Associate Professor, School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Manufacturing Engineering
| xinyu.zhao@uconn.edu | |
| Phone | 860 486-0241 |
| Mailing Address | School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Connecticut, 191 Auditorium Rd. U-3139, Storrs, CT 06269 |
| Campus | Storrs |
| Link | Lab Website |
| Google Scholar Link | |
Brief Bio
Dr. Zhao joined the Mechanical Engineering Department in 2015 spring. Prior to that, she has been a postdoctoral research fellow in Combustion Energy Frontier Research Center at Princeton (2014), co-sponsored by Sandia National Laboratory and Pennsylvania State University. She received her Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Thermal Engineering from Tsinghua University (2006 and 2008), and she received her Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University (2013). Dr. Zhao’s research interests are in the area of computational fluid dynamics, with a focus on high-fidelity simulations of reactive flows, radiative heat transfer, multi-phase combustion, and the interplay of computation and experiments.
- Turbulent combustion modeling
- Multiphase combustion simulation
- Fire research
- Interplay between experiments and computations
- ME3275 Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics (Fall 2015, 2016, 2017,2018,2019,2020)
- ME5311 Computational methods for viscous flows (Spring 2016, 2017)
- ME3242 Heat transfer (Spring 2017, 2018,2019,2020)
- ME6134 (Fall 2015 & Spring 2016)
- D. Wang, X. Zhao, and X. Chen, “New Hammerstein Modeling and Analysis for Controlling Melt Pool Width in Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing,” ASME Letters in Dynamic Systems and Control, vol. 1, iss. 3, 2021.
[BibTeX] - A. L. Johnson and X. Zhao, “Analysis of the Heat Transfer Within Combustor Liners Using a Combined Monte Carlo and Two-Flux Method,” Journal of Turbomachinery, vol. 143, iss. 3, 2021.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF] - H. Turkeri, X. Zhao, and M. Muradoglu, “Large eddy simulation/probability density function modeling of turbulent swirling stratified flame series,” Physics of Fluids, vol. 33, iss. 2, p. 25117, 2021.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF] - B. Wu, M. Ihme, and X. Zhao, “Limitations of flamelet formulation for modeling turbulent pool fires,” Combustion and Flame, vol. 227, pp. 346-358, 2021.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF] - A. M. Steinberg, P. E. Hamlington, and X. Zhao, “Structure and dynamics of highly turbulent premixed combustion,” Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, vol. 85, p. 100900, 2021.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF] - A. Krisman, P. Meagher, X. Zhao, J. -W. Park, T. Lu, and J. H. Chen, “A direct numerical simulation of Jet A flame kernel quenching,” Combustion and Flame, vol. 225, pp. 349-363, 2021.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF] - B. Wu, S. Roy, and X. Zhao, “Detailed modeling of a small-scale turbulent pool fire,” Combustion and Flame, vol. 214, pp. 224-237, 2020.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF] - B. Wu and X. Zhao, “Effects of radiation models on steady and flickering laminar non-premixed flames,” Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, vol. 253, p. 107103, 2020.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF] - O. O. Oluwole, A. Gupta, B. Wu, X. Zhao, K. V. Meredith, and Y. Wang, “Nongray Models for Radiative Absorption and Anisotropic Scattering by Water Droplets in Fire CFD Simulations,” Fire Safety Journal, p. 103034, 2020.
[BibTeX] - X. Zhao, Y. Tao, H. Wang, and T. Lu, “Sensitivities of direct numerical simulations to chemical kinetic uncertainties: spherical flame kernel evolution of a real jet fuel,” Combustion and Flame, vol. 209, pp. 117-132, 2019.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF] - S. Hartl, D. Geyer, C. Hasse, X. Zhao, H. Wang, and R. S. Barlow, “Assessing an experimental approach for chemical explosive mode and heat release rate using DNS data,” Combustion and Flame, vol. 209, pp. 214-224, 2019.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF] - C. Xu, A. Y. Poludnenko, X. Zhao, H. Wang, and T. Lu, “Structure of strongly turbulent premixed n-dodecane–air flames: direct numerical simulations and chemical explosive mode analysis,” Combustion and Flame, vol. 209, pp. 27-40, 2019.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF] - Q. Wang, X. Zhao, and M. Ihme, “Large eddy simulation of turbulent spray flame using regularized deconvolution method,” Combustion and Flame, vol. 207, pp. 89-100, 2019.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF] - B. Wu, X. Zhao, B. R. Chowdhury, B. Cetegen, C. Xu, and T. Lu, “A numerical investigation of the flame structure and blowoff characteristics of a bluff-body stabilized turbulent premixed flame,” Combustion and Flame, vol. 202, pp. 376-393, 2019.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF] - H. Turkeri, X. Zhao, S. B. Pope, and M. Muradoglu, “Large eddy simulation/probability density function simulations of the Cambridge turbulent stratified flame series,” Combustion and Flame, vol. 199, pp. 24-45, 2019.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF] - T. Wabel, P. Zhang, X. Zhao, H. Wang, E. Hawkes, and A. Steinberg, “Assessment of chemical scalars for heat release rate measurement in highly turbulent premixed combustion including experimental factors,” Combustion and Flame, vol. 194, pp. 485-506, 2018.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF] - B. Wu and X. Zhao, “Radiation characteristics of water droplets in a fire-inspired environment: a Monte Carlo ray tracing study,” Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, vol. 212, pp. 97-111, 2018.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF] - Z. Ren, M. Kuron, X. Zhao, T. Lu, E. Hawkes, H. Kolla, and J. H. Chen, “Micromixing Models for PDF Simulations of Turbulent Premixed Flames,” Combustion Science and Technology, pp. 1-26, 2018.
[BibTeX] - B. Wu, S. Roy, X. Zhao, and M. Modest, “Effect of multiphase radiation on coal combustion in a pulverized coal jet flame,” Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, vol. 197, pp. 154-165, 2017.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF] - X. Zhao, A. Bhagatwala, J. H. Chen, D. C. Haworth, and S. B. Pope, “An a priori DNS study of the shadow-position mixing model,” Combustion and Flame, vol. 165, pp. 223-245, 2016.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF] - H. Kolla, X. Zhao, J. H. Chen, and N. Swaminathan, “Velocity and reactive scalar dissipation spectra in turbulent premixed flames,” Combustion Science and Technology, vol. 188, iss. 9, pp. 1424-1439, 2016.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF] - M. Jangi, X. Zhao, D. C. Haworth, and X. 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, vol. 162, iss. 2, p. 408–419, 2015.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF] - X. Zhao and D. C. Haworth, “Transported PDF modeling of pulverized coal jet flames,” Combustion and Flame, vol. 161, iss. 7, pp. 1866-1882, 2014.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF] - X. 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, vol. 17, iss. 2, p. 354–381, 2013.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF] - X. Zhao, D. C. Haworth, and D. E. Huckaby, “Transported PDF modeling of nonpremixed turbulent CO/H$_2$ /N$_2$ Jet Flames,” Combustion Science and Technology, vol. 184, iss. 5, pp. 676-693, 2012.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF] - X. Zhao, Q. Yao, S. Li, and N. Cai, “Studies on the carbon reactions in the anode of deposited carbon fuel cells,” Journal of Power Sources, vol. 185, iss. 1, p. 104–111, 2008.
[BibTeX] [Download PDF] - X. Zhao, X. Zhao, and Q. Yao, “The modeling of direct carbon fuel cells with solid oxide electrolytes,” Journal of Engineering Thermophysics, iss. Suppl. 2, pp. 161-164, 2007.