Multiscale modeling and general theory of non-equilibrium plasma-assisted ignition and combustion

S Yang, S Nagaraja, W Sun… - Journal of Physics D …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
A self-consistent framework for modeling and simulations of plasma-assisted ignition and
combustion is established. In this framework, a'frozen electric field'modeling approach is …

Large eddy simulation/dynamic thickened flame modeling of a high Karlovitz number turbulent premixed jet flame

W Han, H Wang, G Kuenne, ER Hawkes… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - Elsevier
Due to the complex multiscale interaction between intense turbulence and relatively weak
flames, turbulent premixed flames in the thin and broken reaction zones regimes exhibit …

Nonadiabatic flamelet formulation for predicting wall heat transfer in rocket engines

PC Ma, H Wu, M Ihme, JP Hickey - AIAA Journal, 2018 - arc.aiaa.org
A flamelet-based combustion model is proposed for the prediction of wall heat transfer in
rocket engines and confined combustion systems. To account for convective heat loss due to …

A robust reacting flow solver with computational diagnostics based on OpenFOAM and Cantera

D Zhou, H Zhang, S Yang - Aerospace, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, we developed a new reacting flow solver based on OpenFOAM (OF) and
Cantera, with the capabilities of (i) dealing with detailed species transport and chemistry,(ii) …

A systematic approach to high-fidelity modeling and efficient simulation of supercritical fluid mixing and combustion

X Wang, H Huo, U Unnikrishnan, V Yang - Combustion and Flame, 2018 - Elsevier
Advances in fluid-flow modeling and simulation techniques over the past two decades have
improved understanding of the intricate flow physics and combustion dynamics in the …

Sensitivity of predictions to chemical kinetics models in a temporally evolving turbulent non-premixed flame

S Yang, R Ranjan, V Yang, W Sun, S Menon - Combustion and Flame, 2017 - Elsevier
To investigate the sensitivity of predictions to chemical kinetics models, two different kinetics
models, GRI-Mech 3.0 and an 11-species syngas model, are compared by performing 3D …

Subgrid scale modeling of the equation of state for turbulent flows under supercritical conditions

U Unnikrishnan, X Wang, S Yang, V Yang - 53rd AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint …, 2017 - arc.aiaa.org
Liquid rocket engines (LREs) are traditionally operated in the high pressure, supercritical
regime to produce higher thrust and gain better efficiency, while reducing the size and …

Comparison of tabulation and correlated dynamic evaluation of real fluid properties for supercritical mixing

S Yang, Y Li, X Wang, U Unnikrishnan… - 53rd AIAA/SAE/ASEE …, 2017 - arc.aiaa.org
Due to the need of high thrust/power propulsion and power-generation systems, high
pressure combustion devices have become ubiquitous in contemporary gas turbine and …

Comparing low-mach and fully-compressible CFD solvers for phenomenological modeling of nanosecond pulsed plasma discharges with and without turbulence

TS Taneja, S Yang - AIAA Scitech 2022 Forum, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-0976. vid This work aims at
comparing the accuracy and overall performance of a low-Mach CFD solver and a fully …

Chemically interconnected light-weight 3D-carbon nanotube solid network

S Ozden, T Tsafack, PS Owuor, Y Li, AS Jalilov… - Carbon, 2017 - Elsevier
Owing to the weak physical interactions such as van der Waals and π-π interactions, which
hold nanotubes together in carbon nanotube (CNT) bulk structures, the tubes can easily …