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Biography
Dr Jianping Zhang is a Reader in Fire Dynamics and Material at the School of Architecture and the Built Environment. He holds a BEng (Honours) degree in Mechanical Engineering. After obtaining his PhD on "Numerical modelling of pool fires and flame spread" at Kingston University in 2005, he joined Ulster University as a research associate in the FP6 project PredFIRE-Nano, in which he was responsible for the development and validation of a complete methodology for predicting the burning behaviours of polymer nanocomposites based on intrinsic properties extracted from micro- and small-scale tests. He was appointed as Lecturer in 2008 and subsequently promoted to Reader in 2016. He has worked on FP7 projects including ENFIRO, AircraftFire and ELISSA and the H2020 project EENSULATE as well as projects funded by industry and UK government. His research interests consist of fundamental experimental investigation of material flammability and fire dynamics, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling of flames and fires, numerical analysis of heat transfer and pyrolysis of solids, and application of quantitative risk analysis in fire safety engineering. He has published widely in the fields of fire safety, material flammability and combustion.
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Education/Academic qualification
Master, Master of Education
Award Date: 16 Jun 2023
Post-graduate Certificate in Higher Education Practice (PgCHEP)
Award Date: 30 Jun 2011
PhD, Numerical modelling of pool fires and flame spread, Kingston University
Award Date: 30 Jun 2005
Bachelor, BEng, Mechanical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University
Award Date: 30 Jun 1998
External positions
External Examiner, BEng (Hons) Fire Engineering (Apprenticeships), Birmingham City University
2022 → 2026
External Examiner, BEng & BSc Honours programmes for Fire Safety Engineering, Letterkenny Institute of Technology
2016 → 2021
External Examiner, BSc (Hons) International Fire Safety Management, University of Central Lancashire
2016 → 2019
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Experimental investigation and theoretical analysis of effects of crosswind on flame lengths and tilting behaviors of pool fires with large ullage heights
Zhao, J., Zhang, S., Pan, Y., Hu, Z. & Zhang, J., 15 May 2025, In: Fuel. 388, p. 1-10 10 p., 134453.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An experimental study on the spreading characteristics and burning behaviors of continuous spill fires under cross flow
Ma, H., Zhao, J., Huang, H., Zhang, J. & Wang, Z., 30 Jun 2024, In: International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 155, p. 1-14 14 p., 107476.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of an environmentally friendly gel foam and assessment of its thermal stability and fire suppression properties in liquid pool fires
Zhao, J., Yang, J., Hu, Z., Kang, R. & Zhang, J., 14 Apr 2024, (Published online) In: Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 692, p. 1-10 10 p., 133990.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of capacity on the thermal runaway and gas venting behaviors of large-format lithium iron phosphate batteries induced by overcharge
Kang, R., Jia, C., Zhao, J., Zhao, L. & Zhang, J., 15 May 2024, In: Journal of Energy Storage. 87, 111523.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experimental investigation of effects of ullage height on the burning rate and heat feedback in pool fires
Zhang, X., Zhao, J., Li, X., Huang, H. & Zhang, J., 31 Oct 2024, In: Case Studies in Thermal Engineering. 62, p. 1-12 12 p., 105175.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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China University of Petroleum (East China)
Zhang, J. (Visiting researcher)
Oct 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE SAFETY SCIENCE (External organisation)
Zhang, J. (Chair)
Sept 2024 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing)
Tretsiakova, S. (Visiting researcher), Zhang, J. (Visiting researcher) & Brennan, S. (Visiting researcher)
31 Mar 2024 → 6 Apr 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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The fate of toxic compounds travelling through layers of fire suits
Tretsiakova, S. (Speaker), Chen, Y. K. (Contributor), Zhang, J. (Contributor) & Nadjai, A. (Contributor)
17 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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