Dr Yuan Wang

Dr Yuan Wang

Conjoint Senior Lecturer
Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering

Head

UNSW Torch Innovation Precinct

Conjoint Senior Lecturer

School of Civil & Environmental Engineering

 Lectures taught

Research interest

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in membrane processes for water and wastewater treatment
    • Mixing in full scale membrane bioreactors
    • Design of aeration systems; optimisation of aeration energy
    • Porous media models
    • Membrane distillation
    • Effects of mixing on the size and quality of crystals in membrane distillation/membrane crystallisation processes
    • Design of membrane modules (MBR, RO, and MD)
  • Membrane bioreactors
    • Phosphorus removal using metal coagulants
    • Design of membrane bioreactors
    • Membrane fouling and cleaning
    • Residence time distribution analysis
  • Mechanical analysis of hollow fibre membranes in water and wastewater treatment applications
    • Failure of different membranes and module configurations caused by both repetitive stress-based phenomena and shock loading
  • Groundwater treatment for drinking water supplies for remote communities in Australia and China
    • Removal of contaminants, arsenic, fluoride, nitrate, iron and manganese
    • Selection of membrane processes
    • Energy consumption
    • Fouling of NF/RO membranes 
  • Other projects
    • Study of floc strength and stability during direct filtration of surface water
    • Characterisation of polymeric membranes using electrical impedance spectroscopy
    • Development of online knowledge support tool for desalination plants
    • Membrane autopsy
    • Treatment of coal seam gas water 

Grants

  • Optimisation of coal mine water treatment processes, China Coal Technology Engineering Group, 2019 - 2021
  • Wastewater treatment and resource recovery, UNSW Torch Initiatives, funded by Beijing Origin Water Technology, 2016 - 2018
  • Membrane Distillation Development for Concentrated Solar Thermal Systems, ARC LP 160100622, 2016-2019
  • Development of mobile groundwater desalination systems, Tata Trust, 2015-2017
  • Analytics based solution to predict floc strength in direct filtration water treatment plants, Sydney Water, 2016
  • Evaluation of the performance and properties of two generations of membranes, Evoqua Water Technologies, 2016
  • Evaluation of floc strength and stability during direct filtration of surface water, Sydney Water, 2015
  • Design of anaerobic membrane bioreactors using Computational Fluid Dynamics, Abengoa Research Spain, 2015
  • Development of National Digital Membrane Library and on-line knowledge support tool for desalination, National Centre of Excellence in Desalination, 2014
  • Faculty of Engineering Early Career Research Grants Program, UNSW (2013) 
  • Faculty of Engineering Early Career Research Grants Program, UNSW (2012)

Awards

  • The World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations (WAITRO) Innovation Award (2020)
  • PIEoneer Awards for Public/Private Partnership of the Year (2018)
  • UNSW President Award on "Building Collaboration" (2017)
  • Peter Farrell Challenge Cup, 2nd place, Australian Graduate School of Management, Australian School of Business, UNSW (2009)
  • Commercialisation Training Scheme (CTS) Scholarships (2009), Graduate Research School, UNSW (2009)

Professional Organisations and Service Roles

Member, International Water Association (IWA)

Member, IWA working group on CFD

Member, Membrane Society of Australasia (MSA)

Education

Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering), UNSW; 2010.

Grad. Cert. of Research Management and Commercialisation, UNSW; 2009.

B.Eng. (Chemical Engineering), Tianjin University, Tianjin, China; 2001.

Phone
(+61 2) 9385 4377
Location
Level 2, Rupert Myers Building (South Wing) UNSW Kensington Campus
  • Book Chapters | 2015
    Tng KH; Antony A; Wang Y; Leslie GL, 2015, '11 Membrane ageing during water treatment Mechanisms, monitoring, and control', in Advances in Membrane Technologies for Water Treatment, Elsevier, pp. 349 - 378, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-1-78242-121-4.00011-3
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Tng KH; antony ; Wang Y; leslie , 2015, 'Membrane ageing during water treatment: Mechanisms, monitoring, and control', in Basile A; Cassano A; Rastogi NK (ed.), Advances in Membrane Technologies for Water Treatment, pp. 349 - 378, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-78242-121-4.00011-3
    Book Chapters | 2013
    Wang Y; Waite D; Leslie GL, 2013, 'Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of membrane reactors: modelling of membrane bioreactors for municipal wastewater treatment', in Angelo Basile (ed.), Handbook of membrane reactors, Volume 1: Fundamental materials science, design and optimisation, Woodhaed publishing, Cambridge, UK, pp. 532 - 568, http://dx.doi.org/10.1533/9780857097330.3.532
    Book Chapters | 2013
    Wang Y; Waite TD; Leslie GL, 2013, '15 Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of membrane reactors: modelling of membrane bioreactors for municipal wastewater treatment', in Handbook of Membrane Reactors, Elsevier, pp. 532 - 568, http://dx.doi.org/10.1533/9780857097330.3.532
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Mahmood Z; Garg S; Yuan Y; Xie L; Wang Y; Waite TD, 2024, 'Performance evaluation and optimization of a suspension-type reactor for use in heterogeneous catalytic ozonation', Water Research, 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.121410
    Journal articles | 2023
    Bales C; Kinsela AS; Miller C; Wang Y; Zhu Y; Lian B; Waite TD, 2023, 'Removal of Trace Uranium from Groundwaters Using Membrane Capacitive Deionization Desalination for Potable Supply in Remote Communities: Bench, Pilot, and Field Scale Investigations', Environmental Science and Technology, 57, pp. 11345 - 11355, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c03477
    Journal articles | 2023
    Bales C; Lian B; Zhu Y; Zhou H; Wang Y; Fletcher J; Waite TD, 2023, 'Photovoltaic powered operational scale Membrane Capacitive Deionization (MCDI) desalination with energy recovery for treated domestic wastewater reuse', Desalination, 559, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2023.116647
    Journal articles | 2023
    Bales C; Wang Y; Lian B; He Z; Fletcher J; Waite TD, 2023, 'Predictive performance and costing model for Membrane Capacitive Deionization (MCDI) at operational scale', Desalination, 557, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2023.116595
    Journal articles | 2023
    He Z; Li Y; Wang Y; Miller CJ; Fletcher J; Lian B; Waite TD, 2023, 'Insufficient desorption of ions in constant-current membrane capacitive deionization (MCDI): Problems and solutions', Water Research, 242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.120273
    Journal articles | 2023
    Lian B; Sun Y; Wang Y; Garg S; Zhang C; Chen Y; Tu Y; Waite TD, 2023, 'Investigation of the Effects of Anode Geometry on the Electrochemical Degradation of Ni-Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid Complexes Using Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation', ACS ES and T Engineering, 3, pp. 201 - 212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsestengg.2c00278
    Journal articles | 2023
    Wu L; Garg S; Xie J; Zhang C; Wang Y; Waite TD, 2023, 'Electrochemical Removal of Metal-Organic Complexes in Metal Plating Wastewater: A Comparative Study of Cu-EDTA and Ni-EDTA Removal Mechanisms', Environmental Science and Technology, 57, pp. 12476 - 12488, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c02550
    Journal articles | 2022
    Kong X; Garg S; Chen G; Li W; Wang Y; Wang J; Ma J; Yuan Y; Waite TD, 2022, 'Coal chemical industry membrane concentrates: characterisation and treatment by ozonation and catalytic ozonation processes', Environmental Chemistry, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/en22042
    Journal articles | 2022
    Lian B; Jiang Q; Garg S; Wang Y; Yuan Y; Waite TD, 2022, 'Analysis of Ozonation Processes Using Coupled Modeling of Fluid Dynamics, Mass Transfer, and Chemical Reaction Kinetics', Environmental Science and Technology, 56, pp. 4377 - 4385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c07694
    Journal articles | 2022
    Lian B; Zhu Y; Branchaud D; Wang Y; Bales C; Bednarz T; Waite TD, 2022, 'Application of digital twins for remote operation of membrane capacitive deionization (mCDI) systems', Desalination, 525, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2021.115482
    Journal articles | 2022
    Rong C; Shen X; Wang Y; Thomsen L; Zhao T; Li Y; Lu X; Amal R; Zhao C, 2022, 'Electronic Structure Engineering of Single-Atom Ru Sites via Co–N4 Sites for Bifunctional pH-Universal Water Splitting', Advanced Materials, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.202110103
    Journal articles | 2022
    Rong H; Zhang C; Sun Y; Wu L; Lian B; Wang Y; Chen Y; Tu Y; Waite TD, 2022, 'Electrochemical degradation of Ni-EDTA complexes in electroless plating wastewater using PbO2-Bi electrodes', Chemical Engineering Journal, 431, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.133230
    Journal articles | 2022
    Sun Y; Zhang C; Rong H; Wu L; Lian B; Wang Y; Chen Y; Tu Y; Waite TD, 2022, 'Electrochemical Ni-EDTA degradation and Ni removal from electroless plating wastewaters using an innovative Ni-doped PbO2 anode: Optimization and mechanism', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 424, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127655
    Journal articles | 2022
    Wu L; Zhang C; Sun Y; Wang Y; Lian B; Chen Y; Tu Y; Waite TD, 2022, 'Cu-mediated optimization of PbO2 anodes for electrochemical treatment of electroless nickel plating wastewater', Chemical Engineering Journal, 450, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.138188
    Journal articles | 2022
    Yuan Y; Garg S; Wang Y; Li W; Chen G; Gao M; Zhong J; Wang J; Waite TD, 2022, 'Influence of salinity on the heterogeneous catalytic ozonation process: Implications to treatment of high salinity wastewater', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 423, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127255
    Journal articles | 2022
    Zhu Y; Lian B; Wang Y; Miller C; Bales C; Fletcher J; Yao L; Waite TD, 2022, 'Machine learning modelling of a membrane capacitive deionization (MCDI) system for prediction of long-term system performance and optimization of process control parameters in remote brackish water desalination', Water Research, 227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.119349
    Journal articles | 2021
    Bales C; Lian B; Fletcher J; Wang Y; Waite TD, 2021, 'Site specific assessment of the viability of membrane Capacitive Deionization (mCDI) in desalination of brackish groundwaters for selected crop watering', Desalination, 502, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2020.114913
    Journal articles | 2021
    Guo Z; Zou X; Mao W; Sun S; Ma S; Lyu S; Liu X; Wang Y, 2021, 'CFD simulations of mass transfer and concentration polarization in a spiral-wound RO element for coal mine water desalination', Huagong Xuebao/CIESC Journal, 72, pp. 4808 - 4815, http://dx.doi.org/10.11949/0438-1157.20210075
    Journal articles | 2021
    He C; Lian B; Ma J; Zhang C; Wang Y; Mo H; Waite TD, 2021, 'Scale-up and Modelling of Flow-electrode CDI Using Tubular Electrodes', Water Research, 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117498
    Journal articles | 2021
    He Z; Liu S; Lian B; Fletcher J; Bales C; Wang Y; Waite TD, 2021, 'Optimization of constant-current operation in membrane capacitive deionization (MCDI) using variable discharging operations', Water Research, 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117646
    Journal articles | 2021
    Mao W; Zou X; Guo Z; Sun S; Ma S; Lyv S; Xiao Y; Ji X; Wang Y, 2021, 'Numerical simulations of calcium sulphate scaling in full-scale brackish water reverse osmosis pressure vessels using computational fluid dynamics', Membranes, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/membranes11070521
    Journal articles | 2021
    Wei W; Zhang J; Zhang J; Zou X; Lyu S; Li R; Zhao K; Liu X; Wang Y, 2021, 'Study on mechanism of reverse osmosis membrane pollution of water treatment in underground coal mine', Meitan Kexue Jishu/Coal Science and Technology (Peking), 49, pp. 103 - 110, http://dx.doi.org/10.13199/j.cnki.cst.2021.04.013
    Journal articles | 2021
    Wei W; Zou X; Ji X; Zhou R; Zhao K; Wang Y, 2021, 'Analysis of concentration polarisation in full-size spiral wound reverse osmosis membranes using computational fluid dynamics', Membranes, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/membranes11050353
    Journal articles | 2019
    Li Q; Tan J; Lian B; Wang Y; Le Clech P; Liu X; Leslie G; Taylor R, 2019, 'An integrated, solar-driven membrane distillation system for water purification and energy generation', Applied Energy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.12.069
    Journal articles | 2019
    Liu X; Wang Y; Shi Y; Li Q; Dai P; Guan J; Waite TD; Leslie G, 2019, 'CFD modelling of uneven flows behaviour in flat-sheet membrane bioreactors: From bubble generation to shear stress distribution', Journal of Membrane Science, 570-571, pp. 146 - 155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2018.10.040
    Journal articles | 2019
    Wu H; Wang Y; Ikeda-Ohno A; Miller CJ; Waite TD, 2019, 'Impact of ferrous iron dosing on iron and phosphorus solids speciation and transformation in a pilot scale membrane bioreactor', Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 5, pp. 1400 - 1411, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9ew00225a
    Journal articles | 2018
    Julian H; Lian B; Li H; Liu X; Wang Y; Leslie G; Chen V, 2018, 'Numerical study of CaCO3 scaling in submerged vacuum membrane distillation and crystallization (VMDC)', Journal of Membrane Science, 559, pp. 87 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2018.04.050
    Journal articles | 2018
    Keucken A; Liu X; Lian B; Wang Y; Persson KM; Leslie G, 2018, 'Simulation of NOM removal by capillary NF: A numerical method for full-scale plant design', Journal of Membrane Science, 555, pp. 229 - 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2018.03.016
    Journal articles | 2018
    Li Q; Lian B; Wang Y; Taylor R; Liu X; Tan J; Leslie G, 2018, 'Development of a mobile groundwater desalination system for communities in rural India', Water Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.08.001
    Journal articles | 2018
    Radaei E; Liu X; Tng KH; Wang Y; Trujillo FJ; Leslie G, 2018, 'Insights on pulsed bubble control of membrane fouling: Effect of bubble size and frequency', Journal of Membrane Science, 554, pp. 59 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2018.02.058
    Journal articles | 2017
    Du X; Liu X; Wang Y; Radaei E; Lian B; Leslie G; Li G; Liang H, 2017, 'Particle deposition on flat sheet membranes under bubbly and slug flow aeration in coagulation-microfiltration process: Effects of particle characteristic and shear stress', Journal of Membrane Science, 541, pp. 668 - 676, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2017.07.023
    Journal articles | 2017
    Du X; Wang Y; Leslie G; Li G; Liang H, 2017, 'Shear stress in a pressure-driven membrane system and its impact on membrane fouling from a hydrodynamic condition perspective: a review', Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 92, pp. 463 - 478, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jctb.5154
    Journal articles | 2017
    Du X; Wang Y; Qu F; Li K; Liu X; Wang Z; Li G; Liang H, 2017, 'Impact of bubbly flow in feed channel of forward osmosis for wastewater treatment: Flux performance and biofouling', Chemical Engineering Journal, 316, pp. 1047 - 1058, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2017.02.031
    Journal articles | 2016
    Keucken A; Wang Y; Tng KH; Leslie G; Spanjer T; Köhler SJ, 2016, 'Optimizing hollow fibre nanofiltration for organic matter rich lake water', Water (Switzerland), 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w8100430
    Journal articles | 2016
    Lian B; Wang Y; Le-Clech P; Chen V; Leslie G, 2016, 'A numerical approach to module design for crossflow vacuum membrane distillation systems', Journal of Membrane Science, 510, pp. 489 - 496, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.03.041
    Journal articles | 2016
    Liu X; Wang Y; Waite TD; Leslie G, 2016, 'Fluid Structure Interaction analysis of lateral fibre movement in submerged membrane reactors', Journal of Membrane Science, 504, pp. 240 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2015.12.056
    Journal articles | 2016
    Liu X; Wang Y; Waite TD; Leslie G, 2016, 'Numerical simulations of impact of membrane module design variables on aeration patterns in membrane bioreactors', Journal of Membrane Science, 520, pp. 201 - 213, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.07.011
    Journal articles | 2015
    Keucken A; Wang Y; Tng KH; Leslie GL; Persson KM; Köhler SJ; Spanjer T, 2015, 'Evaluation of novel hollow fiber membranes for NOM removal by advanced membrane autopsy', Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, pp. ws2015170 - ws2015170, http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/ws.2015.170
    Journal articles | 2015
    Liu X; Wang Y; Waite TD; Leslie G, 2015, 'Numerical simulation of bubble induced shear inmembrane bioreactors: Effects of mixed liquor rheology and membrane configuration', Water Research, 75, pp. 131 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2015.02.009
    Journal articles | 2015
    Wu H; Ikeda-Ohno A; Wang Y; Waite TD, 2015, 'Iron and phosphorus speciation in Fe-conditioned membrane bioreactor activated sludge', Water Research, 76, pp. 213 - 226, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2015.02.020
    Journal articles | 2015
    Xin Y; Bligh MW; Kinsela AS; Wang Y; Waite D, 2015, 'Calcium-mediated polysaccharide gel formation and breakage: Impact on membrane foulant hydraulic properties', Journal of Membrane Science, 475, pp. 395 - 405, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2014.10.033
    Journal articles | 2015
    Zhang Z; Bligh MW; Wang Y; Leslie GL; Bustamante H; Waite TD, 2015, 'Cleaning strategies for iron-fouled membranes from submerged membrane bioreactor treatment of wastewaters', Journal of Membrane Science, 475, pp. 9 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2014.09.003
    Journal articles | 2015
    Zhang Z; Wang Y; Leslie GL; Waite TD, 2015, 'Effect of ferric and ferrous iron addition on phosphorus removal and fouling in submerged membrane bioreactors', Water Research, 69, pp. 210 - 222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2014.11.011
    Journal articles | 2014
    Boyle-Gotla A; Jensen PD; Yap SD; Pidou M; Wang Y; Batstone DJ, 2014, 'Dynamic multidimensional modelling of submerged membrane bioreactor fouling', Journal of Membrane Science, 467, pp. 153 - 161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2014.05.028
    Journal articles | 2014
    Wang Y; Leslie ; Waite , 2014, 'Impact of iron dosing of membrane bioreactors on membrane fouling', Chemical Engineering Journal, 252, pp. 239 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2014.04.106
    Journal articles | 2014
    Wang Y; Tng KH; Wu H; Leslie G; Waite TD, 2014, 'Removal of phosphorus from wastewaters using ferrous salts - A pilot scale membrane bioreactor study', Water Research, 57, pp. 140 - 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2014.03.029
    Journal articles | 2014
    Yeo SY; Wang Y; Chilcott T; Antony A; Coster H; Leslie G, 2014, 'Characterising nanostructure functionality of a cellulose triacetate forward osmosis membrane using electrical impedance spectroscopy', Journal of Membrane Science, 467, pp. 292 - 302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2014.05.035
    Journal articles | 2010
    Brannock M; Leslie GL; Wang Y; Buetehorn S, 2010, 'Optimising mixing and nutrient removal in membrane bioreactors: CFD modelling and experimental validation', Desalination, 250, pp. 815 - 818, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2008.11.048
    Journal articles | 2010
    Brannock M; Wang Y; Leslie GL, 2010, 'Evaluation of full-scale membrane bioreactor mixing performance and the effect of membrane configuration', Journal of Membrane Science, 350, pp. 101 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2009.12.016
    Journal articles | 2010
    Brannock M; Wang Y; Leslie GL, 2010, 'Mixing characterisation of full-scale membrane bioreactors: CFD modelling with experimental validation', Water Research, 44, pp. 3181 - 3191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2010.02.029
    Journal articles | 2010
    Wang Y; Brannock M; Cox SJ; Leslie GL, 2010, 'CFD simulations of membrane filtration zone in a submerged hollow fibre membrane bioreactor using a porous media approach', Journal of Membrane Science, 363, pp. 57 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2010.07.008
    Journal articles | 2009
    Brannock M; De Wever H; Wang Y; Leslie GL, 2009, 'Computational fluid dynamics simulations of MBRs: Inside submerged versus outside submerged membranes', Desalination, 236, pp. 244 - 251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2007.10.073
    Journal articles | 2009
    Wang Y; Brannock M; Leslie GL, 2009, 'Membrane bioreactors: overview of the effects of module geometry on mixing energy', Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, 4, pp. 322 - 333, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/apj.248
    Journal articles | 2009
    Wang Y; Sanly S; Brannock M; Leslie GL, 2009, 'Diagnosis of membrane bioreactor performance through residence time distribution measurements - a preliminary study', Desalination, 236, pp. 120 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2007.10.058
    Journal articles | 2008
    Wang Y; Ong K; Brannock M; Leslie GL, 2008, 'Evaluation of membrane bioreactor performance via residence time distribution: Effects of membrane configuration and mixing', Water Science and Technology, 57, pp. 353 - 359, http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2008.114
  • Patents | 2022
    Waite D; Fletcher J; Wang Y; Lian B; He Z, 2022, MCDI electrode assembly, housing structure, module, and method for treating liquid, Patent No. China - CN215592685U
    Patents | 2022
    Waite D; Wang Y; Zhang C; Lian B; Sun Y; Wu L, 2022, An electrochemical reactor, Patent No. China - ZL202121649918.0
    Reports | 2021
    Bales C; Kinsela A; Lian B; Wang Y; zhu J; Waite D, 2021, Laboratory Studies on Membrane Capacitive Deionization Removal of Uranium from Northern Territory Groundwater: Final Report
    Theses / Dissertations | 2021
    Omar A, 2021, Membrane Distillation Development for Concentrated Solar Thermal Systems, University of New South Wales
    Reports | 2020
    Kinsela A; Lian B; Bales C; Wang Y; Waite D, 2020, Uranium Removal from Groundwaters in Northern Territory Remote Communities: Advanced Treatment Options for Drinking Water
    Conference Posters | 2018
    Beier L; Li Q; taylor R; leslie G; Tan J, 2018, 'An integrated solar-driven membrane distillation system for water purification and energy production', Valencia, Spain, presented at Euromembrane 2018, Valencia, Spain, 09 July 2018 - 13 July 2018
    Conference Presentations | 2018
    Radaei E; Liu XUEFEI; Wang YUAN; Trujillo FRANCISCO; leslie GREG, 2018, 'The relationship between shear stress induced by pulse bubble and fouling rate', presented at 5th MSA Early Career Researcher ​Membrane Symposium, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, 05 February 2018 - 06 February 2018
    Conference Presentations | 2017
    Li Q; Leslie G; Taylor R, 2017, 'Development of a Mobile Groundwater Desalination System for Communities in Rural India', presented at Chemeca 2017, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf VIC, 23 July 2017 - 26 July 2017
    Conference Presentations | 2017
    Radaei E; Liu XUEFEI; Wang YUAN; Trujillo ; Leslie GREG, 2017, 'Shear stress induced by spherical cap bubbles in immersed HF: CFD modeling and fouling experiments', presented at 8th IWA Membrane Technology Conference & Exhibition for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, Singapore, 05 September 2017 - 09 September 2017
    Conference Presentations | 2017
    Radaei E; Liu XUEFEI; Wang YUAN; Trujillo FRNCISCO; Leslie GREG, 2017, 'Shear stress induced by spherical cap bubble rising in Newtonian and non-Newtonian liquids in immersed hollow fiber membrane systems', presented at 11th International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM 2017), San Francisco, CA USA, 29 July 2017 - 04 August 2017
    Conference Posters | 2016
    Radaei E; Wang ; Leslie ; Trujillo , 2016, 'Application of Porous Media Model in Immersed Hollow Fibre Membrane Systems', Sydney, Australia, presented at International Conference on Porous Media INTERPORE SYDNEY, Sydney, Australia, 30 November 2016 - 02 December 2016
    Conference Presentations | 2016
    Radaei E; Wang ; Leslie ; Trujillo , 2016, 'Numerical modelling of hydrodynamic characteristics of spherical cap bubble flow in an immersed hollow fibre membrane system', presented at 9th International Membrane Science and Technology Conference (IMSTEC2016), Adelaide, Australia, 05 December 2016 - 08 December 2016
    Conference Presentations | 2016
    Tng KH; Wang Y; Cho H; Waite D; Leslie G, 2016, 'Comparison Of Alternative Groundwater Desalinating Technologies For Remote Communities Based On Resilience Modelling', presented at IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2016, Brisbane, Queensland, 09 October 2016 - 13 October 2016
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Lian ; Nashed ; Sproul ; Chen ; Wang Y; Leslie , 2015, 'Optimisation of solar powered membrane distillation system using CFD and TRNSYS coupled model', Melbourne, presented at APCChE 2015 Congress incorporating Chemeca 2015, Melbourne, 27 September 2015 - 01 October 2015, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=734422692092023;res=IELENG
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Tng KH; Wang Y; Audley M; Koh S-H; Currie J; Roberts C; Leslie G, 2015, 'Performance Analysis of Advanced Water Treatment Plants Using Resilience Modelling Software', in OzWater'15, OzWater'15, Adelaide, Australia, presented at OzWater'15, Adelaide, Australia, 12 May 2015 - 14 May 2015
    Conference Presentations | 2015
    Tng KH; Wang Y; Leslie G, 2015, 'Understanding Membrane Failure Using in-situ Micro-strain Gauges and High-Cycle Fatigue Analysis', presented at Euromembrane 2015, Aachen, Germany, 06 September 2015 - 10 September 2015
    Conference Posters | 2015
    Wang Y; Baharudin F; Waite D; Leslie G, 2015, 'Remote Community Groundwater Treatment Using Membrane Technologies', Adelaide, Australia, presented at OzWater'15, Adelaide, Australia, 12 May 2015 - 14 May 2015
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Wang Y; Liu X; Guan J; Waite D; Leslie G, 2015, 'Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics to Optimisation of Membrane Module Configurations in Submerged Membrane Bioreactors', in Ozwater'15 conference proceedings, Ozwater’15, Adelaide, Australia, presented at Ozwater’15, Adelaide, Australia, 12 May 2015 - 14 May 2015, http://www.ozwater.org/sites/all/files/ozwater/134%20YWang.pdf
    Conference Presentations | 2014
    Lian B; Wang Y; Julian H; Hsu Y; Chen V; Leslie G, 2014, 'CFD modelling of a novel submerged membrane distillation crystallizer system', presented at The 10th International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM2014), Suzhou, China, 20 July 2014 - 25 July 2014
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Lian B; Wang Y; Leslie G, 2014, 'Design of a screw-conveyor extractor under subcritical water conditions using Computational Fluid Dynamics', in hemeca 2014: Processing excellence; Powering our future, Chemeca 2014 - Processing Excellence; Powering Our Future, Perth, Australia, presented at Chemeca 2014 - Processing Excellence; Powering Our Future, Perth, Australia, 28 September 2014 - 01 October 2014, http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/events/chemeca-2014-processing-excellence-powering-our-future-chemeca-2014
    Conference Papers | 2014
    Lian B; Wang Y; Li H; Chen V; Leslie G, 2014, 'Aspen Plus® and CFD coupled simulation for the optimisation of the membrane distillation process', in Chemeca 2014: Processing excellence; Powering our future, Perth, Australia, presented at Chemeca 14 - Processing Excellence; Powering Our Future, Perth, Australia, 28 September 2014 - 01 October 2014
    Conference Presentations | 2014
    Liu X; Wang Y; Waite TD; Leslie G, 2014, 'Effect of particle migration on cake layer formation during membrane filtration', presented at The 10th International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM2014), Suzhou, China, 20 July 2014 - 25 July 2014
    Conference Presentations | 2014
    Tng K; Wang Y; Leslie G, 2014, 'Predicting Membrane Fibre Failure Using Finite Element Analysis', presented at The 10th International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM2014), Suzhou, China, 20 July 2014 - 25 July 2014
    Conference Posters | 2014
    Tng KH; Wang Y; Leslie G, 2014, 'A Novel in-situ Use of Micro-strain gauges to Evaluate Effects of Excessive Fibre During Operation of Immersed Membranes', Suzhou, China, presented at The 10th International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM2014), Suzhou, China, 20 July 2014 - 25 July 2014
    Conference Presentations | 2014
    Wang Y; Yeo SY; Chilcott T; Antony A; Coster H; Leslie G, 2014, 'Characterizing Nanostructure Functionality of Polymeric Membranes Using Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy', presented at The 10th International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM2014), Suzhou, China, 20 July 2014 - 25 July 2014
    Conference Posters | 2013
    Liu X; Wang Y; Waite TD; Leslie G, 2013, 'Bespoke Membrane Modules: Application of numerical simulation to optimise fibre length and diameter in immersed membrane systems', Melbourne, Australia, presented at The 8th International Membrane Science and Technology Conference (IMSTEC13), Melbourne, Australia, 25 November 2013 - 29 November 2013
    Conference Presentations | 2013
    Tng KH; Quinn C; Onyango L; Woods J; Wang Y; Roberts C; Leslie G, 2013, 'Applying resilience modelling tools to the design of membrane plants for pathogen removal', presented at The 8th International Membrane Science and Technology Conference (IMSTEC13), Melbourne, Australia, 25 November 2013 - 29 November 2013
    Conference Presentations | 2013
    Tng KH; Wang Y; Waite TD; Leslie G, 2013, 'Unexpected fouling of ultrafiltration membranes by iron salts', presented at The 8th International Membrane Science and Technology Conference (IMSTEC13), Melbourne, Australia, 25 November 2013 - 29 November 2013
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Wang Y; Tng KH; Wu H; Leslie G; Waite TD, 2013, 'Removal of phosphorus from membrane bioreactors using a ferrous salt – a pilot scale study', in Water Research, Elsevier, Toronto, Canada, pp. 140 - 150, presented at The 7th IWA Specialised Membrane Technology Conference and Exhibition for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, Toronto, Canada, 25 August 2013 - 29 August 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2014.03.029
    Conference Presentations | 2013
    Wang Y; Yeo SY; Antony A; Coster H; Leslie G, 2013, 'Rapid assessment of concentration polarisation in Forward Osmosis using Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy', presented at The 8th International Membrane Science and Technology Conference (IMSTEC13), Melbourne, 25 November 2013 - 29 November 2013
    Conference Presentations | 2012
    Liu X; Wang Y; Waite TD; Leslie G, 2012, 'The development of a porous media model in CFD modelling of the membrane filtration zone', presented at Membrane Society of Australasia 2nd Annual Early Career Researchers Membrane Symposium, Brisbane, Australia, 23 November 2012 - 25 November 2012
    Conference Presentations | 2012
    Zhang Z; Wang Y; Waite D; Leslie GL, 2012, 'Effect of Ferric Chloride Dosing on Phosphorus Removal and Membrane Fouling in Membrane Bioreactor', presented at the 7th Conference of Aseanian Membrane Society (AMS7), Busan, Korea, 04 July 2012 - 06 July 2012
    Conference Posters | 2010
    Wang Y; Leslie GL, 2010, 'Mixing Characterisation of Membrane Filtration Zone in a Full Scale Submerged Hollow Fibre Membrane Bioreactor', Sydney Australia, presented at AMS6/IMSTEC10, Sydney, Australia, 22 November 2010 - 26 November 2010
    Conference Papers | 2009
    Wang Y; Brannock M; Leslie GL, 2009, 'CFD simulations of mixing & nutrient removal in full scale MBRs with experimental validation', Orlando, Florida, USA, presented at WEFTEC® 2009, Orlando, Florida, USA, 10 October 2009 - 14 October 2009
    Conference Papers | 2007
    Brannock M; Kuchle B; Wang Y; Leslie GL, 2007, 'Evaluation of Membrane Bioreactor Performance via Residence Time Distribution Analysis: Effects of Membrane Configuration', in Lesjean B (ed.), Membrane Technologies for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: Proceedings of the 2nd IWA National Young Water Professionals Conference, Germany, KompetenzZentrum Wasser, Berlin, Germany, pp. 121 - 128, presented at 2nd IWA National Young Water Professionals Conference, Berlin, Germany, 04 June 2007 - 06 June 2007
    Conference Papers | 2005
    Wang Y; Sheikholeslami R, 2005, 'The effect of SO42-/HCO3- molar ratio on the composite fouling of calcium sulfate and calcium carbonate in a seawater RO desalination unit', in CHEMECA 2005: Smart Solutions - "Doing More With Less", Chemeca 2005: Smart Solutions - "Doing More With Less", Brisbane, Qld, presented at Chemeca 2005: Smart Solutions - "Doing More With Less", Brisbane, Qld, 25 September 2005 - 28 September 2005
    Conference Papers | 2005
    Wang Y; Yu H; Sheikholeslami R, 2005, 'Co-precipitation of calcium sulfate and calcium carbonate in seawater RO desalination unit', in Co-precipitation of calcium sulfate and calcium carbonate in seawater RO desalination unit, International Desalination Association, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA, presented at IDA World Congress on Desalination and water Reuse, Singapore, 11 September 2005 - 16 September 2005