, W. Guo, Stereoscopic detection of hot spots in superfluid 4He (He II) for accelerator-cavity diagnosis, Int. J. Heat Mass Transf. 161 (2020) 120259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2020.120259.
S.R. Bao, N. Garceau, W. Guo, Heat and mass transfer during a sudden loss of vacuum in a liquid helium cooled tube – Part II: Theoretical modeling, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 146 (2020) 118883. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2019.118883.
Y. Tang, S.R. Bao, W. Guo, Superdiffusion of quantized vortices uncovering scaling laws in quantum turbulence, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 118 (2021) e2021957118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2021957118.
N. Garceau, S.R. Bao, W. Guo, Heat and mass transfer during a sudden loss of vacuum in a liquid helium cooled tube - Part III: Heat deposition in He II, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 181 (2021) 121885. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.121885.
X. Wen, S.R. Bao, L. McDonald, J. Pierce, G.L. Greene, L. Crow, X. Tong, A. Mezzacappa, R. Glasby, W. Guo, M.R. Fitzsimmons, Imaging fluorescence of He2* excimers created by neutron capture in liquid helium II, Phys. Rev. Lett. 124 (2020) 134502. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.134502.
Y. Tang, S.R. Bao, T. Kanai, W. Guo, Statistical properties of homogeneous and isotropic turbulence in He II measured via particle tracking velocimetry, Phys. Rev. Fluids. 5 (2020) 084602. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.5.084602.
H. Sanavandi, S.R. Bao, Y. Zhang, R. Keijzer, W. Guo, L.N. Cattafesta, A cryogenic-helium pipe flow facility with unique double-line molecular tagging velocimetry capability, Review of Scientific Instruments. 91 (2020) 053901. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0008117.
S.R. Bao, R.P. Zhang, Y.Y.M. Rong, X.Q. Zhi, L.M. Qiu, Interferometric study of the heat and mass transfer during the mixing and evaporation of liquid oxygen and nitrogen under non-uniform magnetic field, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 136 (2019) 10–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2019.02.044.
S.R. Bao, W. Guo, Quench-spot detection for superconducting accelerator cavities via flow visualization in superfluid helium-4, Phys. Rev. Applied. 11 (2019) 044003. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.11.044003.
R.P. Zhang, S.R. Bao, C.J. Gu, L.M. Qiu, X.Q. Zhi, X.B. Zhang, Numerical study on the bubble rising behavior in liquid oxygen under magnetic field, Cryogenics. 101 (2019) 43–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryogenics.2019.04.003.
B. Mastracci, S.R. Bao, W. Guo, W.F. Vinen, Particle tracking velocimetry applied to thermal counterflow in superfluid 4: Motion of the normal fluid at small heat fluxes, Phys. Rev. Fluids. 4 (2019) 083305. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.4.083305.
N. Garceau, S.R. Bao, W. Guo, S.W. Van Sciver, The design and testing of a liquid helium cooled tube system for simulating sudden vacuum loss in particle accelerators, Cryogenics. 100 (2019) 92–96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryogenics.2019.04.012.
N. Garceau, S.R. Bao, W. Guo, Heat and mass transfer during a sudden loss of vacuum in a liquid helium cooled tube – Part I: Interpretation of experimental observations, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 129 (2019) 1144–1150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2018.10.053.
S.R. Bao, W. Guo, V.S. L’vov, A. Pomyalov, Statistics of turbulence and intermittency enhancement in superfluid 4He counterflow, Phys. Rev. B. 98 (2018) 174509. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.98.174509.
S.R. Bao, R.P. Zhang, K. Wang, X.Q. Zhi, L.M. Qiu, Free-surface flow of liquid oxygen under non-uniform magnetic field, Cryogenics. 81 (2017) 76–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cryogenics.2016.12.002.
R.P. Zhang, J.H. Zhang, S.R. Bao, L.M. Qiu, Visualized study on mass transfer characteristics of cryogenic nitrogen and oxygen under magnetic field, Journal of Engineering Thermophysics. 38 (2017) 2522–2529.
Y. Tang, L.M. Qiu, Y. Bai, J. Song, S.R. Bao, X.B. Zhang, J.J. Wang, Experimental study on film condensation characteristics at liquid nitrogen temperatures, Applied Thermal Engineering. 127 (2017) 256–265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.06.074.
S.R. Bao, R.P. Zhang, Y.F. Zhang, Y. Tang, J.H. Zhang, L.M. Qiu, Enhancing the convective heat transfer in liquid oxygen using alternating magnetic fields, Applied Thermal Engineering. 100 (2016) 125–132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.01.088.