Publications

Journal papers:

  • H. Kolla, X.-Y. Zhao, J. H. Chen, N. Swaminathan. Velocity and reactive scalar dissipation spectra in turbulent premixed flames. Accepted by Combustion Science and Technology.
  • X. -Y. Zhao, A. Bhagatwala, J. H. Chen, D. C. Haworth, S. B. Pope. An a priori DNS study of the shadow-position mixing model. Combustion and Flame. 165 (2016) 223-245 PDF
  • X. -Y. Zhao, D. C. Haworth. Transported PDF modeling of pulverized coal jet flames. Combustion and Flame. 161 (2014) 1866-1882.PDF
  • M. Jangi, X. -Y. Zhao, D. C. Haworth, X. -S. Bai. Stabilization and liftoff length of a non-premixed methane/air jet flame discharging into a high-temperature environment: An accelerated transported PDF method. Combustion and Flame. 162 (2015) 408-419.
  • X. -Y. Zhao, D. C. Haworth, T. Ren and M. F. Modest. A transported probability density function/photon Monte Carlo method for high-temperature oxy-natural gas combustion with spectral gas and wall radiation. Combustion Theory and Modelling. 17 (2013) 354-381.PDF
  • X. -Y. Zhao, D. C. Haworth, E. D. Huckaby. Transported PDF modeling of nonpremixed CO/H2/N2 jet flames. Combustion Science and Technology. 184 (2012) 676-693.
  • X. -Y. Zhao, Q. Yao, S. -Q. Li, N. -S. Cai. Studies on the carbon reactions in the anode of deposited carbon fuel cells. Journal of Power Sources. 185 (2008) 104-111.
  • X. -Y. Zhao, X. -L. Zhao, Q. Yao. The Modeling of Direct Carbon Fuel Cells with Solid Oxide Electrolytes. Journal of Engineering Thermophysics. 28, Suppl.2 (2007) 161-164.

Conference:

  • A. Mathioudakis and X.-Y. Zhao. DNS evaluation of Reynolds-stress models and generalized Langevin models using velocity-acceleration correlation. Bulletin of American Physical Society, 2015.
  • J. Cai, X.-Y. Zhao, M. F. Modest, D. C. Haworth. Nongray radiation modelings in Eulerian-Lagrangian methods for pulverized coal flames. 1st Thermal and Fluids Engineering Summer Conference: Paper No. TFESC-12950, 2015.
  • X. -Y. Zhao, A. Bhagatwala, J. H. Chen, D. C. Haworth, S. B. Pope. A priori DNS study of the shadow position mixing model. 9th U. S. National Combustion Meeting. Cincinnati, OH, May 2015.
  • X.-Y. Zhao, H. Kolla, J. H. Chen. An a priori DNS study of molecular mixing models in a planar stationary premixed flame. In 15th International Conference on Numerical Combustion. Avignon, France, Apr. 2015.
  • X.-Y. Zhao, A. Bhagatwala, J. H. Chen, D. C. Haworth, S. B. Pope. A priori DNS evaluation of the shadow position mixing model in turbulent reactive flows. Bulletin of American Physical Society, 2014.
  • X.-Y. Zhao, D. C. Haworth. Transported PDF modeling for pulverized coal combustion. Bulletin of American Physical Society, 2013.
  • X.-Y. Zhao, D. C. Haworth. Transported PDF modeling of a pulverized coal flame. 8th U. S. National Combustion Meeting. Park city, UT, May, 2013.
  • X.-Y. Zhao, D. C. Haworth. In 14th international conference on numerical combustion. San Antonio, TX, Apr. 08-10, 2013.
  • C. R. Woodside, K. H. Casleton, J. Pepper, I. B. Celik, D. C. Haworth, E. D. Huckaby, O. A. Marzouk, T. Ochs, D. Oryshchyn, G. Richards, P. A. Strakey, J. Escobar-Vargas, and X.-Y. Zhao. Direct power extraction with oxy-combustion: An overview of magnetohydrodynamic research activities at the NETL-RUA, in 2012 International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, 15-18 October, 2012.
  • X.-Y. Zhao, D. C. Haworth, E. D. Huckaby. Transported PDF modeling of nonpremixed turbulent syngas flames and 0.8 MW oxy-natural gas furnace. In Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute, Fall Technical Meeting. University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. October, 2011.
  • X.-Y. Zhao, D. C. Haworth, A. Gupta. PDF-based modeling of nonpremixed turbulent CO/H2/N2 flames. 7th U. S. National Combustion Meeting. Poster presentation. Atlanta, GA, March, 2011.

Invited talks:

  • X. –Y. Zhao. Transported probability density function modeling of pulverized coal combustion. Invited to present in the minisymposium “LES modeling of oxy-coal combustion” during the 15th International Conference on Numerical Combustion. Avignon, France, Apr. 2015. Presentation