Selected Publications of XIAO Huahua

Selected Publications and accomplishments

Selected Invited Talks

Huahua Xiao. Flame acceleration and DDT in a channel with an array of obstacles of different shapes. International Symposium of Explosion and Reactive Flow. Beijing, China. 2020.9
Huahua Xiao. Numerical methods for simulating deflagration-to-detonation transition. China Public Safety Conference. Beijing, China. 2019.11
Huahua Xiao. Flame instabilities, acceleration and DDT. National Young Scholar Meeting on Combustion Research. Beijing, China. 2019.4
Huahua Xiao. Shock focusing and detonation initiation at a flame front. International Symposium of Explosion and Reactive Flow. Beijing, China. 2019.11
Huahua Xiao. Achieving high-efficiency and low-emission in combustion with gaseous and liquid fuels. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. Saudi Arabia. 2017.1
Huahua Xiao. Simulations of flame acceleration and transition to detonation: How accurate are they? The 1st International Workshop on Near Limit Flames. Boston University, USA. 2017.7
Huahua Xiao. Understanding newly discovered flames. University of New South Wales. Sydney, 2016.8
Huahua Xiao, Michael Gollner. From fire whirls to blue whirls and combustion with reduced pollution. 9th Annual Dupont Summit on Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy. Washington DC, 2016.12

Selected Journal Publications
Xiaoxi Li, Huahua Xiao*, Qiangling Duan, Jinhua Sun. Numerical study of premixed flame dynamics in a closed tube: effect of wall boundary condition. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 2020, In Press: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2020.08.032
Huahua Xiao*, Elaine Oran. Flame acceleration and deflagration-to-detonation transition in hydrogen-air mixture in a channel with an array of obstacles of different shapes. Combustion and Flame. 2020, 220: 378-393.
Fuhai Gou, Huahua Xiao*, Lin Jiang , Mi Li, Wei Lu, Manman Zhang, Jinhua Sun*. Effects of equivalent diameter on vertical PMMA combustion in natural convection environment. Fire and Materials. 2020: 1-8.
Huahua Xiao, Elaine S. Oran. Shock focusing and detonation initiation at flame front. Combustion and Flame. 2019, 203: 397-406.
Sriram B. Hariharan, Paul M. Anderson, HuahuaXiao, Michael J. Gollner, Elaine S.Oran. The blue whirl: Boundary layer effects, temperature and OH* measurements. Combustion and Flame. 2019, 203: 352-361.
Huahua Xiao, Jinhua Sun, Xuechao He. A study on the dynamic behavior of premixed propane-air flames propagating in a curved combustion chamber. Fuel. 2018, 228: 342-348.
Qingsong Wang, Huahua Xiao, Wei Wan, Zhixian Cui, Hongya Zhu, Jinhua Sun. Flame spread on inclined wood surfaces: influence of external heat flux and ambient oxygen concentration. Combustion Science and Technology. 2018, 190 (1): 97-113.
Ali Tohidi, Michael J. Gollner, Huahua Xiao. Fire Whirls. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. 2018, 50: 1-27.
Huahua Xiao, Q. Duan, J. Sun. Premixed flame propagation in hydrogen explosions. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2017, 81: 1988-2001.
Huahua Xiao, R. W. Houim, E. S. Oran. Effects of pressure waves on the stability of flames propagating in tubes. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 2017, 36: 1577-1583.
Huahua Xiao*, M. G. Gollner, and E. S. Oran. From fire whirls to blue whirls and combustion with reduced pollution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). 2016, 113: 9457-9462.
Q. Duan, Huahua Xiao, W. Gao, L. Gong, Q. Wang, J. Sun. Experimental study on spontaneous ignition and flame propagation of high-pressure hydrogen release via a tube into air. Fuel. 2016, 181: 811–819.
Q. Duan, Huahua Xiao, W. Gao, L. Gong, J. Sun. Experimental investigation of spontaneous ignition and flame propagation at pressurized hydrogen release through tubes with varying cross-section. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2016, 320: 18-26
Huahua Xiao, R. W. Houim, E. S. Oran. Formation and evolution of distorted tulip flames. Combustion and Flame. 2015, 162: 4084–4101.
Huahua Xiao, Q. Duan, L. Jiang, X. He, J. Sun*. Effect of bend on premixed flame dynamics in a closed duct. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 2015, 88: 297–305.
Q. Duan, Huahua Xiao, W. Gao, X. Shen, Q. Wang, J. Sun. Experimental investigation on shock waves generated by pressurized gas release through a tube. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries. 2015, 36: 39-44.
Y. Zhou, Huahua Xiao, W. Yan, W. An, L. Jiang, J. Sun. Horizontal flame spread characteristics of rigid polyurethane and molded polystyrene foams under externally applied radiation at two different altitudes. Fire Technology, 2015, 51: 1195–1216
L. Jiang, Huahua Xiao, J. He, Q. Sun, L. Gong, J. Sun. Application of genetic algorithm to pyrolysis of typical polymers. Fuel Processing Technology. 2015, 138: 48–55.
Q. Duan, Huahua Xiao, W. Gao, Q. Wang, X. Shen, L. Jiang, J. Sun. An experimental study on shock waves and spontaneous ignition produced by pressurized hydrogen release through a tube into atmosphere. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2015, 40: 8281–8289.
W. An, Huahua Xiao, K. M. Liew, L. Jiang, W. Yan, Y. Zhou, X. Huang, J. Sun, L. Gao. Downward flame spread over extruded polystyrene: effects of sample thickness, pressure and sidewalls, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2015, 119: 1091-1103.
Y. Zhou, Huahua Xiao, J. Sun, X. Zhang, W. Yan and X Huang. Experimental study of horizontal flame spread over rigid polyurethane foam on a plateau: effects of sample width and ambient pressure. Fire and Materials, 2015, 39: 127–138.
Huahua Xiao, X. He, Q. Duan, X. Luo, J. Sun. An investigation of premixed flame propagation in a closed combustion duct with a 90° bend. Applied Energy, 2014, 134: 248-256.
Huahua Xiao, Q. Duan, L. Jiang, J. Sun. Effects of ignition location on premixed hydrogen/air flame propagation in a closed combustion tube. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2014, 39(16): 8557–8563.
Huahua Xiao, J. Sun, P. Chen. Experimental and numerical study of premixed hydrogen/air flame propagating in a combustion chamber. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2014, 268: 132-139.
L. Jiang, Huahua Xiao, W. An, Y. Zhou, J. Sun. Correlation study between flammability and the width of organic thermal insulation materials for building exterior walls. Energy and Buildings, 2014, 82: 243–249.
L. Jiang, Huahua Xiao, Y. Zhou, W. An, J. He and J. Sun. Theoretical and experimental study of width effects on horizontal flame spread over extruded and expanded polystyrene foam surfaces. Journal of Fire sciences, 2014, 32: 193–209.
W. An, Z. Wang, Huahua Xiao, J. Sun, K. M. Liew. Thermal and fire risk analysis of typical insulation material in a high elevation area: influence of sidewalls, dimension and pressure. Energy Conversion and Management. 2014, 88: 516-524
Huahua Xiao, Q. Wang, X. Shen, W. An, Q. Duan, J. Sun. An experimental study of premixed hydrogen/air flame propagation in a partially open duct.International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2014, 39(11): 6233–6241.
Huahua Xiao, Z. Mao, J. Sun. Experimental and LES investigation of flame propagation in a hydrogen/air mixture in a combustion vessel. Chinese Science Bulletin, 2014, 59: 2496-2504.
Huahua Xiao, Q. Wang, X. Shen, S. Guo, J. Sun. An experimental study of distorted tulip flame formation in a closed duct.Combustion and Flame, 2013, 160(9): 1725-1728.
Huahua Xiao, X. He, Q. Wang, J. Sun. Experimental and numerical study of premixed flame propagation in a closed duct with a 90° curved section. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2013, 66: 818-822.
X. Zhao, Q. Wang, Huahua Xiao, Z. Mao, P. Chen, J. Sun. Prediction of coal stockpile auto ignition delay time using micro-calorimeter technique. Fuel Processing Technology, 2013, 110: 86-93.
L. Jiao, Huahua Xiao, Q. Wang, J. Sun. Thermal degradation characteristics of rigid polyurethane foam and the volatile products analysis with TG-FTIR-MS. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2013, 98(12): 2687–2696.
Huahua Xiao, W. An, Q. Duan, J. Sun. Dynamics of premixed hydrogen/air flame in a closed combustion vessel. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2013, 38(29, 30): 12856–12864.
Huahua Xiao, D. Makarov, J. Sun*, V. Molkov. Experimental and numerical investigation of premixed flame propagation with distorted tulip shape in a closed duct. Combustion and Flame, 2012, 159(4): 1523-1538.
Huahua Xiao, X. Shen, J. Sun. Experimental study and three-dimensional simulation of premixed hydrogen/air flame propagation in a closed duct, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2012, 37(15): 11466-11473.

Book
Huahua Xiao. Experimental and numerical study of dynamics of premixed hydrogen-air flames propagating in ducts, Springer, Heidelberg, 2016.