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Development of a multi-block high-order DNS code for turbulent flow simulations (2014)
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Castagna, J., & Yao, Y. (2014). Development of a multi-block high-order DNS code for turbulent flow simulations. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 10(1), 012027. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/10/1/012027

© 2010 IOP Publishing Ltd. A high-order finite-differences direct numerical simulation code is developed for studying turbulent flows over complex geometries. The solver uses a global mapping based multi-block arrangement, with each block consisting... Read More about Development of a multi-block high-order DNS code for turbulent flow simulations.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Direct numerical simulation of multiple jets in cross-flow (2009)
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Yao, Y. (2009). Direct numerical simulation of multiple jets in cross-flow. Modern Physics Letters B, 23(3), 249-252. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217984909018126

Direct numerical simulation has been performed to study flow interactions in multiple jets in cross-flow. Configurations considered are twin jets side-by-side and triple jets in tandem. Computations are carried out at the jet to cross-flow velocity r... Read More about Direct numerical simulation of multiple jets in cross-flow.

CFD modelling of water injection for turbine blade cleaning (2009)
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Yao, J., Yao, Y., Mason, P., Zhang, T., Heyes, F. J. G., & Roach, P. E. (2009). CFD modelling of water injection for turbine blade cleaning. Modern Physics Letters B, 23(3), 341-344. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217984909018357

CFD modeling of water injection for turbine blade cleaning has been carried out to predict the water coverage on a stationary blade row, which will enable a better understanding on the interactions between hot-air flow and cold-water droplets. A gene... Read More about CFD modelling of water injection for turbine blade cleaning.

Numerical investigation of system pressure effect on heat transfer of supercritical water flows in a horizontal round tube (2008)
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Shang, Z., Yao, Y., & Chen, S. (2008). Numerical investigation of system pressure effect on heat transfer of supercritical water flows in a horizontal round tube. Chemical Engineering Science, 63(16), 4150-4158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2008.05.036

The system pressure effect on heat transfer of supercritical water (SCW) flows in a horizontal round tube has been studied by using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique, aiming for extending previous researches on the buoyancy effect by furth... Read More about Numerical investigation of system pressure effect on heat transfer of supercritical water flows in a horizontal round tube.

Numerical visualization of vortex flow behavior in square jets in cross-flow (2008)
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Maidi, M., & Yao, Y. (2008). Numerical visualization of vortex flow behavior in square jets in cross-flow. Journal of Visualization, 11(4), 319-327. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03182200

Direct numerical simulations have been performed in this study to visualize the flow behavior of single and multiple square jets issuing normally into a cross-flow. Three configurations are considered, a single jet located in the centre of the domain... Read More about Numerical visualization of vortex flow behavior in square jets in cross-flow.

On reynolds number and scaling effects in microchannel flows (2007)
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Mason, P. J., Yao, J., Yao, Y., & Patel, M. K. (2007). On reynolds number and scaling effects in microchannel flows. European Physical Journal: Applied Physics, 37(2), 229-235. https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap%3A2007010

This paper presents a numerical study of the Reynolds number and scaling effects in microchannel flows. The configuration includes a rectangular, high-aspect ratio microchannel with heat sinks, similar to an experimental setup. Water at ambient tempe... Read More about On reynolds number and scaling effects in microchannel flows.

Direct numerical simulation of jets in cross-flow (2006)
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Yao, Y., Petty, D., Barrington, P., Yao, J., & Mason, P. (2006). Direct numerical simulation of jets in cross-flow. International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics, 20(5), 279-285. https://doi.org/10.1080/10618560600909945

Direct numerical simulation (DNS) of jets in cross-flow (JICF) has been carried out in this study, aiming for the investigation of vortex structure formation and evolution process associated with JICF. A recently developed DNS code is used, which sol... Read More about Direct numerical simulation of jets in cross-flow.