Isaac Yu Fat Lun
Professor
Department of Architecture and Built Environment
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
China
Biography
Dr. Isaac Lun has twenty years’ experience in fluid dynamics analysis using computational (Computational Fluid Dynamics, CFD) and experimental methods. These included modelling wind flow over complex terrains/buildings, simulation of natural ventilation of process module on offshore oil platform, gas-oil two-phase flows in pipelines, fire modelling in compartment, numerical and experimental studies of the human-environment thermal interaction etc. His research has a strong focus on CFD modelling for the built environment and renewable energy technologies. He has considerable expertise with a number of commercial CFD codes such as Fluent, Star-CD and Fire Dynamics Simulator. During the past decade, he has worked in several high-profile government funded projects within the scope of sustainability and CFD in Hong Kong and Japan. He has served as a referee for several International Journals and is currently an Editorial Board Member for an International Journal. Dr. Lun has teaching and supervising experience in academic settings in the UK, China, Hong Kong and Japan for undergraduate and postgraduate students. These included CFD, numerical modelling, research methodology, and building services laboratory (such as HVAC, Piped Services). He has successfully co-supervised one PhD and one MEng students.
Research Interest
CFD applications of energy saving, sustainable/renewable energy (green building design), HVAC system, fire modelling, turbulence modelling, cross natural ventilation in buildings, and indoor human thermal comfort.
Publications
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Mochida, A.; Lun, I.Y.F. (2008) ‘Prediction of wind environment and thermal comfort at pedestrian level in urban area’, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Vol. 96, Special Issue 10-11, October-November 2008, pp.1498-1527.
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Li Q, Yoshino H, Mochida A, Lei B, Meng Q, Zhao L, Lun YF. (2009) ‘CFD study of the thermal environment in an air-conditioned train station building’, Building and Environment, 44(7), pp.1452-1465.
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Francis WH Yik and Yu Fat Lun (2010) ‘Energy saving by utilizing natural ventilation in public housing in Hong Kong’, Indoor and Built Environment, Vol.19, No.1, pp.73-87.
