Publications
Publications
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N Wang, H Xu, T Wang, Z Che*. [2024] Wall confinement effects on the dynamics of cavitation bubbles in thin tubes. Physics of Fluids. Accepted.
W Gao, Q Li, K Sun, R Chen, Z Che*, T Wang*. [2024] Effects of gas diffusion layer thickness on PEM fuel cells with composite foam-rib flow fields. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. Accepted.
C Yin, T Wang, Z Che, J Wang, K Sun*. [2024] Enhanced coalescence-induced droplet-jumping on superhydrophobic surfaces with stepped structures. Physics of Fluids. 36, 033324. (Editor's Pick)
W Zhang, X Tao, Q Li, K Sun, R Chen, Z Che*, T Wang*. [2024] Effect of startup modes on cold start performance of PEM fuel cells with different cathode flow fields. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 225, 125418.
M Suo, K Sun*, Z Zeng, Q Li, Z Che, R Chen, T Wang*. [2024] Pore-scale numerical investigation of water transport in metal foam flow fields of proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Effect of structural parameters and wettability. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 61, 395-406.
L Carnevale, P Deuar, Z Che, P Theodorakis*. [2024] Surfactant-laden liquid thread breakup driven by thermal fluctuations. Physics of Fluids. 36, 033301. (Editor's Pick)
S Arbabi, P Deuar, R Bennacer, Z Che, P Theodorakis*. [2024] Coalescence of sessile aqueous droplets laden with surfactant. Physics of Fluids. 36, 023340. (Featured article)
Y Huang, P Theodorakis, Z Zeng, T Wang, Z Che*. [2024] Ionomer structure and component transport in the cathode catalyst layer of PEM fuel cells: A molecular dynamics study. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 160, 044910.
H Xu, T Wang, Z Che*. [2023] Coalescence of immiscible droplets in liquid environments. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 659, 60-70.
H Zhang, Z Lu, T Wang, Z Che*. [2023] Micro-explosion of emulsion droplets with nanoparticles at high temperature. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 219, 124851.
Z Xu, T Wang, Z Che*. [2023] Breakup of particle-laden droplets in airflow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 974, A42.
S Arbabi, P Deuar, M Denys, R Bennacer, Z Che, P Theodorakis*. [2023] Molecular dynamics simulation of the coalescence of surfactant-laden droplets. Soft Matter. 19, 8070-8080 (Inside cover).
J Cui, T Wang, Z Che*. [2023] Melting process of frozen sessile droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces. Langmuir. 39, 14800–14810.
X Tao, K Sun, R Chen, M Suo, H Liu, Z Che*, T Wang*. [2023] Two-phase flow in porous metal foam flow fields of PEM fuel cells. Chemical Engineering Science. 282, 119270.
Z Xu, Y Zhang, T Wang, Z Che*. [2023] Deformation and breakup of compound droplets in airflow. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 653, 517-527.
L-S Pan, F Y Leong, E Klaseboer, C-W Kang, Y C Wang, K H Lim, G Xu, C Zhao, Z Che, C Ooi, Z Ge, Y F Yap, H Li. [2023] Investigating airborne transmission risks: A mathematical model of evaporating droplets with solid residue. Physics of Fluids. 35, 097129.
H Xu, X Ge, T Wang, Z Che*. [2023] Coalescence of immiscible sessile droplets on a partial wetting surface. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 971, A34.
W Gao, Q Li, K Sun, R Chen, Z Che*, T Wang*. [2023] Mass transfer and water management in proton exchange membrane fuel cells with a composite foam-rib flow field. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 216, 124595.
X Peng, T Wang, F Jia, K Sun, Z Li, Z Che*. [2023] Singular jets during droplet impact on superhydrophobic surfaces. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 651, 870-882.
Z Zeng, K Sun, R Chen, M Suo, Z Che*, T Wang*. [2023] Variation of critical crystallization pressure for the formation of square ice in graphene nanocapillaries. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 127 (30) 14874-14882. (Supplementary cover).
L Carnevale, P Deuar, Z Che, P Theodorakis*. [2023] Liquid thread breakup and the formation of satellite droplets, Physics of Fluids. 35, 074108. (Featured article).
S Arbabi, P Deuar, M Denys, R Bennacer, Z Che, P Theodorakis*. [2023] Coalescence of surfactant-laden droplets. Physics of Fluids. 35, 063329.
F Tian, L Shi, Z Che, Z Lu, K Sun, T Wang*. [2023] Experimental investigation of cyclic variation of the in-cylinder flow in a spark-ignition engine with a charge motion control valve. Flow, Turbulence and Combustion. doi: 10.1007/s10494-023-00429-y.
Z Xu, H Qi, T Wang, Z Che*. [2023] Coalescence delay mediated by the gas layer during the impact of hot droplets. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 204, 123864.
OA Odumosu, H Xu, T Wang, Z Che*. [2023] Growth of elongated vapor bubbles during flow boiling heat transfer in wavy microchannels. Applied Thermal Engineering, 223, 119987.
14. H Zhang, Z Lu, T Wang, Z Che*. [2023] Mist formation during micro-explosion of emulsion droplets. Fuel, 339, 127350.
Z Xu, T Wang, Z Che*. [2023] Transitions of breakup regimes for viscous droplets in airflow. Fuel, 339, 127355.
Y Li, Z Xu, X Peng, T Wang, Z Che*. [2023] Numerical simulation of secondary breakup of shear-thinning droplets. Physics of Fluids, 35, 012103 (Featured article).
F Tian, T Wang, Z Che, K Sun, Z Lu, D Liu, L Shi*. [2022] Experimental investigation of boundary layer flow near the cylinder wall in a direct-injection spark-ignition engine using particle image velocimetry. International Journal of Engine Research, doi: 10.1177/14680874221128077.
Z Xu, T Wang, Z Che*. [2022] Cavity deformation and bubble entrapment during the impact of droplets on a liquid pool. Physical Review E, 106 (5), 055108.
M Denys*, P Deuar, Z Che, P Theodorakis*. [2022] A Lagrangian particle-based numerical model for surfactant-laden droplets at macroscales. Physics of Fluids, 34 (9), 095126.
H Xu, T Wang, Z Che*. [2022] Bridge evolution during the coalescence of immiscible liquid droplets. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 628, 869-877.
H Xu, T Wang, Z Che*. [2022] Flow in fuel nozzles under cavitation and flash-boiling conditions. AIP Advances. 12, 055218.
Y Zhai, H Li, Z Tao, X Cao, C Yang, Z Che, T Xu*. [2022] Design, fabrication and test of a bulk SiC MEMS accelerometer. Microelectronic Engineering. 260, 111793.
J Cao, M Ye, H Li, T Wang, Z Che*. [2022] Heat transfer enhancement by mist/air two-phase flow in a high-temperature channel. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 193, 122966.
Y Luo, Z Zheng, X Zheng, Y Li, Z Che, J Fang, L Xi, NT Nguyen, C Song*. [2022] Model-based feedback control for on-demand droplet dispensing system with precise real-time phase imaging. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical. 365, 131936.
Z Xu, T Wang, Z Che*. [2022] Droplet breakup in airflow with strong shear effect. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 941, A54.
Z Zeng, T Wang*, R Chen, M Suo, K Sun, P Theodorakis, Z Che*. [2022] Two-dimensional partitioned square ice confined in graphene/graphite nanocapillaries. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 156, 154510.
M Li, E Zhang, M Zhang, Z Che, Y Qin*, T Zhang, X Han, Y Wang. [2022] Ex-situ experimental study on extraction of droplet dynamic parameters based on droplet shape in PEMFC. International Journal of Green Energy, in press. doi:10.1080/15435075.2021.2025064
M Li, Y Li, Y Qin*, Y Yin, J Zhang, Z Che*. [2022] Water droplet detachment characteristics on surfaces of gas diffusion layers in PEMFCs. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47(18): 10341-10351. doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.01.077
M Suo, K Sun*, R Chen, Z Che, Z Zeng, Q Li, X Tao, T Wang*. [2021] Oxygen transport in proton exchange membrane fuel cells with metal foam flow fields. Journal of Power Sources, 521, 230937. doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230937
Z Xu, L Wang, T Wang, Z Che*. [2021] Crown rupture during droplet impact on a dry smooth surface at increased pressure. Physics of Fluids. 33, 122105. pdf, doi:10.1063/5.0070212
X Peng, T Wang, K Sun, Z Che*. [2021] Droplet splashing during the impact on liquid pools of shear-thinning fluids with yield stress. Physics of Fluids. 33, 112106 (Selected as Editor’s Pick). pdf, doi:10.1063/5.0068234
P Theodorakis*, A Amirfazli, B Hu, Z Che. [2021] Droplet control based on pinning and substrate wettability. Langmuir. 37, 4248-4255. doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00215
FA Hammad, K Sun, Z Che*, J Jedelsky, T Wang*. [2021] Internal two-phase flow and spray characteristics of outside-in-liquid twin-fluid atomizers. Applied Thermal Engineering. 187, 116555. preprint-pdf, doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.116555
P Zhang, Z Xu, T Wang, Z Che*. [2020] A method to measure vapor concentration of droplet evaporation based on background oriented Schlieren. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 168, 120880. preprint-pdf, doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2020.120880
Y Luo, J Yang, X Zheng, J Wang, X Tu, Z Che, J Fang, L Xi, NT Nguyen, C Song*. [2020] Three-dimensional visualization and analysis of flowing droplets in microchannels using real-time quantitative phase microscopy. Lab on a Chip. 21, 75-82. doi:10.1039/D0LC00917B
Z Xu, T Wang, Z Che*. [2020] Droplet deformation and breakup in shear flow of air. Physics of Fluids. 32, 052109 (Featured Article). preprint-pdf, supplementary-materials, doi:10.1063/5.0006236
Y Luo, J Yang, X Tu, T Huang, Z Che, C Song*. [2020] Optofluidic phase-shifting digital holographic microscopy for quantitative measurement of microfluidic diffusion dynamics. Journal of Applied Physics. 127, 134501. doi:10.1063/5.0004543
H Qi, T Wang, Z Che*. [2020] Air layer during the impact of droplets on heated substrates. Physical Review E. 101, 043114. pdf, doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.101.043114
Y Lu*, N M Kovalchuk, Z Che, M Simmons. [2020] Interfacial instabilities due to immiscible fluid displacement in circular and non-circular microchannels. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. 113, 110045. doi:10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2020.110045
V Belus, J Rabault*, J Viquerat, Z Che, E Hachem, U Reglade. [2019] Exploiting locality and translational invariance to design effective Deep Reinforcement Learning control of the 1-dimensional unstable falling liquid film. AIP Advances. 9, 125014.
L Wang, S Rong, S Shen, T Wang, Z Che*. [2019] Interface oscillation of droplets upon impact on a heated surface in the Leidenfrost state. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 148, 119116. preprint, doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2019.119116
C Yin, T Wang, Z Che, M Jia, K Sun. [2019] Critical and optimal wall conditions for coalescence-induced droplet jumping on textured superhydrophobic surfaces. Langmuir. 35 (49), 16201-16209. doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02885
S Shen, Z Che, T Wang*, Z Yue*, K Sun, S Som. [2019] A model for droplet heating and evaporation of water-in-oil emulsified fuel. Fuel. 266,116710. doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2019.116710
Q Ding, T Wang, Z Che*. [2019]. Two jets during the impact of viscous droplets onto a less-viscous liquid pool. Physical Review E. 100, 053108. pdf, doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.100.053108
S Shen, K Sun, Z Che*, T Wang*, M Jia, J Cai. [2019] Mechanism of micro-explosion of water-in-oil emulsified fuel droplet and its effect on soot generation. Energy. 191, 116488. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2019.116488
S Shen, K Sun, Z Che*, T Wang*, M Jia. [2019] Puffing and micro-explosion of heated droplets for homogeneous ethanol-propanol-hexadecane fuel and micro-emulsified ethanol-biodiesel-hexadecane fuel. Applied Thermal Engineering, 165, 114537. doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.114537
Y Sun, Z Che, K Sun, T Wang*, Y Li, H Bai. [2019] Measurements of turbulence sources in a swirl-supported diesel engine. International Journal of Engine Research. 22(3), 975-985. doi:10.1177%2F1468087419870415
H Zhao, T Wang, Z Che*. [2019] Full-field flow measurement in evaporating sessile droplets based on the Scheimpflug principle. Applied Physics Letters. 115, 091603. pdf, doi:10.1063/1.5108696
P Theodorakis*, Z Che*. [2019] Surface nanobubbles: Theory, simulation, and experiment. A review. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 272, 101995. doi:10.1016/j.cis.2019.101995
S Shen, K Sun, Z Che*, T Wang*, M Jia, J Cai. [2019]. An experimental investigation of the heating behaviors of droplets of emulsified fuels at high temperature. Applied Thermal Engineering, 161, 114059. doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.114059
C Yin, T Wang, Z Che, M Jia, K Sun. [2018] Oblique impact of droplets on microstructured superhydrophobic surfaces. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 123, 693-704. doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2018.02.060
K Sun, P Zhang, Z Che, T Wang. [2018] Marangoni-flow-induced partial coalescence of a droplet on a liquid/air interface, Physical Review Fluids, 3, 023602. doi:10.1103/PhysRevFluids.3.023602
Z Che*, YF Yap, T Wang. [2018] Flow structure of compound droplets moving in microchannels, Physics of Fluids. 30(1), 012114. pdf, doi:10.1063/1.5008908
Z Che*, OK Matar*. [2018] Impact of droplets on immiscible liquid films, Soft Matter. 14(9), 1540-1551 (back cover story). preprint, doi:10.1039/C7SM02089A
Q Guan, YF Yap, HY Li and Z Che. [2018] Modeling of nanofluid-fluid two-phase flow and heat transfer, International Journal of Computational Methods. 15(1), 1850072.
X Fan, Z Che, T Wang, Z Lu. [2018] Numerical investigation of boundary layer flow and wall heat transfer in a gasoline direct-injection engine, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 120, 1189-1199. doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.09.089
Z Che*, OK Matar*. [2017] Impact of droplets on liquid films in the presence of surfactant, Langmuir. 33(43), 12140-12148 (cover story). preprint, doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b01901
I Adebayo, Z Xie, Z Che, OK Matar. [2017] Doubly excited pulse waves on thin liquid films flowing down an inclined plane: An experimental and numerical study, Physical Review E. 96, 013118. doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.96.013118
W Yang, M Jia, Z Che, K Sun, T Wang. [2017] Transitions of deformation to bag breakup and bag to bag-stamen breakup for droplets subjected to a continuous gas flow, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 111, 884–894. doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.04.012
PJ Sáenz, AW Wray, Z Che, OK Matar, P Valluri, J Kim, K Sefiane. [2017] Dynamics and universal scaling law in geometrically-controlled sessile drop evaporation, Nature Communications, 8, 14783. doi:10.1038/ncomms14783
Z Che, TN Wong, NT Nguyen. [2017] A simple method for the formation of water-in-oil-in-water (W/O/W) double emulsions, Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 21, 8. doi:10.1007/s10404-016-1845-8
Z Che, PE Theodorakis. [2017] Formation, dissolution and properties of surface nanobubbles, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 487, 123–129. doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2016.10.027
W Li, Y Li, T Wang, M Jia, Z Che, D Liu. [2016] Investigation of the effect of the in-cylinder tumble motion on cycle-to-cycle variations in a direct injection spark ignition (DISI) engine using large eddy simulation (LES). Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 98, 601-631. doi:10.1007/s10494-016-9773-y
H Feng, TN Wong, Z Che. [2016] Induced charge electrophoresis of a conducting cylinder in a nonconducting cylindrical pore and its micromotoring application, Physical Review Fluids. 1, 044103. doi:10.1103/PhysRevFluids.1.044103
H Feng, TN Wong, Z Che, Marcos. [2016] Chaotic micromixer utilizing electro-osmosis and induced charge electroosmosis in eccentric annulus, Physics of Fluids. 28, 062003. doi: 10.1063/1.4952971
C Zhang, Z Wu, Z Che, X Li, Y Sun, L Ren. [2016] Liquid spreading on a pre-wetted biomimetic surface inspired by a dog's tongue, Science China Technological Sciences. 59 (5), 738-748.
E Nowak, NM Kovalchuk, Z Che, MJH Simmons. [2016] Effect of surfactant concentration and viscosity of outer phase during the coalescence of a surfactant-laden drop with a surfactant-free drop, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 505, 124–131.
Z Che, A Deygas, OK Matar. [2015] Impact of droplets on inclined flowing liquid films, Physical Review E. 92, 023032.
Z Che, TN Wong, NT Nguyen, C Yang. [2015] Three dimensional features of convective heat transfer in droplet-based microchannel heat sinks, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 86, 455–464.
Z Che, F Fang, J Percival, C Pain, O Matar, M Navon. [2014] An ensemble method for sensor optimisation applied to falling liquid films, International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 67(Supplement), 153-161.
Z Che, TN Wong, NT Nguyen, C Yang. [2014] Asymmetric heat transfer in liquid-liquid segmented flow in microchannels, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 77, 385–394.
Z Che, TN Wong, NT Nguyen. [2013] Heat transfer in plug flow in cylindrical microcapillaries with constant surface heat flux, International Journal of Thermal Sciences 64, 204-212.
Z Che, TN Wong, NT Nguyen. [2012] Heat transfer enhancement by recirculating flow within liquid plugs in microchannels, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 55 (7-8), 1947-1956.
Z Che, TN Wong, NT Nguyen, JC Chai. [2012] Formation and breakup of compound pendant drops at the tip of a capillary and its effect on upstream velocity fluctuations, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 55 (4), 1022-1029.
Z Che, NT Nguyen, TN Wong. [2011] Analysis of chaotic mixing in plugs moving in meandering microchannels, Physical Review E 84 (6), 066309. pdf, doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.066309
Z Che, TN Wong, NT Nguyen, YF Yap, JC Chai. [2011] Numerical investigation of upstream pressure fluctuation during growth and breakup of pendant drops, Chemical Engineering Science 66 (21), 5293-5300.
Z Che, TN Wong, NT Nguyen. [2011] An analytical model for plug flow in microcapillaries with circular cross section, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow 32 (5), 1005-1013.
Z Che, NT Nguyen, TN Wong. [2011] Hydrodynamically mediated breakup of droplets in microchannels, Applied Physics Letters 98 (5), 054102. pdf, doi:10.1063/1.3552680
B Xu, TN Wong, NT Nguyen, Z Che, JC Chai. [2010] Thermal mixing of two miscible fluids in a T-shaped microchannel, Biomicrofluidics 4 (4), 044102.
J Sivasamy, Z Che, TN Wong, NT Nguyen, L Yobas. [2010] A simple method for evaluating and predicting chaotic advection in microfluidic slugs, Chemical Engineering Science 65 (19), 5382-5391.
Z Che, TN Wong, NT Nguyen. [2010] An analytical model for a liquid plug moving in curved microchannels, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 53 (9-10), 1977-1985.
S Rong, S Shen, T Wang, Z Che*. [2019] Bouncing-with-spray mode and residence time of droplet impact on heated surfaces, Acta Physica Sinica, 68 (15), 154701.