袁國傑教授BSc (HK), MSc (HK), PhD (UNSW), RPE, FHKIE, MSFPE, MIFE
Chief-of-Staff,
Chair Professor of Architectural Engineering
Contact InformationOffice:CYC-6105
Phone:3442-6828
Email:bckkyuen@cityu.edu.hk; costaff@cityu.edu.hk
Web:N/A
Research InterestsFire safety and engineering, pyrolysis and combustion, applications of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), nanocomposite flame-retardant materials, neural network modelling applications in fire engineering, building energy conservation, lighting and ventilation, HVAC systems and indoor air quality.
Ir Prof Yuen obtained his first degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hong Kong and PhD from the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia. He was the Head of the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, City University of Hong Kong. He is a Registered Professional Engineer and members of the IFE (UK), SFPE (USA) and HKIE (HK). His research interests include fire safety and engineering, pyrolysis and combustion, applications of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), fire retardant materials, neural network modelling applications in fire engineering, HVAC and control engineering. He is the Co-PI of the Theme-based Research Scheme project entitled 'Safety, Reliability, and Disruption Management of High Speed Rail and Metro Systems' with over HKD40 millions funded by the Research Grants Council of the HK. Prof Yuen has over 250 publications including international journal articles and conference papers and co-authored the book entitled: 'Computational Fluid Dynamics in Fire Engineering - Theory, Modeling & Practice'. Prof Yuen had successfully supervised more than 30 PhD graduate students and is supervising more than 10 PhD graduate students currently as the main supervisor. He has also been the examiner of many PhD candidates both locally and internationally. He has been engaged in research consultancies and he is also the Founding Member of the Disciplinary Advisory Panel of Fire Discipline of HKIE. He has served as members of Examination Board for Lift and Escalator Engineers of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department and Inspector Registration Committee of the Buildings Department, the HKSAR Government respectively. He is also currently the Council member and Deputy Chairman of Quality Assurance Committee (QAC) of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ). Prof Yuen received The President's Award of City University of Hong Kong in 2016.
Course Leader Duty BC2627: Building Science BC2627F: Building Science BC2627P: Building Science BC3740: Building Services Laboratory BC4733: Fire Engineering Elective I BC4733F: Fire Engineering Elective I BC4733P: Fire Engineering Elective I BC4749P: Final Year Project BC4773: Fire Engineering Elective I BC4789: Final Year Project CA2690: Building Science for Surveyors CA5815: Advanced Topics in Facilities Management CA6206D: Residential Workshop I CA6207D: Residential Workshop II CA6208D: EngD Seminars CA6640D: Building Design and Performance CA6806D: Construction Research Paper CA8008D: Doctoral Thesis CA8018D: Modelling and Computational Techniques for Built Environment CA8206D: Residential Workshop I CA8207D: Residential Workshop II CA8231D: Research Project Management for Engineering Doctorate CA8806D: Research Paper Writing for Engineering Doctorate
Research InterestsFire safety and engineering, pyrolysis and combustion, applications of computational fluid dynamics (CFD), nanocomposite flame-retardant materials, neural network modelling applications in fire engineering, building energy conservation, lighting and ventilation, HVAC systems and indoor air quality.
Selected PublicationsYuen JKK, LEE EWM, LO SM and YUEN KKR (2013),An Intelligence-Based Optimization Model of Passenger Flow in a Transportation Station,IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems,14(3): 1290-1300.TAI, Q. L., YUEN KKR and SONG, L. & HU, Y. (2012),A novel polymeric flame retardant and exfoliated clay nanocomposites: Preparation and properties,Chemical Engineering Journal,183: 542-549.TAI, Q. L., YUEN KKR and YANG, W., QIAO, Z. H., SONG, L. & HU, Y. (2012),Iron-montmorillonite and zinc borate as synergistic agents in flame-retardant glass fiber reinforced polyamide 6 composites in combination with melamine polyphosphate,Composites Part A-Applied Science and Manufacturing,43: 415-422.TAI, Q., SONG, L., FENG, H., TAO, Y., YUEN KKR and HU, Y. (2012),Investigation of a combination of novel polyphosphoramide and boron-containing compounds on the thermal and flame-retardant properties of polystyrene,Journal of Polymer Research,19: 9763WANG, L., HU, Y., SONG, L. and YUEN KKR (2012),The investigation of thermal and combustion properties for intumescent flame retardant ethylene-vinyacetate (EVA/IFR) composites containing ferrous disulfide (FeS2),Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research,AcceptedWANG, L., YANG, W., WANG, B. B., WU, Y., HU, Y., SONG, L. and YUEN KKR (2012),The Impact of Metal Oxides on the Combustion Behavior of Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate Coploymers Containing an Intumenscent Flame Retardant,Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research,51: 7884-7890.YANG, H. Y., WANG, X., YUAN, H. X., SONG, L., HU, Y. and YUEN KKR (2012),Fire performance and mechanical properties of phenolic foams modified by phosphorus-containing polyethers,Journal of Polymer Research,19: 9831YANG, W., HONG, N. N., SONG, L., HU, Y., YUEN KKR and GONG, X. L. (2012),Studies on Mechanical Properties, Thermal Degradation, and Combustion Behaviors of Poly(1,4-butylene terephthalate)/Glass Fiber/Cerium Hypophosphite Composites,Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research,51: 8253-8261.TAI, Q. L., CHEN, L. J., SONG, L., HU, Y. and YUEN KKR (2011),Effects of a Phosphorus Compound on the Morphology, Thermal Properties, and Flammability of Polystyrene/MgAl-Layered Double Hydroxide Nanocomposites,Polymer Composites,32: 168-176.XIAO, X. K., CONG, B. H., WANG, X. S., KUANG, K. Q., YUEN KKR and LIAO, G. X. (2011),On the behavior of flame expansion in pool fire extinguishment with steam jet,Journal of Fire Sciences,29: 339-360.YANG, W., KAN, Y. C., SONG, L., HU, Y., LU, H. D. and YUEN KKR (2011),Effect of organo-modified montmorillonite on flame retardant poly(1,4-butylene terephthalate) composites,Polymers for Advanced Technologies,22: 2564-2570.YANG, W., SONG, L., HU, Y., LU, H. D. and YUEN KKR (2011), Investigations of Thermal Degradation Behavior and Fire Performance of Halogen-Free Flame Retardant Poly(1,4-butylene terephthalate) Composites,Journal of Applied Polymer Science,122: 1480-1488.YANG, W., SONG, L., HU, Y., LU, H. D. and YUEN KKR (2011),Enhancement of fire retardancy performance of glass-fibre reinforced poly(ethylene terephthalate) composites with the incorporation of aluminum hypophosphite and melamine cyanurate,Composites Part B-Engineering,42: 1057-1065.YANG, W., TANG, G., SONG, L., HU, Y. and YUEN KKR (2011),Effect of rare earth hypophosphite and melamine cyanurate on fire performance of glass-fiber reinforced poly(1,4-butylene terephthalate) composites,Thermochimica Acta,526: 185-191.YANG, W., YUEN KKR and HU, Y., LU, H. D. & SONG, L. (2011),Development and Characterization of Fire Retarded Glass-Fiber Reinforced Poly(1,4-butylene terephthalate) Composites Based on a Novel Flame Retardant System,Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research,50: 11975-11981.PAN, L. W., SHI, W. X., LO, S. M., CONG, B. H., YUEN KKR and ZHOU, Z. H. & LIAO, G. X. (2010),Smoke Characteristics in Tunnel Fire Interacted with Mist of Water Spray,Journal of Applied Fire Science,20: 225-249.TAI, Q. L., CHEN, L. J., SONG, L., NIE, S. B., HU, Y. and YUEN KKR (2010),Preparation and thermal properties of a novel flame retardant copolymer,Polymer Degradation and Stability,95: 830-836.YANG, W., LU, H. D., TAI, Q. L., QIAO, Z. H., HU, Y., SONG, L. and YUEN KKR (2010),Flame retardancy mechanisms of poly(1,4-butylene terephthalate) containing microencapsulated ammonium polyphosphate and melamine cyanurate,Polymers for Advanced Technologies,22: 2136-2144.32.QUAN, H., ZHANG, B. Q., ZHAO, Q., YUEN KKR and LI, R. K. Y. (2009),Facile preparation and thermal degradation studies of graphite nanoplatelets (GNPs) filled thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) nanocomposites,Composites Part A-Applied Science and Manufacturing,40: 1506-1513.LO SM, Liu M, Zhang PH and YUEN KKR (2009),An ANFIS-based Predictive Model for Pre-evacuation Human Response in Domestic Building Fire,Fire Technology,43: 431-449.HE, X., SUN, J., CHEN, X. and YUEN KKR (2009),Experimental and numerical study on flame propagation and structure behaviors of methane-air premixed combustion in tube,Journal of University of Science and Technology of China,4: 15ZHAO, Q., ZHANG, B. Q., QUAN, H., YAM, R. C. M., YUEN KKR and LI, R. K. Y. (2009),Flame retardancy of rice husk-filled high-density polyethylene ecocomposites,Composites Science and Technology,69: 2675-2681.CHEUNG, A. L. K., LEE, E. W. M., YUEN KKR and YEOH, G. H. & CHEUNG, S. C. P. (2008),Capturing the pulsation frequency of a buoyant pool fire using the large eddy simulation approach,Numerical Heat Transfer Part A-Applications,53: 561-576.Huang HC, LO SM, Zhi GS and YUEN KKR (2008),Graph Theory Based Approach for Automatic Recognition of CAD Data”, Engineering Application of Artificial Intelligence,Engineering Application of Artificial Intelligence,21: 1073-1079.Lin P, LO SM, Huang HC and YUEN KKR (2008),On the Use of Multi-stage Time-varying Quickest Time Approach for Optimization of Evacuation Planning,Fire Safety Journal,43: 282-290.Zhan YS, LO SM and YUEN KKR (2008),Web-GIS based distributed urban emergency decision-making support model,Microelectronics & Computer (in Chinese),25(10): 51-53.YUEN KKR, Kwok WK, LO SM and Liang J (2007),Heat and mass transfer in concrete at elevated temperature ,Numerical Heat Transfer Part A - Applications,51(5): 469-494.CHENG CKC, Lam KM, YUEN KKR, LO SM and Liang J (2007),A study of natural ventialtion in refuge floor,Building and Environment,42: 3322-3332.Cheung ALK, LEE EWM, YUEN KKR, Yeoh GH and Cheung SCP (2007),CAPTURING THE PULSATION FREQUENCY OF A BUOYANT POOL FIRE USING THE LARGE EDDY SIMULATION APPROACH,Numerical Heat Transfer Part A,53: 561-576.CHEUNG, S. C. P., YEOH, G. H., CHEUNG, A. L. K.,, YUEN KKR and LO SM (2007),Flickering behavior of turbulent buoyant fires using large-eddy simulation,Numerical Heat Transfer Part A-Applications,52: 679-712.Lin P, LO SM, YUEN KKR, Huang HC and Liang J (2007),A granular dynamic method for modelling egress pattern at an exit,Fire Safety Journal,42(5): 377-383.YUEN KKR, LO SM and CHENG CKC (2006),A reduced scale-modeling study on wind and smoke interaction at a refuge floor in a high-rise building,Fifth International Symposium on Scale Modeling,Chiba Institute of Science, Editor: Kozo Saito, Japan, 13-16 September [keynote]YUEN KKR, LEE EWM, LO SM and YEOH GH (2006),Prediction of temperature and velocity profiles in a single compartment fire by an improved neural network analysis,Fire Safety Journal,August, 41: 478-485.LO SM, Huang HC, Wang P and YUEN KKR (2006),A game theory based exit selection model for evacuation,Fire Safety Journal,41: 364-369.Cheung CP, LO SM, Yeoh GH and YUEN KKR (2006),The influence of gaps of fire-resisting doors on the smoke spread in a building fire,Fire Safety Journal,41: 539-546.LO SM, Hu BQ, Liu M and YUEN KKR (2005),On the use of reliability interval method and grey relational model for fire safety ranking of existing buildings ,Fire Technology,41: 255-270.CHENG CKC, YUEN KKR, Lam KM and LO SM (2005),CFD wind tunnel test: Field veocity patterns of wind on a building with a refuge floor,International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics,October, 19(7): 531-544.CHENG CKC, Lam KM, YUEN KKR and LO SM (2005),Wind tunnel and CFD studies on wind flow around a high-rise building with a refuge Floor,6th International Conference of Tall Building,Hong Kong, 6 December 2005 p.435-441Cheung CP, YUEN KKR, Yeoh GH and LO SM (2005),Sensitivity study on three different SN order schemes of the discrete ordinates method for two-compartment enclosure fire,Fire Safety Journal,40: 736-744.YUEN KKR (2004),Literati Club 2004 Highly Commended Award, Literati Club, Emerald Publishing Limited YUEN KKR and CHEUNG CP (2004),CFD study for Upgrading of Ventilation System in PTI at Sai Lau Kok and South Horizon, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department YUEN KKR, CHEUNG CP, SE MK and CHEUNG LK (2004),CFD Simulation Study for the New Ventilation Upgrading Design in South Horizon PTI, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department YUEN KKR and LEE EWM (2004),Air pollution assessment on Tin Shui Wai Open Public Transport Interchange, Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd YUEN KKR, LEE EWM and LO SM (2004),An effective drainage pipework configuration to prevent the drying of floor drains’ U-traps,Symposium on Advanced Technology for Health Care and Hygiene Control,Hong Kong, PRC, March 2004 YUEN KKR, LEE EWM, KWOK WK, CHEUNG CP and YEOH GH (2004),Application of artificial neural network and genetic algorithm to optimization of design parameters in compartment fire,International Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer,Norway, March 2004 YUEN KKR, LEE EWM, KWOK WK and CHEUNG SCP (2004),Application of artificial neural network and genetic algorithm to optimization of design parameters in compartment fire,ICHMT International Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer,CHT-04, Noway, April 2004 CDRomYUEN KKR, LEE EWM, LIM CP and CHENG WYG (2004),Fusion of GRNN and FA for Online Noisy Data Regression,Neural Processing Letters,19: 227-241.LEE EWM, YUEN KKR, LO SM, LAM KC and YEOH GH (2004),A Novel Artificial Neural Network Fire Model for Prediction of Thermal Interface Location in Single Compartment Fire,Fire Safety Journal,February, 39(1): 67-87.LEE EWM, YUEN KKR, SE MK and HUANG HC (2004),Application of Fuzzy ARTMAP to Investigation of Fire Phenomena,Journal of Basic Science and Engineering,Supplementary: 89-94.LEE EWM, LIM CP, YUEN KKR and LO SM (2004),A Hybrid Neural Network Model for Noisy Data Regression,IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part B: Cybernetics,April, 34(2): 951-960.LIM C, MA YF, KITIPORNCHAI S, WANG CM and YUEN KKR (2003),Buckling of vertical cylindrical shells under combined end pressure and body force,Journal of Engineering Mechanics - ASCE,August, 129(8): 876-884.YUEN KKR, CHEUNG CP, SE MK and CHEUNG LK (2003),The Effect of Approximation Order on Discrete Ordinates Method for Enclosure Fire Simulation,International Conference on Building Fire Safety - Research, Practice and Education,Brisbane, Australia, November 2003 YUEN KKR, LEE EWM and LO SM (2003),The Fight against SARS: A backfilling connection for the prevention of drying out of floor drains' U-traps,Structural Survey,September, 21(4): 114-118.YUEN KKR, LEE EWM, YUEN KKY and CHENG WYG (2003),A Novel Artificial Neural Network Fire Model for Determination of Thermal Interface in Compartment Fire,International conference on building fire safety,Brisbane, Australia, November 2003 p.25-32YUEN KKR, LEE EWM, YUEN KY and CHENG GW (2003),A Novel Artificial Neural Network Fire Model for Determination of Thermal Interface in Compartment Fire,International Conference on Building Fire Safety - Research, Practice and Education ,Australia, November 2003 YUEN KKR, YUEN KY and LEE EWM (2003),Application of artificial neural network for determination of thermal interface in single compartment fire,The International Conference on Building Fire Safety - Research Practice and Education, Queensland University of Technology,Australia, November 2003 p.25-32LEE YYR, LAM HF and YUEN KKR (2003),Bayesian System Identification Utilizing Evolution Strategy,Advances in Vibration Engineering,2(2): 121-127.LO SM, YUEN KKR and LEE EWM (2003),Electrical cable fire risk assessment and design criteria, China Light and Power Ltd LO SM, YUEN KKR and LEE EWM (2003),Development of substation retrofit design guideline, China Light and Power Ltd LO SM, YUEN KKR and LEE EWM (2003),Battery room risk assessment and design criteria, China Light and Power Ltd CHENG CKC and YUEN KKR (2003),A reviews of designated refuge floor studies,International Conference on Building Fire safety,Brisbane, Australia, 20-21 November 2003 p.170-177LEE EWM, YUEN KKR, CHEUNG SCP and CHENG CKC (2003),Application of Artificial Neural Network for Determination of Thermal Interface in Single Compartment Fire,International Conference on Robotics, Vision, Information and Single Processing,Penang, Malaysia, January 2003 p.588-593LEE EWM, LIM CP and YUEN KKR (2003),A Novel Neural Network Model for Online Noisy Data Regression and Classification,International Conference on Computational Intelligence for Modeling Control and Automation,Vienna, Austria, February 2003 p.95-105Yeoh GH, YUEN KKR, LO SM and Chen DH (2003),On Numerical Comparison of Enclosure Fire in a Multi-compartment Building,Fire Safety Journal,38: 85-94.YEOH GH, YUEN KKR and KWOK WK (2003),On Modelling Combustion, Radiation and Soot Processes in Compartment Fires,Building and Environment,June, 38(6): 771-785.LO SM, YUEN KKR, LU WJ and Chen DH (2002),A CFD study of buoyancy effects on smoke spread in refuge floor of a high-rise building,Journal of Fire Science,20(6): 439-464.LO SM, LAM KC, YUEN KKR and FANG Z (2002),An investigation on the building officials' perception for the use of performance-based fire engineering approach in building design,Fire Technology,38: 273-288.LO SM, LAM KC, YUEN KKR and Fang Z (2002),An investigation on the building officials' perception for the use of performance-based fire engineering approach in building design,Fire Technology,38: 271-286.LEE EWM, YUEN KKR, LO SM and LAM KC (2002),Probabilistic Inference with Maximum Entropy for Prediction of Flashover in Single Compartment Fire,Advanced Engineering Informatics,16: 179-191.YEOH YH, YUEN KKR, LEE EWM and CHEUNG CP (2002),Fire and smoke distribution in a two-room compartment structure,International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow,12(2&3): 178-194.LU WJ, LO SM, YUEN KKR and Fang Z (2001),An investigation of the impact of floor setting on airflow and smoke extraction in designated refuge floor,International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics,14: 327-337.LU WJ, LO SM, Fang Z and YUEN KKR (2001),A Preliminary investigation of airflow field in designated refuge floor,Building and Environment,36: 219-230.LU WJ, LO SM, Fang Z and YUEN KKR (2001),A CFD study of air movement in designated refuge floor,International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics,15: 169-176.Chen DH, LO SM, YUEN KKR and Fang Z (2001),A Numerical Study of the Effect of Window Configuration on the External Heat and Smoke Spread in Building Fires,Numerical Heat Transfer- Part A,40: 821-839.CHEUNG SCP, YUEN KKR, Lo SM, Kwok WK, LEE EWM and bccheng (2001),A Computational Fluid Dynamics Study on Airflow Patterns in an Indoor Gymnasium,The 4th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings,Changsha, Hunan, China, October 2001 p.1825-1832LEE EWM, YUEN KKR and LAM KC (2001),Application of Fuzzy ARTMAP for Prediction of Flashover in Compartment Fire,International Conference on Construction,Hong Kong (SAR), PR China, June 2001 p.321-330LO SM, Fang Z. and YUEN KKR (2000),A Study of the Effect of Corridor Width in Karaoke Establishments,HKIE Transactions,7(1): 28-33.LEE EWM, YUEN KKR, LO SM and LAM KC (2000),Prediction of Sprinkler Actuation Time Using the Artificial Neural Network,The Journal of Building Surveying,2(1): 10-13.
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