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

Key research areas:

  • Numerical modelling of multiphase, reactive flows
  • Optimization and scale-up of high-temperature processes using simulation-based digital twins
  • Development of chemo-physical models for simulation of plastic pyroylsis process
  • Development of machine learning (ML)-based and reduced-order models to accelerate computational processes 

Scientific CV:

2022 - present Group leader, Institute of Technical Chemistry, KIT
2013 PhD in Chemical Engineering (Dr.-Ing.), Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, KIT. Dissertation title: "Numerical Modeling of Noise Generated by Turbulent Combustion". Supervisors: Prof. H. Bockhorn, Prof. U. Maas
2006 - 2022 Research associate, Engler-Bunte-Institute, Division of Combustion Technology, KIT
2005 - 2006 Research associate, Chair of Turbomachinery, KIT
2000 - 2005 M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (Diplom-Ingenieur), TU Dresden

 

Publications:


2025
Effects of Hydrogen Blending Ratio and Fuel Axial Staged Ratio on Methane–Hydrogen Fuel Mixture Combustion Characteristics and NO Emission of Double‐Swirl Axial Staged Burner
Yu, X.; Zhao, Y.; Zhang, Z.; Zhang, F.; Liu, L.
2025. Energy Technology, 13 (11). doi:10.1002/ente.202500122
Numerical Simulation of Plastic Pyrolysis
Zhang, F.; Tavakkol, S.; Stapf, D.; Thorsten, Z.
2025. Proceedings of the 9th bwHPC-Symposium, Mannheim Conference Series (MaConf), 31–36. doi:10.25521/maconf.2025
Numerical study of flame tilt instability during filtration combustion with reverse flow and extra lean methane/air mixture through a multi-scale model
Li, J.; Mao, M.; Zhang, Z.; Zhang, F.; He, F.; Shi, J.; Liu, Y.; Wang, Y.; Li, C.; Gao, H.
2025. Applied Thermal Engineering, 276, 126882. doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.126882
Simulation of Plastics Pyrolysis in Fluidized Bed with a Lumped Reaction Kinetic Model
Li, M.; Zhang, F.; Tavakkol, S.; Zirwes, T.; Stein, O. T.; Stapf, D.
2025. Modelling and Experimental Characterization of Reactive Particle-Gas Systems. Editors: Otto von Guericke Universität Magdeburg und Ruhr Universität,2nd International Workshop on Reacting Particle-Gas Systems, Bochum, June 17th -18th , 2025, Magdeburg, 97–100. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.25673/118928
Primary breakup of gas-assisted liquid sheet atomizers - experiments and simulation
Richter, J.; Roeb, J.; Zhang, F.; Stapf, D.; Stein, O. T.; Jakobs, T.; Kolb, T.
2025, May 12. 12th International Conference on Multiphase Flow (ICMF 2025), Toulouse, France, May 12–16, 2025
Numerical Simulation of Plastic Pyrolysis
Zhang, F.; Tavakkol, S.; Stapf, D.
2025, May. 12th International Conference on Multiphase Flow (ICMF 2025), Toulouse, France, May 12–16, 2025
Modeling of Plastic Pyrolysis
Zhang, F.; Li, M.; Tavakkol, S.; Zirwes, T.; Stapf, D.
2025. Proceedings Modelling and Experimental Characterization of Reactive Particle-Gas Systems. Editors: Otto von Guericke Universität Magdeburg und Ruhr Universität Bochum, 65–68. doi:10.25673/118928
Particle-resolved simulation of the pyrolysis process of a single plastic particle
Zhang, F.; Tavakkol, S.; Galeazzo, F. C. C.; Stapf, D.
2025. Heat and Mass Transfer, 61 (1), 12. doi:10.1007/s00231-024-03524-6
2024
Numerical Simulation of Thermal Decomposition of Polyethylene with a Single-Particle Model
Zhang, F.; Cao, J.; Zirwes, T.; Netsch, N.; Tavakkol, S.; Zhang, R.; Bockhorn, H.; Stapf, D.
2024. Advances in Computational Heat and Mass Transfer – Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Computational Heat and Mass Transfer (ICCHMT 2023), 4-8 September, 2023, Düsseldorf, Germany, Volume 1. Ed.: A. Benim, 180 – 191, Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-67241-5_17
The role of thermodiffusion and dimensionality in the formation of cellular instabilities in hydrogen flames
Zirwes, T.; Zhang, F.; Kaiser, T. L.; Oberleithner, K.; Stein, O. T.; Bockhorn, H.; Kronenburg, A.
2024. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 40 (1-4), Art.-Nr.: 105665. doi:10.1016/j.proci.2024.105665
Structure and Dynamics of Hexagonal Cells in H/CO Flames
Zirwes, T.; Eckart, S.; Zhang, F.; Kaiser, T. L.; Oberleithner, K.; Stein, O. T.; Bockhorn, H.; Kronenburg, A.
2024, July. 40th International Symposium "Emphazing Energy Transition" (CI’S 2024), Milan, Italy, July 21–26, 2024
The role of thermodiffusion and dimensionality in the formation of cellular instabilities in hydrogen flames
Zirwes, T.; Zhang, F.; Kaiser, T. L.; Oberleithner, K.; Stein, O. T.; Bockhorn, H.; Kronenburg, A.
2024, July. 40th International Symposium "Emphazing Energy Transition" (CI’S 2024), Milan, Italy, July 21–26, 2024
Turbulence closure in linearized analyses of non-uniform density flows
Kaiser, T. L.; Zirwes, T.; Zhang, F.; Oberleithner, K.
2024, June. ERCOFTAC SIG39 Symposium-Coherent Structures in Aeroacoustics (2024), Rome, Italy, June 10–12, 2024
Molecular Dynamics Study on the Mechanism of Improved Tribological Properties of Nano-ZnO with Decanol Lubrication
Ji, M.; Chen, Y.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, F.; Li, J.; Pan, H.; Zhao, Y.; Zhang, Z.; Liu, L.
2024. Tribology Letters, 72 (2), Art.-Nr.: 42. doi:10.1007/s11249-024-01840-w
Numerical investigation of unsteady flame propagation assisted by low-temperature chemistry
Meier, R.; Zirwes, T.; Zhang, F.; Bockhorn, H.; Oliveira, A. A. M.
2024. Fuel, 364, Art.-Nr.: 130895. doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2024.130895
On the importance of turbulence modelling in a linear mean field analysis of turbulent flame configurations
Kaiser, T. L.; Zirwes, T.; Zhang, F.; Oberleithner, K.
2024, May. 19th International Conference on Numerical Combustion (ICNC 2024), Kyoto, Japan, May 7–10, 2024
Simulation of plastic pyrolysis in fluidized bed
Zhang, F.; Tavakkol, S.; Zirwes, T.; Stapf, D.
2024, May. 24th International Symposium on Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis (Pyro 2024), Beijing, China, May 19–23, 2024
Particle-resolved numerical simulation of pyrolysis process of a non-ideal plastic particle
Zhang, F.; Tavakkol, S.; Somvanshi, A.; Galeazzo, F.; Stapf, D.
2024, April. 14th European Conference on Industrial Furnaces and Boilers (INFUB 2024), Salgados, Portugal, April 2–5, 2024
Effects of Intrinsic Instabilities on the Response of Premixed Hydrogen/Air Conical Flames to Inlet Flow Perturbations
Yang, L.; Wang, Y.; Zirwes, T.; Zhang, F.; Bockhorn, H.; Chen, Z.
2024. Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 112 (4), 1275–1297. doi:10.1007/s10494-024-00535-5
Assessment of dynamic characteristics of fluidized beds via numerical simulations
Zhang, F.; Tavakkol, S.; Dercho, S.; Zhou, J.; Zirwes, T.; Zeller, M.; Vogt, J.; Zhang, R.; Bockhorn, H.; Stapf, D.
2024. Physics of Fluids, 36 (2), Art.-Nr.: 023348. doi:10.1063/5.0189519
Investigation of Tribological Behavior and Lubrication Mechanisms of Zinc Oxide under Poly α‑olefin Lubrication Enhanced by the Electric Field
Chen, Y.; Ji, M.; Zhang, F.; Li, J.; Pan, H.; Zhao, Y.; Zhang, Z.; Liu, L.
2024. Langmuir, 40 (13), 6741–6749. doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03458
Structure and dynamics of hexagonal cells in H/CO flames
Zirwes, T.; Eckart, S.; Zhang, F.; Kaiser, T. L.; Oberleithner, K.; Stein, O. T.; Bockhorn, H.; Kronenburg, A.
2024. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 40 (1-4), 105332. doi:10.1016/j.proci.2024.105332
Correlation of wall heat loss with quenching distance for premixed H/Air flames during unsteady Flame-Wall interaction
Zhu, J.; Zirwes, T.; Zhang, F. C.; Li, Z. J.; Zhang, Y.; Pan, J. F.
2024. Chemical Engineering Science, 283, 119391. doi:10.1016/j.ces.2023.119391
2023
Enhancing Wear Resistance and Microstructural Evolution of Brass Through Laser Shock Peening
Chen, Y.; Sheng, Y.; Wang, Y.; Ji, M.; Pan, H.; Zhang, F.; Liu, L.
2023. Tribology Letters, 71 (4), Art.-Nr.: 107. doi:10.1007/s11249-023-01777-6
A numerical study of a cold-mode fluidized bed reactor designed for pyrolysis of plastics
Zhang, F.; Tavakkol, S.; Dercho, S.; Bohlender, L.; Zirwes, T.; Zeller, M.; Vogt, J.; Stapf, D.
2023, September 28. 31. Deutscher Flammentag (2023), Berlin, Germany, September 27–28, 2023
An assessment of fluidized bed dynamics with CPFD simulations
Zhang, F.; Tavakkol, S.; Dercho, S.; Bohlender, L.; Zirwes, T.; Zeller, M.; Vogt, J.; Stapf, D.
2023, September 28. 31. Deutscher Flammentag (2023), Berlin, Germany, September 27–28, 2023
Three-dimensional effects on the local and global structure of thermo-diffusive instabilities in premixed hydrogen flames
Zirwes, T.; Zhang, F.; Kaiser, T. L.; Eckart, S.; Oberleithner, K.; Stein, O. T.; Bockhorn. H.
2023, September. 31. Deutscher Flammentag (2023), Berlin, Germany, September 27–28, 2023
A numerical study of a cold-mode fluidized bed reactor designed for pyrolysis of plastics
Zhang, F.; Tavakkol, S.; Dercho, S.; Bohlender, L.; Zirwes, T.; Zeller, M.; Vogt, J.; Stapf, D.
2023. 31. Deutscher Flammentag für Nachhaltige Verbrennung 2023, Berlin, 27. und 28. September 2023
An assessment of fluidized bed dynamics with CPFD simulations
Zhang, F.; Tavakkol, S.; Bohlender, L.; Dercho, S.; Zirwes, T.; Zeller, M.; Vogt, J.; Stapf, D.
2023. 31. Deutscher Flammentag
Modelling the response of a turbulent jet flame to acoustic forcing in a linearized framework using an active flame approach
Kaiser, T. L.; Varillon, G.; Polifke, W.; Zhang, F.; Zirwes, T.; Bockhorn, H.; Oberleithner, K.
2023. Combustion and Flame, 253, Art.-Nr.: 112778. doi:10.1016/j.combustflame.2023.112778
Fundamental research on pyrolysis of plastic wastes via numerical simulation
Zhang, F.; Tavakkol, S.; Zirwes, T.; Netsch, N.; Zeller, M.; Vogt, J.; Stapf, D.
2023, June 13. Helmholtz Energy Conference (2023), Koblenz, Germany, June 12–13, 2023
Impact of carbon dioxide and nitrogen addition on the global structure of hydrogen flames
Eckart, S.; Pio, G.; Zirwes, T.; Zhang, F.; Salzano, E.; Krause, H.; Bockhorn, H.
2023. Fuel, 335, Art.-Nr.: 126929. doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2022.126929
Numerical simulation of thermal decomposition of polyethylene with a single-particle model
Zhang, F.
2023. 14th International Conference on Computational Heat and Mass Transfer (ICCHMT 2023), Düsseldorf, Germany, September 4–8, 2023
Assessment of Numerical Accuracy and Parallel Performance of OpenFOAM and its Reacting Flow Extension EBIdnsFoam
Zirwes, T.; Sontheimer, M.; Zhang, F.; Abdelsamie, A.; Pérez, F. E. H.; Stein, O. T.; Im, H. G.; Kronenburg, A.; Bockhorn, H.
2023. Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 111 (2), 567–602. doi:10.1007/s10494-023-00449-8
Effect of nozzle up-scaling on coaxial, gas-assisted atomization
Zhang, F.; Wachter, S.; Zirwes, T.; Jakobs, T.; Zarzalis, N.; Trimis, D.; Kolb, T.; Stapf, D.
2023. Physics of Fluids, 35 (4), Art.-Nr.: 043302. doi:10.1063/5.0141156
Numerical simulations of air-assisted primary atomization at different air-to-liquid injection angles
Zhang, F.; Zirwes, T.; Wachter, S.; Jakobs, T.; Habisreuther, P.; Zarzalis, N.; Trimis, D.; Kolb, T.; Bockhorn, H.; Stapf, D.
2023. International journal of multiphase flow, 158, Art.-Nr.: 104304. doi:10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2022.104304
Near-wall dynamics of premixed methane/air flames
Zhu, J.; Pan, J.; Zhang, F.; Zirwes, T.; Ojo, A. O.; Li, F.
2023. Fuel, 331, Art.Nr. 125774. doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2022.125774
2022
Correlation of heat loss with quenching distance during transient flame-wall Interaction
Zhang, F.
2022, July. 39th International Symposium on Combustion (2022), Vancouver, Canada, July 24–29, 2022
Resolvent-based modelling of coherent structures in a turbulent jet flame using a passive flame approach
Casel, M.; Oberleithner, K.; Zhang, F.; Zirwes, T.; Bockhorn, H.; Trimis, D.; Kaiser, T. L.
2022. Combustion and Flame, 236, Art.-Nr.: 111695. doi:10.1016/j.combustflame.2021.111695
Correlation of heat loss with quenching distance during transient flame-Wall interaction
Zhang, F.; Zirwes, T.; Häber, T.; Bockhorn, H.; Trimis, D.; Suntz, R.; Stapf, D.
2022. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 39 (2), 2037–2045. doi:10.1016/j.proci.2022.10.010
Dynamics of Premixed Hydrogen/Air Flames in Unsteady Flow
Zhang, F.; Zirwes, T.; Wang, Y.; Chen, Z.; Bockhorn, H.; Trimis, D.; Stapf, D.
2022. Physics of Fluids, 34 (8), Art.-Nr.: 085121. doi:10.1063/5.0098883
2021
Simulations of Air-assisted Primary Atomization at Different Air-to-Liquid Injection Angles for Entrained Flow Gasification
Zhang, F.; Zirwes, T.; Wachter, S.; Jakobs, T.; Habisreuther, P.; Zarzalis, N.; Trimis, D.; Kolb, T.; Bockhorn, H.
2021. 30. Deutscher Flammentag, Deutsche Sektion des Combustion Institutes und DVV/VDI-Gesellschaft Energie und Umwelt. Ed.: F. Dinkelacker, 1116–1125
2020
Effect of elevated pressure on air-assisted primary atomization of coaxial liquid jets : Basic research for entrained flow gasification
Zhang, F.; Zirwes, T.; Müller, T.; Wachter, S.; Jakobs, T.; Habisreuther, P.; Zarzalis, N.; Trimis, D.; Kolb, T.
2020. Renewable & sustainable energy reviews, 134, Article no: 110411. doi:10.1016/j.rser.2020.110411
2019
Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Primary Breakup of High-Viscous Fluid at Elevated Pressure [in press]
Zhang, F.; Zirwes, T.; Wachter, S.; Jakobs, T.; Habisreuther, P.; Zarzalis, N.; Dimosthenis, T.; Kolb, T.
2019. 29th European Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems, Paris, 2-4 Sep 2019
Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Primary Breakup of High-Viscous Fluid at Elevated Pressure
Zhang, F.; Zirwes, T.; Wachter, S.; Jakobs, T.; Habisreuther, P.; Zarzalis, N.; Trimis, D.; Kolb, T.
2019. 29th European Conference Liquid Atomization & Spray Systems (ILASS 2019), Paris, France, September 2–4, 2019
Effect of elevated pressure on primary jet-breakup: Basic research for entrained flow gasification
Zhang, F.; Müller, T.; Zirwes, T.; Wachter, S.; Jakobs, T.; Habisreuther, P.; Zarzalis, N.; Trimis, D.; Kolb, T.
2019. 29. Deutscher Flammentag (2019), Bochum, Germany, September 17–18, 2019
2018
Detailed Transport and Performance Optimization for Massively Parallel Simulations of Turbulent Combustion with OpenFOAM
Zirwes, T.; Zhang, F.; Denev, J. A.; Habisreuther, P.; Bockhorn, H.; Trimis, D.
2018. The 13th OpenFOAM Workshop (OFW13), Shanghai, China, June 24-29, 2018. Ed.: J. Wang, 142–145, CMHL