Selected Publications
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1. Li Yang, Qi Wang, Yu Rao, Searching for irregular pin-fin shapes for high temperature applications using deep learning methods, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2020:106746.
2. Li Yang, Qi Wang, Kang Huang, Yu Rao, Establishment of a long-short-term-memory model to predict film cooling effectiveness under superposition conditions, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2020, 160:120231.
3. Qi Wang, Li Yang, Yu Rao,Establishment of a generalizable model on a small-scale dataset to predict the surface pressure distribution of gas turbine blades, Energy, 2021, 214:118878.
4. Li Yang, Wei Dai, Yu Rao, Minking K.Chyu, Optimization of the hole distribution of an effusively cooled surface facing non-uniform incoming temperature using deep learning approaches, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2019, 145: 118749.
5. Sarwesh Narayan Parbat, Li Yang, Zheng Min, Minking K Chyu, Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Additively Manufactured Coupons With Parallel Channels and Inline Wall Jets, Journal of Turbomachinery, 2019, 141 (6), 061004.
6. Li Yang, Zheng Min, Tianwei Yue, Yu Rao, Minking K Chyu, High Resolution Cooling Effectiveness Reconstruction of Transpiration Cooling using Convolution Modeling Method, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2019,133:1134-1144.
7. Z Min, G Huang, SN Parbat, L Yang, MK Chyu, Experimental Investigation on Additively Manufactured Transpiration and Film Cooling Structures, Journal of Turbomachinery, 2019, 141 (3), 031009.
8. W Bai, W Chen, L Yang, MK Chyu, Numerical investigation on heat transfer and pressure drop of pin-fin array under the influence of rib turbulators induced vortices, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer,2019, 129, 735-745
9. Li Yang, Wei Chen, Minking K Chyu, A Convolution Modeling Method for Pore Plugging Impact on Transpiration Cooling Configurations Perforated by Straight Holes, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2018,126(B):1057-1066.
10. Wei Chen, Zenan Yang, Li Yang, Minking K Chyu, Numerical investigation of heat transfer and flow characteristics of supercritical CO2 in U-duct, Applied Thermal Engineering, 2018, 144, 532-539.
11. Gan Huang, Zheng Min, Li Yang, Pei-Xue Jiang, Minking K Chyu, Transpiration cooling for additive manufactured porous plates with partition walls, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2018 124, 1076-1087
12. Li Yang, Prashant Singh, Kartikeya Tyagi, Jaideep Pandit, Srinath V. Ekkad, Jing Ren, Experimental Investigation of Rotational Effects on Heat Transfer Enhancement Due to Crossflow Induced Swirl Using Transient Liquid Crystal Thermography, J. Thermal Sci. Eng. Appl., Jan. 2018, 10(3), 031001.
13. Zheng Min, Sarwesh Narayan Parbat, Li Yang, Minking K Chyu, Fabrication and Characterization of Additive Manufactured Nickel-Based ODS Coating Layer for High Temperature Application, ASME J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power, Jan. 2018, 140(6), 062101.
14. Li Yang, Sarwesh Narayan Parbat, Zheng Min, Minking K Chyu, Effect of Topology on Hybrid-linked Jet Impingement, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol 108, Part A, May 2017, Pages 671–679.
15. Weihong Li, Li Yang, Xueying Li, Jing Ren and Hongde Jiang, Effect of Reynolds Number, Hole Patterns, Target Plate Thickness on Cooling Performance of an Impinging Jet Array, Part II: Conjugate Heat Transfer Results and Optimization. May, 2017, ASME J. Turbomach 139(10), 101001.
16. Weihong Li, Xueying Li, Li Yang, Jing Ren, Hongde Jiang and Phillip Ligrani, Effect of Reynolds number, Hole Patterns and Hole Inclination on Cooling Performance of an Impinging Jet Array, Part I: Convective Heat Transfer Results and Optimization, Jan, 2017, ASME J. Turbomach 139(4), 041002.
17. Li Yang, Zheng Min, Sarwesh Narayan Parbat, Minking K Chyu. Numerical Optimizations of Hybrid-linked Jet Impingement Heat Transfer based on Genetic Algorithm. Journal of Numerical Heat Transfer, Nov. 2016, Pages 1297-1312.
18. Li Yang, Zheng Min, Sarwesh Narayan Parbat, Minking K Chyu. Numerical Investigation on Hybrid-linked Jet Impingement Heat Transfer based on Response Surface Methodology. Journal of Numerical Heat Transfer, Nov. 2016, Pages 1179-1194.
19. Weihong Li, Li Yang, Jing Ren, Hongde Jiang, Effect of Thermal Boundary Conditions and Thermal Conductivity on Conjugate Heat Transfer Performance in Pin Fin Arrays. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, April 2016, 95, 579-592.
20. Li Yang, Phillips Ligrani, Jing Ren, Hongde Jiang, Unsteady Structure and Development of a Row of Impingement Jets, Including Kelvin-Helmholtz Vortex Development, ASME Journal of Fluid Engineering, Vol. 137, May 2015, Pages 051201-1.
21. Li Yang, Yuzhe Li, Phillips Ligrani, Jig Ren, Hongde Jiang, Unsteady Heat Transfer and Flow Structure of A Row of Laminar Impingement Jets, including Vortex Development, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 88, September 2015, Pages 149-164.
22. Li Yang, Jing Ren, Hongde Jiang, Philips Ligrani, Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Unsteady Impingement Cooling within a Blade Leading Edge Passage, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 71, April 2014, Pages 57-68.
23. Rui Kan, Li Yang, Jing Ren, Hongde Jiang, Review of Cooling Technology in High Temperature Gas Turbine Blades, 2013, Journal of Thermal Turbine, 04:260-264+287.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
1. Li Yang, Qi Wang, Yu Rao, Modeling Superposition of Flat Plate Film Cooling under Complicated Conditions Using Recurrent Neural Networks, Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition. GT2020- 3189.
2. Li Yang, Yu Rao, "Predicting the Adiabatic Effectiveness of Effusion Cooling by the Convolution Modeling Method." Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2019: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition. Volume 5A: Heat Transfer. Phoenix, Arizona, USA. June 17–21, 2019. V05AT12A004 ASME. GT2019-90162
3. Parbat, Sarwesh, Yang, Li, Chyu, Minking, Siw, Sin Chien, and Lee, Ching-Pang. "Numerical Study of Heat Transfer in Novel Wavy Trailing Edge Design for Gas Turbine Airfoils." Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2019: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition. Volume 5A: Heat Transfer. Phoenix, Arizona, USA. June 17–21, 2019. V05AT10A007. ASME. GT2019-91123
4. Parbat, Sarwesh, Min, Zheng, Yang, Li, and Chyu, Minking. "Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Additively Manufactured Inconel 718 Coupons With Lattice Structure." Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2019: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition. Volume 5B: Heat Transfer. Phoenix, Arizona, USA. June 17–21, 2019. V05BT21A008. ASME. GT2019-91949
5. Min, Zheng, Parbat, Sarwesh Narayan, Yang, Li, and Chyu, Minking K. "Thermal-Fluid and Mechanical Investigations of Additively Manufactured Geometries for Transpiration Cooling." Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2019: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition. Volume 5B: Heat Transfer. Phoenix, Arizona, USA. June 17–21, 2019. V05BT21A007. ASME. GT2019-91583
6. Li Yang, Zheng Min, Sarwesh Narayan Parbat, Minking K Chyu, Effect of Pore Blockage on Transpiration Cooling With Additive Manufacturable Perforate Holes, ASME Turbo Expo, 2018, 2(D):GT2018-75310.
7. Li Yang, Weihong Li, Jing Ren, Minking K Chyu, Hongde Jiang. Influence of Topology on Heat Transfer in a Double Wall Cooling Channel: Potential of Series-Linked Jets, ASME Paper No. GT2016-56270.
8. Weihong Li, Xueying Li, Li Yang, Jing Ren, Hongde Jiang, Phillip Ligrani, Effect of Reynolds Number, Hole Patterns and Hole Inclination on Cooling Performance of an Impinging Jet Array: Part I -- Convective Heat Transfer Results and Optimization, ASME Paper No. GT2016-56205.
9. Weihong Li, Li Yang, Xueying Li, Jing Ren, Hongde Jiang, Effect of Reynolds Number, Hole Patterns, Target Plate Thickness on Cooling Performance of an Impinging Jet Array: Part II -- Conjugate Heat Transfer Results and Optimization, ASME Paper No. GT2016-56768.
10. Li Yang, Kartikeya Tyagi, Srinath Ekkad, Jing Ren, Influence of Rotation on Heat Transfer in a Two-pass Channel with Impingement under High Reynolds Number. Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2015, June 15-19, Montreal, Canada. ASME Paper GT2015- 42871.
11. Li Yang, P. M. Ligrani, Jing Ren, Hongde Jiang, Unsteady Structure and Development of a Row of Impingement Jets, including Shear Layer and Vortex Development, Part 1: Turbulent Jets. Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2015, June 15-19, Montreal, Canada. ASME Paper GT2015- 43070.
12. Li Yang, Jing Ren, Hongde Jiang, P. M. Ligrani, Unsteady Structure and Development of a Row of Impingement Jets, including Shear Layer and Vortex Development, Part 2: Laminar Jets. Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2015, June 15-19, Montreal, Canada. ASME Paper GT2015- 43074.
13. Li Yang, Weihong Li, Zhongran Chi, Jing Ren, Hongde Jiang, Effect of Corrugated Orifice and Pin-Fin on Multiple Array Impingement Cooling with Low Nozzle to Target Distance. Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2014, June 16-20, Dusseldorf, Germany. ASME Paper GT2014- 25494.
14. Weihong Li, Li Yang, Jing Ren, Hongde Jiang, Algebraic anisotropic eddy viscosity model for separated flows of internal cooling channels. Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2014, June 16-20, Dusseldorf, Germany. ASME Paper GT2014- 25591.
15. Li Yang, Rui Kan, Jing Ren, Hongde Jiang, Effect of Film Cooling Arrangement on Impingement Heat Transfer on Turbine Blade Leading Edge. Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2013, June 3-7, San Antonio, USA. ASME Paper GT2013- 95261.
16. Rui Kan; Li Yang; Jing Ren; Hongde Jiang, Effect of Rib Configuration and Lateral Ejection on a High Aspect Ratio Trailing Edge Channel. Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2013, June 3-7, San Antonio, USA. ASME Paper GT2013- 94549.