Publications

Publications

Selected publications:

  1. Song Cheng*, Henry J. Curran, Combustion chemistry of sustainable aviation fuels, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, under review.
  2. Song Cheng*, S. Scott Goldsborough, Kotaro Tanaka, Eynas Amer, Recent progress in rapid compression machine diagnostics, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, under review.
  3. Song Cheng*, Zhongyu Yue, Real-Fluid Effects in High-Pressure Combustion, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, under review.
  4. Anthony Chun Yin Yuen, Daniel Davidson, Ho-Yin Tse, Huaimin Wang, Di Wu, Raffel Dharma Patria, Yongxin Chen, Yunkai Tan, Mikelis Kirpluks, Shao-Yuan Leu, Charles Xu, Liang Dong, Ning Yan*, Carol Lin*, Song Cheng*, Development of Bio-Based Flame-Retardant Polyurethane, Chemical Society Reviews, under review.
  5. Hongjie Zhang, Ting Zhang, Jingyi Liu, Song Cheng*, HiPrFlame-An ab initio based real-fluid modeling approach for high-pressure combustion-II. Generalization to large fuels via universal atomic force fields and ML-based property predictions without hard-sphere approximation, Combustion and Flame, under review.
  6. Ting Zhang, Buyao Ran, Yuxin Dong, Wei Li*, Hongjie Zhang, Song Cheng*, HiPrFlame-An ab initio based real-fluid modeling approach for high-pressure combustion-III. Supercritical hydrogen autoignition at up to 160 bar and the role of radicals, Combustion and Flame, under review.
  7. Buyao Ran, Yuxin Dong, Yu Han, Ting Zhang, Hongjie Zhang, Pengzhi Wang, Yang Li, Henry Curran, Bin Yang, S. Scott, Goldsborough, Song Cheng*, Supercritical autoignition of methane in an ultra-high-pressure rapid compression machine at up to 160 bar: real-fluid effects and two-stage ignition behavior, Combustion and Flame, under review.
  8. Ruoyue Tang, Hongqing Wu, Tingji Yao, Qingmiao Ding, Feng Zhang, Yang Li, Chongwen Zhou, S. Scott Goldsborough, Song Cheng*, Unravelling the interconversion between NO and NO2: reaction pathways, ab initio kinetics, and implications for NOx-involved combustion studies, Combustion and Flame, under review.
  9. Ruoyue Tang, Qiang Xu, Hongqing Wu, Yang Li, S. Scott Goldsborough, Zhandong Wang, Song Cheng*, Experimental and kinetic modeling study of conversions between NO and NO2 using SVUV-PIMS, Combustion and Flame, under review.
  10. Ting Zhang, Pengzhi Wang, S. Scott Goldsborough, Roger Cracknell, Toby Rockstroh*, Song Cheng*, Investigations on pre-chamber ignition in advanced low-temperature combustion: Comprehensive experiments, modeling, and fundamental kinetic analysis, Combustion and Flame, under review.
  11. Zhenjia Yue, Hongqing Wu, Yuxin Dong, Rongpei Jiang, Qingmiao Ding, Ruoyue Tang, Yang Li, Song Cheng*, Structural effects and channel competition in H-atom abstraction by NO2 from aldehydes, ketones, and alcohols, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, under review.
  12. Zhicheng Luo, Hongqing Wu, Yuxin Dong, Ruoyue Tang, Rongpei Jiang, Qingmiao Ding, Yang Li, Song Cheng*, Ab initio kinetics of O-atom abstraction from CH3OȮ by C2–C5 alkyl radicals: competition between barriered and barrierless channels, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, under review.
  13. Yuxin Dong, Buyao Ran, Ting Zhang, Pengzhi Wang*, Song Cheng*, Experimental and modeling investigation of supercritical autoignition of methane-hydrogen mixture in an ultra-high-pressure rapid compression machine at up to 160 bar, Combustion and Flame, under review.
  14. Hao Jin, Hongqing Wu, Xinrui Ren, Qian Peng, Da Huo, Song Cheng*, Understanding key NOx/oxygenated species interactions via Ṙ+HNO=RH+NO for acyl, hydroxyalkyl and alkoxyalkyl radicals: ab initio kinetics and ML-based rate coefficient prediction, Applications in Energy and Combustion Science, under review.
  15. Hei-Kit Ho, Raffel Dharma Patria, Xinrui Ren, Pak Hung Lam, Jianyu Guan, Wei Li, Song Cheng, Ho-Yin Tse, Shao-Yuan Leu, Sustainable Aromatics for Aviation: Targeted Pathways for Complete Blend of Aviation Fuel, Energy & Fuels, under review.
  16. Xin Wang, Siyu Cheng, Ruining He, Frederick Nii Ofei Bruce, Bo Liu, Jin Wu, Song Cheng, Yang Li, An Experimental and Kinetic Modeling Study of the Autoignition Delay Times of n-Propyl Nitrate, Combustion and Flame, under review.
  17. Yufan Zhao, Zongyu Yue, Song Cheng, Mingfa Yao, Hu Wang, Haifeng Liu, Role of NH3 -H2 Interactions in N2O Formation during Rapid Compression Ignition, Combustion and Flame, under review.
  18. Saroj Ray*, Song Cheng*, Microexplosion in Emulsified Fuel Droplets across Diffusion and Partially Premixed Combustion Regimes, Physics of Fluids, under review.
  19. Yilin Zhao, Yuke Gao, Ruining He, Zihao ZHao, Kan Qin, Song Cheng, Henry J. Curran, Yang Li, An experimental study of the electric ignition characteristics of kerosene plus hydroxylamine perchlorate propellants, Combustion and Flame, under review.
  20. Hongqing Wu, Ruoyue Tang, Yang Li, Song Cheng*, Unravelling of role of H-atom abstractions by O2CHO in high-pressure combustion, Combustion and Flame, under review.
  21. Yuxin Dong, Hongqing Wu, Ruoyue Tang, Yang Li, Song Cheng*, Ab initio kinetics of NO₂ + Ṙ = RONO and RONO = RȮ + NO and their impact on kinetic modeling, Combustion and Flame, under review.
  22. Yingtao Wu, Zhonghao Zhao, Yuxin Fang, Song Cheng, Chenglong Tang, Zuohua Huang, An Inverse Integral Method for Correcting Transient Thermal Effects in Ignition Delay Measurements: A case of Ethanol Autoignition in Rapid Compression Machines, Fuel, under review.
  23. Yingtao Wu, Zhonghao Zhao, Yuxin Fang, Pengzhi Wang, Song Cheng, Chenglong Tang, Zuohua Huang, Henry Curran, A Multi-Stage Inverse Integral Method for Deriving Ignition Delay Correlation from Autoignition Experimental Measurements, Combustion and Flame, under review.
  24. Ruining He, Jieyao Lyu, Xin Bai, Xuan Ren, Zhandong Wang, Song Cheng, Henry J. Curran, Yang Li, Utilizing synchrotron vacuum ultraviolet photoionization mass spectrometry to capture key species in CL-20 pyrolysis, Combustion and Flame, under review. 
  25. Xin Bai, Yuke Gao, Xuan Ren, Ruining He, Frederick Nii Ofei Bruce, Song Cheng, Henry J Curran, Yang Li, An experimental and kinetic modeling study of the unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) combustion, Combustion and Flame, under review.
  26. Xuan Ren, Ruining He, Yilin Zhao, Xin Bai, Song Cheng, Henry J. Curran, Yang Li, Flame propagation characteristics and kinetic model development of monomethylhydrazine combustion, Combustion and Flame, under review.
  27. Zaixing Wang, Chiu Shek Wong, Chenxi Mao, Chiu Shek Wong, Song Cheng*, Molly Meng-Jung Li*, Performance and emission insights of cross-platform ammonia cracking-assisted jet engine propulsion systems, Energy, under review.
  28. Mingrui Wang, Tianzhou Jiang, Ting Zhang, Hongjie Zhang, Hongqing Wu, Rongpei Jiang, Yang Li, Song Cheng*, Theoretical investigation of real-fluid effects in high-pressure flow reactors, Combustion and Flame, under review.
  29. Qingmiao Ding, Xueming Ding, Zening Li, Hongxing Liu, Zhihao Zhang, Shuai Huang, Song Cheng, Yanyu Cui, Chongwen Zhou, Henry J. Curran, Theoretical and kinetic study of H-atom abstraction reactions from alkyl cyclohexanes by ṄH2 radical, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Article in Press.
  30. Buyao Ran, Yingtao Wu, Yang Li, S. Scott Goldborough, Song Cheng*, Quantifying Facility-Induced Variability and Uncertainty in RCM Sampling, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2026, Article in Press.
  31. Zikangping Wang, Song Cheng, Fabian Sewerin, A chemically detailed model for the combustion of a single magnesium particle in air, CO2 and H2O, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2026, Article in Press.
  32. Zhihan Zhu, Jieyao Lyu, Xin Bai, Zhandong Wang, Song Cheng, Henry J. Curran, Yang Li, Unraveling the pyrolysis kinetics of ammonium perchlorate (AP) using Synchrotron Radiation Photoionization Mass Spectrometry, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2026, Article in Press.
  33. Hao Jin, Hongqing Wu, Ruoyue Tang, Yang Li, Song Cheng*, Understanding key NOx/hydrocarbon interactions via Ṙ+HNO=RH+NO for alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl radicals: ab initio kinetics and ML-based rate coefficient prediction, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2026, Article in Press.
  34. Ting Zhang, Tianzhou Jiang, Mingrui Wang, Hongjie Zhang, Ruoyue Tang, Xinrui Ren, Song Cheng*, HiPrFlame-An ab initio based real-fluid modeling approach for high-pressure combustion-I. Rationale, methodology, and application to laminar premixed flames, Combustion and Flame, 289 2026 115004, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2026.115004.
  35. Guangyuan Feng, Pengzhi Wang, Ruoyue Tang, Xinrui Ren, Henry J. Curran, Song Cheng*, A new detailed kinetic model for fossil-derived and sustainable aviation fuels – SAF-MechV2.0. Part I: normal- and iso-alkanes, Combustion and Flame, 290 2026 115091, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2026.115091.
  36. Guangyuan Feng, Pengzhi Wang, Ruoyue Tang, Xinrui Ren, Henry J. Curran, Song Cheng*, A new detailed kinetic model for fossil-derived and sustainable aviation fuels – SAF-MechV2.0. Part II: cyclo-alkanes, aromatics, SAFs and their blends, Combustion and Flame, 291 2026 115113, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2026.115113.
  37. Chenxiang Zhao, Mohamed Qenawy, Song Cheng, Hengjie Guo, Advancing Transcritical Thermophysical Property Predictions: A Neural Network Approach with Physics-Informed Partition Sampling, Chemical Engineering Science, 331 2026 124020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2026.124020.
  38. Chiu Shek Wong, Zaixing Wang, Shuvra Saha, Haoyu Zhao, Yashan Lin, Song Cheng, Jie Mei, Wing Wa Chan, Shu Chuen Ip, Junkui Mao, Ka Wai Eric Cheng, Molly Meng-Jung Li, Experimental exploration of an ammonia cracking power generation system for electric aircraft propulsion, Engineering, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2026.02.021.
  39. Yongxin Chen, Lei Zhang, Yingjie Song, Pu Liu, Jiangbo Peng, Song Cheng*, Rui Sun*, From localized flames to distributed reactions: Spatio-temporal diagnostics and regime identification of pulverized coal MILD combustion in O2/CO2 atmosphere, Fuel, 428 2026 140316, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2026.140316.
  40. Saroj Ray*, Song Cheng*, Splashing Dynamics in Unequal-size Droplets Colliding Head-on on a Superhydrophobic Surface, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow 120, 2026 110411, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2026.110411.
  41. Hongqing Wu, Guojie Liang, Tianzhou Jiang, Fan Li, Yang Li, Rongpei Jiang, Ruoyue Tang, Song Cheng*, Unravelling the unique kinetic interactions between N2O and unsaturated hydrocarbons, Combustion and Flame, 286 2026 114817, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2026.114817.
  42. Yongxin Chen, Tao Ren, Pu Liu, Zihao Guo, Jiangbo Peng, Xiaohui Li, Song Cheng*, Rui Sun, Unraveling the flame morphology and evolution in pulverized coal MILD combustion transition: Experiments and theoretical analysis, Fuel, 415 2026 138492, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2026.138492.
  43. Faihim Ahmed, Jaeyoung Cho, Song Cheng, S. Scott Goldsborough, Seonah Kim, Compositional effect on the ϕ-sensitivity of ignition delay time in multi-component gasoline, Combustion and Flame, 289 2026 115113, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2026.114979.
  44. Jiaxin Xie, Mengmeng Jia, Bruce Frederick Nii Ofei, Chong-Wen Zhou, Henry Curran, Taufiq Yap Yun Hin, Song Cheng, Ce Sun, Fei Qin, Yang Li, An experimental and kinetic modeling study of the autoignition mechanism of 2-ethylhexyl nitrate combustion, Combustion and Flame, 285 2026 114743, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2025.114743.
  45. Mengmeng Jia; Jiaxin Xie, Frederick Nii Ofei Bruce, Fei Qin, Yiwen Hu, Chong-wen Zhou,  Henry Curran, Taufiq Yap Yun Hin, Song Cheng, Yang Li, An experimental, theoretical and kinetic modeling study of ammonia borane combustion, Fuel, 409, 2026, 137886, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2025.137886.
  46. Frederick Nii Ofei Bruce; Xin Wang; Xin Bai; Minjie Wen; Dongping Chen; Song Cheng; Henry Curran, Yang Li, Unraveling the thermal decomposition kinetics of triethyl phosphite, Fuel, 406 2026 136712, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2025.136712.
  47. Zhihan Zhu, Frederick Nii Ofei Bruce, Xin Bai, Xin Wang, Chong-Wen Zhou, Taufiq Yap Yun Him, Fei Qin, Song Cheng, Henry Curran, Yang Li, Elucidating the gas phase thermochemistry and the H-atom abstraction reactions of Triethyl phosphite, ACS Omega, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.5c10154.
  48. Jianyu Guan, Ho-Yin TSE, Huaimin Wang, Wancheng Zhao, Raffel Dharma Patria, Molly Meng-Jung Li, Song Cheng, Tuo Wang, and Shao-Yuan Leu, Innovative NMR Associated Pretreatment Depolymerization Model for Predicting Rapid Xylan-Lignin Dissociation Maximizing Valuable Monolignols Extraction in Biorefinery, Green Chemistry, 27 2025 13834-13848, https://doi.org/10.1039/D5GC02925B.
  49. Mingrui Wang, Ruoyue Tang, Xinrui Ren, Hongqing Wu, Yuxin Dong, Ting Zhang, Bin Yang, Song Cheng*, Comprehensive characterization of real-fluid effects on autoignition behavior via high order Virial equation of state coupled with ab initio multi-body intermolecular potentials, Fuel, 407 2026 137587, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2025.137587.
  50. Xinrui Ren, Huixin Yang, Molly Meng-Jung Li, Shao-Yuan Leu, Carol Sze Ki Lin, Xiaoge Zhang, Chih-yung Wen, Christopher Yu Hang Chao, Song Cheng*, Streamlined assessment and optimization of sustainable aviation fuels via few-shot learning and tailored genetic algorithm, Applications in Energy and Combustion Science, 2025 100442, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaecs.2025.100442.
  51. Jiaxin Xie, Mengmeng Jia, Xuan Ren, Siyu Cheng, Shuyuan Liu, Yiwen Hu, Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap, Song Cheng, Yang Li, Elucidating the thermochemistry and rate kinetics of 2-ethylhexyl nitrate: An H-atom abstraction reactions approach, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 129 2025 7927-7938, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.5c03710.
  52. Mingrui Wang, S. Scott Goldsborough, Song Cheng*, Real-fluid behavior in rapid compression machines: Does it matter?, Combustion and Flame, 280 (2025) 114384, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2025.114384.
  53. Saroj Ray*, Song Cheng*, Microexplosion in Burning Emulsified Fuel Droplets, Physics of Fluids, 37 (2025) 082134, https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0287392.
  54. Mengmeng Jia, Xuan Ren, Jiaxin Xie, Ruoyue Tang, Song Cheng, Fang Wang, Shuyuan Liu, Daming Zhou, Yang Li, Ab initio kinetics for H-atom abstraction from aldehydes and alcohols by CH3Ȯ radicals, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.5c01163.
  55. Hongqing Wu, Ruoyue Tang, Yuxin Dong, Xinrui Ren, Mingrui Wang, Ting Zhang, Hongjie Zhang, Guangyuan Feng, Song Cheng*, H Atom Abstractions from C1–C4 Alcohols, Aldehydes, and Ethers by NO2: Ab Initio and Comprehensive Kinetic Modeling, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2025, https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jpca.5c00179.
  56. Xinrui Ren, Ruoyue Tang, Yanqing Cui, Mingrui Wang, Song Cheng*. Comprehensive reevaluation of acetaldehyde chemistry-part I: Assessment of important kinetic parameters and the underlying uncertainties, Applications in Energy and Combustion Science. 21, 2025, 100320, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaecs.2025.100320.
  57. Mingrui Wang, Ruoyue Tang, Xinrui Ren, Hongqing Wu, Yuxin Dong, Ting Zhang, Song Cheng*, Investigation of real-fluid effects on NH3 oxidation and blending characteristics at supercritical conditions via high-order Virial equation of state coupled with ab initio intermolecular potentials, Combustion and Flame, 272, 2025, 113887,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2024.113887.
  58. Mingrui Wang, Ruoyue Tang, Xinrui Ren, Hongqing Wu, Ting Zhang, Song Cheng*, The first application of high-order Virial equation of state and ab initio multi-body potentials in modeling supercritical oxidation in jet-stirred reactors, Fuel, 382, 2025, 133753, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2024.133753.
  59. Zhengyan Guo, Hongqing Wu, Ruoyue Tang, Xinrui Ren, Ting Zhang, Mingrui Wang, Guojie Liang, Hengjie Guo, Song Cheng*, Key Kinetic Interactions between NOX and Unsaturated Hydrocarbons: H Atom Abstraction from C3–C7 Alkynes, Dienes, and Trienes by NO2, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 129, 10, 2025, 2584-2597, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.4c07335.
  60. Hongqing Wu, Ruoyue Tang, Xinrui Ren, Mingrui Wang, Guojie Liang, Haolong Li, Song Cheng*, Understanding key interactions between NOx and C2-C5 alkanes and alkenes: The ab initio kinetics and influences of H-atom abstractions by NO2, Combustion and Flame, 272, 2025, 113885, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2024.113885.
  61. Mingrui Wang, Ruoyue Tang, Xinrui Ren, Yanqing Cui, Song Cheng*, Ab initio intermolecular interactions mediate thermochemically real-fluid effects that affect system reactivity: The first application of high-order Virial EoS and first-principles multi-body potentials in trans-/super-critical autoignition modelling, Combustion and Flame, 272, 2025, 113844, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2024.113844.
  62. Yanfei Li, Chenxiang Zhao, Song Cheng, Hengjie Guo, A data-driven phase change model for injection flow modeling, Physics of Fluids, 36, 2024, 083324, https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0223244.
  63. Rene Daniel Büttgen, Matthias Preußker, Dongil Kang, Song Cheng, Scott S. Goldsborough, Gani Issayev, Aamir Farooq, Hwasup Song, Yann Fenard, Guillaume Vanhove, Ahmed Mohamed, Henry J. Curran, Karl Alexander Heufer. Finding a common ground for RCM experiments. Part B: Benchmark study on ethanol ignition, Combustion and Flame, 262, 2024, 113338, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2024.113338.
  64. Heng Liu, Zongyu Yue, Chuang Gao, Song Cheng, Hu Wang, Zunqing Zheng, Mingfa Yao, A One-way Coupling Approach for Simulating In-Nozzle Flow and Spray Characteristics of a Pressure-swirl Atomizer, Physics of Fluids, 36, 2024, 033314, https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0194007.
  65. S. Scott Goldsborough, Song Cheng, Dongil Kang, Joseph P. Molnar, Yuri M. Wright, Christos E. Frouzakis. Asynchronicity in opposed-piston RCMs: Does it matter?, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 40, 2024, 105406, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2024.105406.
  66. Qiren Zhu, Ruining He, Jie-Yao Lyu, Xin Bai, Yang Li, Song Cheng, Wenming Yang. Detailed Chemical Kinetic Model of Polyoxymethylene Dimethyl Ether 3 (PODE3): Model Optimization and Ignition Delay Time Measurement, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
  67. Haifeng Liu, Yanqing Cui*, Mingsheng Wen, Zhenyang Ming, Chao Jin, Lei Feng, Ruoyue Tang, Song Cheng*. Optical diagnostics and chemical kinetic analysis on partially premixed combustion characteristics fueled with methanol and various cetane improvers, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 40, 2024, 105214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2024.105214.
  68. Xuan Ren, Xin Bai, Mengmeng Jia, Shuyuan Liu, Yu Han, Ruoyue Tang, Song Cheng*, Chong-Wen Zhou, Henry J. Curran, Yang Li. Ab initio kinetics for H-atom abstraction from C1-C5 hydrocarbon and oxygenated species by CH3Ȯ radical, Combustion and Flame, 263, 2024, 113410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2024.113410.
  69. Aamir Khan, Jianyu Guan, Song Cheng, Shao-Yuan Leu. Comparison of Staged and Biphasic Organosolv Pretreatment to Facilitate the Production of Lignin Based Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from Pelletized Urban Wood Product Wastes, Applied Energy.
  70. Saroj Ray, Song Cheng*. Impact Force of Ellipsoidal Droplets on Superhydrophobic Surfaces, GPPS Technical Conference 2023, (PDF).
  71. Fuquan Deng, Xinbo Huang, Song Cheng, Yingjia Zhang, Zuohua Huang, Hui Tang, Hongtao Zheng, Liu Xiao. Experimental and modeling study of NO2 addition effects on autoignition behavior of propylene, Combustion and Flame, 2024, 262, 113371.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2024.113371 
  72. Yanqing Cui, Haifeng Liu*, Mingsheng Wen, Zhengyang Ming, Zunqing Zheng, Yu Han, Song Cheng*, Mingfa Yao. Comprehending flame development and misfire at advanced engine conditions: detailed experimental characterizations and machine learning-assisted kinetic analyses, Physics of Fluids, 2024, 36, 055161, https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0211783.
  73. Saroj Ray, Yu Han, Zongyu Yue, Hengjie Guo, Christopher Chao, Song Cheng*. Universality in Head-On Bouncing of Unequal-Size Droplets on a Wetting Surface, Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 2024, 983, A25, doi:10.1017/jfm.2024.156
  74. Saroj Ray, Yu Han, Song Cheng*. Pinch-off Dynamics in Unequal-Size Droplets Head-on Collision on a Wetting Surface: Experiments and Direct Numerical Simulations, Physics of Fluids, 2023, 35, 122105. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0171469
  75. Ruoyue Tang, Yu Han, Hao Chen, Bei Qu, Yang Li*, Zhewen Lu, Ziheng Xing, Song Cheng*. Theoretical study of H-atom abstraction by CH3OȮ radicals from aldehydes and alcohols: ab initio and comprehensive kinetic modeling, Combustion and Flame, 2024, 259, 113175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2023.113175
  76. Tang, R.; Cheng, S*. Combustion Chemistry of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons Mixed with NOx: A Review with a Focus on Their Interactions. Energies 2023, 16, 4967. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16134967
  77. Saroj Ray, Peng Zhang*, Song Cheng*, Mathematical modeling of puffing and microexplosion in emulsified fuel droplets containing several bubbles: A case study on n-dodecane/water droplet, Fuel, 2023 128195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.128195
  78. Saroj Ray, Yicheng Chi, Peng Zhang*, Song Cheng*, Head-on collision of unequal-size droplets on a wetting surface, Physics of Fluids, 35 2023 022114. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0139663
  79. Kiran K. Yalamanchi, Xin Bai, Nivain Devnith Fernando, Adrian Shalom Lua, Song Cheng*, Yang Li*, Chong-Wen Zhou, S. Scott Goldsborough, S. Mani Sarathy, From electronic structure to model application of key reactions for gasoline/alcohol combustion: hydrogen-atom abstractions by CH3Ȯ radical, Combustion and Flame, 2023 112742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2023.112742
  80. Jaeyoung Cho, Song Cheng, S. Scott Goldsborough, Seonah Kim, Compositional effect of multi-component gasoline on the ϕ-sensitivity of ignition delay time. 13th U. S. National Combustion Meeting, March 19–22, 2023. (PDF: USNCM-189AFE-0217)
  81. Shannon Zhang, Matthew Lee, S. Scott Goldsborough, Song Cheng*, Multi-stage heat release of multi-component fuels: insights and implications for advanced engine operation, Fuel, 33 2022 126218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.126218
  82. Song Cheng*, S. Scott Goldsborough*, Scott W. Wagnon, Russell Whitesides, Matthew McNenly, William J. Pitz, Dario Lopez-Pintor, John E Dec, Replicating HCCI-like autoignition behavior: what gasoline surrogate fidelity is needed? Applications in Energy and Combustion Science, 12 2022 100091. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaecs.2022.100091
  83. Song Cheng*, Chiara Saggese, S. Scott Goldsborough, Scott W. Wagnon, William J. Pitz, Unraveling the role of EGR olefins at advanced combustion conditions in the presence of nitric oxide: ethylene, propene and iso-butene, Combustion and Flame, 245 2022 112344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2022.112344
  84. Song Cheng*, Chiara Saggese, S. Scott Goldsborough, Scott W. Wagnon, William J. Pitz, Chemical kinetic interactions of NO with a multi-component gasoline surrogate: experiments and modeling, Proceedings of The Combustion Institute, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2022.07.212
  85. Caiyu Yang, Jin-Tao Chen, Xincheng Zhu, Xin Bai, Yang Li, Kiran K. Yalamanchi, S. Mani Sarathy, S. Scott Goldsborough, Song Cheng*, Henry J. Curran, Chong-Wen Zhou, From electronic structure to model application of key reactions for gasoline/alcohol combustion: hydrogen-atom abstraction by CH3OȮ radicals, Proceedings of The Combustion Institute, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2022.10.004
  86. Vanessa Lebarbier Dagle, Martin Affandy, Johnny Saavedra Lopez, Lelia Cosimbescu, Daniel J Gaspar, S Scott Goldsborough, Toby Rockstroh, Song Cheng, Taehoon Han, Christopher P Kolodziej, Alexander Hoth, Sreshtha Sinha Majumdar, Josh A Pihl, Teresa L Alleman, Cameron Hays, Charles S McEnally, Junqing Zhu, Lisa D Pfefferle, Production, fuel properties and combustion testing of an iso-olefins blendstock for modern vehicles, Fuel 310 2022 122314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2021.122314
  87. Song Cheng*, S.Scott Goldsborough, Scott Wagnon, William J. Pitz. Probing intermediate temperature heat release in autoignition of C3-C4 alcohol/gasoline blends. Combustion and Flame, 223 (2021) 11160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2021.111602
  88. Song Cheng*, S.Scott Goldsborough, Chiara Saggese, Scott Wagnon, William J. Pitz. New insights into fuel blending effects: intermolecular chemical kinetic interactions affecting autoignition times and intermediate-temperature heat release. Combustion and Flame, 223 (2021) 111559. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2021.111559
  89. Song Cheng, Dongil Kang, S. Scott Goldsborough, Chiara Saggese, Scott Wagnon, Goutham Kukkadapu, Kuiwen Zhang, Marco Mehl, William J. Pitz. Autoignition and preliminary heat release of gasoline surrogates and their blends with ethanol at engine-relevant conditions: experiments and comprehensive kinetic modeling. Combustion and Flame, 228 (2021) 57-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2021.01.033
  90. Ashish Shah, Song Cheng, Douglas E. Longman, S. Scott Goldsborough, Toby Rockstroh. An Experimental Study of Uncertainty Considerations Associated with Predicting Autoignition Timing using the Livengood-Wu Integral Method. Fuel, 286 (2021) 119025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119025
  91. Song Cheng, Dongil Kang, S. Scott Goldsborough, Chiara Saggese, Scott Wagnon, William J. Pitz. Experimental and modeling study of C2-C4 alcohol autoignition at intermediate temperature conditions. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38 (4) (2021) 709-717. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2020.08.005
  92. Muhammad Waqas, Song Cheng*, S.Scott Goldsborough, Toby Rockstroh, Bengt Johansson, Christopher P. Kolodziej. An Experimental and Numerical Investigation to Characterize the Low-Temperature Heat Release in Stoichiometric and Lean Combustion. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38 (4) (2021) 5673-5683. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2020.07.146
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