Progress and prospects of artificial intelligence development and applications in supersonic flow and combustion

J Le, M Yang, M Guo, Y Tian, H Zhang - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to the significant improvement in computing power and the rapid advancement of data
processing technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) has introduced new tools and …

Review of Lagrangian stochastic models for turbulent combustion

T Yang, Y Yin, H Zhou, Z Ren - Acta Mechanica Sinica, 2021 - Springer
Predictive simulation of the combustion process in engine is crucial to understand the
complex underlying physicochemical processes, improve engine performance, and reduce …

Kinetic subspace investigation using neural network for uncertainty quantification in nonpremixed flamelets

BC Koenig, W Ji, S Deng - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2023 - Elsevier
Propagating uncertainties in kinetic models through turbulent combustion simulations to
properly quantify the uncertainties in the simulation results remains a challenging and …

Analysis of operating limits and combustion state regulation for low-calorific value gases in industrial burners

L Zhang, S Li, M Yao, H Zhou, Z Ren - International Journal of Hydrogen …, 2022 - Elsevier
The effective and efficient utilization of low-calorific value (LCV) gases has gained
increasing attention in scientific research and industrial fields. In this study, the combustion …

Active subspace variation and modeling uncertainty in a supersonic flame simulation

N Wang, T Yang, Z Ren - AIAA Journal, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
The active subspace method is applied to Burrows–Kurkov supersonic wall-jet flame to
quantify modeling uncertainties associated with chemical kinetics, turbulence combustion …

Exploiting active subspaces for geometric optimization of cavity-stabilized supersonic flames

J Wei, J An, Q Zhang, H Zhou, Z Ren - AIAA Journal, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
With the increased demand for hydrogen for carbon-neutral propulsion technologies,
understanding the coupling effect of the fuel injection and cavity on flow characteristics is …

Global sensitivity analysis and uncertainty quantification of soot formation in an n-dodecane spray flame

X Zhang, N Wang, Q Xie, H Zhou, Z Ren - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Quantifying the uncertainty of soot formation in a turbulent combustion simulation remains a
challenging task. In this work, global sensitivity analysis and uncertainty quantification of …

Exploiting active subspace for modeling uncertainty and optimization in fan-shaped film cooling simulation

F Cai, H Zhou, M Yao, Z Ren - … Expo: Power for …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The numerical studies for film cooling performance have gained considerable interest for the
development of advanced gas turbines and aero-engines. However, the accuracy of …

Deep active subspace method for dominant factor exploration and optimization in fan-shaped film cooling

F Cai, H Zhou, F Chen, M Yao, Z Ren - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2025 - Elsevier
This study introduces a novel algorithm that combines deep learning with active subspace
method to address the challenge of quantitatively analyzing the effects of various …

Multi-target active subspaces generated using a neural network for computationally efficient turbulent combustion kinetic uncertainty quantification in the flamelet …

BC Koenig, S Deng - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
Propagating uncertainties in kinetic models through combustion simulations can provide
important metrics on the reliability and accuracy of a model, but remains a challenging and …