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Xu SACE Research Group @ USC

Publications

For the complete list, please visit Prof. Rui Xu's Google Scholar page.
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23. R. Xu*, S.S. Dammati, X. Shi, E.S. Genter, Z. Jozefik, M.E. Harvazinski, T. Lu, A.Y. Poludnenko, V.Sankaran, A.R. Kerstein, H. Wang*, Modeling of high-speed, methane-air, turbulent combustion – Part II. Reduced methane oxidation chemistry, Combustion and Flame, 263, 113380, 2024.

22. Z. Jozefik, M.E. Harvazinski*, V. Sankaran, S.S. Dammati, A.Y. Poludnenko, T. Lu, A.R. Kerstein, R. Xu, H. Wang, Modeling of high-speed, methane-air, turbulent combustion – Part I. One-dimensional turbulence modeling with comparison to DNS, Combustion and Flame, 263, 113379, 2024.

21. Y. Zhang, W. Dong, R. Xu, H. Wang*, Foundational Fuel Chemistry Model 2 – iso-Butene chemistry and application in modeling alcohol-to-jet fuel combustion, Combustion and Flame, 259, 113168, 2024.

20. A.M. Chang, J. Meisner, R. Xu, T.J. Martínez*, Efficient acceleration of reaction discovery in the ab initio nanoreactor: Phenyl radical oxidation chemistry, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 127, 9580-9589, 2023.

19. R. Xu, J. Meisner, A.M. Chang, K.C. Thompson, T.J. Martínez*, First principles reaction discovery: From the Schrodinger equation to experimental prediction for methane pyrolysis, Chemical Science, 14, 7447-7464, 2023. (Featured in the journal front cover)

18. Y. Zhang, W. Dong, L.A. Vandewalle, R. Xu, G.P. Smith, H. Wang*, Neural network approach to response surface development for reaction model optimization and uncertainty minimization, Combustion and Flame, 251, 112679, 2023.

17. N. Kateris, R. Xu, H. Wang*, HOMO-LUMO energy gaps of complexes of transition metals with single and multi-ring aromatics, Combustion and Flame, 257, 112513, 2023.

16. J. Crane, X. Shi*, R. Xu, H. Wang, Natural gas versus methane: ignition kinetics and detonation limit behavior in small tubes, Combustion and Flame, 237, 111719, 2022.

15. C. Wang, Y. Zhang, Y. Zhang, J. Luo, X. Hu, E. Matios, J. Crane, R. Xu, H. Wang*, W. Li*, Stable sodium-sulfur electrochemistry enabled by phosphorus-based complexation, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118, e2116184118, 2021.

14. R. Xu*, H. Wang, A physics-based approach to modeling real-fuel combustion chemistry – VII. Relationship between speciation measurement and reaction model accuracy, Combustion and Flame, 224, 126-135, 2021.

13. K. Wang, R. Xu, C.T. Bowman*, H. Wang, Impact of vitiation on flow reactor studies of jet fuel combustion chemistry, Combustion and Flame, 224, 66-72, 2021.

12. R. Xu, C. Saggese, R. Lawson, A. Movaghar, T. Parise, J. Shao, R. Choudhary, J. Park, T. Lu, R.K. Hanson, D.F. Davidson, F.N. Egolfopoulos, A. Aradi, A. Prakash, V.R.R. Mohan, R. Cranknell, H. Wang*, A physics-based approach to modeling real-fuel combustion chemistry – VI. Predictive kinetic models of gasoline fuels, Combustion and Flame, 220, 475-487, 2020.

11. C. Saggese, K. Wan, R. Xu, Y. Tao, C.T. Bowman, J. Park, T. Lu, H. Wang*, A physics-based approach to modeling real-fuel combustion chemistry – V. NOx formation from a typical Jet A, Combustion and Flame, 212, 270-278, 2020.

10. R. Xu*, H. Wang, Principle of large component number in multicomponent fuel combustion – a Monte Carlo study, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 37, 613-620, 2019.

9. X. Han, M. Liszka, R. Xu, K. Brezinsky, H. Wang*, A high pressure shock tube study of pyrolysis of real jet fuel Jet A, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 37, 189-196, 2019.

8. K. Wang, R. Xu, T. Parise, J. Shao, A. Movaghar, D.J. Lee, J. Park, Y. Gao, T. Lu, F.N. Egolfopoulos, D.F. Davidson, R.K. Hanson, C.T. Bowman, H. Wang*, A physics-based approach to modeling real-fuel combustion chemistry – IV. HyChem modeling of combustion kinetics of a bio-derived jet fuel and its blends with a conventional Jet A, Combustion and Flame, 198, 477-489, 2018.

7. Y. Tao, R. Xu, K. Wang, J. Shao, S.E. Johnson, A. Movaghar, X. Han, J. Park, T. Lu, K. Brezinsky, F.N. Egolfopoulos, D.F. Davidson, R.K. Hanson, C.T. Bowman, H. Wang*, A physics-based approach to modeling real-fuel combustion chemistry – III. Reaction kinetic model of JP10, Combustion and Flame, 198, 446-476, 2018.

6. R. Xu, K. Wang, S. Banerjee, J. Shao, T. Parise, Y. Zhu, S. Wang, A. Movaghar, D.J. Lee, R. Zhao, X. Han, Y. Gao, T. Lu, K. Brezinsky, F.N. Egolfopoulos, D.F. Davidson, R.K. Hanson, C.T. Bowman, H. Wang*, A physics-based approach to modeling real-fuel combustion chemistry – II. Reaction kinetic models of jet and rocket fuels, Combustion and Flame, 193, 520-537, 2018.

5. H. Wang*, R. Xu, K. Wang, C.T. Bowman, R.K. Hanson, D.F. Davidson, K. Brezinsky, F.N. Egolfopoulos, A physics-based approach to modeling real-fuel combustion chemistry – I. Evidence from experiments, and thermodynamics, chemical kinetic, and statistical considerations, Combustion and Flame, 193, 502-519, 2018.

4. L. Esclapez*, P. Ma, E. Mayhew, R. Xu, S. Stouffer, T. Lee, H. Wang, M. Ihme*, Fuel effects on lean blow-out in a realistic gas turbine combustor, Combustion and Flame, 181, 82-99, 2017.

3. C. Liu, R. Zhao, R. Xu, F.N. Egolfopoulos, H. Wang*, Binary diffusion coefficients and non-premixed flames extinction of long-chain alkanes, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 36, 1523-1530, 2017.

2. Z. Zhang, H. Ren, R. Xu, N. Moser, J. Smith, E. Ndip-Agbor, R. Malhotra, Z.C. Xia, K.F. Ehmann*, J. Cao*, A mixed double-sided incremental forming toolpath strategy for improved geometric accuracy, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 137, 051007, 2015.

1. R. Xu, X. Shi, D. Xu, R. Malhotra, J. Cao*, A preliminary study on the fatigue behavior of sheet metal parts formed with accumulative-double-sided incremental forming, Manufacturing Letters, 2, 8-11, 2014.

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