The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Congratulations to Dr. ZHANG Zhicheng on earning his PhD

  • Aeroacoustics

AANTC congratulates Dr. ZHANG Zhicheng on completing his doctoral studies and earning his PhD. His dissertation, “Towards aeroacoustic modelling for multi-rotor drones”, brings together experimental, theoretical and numerical approaches to drone noise.

His research includes noise measurements of multi-rotor drones in an anechoic chamber, the development of a rotor noise propagation model based on linearised theory, and an efficient numerical method for low-Mach-number aeroacoustic simulations. These contributions support the group's research into drone noise measurement and prediction.

We thank Dr. Zhang for his contributions to the group and wish him continued success as he pursues postdoctoral research with us.

Related publications

  1. Z. Zhang, Y. Xiao, Z. Peng, P. Zhou, and X. Zhang, “On weak compressibility effects in low-Mach-number aeroacoustic simulations of small-scale rotors,” Phys. Fluids, vol. 38, no. 7, Art. no. 078119, 2026.
  2. Z. Zhang, Z. Peng, B. Chen, P. Zhou, and X. Zhang, “Experimental evaluation of a frequency-domain acoustic model for drone rotor noise prediction in non-axial flows,” Aerosp. Sci. Technol., vol. 176, Art. no. 112737, 2026.
  3. Z. Zhang, Z. Peng, X. Li, W. Chen, P. Zhou, and X. Zhang, “A computational aeroacoustic study of a drone rotor in forward flight with flapping motion,” in ICSV31, Incheon, 2025.
  4. Z. Zhang, J. He, X. Li, Y. Li, P. Zhou, X. Zhang, and X. Huang, “Enhancing broadband noise prediction of a hovering rotor with an empirical wall-pressure spectrum model,” in ICSV30, Amsterdam, 2024.
  5. Z. Zhang, Y. Li, É. Spieser, P. Zhou, and X. Zhang, “An improved artificial compressibility method for aeroacoustics at low Mach numbers,” in InterNoise23, Chiba, 2023.
  6. R. Cao, Z. Zhang, Z. Peng, Z. Ma, W. Chen, P. Zhou, and X. Zhang, “Anechoic noise characterization of sub-7kg multi-rotor drones: Configuration effects and SPL scaling models,” in Forum Acusticum Euronoise 2025, Málaga, 2025.
  7. J. He, Z. Zhang, Q. Liu, and P. Zhou, “Prediction of the acoustic particle velocity in aerodynamic flows and its applications to the boundary element method,” in InterNoise24, Nantes, 2024.