Zheng Chen
Professor, Associate Dean Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science
Tel: 86-10-62766232
E-mail: cz
pku.edu.cn
CV (updated on Feb. 16, 2022)
Education:
Work Experience:
Peking University, Professor (wth tenure) Feb. 2022-present
Peking University, Associate Professor (wth tenure) Jan. 2015-Jan. 2022
Peking University, Professor (without tenure) Jan. 2012-Dec. 2014
Peking University, Associate Professor (wthout tenure) Jan. 2009-Dec. 2011
Professional Activities and Associations:
2021-2026 Associate Editor, Combustion and Flame
2020-2026 Member of Board of Directors, The Combustion Institute
2019-Current, Member of Board of Directors, Institute for Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems
2017-2020, Editorial Board, Combustion and Flame
2018-2022, Editorial Board, Journal of Thermal Science
2017-2020, Editorial Board, Chinese Journal of Aeronautics
2019-2020, Editorial Board, ES Energy & Environment (ESEE)
2017-2020, Editorial Board, Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica (in Chinese)
2019-Current, Editorial Board, Journal of Propulsion Technology (in Chinese)
2018, Program Co-Chair, The China National Symposium on Combustion
2017, Program Co-Chair, The China National Symposium on Combustion
2018, Program Chair, The China National Young Scholar Meeting on Combustion Research
2017, Program Vice-Chair, The China National Young Scholar Meeting on Combustion Research
2019-2020, Colloquium Coordinator, Laminar Flames, 38th International Symposium on Combustion
2017-2018, Colloquium Co-Chair, Laminar Flames, 37th International Symposium on Combustion
2015-2016, Colloquium Co-Chair, Laminar Flames, 36th International Symposium on Combustion
2016-present, Scientific Committee Member of International Workshop on Near-limit Flames
2012-present, Organization committee member of the International Workshop on Flame Chemistry
2003-present, Member of the Combustion Institute
Honors and Awards:
Distinguished Paper Award, The 39th International Symposium on Combustion, 2023
Fellow of the Combustion Institute, 2021
Plenary Lecture, 13th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion (ASPACC) , 2021
Hiroshi Tsuju Early Career Researcher Award, International Combustion Institute, 2020
Young Scholar Award in Science & Technology, Chinese Society of Theoretical & Applied Mechanics, 2019
Plenary Lecture, The 54th Korean Society of Combustion Symposium, Gangneung, Korea, May 2017
Chung-Hua Wu Outstanding Young Scholar Award, Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics, 2017
The Young Investigator Prize, Asian-Pacific Conference on Combustion, 2015
Tingfang Huang/He Xin Outstanding Young Scholar, Peking University, 2015
Excellent Young Researcher, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2013
International Internship Program Student Award, 21st Century COE Program, Japan, 2007
Graduate student fellowship, Princeton University, 2003
Publications:
2021
[00] Y. Wang, H. Zhang, T. Zirwes, F. Zhang, H. Bockhorn, Z. Chen*, “Ignition of dimethyl ether/air mixtures by hot particles: Impact of low temperature chemical reactions,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38 (2021) In press. PDF
[00] X. Chen, P. Zhao, P. Dai, Z. Chen*, “On the prediction of hot spot induced ignition by the Livengood-Wu integral,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38 (2021) In press. PDF
[00] Z. Chen*, “Effects of radiative loss on premixed planar flame propagation,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38 (2021) In press. PDF
[00] Y. Wang, C. Huang, R. Deiterding, H. Chen, Z. Chen*, “Propagation of gaseous detonation across inert layers,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38 (2021) In revision.
[00] P. Dai*, Z. Chen, X. Gan, M.A. Liberman, “Autoignition and detonation development from a hot spot inside a closed chamber: effects of end wall reflection,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38 (2021) In revision.
[00] H. Bottler*, A. Scholtissek, X. Chen, Z. Chen, C. Hasse, “Premixed flames for arbitrary combinations of strain and curvature,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38 (2021) In press. PDF
[00] T Zirwes*, F. Zhang, Y.Wang, P. Habisreuther, J.A. Denev, Z Chen, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis, “In-situ flame particle tracking based on barycentric coordinates for studying local flame dynamics in pulsating Bunsen flames,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38 (2021) In press. PDF
2020
[90] Y. Wang, Z. Chen*, “Effects of particle size on the ignition of static CH4/air and H2/air mixtures by hot particles,” Combustion Science and Technology, (2020) In press. [link] PDF
[89] J. Su, P. Dai, Z. Chen*, “Detonation development from a hot spot in methane/air mixtures: effects of kinetic models,” International Journal of Engine Research, (2020) In press. PDF
[88] Y. Wang, J. Jayachandran, Z. Chen*, “Effects of pressure rise on laminar flame speed under normal and engine-relevant conditions,” Combustion Theory and Modelling, (2020) In press. [link] PDF
[87] Q. Li, C. Liu, H. Zhang*, M. Wang, Z. Chen, “Initiation and propagation of spherical premixed flames with inert solid particles,” Combustion Theory and Modelling, (2020) In press. [link] PDF
[86] Y. Wang, A. Movaghar, Z. Wang, Z. Liu, W. Sun, F.N. Egolfopoulos, Z. Chen*, “Laminar flame speeds of methane/air mixtures at engine conditions: Performance of different kinetic models and power-law correlations,”Combustion and Flame, 218 (2020) 101-108. [link] PDF
[85] F. Halter*, Z. Chen, G. Dayma, C. Bariki, Y. Wang, P. Dagaut, C. Chauveau, “Development of an optically accessible apparatus to characterize the evolution of spherically expanding flames under constant volume conditions,” Combustion and Flame, 212 (2020) 165-176. [link] PDF
[84] D. Yu, Z. Chen*, “A theoretical analysis on enthalpy of vaporization: temperature-dependence and singularity at the critical state,” Fluid Phase Equilibria, 516 (2020) 112611. [link] PDF
[83] Y. Gao, P. Dai, Z.Chen*, “Numerical studies on autoignition and detonation development from a hot spot in hydrogen/air mixtures,” Combustion Theory and Modelling, 24 (2020) 245-261. [link] PDF
2019
[82] C. Huang, C. Qi, Z.Chen*, “Non-uniform ignition behind a reflected shock and its influence on ignition delay measured in a shock tube,” Shock Waves, 29 (2019) 957-967. [link] PDF
[81] H. Li, H. Zhang, Z.Chen*, “Effects of endothermic chain-branching reaction on spherical flame initiation and propagation,” Combustion Theory and Modelling, 23 (2019) 496-514. [link] PDF
[80] P. Dai*, Z. Chen, X. Gan, “Autoignition and detonation development induced by a hot spot in fuel-lean and CO2 diluted n-heptane/air mixtures,”Combustion and Flame, 201 (2019) 208-214. [link] PDF
[79] Z. Li, X. Gou, Z. Chen*, “Effects of hydrogen addition on non-premixed ignition of iso-octane by hot air in a diffusion layer,” Combustion and Flame, 199 (2019) 292-300. [link] PDF
[78] P. Dai*, Z. Chen, “Effects of NOx addition on autoignition and detonation development in DME/air under engine-relevant conditions,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 37 (2019) 4813-4820. [link] PDF
[77] M. Faghih, H. Li, X. Gou, Z. Chen*, “On laminar premixed flame propagating into autoigniting mixturesunder engine-relevant conditions,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 37 (2019) 4673-4680. [link] PDF
[76] Y. Wang, W. Han, Z. Chen*, “Effects of fuel stratification on ignition kernel development and minimum ignition energy of n-decane/air mixtures,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 37 (2019) 1623-1630. [link] PDF
[75] M. Faghih, Z. Chen*, J. Huo, Z. Ren, C.K. Law, “On the measurement of laminar flame speed from low-pressure and super-adiabatic propagating spherical flames,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 37 (2019) 1505-1512. [link] PDF
[74] W. Han*, V. Ramana, M.E. Mueller, Z. Chen, “Effects of combustion models on soot formation and evolution in turbulent nonpremixed flames,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 37 (2019) 985-992. [link] PDF
2018
[00] Z. Chen*, “Applicaton of singular perturbation method in the analysis of laminar premixed flames,” Chinese Journal of Theoretical and Applied mechanics, 50 (2018) 1418-1435. (Invited review paper, in Chinese 纪念郭永怀先生牺牲50周年专栏) PDF
[73] Y. Wang, W. Han, R. Deiterding, Z.Chen*, “Effects of disturbance on detonation initiation in H2/O2/N2 mixture,” Physical Review Fluids, 3 (2018) 123201. [link] PDF
[72] W. Liang*, C.K. Law, Z. Chen, “Ignition of hydrogen/air mixtures by a heated kernel: role of Soret diffusion,” Combustion and Flame, 197 (2018) 416-422. [link] PDF
[71] M. Faghih, W. Han, Z. Chen*, “Effects of Soret diffusion on premixed flame propagation under engine-relevant conditions,” Combustion and Flame, 194 (2018) 175-179. [link] PDF
[70] W. Zhang, M. Faghih, X. Gou, Z. Chen*, “Numerical study on the transient evolution of a premixed cool flame,” Combustion and Flame, 187 (2018) 129-136. [link] PDF
[69] H. Zhang*, Z. Chen, “Bifurcation and extinction limit of stretched premixed flames with chain-branching intermediate kinetics and radiative loss,” Combustion Theory and Modelling, 22 (2018) 531-553. [link] PDF
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