Virtual Thermal Fluids (VTF), LLC provides reliable, efficient, timely, cost-effective engineering consulting and R&D services that relate to thermal fluid problems, particularly the combustion system of internal combustion engines. VTF believes that each digit has its physical or mathematical meaning, and every physical processes can be described using mathematical equations. Accuracy and efficiency are equally important for VTF.
VTF was found by Dr. Haiwen Ge in February 2018.
Marketing Team:
Dr. Haiwen Ge
Dr. Ge’s expertise includes CFD, multi-phase flow, combustion, heat transfer, particularly modeling, simulation, and optimization of internal combustion engines. He has a lot of experience in developing advanced mathematical models for engine combustion simulation and novel optimization methods for engine development. During his career as a postdoc fellow at the Engine Research Center at University of Wisconsin-Madison, He worked on multiple projects funded by Ford Forschungszentrum Aachen, Mitsubishi Heavy Industry, Caterpillar, Cummins, Detroit Diesel, etc. When he was working for Ford, he developed an integrated ignition model that includes electrical circuitry, arc stretch, flame kernel growth, and flame propagation for SI engines. Because of this model, the spark plug team was merged into the Combustion System R&A group. During his tenure at FCA, he reshaped the whole 3D combustion CFD team by developing standard processes, advanced combustion models and optimization methods. The team is responsible for all 3D combustion CFD analysis of SI engines for FCA’s NAFTA market and some engines for LATAM market. Almost all of the models and methods he developed have become the standard processes at Ford, FCA, and John Deere.
EDUCATION:
Doctor of Science, May 2006, Physical Chemistry, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Master of Engineering, June 2002, Engineering Thermophysics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P. R. China
Bachelor of Engineering, June 1999, Engineering Thermophysics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P. R. China
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
| Sept. 2017 – present | Instructor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University |
| Aug. 2016 – Aug. 2017 | Senior Combustion CFD Engineer, John Deere |
| Jan. 2016 – present | Adjunct Faculty, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Oakland University, Michigan |
| May 2015 – July 2016 | Senior Technical Specialist in Combustion Development, FCA US LLC |
| Nov. 2013 – May 2015 | Combustion Specialist, FCA US LLC |
| Oct. 2010 – Nov.2013 | Resident Engineer, Ford Motor Company |
| Aug. 2006 – Sep. 2010 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Engine Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Invited Conference Presentations and Panelist:
- Moderator, “Trends for New Energy Commercial Vehicles and How It Impact the Future of Efficiency and Emissions?”, Global Commercial Vehicle and Off-Highway Vehicle Summit, Chicago, IL, 2017
- Panelist, “Alternative Fuels Development as a Green Product Trend in USA”, Global Commercial Vehicle and Off-Highway Vehicle Summit, Chicago, IL, 2017
- Keynote speech, “Computational Optimization of Diesel Combustion”, Global Commercial Vehicle and Off-Highway Vehicle Summit, Chicago, IL, 2017
- Invited talk, “Computational Fluid Dynamics as a Design Tool”, Physics Colloquium, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, 2017.
- Panelist for “Workshop on CFD Application in Automobile Industry”, Bloomfield, MI, Dec. 12, 2015.
- Invited talk, “3D Combustion CFD Using Converge: FCA US LLC Applications”, Converge User Conference, Welcome, NC, 2015.
- Invited talk, “3D Combustion CFD Simulations at Chrysler”, DOE VTO Workshop on Engineering CFD, Southfield, MI, 2014.
- Invited talk, “Probability Density Function Modeling of Turbulent Spray Combustion”, Farewell Colloquium of the International Graduiertenkolleg (IGK710), Heidelberg, Germany, 2010.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
- Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
- The Combustion Institute
- Institute of Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems (ILASS)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
- Vice Chair, SAE General Powertrains Development Committee, 2019-2021
- Session Organizer, SAE 2019 International Powertrain, Fuels & Lubricants Meeting.
- Session Organizer, ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference 2018.
- Reviewer, DOE Vehicle Technologies Office Annual Merit Review, 2018
- Advisory Board Member, the Hydrogen Association
- Member, Review Committee, 36th International Symposium on Combustion, 2017.
- Session Co-organizer, ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference 2017.
- Proposal Reviewer, ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge, Department of Energy, 2016.
- Session Co-organizer, ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference 2016.
- Session Organizer, SAE 2016 International Powertrain, Fuels & Lubricants Meeting.
- Associate Editor, Journal of Advances in Civil Engineering, 2016-
- Associate Editor, International Journal of Advances in Engineering Mathematics and Fluid Mechanics, 2016-
- Executive Committee Associate, ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division, 2015-present.
- Guest Editor, Special Issue “Advanced Engine Combustion”, International Journal of Powertrains, 2015.
- Member, Review Committee, 36th International Symposium on Combustion, 2015.
- Session Co-organizer, SAE 2014 International Powertrain, Fuels & Lubricants Meeting.
- Session Co-organizer, ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference 2014.
- Session Co-organizer, ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference 2013.
- Member, Review Committee, 35th International Symposium on Combustion, 2013.
- Member, Scientific and Program Committee, 12th International Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, 2012.
- Session Chair, 5th US National Combustion Meeting, 2007.
- Outstanding reviewer, Combustion and Flame, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Fuel, Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology.
- Reviewer for the following journals and publishers: Combustion and Flame, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Fuel, Energy, International Journal of Engine Research, Atomization and Sprays, Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, SAE International Journal of Engines, SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, Journal of Automobile Engineering, Energy Conversion and Management, Heat and Mass Transfer, International Journal of Thermal Science, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, Aerosol Science & Technology, AIChE Journal, Chemical Engineering Journal, Chemical Engineering Communications, Crystal Research & Technology, Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures, Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, Fire Technology, Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, Journal of Turbulence, International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering, International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, SAE, ASME, Springer.