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 …

A pairwise mixing model with kernel constraint and its appraisal in transported PDF simulations of ethylene flames

X Su, J Wei, X Wang, H Zhou, ER Hawkes, Z Ren - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
Modeling micro-mixing remains a primary challenge for the transported probability density
function (TPDF) method. In this study, the pairwise mixing with kernel constraint (KerM) …

Modern developments in filtered density function

S Sammak, Z Ren, P Givi - Modeling and Simulation of Turbulent Mixing …, 2020 - Springer
An overview is presented of recent developments in filtered density function (FDF)
methodology as utilized for large eddy simulation (LES) of turbulent flows. The review is …

An evaluation of gas-phase micro-mixing models with differential mixing timescales in transported PDF simulations of sooting flame DNS

H Zhou, Z Li, T Yang, ER Hawkes, Z Ren… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of transported probability density function (TPDF) models to predict soot has the
strong advantage that the effects of turbulent fluctuations on soot source terms can be …

Micromixing models for PDF simulations of turbulent premixed flames

Z Ren, M Kuron, X Zhao, T Lu, E Hawkes… - Combustion Science …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Transported probability density function (TPDF) methods are attractive for modeling
turbulent flames as the highly nonlinear chemical reactions appear in closed form. The …

On the modeling of scalar mixing timescale in filtered density function simulation of turbulent premixed flames

T Yang, Q Xie, H Zhou, Z Ren - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
A new closure of the scalar mixing timescale is formulated to enhance the predictability of
large eddy simulation (LES)/filtered density function (FDF) simulations for turbulent premixed …

Investigation of reaction-induced subgrid scalar mixing in LES/FDF simulations of turbulent premixed flames

X Wang, J Wei, X Su, H Zhou, Z Ren - Physical Review Fluids, 2022 - APS
Large eddy simulation (LES) combined with filtered density function (FDF), ie, LES/FDF, is
an effective approach for high-fidelity simulation of turbulent flames. In this work, LES/FDF …

A mixing timescale model for differential mixing in transported probability density function simulations of turbulent non-premixed flames

J Wei, X Su, X Wang, H Zhou, ER Hawkes, Z Ren - Physics of Fluids, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The modeling of scalar mixing timescale remains a primary challenge in the transported
probability density function (TPDF) method. The variation of scalar mixing timescale among …

A conservative and consistent scalar filtered mass density function method for supersonic flows

L Zhang, J Liang, M Sun, Y Yang, H Zhang, X Cai - Physics of Fluids, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
A novel scalar filtered mass density function (SFMDF) method is developed for high-speed
flows, especially for supersonic reactive flows. The total energy is proposed as the energy …

Transported filtered density function in self-adaptive turbulence eddy simulation

Y Chen, T Yang, H Zhou, X Han, Z Ren - Physical Review Fluids, 2024 - APS
The filtered density function (FDF) in the context of large eddy simulation (LES) has
demonstrated its unique strength in predicting complex turbulent reacting flows. However …