Publications

Book chapters

1.   M.B. Luong*, H.G. Im, “Direct numerical simulation of preignition and knock in engine conditions”, in: A.K. Gupta et al. (Eds.), Advances in Energy and Combustion: Safety and sustainability, Springer, (2022): pp 311-336, [link] 

2.   M.B. Luong*, H.G. Im, “Prediction of ignition modes in shock tubes relevant to engine conditions”, in: G. Kalghatgi, A.K. Agarwal, F. Leach, K. Senecal (Eds.), Engines and Fuels for Future Transport, Springer, 2022: pp. 369–393, [link] 

Peer-reviewed papers
*Corresponding author

1.  J. Zhang, M.B. Luong, H.G. Im, “Effects of heat diffusion and turbulence on detonation development of hydrogen/air mixtures under engine-relevant conditions”, Combust. Flame. 266 (2024), 113554 [link]

2. I. Dimitrova, M.B. Luong, S. Sanal, E.A. Tingas, and H.G. Im, “Asymptotic analysis of detonation development at SI engine conditions using computational singular perturbation”, Combust. Theory Model. 28 (2024) 282-316 [link]

3. J. Zhang, H. Shi, M.B. Luong*, Q. Tang, K. Uddeen, G. Magnotti, J.Turner, H.G. Im, “Prediction of knock intensity and validation in an optical SI engine”, Combust. Flame. 254 (2023) 112854 [link]

4. J. Zhang, M.B. Luong, H.G. Im, “Detonation peninsula of different stoichiometric ammonia/hydrogen/air mixtures under engine-relevant conditions”, Combust. Flame. 253 (2023), 112793 [link]

5. M.B. Luong*, H.G. Im, “Prediction of the developing detonation regime in a NTC-fuel/air mixture with temperature inhomogeneities under engine conditions”, Proc. Combust. Inst., 39 (2023) 4979-4988 [link]

6. M.B. Luong*, H.G. Im, “Effects of low-temperature chemistry on direct detonation initiation by a hot spot under engine conditions”, Proc. Combust. Inst. 39 (2023) 4989-4999 [link]

7. R. Kriemann, H. Ltaief, M.B. Luong, F.E.H. Pérez, H.G. Im, D. Keyes, “High-Performance Spatial Data Compression for Scientific Applications”, European Conference on Parallel Processing, (2022) 403-418 [link]

8. M.B. Luong*, H.G. Im, “Knock propensity in a thermally inhomogeneous DME/air mixture: a DNS study”, AIAA SciTech Forum 2022, AIAA 2022-1103, [link]  

9. M. Figueroa-Labastida, M.B. Luong, J. Badra, A. Farooq, H.G. Im, “Experimental and computational studies of methanol and ethanol preignition behind reflected shock waves”, Combust. Flame, 234 (2021) 111621 [link]

10. M.B. Luong*, S. Desai, F.E. Hernandez Perez, R. Sankaran, B. Johansson, H.G. Im, “A statistical analysis of developing knock intensity in a mixture with temperature inhomogeneities”, Proc. Combust. Inst. 38 (2021) 5781-5789 [link]

11. M.B. Luong*, S. Desai, F.E. Hernández Pérez, R. Sankaran, B. Johansson, H.G. Im, “Effects of turbulence and temperature fluctuations on knock development in an ethanol/air mixture”, Flow Turbul. Combust. 106, 291 (2021) [link]

12. S. Desai, Y.J. Kim, W. Song, M.B. Luong, F.E. Hernández Pérez, R. Sankaran, H.G. Im, “Direct numerical simulations of turbulent reacting flows with shock waves and stiff chemistry using many-core/GPU acceleration”, Computers & Fluids. 215 (2021) 104787 [link]

13. J. Zhang, M.B. Luong*, F.E.H. Pérez, D. Han, H.G. Im, Z. Huang, “Exergy loss characteristics of DME/air and ethanol/air mixtures with temperature and concentration fluctuations under HCCI/SCCI conditions: A DNS study”, Combust. Flame. 226 (2021) 334–346 [link]

14. M.B. Luong*, F.E. Hernandez Perez, H.G. Im, “Prediction of ignition modes of NTC-fuel/air mixtures with temperature and concentration fluctuations”, Combust. Flame, 213 (2020) 382–393 [link]

15. M.J.M. Ali, M.B. Luong, A. Sow, F.E. Hernandez Perez, H.G. Im, “Probabilistic Approach to Predict Abnormal Combustion in Spark Ignition Engines”, SAE 2018–01–1722 [link]

16. M.B. Luong*, A. Sow, F.E. Hernandez Perez, H.G. Im, “Prediction of Ignition Regimes in DME/Air Mixtures with Temperature and Concentration Fluctuations”, AIAA SciTech Forum 2019, AIAA 2019-2241 [link]

17. M.B. Luong, G.H. Yu, R. Sankaran, S.H. Chung, C.S. Yoo, “A DNS study of the effects of injection timing on the ignition of lean PRF/air/EGR mixture with composition inhomogeneities relevant to RCCI/DDFS combustion, Combust. Flame 183 (2017) 309–321 [link]

18. M.B. Luong, G.H. Yu, S.H. Chung, C.S. Yoo, “Ignition of a lean PRF/air mixture under RCCI/SCCI conditions: A comparative DNS study”, Proc. Combust. Inst., 36 (2017) 3623–3631 [link]

19.  M.B. Luong, G.H. Yu, S.H. Chung, C.S. Yoo, “Ignition of a lean PRF/air mixture under RCCI/SCCI conditions: Chemical aspects”, Proc. Combust. Inst., 36 (2017) 3587–3596 [link]

20. M.B. Luong, G.H. Yu, T. Lu, S.H. Chung, C.S. Yoo, “Direct numerical simulations of ignition of a lean n-heptane/air mixture with temperature and composition inhomogeneities relevant to HCCI and SCCI combustion”, Combust. Flame 162 (2015) 4566–4585 [link]

21. S.O. Kim, M.B. Luong, J.H. Chen, C.S. Yoo, “A DNS study of the ignition of lean PRF/air mixtures with temperature inhomogeneities under high pressure and intermediate temperature”, Combust. Flame 162 (2015) 717–726 [link]

22.  M.B. Luong, T. Lu, S.H. Chung, C.S. Yoo, “Direct numerical simulations of ignition of a lean biodiesel/air mixture with temperature and composition inhomogeneities”, Combust. Flame, 161 (2014) 2878–2889 [link]

23.  M.B. Luong, Z. Luo, T. Lu, S.H. Chung, C.S. Yoo, “Direct numerical simulations of ignition of a lean primary reference fuel/air mixture with temperature inhomogeneities”, Combust. Flame, 160 (2013) 2038–2047 [link]

Selected International Conference Presentations

1. M.B. Luong*, H.G. Im, “A statistical analysis of developing detonation process in an NTC-fuel/air mixture with temperature inhomogeneities under engine conditions”, 11th European Combustion Meeting (ECM2023), Rouen, France, Apr. 26-28, 2023

2. M.B. Luong*, H.G. Im, “Effect of NTC Behavior on the Characteristic Length Scale of Direct Detonation Initiation”, 29th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems (ICDERS), SNU Siheung, South Korea, July 23-28, 2023. 

3. R. Kriemann, H. Ltaief, M.B. Luong, F.E.H. Perez, B. Johansson, H.G. Im, D. Keyes, “High-performance spatial data compression for scientific applications”, 28th International European Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Aug. 22–26, 2022.

4. M.B. Luong*, H.G. Im, “Prediction of the developing detonation in an NTC-fuel/air mixture with temperature inhomogeneities under engine conditions”, 39th International Symposium on Combustion, Vancouver, Canada, July 24–29, (2022)

5. M.B. Luong*, H.G. Im, “Effects of low-temperature chemistry on detonation under engine-relevant conditions”, 39th International Symposium on Combustion, Vancouver, Canada, July 24-29, (2022)

6. M.B. Luong*, E.A. Tingas, H.G. Im, “Thermochemical aspects of superknock development in IC Engines”, 28th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems (ICDERS), Naples, Italy, June 19-24, 2022. 

7. M.B. Luong*, H.G. Im, “Effects of low-temperature chemistry on detonation in IC engine conditions”, the 9th International Symposium on Scale Modeling, Napoli, Italy, Mar. 2-4, 2022

8. M.B. Luong*, H.G. Im, “Knock propensity in a thermally inhomogeneous DME/air mixture: a DNS study”, AIAA SciTech Forum, San Diego, CA, USA, Jan. 3-7, 2022

9. M.B. Luong*, H.G. Im, “Direct numerical simulations of super-knock tendency under IC engine conditions”, 13th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion (ASPACC), Abu Dhabi, UAE, Dec. 04-09, 2021

10. M.B. Luong, A. Mahmood, F.E. Hernandez Perez, R. Khurram, Im, H.G. Im, “Predicting Super-knock in IC Engines Using Machine Learning”, 32nd International Conference on Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics, Nice, France, May 17–19, 2021

11. M.B. Luong, G. Holst, F.E. Hernandez Perez, Im, H.G. Im, “In-situ data analysis and visualization of DNS Combustion simulations with ParaView Catalyst”, 32nd International Conference on Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics, Nice, France, May 17–19, 2021

12. M.B. Luong, S. Desai, F.E. Hernandez Perez, R. Sankaran, B. Johansson, H.G. Im, “A statistical analysis of developing knock intensity in a mixture with temperature inhomogeneities”, 38th International Symposium on Combustion, Adelaide, Australia, Jan. 24–29, 2021

13. M.B. Luong, F.E.H. Perez, B. Johansson, H.G. Im, “Multi-dimensional direct numerical simulations of super-knock in a thermally inhomogeneous DME/air mixture”, 73rd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Nov. 22-24, 2020 

14. F.E. Hernandez Perez, M.B. Luong, Y.J. Kim, W. Song, S. Desai, R. Sankaran, H.G. Im, “Towards Exascale Direct Numerical Simulation Using Many-core/GPU Acceleration”, 16th International Conference on Flow Dynamics, Sendai, Japan, Nov. 6–9, 2019

15. M.B. Luong, F.E. Hernandez Perez, H.G. Im, “Quantitative Prediction of Combustion Modes, Combustion Intensity, and Ignition Delay Times”, 12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, Fukuoka, Japan, July 1–5, 2019

16. M.B. Luong, M. Figueroa-Labastida, A. Sow, F.E. Hernandez Perez, J. Badra, A. Farooq, H.G. Im, “Thermal diffusivity effect on ethanol preignition in a shock tube”, 17th International Conference on Numerical Combustion, Aachen, Germany, May 6–8, 2019

17.  M.B. Luong, M. Figueroa-Labastida, E.A. Tingas, A. Sow, F.E. Hernandez Perez, J. Badra, A. Farooq, H.G. Im, “Heat capacity effect on ethanol preignition in a shock tube”, 27th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, No 297, 2019 [link]

18. M.B. Luong, G.H. Yu, R. Sankaran, S.H. Chung, C.S. Yoo, “A DNS study of the effects of injection timing on the ignition of a PRF/air mixture under DDFS conditions”, 8th European Combustion Meeting, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Apr. 18–21, 2017

19. M.B. Luong, G.H. Yu, S.H. Chung, C.S. Yoo, “Ignition of a lean PRF/air mixture under RCCI/SCCI conditions: A comparative DNS study”, 36th International Symposium on Combustion, Seoul, South Korea, Jul. 31–Aug. 5, 2016

20. M.B. Luong, G.H. Yu, S.H. Chung, C.S. Yoo, “Ignition of a lean PRF/air mixture under RCCI/SCCI conditions: Chemical aspects”, 36th International Symposium on Combustion, Seoul, South Korea, Jul. 31–Aug. 5, 2016