Yue Yang, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science
Vice Dean, College of Engineering, Peking University
Tel: +86-10-62745328
Email: yyg
pku.edu.cnEmployment
02/2020 Professor
08/2013 Assistant Professor; 08/2019 Associate Professor
Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science
State Key Laboratory for Turbulence and Complex Systems
Center for Applied Physics and Technology
Beijing Innovation Center for Engineering Science and Advanced Technology
College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China
03/2011 Combustion Energy Research Fellow
Combustion Energy Frontier Research Center, Princeton University, NJ, USA
(Co-sponsored by Prof. Stephen B. Pope, Cornell University and Dr. Jacqueline H. Chen, Sandia National Laboratories)
Education
02/2011 Ph.D. Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology (Advisor: Prof. Dale I. Pullin)
07/2007 M.S. Fluid Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Advisor: Prof. Guo-wei He)
07/2004 B.E. Thermal Engineering; B.E. Computer Science, Zhejiang University
Research
Turbulence, transition, and combustion
Honors and Awards
2020 Xplore Prize, Tencent Foundation
2019 National Distinguished Young Researcher, NSFC, China
2016 Summer Program Fellowship, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University, USA
2015 Excellent Young Researcher, NSFC, China
2014 Qiu Shi Outstanding Young Scholar Award, Qiu Shi Science and Technologies Foundation, China
2011 Combustion Energy Research Fellowship, Princeton University, USA
2011 Richard Bruce Chapman Memorial Award for distinguished research in Hydrodynamics, California Institute of Technology, USA
Publications (Corresponding author*)
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2022 |
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1. J. Yao, W. Shen, Y. Yang, F. Hussain*, Helicity dynamics of viscous vortex links, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2022 |
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2. 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 |
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3. 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 |
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4. 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 |
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5. Z. Han and Y. Yang*, Criteria of tracking vortex surfaces in turbulent-like flows, Advances in Aerodynamics, 4, 6, 2022 |
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6. 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 |
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2021 |
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7. 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 |
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8. J. Yao, Y. Yang, and F. Hussain*, Dynamics of a trefoil knotted vortex, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 923, A19, 2021 |
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9. 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 |
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10. 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) |
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11. J. Hao and Y. Yang*, Magnetic knot cascade via the stepwise reconnection of helical flux tubes, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 912, A48, 2021 |
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12. 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 |
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13. 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 |
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14. 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 |
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2020 |
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15. S. Xiong and Y. Yang*, Effects of twist on the evolution of knotted magnetic flux tubes, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 895, A28, 2020 |
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16. 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 |
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17. 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) |
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18. 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) |
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19. J.-Z. Wu* and Y. Yang, Thoughts on vortex definition, Acta Aerodynamica Sinica, 38, 1-8, 2020 (In Chinese) |
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20. Y. Yang*, Theory and applications of the vortex-surface field, Chinese Science Bulletin, 65, 483-495, 2020 (In Chinese) |
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21. 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) |
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2019 |
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22. 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 |
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23. 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) |
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24. S. Xiong and Y. Yang*, Construction of knotted vortex tubes with the writhe-dependent helicity, Physics of Fluids, 31, 047101, 2019 (Editor’s pick) |
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25. 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 |
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26. 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 |
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2018 |
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27. 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 |
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28. 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 |
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29. 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 |
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30. 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 |
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2017 |
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31. T. Zheng, J. You, and Y. Yang*, Principal curvatures and area ratio of propagating surfaces in isotropic turbulence, Physical Review Fluids, 2, 103201, 2017 |
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32. S. Xiong and Y. Yang*, The boundary-constraint method for constructing vortex-surface fields, Journal of Computational Physics, 339, 31-45, 2017 |
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33. 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 |
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34. 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 |
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35. 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 |
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36. 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) |
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2016 |
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37. Y. Zhao, Y. Yang*, and S. Chen, Vortex reconnection in the late transition in channel flow, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 802, R4, 2016 |
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38. Y. Yang*, Identification, characterization, and evolution of non-local quasi-Lagrangian structures in turbulence, Acta Mechanica Sinica, 32, 351-361, 2016 |
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39. 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 |
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40. 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 |
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41. W. Zheng, Y. Yang*, and S. Chen, Evolutionary geometry of Lagrangian structures in a transitional boundary layer, Physics of Fluids, 28, 035110, 2016 |
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42. 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 |
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2014-2015 |
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43. 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 |
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44. 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) |
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45. D. I. Pullin* and Y. Yang, Whither vortex tubes? Fluid Dynamics Research, 46, 061418, 2014 |
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2008-2013 |
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46. Y. Yang*, S. B. Pope, and J. H. Chen, Empirical low-dimensional manifolds in composition space, Combustion and Flame, 160, 1967-1980, 2013 |
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47. Y. Yang*, H. Wang, S. B. Pope, and J. H. Chen, Large-eddy simulation/PDF modeling of a non-premixed CO/H-2 temporally evolving jet flame, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 34, 1241-1249, 2013 |
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48. 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 |
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49. 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 |
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50. 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 |
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51. 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) |
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52. 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 |