Andy Chan

Contact

• workRoom CA16
  Malaysia Campus
  Jalan Broga
  43500 Semenyih
  Selangor Darul Ehsan
  Malaysia
• work+6 (03) 8924 8144
• andy.chan@nottingham.edu.my

Biography

Air pollution, Atmospheric modelling, Environmental engineering, Civil Engineering, Fluid mechanics, Computational fluid dynamics, Carbon fibres

Expertise Summary

Air pollution, Atmospheric modelling, Environmental engineering, Civil Engineering, Fluid mechanics, Computational fluid dynamics, Carbon fibres

Teaching Summary

Fluid mechanics, Air pollution, Applied mathematics, Coastal engineering

Research Summary

Research interests and projects:

Air pollution dispersion modelling, Weather research and forecasting, Computational fluid dynamics, Theoretical fluid mechanics,Carbon fibres

Selected Publications

• EDUSSURIYA P, CHAN A and YE A, 2011. Urban morphology and air quality in dense residential environments of Hong Kong: Part I. District level analysis Atmospheric Environment. 45(27), 4789-4803
• BUCCOLIERI R, SALIM SM, LEO LS, DI SABATINO S, CHAN A, GENNARO GL and GROMKE C, 2011. Analysis of local scale tree-atmosphere interaction on pollutant concentration in idealized street canyons and application to a real urban junction Atmospheric Environment. 45(9), 1702-1713
• AL-SAMMARRAEE M, CHAN A, SALIM SM and MAHABALESWAR U, 2009. Large-eddy simulations of particle sedimentation in a longitudinal sedimentation basin of a water treatment plant: Part I: Particle settling performance Chemical Engineering Journal. 152(2-3), 307-314
• AL-SAMMARRAEE M and CHAN A, 2009. Large-eddy simulations of particle sedimentation in a longitudinal sedimentation basin of a water treatment plant: Part II: The effects of baffles Chemical Engineering Journal. 152(2-3), 315-321

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• OOI, M. C. G., CHAN, A., ASHFOLD, M. J., OOZEER, M. Y., MORRIS, K. I. and KONG, S. S. K., 2019. The role of land use on the local climate and air quality during calm inter-monsoon in a tropical city Geoscience Frontiers. 10(2), 405-415
• YONG, S.T., GATES, P. and ANDY CHAN, T.Y., 2019. Similarities and Differences in Learning of Metacognitive Skills: Computer Games Versus Mathematics Education International Journal of Game-Based Learning. 9(1), 1-14
• WANG, JINGJING, YI, XIU, CUI, JIAN, CHANG, YAJUN, YAO, DONGRUI, ZHOU, DONGMEI, YANG, JOHN, ZHOU, JING, CHAN, ANDY, WANG, WEI and YIN, XIJIE, 2019. Nonlinear effects of increasing nitrogen deposition on rice growth and heavy metal uptake in a red soil ecosystem of southeastern China SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. 670, 1060-1067
• 2019. Recycled carbon fibre / Bi2Te3 and Bi2S3 hybrid thermoelectric composites doped with MWCNT Composites B: Engineering. 175, 107085
• OOI, MCG, CHAN A, SUBRAMANIAM K, MORRIS KI and OOZEER MY, 2018. Interaction of urban heating and local winds during the calm inter-monsoon seasons in the tropics Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmosphere. 122(21), 11499-11523
• CHEN, BAIMAN, HO, KELVIN, XIAO, HANMIN, ABAKR, YOUSIF A. and CHAN, ANDY, 2018. The effects of swirling decaying flow towards pipe entry length and heat transfer in an annular pipe INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER. 123, 668-677
• CUI, JIAN, ZHOU, FENGWU, GAO, MIN, ZHANG, LIUYI, ZHANG, LEIMING, DU, KE, LENG, QIANGMEI, ZHANG, YUANZHU, HE, DONGYI, YANG, FUMO and CHAN, ANDY, 2018. A comparison of various approaches used in source apportionments for precipitation nitrogen in a mountain region of southwest China. Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987). 241, 810-820
• ZHOU, FENGWU, CUI, JIAN, ZHOU, JING, YANG, JOHN, LI, YONG, LENG, QIANGMEI, WANG, YANGQING, HE, DONGYI, SONG, LIYAN, GAO, MIN, ZENG, JUN and CHAN, ANDY, 2018. Increasing atmospheric deposition nitrogen and ammonium reduced microbial activity and changed the bacterial community composition of red paddy soil SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. 633, 776-784
• ONG, K. C. and CHAN, A., 2018. A unified wall function for compressible turbulence modelling JOURNAL OF TURBULENCE. 19(5), 414-430
• YONG, S.T., GATES, P. and CHAN, T.Y., 2018. A Gaming Perspective on Mathematics Education International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education. 14(4), 85-98
• JAGADISH, PRIYANKA R., KHALID, MOHAMMAD, LI, LAU PHEI, HAJIBEIGY, MOHAMMAD TAGHI, AMIN, NOWSHAD, WALVEKAR, RASHMI and CHAN, ANDY, 2018. Cost effective thermoelectric composites from recycled carbon fibre: From waste to energy JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION. 195, 1015-1025
• ISLAM, M. AMIRUL, CHAN, ANDY, ASHFOLD, MATTHEW J., OOI, CHEL GEE and AZARI, MAJID, 2018. Effects of El-Nino, Indian Ocean Dipole, and Madden-Julian Oscillation on Surface Air Temperature and Rainfall Anomalies over Southeast Asia in 2015 ATMOSPHERE. 9(9), 352-366
• ISA, NA, SALLEH, SA, WAN MOHD, WMN and CHAN, A, 2018. Kuala Lumpur city of tomorrow: Integration of geospatial urban climatic information in city planning Theoretical and Empircal Researches in Urban Management. 13(4), 5-27
• SALLEH, S.A., ABD LATIF, Z. and WAN MOHD, W.M.N., 2018. Land covers and climate impacts on land surface temperature in Putrajaya, Malaysia Asian Journal of Environment: Behaviour Studies. 3(10), 78-88
• LI, LI, AN, JINGYU, ZHOU, MIN, QIAO, LIPING, ZHU, SHUHUI, YAN, RUSHA, OOI, CHEL GEE, WANG, HONGLI, HUANG, CHENG, HUANG, LING, TAO, SHIKANG, YU, JIANZHEN, CHAN, ANDY, WANG, YANGJUN, FENG, JIALIANG and CHEN, CHANGHONG, 2018. An Integrated Source Apportionment Methodology and Its Application over the Yangtze River Delta Region, China. Environmental science & technology. (In Press.)
• AHMED, S.F., KHALID, M., RASHMI, W., CHAN, A. and SHAHBAZ, K., 2017. Recent progress in solar thermal energy storage using nanomaterials Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 67, 450-460
• MORRIS, K. I., CHAN, A., MORRIS, K. J., OOI, M. C., OOZEER, M. Y., ABAKR, Y. A., NADZIR, M. S. and MOHAMMED, I. Y., 2017. Urbanisation and urban climate of a tropical conurbation, Klang Valley, Malaysia Urban Climate. 19, 54-71
• OOI, M. C. G., CHAN, A., ASHFOLD, M. J., MORRIS, K. I., OOZEER, M. Y. and SALLEH, S. A., 2017. Numerical study on effect of urban heating on local climate during calm inter-monsoon period in greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Urban Climate. 20, 228-250
• JAGADISH P, SIDDIQUI MK, AMIN N, LAU PL and CHAN A, 2017. Process optimization for n-type Bi2Te3 films electrodeposited on flexible recycled carbon fibre using response surface methodology Journal of Materials Science. 52(19), 11467-11481
• PENG Y, ZHOU F, CUI J, DU K, LENG Q, F YANG, CHAN A and ZHAO H, 2017. Impact of socioeconomic and meteorological factors on reservoirs' air quality: a case in the Three Gorges Reservoir of Chongqing (TGRC), China over a 10-year period Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 24(19), 16206-16219
• MORRIS, KENOBI ISIMA, CHAN, ANDY, MORRIS, KWAMI JUSTINA KENOBI, OOI, MAGGIE C. G., OOZEER, MUHAMMAD YAASIIN, ABAKR, YOUSIF ABDALLA, NADZIR, MOHD SHAHRUL MOHD and MOHAMMED, ISAH YAKUB, 2017. Urbanisation and urban climate of a tropical conurbation, Klang Valley, Malaysia URBAN CLIMATE. 19, 54-71
• OOI, M. C. G., CHAN, A., ASHFOLD, M. J., MORRIS, K. I., OOZEER, M. Y. and SALLEH, S. AEKBAL, 2017. Numerical study on effect of urban heating on local climate during calm inter-monsoon period in greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Urban Climate. 20, 228-250
• JAGADISH, PRIYANKA R., KHALID, MOHAMMAD, AMIN, NOWSHAD, LI, LAU PHEI and CHAN, ANDY, 2017. Process optimisation for n-type Bi2Te3 films electrodeposited on flexible recycled carbon fibre using response surface methodology JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. 52(19), 11467-11481
• JAGADISH, P.R., LAU, P.L., SIDDIQUI, M.K. and CHAN, A., 2016. Effect of annealing on virgin and recycled carbon fibre electrochemically deposited with N-type bismuth-telluride and bismuth sulfide Materials and Manufacturing Processes. 31(9), 1223-1231
• RASHEED AK, SIDDIQUI MK, WALVEKAR RG and GUPTA TCSM, 2016. Graphene based nanofluids and nanolubricants – Review of recent developments Renewable and Sustainable Energy Review. 63, 346-362
• OOZEER MY, CHAN A, OOI MCG, ZARZUR AM, SALINAS SV, CHEW BN, MORRIS KI and CHOONG WK, 2016. A numerical study of the transport and convective mechanisms of biomass-burning haze in South-Southeast Asia Aerosol and Air Quality Research. 16(11), 2950-2963
• MORRIS KI, CHAN A, SALLEH SA, OOI MCG, ABAKR YA, OOZEER MY and DUDA M, 2016. Numerical study on the urbanization of Putrajaya and its interaction with the local climate over a decade Urban Climate. 16, 1-24
• MORRIS KI, CHAN A, OOI MCG, OOZEER MY, ABAKR YA and MORRIS KJK, 2016. Effect of vegetation and waterbody on the garden city concept: an evaluation study using a newly developed city Putrajaya Malaysia Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. 58, 39-51
• CHEN B, HO K, ABAKR YA and CHAN A, 2016. Fluid dynamics and heat transfer investigations of swirling decaying flow in an annular pipe Part 2: Fluid flow International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 97, 1012-1028
• CHEN B, HO K and ABAKR YA, 2016. Fluid dynamics and heat transfer investigations of swirling decaying flow in an annular pipe Part 1: Review, problem description, verification and validation International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 97, 1029-1043
• PENG Y, CUI J, CAO Y, DU Y, CHAN A, YANG F and YANG H, 2016. Impact of the relocation of the manufacturing sector on SO2 emissions in Jiangsu province, China Atmosphere. 7(5), 69
• RASHEED AK, SIDDIQUI MK, JAVEED A, RASHMI W, GUPTA TCSM and CHAN A, 2016. Heat transfer and tribological performance of graphene nanolubricant in an internal combustion engine Tribology International. 103, 504-515
• ONG KC and CHAN A, 2016. A pressure-based Mach-uniform method for viscous fluid flows International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics. 30, 7-10
• SIDDHESHWAR PG, MAHABALESHWAR US and CHAN A, 2015. MHD flow of Walters’ liquid B over a nonlinearly stretching sheet International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 20(3), 589-603
• RASHEED AK, SIDDIQUI MK, WALVEKAR R, GUPTA TCSM and CHAN A, 2015. Study of graphene nanolubricants using thermogravimetric analysis Journal of Materials Research. 31(3), 1939-1946
• MORRIS KI, CHAN A, OOI MCG, ABAKR YA, OOZEER MY and DUDA M, 2015. Computational study of urban heat island effects in Putrajaya Malaysia Sustainable Cities and Society. 19, 359-372
• MORRIS KI, CHAN A, OOI MCG, ABAKR YA, OOZEER MY and DUDA M, 2015. Integrating Weather Research and Forecasting Model, Noah Land-Surface Model and Urban Canopy Model for urban heat island effect assessment British Journal of Environment and Climate Change. 5(3), BJEC.2015.018
• CUI J, ZHOU J, PENG Y, CHAN A and MAO J, 2015. Effects of atmospheric deposition nitrogen flux and its composition on soil solution chemistry from red soil farmland, Southeast China Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts. 17, 2082-2091
• CHEN B, HO K, ABAKR YA and CHAN A, 2015. Fluid dynamics and heat transfer investigations of swirling decaying flow in an annular pipe Part 1: Review, problem description, verification and validation International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 38(9), 1253-1261
• CHEN B, HO K, QIN FGF, JIANG R, ABAKR YA and CHAN A, 2015. Validation and visualization of decaying vortex flow in an annulus Energy Procedia. 75, 3098-3104
• MAHABALESHWAR US, SIDDHESHWAR PG and CHAN A, 2014. Suction-induced magnetohydrodynamics of a viscoelastic fluid over a stretching surface within a porous medium The IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics. 79(3), 445-458
• MALVIN A, CHAN A and LAU PL, 2014. CFD study of distillation sieve tray flow regimes using the droplet size distribution technique Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 45(4), 1354-1368
• EDUSSURIYA PS, CHAN A and MALVIN A, 2014. Urban morphology and air quality in dense residential environments: Correlations between morphological parameters and air pollution at street level Journal of Engineering Science and Technology. 9(1), 64-80
• CUI J, ZHOU J, PENG Y, HE Y, XU L and CHAN A, 2014. Long-term atmospheric wet deposition of dissolved organic nitrogen in a typical red-soil agro-ecosystem, Southeastern China Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts. 16(5), 1050-1058
• KABIRI R, BAI R and CHAN A, 2014. Assessment of hydrologic impacts of climate change on the runoff trend in Klang Watershed, Malaysia Environmental Earth Sciences.
• LEE ASP, CHOONG WK and CHAN A, 2014. Statistical modeling for one hour rainfall data in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Advanced Materials Research. 1030-1032, 665-668
• PANG EJX, PICKERING SJ, CHAN A and WONG KH, 2013. Use of recycled carbon fibre as a heating element Journal of Composite Materials. 47(16), 2039-2050
• SALLEH, S.A., ABD LATIF, Z., WAN MOHD, W.M.N. and CHAN, A., 2013. Factors contributing to the formation of an urban heat island in Putrajaya, Malaysia Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences. 105, 840-850
• SALLEH, S.A., ABD LATIF, Z., PRADHAN, B., WAN MOHD, W.M.N. and CHAN, A., 2013. Functional relation of land surface albedo with climatological variables: a review on remote sensing techniques and recent research developments Geocarto International. 29(2), 147-163
• KABIRI, R., BAI, R. and CHAN, A., 2013. Comparison of SCS and Green-Ampt methods in surface runoff - Flooding simulation for Klang Watershed in Malaysia Open Journal of Modern Hydrology. 2013(3), 102-114
• KABIRI, R., BAI, R. and CHAN, A., 2013. Regional precipitation scenarios using a spatial statistical downscaling approach for Klang watershed in Malaysia Journal of Environmental Research and Development. 8(1), 126-134
• SALLEH SA, ABD LATIF Z, WAN MOHD WMN and CHAN A, 2012. Albedo pattern recognition and time-series analyses in Malaysia International Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences. XXXIX(B7), 235-240
• CUI J, ZHOU J, PENG Y, HE YQ and CHAN A, 2012. Atmospheric inorganic nitrogen in wet deposition to red soil farmland in Southeast China Plant and Soil. 359(1-2), 387-395
• SIDDHESHWAR PG, CHAN A and MAHABALESWAR US, 2012. An analytical study of a weakly non-linear dynamics of a Walters liquid B around a flexible sheet undergoing super linear stretching ISRN Applied Mathematics. 2012, 782369
• PANG, E.J.X., PICKERING, S.J., CHAN, A., WONG, K.H. and LAU, P.L., 2012. N-type thermoelectric recycled carbon fibre sheet with electrochemically deposited Bi₂Te₃ Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 193(September), 147-153
• KABIRI, R., BAI, R. and CHAN, A., 2012. Climate change impacts on river runoff in Klang watershed in Malaysia. In: OPRISAN, S., ZAHARIM, A., ESLAMIAN, S., JIAN, M.S., AIUB, C.A.F. and AZAMI, A., eds., Advances in Environment, Computational Chemistry and Bioscience WSEAS. 217-222
• KABIRI, R., BAI, R. and CHAN, A., 2012. Climate change impacts on river runoff in Klang watershed in Malaysia. In: OPRISAN, S., ZAHARIM, A., ESLAMIAN, S., JIAN, M.S., AIUB, C.A.F. and AZAMI, A., eds., Advances in Environment, Computational Chemistry and Bioscience WSEAS. 223-228
• CUI J, ZHOU J, YANG H, PENG Y, HE Y and CHAN A, 2011. Atmospheric NO2 and NH3 deposition into a typical agro-ecosystem in Southeast China Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 13(11), 3216-3221
• PANG EJX, CHAN A and PICKERING SJ, 2011. Thermoelectrical properties of intercalated recycled carbon fibre composite Composites: Part A. 42A(10), 1406-1411
• EDUSSURIYA P, CHAN A and YE A, 2011. Urban morphology and air quality in dense residential environments of Hong Kong: Part I. District level analysis Atmospheric Environment. 45(27), 4789-4803
• BUCCOLIERI R, SALIM SM, LEO LS, DI SABATINO S, CHAN A, GENNARO GL and GROMKE C, 2011. Analysis of local scale tree-atmosphere interaction on pollutant concentration in idealized street canyons and application to a real urban junction Atmospheric Environment. 45(9), 1702-1713
• HO K, ABAKR YA and CHAN A, 2011. An experimental setup for investigating swirling decaying flow in an annular pipe International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 38(9), 1253-1261
• MALVIN A, CHAN A and LAU PL, 2011. Large eddy simulation of distillation sieve tray hydrodynamics using volume-of-fluid (VOF) multiphase model Engineering Letters. 19(1), 24-30
• SALIM SM, BUCCOLIERI R, CHAN A and DI SABATINO S, 2011. Numerical simulation of atmospheric pollutant dispersion in an urban street canyon: Comparison between RANS and LES Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 99(2-3), 103-113
• SALIM SM, BUCCOLIERI R, CHAN A, DI SABATINO S and CHEAH SC, 2011. Large eddy simulation of the aerodynamic effects of trees on pollutant concentrations in street canyons Procedia Environmental Sciences. 4, 17-24
• SALIM SM, CHAN A, BUCCOLIERI R and DI SABATINO S, 2011. Numerical Simulation of Atmospheric Pollutant Dispersion in Urban Street Canyons and the Aerodynamic Effects of Trees. In: AL-BAGHDADI MARS and ABDOL-HAMID HR, eds., CFD Applications in Energy and Environment Sectors 1. International Energy and Environment Foundation. 175-204
• CHAN A, SALIM SM and CHEAH SC, 2011. Numerical simulation of dispersion in urban street canyons with avenue-like tree plantings: Comparison between RANS and LES Building and Environment. 46(9), 1735-1746
• BAI R and CHAN A, eds., 2010. Proceedings of the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research:: Workshop on Climate Change and DIMS Technolo University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus.
• LEE CY, SALIM SM, CHAN A and CHEAH SC, 2010. CFD study of flow over parallel ridges with varying height and spacing. In: AO I, GELMAN L, HUKINS DWL, HUNTER A and KORSUNSKY AM, eds., Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science 2184. International Association of Engineers. 1206-1211
• AL-SAMMARRAEE M and CHAN A, 2009. Large-eddy simulations of particle sedimentation in a longitudinal sedimentation basin of a water treatment plant: Part II: The effects of baffles Chemical Engineering Journal. 152(2-3), 315-321
• AL-SAMMARRAEE M, CHAN A, SALIM SM and MAHABALESWAR U, 2009. Large-eddy simulations of particle sedimentation in a longitudinal sedimentation basin of a water treatment plant: Part I: Particle settling performance Chemical Engineering Journal. 152(2-3), 307-314
• CHAN A, 2009. Heating garment and recycled carbon fibre technology At: Wearable Technologies News
• CHAN A and MORVAN HP, 2008. Verification and validation of urban atmospheric flow models: Part I: Test descriptions
• CHAN A and MORVAN HP, 2008. Verification and validation of urban atmospheric flow models: Part II: Comparision of various turbulence models
• CHAN A, LIEW KW, PANG EYL and SHAHABUDDIN AB, 2007. Development of an Active Cooling Fabric Pensonic Technology Company Limited.
• CHAN A, CHEUNG E and SIDDHESHWAR PG, 2006. Large eddy simulations of the effect of heat flux on pollutant dispersion in an urban street canyon Institute of Engineers Malaysia Journal. 70(4), 11-18