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CFD prediction and experimental measurement of blade water coverage in a diesel turbocharger (2012)
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Yao, J., & Yao, Y. (2012). CFD prediction and experimental measurement of blade water coverage in a diesel turbocharger. Modelling and Simulation in Engineering, 2012, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/789563

A turbocharger unit for diesel engine is often equipped with a built-in online water washing system and its performance is not always satisfactory because of efficiency declination due to deposit accumulated on blade surfaces not being washed away. I... Read More about CFD prediction and experimental measurement of blade water coverage in a diesel turbocharger.

Effect of jet inclination angle and hole exit shape on vortical flow structures in low-reynolds number jet in cross-flow (2012)
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Yao, Y., Maidi, M., & Yao, J. (2012). Effect of jet inclination angle and hole exit shape on vortical flow structures in low-reynolds number jet in cross-flow. Modelling and Simulation in Engineering, 2012, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/632040

Numerical studies have been performed to visualize vortical flow structures emerged from jet cross-flow interactions. A single square jet issuing perpendicularly into a cross-flow was simulated first, followed by two additional scenarios, that is, in... Read More about Effect of jet inclination angle and hole exit shape on vortical flow structures in low-reynolds number jet in cross-flow.

Flow topology and secondary separation modelling at crossing shock wave/turbulent boundary layer interaction conditions (2012)
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Salin, A., Yao, Y., & Zheltovodov, A. (2012). Flow topology and secondary separation modelling at crossing shock wave/turbulent boundary layer interaction conditions. International Journal of Aerospace Innovations, 4(1-2), 13-28. https://doi.org/10.1260/1757-2258.4.1-2.13

Steady RANS modelling has been carried out for a symmetrical double-sharp-fin configuration with an inclination angle 15°, Mach 3.92 and Reynolds number Reδ = 3.08 x 105. Grid refinement and turbulence model influences using ω-based Reynolds Stress m... Read More about Flow topology and secondary separation modelling at crossing shock wave/turbulent boundary layer interaction conditions.

Shock induced separating flows in scramjet intakes (2012)
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Yao, Y., Zheng, Y., & Rincon, D. (2012). Shock induced separating flows in scramjet intakes. International Journal of Modern Physics: Conference Series, 19(73), https://doi.org/10.1142/S2010194512008604

Shock induced separating flows in a scramjet intake has been studied by using a computational fluid dynamics approach. A configuration of scramjet intake geometry consisting of two exterior compression ramps, followed by a subsequent inlet and interi... Read More about Shock induced separating flows in scramjet intakes.

Improved one-dimensional unsteady modeling of thermally choked ram accelerator in subdetonative velocity regime (2011)
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Bengherbia, T., Yao, Y., Bauer, P., Giraud, M., & Knowlen, C. (2011). Improved one-dimensional unsteady modeling of thermally choked ram accelerator in subdetonative velocity regime. Journal of Applied Mechanics, 78(5), https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4004327

The subdetonative propulsion mode using thermal choking has been studied with a one-dimensional (1D) real gas model that included projectile acceleration. Numerical results from a control volume analysis that accounted for unsteady flow effects estab... Read More about Improved one-dimensional unsteady modeling of thermally choked ram accelerator in subdetonative velocity regime.

Numerical study of gaseous reactive flow over a ram accelerator projectile in subdetonative velocity regime (2011)
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Bengherbia, T., Yao, Y., Bauer, P., & Knowlen, C. (2011). Numerical study of gaseous reactive flow over a ram accelerator projectile in subdetonative velocity regime. European Physical Journal: Applied Physics, 55(1), 11102 -11113. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap/2011100087

Computational fluid dynamics solutions of the Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes equations have been used to numerically predict the thrust of a thermally choked ram accelerator in subdetonative velocity regime. Studies were focused on a projectile oper... Read More about Numerical study of gaseous reactive flow over a ram accelerator projectile in subdetonative velocity regime.

Computational study of hole shape effect on film cooling performance (2011)
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Yao, J., & Yao, Y. (2011). Computational study of hole shape effect on film cooling performance. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 225(4), 505-519. https://doi.org/10.1177/0957650911399013

Film cooling effectiveness has been studied by using a computational approach based on solving the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations. A wind tunnel test configuration is considered with a total of four cooling hole geometries as a cylindrical... Read More about Computational study of hole shape effect on film cooling performance.

Direct numerical simulation of single and multiple square jets in cross-flow (2011)
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Yao, Y., & Maidi, M. (2011). Direct numerical simulation of single and multiple square jets in cross-flow. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 133(3), 031201. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4003588

Direct numerical simulations (DNSs) have been carried out for single and multiple square jets issuing normally into a cross-flow, with the primary aim of studying the flow structures and interaction mechanisms associated with the jet in cross-flow (J... Read More about Direct numerical simulation of single and multiple square jets in cross-flow.

Numerical simulation of convective airflow in an empty room (2011)
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Horikiri, K., Yao, Y., & Yao, J. (2011). Numerical simulation of convective airflow in an empty room. International Journal of Energy and Environment, 5(1), 574-581

Numerical simulation of airflow inside an empty room has been carried out for a forced convection, a natural convection and a mixed convection respectively, by using a computational fluid dynamics approach of solving the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stok... Read More about Numerical simulation of convective airflow in an empty room.

A review of novel turbocharger concepts for enhancements in energy efficiency (2011)
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Kusztelan, A., Yao, Y., Marchant, D., & Wang, Y. (2011). A review of novel turbocharger concepts for enhancements in energy efficiency. https://doi.org/10.5383/ijtee.02.02.003

Turbochargers are extensively used throughout the automotive industry as they can enhance the output of an internal combustion (IC) engine without the need to increase its cylinder capacity. The application of such a mechanical device enables automot... Read More about A review of novel turbocharger concepts for enhancements in energy efficiency.

Numerical study of hole shape effect on blade cooling effectiveness (2010)
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Yao, J., Sian, S., Yao, Y., & Davis, T. W. (2010). Numerical study of hole shape effect on blade cooling effectiveness. Modern Physics Letters B, 24(13), 1295-1298. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217984910023463

Numerical study of hole shape effect on blade adiabatic cooling effectiveness has been carried out on four geometry models comprising a standard cylindrical hole, a cylindrical hole with an upstream ramp, a shaped diffuser, and a double console slot.... Read More about Numerical study of hole shape effect on blade cooling effectiveness.

The effect of variable gas property on axial turbine performance (2010)
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Yao, Y., & Amos, I. (2010). The effect of variable gas property on axial turbine performance. International Journal of Engineering Systems Modelling and Simulation, 2(3), 190-198. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJESMS.2010.035115

Industrial gas turbine flow has been evaluated by using computational fluid dynamics with a variable gas property model. The study of a three-stage turbine model has revealed some considerable variable gas property effects on the engine performance.... Read More about The effect of variable gas property on axial turbine performance.

Equations of state for 1-D modelling of ram accelerator thrust in thermally choked propulsion mode (2010)
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Bengherbia, T., Yao, Y., Bauer, P., & Knowlen, C. (2010). Equations of state for 1-D modelling of ram accelerator thrust in thermally choked propulsion mode. International Journal of Engineering Systems Modelling and Simulation, 2(3), 154-161. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJESMS.2010.035110

A one-dimensional performance analysis code has been developed at the Laboratoire de Combustion et de Détonique to predict the thrust in the thermally choked ram accelerator propulsion mode. This code includes the real gas effect in steady state calc... Read More about Equations of state for 1-D modelling of ram accelerator thrust in thermally choked propulsion mode.

The effect of hole shape on blade cooling effectiveness (2010)
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Yao, Y., & Yao, J. (2010). The effect of hole shape on blade cooling effectiveness. International Journal of Engineering Systems Modelling and Simulation, 2(4), 242-248. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJESMS.2010.038144

The high temperature conditions under which turbine blades operate pose a constraint on their service lifetime. One industrial solution is to apply the film cooling and the cooling effectiveness is generally determined by flow conditions, cooling hol... Read More about The effect of hole shape on blade cooling effectiveness.

One-dimensional performance modelling of the ram accelerator in sub-detonative regime (2010)
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Bengherbia, T., Bauer, P., Yao, Y., & Knowlen, C. (2010). One-dimensional performance modelling of the ram accelerator in sub-detonative regime

A one-dimensional performance analysis code has been developed at the ”Laboratoire de Combustion et de D´etonique” to predict the thrust in the thermally choked ram accelerator propulsive mode. This research code incorporates the following equations... Read More about One-dimensional performance modelling of the ram accelerator in sub-detonative regime.

Equations of state for 1-D modelling of ram accelerator thrust in sub-detonative propulsion mode (2010)
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Bengherbia, T., Yao, Y., Bauer, P., & Knowlen, C. (2010). Equations of state for 1-D modelling of ram accelerator thrust in sub-detonative propulsion mode. International Journal of Engineering Systems Modelling and Simulation, 2(3), 154-161. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJESMS.2010.035110

A one-dimentional performance analysis code has been developed at eh Laboratoire de Combustion et de Detonique to predict the thrust in the thermally choked ram accelerator propulsion mode. This code includes the real gas effect in steady calculation... Read More about Equations of state for 1-D modelling of ram accelerator thrust in sub-detonative propulsion mode.

Numerical simulation of heat transfer in rectangular microchannel (2009)
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Yao, J., Yao, Y., Mason, P. J., & Patel, M. K. (2009). Numerical simulation of heat transfer in rectangular microchannel. Advances in applied mathematics and mechanics, 1(2), 231-241

Numerical simulation of heat transfer in a high aspect ratio rectangular microchannel with heat sinks has been conducted, similar to an experimental study. Three channel heights measuring 0.3 mm, 0.6mmand 1mmare considered and the Reynolds number var... Read More about Numerical simulation of heat transfer in rectangular microchannel.