Biography
Zhenhua An is a Professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University. His research focuses on the clean combustion of carbon-free fuels and the numerical modeling of multiphase combustion. He has made influential contributions to the clean utilization of hydrogen and ammonia in power systems, particularly in combustion stabilization, detailed-chemistry-based simulation, and liquid ammonia combustion for gas turbine applications. He was awarded a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship and was selected for China's 2025 national young talent program under the Overseas High-Level Talent Recruitment Plan. He has published more than 40 journal papers, with over 1,000 Scopus citations and an h-index of 15.
Education
Apr. 2022 - Mar. 2025
Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Science
Ph.D.
Supervisor: Prof. Ryoichi Kurose, Fellow of The Combustion Institute
Sep. 2019 - Mar. 2022
Xi'an Jiaotong University, School of Energy and Power Engineering
M.S. in Power Engineering
Supervisor: Prof. Jinhua Wang
Sep. 2015 - Jun. 2019
Zhejiang University, College of Energy Engineering
B.Eng. in Mechanical Design, Manufacturing and Automation
Research Interests
Hydrogen-ammonia co-combustion technology; AI-driven aerospace propulsion modeling; propulsion systems and transcritical/supercritical combustion
Teams and Laboratories
School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University
State Key Laboratory of Green Hydrogen and Electric Power (formerly the State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering)
Department of Vehicle Engineering / Institute of Engines and Advanced Powertrain
Xi'an Jiaotong University Clean and Low Carbon Combustion Center, Director: Prof. Zuohua Huang
Hydrogen-Fueled Power Combustion Laboratory, Head: Prof. Jinhua Wang
Major Research Projects
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan
Elucidation and AI-driven Modelling of Combustion Dynamics of Liquid Ammonia
Apr. 2025 - May 2026
Principal Investigator
CompletedFugaku Young Researcher Project, FY2025 Open Call (Category B)
Very Large-Scale Direct Numerical Simulations of Rotating Detonation Combustion of Liquid Ammonia Spray
Jul. 2025 - Jul. 2026
Principal Investigator
OngoingFugaku Young Researcher Project
Large-Scale DNSs and Flamelet/LESs of the Flame-Wall Interaction for Cracked Ammonia Premixed Flames
Jul. 2024 - Jul. 2025
Principal Investigator
CompletedFugaku Young Researcher Project
Large-Scale Direct Numerical Simulation of an Ammonia Flash Spray Jet Flame
Jul. 2023 - Jul. 2024
Key Participant
CompletedFugaku Research Promotion Project
Smart Design for the Society 5.0 Era Enabled by Fugaku
Jul. 2022 - Jul. 2025
Key Participant
CompletedNational Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program)
Study on the Influence of Flame-Wall Interaction under High Pressure on Ammonia Swirl Combustion Modes and Pollutant Formation Mechanisms
Jan. 2022 - Dec. 2025
Participant
CompletedNational Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program)
Study on the Interaction Mechanism between Low-Temperature Chemical Reactions and Turbulence in Liquid Fuels
Jan. 2021 - Dec. 2024
Participant
CompletedState Power Investment Corporation Central Research Institute Project
Performance Evaluation of Domestic Gas Appliances Fueled with Hydrogen-Enriched Natural Gas
Jan. 2021 - Jan. 2022
Student Lead
Completed
Selected Publications
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=JqOqB0oAAAAJ&hl=zh-CN&oi=ao
Academic Service
Guest Editor, Fire
Session Chair, Low-Carbon Technologies, 15th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion
Reviewer for leading international journals including Combustion and Flame, Energy, Fuel, and Energy & Fuels
Contact
Email: anzhenhua@xjtu.edu.cn
Mailing Address:
No. 28 Xianning West Road, Beilin District, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, China
Office Locations:
North Building No. 2, Xingqing Campus
No. 1 Mega-Structure (Minxing Building), Innovation Harbor Campus