Cui Yan


Associate Professor

Phone:

Email: yan_cui@hust.edu.cn

Academic Areas: Dispersed Multiphase Flow, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Dry Powder Inhaler


Dr.-Ing. Cui was born in November 1985 at Anhui, China. His research activities focus on the particle-laden flow, i.e. modelling the transport, deposition and resuspension of spherical and non-spherical particles, droplets or bubbles by using direct numerical simulation (DNS), experiment and analytical solution within the framework of Euler-Lagrange approach, with applications such as modelling the drug detachment within the dry powder inhaler, regional deposition of drug particles in the respiratory airway, and settling characteristics of sludge flocs in wastewater treatment. 


Academic Degrees

2016.07   Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Doctor of Engineering

2010.01   Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Master of Science

2007.06   Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Bachelor of Engineering

Professional Experience

2020.01-present   Associate Professor, School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

2016.11-2019.11   Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Chair of Applied Mechanics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

2010.09-2016.08   Research Assistant, Chair of Mechanical Process Engineering, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg

Selected Publications

Journal Articles:

1. Cui, Y., Ravnik, J., Hriberšek, M. and Steinmann, P.* (2020). Towards a unified shear-induced lift model for prolate spheroidal particles moving in arbitrary non-uniform flow. Computers & Fluids, 196:104323. Doi: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2019.104323

2. Cui, Y., Ravnik, J., Steinmann, P. and Hriberšek, M.* (2019). Settling characteristics of nonspherical porous sludge flocs with nonhomogeneous mass distribution. Water Research, 158:159-170. Doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.04.017

3. Cui, Y.* and Sommerfeld, M. (2019). The modelling of carrier-wall collision with drug particle detachment for dry powder inhaler applications. Powder Technology, 344:741-755. Doi: 10.1016/j.powtec.2018.12.067

4. Sommerfeld, M.*, Cui, Y., Schmalfuß, S. (2019). Potential and constraints for the application of CFD combined with Lagrangian particle tracking to dry powder inhalers. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 128:299-324. Doi: 10.1016/j.ejps.2018.12.008

5. Cui, Y.*, Ravnik, J., Verhnjak, O., Hriberšek, M. and Steinmann, P. (2019). A novel model for the lift force acting on a prolate spheroidal particle in arbitrary non-uniform flow. Part II. Lift force taking into account the non-streamwise flow shear. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 111:103-112. Doi: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2018.12.003

6. Cui, Y.*, Ravnik, J., Hriberšek, M. and Steinmann, P. (2018). A novel model for the lift force acting on a prolate spheroidal particle in an arbitrary non-uniform flow. Part I. Lift force due to the streamwise flow shear. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 104:103-112. Doi: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2018.03.007

7. Koullapis, P., Kassinos, S., Muela, J., Perez-Segarra, C., Rigola, J., Lehmkuhl, O., Cui, Y., Sommerfeld, M., Elcner, J., Jicha, M., Saveljic, I., Filipovic, N., Lizal, F. and Nicolaou, L.* (2018). Regional aerosol deposition in the human airways: The SimInhale benchmark case and a critical assessment of in silico methods. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 113:77-94. Doi: 10.1016/j.ejps.2017.09.003

8. Cui, Y. and Sommerfeld, M.* (2018). Application of Lattice-Boltzmann Method for Analysing Detachment of Micron-Sized Particles from Carrier Particles in Turbulent Flows. Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 100:271-297. Doi: 10.1007/s10494-017-9835-9

9. Cui, Y. and Sommerfeld, M.* (2015). Forces on micron-sized particles randomly distributed on the surface of larger particles and possibility of detachment. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 72:39-52. Doi: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2015.01.006

10. Cui, Y., Schmalfuß, S., Zellnitz, S., Sommerfeld, M.* and Urbanetz, N. (2014). Towards the optimisation and adaptation of dry powder inhalers. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 470:120-132. Doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2014.04.065

Book Chapters & Monographs:

1. Zellnitz, S., Renner, N., Cui, Y., Scherließ, R., Sommerfeld, M.*, Steckel, H. and Urbanetz, N. (2019). The importance of interactions between carrier and drug particles for the application in dry powder inhalers. In Particles in Contact, 457-516. Springer International Publishing. Doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-15899-6_16

2. Cui, Y.*, Ravnik, J., Hriberšek, M. and Steinmann, P. (2018). On constitutive models for the momentum transfer to particles in fluid-dominated two-phase flows. In Advanced Structured Materials, 1-25. Springer International Publishing. Doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-70563-7_1

3. Cui, Y.* (2016). Application of the Lattice Boltzmann method for analysing the detachment of micro-sized drug particles from a carrier particle. Dissertation, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg. Urn: nbn:de:gbv:3:4-18052

Awards and Honors

Emerging Talents Initiative, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 2019.

Courses Taught


Centers/Programs

1. A numerical model of translational and rotational momentum transfer of small non-spherical rigid particles in fluid dominated two-phase flows, German Research Foundation, 2016.11-2019.11, First executor.

2. Simulation and pharmaceutical technologies for advanced patient-tailored inhaled medicines, European Cooperation in Science and Technology Action MP1404 SimInhale, 2015.06-2019.09, Participate.

3. The importance of inter-particle interactions for the application of dry powder inhaler, German Research Foundation Priority Programs SPP 1486 PiKo, 2010.09-2016.08, First executor.