Zhiyin Yang


NameZhiyin Yang
Job titleProfessor of Aerospace Engineering
Research instituteCollege of Science and Engineering
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6629-1360

Research outputs

Phase diagram for nanodroplet impact on solid spheres:From hydrophilic to superhydrophobic surfaces

Liao, M, Liu, Q, Yang, Z., Shateri, A., Hong, W and Xie, F 2024. Phase diagram for nanodroplet impact on solid spheres:From hydrophilic to superhydrophobic surfaces. Physics of Fluids. 36 (9), pp. 1-45. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0228131

Numerical Simulation of the Interaction between a Planar Shock Wave and a Cylindrical Bubble

Onwuegbu, S., Yang, Z. and Xie, J. 2024. Numerical Simulation of the Interaction between a Planar Shock Wave and a Cylindrical Bubble. Modelling. 5 (2), pp. 483-501. https://doi.org/10.3390/modelling5020026

Utilizing Artificial intelligence to identify an Optimal Machine learning model for predicting fuel consumption in Diesel engines

Amirali Shateri, Zhiyin Yang and Jianfei Xie 2024. Utilizing Artificial intelligence to identify an Optimal Machine learning model for predicting fuel consumption in Diesel engines. Energy and AI. 16, pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyai.2024.100360

AI-Guided Computing Insights into a Thermostat Monitoring Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Zhang, N., Wood, O., Yang, Z. and Xie, J. 2023. AI-Guided Computing Insights into a Thermostat Monitoring Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Sensors. 23 (9), pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23094492

On wind turbine loading induced by non-uniform approaching flow at high Reynolds numbers

Ahmadi, M. and Yang, Z. 2022. On wind turbine loading induced by non-uniform approaching flow at high Reynolds numbers. Physics of Fluids. 34 (12), p. 125110. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0112671

Wake Structure in Yawed Approaching Flows for an Axial-Flow Wind Turbine

Ahmadi, M. and Yang, Z. 2022. Wake Structure in Yawed Approaching Flows for an Axial-Flow Wind Turbine. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4055420

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Drag Reduction Devices on a Simplified Truck Model through Numerical Simulation

Charles, T. and Yang, Z. 2022. Comparison of the Effectiveness of Drag Reduction Devices on a Simplified Truck Model through Numerical Simulation. Modelling. 3 (3), pp. 300-313. https://doi.org/10.3390/modelling3030019

On loading fluctuations induced by energetic large-scale motions for horizontal axis wind turbines

Ahmadi, M. and Yang, Z. 2022. On loading fluctuations induced by energetic large-scale motions for horizontal axis wind turbines. Physics of Fluids. 34 (7), pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0096164

Numerical analysis of shock interaction with a spherical bubble

Onwuegbu, S. and Yang, Zhiyin 2022. Numerical analysis of shock interaction with a spherical bubble. AIP Advances. 12 (2), pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0084349

Influence of Yawed Wind Flow on the Blade Forces/Bending Moments and Blade Elastic Torsion for an Axial-Flow Wind Turbine

Ahmadi, Mohammad H. B. and Yang, Zhiyin 2021. Influence of Yawed Wind Flow on the Blade Forces/Bending Moments and Blade Elastic Torsion for an Axial-Flow Wind Turbine. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1115/gt2021-60237

Influences of yawed conditions on the wake evolution and recovery of axial flow tidal turbines

Yang, Z. 2021. Influences of yawed conditions on the wake evolution and recovery of axial flow tidal turbines. 14th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference. Plymouth, UK 05 - 09 Sep 2021 Technical Committee of the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference .

On wind turbine power fluctuations induced by large-scale motions

Ahmadi, Mohammad and Yang, Zhiyin 2021. On wind turbine power fluctuations induced by large-scale motions. Applied Energy. 144 (11), pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2021.116945

Computational Study of Flow around 2D and 3D Tandem Bluff Bodies

Yang, Z. 2020. Computational Study of Flow around 2D and 3D Tandem Bluff Bodies. Journal of Applied and Computational Mechanics. https://doi.org/10.22055/jacm.2020.35159.2583

Assessment of Drag Reduction Devices Mounted on a Simplified ‎Tractor-Trailer Truck Model

Yang, Z. 2020. Assessment of Drag Reduction Devices Mounted on a Simplified ‎Tractor-Trailer Truck Model. Journal of Applied and Computational Mechanics. https://doi.org/10.22055/jacm.2020.34811.2475

Large Eddy Simulation of the Flow Past a Circular Cylinder at Super-Critical Reynolds Numbers

Yang, Z. 2020. Large Eddy Simulation of the Flow Past a Circular Cylinder at Super-Critical Reynolds Numbers. ASME.

Computational Analysis of Turbulent Flow over a Bluff Body with Drag Reduction Devices

Yang, Z. 2020. Computational Analysis of Turbulent Flow over a Bluff Body with Drag Reduction Devices. Journal of Applied and Computational Mechanics. https://doi.org/10.22055/jacm.2020.32667.2055

Numerical study of the coupling between the instantaneous blade loading/power of an axial wind turbine and upstream turbulence at high Reynolds numbers

Ahmadi, Mohammad H.B. and Yang, Zhiyin 2020. Numerical study of the coupling between the instantaneous blade loading/power of an axial wind turbine and upstream turbulence at high Reynolds numbers. Energy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.118167

Numerical analysis of flow in the gap of a simplified tractor-trailer model with cross vortex trap device

charles, terrance, Yang, Zhiyin and Lu, Yiling 2019. Numerical analysis of flow in the gap of a simplified tractor-trailer model with cross vortex trap device. International Journal of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3593100

The evolution of turbulence characteristics in the wake of a horizontal axis tidal stream turbine

Ahmadi, Mohammad H.B. and Yang, Zhiyin 2019. The evolution of turbulence characteristics in the wake of a horizontal axis tidal stream turbine. Renewable Energy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.11.092

Separated boundary layer transition under pressure gradient in the presence of free-stream turbulence

Li, Huajun and Yang, Zhiyin 2019. Separated boundary layer transition under pressure gradient in the presence of free-stream turbulence. Physics of Fluids. 31 (10), p. 104106. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5122889

On bypass transition in separation bubbles: a review

Yang, Zhiyin 2019. On bypass transition in separation bubbles: a review. Propulsion and Power Research. 8 (1), pp. 23-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jppr.2018.12.004

On secondary instability of a transitional separation bubble.

Yang, Zhiyin and Abdalla, Ibrahim E. 2018. On secondary instability of a transitional separation bubble. Computers & Fluids. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2018.11.028

Secondary instability of separated shear layers.

Yang, Zhiyin 2018. Secondary instability of separated shear layers. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cja.2018.10.007

Conjugate heat transfer predictions for subcooled boiling flow in a horizontal channel using a volume-of-fluid framework.

Langari, Mostafa, Yang, Zhiyin, Dunne, Julian F., Jafari, Soheil, Pirault, Jean-Pierre, Long, Chris A. and Thalackottore Jose, Jisjoe 2018. Conjugate heat transfer predictions for subcooled boiling flow in a horizontal channel using a volume-of-fluid framework. Journal of Heat Transfer. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4040358

Control of spray evaporative cooling in automotive IC engines.

Jafari, Soheil, Dunne, Julian F., Langari, Mostafa, Yang, Zhiyin, Pirault, Jean-Pierre, Long, Chris A. and Thalackottore Jose, Jisjoe 2018. Control of spray evaporative cooling in automotive IC engines. Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4039701

Numerical study of flow over a bluff body with drag reduction devices

Yang, Z. 2018. Numerical study of flow over a bluff body with drag reduction devices.

High fidelity numerical simulations of gas turbine flows

Yang, Z. 2018. High fidelity numerical simulations of gas turbine flows. Chinese International Turbomachinery Conference.

Progress and challenges in large eddy simulation of gas turbine flows

Yang, Z. 2018. Progress and challenges in large eddy simulation of gas turbine flows. Chinese Journal of Turbomachinery.

Multiphase computational fluid dynamics–conjugate heat transfer for spray cooling in the non-boiling regime.

Langari, Mostafa, Yang, Zhiyin, Dunne, Julian F., Jafari, Soheil, Pirault, Jean-Pierre, Long, Chris A. and Jose, JT 2017. Multiphase computational fluid dynamics–conjugate heat transfer for spray cooling in the non-boiling regime. The Journal of Computational Multiphase Flows. https://doi.org/10.1177/1757482X17746921

Multi-phase CFD-conjugate heat transfer for spray cooling in the non-boiling regime

M Langari, Yang, Z., JF Dunne, S Jafari, J-P Pirault, CA Long and JT Jose 2017. Multi-phase CFD-conjugate heat transfer for spray cooling in the non-boiling regime. The Journal of Computational Multiphase Flows. Vol 10 (Issue 1), pp. 33 - 42. https://doi.org/10.1177/1757482X17746921

Bypass transition in separated-reattached flows under elevated free-stream turbulence

Yang, Z. 2017. Bypass transition in separated-reattached flows under elevated free-stream turbulence.

Impacts of the gap size between two bluff bodies on the flow field within the gap

Yang, Z. 2017. Impacts of the gap size between two bluff bodies on the flow field within the gap. EDAS.

A benchmark analysis of subcooled heat transfer in a novel half-cylinder-head for verifying in-vehicle engine evaporative cooling under dynamic conditions

Yang, Z. 2017. A benchmark analysis of subcooled heat transfer in a novel half-cylinder-head for verifying in-vehicle engine evaporative cooling under dynamic conditions.

Meshing Strategy for PEM Fuel Cells CFD Modelling– A Systematic Approach

Yang, Z. 2016. Meshing Strategy for PEM Fuel Cells CFD Modelling– A Systematic Approach. DEStech Transactions on Environment, Energy and Earth Science. https://doi.org/10.12783/dteees/peem2016/5046

A review of evaporative cooling system concepts for engine thermal management in motor vehicles

Jafari, Soheil, Dunne, Julian F., Langari, Mostafa, Yang, Zhiyin, Pirault, Jean-Pierre, Long, Chris A. and Thalackottore Jose, Jisjoe 2016. A review of evaporative cooling system concepts for engine thermal management in motor vehicles. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1177/0954407016674606

Numerical study of separated boundary layer transition under pressure gradient

Yang, Z. 2016. Numerical study of separated boundary layer transition under pressure gradient.

An effective mesh strategy for CFD modelling of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

Choopanya, Pattarapong and Yang, Zhiyin 2016. An effective mesh strategy for CFD modelling of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.03.016

Large-eddy simulation: Past, present and the future

Yang, Zhiyin 2015. Large-eddy simulation: Past, present and the future. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cja.2014.12.007

A CFD investigation of effects of flow-field geometry on transient performance of an automotive polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell

Choopanya, P. and Yang, Z. 2015. A CFD investigation of effects of flow-field geometry on transient performance of an automotive polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell. Computational Thermal Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1615/computthermalscien.2015012298

Numerical study of the combustion of conventional and biofuels using reduced and advanced reaction mechanisms

Abdalla, I.E., Alajmi, A. and Yang, Z. 2015. Numerical study of the combustion of conventional and biofuels using reduced and advanced reaction mechanisms. Thermal Science. https://doi.org/10.2298/tsci141106038a

Large-eddy simulation: a glance at the past, a gaze at the present, a glimpse at the future

Yang, Z. 2014. Large-eddy simulation: a glance at the past, a gaze at the present, a glimpse at the future.

Assessment of unsteady-RANS approach against steady-RANS approach for predicting twin impinging jets in a cross-flow

Yang, Zhiyin 2014. Assessment of unsteady-RANS approach against steady-RANS approach for predicting twin impinging jets in a cross-flow. Cogent Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2014.936995

Transient performance investigation of different flow-field designs of automotive polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell using computational fluid dynamics

Yang, Z. 2014. Transient performance investigation of different flow-field designs of automotive polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell using computational fluid dynamics. International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer (ICHMT)..

Numerical simulation of spray combustion of conventional fuels and biofuels

Alajmi, A.E., Abdalla, I.E., Bengherbia, T. and Yang, Z. 2014. Numerical simulation of spray combustion of conventional fuels and biofuels. WIT Press. https://doi.org/10.2495/afm140281

Numerical study of effusion cooling flow and heat transfer

Yang, Z. 2014. Numerical study of effusion cooling flow and heat transfer. International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements. https://doi.org/10.2495/cmem-v2-n4-331-345

Numerical study of the primary instability in a separated boundary layer transition under elevated free-stream turbulence

Langari, Mostafa and Yang, Zhiyin 2013. Numerical study of the primary instability in a separated boundary layer transition under elevated free-stream turbulence. Physics of Fluids. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4816291

Large-eddy simulation of transitional flows using a co-located grid

Langari, Mostafa, Yang, Zhiyin and Page, Gary J. 2013. Large-eddy simulation of transitional flows using a co-located grid. International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics. https://doi.org/10.1080/10618562.2013.799666

Numerical study of instabilities in separated–reattached flows

Yang, Zhiyin 2013. Numerical study of instabilities in separated–reattached flows. International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements. https://doi.org/10.2495/CMEM-V1-N2-116-131

CFD study of effusion cooling

Yang, Zhiyin and Walton, Matthew 2012. CFD study of effusion cooling. Proceedings of 4 th International Symposium on Jet Propulsion and Power Engineering.

A numerical study of active flow control for low pressure turbine blades

Rohr, Christian and Yang, Zhiyin 2012. A numerical study of active flow control for low pressure turbine blades. ISJPPE 2012 Proceeding of 4th International Symposium on Jet Propulsion and Power Engineering.

Assessment of URANS approach for predicting twin impinging jets in a cross-flow

Webb-Martin, S and Yang, Zhiyin 2012. Assessment of URANS approach for predicting twin impinging jets in a cross-flow. Proceedings of the 9 th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics.

A CFD study of twin Impinging jets in a cross-flow

Ostheimer, Daniel and Yang, Zhiyin 2012. A CFD study of twin Impinging jets in a cross-flow. The Open Numerical Methods Journal. https://doi.org/10.2174/1876389801204010024

Numerical study of transition process in a separated boundary layer on a flat plate with two different leading edges

Yang, Zhiyin 2012. Numerical study of transition process in a separated boundary layer on a flat plate with two different leading edges. WSEAS Transactions on Applied and Theoretical Mechanics.

A comparative study of separated boundary layer transition on a flat plate with a blunt/semi-circular leading edge

Yang, Zhiyin 2011. A comparative study of separated boundary layer transition on a flat plate with a blunt/semi-circular leading edge. in: World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS).

Large-eddy simulation of transition process in separated-reattached flows

Yang, Zhiyin 2011. Large-eddy simulation of transition process in separated-reattached flows. in: WIT Press.

On transition process in separated-reattached flows

Langari, Mostafa and Yang, Zhiyin 2010. On transition process in separated-reattached flows. Advances and Applications in Fluid Mechanics.
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