David Zhu, University of Alberta

Research

air entrainment air/water twophase flows environmental hydraulics mass transfer numerical modeling urban hydraulics water quality

Latest papers

Simultaneous control of sulfide and methane in sewers achieved by a physical approach targeting dominant active zone in sediments.
Water research · 2022
Characteristics and mechanism of dimethyl trisulfide formation during sulfide control in sewer by adding various oxidants.
The Science of the total environment · 2019

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Air flow dynamics and mass transfer in urban sewer systems
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$118,000
Can biofilm facilitate COVID-19 virus survival and persistence in sewer system?_x000d_
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$50,000
Transport of Aerosols/Droplets Related to the Spread of COVID-19 in Indoor and Outdoor Environments_x000d_
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$50,000

All 19 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Simultaneous control of sulfide and methane in sewers achieved by a physical approach targeting dominant active zone in sediments.

Ren D, Zuo Z, Xing Y, Ji P, Yu T, Zhu D, Liu Y, Huang X

Water research2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.118010 PMID: 35021123

02

Characteristics and mechanism of dimethyl trisulfide formation during sulfide control in sewer by adding various oxidants.

Gu T, Tan P, Zhou Y, Zhang Y, Zhu D, Zhang T

The Science of the total environment2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.131 PMID: 31003099

Air flow dynamics and mass transfer in urban sewer systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Zhu, David

Keywords: environmental hydraulics; air/water twophase flows; urban hydraulics; air entrainment; water quality; numerical modeling; mass transfer

$118,000

Can biofilm facilitate COVID-19 virus survival and persistence in sewer system?_x000d_

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Yu, Tong

$50,000

Transport of Aerosols/Droplets Related to the Spread of COVID-19 in Indoor and Outdoor Environments_x000d_

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Zhang, Wenming

$50,000

Possibility and Risk of COVID-19 Virus Transport via Bioaerosols in Building Plumbing and Municipal Drainage Systems_x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Zhu, David

$50,000

Sediment removal in large capacity oil-grit separators

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Zhu, David

$25,000

Sediment and nutrient transport and fate in stormwater wet ponds and constructed wetlands

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Zhu, David

$849,900

NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Urban Drainage

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Industrial Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Zhu, David

$20,000

Sewer odour generation and mitigation in Edmonton's sewer systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Zhu, David D

$715,000

Dynamics of Air/Water Two-phase Flows in Environmental Hydraulics

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Zhu, David

$300,000

NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Urban Drainage

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Industrial Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Zhu, David D

$780,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Tong Yu

Civil and Environmental Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: air entrainment Dear Professor Zhu, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Simultaneous control of sulfide and methane in sewers achieved by a physical approach targeting dominant active zone in sediments." (2022), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Air flow dynamics and mass transfer in urban sewer systems" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]