Academic Staff

BEng, MEng, PhD

Area of Specialization

High-speed flows, Shock/boundary-layer interaction, Laminar-turbulent transition, Direct numerical simulation

Short Description

Dr Shibin Cao received his PhD degree from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University in 2021. Then, he joined the Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University as a Research Assistant Professor. His main research area is the stability and transition in shock/laminar boundary layer interaction. His current research interests include 1) flow instability in shock-induced separated flows, 2) laminar-turbulent transition in high-speed flows and 3) direct numerical simulation of supersonic and hypersonic flows.

Selected Publications

1. Hao, J., Cao, S., Guo, P., & Wen, C. Y. (2023). Response of hypersonic compression corner flow to upstream disturbances. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 964, A25.
2. Cao, S., Hao, J., Guo, P., Wen, C.Y., & Klioutchnikov, I. (2023). Stability of hypersonic flow over a curved compression ramp. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 957, A8.
3. Cao, S., Hao, J., Klioutchnikov, I., Wen, C.Y., Olivier, H., & Heufer, K.A. (2022). Transition to turbulence in hypersonic flow over a compression ramp due to intrinsic instability. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 941, A8.
4. Hao, J., Fan, J., Cao, S., & Wen, C.Y. (2022). Three-dimensionality of hypersonic laminar flow over a double cone. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 935, A8.
5. Cao, S., Hao, J., Klioutchnikov, I., Olivier, H., Heufer, K.A., & Wen, C.Y. (2021). Leading-edge bluntness effects on hypersonic three-dimensional flows over a compression ramp. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 923, A27.
6. Hao, J., Cao, S., Olivier, H., & Wen, C.Y. (2021). Occurrence of global instability in hypersonic compression corner flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 919, A4.
7. Cao, S., Hao, J., Klioutchnikov, I., Olivier, H., & Wen, C.Y. (2021). Unsteady effects in a hypersonic compression ramp flow with laminar separation. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 912, A3.
8. Cao, S., Klioutchnikov, I., & Olivier, H. (2020). Görtler number evaluation for laminar separated hypersonic compression ramp flow. AIAA Journal, 58(8), pp.3706-3710.
9. Cao, S., Klioutchnikov, I., & Olivier, H. (2019). Görtler vortices in hypersonic flow on compression ramps. AIAA Journal, 57(9), pp.3874-3884.