Dr.-Ing. Feichi Zhang Zhang

Dr.-Ing. Feichi Zhang

  • Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
    Institut für Technische Chemie (ITC)
    Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
    76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen

Department Pyrolysis Technology

  • Senior Scientist in the field of numerical simulation of chemically reacting flows

Research Topic

  • Comutational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)-added design of high temperature process devices

Education:

1999 Arrival to Germany
1999 - 2000 Preparatory course for abitur examination for university entrance in Germany
2000 - 2005 Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Aerospace Engineering) at Dresden University of Technology (TUD)
2006 - 2013 PhD in Chemical and Process Engineering at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany


Work experience:

2005 - 2006 (5 months) Scientific staff at Institute of Fluid Machinery, University of Karlsruhe, Germany
2006 - 2022 (16 years) Scientific staff at Engler-Bunte-Institute/Division for Combustion Technology, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering at KIT
from 2022 Senior scientist at Institute for Technical Chemistry (ITC), Department Pyrolysis Technology at KIT


Research fields:

Numerical simulation of chemically reacting flows; High temperature processing technology; Combustion technology; Pyrolysis; Entrained flow gasification; Pollutant control; Computational fluid dynamics; High performance computing.
 

Publications:

Journal (peer-reviewed):

  1. S. Eckart, G. Pio, T. Zirwes, F. Zhang, E. Salzano, H. Krause, and H. Bockhorn, Impact of carbon dioxide and nitrogen addition on the global structure of hydrogen flames, Fuel 335(1), 126929, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.126929
  2. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, S. Wachter, T. Jakobs, P. Habisreuther, N. Zarzalis, D. Trimis, T. Kolb, H. Bockhorn, D. Stapf. Numerical simulations of air-assisted primary atomization at different air-to-liquid injection angles. Int. J. Multiph. Flow 158, 104304, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2022.104304
  3. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, T. Häber, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis, R. Suntz. Correlation of Heat Loss with Quenching Distance during Transient Flame-Wall Interaction. Proc. Combust. Inst. 39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2022.10.010
  4. J. Zhu, J. Pan*, F. Zhang; T. Zirwes; A. Oluwaleke, F. Li. Near-wall Dynamics of Premixed Methane/Air Flames. Fuel 331(2), 125774, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.125774
  5. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis. Memory effects on local flame speed in turbulent premixed flames. Proc. Combust. Inst. 39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2022.07.187
  6. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, Y. Wang, Z. Chen, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis, D. Stapf. Dynamics of Premixed Hydrogen/Air Flames in Unsteady Flow. Phys. Fluids 34, 085121, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0098883
  7. Y. Wang, W. Han, T. Zirwes, F. Zhang, H. Bockhorn, Z. Chen*. Effects of low-temperature chemical reactions on ignition kernel development and flame propagation in a DME-air mixing layer. Proc. Combust. Inst. 39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2022.07.024
  8. F. Zhang*, M. Kurjata, N. Sebbar, T. Zirwes, M. Fedoryk, S. Harth, R. Wang, P. Habisreuther, D. Trimis, H. Bockhorn. A Numerical Study on Flame Stabilization and NOx Formation in a Novel Burner System for Sulfur Combustion. Energy Fuels, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c04007
  9. M. Steinhausen*, T. Zirwes, F. Ferraro, S. Popp, F. Zhang, H., Bockhorn, C. Hasse. Turbulent flame-wall interaction of premixed flames using Quadrature-based Moment Methods (QbMM) and tabulated chemistry: an a priori analysis. Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow 108913, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2021.108913
  10. X. Wen*, T. Zirwes, A. Scholtissek, H. Böttler, F. Zhang, H. Bockhorn, C. Hasse. Flame structure analysis and composition space modeling of thermodiffusively unstable premixed hydrogen flame - Part II: Elevated pressure. Combust Flame, 111808, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2021.111808
  11. X. Wen*, T. Zirwes, A. Scholtissek, H. Böttler, F. Zhang, H. Bockhorn, C. Hasse. Flame structure analysis and composition space modeling of thermodiffusively unstable premixed hydrogen flame - Part I: Atmospheric pressure. Combust Flame, 111815, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2021.111815
  12. X. Chen, Y. Wang, T. Zirwes, F. Zhang, H. Bockhorn. Z. Chen*. Heat release rate markers for highly-stretched premixed CH4/air and CH4/H2/air flames. Energy Fuels 35 (16), 13349–13359. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c02187
  13. M. Casel, K. Oberleithner, F. Zhang, T. Zirwes, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis, T.L. Kaiser*. Resolvent-based Modelling of Coherent Structures in a Turbulent Jet Flame Using a Passive Flame Approach, Combust Flame 236, 11695, 2021.
  14. Y. Wang, H. Zhang, T. Zirwes, F. Zhang, H. Bockhorn, Z. Chen*. Ignition of dimethyl ether/air mixtures by hot particles: Impact of low temperature chemical reactions.  Proc. Combust. Inst. 38(2), 2459-2466, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2020.06.254
  15. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, T. Häber, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis, R. Suntz. Near Wall Dynamics of Premixed Flames.  Proc. Combust. Inst. 38(2), 1955-1964, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2020.06.058
  16. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, Y. Wang, P. Habisreuther, J.A. Denev, Z. Chen, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis. In-situ flame particle tracking based on barycentric coordinates for studying local flame dynamics in pulsating Bunsen flames.  Proc. Combust. Inst. 38(2), 2057-2066, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proci.2020.07.033
  17. F. Zhang*, H. Heidarifatasmi, S. Harth, T. Zirwes, R. Wang, M. Fedoryk, N. Sebbar, P. Habisreuther, D. Trimis, H. Bockhorn. Numerical Evaluation of a Novel Double-Concentric Swirl Burner for Sulfur Combustion. Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 133, 110257, 2020.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2020.110257
  18. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, T. Müller, S. Wachter, T. Jakobs, P. Habisreuther, N. Zarzalis, D. Trimis and T. Kolb. Effect of elevated pressure on air-assisted primary atomization of coaxial liquid jets: basic research for entrained flow gasification.  Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 134, 110411, 2020.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2020.110411
  19. T. Zirwes*, T. Häber, F. Zhang, H. Kosaka, A. Dreizler, S. Steinhausen, C. Hasse, A. Stagni, D. Trimis, R. Suntz, H. Bockhorn. Numerical Study of Quenching Distances for Side‑Wall Quenching Using Detailed Diffusion and Chemistry.  Flow Turbul. Combust 106, 649-679, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10494-020-00215-0
  20. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, P. Habisreuther, M. Hansinger, H. Bockhorn, M. Pfitzner, D. Trimis. Identification of Flame Regimes in Partially Premixed Combustion from a Quasi-DNS Dataset.  Flow Turbul. Combust 106, 373-404, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10494-020-00228-9
  21. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, N. Zarzalis, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis. Numerical Simulations of Turbulent Flame Propagation in a Fan-Stirred Combustion Bomb and Bunsen-Burner at Elevated Pressure. Flow Turbul. Combust 106, 925–944, 2021.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10494-020-00209-y
  22. M. Hansinger*, T. Zirwes, J. Zips, M. Pfitzner, F. Zhang, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn. The Eulerian Stochastic Fields method applied to Large Eddy Simulations of a piloted flame with inhomogeneous inlet. Flow Turbul. Combust 105, 837-867, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10494-020-00159-5.
  23. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, P. Habisreuther, M. Hansinger, H. Bockhorn, M. Pfitzner, D. Trimis. Quasi-DNS Dataset of a Piloted Flame with Inhomogeneous Inlet Conditions. Flow Turbul. Combust 104, 997–1027, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10494-019-00081-5
  24. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, N. Zarzalis, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis. Numerical Computation of Turbulent Flow Fields in a Fan-stirred Combustion Bomb. Combust. Sci. Technol 93(4), 594-610, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1080/00102202.2019.1665520
  25. K. Pausch*, S. Herff, F. Zhang, H. Bockhorn, W. Schröder. Noise Sources of Lean Premixed Flames. Flow Turbul Combust 103, 773-796, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10494-019-00032-0
  26. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis, H. Nawroth, C.O. Paschereit. Impact of Combustion Modeling on the Spectral Response of Heat Release in LES. Combust. Sci. Technol 191(9), 1520-1540, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1080/00102202.2018.1558218
  27. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, T. Häber, H. Bockhorn. Ignition of combustible mixtures by hot particles at varying relative speeds. Combust Sci Technol 191(1), 178-195, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1080/00102202.2018.1435530
  28. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn. Towards Reduction of Computational Cost for Large-Scale Combustion Modeling with a Multi-Regional Concept. Prog Comput Fluid DY 18(6), 333-346, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1504/PCFD.2018.096616
  29. F. Zhang*, T. Baust, T. Zirwes, J. Denev, P. Habisreuther, N. Zarzalis, H. Bockhorn. Impact of infinite thin flame approach on the evaluation of flame speed using spherically expanding flames. Energy Technol 5, 1055-1063, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.201600573
  30. T. Häber*, T. Zirwes, D. Roth, F. Zhang, H. Bockhorn, U. Maas. Numerical Simulation of the Ignition of Fuel/Air Gas Mixtures around Small Hot Particles. Z. Phys. Chem. 231(10), 1625–1654, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1515/zpch-2016-0933
  31. F. Zhang, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn*. Effect of unsteady stretching on the flame local dynamics. Combust Flame 175, 170-179, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2016.05.028
  32. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, H. Nawroth, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn, C.O. Paschereit. Combustion generated noise: an environment related issue for future combustion systems. Energy Technol 5(7), 1045-1054, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.201600526
  33. G. Geiser*, A. Hosseinzadeh, H. Nawroth, F. Zhang, H. Bockhorn, P. Habisreuther, J. Janicka, C.O. Paschereit, W. Schröder. Thermoacoustics of a turbulent premixed flame, AIAA Paper 44, 2014-2476, 2014. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2014-2476
  34. F. Zhang*, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn, H. Nawroth, C.O. Paschereit. On prediction of combustion generated noise with the turbulent heat release rate. Acta Acust united Ac. 99(6), 940-951, 2013. https://doi.org/10.3813/AAA.918673
  35. H. Nawroth*, C.O. Paschereit, F. Zhang, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn. Flow Investigation and Acoustic Measurements of an Unconfined Turbulent Premixed Jet Flame, AIAA Paper 2013-2459, 2013. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2013-2459
  36. H. Nawroth*, A. Saurabh, C.O. Paschereit, F. Zhang, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn. Experimental and Numerical Investigation of a Turbulent Premixed Flame in an Anechoic Environment, AIAA Paper 2012-3072, 2012. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2012-3072
  37. F. Zhang*, P. Habisreuther, M. Hettel, H. Bockhorn. Numerical computation of combustion induced noise using compressible LES and hybrid CFD/CAA methods. Acta Acust united Ac. 98(1), 120-134, 2012. https://doi.org/10.3813/AAA.918498
  38. F. Zhang*, P. Habisreuther, M. Hettel, H. Bockhorn. Numerical Investigations of the Noise Sources Generated in a Swirl Stabilized Flame. Acta Acust united Ac. 95, 418-427, 2009. https://doi.org/10.3813/AAA.918166
  39. F. Zhang*, P. Habisreuther, M. Hettel, H. Bockhorn. Modeling of a Premixed Swirl-stabilized Flame Using a Turbulent Flame Speed Closure Model in LES. Flow Turbul. Combust 82, 537-551, 2009. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10494-008-9175-x

Journal (El/peer-reviewed):

  1. Q. Zhao, F. Zhang, L. Zhang*, H. Bockhorn, W. Xu, L. Liu. Multi-Regional Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Combustion. Journal of Propulsion Technology 37(2), 324-331, 2016.

Book Chapters (peer-reviewed):

  1. J. A. Denev, T. Zirwes, F. Zhang, H. Bockhorn. A Low-Pass Filter for Linear Forcing in the Open-Source Code OpenFOAM - Implementation and Numerical Performance. In High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering '21, Nagel W., Kröner D., Resch M. (ed.), Springer International Publishing, 2022. Accepted.
  2. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, J.A. Denev, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis. Implementation of Lagrangian Surface Tracking for High Performance Computing. In High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering '20, Nagel W., Kröner D., Resch M. (ed.), Springer International Publishing, 2021. Accepted.
  3. F.C.C. Galeazzo, F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn, N. Zarzalis, D. Trimis. Implementation of an Efficient Synthetic Inflow Turbulence-Generator in the Open-Source Code OpenFOAM for 3D LES/DNS Applications. In High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering '20, Nagel W., Kröner D., Resch M. (ed.), Springer International Publishing, 207-221, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80602-6_14
  4. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, J.A. Denev, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis.  Enhancing OpenFOAM’s Performance on HPC Systems. In High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering '19, Nagel W., Kröner D., Resch M. (ed.), Springer International Publishing, 225-239, 2021. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-66792-4_16
  5. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, J.A. Denev, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis.  Improved Vectorization for Efficient Chemistry Computations in OpenFOAM for Large Scale Combustion Simulations. In High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering '18, Nagel W., Kröner D., Resch M. (ed.), Springer International Publishing, 2019. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-13325-2_13
  6. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, J.A. Denev, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn. Automated Code Generation for Maximizing Performance of Detailed Chemistry Calculations in OpenFOAM. In High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering '17, Nagel W., Kröner D., Resch M. (ed.), Springer International Publishing, 189-204, 2018. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-68394-2_11
  7. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn. A DNS Analysis of the Correlation of Heat Release Rate with Chemiluminescence Emissions in Turbulent Combustion. In High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering '16, Nagel, Wolfgang E., Kröner, Dietmar H., Resch, Michael M. (ed.), Springer International Publishing, 2017. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-47066-5_16
  8. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn. Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Combustion with a Multi-Regional Approach. In High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering '15, Nagel, Wolfgang E., Kröner, Dietmar H., Resch, Michael M. (ed.), Springer International Publishing, Cham, 267-280, 2016. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-24633-8_18
  9. F. Zhang*, H. Bonart, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn, N. Zarzalis. Direct Numerical Simulation of Chemically Reacting Flows with the Public Domain Code OpenFOAM. In High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering '14, Nagel, Wolfgang E. and Kröner, Dietmar H. and Resch, Michael M. (ed.), Springer International Publishing, 221-236, 2015. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-10810-0_16
  10. F. Zhang*, H. Bonart, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn. Impact of Grid Refinement on Turbulent Combustion and Combustion Noise Modeling with Large Eddy Simulation, in High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering '13, Wolfgang E. Nagel, Dietmar H. Kröner, Michael M. Resch (ed.), Springer International Publishing, 259-274, 2014. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-02165-2_19
  11. F. Zhang*, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn. A unified TFC combustion model for numerical computation of turbulent gas flames. In High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering '12. Nagel, Wolfgang E., Kröner, Dietmar B. and Resch, Michael M. (eds.), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 187-206, 2013. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-642-33374-3_16
  12. C. Bender, F. Zhang*, P. Habisreuther, H. Büchner, H. Bockhorn. Measurement and Simulation of Combustion Noise emitted from Swirl Burners. In Combustion Noise, Schwarz, A. and Janicka, J. (eds.), Fluid Mechanics and its Applications, Springer, Berlin Heidelberg, 36-65, 2009. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-642-02038-4_2

Conferences:

  1. T. Kaiser*, T. Zirwes, F. Zhang, K. Oberleithner, H. Bockhorn. Linearizing a turbulent Bunsen flame. 18th International Conference on Numerical Combustion. 2022. San Diego, USA, May 08 - 11, 2022.
  2. S. Eckart*, G. Pio, T. Zirwes, F. Zhang, H. Bockhorn, H. Krausse, E. Salzano. Talk: Effect of carbon dioxide addition on the global structure of hydrogen flames. 13th European Conference on Industrial Furnaces and Boilers. Algarve, Portugal, Apr. 19.-22. 2022.
  3. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, S. Wachter, T. Jakobs, P. Habisreuther, N. Zarzalis, D. Trimis, T. Kolb. Poster: Simulations of Air-assisted Primary Atomization at Different Air-to-Liquid Injection Angles for Entrained Flow Gasification. 30. Deutscher Flammentag, Hannover, Germany, Sept. 28.-29. 2021.
  4. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, T. Häber, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis, R. Suntz. Talk: DNS of Unsteady Flame-Wall Interaction. 30. Deutscher Flammentag, Hannover, Germany, Sept. 28.-29. 2021.
  5. T. Kaiser*, M. Casel, F. Zhang, T.Zirwes, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis, K. Oberleithner Talk: Resolvent-Based Analysis of Helical Modes in a Turbulent Bunsen Flame. SoTiC 2021 - Symposium on Thermoacoustics in Combustion: Industry meets Academia. TU Munich, Garching, Germany, Sept. 6.-10. 2021.
  6. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, M. Steinhausen, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn, C. Hasse, D. Trimis. Poster: Numerical database of highly resolved turbulent flame-wall interaction for model validation. 30. Deutscher Flammentag. Hannover, Germany, Sept. 28.-29. 2021.
  7. F. Zhang*, M. Kurjata, T. Zirwes, M. Fedoryk, S. Harth, N. Sebbar, P. Habisreuther, D. Trimis, H. Bockhorn. Poster: Evaluation of NOx emissions from high energy density sulfur combustion. Proceedings of the European Combustion Meeting Virtual, Apr. 14.-15. 2021.
  8. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis. Poster: Response of local and global flame dynamics to unsteady stretch. Proceedings of the European Combustion Meeting, Virtual, Apr. 14.-15. 2021.
  9. H. Heidarifatasmi*, T. Zirwes, F. Zhang, P. Habisreuther, D. Trimis. Talk: Hybrid Eulerian-Lagrangian Approach for Dense Spray Simulations. 14th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM) & ECCOMAS Congress 2020, Virtual, Jan. 11.-15. 2021.
  10. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, T. Häber, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis, R. Suntz. Talk: DNS of Near Wall Dynamics of Premixed CH4/Air Flames. 14th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM) & ECCOMAS Congress 2020, Virtual, Jan. 11.-15. 2021.
  11. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, J.A. Denev, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis. Talk:  Implementation and Validation of a Computationally Efficient DNS Solver for Reacting Flows in OpenFOAM. 14th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM) & ECCOMAS Congress 2020, Virtual, Jan. 11.-15. 2021.
  12. F.C. Galeazzo, F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn, N. Zarzalis, D. Trimis. Talk: Implementation of an Efficient Synthetic Inflow Turbulence-Generator in the Open-Source Code OpenFOAM for 3D LES/DNS Applications. 23rd Results and Review Workshop of the HLRS, Virtual, Oct. 08.-09. 2020.
  13. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, J.A. Denev, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis. Poster: Implementation of Lagrangian Surface Tracking for High Performance Computing 23rd Results and Review Workshop of the HLRS, Virtual, Oct. 08.-09. 2020.
  14. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, J.A. Denev, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis. Talk: Lagrangian Tracking of Material Surfaces in reacting Flows. The 15th OpenFOAM Workshop, Washington, DC, USA, Virtual, Jun. 22.-25.  2020.
  15. T. Zirwes*, T. Häber, F. Zhang, M. Steinhausen, H. Kosaka, H. Bockhorn, R. Suntz, C. Hasse, A. Dreizler.  Poster: NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF CHEMILUMINESCENT RADICAL CONCENTRATIONS DURING SIDE-WALL QUENCHING, International Workshop on Clean Combustion: Principles and Applications Darmstadt, Germany, Sept. 25.-26. 2019.
  16. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, M. Hansinger, H. Bockhorn, M. Pfitzner, D. Trimis.  Poster: IDENTIFICATION OF FLAME REGIMES IN PARTIALLY PREMIXED COMBUSTION FROM A QUASI-DNS DATASET, International Workshop on Clean Combustion: Principles and Applications Darmstadt, Germany, Sept. 25.-26. 2019.
  17. F. Zhang*, T. Müller, T. Zirwes, S. Wachter, T. Jakobs, P. Habisreuther, N. Zarzalis, D. Trimis, T. Kolb. Talk: Effect of elevated pressure on primary jet-breakup: Basic research for entrained flow gasification. 29. Deutscher Flammentag, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, Sept. 17.-18. 2019.
  18. F. Zhang*, H. Heidarifatasmi, S. Harth, T. Zirwes, N. Sebbar, M. Fedoryk, D. Trimis. Talk: Numerische Untersuchung eines Schwefelverbrennungssystems. 29. Deutscher Flammentag, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, Sept. 17.-18. 2019.
  19. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, S. Wachter, T. Jakobs, P. Habisreuther, N. Zarzalis, D. Trimis, T. Kolb. Talk: Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Primary Breakup of High-Viscous Fluid at Elevated Pressure. 29th European Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, Paris, France Sept. 2.-4. 2019.
  20. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, N. Zarzalis, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis. Talk:  Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Flame Propagation in a Fan-Stirred Combustion Bomb at Elevated Pressures. 27th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Beijing, China, Jul. 28. - Aug. 2. 2019.
  21. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, P. Habisreuther, J.A. Denev, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis. Talk: Implementation of Flame Particle Tracking for Studying Laminar and Turbulent Flame Dynamics. 17th International Conference on Numerical Combustion, Aachen, Germany, May 6.-8. 2019.
  22. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis. Talk: Spectral response of heat release in LES combustion modeling. 17th International Conference on Numerical Combustion, Aachen, Germany, May 6.-8. 2019.
  23. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis. Talk: LES of Combustion Noise from a Turbulent Premixed Flame. 17th International Conference on Numerical Combustion, Aachen, Germany, May 6.-8. 2019.
  24. M. Fedoryk*, F. Zhang, H. Heidarifatasmi, T. Zirwes, N. Sebbar, S. Harth, D. Trimis. Poster: Entwicklung von Schwefelbrennern mit hohen Leistungsdichten. Jahrestreffen der ProcessNet Fachgruppe Hochtemperaturtechnik, Karlsruhe, Germany. Apr. 2.-3. 2019.
  25. J.A. Denev*, I. Naydenova, F. Zhang, T. Zirwes, H. Bockhorn. Poster: Unsteady pure straining effects on lean premixed flames of different Lewis numbers, in Proceedings of the European Combustion Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, Apr. 14.-17. 2019.
  26. F. Zhang*, F., H. Heidarifatasmi, T. Zirwes, M. Fedoryk, S. Harth, N. Sebbar, P. Habisreuther, D. Trimis, H. Bockhorn. Poster: Numerical simulation of sulfur combustors with high power density, in Proceedings of the European Combustion Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, Apr. 14.-17. 2019.
  27. T. Zirwes*, T. Häber, F. Zhang, H. Kosaka, H. Bockhorn, R. Suntz, A. Dreizler, J. Janicka. Poster: 2D and 3D numerical simulation of chemiluminescent radical concentrations during side-wall quenching of premixed methane and propane flames, in Proceedings of the European Combustion Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal, Apr. 14.-17. 2019.
  28. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, J.A. Denev, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis. Talk: Large-Scale Quasi-DNS of Mixed-Mode Turbulent Combustion, 90th Annual Meeting of the International Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (GAMM2019), vol. 90, Vienna, Austria, Feb. 18.-20. 2019.
  29. N. Sebbar*, S. Harth, M. Fedoryk, H. Heidarifatasmi, F. Zhang, J. Bozzelli, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis. Invited lecture: Sulfur combustion as closing step in a sulfur based solar-thermal cycle. COST Action SMARTCATS – 1st international conference on smart energy carriers, Napoli, Italy, Jan. 21.-23. 2019.
  30.  F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, N. Li, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis, C. O. Paschereit. Talk: Spectral Response of Different Combustion Models in LES of Direct Combustion Noise, in Proceedings of Joint Meeting of the German and Italian Sections of the Combustion Institute, Sorrento, Italy, May 23.-26. 2018.
  31. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, N. Zarzalis, D. Trimis, H. Bockhorn. Talk: Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Flow in a Fan-Stirred Combustion Vessel, in Proceedings of Joint Meeting of the German and Italian Sections of the Combustion Institute, Sorrento, Italy, May 23.-26. 2018.
  32. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, J. A. Denev, P. Habisreuthe, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis. Poster: Generation of a Database with Detailed Numerical Simulation of Mixed-Mode Combustion. NIC Symposium, Jülich, Germany, Feb. 22.-23. 2018.
  33. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, J. A. Denev, P. Habisreuthe, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis. Poster: A Reliability Assessment of Highly Resolved Numerical Simulation for Turbulent Combustion. Combustion-DNS Strategy & Data Analysis Workshop, Sorrento, Italy, May 22.-23. 2018.
  34. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, J. A. Denev, P. Habisreuthe, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis. Poster: Database and Prediction of the Regime Transition for the Sandia/Sydney Mixed-Mode Flame. Combustion-DNS Strategy & Data Analysis Workshop, Sorrento, Italy, May 22.-23. 2018.
  35. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, J. A. Denev, P. Habisreuthe, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis. Talk: Optimized Chemistry and Detailed Transport for Massively Parallel Simulations of Turbulent Combustion with OpenFOAM, 13th OpenFOAM Workshop (OFW13), vol. 13, Shanghai, China Jun. 24.-29. 2018.
  36. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, J. A. Denev, P. Habisreuthe, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis. Talk: Optimizing Load Balancing of Reacting Flow Solvers in OpenFOAM for High Performance Computing, Proc. of 6th ESI OpenFOAM User Conference, ESI-OpenCFD, Hamburg, Germany, Oct. 17.-19. 2018.
  37. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, J. Denev, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn. Talk: Effect of Elevated Pressure on Markstein Number of Lean-Premixed Methane-Air Flames. 28th Deutscher Flammentag, Darmstadt, Germany, 2017.
  38. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, T. Häber, D. Roth, H. Bockhorn. Talk: Detailed Numerical Simulation of ignition at hot moving particles in premixed H2/air and CH4/air mixtures. 26th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems (ICDERS), Boston, MA, USA, 2017.
  39. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, P. Habisreuther, J. Denev, H. Bockhorn. Poster: Response of Local and Global Consumption Speed to Stretch in Laminar Steady-State Flames. Proceedings of the European Combustion Meeting, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Apr.18.-21. 2017.
  40. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn, H. Nawroth, C. O. Paschereit. Talk: LES and DNS of Combustion and Combustion Generated Noise. 2nd Colloquium Combustion Dynamics and Noise, Villa Vigoni, Menaggio, Italy, 2016.
  41. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn. Poster: Identification of Correlation between OH* Chemiluminescence and Heat Release Rate with Direct Numerical Simulation. NIC Symposium, Jülich, Germany, 2016.
  42. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn. Talk: A DNS Analysis of the Correlation of Heat Release Rate with Chemiluminescence Emissions in Turbulent Combustion. 19th Results and Review Workshop of the HLRS, Stuttgart, Germany, 2016.
  43. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn. Poster: Flame Response to Unsteady Stretching. 36th International Symposium on Combustion, Seoul, Korea, 2016.
  44. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn. Talk: Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Combustion with a Multi-Regional Approach. 18th Results and Review Workshop of the HLRS, Stuttgart, Germany, 2015.
  45. F. Zhang*, T. Zirwes, H. Nawroth, P. Habisreuther, C.O. Paschereit, H. Bockhorn. Talk: Direct combustion noise of premixed flames: experiments and simulation using compressible LES and DNS, in 15th International Conference on Numerical Combustion, Avignon, France, 2015.
  46. F. Zhang*, H. Bonart, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn. Talk: Direct Numerical Simulation for an Assessment of the Correlation Between Heat Release Rate and Chemiluminescent Species in Turbulent Premixed Flames, in Joint meeting of the British and Scandinavian-Nordic Sections of the Combustion Institute, Robinson College, Cambridge UK, 2014.
  47. F. Zhang*, H. Bonart, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn, N. Zarzalis. Talk: Direct Numerical Simulation of Chemically Reacting Flows with the Public Domain Code OpenFOAM. 17th Results and Review Workshop of the HLRS, Stuttgart, Germany, 2014.
  48. F. Zhang*, H. Bonart, T. Zirwes, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn. Poster: On Direct Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Combustion with OpenFOAM. NIC Symposium, Jülich, Germany, 2014.
  49. F. Zhang*, H. Bonart, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn. Poster: Direct Numerical Simulations of Turbulent Combustion with OpenFOAM. Proceedings of the 26th Deutscher Flammentag, 867-872, Duisburg, Germany, 2013.
  50. F. Zhang*, H. Bonart, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn. Talk: Impact of Grid Refinement on Turbulent Combustion and Combustion Noise Modeling. 16th Results and Review Workshop of the HLRS, Stuttgart, Germany, 2013.
  51. F. Zhang*, H. Bonart, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn. Talk: Prediction of Combustion Generated Noise using Direct Numerical Simulation. Euromech Colloquium 546, Villa Vigoni, Menaggio, Italy, 2013.
  52. F. Zhang*, G. Geiser, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn, W. Schröder. Talk: Impact of grid refinement on combustion noise prediction. Euromech Fluid Mechanics Conference - 9 (EFMC9), Rome, Italy, 2012.
  53. F. Zhang*, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn. Poster: Application of the UTFC model to Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Combustion. 15th Results and Review Workshop of the HLRS, Stuttgart, Germany, 2012.
  54. F. Zhang*, P. Habisreuther, M. Hettel, H. Bockhorn. Talk: A newly developed unified turbulent flame speed closure (UTFC) combustion model for numerical simulation of turbulent gas flames, Proceedings of the 25th Deutscher Flammentag, 177-182, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2011.
  55. F. Zhang*, P. Habisreuther, M. Hettel, H. Bockhorn. Talk: Application of a unified TFC model to numerical simulation of a lifted turbulent partially premixed flame. 8th Euromech Fluid Mechanics Conference (EFMC8), Bad Reichenhall, Germany, 2010.
  56. F. Zhang*, P. Habisreuther, M. Hettel, H. Bockhorn. Talk: Application of a Unified TFC Model to Numerical Simulation of a Turbulent Non-Premixed Flame. Proceedings of the 8th International ERCOFTAC Symposium on Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Measurements, Marseille, France, 2010.
  57. F. Zhang*, P. Habisreuther, M. Hettel, H. Bockhorn. Talk: LES of a Complex Premixed Swirl Burner. Colloquium of the European Mechanics society on Large Eddy Simulation for Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics, Munich, Germany, 2009.
  58. F. Zhang*, P. Habisreuther, M. Hettel, H. Bockhorn.  Talk: LES of reactive flow in a strongly swirling combustor system, in International Conference on Jets, Wakes and Separated Flows - ICJWSF, Berlin, Germany, 2008.
  59. F. Zhang*, P. Habisreuther, M. Hettel, H. Bockhorn. Talk: Numerical investigations of the noise sources generated in a swirl stabilized flame, 34th Jahrestagung für Akustik, DAGA 2008, Dresden, Germany, 2008.
  60. F. Zhang*, P. Habisreuther, H. Bockhorn. Talk: Investigations on the noise emissions of a premixed swirl burner using LES. 11th CEAS-ASC Workshop on Experimental and Numerical Analysis and Prediction of Combustion Noise, Lisbon, Portugal, 2007.
  61. F. Zhang*, P. Habisreuther, M. Hettel, H. Bockhorn. Talk: Computational Method on Prediction of Combustion Noise. Proc. of the 19th International Congress on Acoustics, International Commission for Acoustics, ICA, Madrid, Spain, 2007.
  62. F. Zhang*, P. Habisreuther, M. Hettel, H. Bockhorn. Talk: Modelling of a Premixed Swirl-Stabilized Combustor using a Turbulent Flame Speed Closure Model in LES. Proc. 2nd ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Combustion, ECCOMAS, Delft, Netherland, 2007.

Magazine:

  1. T. Zirwes*, F. Zhang, J. A. Denev, P. Habisreuthe, H. Bockhorn, D. Trimis. Automated Code Generation for Maximizing Performance of Detailed Chemistry Calculations in OpenFOAM. InSIDE, Innovatives Supercomputing in Deutschland, Spring 2018.
  2. F. Zhang*, P. Habisreuther, M. Hettel, H. Bockhorn. Numerical simulation of noise emission from a non-premixed flame. Gaswärme International 3/2011.