Name: Song-Lin (Jason) Yang

Rank: Professor

Highest Degree: Ph.D., University of Florida

Key words of Expertise: Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer, Grid Generation, Turbulence Modeling, I.C. Engine In-Cylinder Flow Simulation, Engine Exhaust System Emission Control Modeling and Simulation, Lattice Boltzmann Method for Porous/Disordered Media, LES and DNS

Contact Email: slyang@mtu.edu


Class Notes

meem2200 (Thermodynamics)

meem3210 (Fluid Mechanics)

meem3230 (Heat Transfer)

meem5240 (Computational Fluid Dynamics)


KIVA

kiva


Lattice Boltzmann

LBM


Current/Recent Research Projects:

o Low Emissions Gas Turbine Combustor Simulation Using the KIVA Code.

o Aircraft Engine Cycle Analysis Code Development - On & Off Design

o Development of a Diesel Particulate Filter Simulation Code

o Conjugate Heat Transfer for IC Engine Cooling System

o Experimental Study and Numerical Simulation of the Performance Characteristics of the DOC in a Continuously Regenerating Particulate Trap

o Research and Development for Compression-Ignition Direct-Injection Engines (CIDI) and Aftertreatment Subsystems


Selected Publications


o Murdock, J.R. and Yang, S.L., (2019) "Hydrodynamic Stability and Turbulent Transition with the Vreman LES SGS and a Modified Lattice Boltzmann Equation," European Journal of Computational Mechanics, DOI: 10.1080/17797179.2018.1550380, https://doi.org/10.1080/17797179.2018.1550380.

o Murdock, J.R., Ibrahim, A., and Yang, S.L., "An efficient method of generating and characterizing filter substrates for lattice Boltzmann analysis," ASME J. Fluids Eng., Vol 140, 041203, 2018.

o Murdock, J.R., Ickes, J.C., and Yang, S.L., "Transition flow with an incompressible lattice Boltzmann method," Adv. Appl. Math. Mech., Vol. 9, No. 5, pp. 1271-1288, 2017.

o Murdock, J.R. and Yang, S.L., "Alternative and explicit derivation of the lattice Boltzmann equation for the unsteady incompressible Navier-Stokes equation," Int. J. Comput. Eng. Res., Vol. 6, No. 12, pp. 47-59, 2016.

o Urip, E., Liew, K.H., and Yang, S. L., "Modeling IC Engine Conjugate Heat Transfer Using the KIVA Code," Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A, Vol. 52, pp. 1-23, 2007.

o Triana, A.P., Johnson, J.H. , Yang, S. L., and Baumgard, k. J., "An Experimental and Computational Study of the Pressure Drop and Regeneration Characteristics of a Diesel Oxidation Catalyst and a Particulate Filter," SAE 2006 Transactions Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, March 2007.

o Hasan, M., Triana, A.P., Johnson, J. H., and Yang, S. L., "An Advanced 1D 2-Layer Catalyzed Diesel Particulate Filter Model to Simulate: Filtration by the Wall and Particulate Cake, Oxidation in the Wall and Particulate Cake by NO2 and O2, and Regeneration by Heat Addition", SAE 2006 Transactions Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, March 2007.

o Liew, K. H., Urip, E., Yang, S. L., Mattingly, J. D., and Marek, C. J., "Performance Cycle Analysis of Turbofan Engine with Interstage Turbine Burner," AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 411-416, 2006.

o Thalagavara, A. M., Shende, A. S., Johnson, J. H., Bagley, S. T. and Yang, S. L., "The Effects of Two Catalyzed Particulate Filters on Exhaust Emissions from a Heavy Duty Diesel Engine: Filtration and Particulate Matter Oxidation Characteristics Studied Experimentally and Using a 1- D 2- Layer Model", SAE 2005 Transactions Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, pp. 363 - 383, 2005.

o Singh, N., Johnson, J.H., Parker, G.G., and Yang, S. L., "Vehicle Engine Aftertreatment System Simulation (VEASS) Model: Application to a Controls Design Strategy for Active Regeneration of a Catalyzed Particulate Filter," SAE 2005 Transactions Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, pp. 476 - 502, 2005.

o Liew, K.H., Urip, E., Yang, S. L., and Siow, Y.K., "Parametric Cycle Analysis of a Turbofan Engine with An Interstage Turbine Burner," AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 546-551, 2005.

o Yang, S. L., Siow, Y. S., Teo, C. Y., and Hanjalic, K., "A KIVA Code with Re-Stress Model for Engine Flow Simulation," Energy - An International Journal, Vol 30, Issues 2-4, pp. 427-445, February-March, 2005.

o E. Urip, K. H. Liew, S. L. Yang, and O. Arici, "Numerical Investigation of Heat Conduction with Unsteady Thermal Boundary Conditions in Spark Ignition Engines," IMECE2004-59860, 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, November 13-19, 2004, Anaheim, CA.

o Liew, K. H., Urip, E., Yang, S. L., Marek, C. J., Mattingly, J. D., "Performance Cycle Analysis of a Two-spool Separate-exhaust Turbofan with Interstage Turbine Burner," AIAA-2004-3311, 40th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, Fort Lauderdale, FL, July, 2004.

o Liew K. H., Urip E., Yang S. L., Marek C. J., "An Interactive Excel program for Tracking A Single Evaporating Droplet in Crossflow," NASA-TM-2004-212910, CD-ROM, April, 2004.

o Triana, A.P., Johnson, J.H. , Yang, S. L., and Baumgard, k. J., "An Experimental and Numerical Study of the Performance Characteristics of the Diesel Oxidation Catalyst in a Continuously Regenerting Particulate Filter," SAE Paper 2003-01-3176, 2003 SAE Powertrain & Fluid Systems Conference and Exhibition, October 27-30, 2003, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

o Yang, S. L., Siow, Y. K., Teo, C. Y., Tacina, R., Iannetti, A. C., and Penko, P. F., "Numerical Study of Lean-Direct Injection Combustor with Discrete-Jet Swirlers Using Reynolds Stress Model," ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 125, No. 4, pp. 1059-1065, 2003.

o Yang, S. L., Y. K. Siow, Peschke, B. D., and Tacina, R., "Numerical Study of Nonreacting Gas Turbine Combustor Swirl Flow Using Reynolds Stress Model," ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 125, No. 3, pp. 804-811, 2003.

o Zhang, Z., Yang, S. L., and Johnson, J. H., "Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Diesel Particulate Trap Performance During Loading and Regeneration," SAE Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, pp. 471-483, 2003 (SAE 2002 Transactions).

o Huynh, C.T., Johnson, J.H. , Yang, S. L., S.T. Bagley, and Warner, J. R., "A One-Dimensional Computational Model for Studying the Filtration and Regeneration Characteristics of a Catalyzed Wall-Flow Diesel Particulate Filter," SAE Paper 2003-01-0841, 2003 SAE International Congress and Exposition, March, Detroit, Michigan.

o Kladopoulou E.A., Yang, S. L., Johnson, J.H., Parker, G.G., and Konstandopoulos, A.G., "A Computational Study Describing the Loading and Regeration Performance of Diesel Particulate Filters Using a Lumped Parameter Model for Design Analysis and Control Systems," SAE Paper 2003-01-0842, 2003 SAE International Congress and Exposition, March, Detroit, Michigan.

o Liew, K.H., Urip, E., Yang, S. L., and Siow, Y.K., "A Complete Parametric Cycle Analysis of a Turbofan with Interstage Turbine Burner," AIAA-2003-0685, 41st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, January 6-9, 2003.

o Shu, E., Teng, J., Lin, C., Chen, M, and Yang, S. L., "A Study on the Impact of Angles of Intake Port on the Flow Field of an Internal Combustion Engine," Chung Yuan Journal, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 49-62, March, 2001.

o Urip, E., Yang, S. L., and Marek, C.J., " An Interactive Excel Program for Tracking a Single Droplet in Crossflow Computation," NASA TM-2002-211710, CD-ROM, August, 2002.

o Yang, S. L., Peschke, B.D., and Hanjalic, K., "Second-Moment Closure Model for IC Engine Flow Simulation Using KIVA Code," ASME J. of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 122, pp. 355-363, 2000.

o Penko, P.F., Kundu, K.P., Siow, Y.K., and Yang, S. L., "A Kinetic Mechanism for Calculation of Pollutant Species in Jet-A Combustion," AIAA Paper 2000-3035, 35th AIAA Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 24-28 July 2000, Las Vegas, Nevada.

o Arici, O., Yang, S. L., Huang, C. C., and Oker, E., "Computer Model for Automobile Climate Control System Simulation and Application," Int. J. of Applied Thermodynamics, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 59-68, 1999.

o Kundu, K. P. Penko, P.F., and Yang, S. L., "Reduced Reaction Mechanisms for Numerical Calculations in Combustion of Hydrocarbon Fuels," AIAA Paper 98-0803, 36th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, January 12-15, 1998.

o Kundu, K. P. Penko, P.F., and Yang, S. L., "Simplified Jet-A/Air Combustion Mechanisms for Calculation of NOx Emissions," AIAA Paper 98-3986, 34th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, July 13-15, 1998.

o Fan, L., Yang, S. L., and Kundu, K. P., "Evaluation of Water Injection Effect on NOx Formation for A Staged Gas Turbine Combustor," AIAA Paper 96-0706, 34th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, January 15-18, 1996.

o Yang, S. L., Chang, Y. L., and Arici, O., "Navier-Stokes Computation of the NREL Airfoils Using A Turbulence Model at High Angles of Attack," ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 117, No. 4, pp. 304-310, 1995.

o Cline, M. C., Micklow, G. J., Yang, S. L., and Nguyen, H. L., "Numerical Analysis of the Flow Fields in a Staged Gas Turbine Combustor," AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 11, No. 5, pp. 894-898, 1995.

o Babich, M. L., Yang, S. L., Michalek, D. J., and Arici, O, "Numerical Analysis of Flow Fields in an Internal Turbine Blade Cooling Passage," ASME Paper 95-GT-265, presented at the 1995 ASME Turbo Expo'95 Conference, Houston, TX, June 5-8, 1995.

o Yang, S. L. and Cline, M. C., "An Efficient Mapping Topology for Turbine Combustors with Inclined Slots/Staggered Holes," AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 11, No. 3, 572-574, 1995.

o Yang, S. L., Chang, Y. L., and Arici, O., "Incompressible Navier-Stokes Computation of the NREL Airfoils Using A Symmetric TVD Scheme," ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 116, No. 4, pp. 174-182, 1994.

o Yang, S. L., Chen, R., Cline, M. C., Nguyen, H. L., and Micklow, G. J., "Numerical Simulation of Low Emissions Gas Turbine Combustor Using KIVA-II," International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, Vol. 15, pp. 865-881, 1992.

o Yang, S. L., Cline, M. C., Chen, R., and Chang, Y. L., "A Three-Dimensional Algebraic Grid Generation Scheme for Gas Turbine Combustors with Inclined Slots," 1992 ASME Computers in Engineering Conference, Vol. 2, pp. 43-51.

o Yang, S. L., and Hsieh, C. K., "Fluid flow and Heat Transfer in a Single-Pass, Return-Flow, Bayonet Heat Exchanger," ASME Proceedings of the 1988 National Heat Transfer Conference, HTD-96, Vol. 3, pp.355-364.

o Yang, S. L. and Shih, T. I-P., "An Algebraic Grid Generation Technique for Time-Varying Two- Dimensional Spatial Domains," International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, Vol. 6, pp.291-304, 1986.

o Shih, T. I-P., Yang, S. L., and Schock, H. J. Jr., "A Two-Dimensional Numerical Study of the Flow Inside the Combustion Chamber of a Motored Rotary Engine," SAE Paper No. 860615, 1986.


Software


o Liew K. H., Urip E., Yang S. L., Marek C. J., An Interactive Excel program for Tracking A Single Evaporating Droplet in Crossflow, NASA Software Disclosure Case No. LEW-17540, March, 2004.

o Johnson, J.H. Yang, S.L., Zhang, Z., and Kladopoulou, E.A., ?MTU-FILTER: Diesel Particulate Trap Simulation and Modeling Software."

o Yang, S.L., Johnson, J.H. and Huynh, C.T., "One-Dimensional Catalyzed Wall-Flow Particulate Filter Model," MTU Invention Disclosure ID# 200241.00.

o S.L. Yang, J.H. Johnson, and K.A. Kladopoulou, "Lumped Parameter Wall-Flow Particulate Filter Model," MTU Invention Disclosure: ID#200242.0.

o Urip, E., Yang, S. L., and Marek, C.J., " An Interactive Excel Program for Tracking a Single Droplet in Crossflow Computation," NASA TM-2002-211710, CD-ROM, August, 2002.

o Johnson, J. H., Yang, S. L., and Arici, O, "VECSS - Vehicle Engine Cooling System Simulation," MTU Invention Disclosure ID# 9808.