Summary
Dr. Zhou has a BEng degree in Engineering Mechanics, and MSc degree in Solid Mechanics from Peking University. Before doing a PhD at Imperial College London, his research was mainly focused on mechanics of materials, including thermo-mechanical behaviour of metal-ceramic functionally graded materials (FGMs) and composite structures, electrochemical-mechanical behaviour of Li-ion battery electrode materials. At Imperial College, Dr. Zhou's research was in materials processing and manufacturing, with a particular focus on light alloys and flexible metal forming technique. His PhD study was funded by the President’s PhD Scholarship of Imperial College London, and his PhD thesis was awarded the 'Unwin Postgraduate Prize' by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, in recognition of the best thesis submitted in the academic year 2019. He developed a novel flexible extrusion technology, differential velocity sideways extrusion (DVSE), for forming lightweight curved/streamlined extrusion profiles. This technology is also known as Flextrude®, which has been patented worldwide and will be commercialised by a spin-out company, CurvEx Technology Ltd.
Dr. Zhou’s research interests and experience are in Metal forming and materials modelling, Manufacturing, Computational mechanics, and Mechanics of materials, including metallic materials, metal-ceramic composite materials, energy materials. For research collaborations please feel free to reach out.
Call for papers, International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture (Scopus indexed), Special issue "Advanced processing and assessment technologies for high-performance lightweight structures", please submit online here and select VSI: Lightweight structures for the article type.
Call for papers, Metals (SCIE, Scopus indexed), Special issue "Sustainable Manufacturing of Metallic Materials and Structures: Design, Processing and Characterization".
I have joined The University of Dundee as a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Feel free to contact me regarding research collaborations, PhD applications, and visiting/joint PhD student opportunities.
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
Zhou W, Cleaver CJ, Dunant CF, et al., 2023, Cost, range anxiety and future electricity supply: A review of how today's technology trends may influence the future uptake of BEVs, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol:173, ISSN:1364-0321, Pages:1-21
Zhou W, Shi Z, Lin J, et al., 2022, An upper bound solution for deformation field analysis in differential velocity sideways extrusion using a unified stream function, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol:224, ISSN:0020-7403, Pages:107323-107323
Zhou W, Lin J, Balint D, et al., 2021, Clarification of the effect of temperature and strain rate on workpiece deformation behaviour in metal forming processes, International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture, Vol:171, ISSN:0890-6955, Pages:1-6
Zhou W, Yu J, Lu X, et al., 2021, A comparative study on deformation mechanisms, microstructures and mechanical properties of wide thin-ribbed sections formed by sideways and forward extrusion, International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture, Vol:168, ISSN:0890-6955, Pages:1-18
Zhou W, Yu J, Lin J, et al., 2020, Effects of die land length and geometry on curvature and effective strain of profiles produced by a novel sideways extrusion process, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Vol:282, ISSN:0924-0136
Zhou W, Yu J, Lin J, et al., 2019, Manufacturing a curved profile with fine grains and high strength by differential velocity sideways extrusion, International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture, Vol:140, ISSN:0890-6955, Pages:77-88
Zhou W, Lin J, Dean TA, et al., 2018, Analysis and modelling of a novel process for extruding curved metal alloy profiles, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol:138, ISSN:0020-7403, Pages:524-536
Zhou W, Lin J, Dean TA, et al., 2018, Feasibility studies of a novel extrusion process for curved profiles: Experimentation and modelling, International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture, Vol:126, ISSN:0890-6955, Pages:27-43
Conference
Zhou W, Afshan S, Lin J, An investigation of damage healing in high temperature compressive forming process, International Conference on Metal Forming
Zhou W, Lin J, Dean TA, et al., 2017, A novel application of sideways extrusion to produce curved aluminium profiles: Feasibility study, International Conference on the Technology of Plasticity, ICTP 2017, Pages:2304-2309