Dr Zhiyin Yang

Biography

• Ph.D, Sheffield University, Sheffield, UK
• Research fellow, Queen Mary College, London, UK
• Research fellow, Surrey University, Guildford, UK
• Academic staff, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
• Academic staff, Unviersity of Sussex, UK

• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• Aerodynamics
• Large-Eddy Simulation (LES)
• Turbulence and turbulent mixing
• Flow stability and transition
• Turbulent combustion
• Two phase flow
• Gas turbine combustion system
• Heat transfer
• Turbine machinery flow

Thursday 3:00 - 5:00pm

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, 25 (7). 076106-12. ISSN 1070-6631

Yang, Z (2013) Numerical study of instabilities in separated-reattached flows. International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements, 1 (2). pp. 116-131. ISSN 2046-0546

Walton, M and Yang, Z (2012) CFD study of effusion cooling. In: 4th International Symposium on Jet Propulsion and Power Engineering, 10-12 September, Xian, China.

Rohr, C and Yang, Z (2012) A numerical study of active flow control for low pressure turbine blades. In: 4th International Symposium on Jet Propulsion and Power Engineering, 10-12 September, Xian, China.

Webb-Martin, S and Yang, Zhiyin (2012) Assessment of URANS approach for predicting twin impinging jets in a cross-flow. In: 9th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 15-18th, July, Malta.

Yang, Zhiyin, Samad-Suhaeb , Mujahid and Render, Peter M (2012) Computational study of a battle damaged finite aspect ratio wing. In: 30th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, 25-28th June, New Orleans, USA.

Ostheimer, Daniel and Yang, Zhiyin (2012) A CFD study of twin Impinging jets in a cross-flow. Open Numerical Methods Journal, 4. pp. 24-34. ISSN 1876-3898

Yang, Zhiyin (2012) Numerical study of transition process in a separated boundary layer on a flat plate with two different leading edges. WSEAS Trancations on Applied and Theoretical Mechanics, 7 (1). pp. 49-58. ISSN 1991-8747

Febrer Alles, G, McGuirk, J J and Yang, Zhiyin (2011) A hybrid approach for coupling of acoustic wave effects and incompressible LES of reacting flows. In: 47th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, July-August, 2011, San Diego, USA.

Yang, Zhiyin (2011) Large-eddy simulation of transition process in separated-reattached flows. In: Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements XV. WIT Transactions on Modelling and Simulation, 51 . WIT Press, UK, pp. 181-192. ISBN 978-1-84564-540-3

Yang, Zhiyin (2011) A comparative study of separated boundary layer transition on a flat plate with a blunt/semi-circular leading edge. In: Recent Researches in Mechanics. WSEAS press, pp. 191-195. ISBN 978-1-61804-020-6

Langari, Mostafa and Yang, Zhiyin (2010) On Transition Process in Separated-Reattached Flows. Advances and Applications in Fluid Mechanics, 8 (2). pp. 157-181.

Ostheimer, D and Yang, Zhiyin (2010) Numerical simulation of twin impinging jets in a cross-flow. In: 3rd International Symposium on Jet Propulsion and Power Engineering, Sept. 2010, Nanjing, China.

Wang, C, Yang, Zhiyin and McGuirk, J J (2009) Large-Eddy Simulation of Particle Dispersion in Decaying Isotropic Turbulence. In: 2nd Interactional Conference on Turbulence and Interaction, June 2009, Martinique.

Render, Peter M, Samad-Suhaeb, Mujahid, Yang, Zhiyin and Mani, Mahmoud (2009) Aerodynamics of Battle-damaged Finite-Aspect-Ratio Wings. Journal of Aircraft, 46 (3). pp. 997-1004. ISSN 0021-8669

Yang, Zhiyin and Abdalla, Ibrahim E (2009) Effects of Free-stream Turbulence on a Transitional Separated-reattached Flow over a Flat Plate with a Sharp Leading Edge. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 30 (5). pp. 1026-1035. ISSN 0142-727X

Bennett, W P, Yang, Z and McGuirk, J J (2009) Isothermal Study of Effusion Cooling Flows Using a Large-Eddy Simulation Approach. Journal of Aerospace Power, 24 (4). pp. 729-739. ISSN 1000-8055

Abdalla, Ibrahim Elrayah, Yang, Zhiyin and Cook, Malcolm (2009) Computational Analysis and Flow structure of a Transitional Separated-reattached Flow over a Surface Mounted Obstacle and a Forward-facing Step. International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics, 23 (1). pp. 25-57. ISSN 1061-8562

Dianat, M, Yang, Zhiyin and McGuirk, J J (2009) Large-Eddy Simulation of Two-phase Plane Mixing Layer. In: Advances in Turbulence XII. Springer Proceedings in Physics (132). Springer, pp. 803-806. ISBN 978-3-642-03084-0

Bennett, W P, Yang, Zhiyin and McGuirk, J J (2008) Large Eddy Simulation of Effusion Cooling Flow. In: the 2nd International Symposium on Jet Propulsion and Power Engineering, September 2008, Guilin, China.

Yang, Zhiyin and Abdalla, I E (2008) Visualisation of Coherent Structures in a Separated Boundary Layer Transition with and without Free Stream Turbulence. In: Applied Computing Conference , May 2008, Istanbul, Turkey.

Yang, Zhiyin and Abdalla, Ibrahim E (2008) On Coherent Structures in a Separated/Reattached Flow. WSEAS Transactions on Fluid Mechanics, 3 (2). pp. 143-153. ISSN 1790-5087

Veloudis, I, Yang, Z and McGuirk, J J (2008) LES of Wall-bounded Flows using a New Subgrid Scale Model Based on Energy Spectrum Dissipation. Journal of Applied Mechanics , 75 (2). 021005. ISSN 0021-8936

Midgley, K, Dianat, M, Spencer, A, Yang, Zhiyin and McGuirk, J J (2007) Scalar measurements and unsteady simulations in high swirl confined flows. In: 9th International GasTurbine Conference, December 2007, Tokyo, Japan.

Wang, K, Yang, Z and McGuirk, J J (2007) Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Diffusion Flame Combustion Using a Conserved Scalar Methodology. Journal of Aerospace Power, 22 (7). pp. 1106-1117. ISSN 1000-8055

Abdalla, Ibrahim E, Cook, Malcolm J, Rees, Simon J and Yang, Zhiyin (2007) Large-Eddy Simulation of Buoyancy-driven Natural Ventilation in an Enclosure with a Point Heat Source. International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics, 21 (5). pp. 231-245. ISSN 1061-8562

Abdalla, Ibrahim E, Cook, Malcolm J and Yang, Zhiyin (2007) Numerical Study of Transitional Separated-reattached Flow over Surface-mounted Obstacle using Large-Eddy Simulation. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 54. pp. 175-206. ISSN 0271-2091

Veloudis, I, Yang, Zhiyin and McGuirk, J J (2007) Development of a New Subgrid Scale (SGS) Model Based on the Energy Spectrum. In: Large-Eddy Simulation for Advanced Design and Combustion Systems, May 2007, Rouen, France.

Dianat, M, Yang, Zhiyin and McGuirk, J J (2007) LES of Fluid Mechanics and Scalar Mixing in Gas Turbine Fuel Injectors. In: Large-Eddy Simulation for Advanced Design and Combustion Systems, May 2007, Rouen, France.

Veloudis, I, Yang, Z, McGuirk, J J, Page, G J and Spencer, A (2007) Novel Implementation and Assessment of a Digital Filter Based Approach for the Generation of Large Eddy Simulation Inlet Conditions. Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 79 (1). pp. 1-24. ISSN 1386-6184

Dianat, M, Yang, Z, Jiang, D and McGuirk, J J (2006) Large Eddy Simulation of Scalar Mixing in a Coaxial Confined Jet. Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 77 (1-4). pp. 205-227. ISSN 1573-1987

Wang, K, Yang, Zhiyin and McGuirk, J J (2006) Large-Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Combustion using a Conserved Scalar Methodology. In: the First International Symposium on Jet Propulsion and Power Engineering, September 2006, Kunming, China.

Worth, Nicholas A and Yang, Zhiyin (2006) Simulation of an Impinging Jest in a Crossflow using a Reynolds Stress Transport Model. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 52. pp. 199-211. ISSN 0271-2091

Abdalla, Ibrahim Elrayah and Yang, Zhiyin (2005) Numerical Study of a Separated-Reattached Flow on a Blunt Plate. AIAA Journal, 43 (12). pp. 2465-2474. ISSN 0001-1452

Yang, Zhiyin and Abdalla, Ibrahim E (2005) ''Effects of Free-stream Turbulence on Large-scale Coherent Structures of a Separated Boundary Layer Transition''. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 49. pp. 331-348. ISSN 0271-2091

Dianat, M, Jiang, D, Yang, Zhiyin and McGuirk, J J (2005) Simulation of Scalar Mixing in Co-axial Jet Flows using an LES Method. In: ASME Turbo Exp 2005: Power for Land, Sea and Air, June 2005, Nevada, USA.

Veloudis, I, Yang, Zhiyin, McGuirk, J J and Page, G J (2005) Assessment of the Digital Filter Approach for Generating Large-eddy Simulation Inlet Conditions. In: Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Experiments 6. Elsevier Science, pp. 307-316. ISBN 9780080445441

Dianat, M, Yang, Zhiyin and McGuirk, J J (2005) Large-eddy Simulation of Scalar Mixing. In: Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Experiments 6. Elsevier Science, pp. 823-832. ISBN 9780080445441

Tang, Gefeng, Yang, Zhiyin and McGuirk, James J (2004) Numerical Methods for Large Eddy Simulation in General Co-ordinates. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 46 (1). pp. 1-18. ISSN 0271-2091

Abdalla, Ibrahim E and Yang, Zhiyin (2004) Numerical Study of the Instability Mechanism in Transitional Separating - Reattaching Flow. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 25 (4). pp. 593-605. ISSN 0142-727X

Abdalla, Ibrahim E and Yang, Zhiyin (2004) Computational Vizualisation of Separated/Reattached Transitional Flows on a Blunt Plate. Journal of Flow Visualization & Image Processing, 11 (1). pp. 1-28. ISSN 1065-3090

Abdalla, I E and Yang, Zhiyin (2003) Visualization of Large-scale Structures in Separated-reattached Transitional Flow on a Plunt Plate. In: Seventh Triennial International Symposium on Fluid Control, Measurement and Visualization, August 2003, Sorrento, Italy.

Abdalla, I E and Yang, Zhiyin (2003) Investigation of Vortex Shedding in Transitional Separating-Reattaching Flow on a Blunt Plate. In: Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements XI. Computational Engineering (4). WIT Press, UK, pp. 465-474. ISBN 978-1-85312-969-8

Tang, G, Yang, Zhiyin and McGuirk, J J (2002) Simulation of an Impinging Jet in Crossflow using an LES Method. In: 2002 Biennial International Powered Lift Conference and Exhibit, November 2002, Virginia, USA.

McGuirk, J J and Yang, Zhiyin (2002) Simulation of gas turbine combustor aerodynamics. In: 1st International Workshop on Trends in numerical and Physical Modelling for Turbulent Process in Gas Turbine Combustors, November 2002, Darmstadt, Germany.

Yang, Zhiyin (2002) Large-scale structures at various stages of separated boundary layer transition. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 40 (6). pp. 723-733. ISSN 0271-2091

Tang, G, Yang, Zhiyin and McGuirk, J J (2002) Large Eddy Simulation of Isothermal Confined Swirling Flow with Recirculation. In: Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Measurements 5. Elsevier Science, pp. 885-894. ISBN 9780080441146

Yang, Zhiyin and Voke, Peter R (2001) Large-Eddy Simulation of boundary layer separation and transition at a change of surface curvature. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 439. 305 - 333.

Tang, G, Yang, Zhiyin and McGuirk, J J (2001) LES Predictions of Aerodynamic Phenomena in LPP Combustors. In: 45th IGTI Conference, June 2001, New Orleans, USA.

Yang, Zhiyin (2000) Coherent Structures in Separated Boundary Layer Transition. In: the International Conference on Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics, October 2000, Beijing, P.R.China.

Yang, Zhiyin and Voke, Peter R (2000) Large-eddy simulation of separated leading-edge flow in general co-ordinates. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 49 (5). pp. 681-696.

Yang, Zhiyin (2000) Large eddy simulation of fully developed turbulent flow in a rotating pipe. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 33 (5). pp. 681-694. ISSN 0271-2091

Tang, G, Yang, Zhiyin and McGuirk, J J (2000) Large-eddy Simulation of Flow in Lean Premixed Prevapourised Combustor Geometries. In: Advances in Turbulence VIII. International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), Barcelona, pp. 227-230. ISBN 84-89925-65-8

Yang, Zhiyin and Voke, P R (2000) On Early Stage Instability of Separated Boundary Layer Transition. In: Advances in Turbulence VIII. International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), Barcelona, pp. 145-148. ISBN 84-89925-65-8

Voke, P R and Yang, Zhiyin (1999) Large-eddy Simulation of Separation and Transition for Turbomachinery Flows. In: Industrial and Environmental Application of Direct and Large-eddy Simulation. Springer, pp. 46-63. ISBN 978-3540661719

Yang, Zhiyin and McGuirk, J J (1999) LES of Rotating Turbulent Pipe Flow with Two Subgrid Scale Models. In: Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena - 1. Begell House, New York, pp. 863-868. ISBN 978-1567001358

Yang, Zhiyin and Voke, P R (1999) Simulation of separation and transition at a semi-circular leading edge. Project Report. Surrey Unviersity, Surrey, UK.

Yang, Zhiyin and Voke, P R (1998) The Mechanisms of Transition Following Laminar Separation and Reattachment Deduced from Numerical Simulation. In: EUROMECH Colloquium 38/ERCOFTAC Special Interest Group 33 Conference, September 1998, Gottingen, Germany.

Voke, P R and Yang, Zhiyin (1998) Efficient Methods for LES of Aerofoil and Turbine Blade Flows. In: Numerical Methods for Fluid Dynamics VI. Oxford University Press, pp. 137-148. ISBN 9780952492917

Voke, P R, Yang, Z and Gao, S (1997) Extracting Reynolds-stress and Dissipation Budgets from Finite-volume Simulations of Turbulence. International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics, 8 (2). pp. 115-128. ISSN 1061-8562

Yang, Zhiyin (1997) Large-Eddy Simulation of Separated Boundary Layer Transition. In: Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation II. ERCOFTAC Series (5). Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, pp. 137-146. ISBN 0-7923-4687-4

Voke, P R and Yang, Zhiyin (1996) Computational Methods for Large-eddy Simulation in 2D Complex Geometries. In: Computation of Three-Dimensional Complex Flows. Friedrich Vieweg & Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH , pp. 357-364. ISBN 3528076534

Yang, Zhiyin and Voke, P R (1996) Numerical Study of Mechanisms of Boundary-layer Transition after a Separation Bubble. In: Advances in Turbulence VI. Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 55-58. ISBN 978-0792341321

Voke, P R, Yang, Zhiyin and Savill, A M (1996) Large-eddy Simulation and Modelling of Transition Following a Leading-edge Separation Bubble. In: Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Experiments 3: Proceedings of the Third International Symposium, Crete, Greece, May 27-29, 1996. Elsevier Series in Thermal and Fluid Sciences International Congress Series . Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, pp. 601-610. ISBN 9780444824639

Yang, Zhiyin and Voke, P R (1996) Unsteady interaction between moving wakes and boundary layer transition. Project Report. Surrey Unviersity, Surrey, UK.

Yang, Zhiyin and Voke, P R (1995) Large-eddy Simulation of Boundary-layer Transition on a Flat Plate with Semi-circular Leading Edge. In: the 10th Symposium on Turbulent Shear Flows, August 1995, Pennsylvania State University, USA.

Voke, P R and Yang, Zhiyin (1995) Numerical Simulation of Transition in a Separation Bubble. ERCOFTAC Bulletin, 24. pp. 54-57.

Voke, P R and Yang, Zhiyin (1995) Hybrid Fourier-Multigrid Pressure Solution Method for Navier-Stokes Simulations. In: Numerical Methods for Fluid Dynamics V. Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 615-621. ISBN 9780198514800

Voke, Peter R and Yang, Zhiyin (1995) Numerical Study of Bypass Transition. Physics of Fluids, 7 (9). pp. 2256-2264. ISSN 1070-6631

Yang, Zhiyin and Voke, P R (1995) Numerical study of separation and transition at a semi-circular leading edge. Project Report. Surrey Unviersity, Surrey, UK.

Yang, Zhiyin, Voke, P R and Savill, A M (1994) Mechanisms and Models of Boundary Layer Receptivity Deduced from Large-eddy Simulation of Bypass Transition. In: Direct and Large-eddy Simulation I. Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, pp. 225-236. ISBN 978-0792331063

Yang, Zhiyin, Voke, P R and Savill, A M (1994) Bypass Transition Under Turbulence: From Simulation to Modelling. In: the 5th European Turbulence Conference, July 1994, Sienna.

Voke, P R and Yang, Zhiyin (1993) Numerical Studies of the Mechanisms of Bypass Transition in the Flat Plate Boundary Layer. In: the 9th Symposium on Turbulent Shear Flows, August 1993, Kyoto, Japan.

Yang, Zhiyin and Voke, P R (1993) Large-eddy Simulation Studies of Bypass Transition. In: Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Experiments (2). Elsevier Science, pp. 603-611. ISBN 978-0444898029

Yang, Zhiyin and Voke, P R (1993) Large-eddy simulation of transition under turbulence. Project Report. Surrey University, Surrey, UK.

Yang, Zhiyin and Voke, P R (1992) Numerical Simulation of Boundary Layer Transition in the Presence of Free Stream Turbulence. In: Numerical Simulation of Unsteady Flows and Transition to Turbulence. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 398-403. ISBN 9780521416184

Yang, Z Y, Priestman, G H and Boysan, H F (1991) Internal Flow Modelling of Vortex Throttles. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 205 (6). pp. 405-413. ISSN 0954-4062

Yang, Zhiyin and Voke, P R (1991) Numerical simulation of transition under turbulence. Project Report. Surrey Unviersity, Surrey, UK.

Yang, Zhiyin, Chin, S B and Swithenbank, J (1991) On the Modelling of the k-equation for Compressible Flow. In: Numerical Methods in Laminar and Turbulent Flow. Pineridge Press, Swansea, pp. 266-276. ISBN 978-0906674772

Yang, Zhiyin, Swithenbank, J and Chin, S B (1989) On the Development of a Numerical Prediction Procedure for Compressible Flows. In: Numerical Methods in Laminar and Turbulent Flow. Pineridge Press, Swansea, pp. 927-937. ISBN 0-906674-70-0

Swithenbank, J, Eames, I W, Chin, S B, Ewan, B C R, Yang, Zhiyin and Cao, J (1989) Turbulent Mixing in Supersonic Combustion System. In: AIAA Cnference, 1989, USA.

Yang, Zhiyin (1988) Application of fibre optic thermometry to gas turbine combustion chambers. Project Report. Sheffield University, Sheffield, UK.

Swithenbank, J, Boysan, F, Ewan, B C R, Shao, L and Yang, Zhiyin (1987) Mixing Problems in Supersonic Combustion. In: US-France Workshop on Turbulent Reactive Flows, July 1987, Rouen, France.