Tsung-Chow (Joe) Su

Tsung-Chow (Joe) Su, Eng.Sc.D, M.S.,B.S

Professor

College of Engineering and Computer Science

Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering

su@fau.edu
561.297.3896

Boca Raton Campus | Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991

Education

  • Eng.Sc.D., Ocean Engineering, Columbia University, 1974
  • M.S., Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology, 1970
  • B.S., Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, 1968

Research Interests

  • Industrial and Environmental Fluid Mechanics
  • Design Problems Involving Nanotechnology, Environmental Engineering and Bioengineering
  • Piezoelectric Shell Vibrates in Fluids with Industrial, Medical, Geophysical and Biological Applications
  • Fluid-Structure Interactions
  • Energy Related Problems and Inventions and Undergraduate Research

Recent Publications

  • Y Li, B Ouyang, T Zhou, J Thomas, S Bavar, E Weber, L Michieletto, T-C Su, F Ahmad, Laboratory and Field Experimental Study of Underwater Inflatable Co-prime Sonar Array (UICSA), Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction, Vol.11 No 1 (2022) , DOI: https://doi.org/10.32732/jcec.2022.11.1.41.
  • Y Zhu, L Xie, TM Wong, TC Su, Development of three-dimensional scour below pipelines in regular waves, J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10, 124. https://doi.org/10.3390/ jmse10020124

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Publications

  1. Y Li, B Ouyang, T Zhou, J Thomas, S Bavar, E Weber, L Michieletto, T-C Su, F Ahmad, Laboratory and Field Experimental Study of Underwater Inflatable Co-prime Sonar Array (UICSA), Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction, Vol.11 No 1 (2022) , DOI: https://doi.org/10.32732/jcec.2022.11.1.41
  1. Y Zhu, L Xie, TM Wong, TC Su, Development of three-dimensional scour below pipelines in regular waves, Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10, 124. https://doi.org/10.3390/ jmse10020124
  1. P Xing, H Hu, Y Chen, H Wu and TC Su, Simulation and Experimental Study of an Airfoil Aerator, Russian Physics Journal,64,pages282292 (2021)
  1. B Ouyang, P Wills, Y Tang, J Hallstrom, TC Su, J Rodriguez-Labra, KNamuduri, S Mukherjee, Y Li and C Den Ouden,"Initial Development of the Hybrid Aerial Underwater Robotic System (HAUCS): Internet of Things (IoT) for Aquaculture Farms", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2021, doi: 10.1109/JIOT.2021.3068571.
  2. Y Zhu, L Xie, TC Su, Scour protection effects of a Geotextile Mattress with Floating Plate on a pipeline, April 2020, Sustainability12(8):3482
  3. YH Li, L Xie, TC Su, Profile of suspended sediment concentration in submerged vegetated shallow water flow, Water Resources Research,15 March 2020,
  1. L Xie, Y Zhu, H Li, YH Li, Y Yang, TC Su, Local scour near rigid and flexible flow deflectors, Water 2020, 12, 153; doi:10.3390/w12010153
  1. YH Li, L Xie, TC Su, Vertical distribution of suspended sediments above dense seagrass in unidirectional flow,Water2020,12(1), 12;
  2. L Xie, Y Zhu, TM Wong, TC Su, Visualization of the onset of scour under a pipeline in waves, Applied Sciences, 10(9):2994, April 2020, DOI:
  3. C Kuang, Z Dong, J Gu, TC Su, H Zhan, W Zhao, Influences of multi-factors on water exchange of Qilihai lagoon, Journal of Hydro-environment Research, 2020.
  1. L Meng, Y Lin, H Gu, TC Su, Study of the Dynamic Characteristics of a Cone-Shaped Recovery System on Submarines for Recovering Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, China Ocean Engineering,34,387399 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13344-020-0035-3
  1. Z Ni, M Dhanak, T Su, Performance of a hydrofoil operating close to a free surface over a range of angles of attack, International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering,,November 2020, Pages 1-11
  1. L Xie, YH Li, TC Su, Bio-capture of solid pollutants by vegetation-canopy-cave in shallow water flow, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019 Dec 2;16(23). pii: E4846. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16234846.
  1. L Xie, Peng Jin, TC Su, Z Liang, Numerical simulation of uniaxial compression tests on layered rock specimens using the discrete element method, Computational Particle Dynamics, (2019) doi:10.1007/s40571-019-00307-3
  1. L Xie, Y Zhu, TC Su, Scour protection of partially embedded pipelines using sloping curtains, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 145 (3), 04019001, 2019
  1. Z Ni, M Dhanak, T Su, Improved performance of a slotted blade using a novel slot design Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 189, 34-44, 2019
  1. Y Li, R Stankovic, B Ouyang, T Su, Study on Flexural Properties of Tubular Underwater Inflated Structures Filled with Hydrogel Beads, Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction 8 (2), 48-54, 2019
  1. Z Ni, M Dhanak, T Su, Performance Characteristics of Airfoils with Leading-Edge Tubercles and an Internal Slot AIAA Journal 57 (6), 2394-2407, 2019
  1. B Li, L Wang, X Wang, TC Su, Cross-coupling effect and motion control of an autonomous underwater vehicle with internal actuators, Journal of Marine Science and Technology 24 (1), 98-110, 2019
  1. L Xie, Y Zhu, YH Li, TC Su, Experimental study on bed pressure around geotextile mattress with sloping plate PloS one 14 (1), e0211312, 2019
  1. Y Zhu, L Xie, TC Su, Visualization Tests on Scour Rates below Pipelines in Steady Currents, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 145 (4), 04019005, 2019
  1. L Xie, P Jin, H Li, X Liang, TC Su, Numerical investigation of inflatable structures filled with hydrogel beads, Powder Technology, Vol. 354, pp 689-695, 2019
  1. L Meng, Y Lin, H Gu, G Bai, TC Su, Study on Dynamic Characteristics Analysis of Underwater Docking Device, Ocean Engineering, Vol. 180, pp. 1-9, 2019
  1. Z Ni, M Dhanak, T Su, Performance of a slotted hydrofoil operating close to a free surface over a range of angles of attack, Ocean Engineering, Vol 188, 2019
  1. L Xie, Y Zhu, TC Su, Visualization tests on variation of scour front under a pipeline in steady currents, Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 7, 345, 2019
  1. L Xie, Z Liang, M Wang, H Li, Y Li, and TC Su, Horizontal Planar Scale Test of Local Scour at Submerged Monopile, Journal of Coastal Research, 93(sp1): 298-303, 2019
  1. L Meng, Y Lin, TC Su and H Gu, Study on Dynamic Docking Process and Collision Problems of Captured-Rod Docking Method, Ocean Engineering, Vol. 193, (2019) 106624
  1. L Meng, Y Lin, TC Su and H Gu, Study on the Influence of Porous Material on Underwater Vehicles Hydrodynamic Characteristics, Ocean Engineering, 191 (2019) 106528
  1. L Meng, Y Lin, H Gu, T Su, Study on the Mechanics Characteristics of an Underwater Towing System for Recycling an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), Applied Ocean Research, 79, 123-133, 2018
  1. B Chen, S Cheng, T Su, H Zhang, Numerical investigation of channel effects on a vertical-axis tidal turbine rotating at variable speed Ocean Engineering 163, 358-368, 2018
  1. Z Ni, T Su, M Dhanak, An empirically-based model for the lift coefficients of twisted airfoils with leading-edge tubercles AIP Advances 8 (4), 045123, 2018
  1. L Xie, X Liang, TC Su Measurement of pressure in viewable hole erosion test Canadian Geotechnical Journal 55 (10), 1502-1509, 2018
  1. B Li, TC Su, Heading Autopilot of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles with Internal Moving mass, Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics 12 (2), 021003, 2017
  1. Y Li, T Su, B Ouyang, F Dalgleish, A Dalgleish, Field testing and numerical modeling of inflatable structure for underwater applications, Advances in Civil Engineering Materials 6 (1), 403-411, 2017
  1. C Kuang, W Chen, J Gu, TC Su, H Song, Y Ma, Z Dong, River discharge contribution to sea-level rise in the Yangtze River Estuary, China, Continental Shelf Research 134, 63- 75, 2017
  1. R Qin, L Lin, C Kuang, TC Su, X Mao, Y Zhou, A GIS-based software for forecasting pollutant drift on coastal water surfaces using fractional Brownian motion: A case study on red tide drift, Environmental modelling & software 92, 252-260, 2017
  1. C Kuang, H Liang, J Gu, T Su, X Zhao, H Song, Y Ma, Z Dong, Morphological process of a restored estuary downstream of a tidal barrier, Ocean & coastal management 138, 111- 123, 2017
  1. YH Li, L Xie, T Su, Resistance of Open-Channel Flow under the Effect of Bending Deformation of Submerged Flexible Vegetation, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 144 (3), 04017072, 2017
  1. L Wang, J Yang, H He, S Xu, T Su, Numerical and Experimental Study on the Influence of the Set Point on the Operation of a Thruster-Assisted Position Mooring System. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering. 26. 423-432. 2016
  1. B Li, TC Su Nonlinear heading control of an autonomous underwater vehicle with internal actuators, Ocean Engineering 125, 103-112, 2016

Teaching

  • Advanced Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Fluid Mechanics for Ocean Engineering
  • Heat Transfer
  • Dynamics
  • Fundamentals of Engineering, and
  • Nanotechnology

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