Tong Lin

Research Assistant Professor

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Suite 401, 727 East Washington Street

tlin11@syr.edu

315-443-4445

Lab/ Center/ Institute affiliation:

  • Syracuse Center of Excellence in Energy and Environmental Systems – Analysis and Design Center

Areas of Expertise:

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Turbomachinery Design and Performance Analysis
  • Air Purification, Ventilation, and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
  • Airborne Pathogen Transmission Risk Mitigation

Professor Lin specializes in computational fluid dynamics, turbomachinery design and performance analysis, with a particular focus on the interaction between turbomachinery and flow resistance systems to enhance pressure rise and energy efficiency. His expertise extends to improving indoor air quality through the development and optimization of ventilation and air purification systems, including technologies such as UV germicidal irradiation, photocatalytic oxidation, and ionization systems. Dr. Lin actively researches strategies to mitigate airborne pathogen transmission risks in indoor environments, employing both experimental analyses and modeling approaches to devise effective solutions.

Honors and Awards:

  • 2019 Research Excellence Doctoral Funding (REDF) Fellowship

Selected Publications:

  1. Lin T, Pan Y, Sarimurat M, Dang T. System Performance of Highly Coupled Fan and High- Resistance Medium. IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology. 2023; 13(9):1399-1409. Available from: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10217016/ DOI: 10.1109/TCPMT.2023.3305091
  2. Wang L, Lin T, Da Costa H, Zhu S, Stockman T, Kumar A, Weaver J, Spede M, Milton D, Hertzberg J, Toohey D, Vance M, Miller S, Srebric J. Characterization of aerosol plumes from singing and playing wind instruments associated with the risk of airborne virus transmission. Indoor Air. 2022 June 13; 32(6):-. Available from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ina.13064 DOI: 10.1111/ina.13064
  3. Lin T, Sarimurat M, Dang T. Flow Interaction Between Cascade and Flow Resistance Medium. Volume 6: Education; Electric Power; Energy Storage; Fans and Blowers. ASME Turbo Expo 2023: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition; Jun. – ; Boston, Massachusetts, USA. American Society of Mechanical Engineers; c2023. Available from: https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/GT/proceedings/GT2023/86991/V006T10A002/1168053 DOI: 10.1115/GT2023-101271
  4. Zhu S, Lin T, Wang L, Nardell E, Vincent R, Srebric J. Ceiling impact on air disinfection performance of Upper-Room Germicidal Ultraviolet (UR-GUV). Building and Environment. 2022 October; 224:109530-. Available from: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0360132322007600 DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109530