2026 Shu-San Hsiau: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	35	2709	2540	13	13	171	4131

Overview

Shu-San Hsiau is affiliated with National Central University in Taiwan and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a total of 68 publications. Their work spans multiple subfields including computational mechanics, biomedical engineering, ocean engineering, mechanical engineering, and management, monitoring, policy and law.

Their research covers a broad range of main topics as follows:

Granular flow and fluidized beds
Landslides and related hazards
Thermochemical biomass conversion processes
Particle dynamics in fluid flows
Cyclone separators and fluid dynamics
Coal properties and utilization
Aerosol filtration and electrostatic precipitation

Shu-San Hsiau's publications appear frequently in several scientific journals. Notable venues include:

Powder Technology
Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification
Advanced Powder Technology
Proceedings of the International Conference on Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Shu-San Hsiau are:

Shih-Hao Chou (10 publications)
Yi-Shun Chen (7 publications)
Thoharudin (5 publications)
Li-Tsung Sheng (5 publications)
Yi-Shun Chen (4 publications)

Some of Shu-San Hsiau's recent papers include:

"A study of pneumatic conveying with high-density AM-using metal powder in a pipe bend" (2020), published in International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
"Experimental study of the dynamic behavior and segregation of density-bidisperse granular sliding masses at the laboratory scale" (2021), published in Landslides
"Design optimization of fluidized bed pyrolysis for energy and exergy analysis using a simplified comprehensive multistep kinetic model" (2023), published in Energy
"Numerical modeling of biomass fast pyrolysis by using an improved comprehensive reaction scheme for energy analysis" (2021), published in Renewable Energy
"Influence of removal efficiency on a moving granular bed filter" (2020), published in Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification

Best Publications

The simulation and experimental study of granular materials discharged from a silo with the placement of inserts

Shie Chen Yang;Shu San Hsiau

165
Citations
Rapid flow of dry granular materials down inclined chutes impinging on rigid walls

Shiva P. Pudasaini;Shiva P. Pudasaini;Kolumban Hutter;Shu San Hsiau;Shih Chang Tai

156
Citations
Fluctuations and self-diffusion of sheared granular material flows

Shu San Hsiau;Yuh Min Shieh

122
Citations
Velocity measurements in dry granular avalanches using particle image velocimetry technique and comparison with theoretical predictions

Shiva P. Pudasaini;Shu San Hsiau;Yongqi Wang;Kolumban Hutter

116
Citations
Kinetic Theory Analysis of Flow-Induced Particle Diffusion and Thermal Conduction in Granular Material Flows

S. S. Hsiau;M. L. Hunt

109
Citations
Granular thermal diffusion in flows of binary-sized mixtures

S. S. Hsiau;M. L. Hunt

99
Citations
Segregation phenomena in a shaker

S.S. Hsiau;H.Y. Yu

95
Citations
Shear-induced particle diffusion and longitudinal velocity fluctuations in a granular-flow mixing layer

S. S. Hsiau;M. L. Hunt

93
Citations
Granular convection cells in a vertical shaker

S.S Hsiau;C.H Chen

86
Citations
Dynamic behaviors of powders in a vibrating bed

C.H Tai;S.S Hsiau

83
Citations
Filtration of dust particulates with a moving granular bed filter

Yi Shun Chen;Shu San Hsiau;Sin Chang Lai;Yau Pin Chyou

79
Citations
Convection cells and segregation in a vibrated granular bed

Shu San Hsiau;Pai Chei Wang;Chi Hwang Tai

79
Citations
Convection behavior of non-spherical particles in a vibrating bed: Discrete element modeling and experimental validation

Y.C. Chung;H.H. Liao;S.S. Hsiau

78
Citations
An experimental study on the effect of liquid content and viscosity on particle segregation in a rotating drum

S.H. Chou;C.C. Liao;S.S. Hsiau

77
Citations
Density segregation in a vertically vibrated granular bed

C.H. Tai;S.S. Hsiau;C.A. Kruelle

70
Citations
Arching phenomena in a vibrated granular bed

S.S Hsiau;M.H Wu;C.H Chen

68
Citations
Mixing in vibrated granular beds with the effect of electrostatic force

Li Shin Lu;Shu San Hsiau

64
Citations
Stresses and transport phenomena in sheared granular flows with different wall conditions

Shu San Hsiau;Wen Lung Yang

62
Citations
Motion state transitions in a vibrated granular bed

S.S. Hsiau;S.J. Pan

60
Citations
Numerical simulation of self-diffusion and mixing in a vibrated granular bed with the cohesive effect of liquid bridges

Shu San Hsiau;Shie Chen Yang

59
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kolumban Hutter ETH Zurich

Yongqi Wang Technical University of Darmstadt

Jonathan Seville University of Birmingham

Duu-Jong Lee National Taiwan University

Moo Been Chang National Central University

Che-Hsin Lin National Sun Yat-sen University

External Links

Personal website of Shu-San Hsiau

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