Publications

Chowdhury, Sifat Karim, and Yan Zhang. "An experimental study of fluid–structure interaction and self-excited oscillation in thin-walled collapsible tube." Physics of Fluids 36.7 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0211227

Yan Zhang, Benjamin Eichholz, and Ruihang Zhang . "Evolution of vortex structures in an open deep cavity under pulsatile flow conditions: An experimental study".  Physics of Fluids 34, 091902 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0111653

Yan Zhang, Ruihang Zhang, Nick Thomas, Al Habib Ullah, Benjamin Eichholz, Jordi Estevadeordal, Yildirim Bora Suzen. “Experimental and Computational Study of Pulsatile Flow Characteristics in Romanesque and Gothic Aortic Arch Models,” Medical Engineering and Physics, Volume 102, April 2022, 103784. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2022.103784

Rui Miao, Xiaoou Hu, Yao Yu, Yan Zhang, Mark Wood, Gaylord Olson, Huojun Yang. “Evaluation of cooling performance of a novel dual-purpose solar thermal collector through numerical simulations”, Applied Thermal Engineering 204 (2022): 117966. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.117966.

Rui Miao, Xiaoou Hu, Yan Zhang, Mark Wood, Gaylord Olson, Yao Yu. “Experimental study of a newly developed dual-purpose solar thermal collector for heat and cold collection”. Building and Environment, 252, 1 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111370

Zhang, R., and Zhang, Y. "Effects of Heart Rate on the Pulsatile Flow Characteristics of a Stenotic Aortic Valve Model: An In Vitro Experimental Study." ASME. J. Fluids Eng. October 2020; 142(10): 101205. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4047410 

Singh, John-Luke, Yechun Wang, Yan Zhang, Julie A. Melbye, Amanda E. Brooks, and Benjamin D. Brooks. "Dynamics of a Viscous Droplet in Return Bends of Microfluidic Channels." Journal of Fluids Engineering 142, no. 9 (2020).  https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4047119 

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

Zhang, R., & Zhang, Y. Pulsatile Flow Characteristics in a Stenotic Aortic Valve Model: An In Vitro Experimental Study. In ASME-JSME-KSME 2019 8th Joint Fluids Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection. https://doi.org/10.1115/AJKFluids2019-4978  

Zhang R., Zhang Y. An Experimental Study of Pulsatile Flow in a Compliant Aortic Root Model under Varied Cardiac Outputs. Fluids, 2018, 3(4), 71. https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids3040071

Gerber B., Singh J., Zhang Y., Liou, W. A computer simulation of short-term adaptations of cardiovascular hemodynamics in microgravity. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 2018, 102, 86-94 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2018.09.014 

Zhang, Y., J., Zhao, B. Grabrick, B. Jacobson, A. Nelson, J. Otte. Dynamic Response of Three Floaters Supporting Vertical Axis Wind Turbines due to Wind Excitation. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2018, 80. 316–331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2018.04.003

Zhang, Y.  Effects of Distributed Leading-Edge Roughness on Aerodynamic Performance of a Low-Reynolds-Number Airfoil: An Experimental Study. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters. 2018, 8(3), 201-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.taml.2018.03.010 

Singh, J.-L., Melbye, J., Wang, Y., Zhang, Y., Brooks, A., Brooks, B. Spectral boundary element analysis on droplet based microfluidics used in cell seeding. Biomed. Sci. Instrum. 2018. 54 (1), 217-221.

Singh, J.-L., Zhang Y., Wang Y., Gerber B., Stark K., Yon K., Brooks A., Brooks B.  Design of an experimental platform for flow visualizations in a microfluidic chip. Biomed. Sci. Instrum. 2018. 54 (1), 184-188.

DeJong, C., Halvorson, A., Sahouani, J., Wreede, C., Hoffmann, B.,Zhang, Y, Jiang, L. Investigation of silk fibroin heart valve constructs.  Biomed. Sci. Instrum. 2018. 54 (1), 264-269.

Zhang, R., Zhang, Y . An experimental study of pulsatile flow past compliant aortic valve using particle image velocimetry. Biomed. Sci. Instrum. 2018. 54 (1), 278-285.

Zhang, Y, Estevadeordal, J., Bhusal, S., & Krech, J. (2016). Effects of Leading-Edge Structures on Stall Behaviors of a NACA0015 Airfoil: A Multi-plane PIV Study. In 34th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference (p. 3732).

Stolt, A., Estevadeordal, J., & Zhang, Y. (2017). A tomographic PIV and TSP Study of Leading-Edge Structures on Stall Behaviors of NACA0015. In 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting (p. 0476).

Zhang, Y, Liou W. W., & Gupta, V., Effects of excessive water intake on body-fluid homeostasis and the cardiovascular system--a computer simulation. (Book chapter) Emerging Trends in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, and Systems Biology – Algorithms and Software Tools, March, 2016

Zhang, Y., Liou, W. W., & Gupta, V., Modeling of high sodium intake effects on left ventricular hypertrophy. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 2015, 58, 1 March 2015, 31–39

Zhang, Y., Sarkar, P. P., & Hu, H. (2015). An experimental investigation on the characteristics of fluid–structure interactions of a wind turbine model sited in microburst-like winds. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 57, 206-218.

Zhang, Y., Liou W. W., Modeling of Excessive Water Intake Effects on Human Cardiovascular System, 41st Midwestern University Fluid Mechanics Retreat, April 10-14, 2014, Rochester, Indiana. (presentation only)

Zhang, Y., Hu, H., & Sarkar, P. P., Comparison of microburst-wind loads on low-rise structures of various geometric shapes. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 2014, 133, 181-190.

Zhang, Y., Sarkar, P., & Hu, H., An experimental study on wind loads acting on a high-rise building model induced by microburst-like winds. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2014, 50, 547-564.

Zhang, Y., Hu H., and Sarkar P.P., An Experimental Study of Flow Fields and Wind Loads on Gable-roof Buildings in Microburst-like Wind. Experiments in Fluids, 2013, 54:1511.

Zhang, Y., Sarkar P.P., and Hu H., Modeling of Microburst Outflows using Impinging Jet and Cooling Source Approaches and Their Comparisonhttps://workspaces.ndsu.edu/https://workspaces.ndsu.edu/. Engineering Structure, 2013, 56, 779–793.

Zhang, Y., Sarkar P.P., and Hu H., https://workspaces.ndsu.edu/https://workspaces.ndsu.edu/An Experimental Investigation on the Flow Characteristics and Wind Loads acting on a Wind Turbine Model in Microburst-like Wind, Proceedings of 43th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit, San Diego, CA, June 24-27, 2013.

Zhang, Y., Sarkar P.P., and Hu H., Comparison of Microburst-wind Loads on Structures including Scale Effects. Proceedings of 12th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering, Seattle, WA, USA, June 16-19, 2013.

Zhang, Y., Sarkar P.P., and Hu H., Study of Microburst Simulation Models and Wind Loading Effects. Proceedings of 3rd American Association for Wind Engineering Workshop, Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA, Aug. 12-14, 2012.

Zhang, Y., Sarkar P.P., and Hu H.,  An Experimental Study of Microburst-wind Loads on Gable-roofed Houses, Proceedings of https://workspaces.ndsu.edu/42th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit, New Orleans, LA, June 25-28, 2012.

Zhang, Y., Sarkar P.P., and Hu H., Experimental and Numerical Investigation on the Flow Characteristics of Microburst-like Winds, Proceedings of 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Nashville, TN, Jan.9-12, 2012.

Zhang, Y., Igarashi T., and Hu H., Experimental Investigations on the Performance Degradation of a Low-Reynolds-Number Airfoil with Distributed Leading Edge Roughness. Proceedings of 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, FL, Jan. 4-7, 2011.         

Yang Z., Zhang, Y., Sarkar P.P., and Hu H., Dynamic Wind Loads and Wake Flow Structures Downstream a Wind Turbine, 2010 Iowa Wind Energy Association’s (IWEA) Annual Meeting and Conference, Ames, Iowa, April 6-7, 2011. (presentation only)