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Daniel Deng

Daniel Deng

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352

Biography

Dr. Deng is a Senior Research Scientist in the Energy and Environment Directorate at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) . His professional experience at PNNL includes basic and applied research in the area of environmental fluid mechanics. His principal areas of expertise are the development and application of advanced experimental diagnostics and instrumentation relevant to environmental fluid mechanics, physical modeling of hydraulic structures, fishery engineering, turbulence modeling, and computational fluid dynamics. Dr. Deng is a member of American Physical Society, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Sigma Xi. He also serves as an associate editor of the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal published by the American Institute of Physics.

Research Interests

  • Laboratory, field, and computational studies of biological response of fish in hydraulic environment
  • Bio-index testing and risk assessment of hydropower systems
  • Advanced experimental diagnostics and instrumentation relevant to environmental fluid mechanics
  • Experimental fluid mechanics, turbulence, and laser velocimetry (PIV, LDV and ADV)

Education and Credentials

  • Ph.D., Theoretical & Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003
  • M.S., Mechanical Engineering (Fluid Mechanics), Tianjin University, 1998
  • B.S. (summa cum laude), Engineering Mechanics, Tianjin University, 1995

Affiliations and Professional Service

Selected Publications

2009

  • Johnson GE, MC Richmond, JB Hedgepeth, GR Ploskey, MG Anderson, Z Deng, F Khan, RP Mueller, CL Rakowski, NK Sather, JA Serkowski, and JR Steinbeck. 2009. Smolt Responses to Hydrodynamic Conditions in Forebay Flow Nets of Surface Flow Outlets, 2007. PNNL-17387, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
  • Ploskey GR, MA Weiland, DM Faber, Z Deng, GE Johnson, JS Hughes, SA Zimmerman, TJ Monter, AW Cushing, MC Wilberding, RE Durham, RL Townsend, JR Skalski, RA Buchanan, J Kim, ES Fischer, MM Meyer, RL McComas, and J Everett. 2009. Survival Rates of Juvenile Salmonids Passing Through the Bonneville Dam and Spillway in 2008. PNNL-18748, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
  • Richmond MC, Z Deng, CA McKinstry, RP Mueller, TJ Carlson, and DD Dauble. 2009. "Response Relationship Between Juvenile Salmon and an Autonomous Sensor in Turbulent Flows." Fisheries Research 97(1-2):134-139.  doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2009.01.011

2008

2007

  • Deng Z, TJ Carlson, JP Duncan, and MC Richmond. 2007. "Applications of the Sensor Fish Technology." Hydro Review 26(5):10-14. 
  • Deng Z, TJ Carlson, JP Duncan, and MC Richmond. 2007. "Six-degree-of-freedom Sensor Fish design and instrumentation." Sensors 7(12):3399-3415. 
  • Dauble DD, Z Deng, MC Richmond, RA Moursund, TJ Carlson, CL Rakowski, and JP Duncan. 2007. Biological Assessment of the Advanced Turbine Design at Wanapum Dam, 2005. PNNL-16682, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
  • Deng Z, GR Guensch, MC Richmond, MA Weiland, and TJ Carlson. 2007. "Prototype Measurements of Pressure Fluctuations in The Dalles Dam Stilling Basin." Journal of Hydraulic Research 45(5):674–678. 
  • Deng Z, JA Serkowski, T Fu, TJ Carlson, and MC Richmond. 2007. Synthesis of Sensor Fish Data for Assessment of Fish Passage Conditions at Turbines, Spillways, and Bypass Facilities – Phase 1: The Dalles Dam Spillway Case Study. PNNL-17148, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
  • Deng Z, TJ Carlson, GR Ploskey, MC Richmond, and DD Dauble. 2007. "Evaluation of Blade-Strike Models for Estimating the Biological Performance of Kaplan Turbines." Ecological Modelling 208(2-4):165-176.  doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.05.019
  • Richmond MC, Z Deng, GR Guensch, H Tritico, and WH Pearson. 2007. "Mean Flow and Turbulence Characteristics of a Full-Scale Spiral Corrugated Culvert with Implications to Fish Passage." Ecological Engineering 30(4):333-340.  doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2007.04.011

2006

2005

  • Deng Z, MC Richmond, RP Mueller, JP Duncan, and TJ Carlson. 2005. "Laboratory study of biological response of juvenile salmon subjected to turbulent shear flows." In Proceedings of Waterpower XIV, Advancing Technology for Sustainable Energy, Austin, Texas, July 18-22, 2005, p. 15 pp.  HCI Publications, Kansas City, MO. 
  • Balamkumar BJ, RJ Adrian, and Z Deng. 2005. "Turbulence in the Core of a Transpired Channel." In 41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, 10-13 July, 2005, Tucson, Arizona, no. AIAA-2005-4346, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Reston, VA. 
  • Deng Z, GR Guensch, CA McKinstry, RP Mueller, DD Dauble, and MC Richmond. 2005. "Evaluation of Fish-Injury Mechanisms During Exposure to Turbulent Shear Flow." Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 62(7):1513–1522. 
  • Deng Z, TJ Carlson, GR Ploskey, and MC Richmond. 2005. Evaluation of Blade-Strike Models for Estimating the Biological Performance of Large Kaplan Hydro Turbines. PNNL-15370, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 
  • Weiland MA, RP Mueller, TJ Carlson, Z Deng, and CA McKinstry. 2005. Characterization of Bead Trajectories Through the Draft Tube of a Turbine Physical Model. . PNNL-14879, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. 

2004

Hydrology

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