教学课程

高等数值分析 (课号：60420024-203，国际院)

偏微分方程数值解法与编程 (课号：85991022-200，国际院)

流固耦合方法与仿真 (课号：85990872，国际院)

研究领域

课题组主要研究方向：

一、基于机器学习的流固耦合主动控制技术

1、构建基于强化学习的流固耦合主动控制策略，并在仿生鱼游、结构物减振等领域展开应用；

2、利用先进模态分解方法构建高精度流固耦合降阶模型，提高计算效率；

3、开发面向流固耦合问题的数据驱动模型，包括基于条件流匹配的生成式模型、Transformer、FNO等。

二、水下遥控作业机器人(ROV)的智能控制

1、研究复杂流动环境下水下ROV的流固耦合动力学，构建高效降阶模型与仿真训练环境；

2、融合多源传感信息，开展有限观测条件下的流场重构与状态估计；

3、发展基于强化学习的运动控制与本体—机械臂协同控制方法。

三、多相流固耦合问题的高保真建模与高性能仿真

1、构建涉及空泡/空泡群、激波、大变形固体结构、以及材料损伤与断裂等复杂非线性问题提供一体化耦合仿真工具；

2、开发兼顾精确性和计算效率的耦合算法；

3、开发多模块多物理场并行仿真求解器。

四、水下爆炸与防护

1、构建水下外爆与内爆的多相流固耦合模型，研究爆炸气泡、冲击波与水下结构物相互作用机制；

2、研究气泡幕防护机理，优化气泡幕设计。

主要项目：

1．国家自然科学基金，青年科学基金项目（C 类），2026-2028年，在研，主持;

2．国家重点研发计划，2025-2027年，在研，参与（子课题负责人）;

3．新型油气勘探开发国家科技重大专项，2025-2030年，在研，参与；

4．深圳市基础研究专项自然科学基金计划-深港联合资助项目（A类），2026-2028年，在研，主持；

5．广东省自然科学基金，面上项目， 2026-2028年，在研，主持；

6．广东省自然资源厅，2024年省级海洋六大产业专项项目， 2024-2025，已结题，骨干

7．英国上市公司365, 科研启动项目, 2023-2025, 已结题, 主持

8．英国上市公司365, 院交叉科研研究基金, 2023-2025, 已结题, 主持

9． 深圳海油工程水下技术有限公司，横向项目，2024-2025，已结题，骨干

代表性论文

[1] C. Hu, W.-Y. Sun, S.-X. Cao*, J.-Y. Wang*. Airfoil pitch control in the wake of a backward-facing step via spatiotemporal deep reinforcement learning. Physics of Fluids. 2026. 

[2] S.-H. Zhao, H.-K. Jiang, M. Saravia, Z.-Y. Xue, S.-X. Cao*. Conditional Flow Matching for Sparse Flow Field Reconstruction in Fluid–Structure Interaction with Uncertainty Quantification. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 2026. 

[3] Z.-K. Chen, J.-Y. Hua, Z.-M. Man, S.-X. Cao, B.-H. Li, D. Zhou, F.-Y. Kang. Dual-Field Responsive Nanofluidic Membrane for High-Performance Osmotic Energy Generation. Energy & Environmental Science. 2026. 

[4] J.-J. Zhao, H.-K. Jiang, S.-X. Cao*. Precise Control and Reachability Bounds of Near-Wall Bubble Oscillations under Ultrasonic Excitation. International Journal of Multiphase Flow. 2026. 

[5] Z. Peng, L. Gao, S.-L. Chen, E.-H. Wang, S.-X. Cao*. An Integrated UKF-LSTM-AM Framework for Online Motion and Mooring Prediction under Extreme Wind-Wave-Current Loads. Ocean Engineering. 2026. 

[6] M.-Y. Qi, J.-J. Zhao, Y.-R. Sun, S.-X. Cao*. Fluid-Structure Interaction Response of a Buried Submarine Pipeline under Near-Field Underwater Explosion. Physics of Fluids. 2026.

[7] X.-Y. Tong, H.-K. Jiang, S.-X. Cao, L.-L. Kang, D.-X. Fan*. Recirculation-Mediated Wake Control of a Near-Wall Cylinder under Downstream Plate Oscillation. Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science. 2026.

[8] Z.-Y. Xue, M. Saravia, S.-H. Zhao, E.-H. Wang, S.-L. Chen, S.-X. Cao*. A Masked Fourier Neural Operator for Fast Simulation of Vortex-Induced Vibrations. Ocean Engineering. 2026.

[9] Y.-Z. Nie, S.-H. Zhao, R. Liao, S.-X. Cao*. Multi-Objective Bayesian Optimization of Hydrofoil Micro-Jet Configurations with POD-based Analysis of Cavitation Instability. Ocean Engineering. 2026.

[10] J.-J. Zhao, M.-Y. Qi, W. Zhang, X.-W. Pang, S.-X. Cao*. Shock-Induced Bubble Collapse Near A Plate. International Journal of Mechanical Science. 2026.

[11] W.-Y. Sun, R.-X. Zhan, Y.-F. Wang, H.-K. Jiang, J.-T. Qu, X.-F. Li, S.-X. Cao*. Deep Reinforcement Learning Control of Fish Locomotion via Physics-Guided Surrogates. Ocean Engineering. 2026.

[12] X.-H. Xia, X.-F. Li*, J.-F. Zhang, S.-X. Cao, G.-Y. Wang*. A Physics-Informed Neural Network for Fluid-Structure Coupled Simulation of A Euler-Bernoulli Beam Under Steady Flow. Ocean. 2026.

[13] H.-K. Jiang, S.-X. Cao*. Model Predictive Control of Fluid-Structure Interaction via Koopman-based Reduced-Order Model. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 2026.

[14] Y.-F. Wang, W.-Y. Sun, W. Tang, Z.-P. Yu, S.-X. Cao, J.-T. Qu. A CFD-based Optimization Method for Achieving Low Cost of Transport of Robotic Fish. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering. 2025.

[15] Y.-Z. Nie, H.-K. Jiang, R.-F. Huang, X.-L. Jiang, S.-X. Cao*. POD-based analysis of modal dynamics and energy transport in cavitating flow over water-injected hydrofoil. Ocean Engineering. 2025.

[16] J.-J. Zhao, M.-Y. Qi, J.-Z. Wang, Y.-W. Wang, S.-X. Cao*. Dynamics of Tandem-Bubble Collapse under Ultrasound: Jetting Modes and Parametric Dependence. Journal of Hydrodynamics. 2025.

[17] H.-K. Jiang, Y.-J. Zhao, S.-X. Cao*. Onset Instability of Inverted Flags Clamped by a Cylinder. Journal of Fluids and Structures. 2025.

[18] L. Gao, J.-J. Zhao*, M.-Y. Qi, W.-T. Ma, S.-X. Cao. Computational Study on Fluid–Structure Interaction Between Explosion-Induced Bubble and Submarine Pipe. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters. 2025.

[19] X.-W. Pang, Z.-Y. Song, P.-M. Bian, Z.-Y. Yin, S.-X. Cao*. Multiple Flow Modes in CO2 Geological Storage Fluid Dynamics and Reactive Transport in Saline Aquifers. Physics of Fluids. 2025.

[20] X.-W. Pang, Y.-H. Xin, S.-X. Cao*. Parametric study on biomimetic energy storage system inspired by the Nautilus Shell. Applied Thermal Engineering. 2025.

[21] H.-K. Jiang, J.-L. Pfister, D.-Z. Huang, S.-X. Cao*. Koopman Reduced-Order Modeling of Flag Flapping in the Wake of a Cylinder. Physical Review E. 2025.

[22] Y.-J. Zhao, H.-K. Jiang, J.-C. Li, S.-X. Cao*. Comparative Study of RL-Based and ROM-Based Closed-Loop Control Methods in Mitigating Vortex-Induced Vibration. Physics of Fluids. 2025.

[23] J.-J. Zhao, P.-B. Bai, J.-Z. Wang, Y.-W. Wang, S.-X. Cao*. Dynamics of Bubble Collapse Near Rigid Boundaries with Different Curvatures. Physics of Fluids. 2025.

[24] Q. Guo, L. Gao, S.-X. Cao, H.-K. Jiang, Closed-Loop Control for Suppressing the Vortex-Induced Vibration of a Pipeline by the Eigensystem Realization Algorithm. Physics of Fluids. 2025.

[25] X.-W. Pang, Y.-H. Xin, Y.-J. Zhao, S.-X. Cao*. Enhancing Heat Transfer Efficiency in Solar Storage Systems Using Novel Eddy Current Structures and Vibrations. Applied Thermal Engineering. 2024.

[26] Y.-L. Zhang, S.-X. Cao*. Numerical Simulation Study of Underwater Acoustic Attenuation by Bubble Curtains. Chinese Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (力学学报). 2024.

[27] L.-Gao, S.-X. Cao, Y.-H. Hu, X.-W. Pang*. Enhancing Heat Transfer Efficiency in Solar Thermal Storage Devices with Vibration for Offshore Platforms. Journal of Energy Storage. 2024.

[28] X.-W. Pang, S.-X. Cao*. Study on the Influence Law of Vortex Generating Structure on Heat Transfer Performance of Heat Storage Device. Journal of Energy Storage. 2024.

[29] H.-K. Jiang, S.-X. Cao*. Balanced Proper-Orthogonal-Decomposition-Based Feedback Control of Vortex-Induced Vibration. Physical Review Fluids. 2024.

[30] X.-W. Pang, S.-X. Cao*. Optimization of Fin Arrangement in Solar Thermal Storage Devices and Convolutional Neural Network Modeling. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 2024.

[31] J.-J. Zhao, W.-J. Zhu, S.-X. Cao*. Dynamics of Tandem Bubble Interaction Near Tissue. Physics of Fluids. 36(5). 2024.

[32] H.-K. Jiang, S.-X. Cao*. Reinforcement Learning-Based Active Flow Control of Oscillating Cylinder for Drag Reduction. Physics of Fluids. 35(10). 2023.

[33] S.-X. Cao, Z. Huang. Bayesian Calibration for Large-Scale Fluid Structure Interaction Problems Under Embedded/Immersed Boundary Framework. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 2022.

[34]S.-X. Cao, G.-Y. Wang, O. Coutier-Delgosha, K.G. Wang. Shock-Induced Bubble Collapse Near Solid Materials: Effect of Acoustic Impedance. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 2020.

[35] S.-X. Cao, G.-Y. Wang, K.G. Wang. A Spatially Varying Robin Interface Condition for Fluid-Structure Coupled Simulations. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 2020.

[36] S.-X. Cao, Y. Zhang, D. Liao, P. Zhong, K. G. Wang. Shock-Induced Damage and Dynamic Fracture in Cylindrical Bodies Submerged in Liquid. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 2019; 169, 55-71.

[37] S.-X. Cao, A. Main, K.G. Wang. Robin-Neumann Transmission Conditions for Fluid-Structure coupling: Embedded Boundary Implementation and Parameter Analysis. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 2018;115(5):578–603.

[38]Y.-F. Gao, Z.-J. Zhang, X. Zhao, Y. Wang, L.-X. Sun, S.-X. Cao, Y. Lei, B.-H. Li, D. Zhou, F.-Y. Kang, “Island-bridge”-Structured Nanofluidic Membranes for High-Performance Aqueous Energy Conversion and Storage. Energy Materials and Devices. 2024.

[39]M. Bailey, A. Maxwell, S.-X. Cao, S. Ramesh, Z. Liu, J. Williams Jr, J. Thiel, B. Dunmire, T. Colonius, E. Kuznetsova, W. Kreider, M. Sorensen, J. Lingeman, O. Sapozhnikov. Improving Burst Wave Lithotripsy Effectiveness for Small Stones and Fragments by Increasing Frequency: Theoretical Modeling and Ex-vivo Study. Journal of Endourology. 2022.

[40] G.-M. Xiang, X.-J. Ma, C. Liang, H.-Y Yu, D. Liao, G. Sankin, S.-X. Cao, K. Wang and P. Zhong. Variations of Stress Field and Fracture Pattern Produced at Different Locations in a Shock Wave Lithotripter Field. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 150, no. 2 (2021): 1013-1029.

[41] H. Chung,S.-X. Cao, M. Philen, P.S. Beran, K.G. Wang. CFD-CSD Coupled Analysis of Underwater Propulsion Using a Biomimetic Fin-and-Joint System.Computers & Fluids.2018; 172(8): 54–66.

荣誉奖项

USNCCM16 Conference Award, 2021

美国弗吉尼亚理工大学研究生奖学金, 2014

北京市优秀毕业生, 2014

新加坡科技工程奖学金, 2010-2013