Publications
Journal Articles
Zhang, Gangfu and Chanson, Hubert (2019). On void fraction and flow fragmentation in two-phase gas-liquid free-surface flows. Mechanics Research Communications, 96, 24-28. doi: 10.1016/j.mechrescom.2019.01.001
Zhang, Gangfu and Chanson, Hubert (2019). Application of optical flow methods to aerated skimming flows above triangular and trapezoidal step cavities. Journal of Hydraulic Research, 57 (4), 488-497. doi: 10.1080/00221686.2018.1489900
Zhang, Gangfu and Chanson, Hubert (2018). Effects of step and cavity shapes on aeration and energy dissipation performances of stepped chutes. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 144 (9) 04018060, 04018060. doi: 10.1061/(asce)hy.1943-7900.0001505
Zhang, Gangfu and Chanson, Hubert (2018). Three-dimensional numerical simulations of smooth, asymmetrically roughened, and baffled culverts for upstream passage of small-bodied fish: computational fluid dynamic investigations of boxed culverts for upstream fish passage. River Research and Applications, 34 (8), 957-964. doi: 10.1002/rra.3346
Zhang, G., Valero, D., Bung, D. B. and Chanson, H. (2018). On the estimation of free-surface turbulence using ultrasonic sensors. Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 60, 171-184. doi: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2018.02.009
Zhang, Gangfu and Chanson, Hubert (2018). Air-water flow properties in stepped chutes with modified step and cavity geometries. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 99, 423-436. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2017.11.009
Zhang, Gangfu and Chanson, Hubert (2018). Application of local optical flow methods to high-velocity free-surface flows: validation and application to stepped chutes. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 90, 186-199. doi: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2017.09.010
Wang, Hang, Slamet, Nuryanto S., Zhang, Gangfu and Chanson, Hubert (2017). Intrusive measurements of air-water flow properties in highly turbulent supported plunging jets and effects of inflow jet conditions. Chemical Engineering Science, 177, 245-260. doi: 10.1016/j.ces.2017.11.030
Zhang, Gangfu and Chanson, Hubert (2017). Self-aeration in the rapidly- and gradually-varying flow regions of steep smooth and stepped spillways. Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 17 (1), 27-46. doi: 10.1007/s10652-015-9442-z
Zhang, Gangfu, Chanson, Hubert and Wang, Hang (2016). Total pressure fluctuations and two-phase flow turbulence in self-aerated stepped chute flows. Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 51, 8-20. doi: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2016.08.007
Zhang, Gangfu and Chanson, Hubert (2016). Hydraulics of the developing flow region of stepped spillways. II: Pressure and velocity fields. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering - ASCE, 142 (7) 04016016, 04016016. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0001136
Zhang, Gangfu and Chanson, Hubert (2016). Hydraulics of the developing flow region of stepped spillways. I: Physical modeling and boundary layer development. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 142 (7) 04016015, 04016015. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0001138
Zhang, Gangfu and Chanson, Hubert (2016). Gabion stepped spillway: interactions between free-surface, cavity, and seepage flows. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 142 (5) 06016002, 06016002-1-06016002-5. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0001120
Zhang, Gangfu and Chanson, Hubert (2016). Interaction between free-surface aeration and total pressure on a stepped chute. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 74, 368-381. doi: 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2015.12.011
Gangfu Zhang, Hang Wang and Chanson, Hubert (2013). Turbulence and aeration in hydraulic jumps: free-surface fluctuation and integral turbulent scale measurements. Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 13 (2), 189-204. doi: 10.1007/s10652-012-9254-3
Conference Papers
Zhang, G. and Chanson, H. (2016). Turbulence and energy dissipation in the developing non-aerated and the fully-developed aerated flows on a stepped spillway. IAHR International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures, Portland, OR, United States, 27-30 June 2016. Logan, UT, United States: Utah State University. doi: 10.15142/T3640628160853
Zhang, G. and Chanson, H. (2016). Free-surface aeration in a steep stepped spillway. IAHR International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures, Portland, OR, United States, 27-30 June 2016. Logan, UT, United States: Utah State University. doi: 10.15142/T3670628160853
Zhang, Gangfu and Chanson, Hubert (2015). Free-surface and seepage bubbly flows on a gabion stepped spillway weir: experimental observations. 36th IAHR World Congress, The Hague, Netherlands, 28 June-3 July2015. The Hague, Netherlands: IAHR.
Zhang, Gangfu and Chanson, Hubert (2015). Broad-crested weir operation upstream of a steep stepped spillway. 36th IAHR World Congress, The Hague, Netherlands, 28 June-3 July 2015. The Hague, Netherlands: IAHR.
Zhang, G. and Chanson, H. (2014). Step cavity and gabion aeration on a gabion stepped spillway. 5th IAHR International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures, Brisbane, Australia, 25-27 June 2014. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2014.37
Zhang, G. and Chanson, H. (2014). Two-phase flow on a gabion stepped spillway: cavity and seepage air-water motion. 19AFMC: 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 8-11 December, 2014. Clayton, VIC, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
Zhang, Gangfu, Wang, Hang and Chanson, Hubert (2012). Air entrainment and turbulence in hydraulic jumps: Free-surface fluctuations and integral turbulent scales. IAHR International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures, Porto, Portugal, 9-11 February 2012. Portugal: APRH - Associação Portuguesa dos Recursos Hídricos (Portuguese Water Resources Association).
Thesis
Zhang, Gangfu (2017). Free-Surface Aeration, Turbulence, and Energy Dissipation on Stepped Chutes with Triangular Steps, Chamfered Steps, and Partially Blocked Step Cavities. PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2017.906
Department Technical Reports
Zhang, Gangfu and Chanson, Hubert (2018). Numerical Investigations of Box Culvert Hydrodynamics with Smooth, Unequally Roughened and Baffled Barrels to Enhance Upstream Fish Passage. Hydraulic Model Report, CH111/18. School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland.
Zhang, Gangfu and Chanson, Hubert (2017). Application of local optical flow methods to high-velocity air-water flows: validation and application to skimming flows on stepped chutes. Hydraulic Model Reports, CH105/17. School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/417351
Zhang, Gangfu and Chanson, Hubert (2015). Hydraulics of the Developing Flow Region of Stepped Cascades: an Experimental Investigation. Hydraulic Model Report, CH97/15. School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland.