Zhang, Yang, Professor

Professor Yang Zhang

School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Professor of Combustion and Energy

yz100@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 7880

+44 114 222 7890 (fax)

Sir Frederick Mappin Building

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Professor Yang Zhang
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Sir Frederick Mappin Building
Mappin Street
91̽��
S1 3JD

Profile

Professor Yang Zhang received BEng from Zhejiang University, China and PhD in the Engineering Department of Cambridge University. He then worked as a Research Associate and Research Fellow (Darwin College, Cambridge University) on two projects (Integrated Diesel European Action : IDEA and the follow-on project IDEA EFFECT) supported by six European car manufacturers and EU. After this, he moved to UMIST and then the University of Manchester before taking the Chair of Combustion and Energy in 91̽��.

His laboratory specialises in combustion and advanced flow diagnostics. The combustion lab has several lab scale burners for both fundamental research and teaching. An industrial gas turbine combustor (1 MW) is available for testing and research. A high pressure test burner up to 20 bar has been built for combustion studies. The burner has two quartz windows and two pure silicon windows, which are transparent to infrared and longer wavelength (e.g. Terahertz wave).

Besides the conventional diagnostic techniques, the group is known for in-house developed diagnostic techniques, which can be applied not only in flame dynamics studies but also in many fast moving dynamic systems. The team has great strength in signal and image processing capabilities, including multi-channel data acquisition, high speed imaging and stereo imaging.

Research interests

Digital image and signal processing of flame dynamics and structure
Flame and acoustic wave interactions
Combustion instability
Innovative flow diagnostics and data processing
Clean coal combustion
Future energy system

Research projects

Laminar flame dynamics at high pressure
Fuel variability effect on combustion instability
High speed stereo Schlieren imaging of flame dynamics and structure
Flame and acoustic wave interactions
3D Imaging of re-ignition process in a jet engine combustor at sub atmospheric conditions
Turbulent impinging flames

Publications

Journal articles

Aboalhamayie A, Zhang Y & Ghamari M (2025) . Fuel, 380.
Lai Y, Liu X, Pan M, Davies M, Fisk C, King D, Zhang Y & Willmott J (2024) . Fuel, 378, 132901-132901.
Aboalhamayie A, Ahmad N, Zhang Y, Ghamari M, Salah N & Alshahrani J (2024) . Fuel Processing Technology, 266.
Lai Y, Liu X, Davies M, Fisk C, Holliday M, King D, Zhang Y & Willmott J (2024) . Fuel, 373, 132397-132397.
Liu X, Lai Y, Fisk C, Willmott J, Zhou H & Zhang Y (2024) . Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 150, 111061-111061.
Ma Z, Yang J, Li X, Huang L, Liu R & Zhang Y (2024) . Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies, 12(1), 415-431.
Lai Y, Liu X, Li Y, Leonidas E, Fisk C, Yang J, Zhang Y & Willmott J (2023) . Construction and Building Materials, 407, 133586-133586.
Lai Y, Liu X, Fisk C, Davies M, Wang Y, Yang J, du Plessis C, Cotton L, Zhang Y & Willmott J (2023) . Fire Safety Journal, 140, 103841-103841.
Liu X, Zhou H, Lai Y & Zhang Y (2023) . Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 146, 110923-110923.
Zhao H, Zhao D, Becker S & Zhang Y (2023) . Fuel, 341, 127665-127665.
Zheng L, Wei C, Zhang Y & Khandelwal B (2023) . The Aeronautical Journal, 127(1317), 1952-1967.
Liu X, Zhou H, Lai Y & Zhang Y (2023) . Journal of Sound and Vibration, 547.
Wang Q, Zhu P, Mei XH, Foroughi V, Casal J, Planas E, Albadi A, Zhang YC & Zhang Y (2023) . Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 140.
Lai Y, Albadi A, Liu X, Davies M, Hobbs M, Willmott J & Zhang Y (2022) . Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
Fuad Abdul Rasid A & Zhang Y (2022) . Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 96(1), 60-69.
Yang J, Ma Z, Huang L, Li X, Jiang H, Yang H & Zhang Y (2022) . Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 30, 101250-101250.
Lai Y, Wang X, Rockett TBO, Willmott JR & Zhang Y (2022) . Fire Safety Journal, 127, 103513-103513.
Zheng L, Singh P, Cronly J, Ubogu EA, Ahmed I, Ling C, Zhang Y & Khandelwal B (2021) . Journal of Energy Resources Technology, 143(12).
Faik AME-D, Theeb MA & Zhang Y (2021) . International Journal of Renewable Energy Development, 10(2), 297-306.
Wang Q, Mei XH, Wei ZY, Zhao CY & Zhang Y (2021) . Fuel, 290.
Albadi A & Zhang Y (2020) . Review of Scientific Instruments, 91(12).
Lai Y, Wang X, Rockett TBO, Willmott JR, Zhou H & Zhang Y (2020) . Fire Safety Journal, 118.
Abdul Rasid AF & Zhang Y (2020) . Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
Albadi A & Zhang Y (2020) . Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
Muneerel-Deen Faik A & Zhang Y (2020) . Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 115.
Sun Y, Zhao D, Ni S, David T & Zhang Y (2020) . Energy, 194.
Zhang J & Zhang Y (2019) . Fuel, 247, 135-147.
Yang J, Ma Z & Zhang Y (2019) . Measurement, 141, 235-240.
Zheng L, Cronly J, Ubogu E, Ahmed I, Zhang Y & Khandelwal B (2019) . Applied Energy, 238, 1530-1542.
Rasid AFA & Zhang Y (2019) . Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 37(3), 3401-3408.
Zheng L, Ji S & Zhang Y (2018) . Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 98, 683-692.
Zheng L, Ling C, Ubogu EA, Cronly J, Ahmed I, Zhang Y & Khandelwal B (2018) . Energy & Fuels, 32(9), 9883-9897.
Faik AM-D & Zhang Y (2018) . Fuel, 221, 89-109.
Faik AMED, Zhang Y & Hanriot SDM (2018) . Heat Transfer Engineering.
Mortazavi H, Wang Y, Ma Z & Zhang Y (2018) . Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 92, 97-102.
Wang Q, Zhang Y & Zhao CY (2018) . Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 91, 184-196.
Gan Y, Chen X, Tong Y, Zhang X & Zhang Y (2018) . Applied Thermal Engineering, 128, 274-281.
Carranza F & Zhang Y (2017) . Powder Technology, 311, 185-199.
Wang Y, Zheng L, Woolley R & Zhang Y (2016) . Fuel, 185, 500-507.
Gan Y, Zhang X, Li H, Tong Y, Zhang Y, Shi Y & Yang Z (2016) . Journal of Aerosol Science, 98, 15-29.
Fu J, Leung CW, Huang Z, Zhang Y & Cheung CS (2016) . Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 70, 335-340.
Chen L-W & Zhang Y (2015) . Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 46, 12-17.
Wang Q, Zhao CY & Zhang Y (2015) . Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 62, 78-84.
Zheng L & Zhang Y (2015) . Energy Procedia, 66, 237-240.
Wang Y & Zhang Y (2015) . Energy Procedia, 66, 241-244.
Yang J, Mossa FMS, Huang HW, Wang Q, Woolley R & Zhang Y (2015) . Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 35(2), 2075-2082.
Clifton L, Clifton DA, Zhang Y, Watkinson P, Tarassenko L & Yin H (2014) . IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 63(2), 455-467.
Wang Q, Yang J, Huang HW, Zhang Y & Zhao C (2014) . Fuel, 116, 448-454.
Huang H & Zhang Y (2013) . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy(38), 4839-4847.
Chen LW, Wang Q & Zhang Y (2013) . Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 45, 227-233.
Thi LD, Zhang Y, Fu J & Huang Z (2013) . Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering.
Wang Q, Zhao C, Huang HW & Zhang Y (2013) . Fuel.
Wang Q, Zhang Y, Tang HJ & Zhu M (2012) . Combustion Science and Technology, 184(10-11), 1445-1455.
Wang Q & Zhang Y (2012) . Combustion Science and Technology, 184(10-11), 1526-1540.
Wang Q, Huang H, Tan HJ, Zhu M & Zhang Y (2012) . Fuel: the science and technology of fuel and energy.
Fu J, Tang C, Jin W, Thi LD, Huang Z & Zhang Y (2012) . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
Hu E, Fu J, Pan L, Jiang X, Huang Z & Zhang Y (2012) . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
Huang HW, Yang J, Zhang Y & Wang Q (2012) . Fuel.
McDaid C, Zhou J & Zhang Y (2012) . Fuel.
Wang Q, Gohari Darabkhani H, Chen L & Zhang Y (2012) . Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 37, 84-90.
Huang HW & Zhang Y (2012) . International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37(6), 5257-5267.
Chen LW, Wang Q & Zhang Y (2012) . Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 41, 84-93.
Wang Q & Zhang Y (2011) . MEAS SCI TECHNOL, 22(6).
McDaid C & Zhang Y (2011) . Measurement Science and Technology, 22(12).
Huang HW & Zhang Y (2011) Syngas combustion radiation profiling through spectrometry and DFCD processing techniques. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
Wang Q, Gohari Darabkhani H, Chen L & Zhang Y (2011) Vortex dynamics and structures of methane/air jet diffusion flames with air coflow. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science.
Gohari Darabkhani H, Wang Q, Chen L & Zhang Y (2011) . Energy Conversion and Management, 52(8-9), 2996-3003.
Li J & Zhang Y (2011) . Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 225(1), 155-162.
Su ZX, Zhou WZ & Zhang Y (2011) . CHEM COMMUN, 47(16), 4700-4702.
Huang HW & Zhang Y (2011) . MEAS SCI TECHNOL, 22(7).
Huang HW & Zhang Y (2010) . MEAS SCI TECHNOL, 21(8).
G Darabkhani H & Yang Z (2010) Stabilisation Mechanism of a Flickering Methane Diffusion Flame with Co-flow of Air. Engineering Letters, 18(4).
Darabkhani HG & Zhang Y (2010) . COMBUST SCI TECHNOL, 182(3), 231-251.
Huang HW & Zhang Y (2010) Digital colour image processing based measurement of premixed CH4 + air and C2H4 + air flame chemiluminescence. Fuel.
Li J & Zhang Y (2009) . Frontiers of Energy and Power Engineering in China, 3(2), 134-140.
Bassi J, Stringer M, Miles B & Zhang Y (2009) . Frontiers of Energy and Power Engineering in China, 3(2), 123-133.
Han Y, Zhang Y, Zhang H & Han G (2009) . Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 110(14-16), 1375-1381.
Bassi J, Gohari Darabkhani H, Huang H & Zhang Y (2009) . Fuel, 88(2), 264-271.
Han G, Han Y, Liu J & Zhang Y (2008) . Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 25(12), 2064-2064.
Huang HW & Zhang Y (2008) . Meas. Sci. Technol., 19(8).
Zhang Y, Hajim S, Bassi J & Farhat S (2008) . The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 123(5), 3403-3403.
Cheung KY & Zhang Y (2006) . Measurement Science and Technology, 17(12), 3221-3228.
Xu J, Zhao C, Zhang Y & Zhang Y (2006) . Science Bulletin, 51(7), 777-784.
Zhang Y (2006) Three-dimensional reconstruction of free-flying insect based on single camera. Guangxue Xuebao/Acta Optica Sinica.
Clifton LA, Yin H & Zhang Y (2006) , 836-843.
Zhao CX, Xu JL & Zhang Y (2005) . Journal of Flow Visualization and Image Processing, 12(4), 343-362.
Farhat SA, Ng WB & Zhang Y (2005) . Fuel, 84(14-15), 1760-1767.
Bassi J, Naftaly M, Miles B & Zhang Y (2005) . Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 16(5), 341-345.
Cheung K, Ng WB & Zhang Y (2005) . Flow Measurement and Instrumentation, 16(5), 295-302.
Farhat S, Kleiner D & Zhang Y (2005) . Combustion and Flame, 142(3), 317-323.
Ng WB, Syed KJ & Zhang Y (2005) . Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 29(6), 715-723.
Ng WB & Zhang Y (2005) . International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology, 15(2), 114-122.
Ng WB, Clough E, Syed KJ & Zhang Y (2004) . Measurement Science and Technology, 15(11), 2303-2309.
Ng WB, Salem AF & Zhang Y (2003) . Journal of Visualization, 6(4), 329-336.
Ng WB & Zhang Y (2003) . Experiments in Fluids, 34(4), 484-493.
Papadopoulos T, Pritchard M, Green C & Zhang Y (2001) . Journal of Visualization, 4(2), 179-184.
Foat T, Yap KP & Zhang Y (2001) . Combustion and Flame, 125(1-2), 839-851.
Chan WT, Craft TJ & Zhang Y (2000) Modelling of turbulent impinging jet flames. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Pressure Vessels and Piping Division (Publication) PVP, 424, 227-237.
Yuan J & Zhang Y (2000) . Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C (Applied Statistics), 49(4), 509-515.
Zhang Y (2000) . Experiments in Fluids, 29(7), S282-S290.
ZHANG Y & BRAY K (1999) . Combustion and Flame, 116(4), 671-674.
ZHANG Y, BRAY KNC & ROGG B (1998) . Combustion Science and Technology, 137(1-6), 347-358.
CHANG CS, ZHANG Y, BRAY KNC & ROGG B (1996) . Combustion Science and Technology, 113(1), 205-219.
ZHANG Y, BRAY KNC & ROGG B (1996) . Combustion Science and Technology, 113(1), 255-271.
ZHANG Y, ROGG B & BRAY KNC (1995) . Combustion Science and Technology, 105(4-6), 211-227.
Lakshmisha KN, Zhang Y, Rogg B & Bray KNC (1992) . Symposium (International) on Combustion, 24(1), 421-428.
Pan M, Liu X, Lai Y, Zhang Y & Zhang Y () . Aerospace, 11(12), 983-983.
Wang B, Lai Y, Liu X, Davies M, Willmott JR, Zhang Y & Yang J () . Combustion Science and Technology, 1-23.
Zhang Y () . Aerospace, 1(3), 100-100.
Wang R, Li X & Zhang Y () . Journal of the European Optical Society: Rapid Publications, 3.

Chapters

Hisham SHB, Abdul Rasid AF, Tamaldin N, Zamberi MM & Zhang Y (2024) , Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering (pp. 459-466). Springer Nature Singapore
Bin Abdul Rasid AF & Zhang Y (2022) , Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering (pp. 448-451). Springer Nature Singapore
Wang Q, Zhang Y & Zhao CY (2013) Stereoscopic schlieren/shadowgraph 3D reconstruction techniques and its applications, 3D Reconstruction: Methods, Applications and Challenges (pp. 83-105).
Ng WB, Cheung KY & Zhang Y (2002) Flame Visualisation Enhancement by Image Processing Techniques In Greated, C, Cosgrove, J & Buick J (Ed.), Optical Methods for Data Processing in Heat and Fluid Flow John Wiley & Sons

Conference proceedings papers

Zheng L, Ji S & Zhang Y (2017) Impact of Acoustic Excitation Frequency on Laminar Premixed Flame. IDERS proceedings, 30 July 2017 - 4 August 2017.
Zheng L, Ji S & Zhang Y (2017) Experimental Investigation on the Flame Wrinkle Fluctuation under External Acoustic Excitation. ICDERS Proceedings, 30 July 2017 - 4 August 2017.
Zheng L, Faik A & Zhang Y (2016) Flame Colour Analysis for the Droplet Combustion of Water-in-diesel Emulsions. 12th HEFAT proceedings, 11 July 2016 - 13 July 2016.
Faik AME-D & Zhang Y (2015) . EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol. 92 (pp 02017-02017)
Ma Z & Zhang Y (2014) . AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1592 (pp 246-253)
Saeed H, Huang HW & Zhang Y (2014) . AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1592 (pp 187-197)
Darabkhani HG, Oakey J, Zhang Y & Keshmiri A (2013) Study of the flame structure and dynamics using nonintrusive combustion diagnostic techniques. 43rd Fluid Dynamics Conference
Darabkhani HG, Banuelos-Saucedo M, Young J, Stringer M, Wright P, Wang Q, Zhang Y, Miles RE & Ozanyan KB (2012) . Proceedings of IEEE Sensors
Darabkhani HG, Oakey JE & Zhang Y (2011) . ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2011(PARTS A, B, AND C) (pp 941-950)
Gohari Darabkhani H & Zhang Y (2010) Suppression dynamics of a laminar oscillating diffusion flame with co-flow air. WCE 2010 - World Congress on Engineering 2010, Vol. 2 (pp 1421-1426)
Stringer MR, Bassi J, Miles RE, Zhang Y & Ozanyan K (2008) . 2008 33rd International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, 15 September 2008 - 19 September 2008.
Clifton LA, Yin H, Clifton DA & Zhang Y (2007) . 2007 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, 15 April 2007 - 17 April 2007.
Farhat S & Zhang Y (2006) Jet diffusion flame properties in acoustic standing wave. 13th International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2006, ICSV 2006, Vol. 1 (pp 606-613)
Naftaly M, Stringer MR, Miles RE, Bassi J & Zhang Y (2005) Terahertz transmission spectroscopy of high-pressure flames. The Joint 30th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 13th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2005. IRMMW-THz 2005, Vol. 2 (pp 415-416)
Ng WB & Zhang Y (2003) . Stereoscopic Displays and Virtual Reality Systems X
Zhang Y, Bray KNC, Rogg B & INST MECH ENGINEERS L (1996) Time resolved two-dimensional visualization of flame and wall interactions. INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON OPTICAL METHODS AND DATA PROCESSING IN HEAT AND FLUID FLOW, Vol. 1996(3) (pp 111-120)
Zhang Y, Bray KNC, Walder B, Boaler J & Mangat S (1995) High speed laser sheet tomography of flame and wall interactions. FLOW VISUALIZATION VII (pp 518-523)
Zhang Y, Rogg B & Bray KNC (1991) Ignition in turbulent non-premixed systems. Internationale Jahrestagung - Fraunhofer-Institut fuer Treib-und Explosivstoffe

Grants

Clean Energy Utilisation from Biogas and Biomass Gasification (until 2016), EPSRC
Coupling Membrane with a High Speed Camera and its Analysis (until 2013), John Crane
Clean Coal Combustion: Burning Issues of Syngas Burning (until 2012), EPSRC
Fuel Variability Effect on Combustion Stability (until 2013), BP Alternative Energy Intl Ltd.
GT100 Combustor Test (until 2012), Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery Ltd
Intumescent Paint Under Fire Impingement (until 2013), International Paint Ltd.
Digital Stereo Imaging and Signal Processing Based Condition Monitoring Technology for Wind Turbine Blades (until 2012), KTA.

Teaching interests

Advanced Aero Propulsion
Experiments and Modelling
Fluids Laboratory and Aero Group Design