Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Under review or in preparation:

[1] A B M Nazmus Salehin Nahid, Mashrur Muntasir Nuhash, Ruihang Zhang. (2025). Hemodynamic Implications of Aortic Stenosis on Ascending Aortic Aneurysm Progressive: A Patient-Specific CFD Study. Submitted to Journal of Vascular Diseases on 08/21/2025.

[2] Mashrur Muntasir Nuhash, Victor K. Lai, Ruihang Zhang. (2025). Hemodynamic Alteration in Aortic Valve Stenosis: CFD Insights from Leaflet-Resolved Models. Submitted to Bioengineering on 08/26/2025.

[3] Two draft manuscripts are in preparation...

Publication:

[12] Chowdhury, P., Lai, Victor., & Zhang, R. (2025). Fluid Dynamics of Brain Aneurysms: A Review of Computational and experimental Studies. Biomechanics 2025,5(2), 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomechanics5020036. (IF: 1.4)

[11] Zhang, Y., Eichholz, B., & Zhang, R. (2022). Evolution of Vortex Structures in An Open Deep Cavity under Pulsatile Flow Conditions: An Experimental Study. Physics of Fluids, 34: 091902. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0111653. (IF: 4.98) 

[10] Zhang, Y., Zhang, R., Thomas, N., Ullah, Al., Eichholz, B., Estevadeordal, J., & Suzen, Y. (2022). Experimental and Computational Study of Pulsatile Flow Characteristics in Romanesque and Gothic Aortic Arch Models. Medical Engineering & Physics, 102: 103784. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2022.103784. (IF: 2.356) 

[9] Zhang, R., & Zhang, Y. (2020). Effects of heart rate on the pulsatile flow characteristics of a stenotic aortic valve model: an in vitro experimental study. ASME. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 142(10): 101205. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4047410. (IF: 1.995)

[8] Lv, H., Niu, R., Zhang, R., Kuang, D., & Chen, X. (2019). Simulation of Solution Regenerator Based on Medium and High Temperature Condensation Regeneration. Science Technology & Engineering, 19(20). (In Chinese)

[7] Zhang, R., & Zhang, Y. (2020). Experimental analysis of pulsatile flow characteristics in prosthetic aortic valve models with stenosis. Medical Engineering & Physics, 79: 10-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2020.03.004. (IF: 2.356)

[6] Zhang, R., & Zhang, Y. (2018). An experimental study of pulsatile flow in a compliant aortic root model under varied cardiac outputs. Fluids, 3(4), 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids3040071. (IF: 1.930)

[5] Zhang, R., & Zhang, Y. (2018). An experimental study of pulsatile flow past compliant aortic valve using particle image velocimetry. Biomedical Science Instrumentation, 54(1), 278-285.

[4] Zhang, R., Chen, J., & Niu, R. (2016). Experimental study on influential factors of flow pattern among tubes of falling-film-type horizontal-tube. Science Technology & Engineering, 16(6), 43-47. (In Chinese)

[3] Zhang, R., Niu, R. (2016). The application research progress of phase change storage materials in building energy conservation. Materials Review. (In Chinese)

[2] Chen, J., Zhang, R., & Niu, R. (2014). Numerical simulation of horizontal tube bundle falling film flow pattern transformation. Renewable Energy, 73, 62-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2014.08.007. (IF: 8.634)

[1] Zhang, R., Wang, Z., & Niu, R. (2014) Numerical analysis of heat and mass transfer performance of the packed-type parallel flow dehumidifier. Advanced Materials Research, 989-994, 3100-3104.

Patents

[2] Niu, R., Zhang, R., Wang, Z., He, X. (2015). Evaporation Formula Condensation Regenerator (China, CN204987294U). State Intellectual Property Office of PRC.

[1] Niu, R., Wang, Z., Zhang, R., He, X. (2015). Air Conditioning System without Dew Point Control (China, CN104676760A). State Intellectual Property Office of PRC.

CONFERENCE PAPERS

[6] Prantik Roy Chowdhury, An Vuong, Victor K. Lai, Ruihang Zhang. (2025). Impact of Geometrical Parameters and Flow Conditions on Aneurysmal Hemodynamics: A Computational Fluid Dynamics Study. IMECE 2025 Conference - (Accepted)

[5] Nuhash, M., Nahid, A., Lai, Victor., & Zhang, R. (2025). Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Peak Systolic Hemodynamics in Healthy and Stenotic Aortic Valves. ASME SBC 2025.

[4] Eichholz, B., Zhang, R. & Zhang, Y. (2020). Diversion of Pulsatile Flow Over a Rectangular Sidewall Cavity Using Superhydrophobic Mesh. ASME 2020 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting.

[3] Zhang, R., Zhang, Y. (2019). An experimental study of pulsatile flow over rectangular sidewall cavities. APS DFD Conference, M03-009.

[2] Zhang, R., Zhang, Y. (2019). Pulsatile flow characteristics in a stenotic aortic valve model: an in vitro experimental study. ASME-JSME-KSME Joint Fluids Engineering Conference 2019 (AJKFluids), San Francisco, CA.

[1] Zhang, R., Chen, J., & Niu, R. (2016). Experimental research about thermal capacity difference between domestic and foreign plate heat exchangers. MATEC Web of Conferences, 40, 05007.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS & INVITED TALKS

[5] Zhang, R., Zhang, Y., Eichholz, B., “An Experimental Study of Pulsatile Flow over Rectangular Sidewall Cavities,” presented at APS DFD Conference, November 2019, Seattle, WA, US, 2019.

[4] Zhang, R., Zhang, Y., “Pulsatile flow characteristics in a stenotic aortic valve model: an in vitro experimental study,” presented at ASME-JSME-KSME 2019 8th Joint Fluids Engineering Conference, San Francisco, CA, US, 2019.

[3] Zhang, R., Zhang, Y., “An experimental study of pulsatile flow in natural and artificial aortic valves under varied heart rates,” presented at Second Annual Joint NDSU-UND Biomedical Engineering Symposium 2018, Grand Forks, ND, US, 2018.

[2] Zhang, R., Naughton, G., Zhang, Y., “An integrated scheme for unsteady cardiovascular hemodynamics research,” presented at First Annual Symposium on Joint NDSU-UND Biomedical Engineering Graduate Programs, Fargo, ND, US, 2018.

[1] Zhang, R., Zhang, Y., “An experimental study of pulsatile flow past compliant aortic valve using particle image velocimetry,” presented at 55th Annual Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium 2018, Fargo, ND, US, 2018.