Lihua Cao

983 total citations
68 papers, 740 citations indexed

About

Lihua Cao is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Lihua Cao has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 740 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 28 papers in Computational Mechanics and 22 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Lihua Cao's work include Combustion and flame dynamics (16 papers), Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization (15 papers) and Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (10 papers). Lihua Cao is often cited by papers focused on Combustion and flame dynamics (16 papers), Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization (15 papers) and Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows (10 papers). Lihua Cao collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Vietnam. Lihua Cao's co-authors include Pengfei Hu, Yu Cong, Yijia Cao, Yanjian Peng, Pengfei Hu, Yong Li, Junjie Zhong, Shuang Liu, Yi Tan and Zilong Zeng and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer and Energy.

In The Last Decade

Lihua Cao

61 papers receiving 725 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lihua Cao China 15 338 208 157 131 86 68 740
Jens Friedrichs Germany 15 358 1.1× 152 0.7× 298 1.9× 553 4.2× 43 0.5× 156 1.1k
Rainer Kurz United States 17 559 1.7× 159 0.8× 357 2.3× 705 5.4× 218 2.5× 118 1.2k
Fenghui Han China 21 612 1.8× 211 1.0× 88 0.6× 339 2.6× 127 1.5× 87 1.4k
G. Urquiza Mexico 13 277 0.8× 44 0.2× 79 0.5× 107 0.8× 57 0.7× 62 549
A. Peretto Italy 21 990 2.9× 377 1.8× 251 1.6× 301 2.3× 39 0.5× 113 1.7k
Huaishuang Shao China 13 276 0.8× 135 0.6× 63 0.4× 126 1.0× 28 0.3× 44 584
Junlong Xie China 17 259 0.8× 113 0.5× 117 0.7× 196 1.5× 35 0.4× 50 775
Wenhua Li China 16 381 1.1× 79 0.4× 108 0.7× 172 1.3× 226 2.6× 100 898
Seung Jin Song South Korea 18 408 1.2× 89 0.4× 311 2.0× 392 3.0× 36 0.4× 84 792

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lihua Cao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lihua Cao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lihua Cao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lihua Cao based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Lihua Cao. Lihua Cao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Xue, Ying, et al.. (2025). Study on the relationship between pressure pulsation and rigid vortex in the hump area of reversible pump turbine. Journal of Energy Storage. 132. 117907–117907.
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Cao, Lihua, et al.. (2025). Numerical analysis on spontaneous condensation characterization in 3D twisted blade cascade of an ultra-supercritical steam turbine. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 168. 109492–109492.
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Cao, Lihua, et al.. (2025). Dynamic response characteristics of sCO2 mixtures under variable conditions. Energy. 315. 134466–134466. 3 indexed citations
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Cao, Lihua, et al.. (2025). Enhanced thermal energy storage in molten salt-based date-occupied composites with SiO2 nanoparticles. Applied Thermal Engineering. 270. 126209–126209. 6 indexed citations
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Cao, Lihua, et al.. (2025). Thermoeconomic comprehensive evaluation of a CO2-based mixed working fluid concentrated solar power system via WOA-AHP approach. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress. 65. 103863–103863.
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Cao, Lihua, et al.. (2024). Seal dynamics of supercritical carbon dioxide turbine with the uncertain rotor nonlinear motion. Aerospace Science and Technology. 154. 109493–109493. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Qi, et al.. (2023). Performance of non-equilibrium condensation flow in wet steam zone of steam turbine based on modified model. Energy. 267. 126571–126571. 23 indexed citations
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Cao, Lihua, et al.. (2023). Numerical study on flow and heat transfer characteristics of a Tesla pipe-casing-type phase change heat storage device. Applied Thermal Engineering. 228. 120501–120501. 6 indexed citations
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Cao, Lihua, et al.. (2023). Effect of nanoparticle clusters on the specific heat capacity of a molten carbonate for thermal energy storage. Journal of Energy Storage. 68. 107664–107664. 17 indexed citations
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Cao, Lihua, et al.. (2023). Anisotropic Vibration Characteristics Analysis of Steam Turbine Rotor Influenced by Steam Flow Excited Force Coupling Thermal and Dynamic Loads. Journal of Energy Resources Technology. 145(7). 2 indexed citations
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Cao, Lihua, Xiaoli Li, & Di Wang. (2022). A thermodynamic system of coal-fired power unit coupled S–CO2 energy-storage cycle. Energy. 259. 125015–125015. 10 indexed citations
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Cao, Lihua, et al.. (2021). Influence of water spray parameters on aerodynamic characteristics and temperature drop characteristics of exhaust passage in steam turbine. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 180. 121829–121829. 6 indexed citations
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Cao, Lihua, Wenlong Wang, Huanhuan Luo, et al.. (2019). Analysis on flow separation characteristics of last stage blade in steam turbine under small volume flow condition. Thermal Science. 23(5 Part B). 3239–3250. 5 indexed citations
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Cao, Lihua, et al.. (2017). Numerical Analysis on Steam Exciting Force Caused by Rotor Eccentricity. Shock and Vibration. 2017. 1–9. 7 indexed citations
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Cao, Lihua, et al.. (2017). Optimum Tilt Angle of Flow Guide in Steam Turbine Exhaust Hood Considering the Effect of Last Stage Flow Field. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 30(4). 866–875. 4 indexed citations
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Cao, Lihua. (2014). Numerical Analysis of Tip Leakage Flow in Steam Turbine Rotor Cascades. Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 50(4). 172–172. 3 indexed citations
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Cao, Lihua, et al.. (2013). Numerical analysis of the flow field in the pump chamber of a centrifugal pump with back blades. IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering. 52(3). 32004–32004. 3 indexed citations

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