Selected Publications
2025:
61. M. Xiao, Y. Huang, G. Yang, C. Li, A. Cai, J. Wu, Visualization of cryogenic bubble growth in liquid oxygen during nucleate pool boiling, Energy, 2025, 314, 134101
60. H. Chen, P. Xu, Z. Wan, W. Song, G. Yang, J. Wu. Analysis of convection and boil-off in multi-scale membrane LNG tanks under sloshing excitations. Applied Thermal Engineering , 2025, 259: 124863.
59. R. Lv, S. Guo, Y. Huang, G. Yang, J. Wu. Evaluation of thermal destratification performance and optimization of jetting parameters in a spray-bar thermodynamic vent system. Applied Thermal Engineering , 2025, 258: 124621.
2024:
58. G. Yang, R. Xu, Y. Tian, S. Guo,J. Wu, X. Chu. Data-driven methods for flow and transport in porous media: A review. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer , 2024, 235, 126149.
57. X. Zhang, Y. Liu, W. Wang, G. Yang, X. Chu; An investigation of anisotropy in the bubbly turbulent flow via direct numerical simulations. Physics of Fluids , 2024; 36 (9): 093348
56. X. Zhou, Z. Hu, R. Lv, S. Guo, C. Li, G. Yang, J. Wu, Behaviors of microdroplets impinging on supercooled superhydrophobic microgrooves, Physics of Fluids , 2024, 36, 122113
55. M. Xiao, G. Yang*, Y. Huang, C. Li, A. Cai, J. Wu. CryoFoam: A practical numerical framework for non-isothermal two-phase flows in cryogenic fluids with phase change. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2024, 80, 871-889.
54. X. Zhou, et al. Inter-droplet frosting propagation mechanism on micropillar patterned surfaces under various supersaturation conditions. Colloids and Surfaces A, 2024, 699: 134761.
53. S. Guo, M. Xiao, F. Xie, Y. Ma, K. Chen, R. Zhuan, G. Yang*, J. Wu, Optimization of helium consumption for feedback pressurization in liquid oxygen tanks, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2024, 230: 125739
52. G. Yang, B. Yang, X. Cheng, S. Wang, C. Li*, G. Liu, J. Wu, Aluminum micropillar wicks integrated with boehmite nanostructures for rapid heat dissipation, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2024, 223: 125211
51. Y. Liu, X. Chu*, G. Yang, B. Weigand, Simulation and analytical modeling of high-speed droplet impact onto a surface, Physics of Fluids, 2024, 36, 012137
2023:
50. T. Yi, W. Zhang, Y. Qiu, G. Lei, Y. Yu, J. Wu, G. Yang*, Effect of physical properties on the dynamics of an isolated bubble squeezing through a narrow constriction, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 169, 2023, 104601
49. G. Hou, ..., X. Qian, Self-regulated underwater phototaxis of a photoresponsive hydrogel-based phototactic vehicle, Nature Nanotechnology, 2024, 19, 77–84
48. Y. Liu, W. Wang, G. Yang, H. Nemati, X. Chu*; The interfacial modes and modal causality in a dispersed bubbly turbulent flow. Physics of Fluids, 2023, 35, 083309
47. H. Chen, G. Yang, J. Wu*. A multi-zone thermodynamic model for predicting LNG ageing in large cryogenic tanks. Energy, 2023, 128503.
2022:
46. M. Xiao, G. Yang, Y. Huang, J. Wu*, Evaluation of different interface-capturing methods for cryogenic two-phase flows under microgravity, Physics of Fluids, 2022, 34, 112124
45. X. Zhou, G. Yang, C. Li*, J. Wu. Functional microdroplet self-dislodging icephobic surfaces: a review from mechanism to synergic morphology. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2022: 118928.
44. Z. Wang, G. Yang*, Y. Wang, et al. A three-dimensional flow model of screen channel liquid acquisition devices for propellant management in microgravity.npj Microgravity, 2022, 8: 28.
43. G. Yang, R. Xu, Y. Wang, et al. Pore-scale numerical simulations of flow and convective heat transfer in a porous woven metal mesh. Chemical Engineering Science, 2022: 117696.
42. X. Cheng, G. Yang*, J. Wu. Spontaneously grown boehmite structures improve pool boiling heat transfer on aluminium surfaces. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2022, 192: 122937.
41. T. Yi, G. Yang*, B. Wang, R. Zhuan, Y. Huang, J. Wu, Dynamics of a gas bubble penetrating through porous media, Physics of Fluids, 2022, 34, 012103
40. Y. Wang, Z. Wang, X. Cheng, G. Yang*, J. Wu. Pressure-Driven Phase Separation Based on Modified Porous Mesh for Liquid Management in Microgravity. Langmuir, 2022, 38, 9, 2919–2927
39. T. Yi, X. Chu, B. Wang, J. Wu, G. Yang*, Numerical simulation of single bubble evolution in low gravity with fluctuation, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 2022, 130, 105828.
38. Y. Wang, J. Wu, G. Yang*, Numerical simulation of heat and momentum transport at the coupled interface between a rectangular channel and porous media, Journal of Thermal Science, 2022, 31, 332–343.
2021:
37. G. Yang, J. Liu, X. Cheng, Y. Wang, ... , R.A. Fischer. A superhydrophilic metal–organic framework thin film for enhancing capillary-driven boiling heat transfer. Journal of Materials Chemistry A,2021,9, 25480-25487
36. K. Yang, G. Yang, and J. Wu, Quantitatively Understanding the Insights into CO2 Adsorption on Faujasite from the Heterogeneity and Occupancy Sequence of Adsorption Sites. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2021, 125, 28, 15676–15686
35. J. Wu, R. Lv, Y. Huang, G. Yang, Flow Structure Transition and Hysteresis of Turbulent Mixed Convection Induced by a Transverse Buoyant Jet, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2021, 177, 121310
34. J. Wu, R. Lv, Y. Huang, G. Yang, Transverse buoyant jet-induced mixed convection inside a large thermal cycling test chamber with perforated plates. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2021, 168, 107080.
33. W. Li,# G. Yang,#* A. Terzis, S. Mukherjee, C. He, X. An, J. Wu, B. Weigand, R.A. Fischer,* In Situ Tracking of Wetting‐Front Transient Heat Release on a Surface‐Mounted Metal-Organic Framework. Advanced Materials, 2021, 2006980.
32. Y. Wang, Y. Lin, G. Yang*, J. Wu, Flow Physics of Wicking into Woven Screens with Hybrid Micro-/Nanoporous Structures. Langmuir, 2021, 37, 7, 2289–2297, Supplementary Cover Article
31. X. Cheng, G. Yang*, J. Wu, Recent advances in the optimization of evaporator wicks of vapor chambers: From mechanism to fabrication technologies. Applied Thermal Engineering, 188 (2021) 116611
30. Y. Wang, G. Yang*, Y. Huang, Y. Huang, R. Zhuan, J. Wu. Analytical model of flow-through-screen pressure drop for metal wire screens considering the effects of pore structures. Chemical Engineering Science, 2021, 116037: doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2020.116037
29. K. Yang, G. Yang, and J. Wu, Insights into the enhancement of CO2 adsorption on faujasite with a low Si/Al ratio: Understanding the formation sequence of adsorption complexes. Chemical Engineering Journal, 404, 2021, 127056
28. W. Wang, G.Yang, C. Evrim, A. Terzis, R. Helmig, X. Chu, An assessment of turbulence transportation near regular and random permeable interfaces. Physics of Fluids, 2021, 33(11), 115103.
2020:
27. X. Chu, W. Wang, G. Yang, A. Terzis, R. Helmig, B. Weigand. Transport of Turbulence Across Permeable Interface in a Turbulent Channel Flow: Interface-Resolved Direct Numerical Simulation. Transport in Porous Media, 2020, doi.org/10.1007/s11242-020-01506-w
26. K. Weishaupt, A. Terzis, I. Zarikos, G. Yang, B. Flemisch, D.A.M. de Winter, R. Helmig. A Hybrid-Dimensional Coupled Pore-Network/Free-Flow Model Including Pore-Scale Slip and Its Application to a Micromodel Experiment. Transport in Porous Media, 2020. doi.org/10.1007/s11242-020-01477-y
25. X. Chu*, Y. Liu, W. Wang, G. Yang*, B. Weigand, H. Nemati, Turbulence, pseudo-turbulence and local flow topology in dispersed bubbly flow, Physics of Fluids, 32, 083310 (2020); doi.org/10.1063/5.0014833
24. G. Yang, X. Chu, V. Vaikuntanathan, S. Wang, J. Wu, B. Weigand, and A. Terzis, Droplet mobilization at the walls of a microfluidic channel, Physics of Fluids, 32, 012004 (2020), Editor's pick
23. K. Yang, J. Wu, C. Li, Y. Xiang, G. Yang, Efficient Method to Obtain the Force Field for CO2 Adsorption on Zeolite 13X: Understanding the Host–Guest Interaction Mechanisms of Low-Pressure Adsorption, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C , 2019, 124(1): 544-556.
2019:
22. G. Yang, A. Terzis, I. Zarikos, S. M. Hassanizadeh, B. Weigand, R. Helmig, Internal flow patterns of a droplet pinned to the hydrophobic surfaces of a confined microchannel using micro-PIV and VOF simulations, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019, 370: 444-454
21. A. Terzis, I. Zarikos, K. Weishaupt, G. Yang, X. Chu, R. Helmig, B. Weigand, Microscopic velocity field measurements inside a regular porous medium adjacent to a low Reynolds number channel flow, Physics of Fluids 2019, 31, 4, 042001
20. X. Chu, G. Yang, S. Pandy, B. Weigand, Direct numerical simulation of convective heat transfer in porous media, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2019,133 :11-20
19. G. Yang, E. Coltman, K. Weishaupt, et al. On the Beavers–Joseph Interface Condition for Non-parallel Coupled Channel Flow over a Porous Structure at High Reynolds Numbers. Transport in Porous Media, 2019: 1-27.
18. Y.Y. Huang, G. Yang, and J. Y. Wu. Large eddy simulation and experimental study of turbulent mixed convection inside a cavity with large Rayleigh number: Effect of buoyancy. Building and Environment 2019, 151:268-279
17. G. Yang, V. Vaikuntanathan, A. Terzis, et al. Impact of a Linear Array of Hydrophilic and Superhydrophobic Spheres on a Deep Water Pool. Colloids and Interfaces, 2019, 3(1): 29.
2018:
16. G. Yang, B. Weigand, Investigation of the Klinkenberg effect in a micro and nanoporous medium by direct simulation Monte Carlo method, Physical Review Fluids, 2018, 3(4) :044201
15. G. Yang, B. Weigand, A. Terzis, et al. Numerical simulation of turbulent flow and heat transfer in a three-dimensional channel coupled with flow through porous structures, Transport in Porous Media, 2018, 122-145
14. G. Yang, L. Zhang, Wu J, et al. Analysis of transient temperature field characteristics inside a large-scale thermal cycling test cavity for spacecraft. Heat Transfer Research, 2018, 49 : 255–273
13. L. Zhang, Y. Huang, G. Yang*, J.Y. Wu. Numerical Simulation of Conjugate Turbulent Mixed Convection in an Open Cavity : Evaluation of Different Wall Heat Conduction Models. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A : Applications, 2018, 74, 1244-1264
12. A. Terzis, G. Yang, I. Zarikos, et al. A temperature-based diagnostic approach for paper-based microfluidics. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 2018, 22(3) : 35
11. A. Terzis, E. Sauer, G. Yang et al. Characterisation of acid–base surface free energy components of urea–water solutions. Colloids and Surfaces A : Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2018, 538 : 774-780
10. L. Zhang, Y. Huang, J.Y. Wu, Z. Liu, G. Yang. Evaporation of water film in a three-dimensional vertical rectangular channel by laminar mixed convection. Applied Thermal Engineering, 2018, 130(5) :242-253
9. L. Zhang, Z. Liu, J.Y. Wu, G. Yang, M. Bao. Computational investigation on nitrogen displacement process in a thermal environment simulation chamber.Science and Technology for the Built Environment, 2018, 24(4) : 343-355
2017:
8. G. Yang, Y.Y. Huang, J.Y. Wu, Experimental study and numerical models assessment of turbulent mixed convection heat transfer in a vertical open cavity, Building and Environment, 2017, 115 : 91-103
7. Y. Huang, L. Zhang, G. Yang, J.Y. Wu. Secondary flow and entropy generation of laminar mixed convection in the entrance region of a horizontal square duct. ASME Journal of Heat Transfer. 2017,140(3) :034503
2013-2016:
6. G. Yang, J.Y. Wu. Effects of natural convection, wall thermal conduction and thermal radiation on the heat transfer uniformity at a heated plate located at the bottom of a three dimensional rectangular enclosure, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A : Applications, 2016, 69 : 589-606
5. G. Yang, J.Y. Wu. Conjugate mixed convection in the entrance region of a symmetrically heated vertical channel with thick walls. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2015, 98 : 245-254
4. G. Yang, J.Y. Wu. Entropy generation in a rectangular channel of buoyancy opposed mixed convection. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2015, 86 : 809-819
3. G. Yang, J.Y. Wu. Effect of aspect ratio and assisted buoyancy on flow reversal for mixed convection with imposed flow rate in a vertical three dimensional rectangular duct. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2014, 77 : 335-343
2. G. Yang, J.Y. Wu, L. Yan. Flow reversal and entropy generation due to buoyancy assisted mixed convection in the entrance region of a three dimensional vertical rectangular duct. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2013, 67 : 741-751
1. G. Yang, J.Y. Wu. Effect of Side ratio and aiding/opposing buoyancy on the aerodynamic and heat transfer characteristics around a rectangular cylinder at low Reynolds numbers. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A : Applications, 2013, 64 : 1016-1037