2025

1.         Z. Meng, C. Song, and Y. Yang*, Challenges of simulating fluid flows on near-term quantum computer, Science China Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy (in press)

2.         Z. Han and Y. Yang*, Quantum-enriched large-eddy simulation with the incompressible Schrödinger flow, Acta Mechanica Sinica, 41, 324054, 2025

2024

3.         Y. Wang*, C. Xu, C. Chi, Y. Yang, and Z. Chen, Temperature effect on turbulent burning velocity of lean premixed hydrogen/air flames, Physics of Fluids, 36, 125165, 2024

4.         Y. He, B. Meng, B. Tian, and Y. Yang*, Shock-induced instability of dual-layer gas-particle mixture, Physical Review Fluids, 9, 124301, 2024

5.         Z. Meng and Y. Yang*, Quantum spin representation for the Navier-Stokes equation, Physical Review Research, 6, 043130, 2024

6.         Z. Meng^#, J. Zhong^#, S. Xu^#, K. Wang, J. Chen, F. Jin, X. Zhu, Y. Gao, Y. Wu, C. Zhang, N. Wang, Y. Zou, A. Zhang, Z. Cui, F. Shen, Z. Bao, Z. Zhu, Z. Tan, T. Li, P. Zhang, S. Xiong, H. Li, Q. Guo, Z. Wang, C. Song*, H. Wang, and Y. Yang*, Simulating unsteady flows on a superconducting quantum processor, Communications Physics, 7, 349, 2024

7.         W. Shen, J. Yao, and Y. Yang*, Designing turbulence with entangled vortices, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121, e2405351121, 2024

8.         Z. Lu, and Y. Yang*, Quantum computing of reacting flows via Hamiltonian simulation, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 40, 105440, 2024

9.         Z. Liu and Y. Yang*, Open-jet facility for bio-inspired micro-air-vehicle flight experiment at low speed and high turbulence intensity, Advances in Aerodynamics, 6, 19, 2024

10.     B. Wang and Y. Yang*, Transition induced by a bursting vortex ring in channel flow, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 986, A11, 2024

11.     Z. Meng and Y. Yang*, Lagrangian dynamics and regularity of the spin Euler equation, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 985, A34, 2024

12.     J. Hu, Z. Lu*, and Y. Yang*, Improving prediction of preferential concentration in particle-laden turbulence using the neural-network interpolation, Physical Review Fluids, 9, 034606, 2024

13.     G. Wang, P. Li.*, K.-P. Cheong, Y. Yang, Z. Liu, and J. Mi*, Numerical study on the ignition and combustion of a CH₄ jet flame in diluted and undiluted coflows, Fuel, 357, 130058, 2024

2023

14.     Y. Su and Y. Yang*, Interaction between trefoil knotted flame and vortex, Physical Review Fluids, 8, 123201, 2023

15.     Y. Yang*, S. Xiong, and Z. Lu, Applications of the vortex-surface field to flow visualization, modelling and simulation, Flow, 3, E33, 2023

16.     Z. Meng and Y. Yang*, Quantum computing of fluid dynamics using the hydrodynamic Schrödinger equation, Physical Review Research, 5, 033182, 2023

17.     W. Shen, J. Yao, F. Hussain, and Y. Yang*, Role of internal structures within a vortex in helicity dynamics, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 970, A26, 2023

18.     Y. Chen*, Y. Yang*, and X. Huang*, Equivalence between the Schwarzschild and Wiener-Hopf solutions for trailing-edge scattering from a flat plate, AIAA Journal, 61, 5180-5186, 2023

19.     Y. He, N. Peng, H. Li, B. Tian, and Y. Yang*, Formation of the cavity on the planar interface subjected to a perturbed shock wave, Physical Review Fluids, 8, 063402, 2023

20.     S. Zhang, Z. Lu*, and Y. Yang*, Modeling the boundary-layer flashback of premixed hydrogen-enriched swirling flames at high pressures, Combustion and Flame, 255, 112900, 2023

21.     Z. Liu and Y. Yang*, Construction of the vortex-surface field from tomographic particle image velocimetry data of flow past a vortex generator, Experiments in Fluids, 64, 120, 2023

22.     H. Su, Y. Yang*, and S. B. Pope, Simple model for the bottleneck effect in isotropic turbulence based on Kolmogorov’s hypotheses, Physical Review Fluids, 8, 014603, 2023

23.     Z. Meng, W. Shen, and Y. Yang*, Evolution of dissipative fluid flows with imposed helicity conservation, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 954, A36, 2023

2022

24.     Y. Su, Z. Lu, and Y. Yang*, Suppression of the turbulent kinetic energy and enhancement of the flame-normal Reynolds stress in premixed jet flames at small Lewis numbers, Combustion and Flame, 246, 112461, 2022

25.     W. Tong, S. Wang, and Y. Yang*, Estimating forces from cross-sectional data in the wake of flows past a plate using theoretical and data-driven models, Physics of Fluids, 34, 111905, 2022 (Editor’s pick)

26.     J. Yao, W. Shen, Y. Yang, F. Hussain*, Helicity dynamics of viscous vortex links, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 944, A41, 2022

27.     W. Shen, J. Yao, F. Hussain, and Y. Yang*, Topological transition and helicity conversion of vortex knots and links, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 943, A41, 2022

28.     S. Ruan, S. Xiong, J. You, and Y. Yang*, Generation of streamwise helical vortex loops via successive reconnections in early pipe transition, Physics of Fluids, 34, 054112, 2022

29.     Z. Lu and Y. Yang*, Modeling of the turbulent burning velocity for planar and Bunsen flames over a wide range of conditions, Acta Mechanica Sinica, 38, 121504, 2022

30.     Z. Han and Y. Yang*, Criteria of tracking vortex surfaces in turbulent-like flows, Advances in Aerodynamics, 4, 6, 2022

31.     Z. Lu*, H. Zhou, Z. Ren, Y. Yang, H. G. Im, A Lagrangian-based flame index for the transport probability density function method, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters, 12, 100316, 2022

2021

32.     N. Peng, Y. Yang*, and Z. Xiao, Effects of the secondary baroclinic vorticity on energy cascade in the Richtmyer-Meshkov instability, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 925, A39, 2021

33.     J. Yao, Y. Yang, and F. Hussain*, Dynamics of a trefoil knotted vortex, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 923, A19, 2021

34.     W. Tong, Y. Yang*, and S. Wang, Estimating forces from shedding vortex surfaces in the wake of a flapping plate, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 920, A10, 2021

35.     S. Zhang, Z. Lu, and Y. Yang*, Modeling the displacement speed in the flame surface density method for turbulent premixed flames at high pressures, Physics of Fluids, 33, 045118, 2021 (Featured Article)

36.     J. Hao and Y. Yang*, Magnetic knot cascade via the stepwise reconnection of helical flux tubes, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 912, A48, 2021

37.     N. Peng, Y. Yang*, J. Wu, and Z. Xiao, Mechanism and modelling of the secondary baroclinic vorticity in the Richtmyer-Meshkov instability, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 911, A56, 2021

38.     Z. Lu and Y. Yang*, Modeling pressure effects on the turbulent burning velocity in fuel-lean hydrogen/air premixed combustion, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38, 2901-2908, 2021

39.     L. Zhang*, J. Liang, M. Sun, Y. Yang, H. Zhang, and X. Cai, A conservative and consistent scalar filtered mass density function method for supersonic flows, Physics of Fluids, 33, 026101, 2021

2020

40.     S. Xiong and Y. Yang*, Effects of twist on the evolution of knotted magnetic flux tubes, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 895, A28, 2020

41.     J. You and Y. Yang*, Modelling of the turbulent burning velocity based on Lagrangian statistics of propagating surfaces, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 887, A11, 2020

42.     W. Tong, Y. Yang*, and S. Wang, Characterizing three-dimensional features of vortex surfaces in the flow past a finite plate, Physics of Fluids, 32, 011903, 2020 (Featured Article)

43.     J. You, Z. Lu, and Y. Yang*, Interactions between the turbulent premixed flame front and anisotropic vortex tubes, Acta Aerodynamica Sinica, 38, 603-610, 2020 (In Chinese)

44.     J.-Z. Wu* and Y. Yang, Thoughts on vortex definition, Acta Aerodynamica Sinica, 38, 1-8, 2020 (In Chinese)

45.     Y. Yang*, Theory and applications of the vortex-surface field, Chinese Science Bulletin, 65, 483-495, 2020 (In Chinese)

46.     S. Xiong and Y. Yang*, Evolution and helicity analysis of linked vortex rings in viscous flows, SCIENTIA SINICA Physica, Mechanica & Astronomica, 50, 040005, 2020 (In Chinese)

2019

47.     W. Zheng, S. Ruan, Y. Yang*, L. He, and S. Chen, Image-based modelling of the skin-friction coefficient in compressible boundary-layer transition, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 875, 1175-1203, 2019

48.     S. Xiong and Y. Yang*, Identifying the tangle of vortex tubes in homogeneous isotropic turbulence, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 874, 952-978, 2019 (Featured on cover)

49.     S. Xiong and Y. Yang*, Construction of knotted vortex tubes with the writhe-dependent helicity, Physics of Fluids, 31, 047101, 2019 (Editor’s Pick)

50.     J. Hao, S. Xiong, and Y. Yang*, Tracking vortex surfaces frozen in the virtual velocity in non-ideal flows, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 863, 513-544, 2019

51.     H. Zhou, J. You, S. Xiong, Y. Yang*, D. Thévenin and S. Chen, Interactions between the premixed flame front and the three-dimensional Taylor-Green vortex, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 37, 2461-2468, 2019

2018

52.     C. Shao, K. Luo*, Y. Yang, and J. Fan, Direct numerical simulation of droplet breakup in homogeneous isotropic turbulence: The effect of the Weber number, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 107, 263-274, 2018

53.     Y. Zhao, S. Xiong, Y. Yang*, and S. Chen, Sinuous distortion of vortex surfaces in the lateral growth of turbulent spots, Physical Review Fluids, 3, 074701, 2018

54.     N. Peng and Y. Yang*, Effects of the Mach number on the evolution of vortex-surface fields in compressible Taylor-Green flow, Physical Review Fluids, 3, 013401, 2018

55.     L. Zhang, J. Liang*, M. Sun*, H. Wang, and Y. Yang, A large eddy simulation-scalar filtered mass density function (LES-SFMDF) method preserving energy consistency for high-speed flows, Combustion Theory and Modelling, 22, 1-37, 2018

2017

56.     T. Zheng, J. You, and Y. Yang*, Principal curvatures and area ratio of propagating surfaces in isotropic turbulence, Physical Review Fluids, 2, 103201, 2017

57.     S. Xiong and Y. Yang*, The boundary-constraint method for constructing vortex-surface fields, Journal of Computational Physics, 339, 31-45, 2017

58.     J. You, Y. Yang*, and S. B. Pope, Effects of molecular transport in LES/PDF of piloted turbulent dimethyl ether/air jet flames, Combustion and Flame, 176, 451-461, 2017

59.     C. Shao, K. Luo*, Y. Yang, and J. Fan, Detailed numerical simulation of swirling primary atomization using a mass conservative level set method, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 89, 57-68, 2017

60.     G. He*, G. Jin, and Y. Yang, Space-time correlations and dynamic coupling in turbulent flows, Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 49, 51-71, 2017

61.     Y. Yang*, Z. Chen, H. Zhou, J. You, and T. Zheng, Numerical simulation and structure characterization in high-Reynolds-number turbulent premixed flames, SCIENTIA SINICA Physica, Mechanica & Astronomica, 47, 070005, 2017 (In Chinese)

2016

62.     Y. Zhao, Y. Yang*, and S. Chen, Vortex reconnection in the late transition in channel flow, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 802, R4, 2016

63.     Y. Yang*, Identification, characterization, and evolution of non-local quasi-Lagrangian structures in turbulence, Acta Mechanica Sinica, 32, 351-361, 2016

64.     Y. Pei, E. R. Hawkes*, M. A. Chishty, M. Bolla, S. Kook, G. M. Goldind, Y. Yang, S. B. Pope, S. Som, An analysis of the structure of an n-dodecane spray flame using TPDF modeling, Combustion and Flame, 168, 420-435, 2016

65.     Y. Zhao, Y. Yang*, and S. Chen, Evolution of material surfaces in the temporal transition in channel flow, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 793, 840-876, 2016

66.     W. Zheng, Y. Yang*, and S. Chen, Evolutionary geometry of Lagrangian structures in a transitional boundary layer, Physics of Fluids, 28, 035110, 2016

67.     P. He and Y. Yang*, Construction of initial vortex-surface fields and Clebsch potentials for flows with high-symmetry using first integrals, Physics of Fluids, 28, 037101, 2016

2014-2015

68.     K. Luo, C. Shao, Y. Yang, and J. Fan*, A mass conserving level set method for detailed numerical simulation of liquid atomization, Journal of Computational Physics, 298, 495-519, 2015

69.     Y. Yang*, J. You, and M. Sun, Modeling of turbulence-chemistry interactions in numerical simulations of supersonic turbulent combustion, Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica, 36, 261-273, 2015 (In Chinese)

70.     D. I. Pullin* and Y. Yang, Whither vortex tubes? Fluid Dynamics Research, 46, 061418, 2014

2008-2013

71.     Y. Yang*, S. B. Pope, and J. H. Chen, Empirical low-dimensional manifolds in composition space, Combustion and Flame, 160, 1967-1980, 2013

72.     Y. Yang*, H. Wang, S. B. Pope, and J. H. Chen, Large-eddy simulation/PDF modeling of a non-premixed CO/H2 temporally evolving jet flame, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 34, 1241-1249, 2013

73.     Y. Yang* and D. I. Pullin, Evolution of vortex-surface fields in viscous Taylor-Green and Kida-Pelz flows, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 685, 146-164, 2011

74.     Y. Yang* and D. I. Pullin, Geometric study of Lagrangian and Eulerian structures in turbulent channel flow, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 674, 67-92, 2011

75.     Y. Yang* and D. I. Pullin, On Lagrangian and vortex-surface fields in flows with Taylor-Green and Kida-Pelz initial conditions, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 661, 446-481, 2010

76.     Y. Yang*, D. I. Pullin, and I. Bermejo-Moreno, Multi-scale geometric analysis of Lagrangian structures in isotropic turbulence, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 654, 230-277, 2010 (Featured on cover)

77.     Y. Yang, G.-W. He*, and L.-P. Wang, Effects of subgrid scale modeling on Lagrangian statistics in large-eddy simulation, Journal of Turbulence, 9, 8, 2008

1.       S. Xiong, J. You, S. Ruan, and Y. Yang, Generation and interaction of reverse and normal hairpin vortices in pipe transition, Proceedings of TSFP-11, July 30-August 2, 2019, Southampton, UK

2.       J. You, H. Zhou, and Y. Yang, Interactions between the turbulent premixed flame front and anisotropic vortex tubes, Proceedings of 14th TNF Workshop, July 2018, Dublin, Ireland

3.       W. Zheng, Y. Yang, and S. Chen, Image-based modeling of the skin-friction coefficient in compressible boundary-layer transition, Proceedings of TSFP-10, July 6-9, 2017, Chicago, USA

4.       Y. Zhao, Y. Yang, S. Xiong, and S. Chen, Characterization of representative vortex surfaces in K-type transitional boundary layer, Proceedings of TSFP-10, July 6-9, 2017, Chicago, USA

5.       Y. Yang, Y. Zhao, S. Xiong, M. J. P. Hack, and J. Kim, Evolution of vortex-surface fields in the K-type transitional boundary layer, Proceedings of the Summer Program, pp. 203-212, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, 2016

6.       J. You, Y. Yang, and S. B. Pope, Effects of molecular transport in LES/PDF of piloted turbulent DME/air jet flames, Proceedings of 13th TNF Workshop, July 2016, Seoul, Korea

7.       W. Zheng, Y. Yang, and S. Chen, Evolutionary geometry of Lagrangian structures in the transition of the compressible boundary layer, Proceedings of TSFP-9, July 1-3, 2015, Melbourne, Australia

8.       Y. Zhao, Y. Yang, and S. Chen, Lagrangian evolution of hairpin structures in the temporal transition in channel flow, Proceedings of TSFP-9, July 1-3, 2015, Melbourne, Australia

9.       Y. Yang, S. B. Pope, and J. H. Chen, LES/PDF modeling of a piloted turbulent dimethyl ether/air jet flame, Proceedings of 12th TNF Workshop, pp. 464-465, July 2014, Pleasanton, CA, USA

10.   Y. Yang, S. B. Pope, and J. H. Chen, An LES/PDF study of a turbulent lifted ethylene jet flame in heated coflow, Proceedings of 8th US National Combustion Meeting, 070LT-0136, May 2013, Park City, UT, USA

11.   Y. Yang, S. B. Pope, and J. H. Chen, Empirical low-dimensional manifolds in composition space, Proceedings of 11th TNF Workshop, pp. 412-413, July 2012, Darmstadt, Germany

12.   Y. Yang, G.-W. He, and G.-D. Jin. Prediction of particle distribution in isotropic turbulence by large-eddy simulation, Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Fluid Mechanics, pp. 127-130, Aug 2007, Shanghai, China, Springer