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Professor Xue-Jun Chen on his 75th Birthday
Professor Xue-Jun Chen on his 75th Birthday
Professor Chen celebrated his 75th birthday on March 5, t994. In honor of this occasion, it is a great pleasure to recount and honor his numerous scientific contributions in the field of two-phase flow and heat transfer, as well as his broad activities as an author and editor of several books in the field of two-phase flow and heat transfer. Professor Chen graduated from the National Central University in 1939 receiving his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering. He then started working with boiler manufacturing at the National Bureau of Industrial Research in Chungking. At the age of 22, he presented his first paper, entitled "Investigation of the Manufacturing Process of Industrial Boilers," at the Conference of Chinese Society of Engineers, and from there he decided to become whole heartedly dedicated to the development of the power industry for his mother country. On April 18, 1943, he married his schoolmate Danqing Yuan. Both had been engineering students and shared a love of music and a devotion to developing the engineering industry in China. In August of 1944 (during World War II), Professor Chen journeyed from the wartime capital of Chungking to the United States by way of Calcutta and Bombay, India by air, and then to Melbourne, Australia and San Diego, California by a boat (the only way to travel to the United States then). Professor Chen went from San Diego to New York, where he worked for one year with Combustion Engineering Co. as a visiting engineer. While at Combustion Engineering, he participated in testing, manufacturing and erection of power boilers for large steam power plants located throughout various cities in the United
States. In October 1945, Professor Chen left Combustion Engineering for Purdue University where he enrolled in graduate studies under the supervision of Professor H. L. Solberg. His thesis, entitled "Combustion of Coal for Steam Generation," earned him his M.S. degree in June 1946. In the Spring of 1947, Professor Chen returned to China and worked at the Heat Power Laboratory of the National Bureau of Industrial Research located in Shanghai. At the same time, he also began teaching at Jiaotong University. Also in 1947, he edited and published the first Journal of Heat Power in China. He received the rank of full Professor in 1950 at Jiaotong University and since that time has devoted all his time and energy toward teaching and scientific research work. In 1957, according to the decision of the State Council of the Chinese government, Professor Chen moved with his family from the University at Shanghai to Xi'an where he began his work at Xi'an Jiaotong University. Professor Chen was the first scientist to initiate the specialty area of Boiler Design in the Department of Power Machinery in 1952. It was there, in 1955-1956, that he began his supervision of two- and four-year postgraduate students. In addition, he began his basic research work on two-phase flow and heat transfer. Professor Chen was the first to discover the "Liquid Film Inversion Phenomena" in air-water two-phase flow. In the early 1960s, he was the first to discover that the void fraction is not always greater than the volumetric fraction during twophase downward flow. Professor Chen started the organization and construction of the first high pressure water loop in China with pressure up to and above critical. In 1979, he initiated the building of the first Engineering Thermophysics Research Institute at a Chinese University and continued to perform applied and basic research work in this field, especially in water-steam two-phase flow patterns, flow pattern transitions, pressure drop, boiling, and two-phase flow instabilities. He has presented many new ideas, models, and correlations. His contributions in the field of two-phase flows allowed Xi'an Jiaotong University to become an internationally known leader in two-phase flow and heat transfer research. Because of the contributions of Professor Chen and his co-workers, his laboratory has become China's key laboratory (State Key Laboratory) of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering. Professor Chen is the Director of the State Key Laboratory working with 40 outstanding researchers in the field of thermal science and its' applications. Professor Chen is one of those rare scientists who has applied his contributions in fundamental research to practical problems. The application of his basic research in two-phase flow is aimed toward power engineering and
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iv Tribute nuclear safety. Many honors have been bestowed upon Professor Chen in recognition of his significant achievements. Professor Chen is an Honorary Director of the University Academic Committee of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Vice Chairman of the Shannix Provincial People's Congress, and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese Association for Science and Technology. He is the President of the Chinese Engineering Thermophysics Society. Professor Chen is an academician--a life-time member of the Chinese Academy of Science, which is the highest honor bestowed upon a scientist in China. Professor Chen has published more than 200 papers in national and international literature. He is the author and co-author of 14 books on steam power plants, gas turbines, steam boilers, energy engineering, two-phase flow and heat transfer, and multiphase flow and heat transfer. Professor Chert is also very active in organizing international symposiums and participating in international scientific meetings. He has frequently been invited as a speaker at various institutions and as a member of the Organizing Committee or Scientific Committee at various important international conferences on multiphase flow and heat transfer. In the course of his career, Professor Chen has supervised 19 Ph.D. students (after the academic degree system was initiated in China): Hanliang Bo (1992) Defu Che (1990) Xuanzhen Chen (1991) Zhenghua Cui (1992) Liejin Guo (19891 Yujun Guo (19941 Huixiong Li (19941 Yaoqui Liu (1989) Ang Wang (1989) Kan Wang (19931
Ping Wang (1993) Qian Wang (1989) Ming Xiao (19911 Yaobing Yang (1988) Jianming Yin (1989) Mingyuna Zhang (1988) Fangde Zhou (19851 Yunlong Zhou (11990) Changxin Zhu (1993)
In addition, he has supervised 13 M.S. students. At the moment, there are 10 graduate students working under his direct supervision. During his 47 years of teaching and research at Jiaotong University and Xi'an Jiaotong University, more than 2500 students have been directly taught by Professor Chen. His students can be found as technical experts and researchers within the power industu, as well as professors and associate professors at several universities in China and abroad -some of them arc academicians of the Chinese Academy of Science. Professor Chen is a devoted husband and father of four children. He lives in Xi'an with his wife, Danqing, who was also a former professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University; they have co-authored a book, entitled "Introduction of Energy Engineering," in celebration of their 4(lth wedding anniversa U in 1983. They are rightfully very proud and happy with their children's successful education and professional lives. Professor Chen's students, colleagues, and friends all over the world join us in wishing this truly dedicated scientist, good friend, and charming man a very happy birthday and many more productive and healthy years to enjoy with his family. SADIK KAKA~,Coral Gables', Florida RAMESH K. SHAH, Lockport, New York
Professor Chen celebrated his 75th birthday on March 5, t994. In honor of this occasion, it is a great pleasure to recount and honor his numerous scientific contributions in the field of two-phase flow and heat transfer, as well as his broad activities as an author and editor of several books in the field of two-phase flow and heat transfer. Professor Chen graduated from the National Central University in 1939 receiving his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering. He then started working with boiler manufacturing at the National Bureau of Industrial Research in Chungking. At the age of 22, he presented his first paper, entitled "Investigation of the Manufacturing Process of Industrial Boilers," at the Conference of Chinese Society of Engineers, and from there he decided to become whole heartedly dedicated to the development of the power industry for his mother country. On April 18, 1943, he married his schoolmate Danqing Yuan. Both had been engineering students and shared a love of music and a devotion to developing the engineering industry in China. In August of 1944 (during World War II), Professor Chen journeyed from the wartime capital of Chungking to the United States by way of Calcutta and Bombay, India by air, and then to Melbourne, Australia and San Diego, California by a boat (the only way to travel to the United States then). Professor Chen went from San Diego to New York, where he worked for one year with Combustion Engineering Co. as a visiting engineer. While at Combustion Engineering, he participated in testing, manufacturing and erection of power boilers for large steam power plants located throughout various cities in the United
States. In October 1945, Professor Chen left Combustion Engineering for Purdue University where he enrolled in graduate studies under the supervision of Professor H. L. Solberg. His thesis, entitled "Combustion of Coal for Steam Generation," earned him his M.S. degree in June 1946. In the Spring of 1947, Professor Chen returned to China and worked at the Heat Power Laboratory of the National Bureau of Industrial Research located in Shanghai. At the same time, he also began teaching at Jiaotong University. Also in 1947, he edited and published the first Journal of Heat Power in China. He received the rank of full Professor in 1950 at Jiaotong University and since that time has devoted all his time and energy toward teaching and scientific research work. In 1957, according to the decision of the State Council of the Chinese government, Professor Chen moved with his family from the University at Shanghai to Xi'an where he began his work at Xi'an Jiaotong University. Professor Chen was the first scientist to initiate the specialty area of Boiler Design in the Department of Power Machinery in 1952. It was there, in 1955-1956, that he began his supervision of two- and four-year postgraduate students. In addition, he began his basic research work on two-phase flow and heat transfer. Professor Chen was the first to discover the "Liquid Film Inversion Phenomena" in air-water two-phase flow. In the early 1960s, he was the first to discover that the void fraction is not always greater than the volumetric fraction during twophase downward flow. Professor Chen started the organization and construction of the first high pressure water loop in China with pressure up to and above critical. In 1979, he initiated the building of the first Engineering Thermophysics Research Institute at a Chinese University and continued to perform applied and basic research work in this field, especially in water-steam two-phase flow patterns, flow pattern transitions, pressure drop, boiling, and two-phase flow instabilities. He has presented many new ideas, models, and correlations. His contributions in the field of two-phase flows allowed Xi'an Jiaotong University to become an internationally known leader in two-phase flow and heat transfer research. Because of the contributions of Professor Chen and his co-workers, his laboratory has become China's key laboratory (State Key Laboratory) of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering. Professor Chen is the Director of the State Key Laboratory working with 40 outstanding researchers in the field of thermal science and its' applications. Professor Chen is one of those rare scientists who has applied his contributions in fundamental research to practical problems. The application of his basic research in two-phase flow is aimed toward power engineering and
Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 1994; 9:iii-iv
© 1994by Elsevier Science Inc., 655 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10010
0894-1777/94/$7.00 iii
iv Tribute nuclear safety. Many honors have been bestowed upon Professor Chen in recognition of his significant achievements. Professor Chen is an Honorary Director of the University Academic Committee of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Vice Chairman of the Shannix Provincial People's Congress, and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese Association for Science and Technology. He is the President of the Chinese Engineering Thermophysics Society. Professor Chen is an academician--a life-time member of the Chinese Academy of Science, which is the highest honor bestowed upon a scientist in China. Professor Chen has published more than 200 papers in national and international literature. He is the author and co-author of 14 books on steam power plants, gas turbines, steam boilers, energy engineering, two-phase flow and heat transfer, and multiphase flow and heat transfer. Professor Chert is also very active in organizing international symposiums and participating in international scientific meetings. He has frequently been invited as a speaker at various institutions and as a member of the Organizing Committee or Scientific Committee at various important international conferences on multiphase flow and heat transfer. In the course of his career, Professor Chen has supervised 19 Ph.D. students (after the academic degree system was initiated in China): Hanliang Bo (1992) Defu Che (1990) Xuanzhen Chen (1991) Zhenghua Cui (1992) Liejin Guo (19891 Yujun Guo (19941 Huixiong Li (19941 Yaoqui Liu (1989) Ang Wang (1989) Kan Wang (19931
Ping Wang (1993) Qian Wang (1989) Ming Xiao (19911 Yaobing Yang (1988) Jianming Yin (1989) Mingyuna Zhang (1988) Fangde Zhou (19851 Yunlong Zhou (11990) Changxin Zhu (1993)
In addition, he has supervised 13 M.S. students. At the moment, there are 10 graduate students working under his direct supervision. During his 47 years of teaching and research at Jiaotong University and Xi'an Jiaotong University, more than 2500 students have been directly taught by Professor Chen. His students can be found as technical experts and researchers within the power industu, as well as professors and associate professors at several universities in China and abroad -some of them arc academicians of the Chinese Academy of Science. Professor Chen is a devoted husband and father of four children. He lives in Xi'an with his wife, Danqing, who was also a former professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University; they have co-authored a book, entitled "Introduction of Energy Engineering," in celebration of their 4(lth wedding anniversa U in 1983. They are rightfully very proud and happy with their children's successful education and professional lives. Professor Chen's students, colleagues, and friends all over the world join us in wishing this truly dedicated scientist, good friend, and charming man a very happy birthday and many more productive and healthy years to enjoy with his family. SADIK KAKA~,Coral Gables', Florida RAMESH K. SHAH, Lockport, New York