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Comparative study on pole placement controller design with U-Model approach & classical approach (2016)
Journal Article
Mokhtar, N., Qiu, J., Zhu, G., Zhu, Q., Nibouche, M., & Yao, Y. (2016). Comparative study on pole placement controller design with U-Model approach & classical approach. https://doi.org/10.1109/ChiCC.2016.7555009

© 2016 TCCT. As a universal framework, U-model has established an enabling design prototype for the control of non-linear dynamic plants with concise and applicable linear approaches. This study is devoted to a remaining fundamental research question... Read More about Comparative study on pole placement controller design with U-Model approach & classical approach.

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.

Effect of mesh topologies on wall heat transfer and pressure loss prediction of a blade coolant passage (2013)
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Effendy, M., Yao, Y., & Yao, J. (2013). Effect of mesh topologies on wall heat transfer and pressure loss prediction of a blade coolant passage. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 315, 216-220. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.315.216

This paper studies the effect of mesh topologies such as hybrid and structured meshes on the evaluation of wall heat transfer coefficient (HTC) and pressure loss of a blade cooling passage. An experimental model is chosen; it has five-row of stream w... Read More about Effect of mesh topologies on wall heat transfer and pressure loss prediction of a blade coolant passage.

Evaluation of wall heat transfer in blade trailing-edge cooling passage (2013)
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Yao, Y., Effendy, M., & Yao, J. (2013). Evaluation of wall heat transfer in blade trailing-edge cooling passage. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 284-287, 738-742. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.284-287.738

Model configurations of a blade trailing-edge internal cooling passage with staggered elliptic pin-fins in streamwise and spanwise are adopted for numerical investigation using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Grid refinement study is performed at... Read More about Evaluation of wall heat transfer in blade trailing-edge cooling passage.

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.

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.

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.

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.

On the response of shock-induced separation bubble to small amplitude disturbances (2005)
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Krishnan, L., Yao, Y., Sandham, N. D., & Roberts, G. T. (2005). On the response of shock-induced separation bubble to small amplitude disturbances. Modern Physics Letters B, 19(28-29), 1495-1498. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217984905009742

Numerical simulations of an oblique shock interacting with a compressible laminar boundary layer are reported. The Mach number ranges from 2 to 6.85, while the Reynolds number based on the distance to the impingement location is fixed at 3 × 105. All... Read More about On the response of shock-induced separation bubble to small amplitude disturbances.