Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

November 16, 2020: The paper „CFD OPTIMIZATION OF THE PRE-CHAMBER GEOMETRY FOR A GASOLINE SPARK IGNITION ENGINE“ is accepted for publication by Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering.
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Weekly Combustion Seminar

November 7, 2020: Prof. Peng Zhao gave a presentation „From hotspot flame initiation to Li-ion battery thermal runaway“ at the Weekly Combustion Seminar organized by the Combustion Institute. Youtube link: https://youtu.be/gAm_pBx0JeE
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ASME ICED FTC presentations

November 4, 2020: Rajes Muthukumar presented the paper „Assessments of Primary Atomization Models for Spray Simulation“ at 2020 ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Virtual Conference November 5, 2020: Ahmad Bakir, Suren Yadav, and Yunseon Kang presented the paper „CFD OPTIMIZATION OF THE PRE-CHAMBER GEOMETRY FOR A GASOLINE SPARK IGNITION ENGINE“ at 2020 ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Virtual Conference
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IJHMT paper

September 6, 2020: The paper „Numerical Study of a Rotating Liquid Jet Impingement Cooling System“ is accepted for publication by International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.
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MDPI Fluids

September 3, 2020: Dr. Ge is invited to join the Editorial Board of MDPI journal „Fluids“ as one of the Topic Editors. If you are interested in developing one special issue in fluid dynamics, please contact me.
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IJPT paper

September 1, 2020: The paper „CFD-GUIDED DEVELOPMENT OF A PRE-CHAMBER IGNITION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES“ is accepted for publication by International Journal of Powertrains.
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Aramco CFD Workshop

August 24, 2020: Dr. Ge attened the Aramco Global CFD Workshop. He reported the latest progress in CFD optimization of pre-chamber for SI engines.
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PCI paper

August 19, 2020: The paper „Two-stage autoignition and combustion mode evolution in boundary layer flows above a cold flat plate“ is accepted for publication by Proceedings of the Combustion Institute.
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DOE award

July 16, 2020: Teamed with Volvo, University of Michigan, and Oakland University, Virtual Thermal Fluids LLC won a DOE award to develop a spark ignition natural gas engine for medium to heavy duty applications.
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2020 ASME ICED FTC paper

July 6, 2020: The paper „Assessments of Primary Atomization Models for Spray Simulation“ is accepted for publication by 2020 ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference.
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