Publications

2024

Al-Hindawi, F., Siddiquee, M., Wu, T., Hu, H., and Sun, Y., Domain-knowledge Inspired Pseudo Supervision (DIPS) for unsupervised image-to-image translation models to support cross-domain classification, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 127 107255, 2024

2023

Al-Hindawi, F., Soori, T., Hu, H., Siddiquee, M., Yoon, H., Wu, T., and Sun, Y., A Framework for Generalizing Critical Heat Flux Detection Models Using Unsupervised Image-to-Image Translation, Expert Systems with Applications, Vol. 227, 120265, 2023.

Doan,V., Kim, D., Snoeyink,C., Sun, Y., and Shin, S., Shape- and orientation-dependent diffusiophoresis of colloidal ellipsoids, Physical Review E, Vol. 107, L052602, 2023.

Dunlap, C., Pandey, H., Sun, Y., and Hu, H., Nonintrusive boiling heat flux quantification using static and sequential image regression, submitted. 

2022

Zhang, L., Rokoni, A., Soori, T., and Sun, Y., Postcontact droplet spreading and bubble entrapment on a smooth surface, Physics Review Fluids, Vol. 7,104003, 2022.

Rokoni, A., Zhang, L., Soori, T., Hu, H., Wu, T., and Sun, Y., Learning new physical descriptors from reduced-order modeling of bubble dynamics in boiling heat transfer, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 186, 122501, 2022.

Sun Y., Deposition Control of Inkjet-printed Drops Containing Micro/nanoparticles, in Drying of Complex Fluid Drops, Soft Matter Series, editors: D. Brutin and K. Sefiane, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022.

2021

Zhang, L., Rokoni, A., Soori, T., Kaminski, A., and Sun, Y., Air film contact modes of drop impact on lubricated surfaces under reduced pressure, Physics of Fluids, Vol. 33, 092110, 2021.

Rassoulinejad-Mousavi, S., Al-Hindawi, F., Soori, T. , Rokoni, A., Yoon, H., Hu, H., Wu, T., and Sun, Y., Deep learning strategies for critical heat flux detection in pool boiling, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 190, 116849, 2021.

Soori, T., Rassoulinejad-Mousavi, S., Zhang, L., Rokoni, A., and Sun, Y., A machine learning approach for estimating surface tension based on pendant drop images, Fluid Phase Equilibria, Vol. 538, 113012, 2021.

Zhang, L., Soori, T., Rokoni, A., Kaminski, A., Sun, Y., Thin film instability driven dimple mode of air film failure during drop impact on smooth surfaces, Physics Review Fluids, Vol. 6, 044002, 2021. 

2020

Rokoni, A. and Sun, Y., Probing the temperature profile across a liquid-vapor interface upon phase change, Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 153, 144706, 2020.

Cui, C., Kim, D., Pack, M., Han, B., Sun, Y., Han, L., 4D printing of self-folding and cell-encapsulating 3D microstructures as scaffolds for tissue-engineering applications, Biofabrication, Vol. 12, 045018, 2020.

Zhang, L., Spatari, S., and Sun, Y., Life-cycle-assessment of novel heat exchanger for dry cooling of power plants based on encapsulated phase change materials, Applied Energy, Vol. 271, 115227, 2020. 

2019

Kim, D., Rokoni, A., Kaneelil, P., Cui, C., Han, L. and Sun, Y., The role of surfactant on evaporation and deposition of bisolvent biopolymer droplets, Langmuir, Vol. 35, 12773-12781, 2019. 

Rokoni, A., Kim, D., Pack, M., and Sun, Y., Micropattern-controlled wicking enhancement in hierarchical nano/microstructures, Soft Matter, Vol. 15, 6518-6529, 2019.

2018

Kim, D., Pack, M., Rokoni, A., Kaneelil, P., and Sun, Y., The effects of particle wettability on the stick-slip motion of the contact line, Soft Matter, Vol. 14, 9599-9608, 2018. 

Pack, M., Kaneelil, P., Kim, H., and Sun, Y., Contact-line instability caused by air rim formation under non-splashing droplets, Langmuir, Vol. 34, 4962-4969, 2018. 

Xu, B., Bhagwat, S., Xu, H., Rokoni, A., McCarthy, M., and Sun, Y., System-level analysis of a novel air-cooled condenser using spray freezing of phase change materials, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 131, 102-114, 2018.

Kapilow, D., Hsuan, G., Sun, Y., and McCarthy, M., Convective melting and freezing of phase change materials encapsulated within small diameter polymer tubes, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, Vol. 92, 259-269, 2018.

Vahidi, S., Schruba, E., Sun, Y., McCarthy, M., Hsuan, Y.G., A New Test Setup for Testing Polyethylene Tubes under Constant and Cyclic Internal Pressures, Plastics Engineering, Vol. 74, 32-37, 2018

2017

Pack, M., Hu, H., Kim, D., Zheng, Z., Stone, H., Sun, Y., Failure mechanisms of air entrainment in drop impact on lubricated surfaces, Soft Matter, Vol. 13, 2402-2409, 2017. 

Temirel, M., Hu, H., Shabgard, H., Boettcher, P., McCarthy, M., and Sun, Y., Solidification of Additive-Enhanced Phase Change Materials in Spherical Enclosures with Convective Cooling, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 111, 134-142, 2017. 

Sun, Y., Transport Phenomena in Printable Electronics in Annual Review of Heat Transfer, editor: G. Chen, Begell House, Vol. 20, 2017.

2016

Kim, D., Pack, M., Hu, H., Kim, H., and Sun, Y., Deposition of colloidal drops containing ellipsoidal particles: Competition between capillary and hydrodynamic forces, Langmuir, Vol. 32, 11899-11906, 2016. 

Sun, L., Hu, H., Rokoni, A.A., and Sun, Y., Intrinsic instability of thin liquid films on nanostructure surfaces, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 109, 111601, 2016. 

Hu, H. and Sun, Y., Effect of nanostructures on heat transfer coefficient of an evaporating meniscus, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 101, 878-885, 2016.

Zong, D., Hu, H., Duan, Y., and Sun, Y., Viscosity of water under electric field: Anisotropy induced by redistribution of hydrogen bonds, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol. 120, 4818-4827, 2016.

Boettcher, P.A., Hu, H., Bane, S.P.M, McCarthy, M., and Sun, Y., Dust ignition of pure and encapsulated paraffin phase change materials, Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, Vol. 30, 298-303, 2016.

Rhaman, M.M., Hu, H., Shabgard, H., Boettcher, P.A., Sun, Y., and M. McCarthy, Experimental characterization of the inward freezing and melting of additive-enhanced PCM within a Cylindrical Enclosure, J. Heat Transfer, Vol. 138, 072301, 2016.

Shabgard, H., Hu, H., Boettcher, P.A., McCarthy, M., and Sun, Y., Heat transfer analysis of PCM slurry flow between parallel plates, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Vol. 99, 895-903, 2016.

Hu, H. and Sun, Y., Multiscale Modeling of Nanostructured-Enhanced Thin Film Evaporation in Multiscale Thermal Transport in Energy Systems, editors: Y. Zhang and Y.L. He, Nova Science Publishers, 2016.

Hu, H., Weinberger, C.R., and Sun, Y., Multiscale modeling of thin liquid films in Multiscale Materials Modeling for Nanomechanics, editors: C.R. Weinberger and G. Tucker, Springer, New York, 2016.

2015

Pack, M., Hu, H., Kim, D., Yang, X., Sun, Y., Colloidal Drop Deposition on Porous Substrates: Competition among Particle Motion, Evaporation and Infiltration, Langmuir, Vol. 31, 7953-7961, 2015. 

Andersen, C.P., Hu, H., Qiu, G., Karla, V., and Sun, Y., Pore-scale transport resolved model incorporating cathode microstructure and peroxide growth in lithium-air batteries, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 162, A1135-1145, 2015.

Hu, H., Weinberger, C., and Sun, Y., Model of meniscus shape and disjoining pressure of thin liquid films on nanostructured surfaces with electrostatic interactions, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 119, 11177-11785, 2015.

Rahman, M.M., Hu, H., Shabgard, H., Boettcher, P., Sun, Y., McCarthy, M., Dendrite growth during freezing of millimeter-Scale eicosane droplets, Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 137, 080905, 2015.

2014

Yang, X., Li, C., and Sun, Y., From multi-ring to spider web and radial spoke: Competition between receding contact line and particle deposition in drying colloidal drop, Soft Matter, Vol. 10, 4458-4463, 2014. 

Hu, H., Weinberger, C., and Sun, Y., Effect of nanostructures on the meniscus shape and disjoining pressure of ultrathin liquid film, Nano Letters, Vol. 14, 7131-7137, 2014.

2013

Hu, H., and Sun, Y., Molecular dynamics simulations of disjoining pressure effect in ultra-thin water film on a metal surface, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 103, 263110, 2013.

Lu, G., Hu, H., Duan, Y., and Sun, Y., Wetting kinetics of water nano-droplet containing non-surfactant nanoparticles: a molecular dynamics study, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 103, 253104, 2013.

Hu, H., Ji, H.-F., and Sun, Y., The effect of oxygen vacancies on water wettability of a ZnO surface, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 15, 16557-16565, 2013.

Yang, X., Chhasatia, V.H., and Sun, Y., Oscillation and recoil of single and consecutively printed drops, Langmuir, Vol. 29, 2185-2192, 2013.

Tian, Z., Hu, H.., and Sun, Y., A molecular dynamics study of effective thermal conductivity in nanocomposites, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 61, 577-582, 2013.

2012

Qiu, G., Dennison, C.R., Knehr, K.W., Kumbur, E.C., and Sun, Y., Pore-scale analysis of effects of electrode morphology and electrolyte flow conditions on performance of vanadium redox flow batteries, Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 219, 223-234, 2012.

Yang, X., Chhasatia, V.H., Shah, J., and Sun, Y., Coalescence, evaporation and particle deposition of consecutively printed colloidal drops, Soft Matter, Vol. 8, 9205-9213, 2012.

Hu, H. and Sun, Y., Effect of nanopatterns on Kapitza resistance at a water-gold interface during boiling: A molecular dynamics study, Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 112, 053508, 2012.

Qiu, G., Joshi, A.S., Dennison, C.R., Knehr, K.W., Kumbur, E.C., and Sun, Y., 3-D pore-scale resolved model for coupled species/charge/fluid transport in a vanadium redox flow battery, Electrochimica Acta, Vol. 64, 46-64, 2012.

Fleischman, M.S., Lee, B.S., Rodriguez-Santiago, V., Chhasatia, V. H., Sun, Y., and Pappas, D.D., Hybrid method involving atmospheric plasma treatment and inkjet deposition for the development of conductive patterns on flexible polymers, Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 206, 3923-3930, 2012.

Zhou, S. and Sun, Y., A multiphysics model of underfill flow for flip-chip packages, IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 2, 893-902, 2012.

2011

Chhasatia, V.H. and Sun, Y., Interaction of bi-dispersed particles with contact line in an inkjet-printed evaporating colloidal drop, Soft Matter, Vol. 7, 10135-10143, 2011.

2010

Chhasatia, V.H., Joshi, A.S., and Sun, Y., Effect of relative humidity on contact angle and particle deposition morphology of an evaporating colloidal drop, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 97, 231909, 2010.

Tian, Z., White, B., and Sun, Y., Phonon wave-packet interference and phonon tunneling based energy transport across nanostructured thin films, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 96, 263113, 2010.

Joshi, A.S. and Sun, Y., Wetting dynamics and particle deposition for an evaporating colloidal drop: A lattice Boltzmann study, Physical Review E, Vol. 82, 041401, 2010.

Joshi, A.S. and Sun, Y., Numerical simulation of colloidal drop deposition dynamics on patterned substrates for printable electronics fabrication, IEEE Journal of Display Technology (invited), Vol. 6, 579-585, 2010.

Biswas, S., Gawande, S., Bromberg, V., and Sun, Y., Effects of particle size and substrate surface properties on deposition dynamics of inkjet-printed colloidal drops for printable photovoltaics fabrication, ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 132, 021010, 2010.

Sun, Y. and Beckermann, C., Phase-field modeling of bubble growth and flow in a Hele-Shaw cell, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 53, 2969-2978, 2010.

Zheng, L. and Sun, Y., An examination of underfill flow in large dies with non-uniform bump patterns, IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies, Vol. 33, 196-205, 2010.

2009 & Prior

Chhasatia, V.H., Joshi, A.S., and Sun, Y., Effect of relative humidity on contact angle and particle deposition morphology of an evaporating colloidal drop, Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 97, 231909, 2010.

Sun, Y. and Webb, E.B., Atomistic mechanism of high temperature contact line advancement: results from molecular dynamics simulations, Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, Vol. 21, 464135, 2009.

Yin, L., Murray, B., Su, S., Sun, Y., Efraim, Y., Taitelbaum, H., and Singler, T., Reactive wetting in metal-metal systems, Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, Vol. 21, 464130, 2009.

Joshi, A.S. and Sun, Y., Multiphase lattice Boltzmann method for particle suspensions, Physical Review E, Vol. 79, 066703, 2009.

Su, S., Yin, L., Sun, Y., Murray, B., and Singler, T., Modeling dissolution and spreading of Sn-Bi alloy drops on a Bi substrate, Acta Materialia, Vol. 57, 3110-3122, 2009.

Sun, Y. and Beckermann, C., Effect of solid-liquid density change on dendrite tip velocity and shape selection, Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol. 311, 4447-4453, 2009.

Sun, Y. and Beckermann, C., A two-phase diffuse-interface model for Hele-Shaw flows with large property contrasts, Physica D, Vol. 237, 3089-3098, 2008.

Sun, Y. and Beckermann, C., Sharp interface tracking using the phase-field equation, Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 220, 626-653, 2007.

Sun, Y. and Smith, T.F., Air flow characteristics of a room with square cone diffusers, Building and Environment, Vol. 40, pp. 589-600, 2005.

Gao, J., Sun, Y., Wen, J., and Smith, T.F., An experimental study of energy consumption and thermal comfort for electric and hydronic reheat modes, Energy and Buildings, Vol. 37, pp. 203-214, 2005.

Sun, Y. and Beckermann, C., Diffuse interface modeling of two-phase flows based on averaging: mass and momentum equations, Physica D, Vol. 3-4, pp. 281-308, 2004.