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Jinhua WANG, Ph.D, Professor
School of Energy and Power Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering
Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
E-mail: jinhuawang (at) xjtu.edu.cn
Homepage: http://jinhuawang.gr.xjtu.edu.cn
Clean Combustion Center@XJTU: http://zhhuang.gr.xjtu.edu.cn
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jinhua_Wang9
ResearcherID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-1117-2015

 

Research Interests
Turbulent combustion; Combustion laser diagnostics; Laminar/turbulent flame dynamics; Alternative fuel and Clean combustion; Hydrogen and ammonia combustion

 

Education and Research Experience
2017-present, Professor, Xi’an Jiaotong University
2014-2017, Associated Professor, Xi’an Jiaotong University
2009-2013, Lecturer, Xi’an Jiaotong University
2010-2012, JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Tohoku University, Japan
1999-2009, Xi’an Jiaotong University, BS, MS and PhD

 

Updated 2022.8.26
Peer reviewed international journal publications:

2022

1. Hongchao Dai, Jinhua Wang*, Xiao Cai, Shouguo Su, Zuohua Huang. Lewis number effects on laminar and turbulent expanding flames of NH3/H2/air mixtures at elevated pressures. 2022, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
2. Wenjun Lin, Wang Han, Jinhua Wang*, Runze Maoa, Weijie Zhang, Xiao Cai, Zuohua Huang. Experimental investigation of low-temperature autoignition in turbulent premixed swirling flames. 2022, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
3. Hao Xia, Wang Han*, Xutao Wei, Meng Zhang, Jinhua Wang*, Zuohua Huang, Christian Hasse. Numerical investigation of boundary layer flashback of CH4/H2/air swirl flames under different thermal boundary conditions in a bluff-body swirl burner. 2022, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
4. Xiao Cai*, Qingshuang Fan, Xin Liu, Christian Brackmann, Wubin Weng, Jinhua Wang, Zuohua Huang, Xue-Song Bai, Marcus Alden, Zhongshan Li. Turbulent burning velocity and its related statistics of ammonia-hydrogen-air jet flames at high Karlovitz number: Effect of differential diffusion. 2022, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.

5. Hongchao Dai, Jinhua Wang*, Xiao Cai, Shouguo Su, Haoran Zhao, Zuohua Huang. Measurement and scaling of turbulent burning velocity of ammonia/methane/air propagating spherical flames at elevated pressure. Combustion and Flame. 2022, 242, 112183

6. Longjuan Ji, Jinhua Wang*, Guangya Hu, Weijie Zhang, Runze Mao, Zuohua Huang. Experimental study on the flame and blow-off characteristics of NH3/CH4 co-firing in a swirl combustor. Fuel. 2022, 314, 123027
7. Runze Mao, Jinhua Wang*, Wenjun Lin, Wang Han*, Weijie Zhang, Zuohua Huang. Effects of flow-flame interactions on the stabilization of ultra-lean swirling CH4/H2/air flames. Fuel, 2022, 319: 123619
8. Longjuan Ji, Jinhua Wang*, Weijie Zhang, Runze Mao, Guangya Hu, Zuohua Huang. Effect of confinement ratio on flame structure and blow-off characteristics of swirl flames. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. 2022, 135, 110630

 

2021
1. Weijie Zhang, Jinhua Wang*, Wenjun Lin, Guohua Li, Zhiyun Hu, Meng Zhang, Zuohua Huang. Effect of hydrogen enrichment on flame broadening of turbulent premixed flames in thin reaction regime. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2021, 46:1210-1218.
2. Weijie Zhang, Jinhua Wang*, Bingxuan Lin, Yun Wu, Shilong Guo, Meng Zhang, Guohua Li, Zhiyun Hu, Senbin Yu, Zuohua Huang. Experimental study of compact swirl flames with lean premixed CH4/H2/air mixtures at stable and near blow-off conditions. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. 2021. 122: 110294.
3. Wenjun Lin, Jinhua Wang*, Runze Mao, Weijie Zhang, Hao Xia, Meng Zhang, Zuohua Huang. Effect of DME addition on turbulent flame structure in lean premixed CH4/DME/air mixtures. Fuel. 2021. 294:120443
4. Runze Mao, Jinhua Wang*, Weijie Zhang, Zhenhua An, Wenjun Lin, Meng Zhang, Zuohua Huang. Effect of high hydrogen enrichment on the outer-shear-layer flame of confined lean premixed CH4/H2/air swirl flames. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2021, 46(34): 17969-17981.
5. Weijie Zhang, Süleyman Karaca, Jinhua Wang, Zuohua Huang, Jeroen van Oijen*. Large eddy simulation of the Cambridge/Sandia stratified flame with flamelet-generated manifolds: Effects of non-unity Lewis numbers and stretch. Combustion and Flame, 2021, 227: 106-119
6. Haoran Zhao, Jinhua Wang, Xiao Cai, Hongchao Dai, Zhijian Bian, and Zuohua Huang, Flame structure,  turbulent burning velocity and its unified scaling for lean syngas/air turbulent expanding flames.  International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2021. 46(50): 25699-25711.
7. Hao Xia, Jinhua Wang, Rongyuan Ju, Yiming Li, Haibao Mu, and Zuohua Huang, Effect of Ionic Wind Induced  by DC Electric Field on Biogas/Air Turbulent Premixed Flame Structure. Combustion Science and  Technology, 2021: 1-19.
8. Yaohui Nie, Jinhua Wang*, Shilong Guo, Weijie Zhang, Wu Jin, Meng Zhang, Zuohua Huang. POD scale analysis of turbulent premixed flame structure at elevated pressures. Combustion Science and Technology. 2021, 193(6), 944-966.

 

2020
1. Xiao Cai, Jinhua Wang*, Zhijian Bian, Haoran Zhao, Zhongshan Li, Zuohua Huang. Propagation of Darrieus-Landau unstable laminar and turbulent expanding flames. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 2021, 38(2): 2013-2021
2. Weijie Zhang, Jinhua Wang*, Wenjun Lin, Runze Mao, Hao Xia, Meng Zhang, Zuohua Huang. Effect of differential diffusion on turbulent lean premixed hydrogen enriched flames through structure analysis. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2020, 45(18): 10920-10931
3. Shilong Guo, Jinhua Wang*, Weijie Zhang, Meng Zhang, Zuohua Huang. Effect of hydrogen enrichment on swirl/bluff-body lean premixed flame stabilization. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2020, 45(18): 10906-10919
4. Xiao Cai, Jinhua Wang*, Zhijian Bian, Haoran Zhao, Hongchao Dai, Zuohua Huang*. On transition to self-similar acceleration of spherically expanding flames with cellular instabilities. Combustion and Flame. 2020, 215: 364-375
5. Xiao Cai, Jinhua Wang*, Zhijian Bian, Meng Zhang, Zuohua Huang*. Self-similar propagation and turbulent burning velocity of CH4/H2/air expanding flames: Effect of Lewis number. Combustion and Flame. 2020. 212: 1-12.
6. Meng Zhang, Jinhua Wang*, Zuohua Huang. Turbulent flame structure characteristics of hydrogen enriched natural gas with CO2 dilution. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2020, 45:20426-20435.
7. Meng Zhang*, Min Chang, Jinhua Wang, Zuohua Huang. Flame dynamics analysis of highly hydrogen-enrichment premixed turbulent combustion. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2020, 45(1): 1072-1083.

 

2019
1. Weijie Zhang, Jinhua Wang*, Shilong Guo, Qianqian Yu, Wu Jin, Meng Zhang, Zuohua Huang, Effects of  Integral Scale on Darrieus–Landau Instability in Turbulent Premixed Flames. Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 2019. 103(1): 225-246.
2. Meng Zhang, Jinhua Wang*, Min Chang, Zuohua Huang*. Turbulent flame topology and the wrinkled structure characteristics of high pressure syngas flames up to 1.0 MPa. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2019. 44(30): 15973-15984.
3. Yaohui Nie, Jinhua Wang*, Weijie Zhang, Min Chang, Meng Zhang, and Zuohua Huang, Flame brush  thickness of lean turbulent premixed Bunsen flame and the memory effect on its development. Fuel, 2019. 242: 607-616.
4. Jinhua Wang*, Yiming Li, Hao Xia, Rongyuan Ju, Meng Zhang, Haibao Mu, Zuohua Huang. Effect of hydrogen enrichment and electric filed on lean CH4/air flame propagation at elevated pressure. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2019. 44(30): 15962-15972.
5. Jinbao Zheng, Jinhua Wang*, Zhibo Zhao, Duidui Wang, Zuohua Huang*. Effect of equivalence ratio on combustion and emissions of a dual-fuel natural gas engine ignited with diesel fuel. Applied Thermal Engineering. 2019. 146: 738-751.
6. Weijie Zhang, Jinhua Wang*, Wenjun Lin, Shilong Guo, Meng Zhang, Guohua Li, Jingfeng Ye, Zuohua Huang. Measurements on flame structure of bluff body and swirl stabilized premixed flames close to blow-off. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. 2019. 104: 15-25.
7. Jinhua Wang*, Shilong Guo, Weijie Zhang, Meng Zhang, Zuohua Huang, Effect of hydrogen ratio on  turbulent flame structure of oxyfuel syngas at high pressure up to 1.0 MPa. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2019. 44(21): 11185-11193.
8. Meng Zhang*, A Patyal, Zuohua Huang, Moshe Matalon. Morphology of wrinkles along the surface of turbulent Bunsen flames – Their amplification and advection due to the Darrieus–Landau instability. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 2019, 37(2): 2335-2343.
9. Huan Xi, Yaling He*, Jinhua Wang, Zuohua Huang. Transient response of waste heat recovery system for hydrogen production and other renewable energy utilization. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2019. 44(30): 15985-15996.

 

2018
1. Jinhua Wang*, Yaohui Nie, Xiao Cai, Shilong Guo, Weijie Zhang, Yongliang Xie, Zuohua Huang. Investigation on the highly negative curved syngas Bunsen flame and the critical local Karlovitz number when tip opening. Fuel. 2018, 215: 429-437.
2. Xiao Cai, Jinhua Wang*, Haoran Zhao, Yongliang Xie, Zuohua Huang,*. Effects of initiation radius selection and Lewis number on extraction of laminar burning velocities from spherically expanding flames. Combustion Science and Technology. 2018, 190(2):286-311.
3. Wu Jin, Jinhua Wang*, Weijie Zhang, Xiao Cai, Yaohui Nie, Zuohua Huang*. Investigation of the heat loss effect on cellular flames via Proper Orthogonal Decomposition. Combustion Science and Technology, 2018. 190(5): 803-822.
4. Weijie Zhang, Jinhua Wang*, Qianqian Yu, Meng Zhang, Zuohua Huang*. Investigation of the fuel effects on burning velocity and flame structure of turbulent premixed flames based on leading points concept. Combustion Science and Technology. 2018. 190(8): 1354-1376.
5. Yiming Li, Jinhua Wang*, Hao Xia, Chao Li, Meng Zhang, Xiaomin Wu, Zuohua Huang, Haibao Mu. Effect of DC electric field on laminar premixed spherical propagation flame at elevated pressures up to 0.5 MPa. Combustion Science and Technology. 2018. 190(11): 1900-1922.
6. Shilong Guo, Jinhua Wang*, Xutao Wei, Meng Zhang, Zuohua Huang. Numerical simulation of premixed combustion using the modified dynamic thickened flame model coupled with multi-step mechanism. Fuel. 2018, 233: 346-353.
7. Haoran Zhao, Jinhua Wang*, Xiao Cai, Zemin Tian, Qianqian Li, Zuohua Huang*. A comparison study of cyclopentane and cyclohexane laminar flame speeds at elevated pressures and temperatures. Fuel. 2018, 234: 238-246.
8. Xiao Cai, Jinhua Wang*, Haoran Zhao, Meng Zhang, Zuohua Huang*. Flame morphology and self-acceleration of syngas spherically expanding flames. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2018, 43(36):17531-17541.

 

2016
1. Yongliang Xie, Jinhua Wang*, Xiao Cai, and Zuohua Huang*. Self-acceleration of cellular flames and laminar flame speed of syngas/air mixtures at elevated pressures. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2016. 41(40): 18250-18258.
2. Yongliang Xie, Jinhua Wang*, Xiao Cai, and Zuohua Huang*. Pressure history in the explosion of moist syngas/air mixtures. Fuel. 2016. 185: 18-25. DU5JT
3. Xiao Cai, Jinhua Wang*, Weijie Zhang, Yongliang Xie, Meng Zhang, and Zuohua Huang*. Effects of oxygen enrichment on laminar burning velocities and Markstein lengths of CH4/O2/N2 flames at elevated pressures. Fuel. 2016. 184: 466-473.
4. Jinhua Wang*, Yongliang Xie, Xiao Cai, Yaohui Nie, Cheng Peng, Zuohua Huang. Effect of H2O addition on the flame front evolution of syngas spherical propagation flames. Combustion Science and Technology. 2016, 188(7): 1054-1072.
 
2015
1. Wu Jin, Jinhua Wang*, Yaohui Nie, Senbin Yu and Zuohua Huang*. Experimental study on flame instabilities of laminar premixed CH4/H2/air non-adiabatic flat flames. Fuel. 2015, 159: 599-606.
2. Jinhua Wang*, Senbin Yu, Meng Zhang, Wu Jin, Zuohua Huang, Shuang Chen and Hideaki Kobayashi. Burning velocity and statistical flame front structure of turbulent premixed flames at high pressure up to 1.0 MPa. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. 2015, 68(0): 196-204.
3. Jinhua Wang*, Zhilong Wei, Senbin Yu, Wu Jin, Yongliang Xie, Meng Zhang, Zuohua Huang. Effects of stretch and preferential diffusion on tip opening of laminar premixed Bunsen flames of syngas/air mixtures. Fuel. 2015, 148(0): 1-8.
4. Jinhua Wang*, Senbin Yu, Yaohui Nie, Wu Jin, Zuohua Huang. Measurement on turbulent premixed flame structure of CH4/H2/air mixtures with CO2 dilution. JSAE 20159238. SAE 2015-01-1960.
5. Meng Zhang, Jinhua Wang*, Wu Jin, Zuohua Huang*, Hideaki Kobayashi, Lin Ma. Estimation of 3D flame surface density and global fuel consumption rate from 2D PLIF images of turbulent premixed flame. Combustion and Flame. 2015, 162(5): 2087-2097.
6. Wu Jin, Jinhua Wang*, Senbin Yu, Yaohui Nie, Yongliang Xie, and Zuohua Huang*. Cellular instabilities of non-adiabatic laminar flat methane/hydrogen oxy-fuel flames highly diluted with CO2. Fuel. 2015, 143(0): 38-46.
 
2014
1. Meng Zhang, Jinhua Wang*, Yongliang Xie, Zhilong Wei, Wu Jin, Zuohua Huang*, and Hideaki Kobayashi. Measurement on instantaneous flame front structure of turbulent premixed CH4/H2/air flames. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. 2014, 52(0): 288-296.
2. Meng Zhang, Jinhua Wang*, Jin Wu, Zhilong Wei, Zuohua Huang*, and Hideaki Kobayashi. Flame front structure of turbulent premixed flames of syngas oxyfuel mixtures. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2014, 39(10): 5176-5185.
3. Meng Zhang, Jinhua Wang*, Zuohua Huang*, and Norimasa Iida. Numerical study of effects of the intermediates and initial conditions on flame propagation in a real HCCI engine. Thermal Science. 2014, 18(1): 79-87.
4. Yongliang Xie, Jinhua Wang*, Nan Xu, Senbin Yu, Meng Zhang, and Zuohua Huang*. Thermal and Chemical Effects of Water Addition on Laminar Burning Velocity of Syngas. Energy & Fuels. 2014, 28(5): 3391-3398.
5. Yongliang Xie, Jinhua Wang*, Nan Xu, Senbin Yu, and Zuohua Huang*. Comparative study on the effect of CO2 and H2O dilution on laminar burning characteristics of CO/H2/air mixtures. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2014, 39(7): 3450-3458.
6. Jinhua Wang*, Zhilong Wei, Meng Zhang, and Zuohua Huang. A review of engine application and fundamental study on turbulent premixed combustion of hydrogen enriched natural gas. Science China Technological Sciences. 2014, 57(3): 445-451.
 
2013
1. Meng Zhang, Jinhua Wang*, Yongliang Xie, Wu Jin, Zhilong Wei, Zuohua Huang*, and Hideaki Kobayashi. Flame front structure and burning velocity of turbulent premixed CH4/H2/air flames. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2013, 38(26): 11421-11428.
2. Yongliang Xie, Jinhua Wang*, Meng Zhang, Jing Gong, Wu Jin, and Zuohua Huang*. Experimental and numerical study on laminar flame characteristics of methane oxy-fuel mixtures highly diluted with CO2. Energy & Fuels. 2013, 27(10): 6231-6237.
3. Jinhua Wang*, Meng Zhang, Yongliang Xie, Zuohua Huang*, Taku Kudo, and Hideaki Kobayashi. Correlation of turbulent burning velocity for syngas/air mixtures at high pressure up to 1.0 MPa. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. 2013, 50: 90-96.
4. Jinhua Wang*, Meng Zhang, Zuohua Huang*, Taku Kudo, and Hideaki Kobayashi. Measurement of the instantaneous flame front structure of syngas turbulent premixed flames at high pressure. Combustion and Flame. 2013, 160(11): 2434-2441.
5. Jinhua Wang*, Futoshi Matsuno, Masaki Okuyama, Yasuhiro Ogami, Hideaki Kobayashi, and Zuohua Huang. Flame front characteristics of turbulent premixed flames diluted with CO2 and H2O at high pressure and high temperature. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 2013, 34(1): 1429-1436.
 
2012
1. Jinhua Wang*, Zuohua Huang*, Hideaki Kobayashi, and Yasuhiro Ogami. Laminar burning velocities and flame characteristics of CO–H2–CO2–O2 mixtures. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2012, 37(24): 19158-19167.
 
2010
1. Jinhua Wang, Zuohua Huang*, Chenglong Tang, and Jianjun Zheng. Effect of hydrogen addition on early flame growth of lean burn natural gas-air mixtures. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2010, 35(13): 7246-7252.
 
For PhD thesis (2003-2009):
2009

1. Jinhua Wang, Zuohua Huang*, Jianjun Zheng, and Haiyan Miao. Effect of partially premixed and hydrogen addition on natural gas direct-injection lean combustion. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2009, 34(22): 9239-9247.
2. Jinhua Wang, Zuohua Huang*, Chenglong Tang, Haiyan Miao, and Xibin Wang. Numerical study of the effect of hydrogen addition on methane-air mixtures combustion. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2009, 34(2): 1084-1096.
 
2008
1. Jinhua Wang, Zuohua Huang*, Haiyan Miao, Xibin Wang, and Deming Jiang. Characteristics of direct injection combustion fuelled by natural gas-hydrogen mixtures using a constant no volume vessel. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2008, 33(7): 1947-1956.
2. Jinhua Wang, Zuohua Huang*, Haiyan Miao, Xibin Wang, and Deming Jiang. Study of cyclic variations of direct-injection combustion fueled with natural gas-hydrogen blends using a constant volume vessel. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2008, 33(24): 7580-7591.
3. Jinhua Wang, Erijang Hu, Zuohua Huang*, Zhihao Ma, Zhenyu Tian, Jing Wang, and Yuyang Li. An experimental study of premixed laminar methane/oxygen/argon flames doped with hydrogen at low pressure with synchrotron photoionization. Chinese Science Bulletin. 2008, 53(8): 1262-1269.
4. Jinhua Wang, Hao Chen, Bing Liu, and Zuohua Huang*. Study of cycle-by-cycle variations of a spark ignition engine fueled with natural gas-hydrogen blends. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2008, 33(18): 4876-4883.
 
2007
1. Jinhua Wang, Zuohua Huang*, Yu Fang, Bing Liu, Ke Zeng, Haiyan Miao, and Deming Jiang. Combustion behaviors of a direct-injection engine operating on various fractions of natural gas-hydrogen blends. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2007, 32(15): 3555-3564.
2. Zuohua Huang*, Jinhua Wang, Bing Liu, Ke Zeng, Jinrong Yu, and Deming Jiang. Combustion characteristics of a direct-injection engine fueled with natural gas-hydrogen blends under different ignition timings. Fuel. 2007, 86(3): 381-387.
 
2006
1. Zuohua Huang*, Jinhua Wang, Bing Liu, Ke Zeng, Jinrong Yu, and Deming Jiang. Combustion characteristics of a direct-injection engine fueled with natural gas-hydrogen mixtures. Energy & Fuels. 2006, 20(2): 540-546.
2. Zuohua Huang*, Jinhua Wang, Bing Liu, Ke Zeng, Jinrong Yu, and Deming Jiang. Combustion characteristics of a direct-injection engine fueled with natural gas-hydrogen blends under various injection timings. Energy & Fuels. 2006, 20(4): 1498-1504.
 
Plenary and keynote talk:
1. Jinhua Wang, Experimental and numerical study on turbulent premixed flame. The 2nd International Summit on Energy Science and Technology. Keynote speech. 2018.1.17-19. Xi'an, China.
2. Jinhua Wang. Experimental study on turbulent flame structure and flame dynamics based on laser diagnostics. Invited talk. 5th International Symposium on Laser Interaction with Matter. Invited talk. Changsha, China. November 11-14, 2018.
3. Jinhua Wang*. Effect of highly hydrogen enrichment on lean premixed turbulent flame and swirl flame stabilization. 7th International Conference on Energy Engineering and Environmental Engineering. Plenary Lecture, 19-20 July 2019, Beijing, China.
4. Jinhua Wang. Turbulent flame structure with PIV and PLIF simulataneous measurement. International Symposium on Optical Diagnostics of Combustion Systems (Online). Tsinghua University, April 16-17, 2021.