Journal Publications
- Y. Wang, A. Movaghar, Z. Wang, Z. Liu, W. Sun, F. Egolfopoulos, Z. Chen, “Laminar flame speeds of methane/air mixtures at engine conditions: Performance of different kinetic models and power-law correlations” 2020 Combustion and Flame, 218, 101-108
- S. Yang, X. Wang, W. Sun, V. Yang, “Comparison of Finite Rate Chemistry and Flamelet/Progress-Variable Models: Sandia Flames and the Effect of Differential Diffusion” 2020 Combustion Science and Technology, 192(7), 1137-1159
- S. Yang, X. Wang, H. Huo, W. Sun, V. Yang, “An efficient finite-rate chemistry model for a precondition compressible flow solver and its comparison with the flamelet/progress-variable model” 2019 Combustion and Flame, 210, 172-182
- D. Dasgupta, W. Sun, M. Day, A.J. Aspden, T. Lieuwen, “Analysis of chemical pathways and flame structure for n-dodecane/air turbulent premixed flames” 2019 Combustion and Flame, 207, 36-50
- M. Karimi, B. Ochs, Z. Liu, D. Ranjan, W. Sun, “Measurement of methane autoignition delays in carbon dioxide and argon diluents at high pressure conditions” 2019 Combustion and Flame, 204, 304-319
- W. Sun, X. Gao, B. Wu, T. Ombrello, “Ozone assisted combustion: Dynamics and chemistry” 2019 Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 73, 1-25
- X. Gao, B. Wun, W. Sun, T. Ombrello, C. Carter, “Ozonolysis activated autoignition in non-premixed coflow”, 2019 Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 52(10), 105201
- X. Gao, X. Gou, , W. Sun, “Global Pathway Analysis: a hierarchical framework to understand complex chemical kinetics”, 2019 Combustion Theory and Modelling, 23:3, 549-571.
- H. Li, K. Ostrikov, W. Sun, “The energy tree: Non-equilibrium energy transfer in collision-dominated plasmas”, 2018 Physics Reports, 770-772, 1-45
- J. Choe, W. Sun, “blowoff hysteresis, flame morphology and the effect of plasma in a swirling flow”, 2018 Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 51(36), 365201
- S. Yang, S. Nagaraja, W. Sun, V. Yang, “Multiscale modeling and general theory of non-equilibrium plasma-assisted ignition and combustion”, 2017 Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 50 433001
- X. Gou, W. Sun, Z. Chen, “Numerical methods for complicated chemical mechanism involved in combustion simulation”, 2017 SCIENTIA SINICA Physica, Mechanica & Astronomica, 47, 070006
- S. Yang, R. Ranjan, V. Yang, W. Sun, S. Menon, “Sensitivity of predictions to chemical kinetics models in a temporally evolving turbulent non-premixed flame”, 2017 Combustion and Flame, 183, 224-241
- D. Dasgupta, W. Sun, M. Day, T. Lieuwen, “Effect of turbulence-chemistry interactions on chemical pathways for turbulent hydrogen-air premixed flames”, 2016 Combustion and Flame, 176, 191-201
- H. Li, D. Yu, W. Sun, D. Liu, J. Li, X. Han, Z. Li, B. Sun, Y. Wu, “State-of-the-art atmospheric discharge plasmas”, 2016 High Voltage Engineering, 42(12), 3697-3728 (invited paper)
- S. Yang, R.Ranjan, V. Yang, S. Menon, W. Sun, “Parallel on-the-fly adaptive kinetics in direct numerical simulation of turbulent premixed flame”, 2017 Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 36(2), 2025-2032
- A. Rousso, S. Yang, J. Lefkowitz, W. Sun, Y. Ju, “Low temperature oxidation and pyrolysis of n-heptane in nanosecond-pulsed plasma discharges”, 2017 Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 36(2), 4105-4112
- S. Yang, J. Lefkowitz, X. Gao, S. Nagaraja, Y. Ju, V. Yang, W. Sun, “Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Nanosecond Pulsed Plasma Activated C2H4/O2/Ar Mixtures in a Flow Reactor”, 2016 Journal of Propulsion and Power, 32(5), 1240-1252
- Y. Ju, J. Lefkowitz, C.B. Reuter, S.H. Won, X. Yang, S. Yang, W. Sun, Z. Jiang, Q. Chen, “Plasma assisted low temperature combustion”, 2015 Plasma Chem. Plasma Process, 1-21
- X. Gao, S. Yang, W. Sun, “A global pathway selection method for the reduction of detailed chemical kinetic mechanisms”, Combustion and Flame, 2015 (submitted)
- X. Gao, Y. Zhang, S. Adusumilli, J. Seitzman, W. Sun, T. Ombrello, C. Carter, “The effect of ozone addition on laminar flame speed”,2015 Combustion and Flame, 162(10), 3914-3924
- Y. Ju, W. Sun, “Plasma assisted combustion: Dynamics and chemistry” 2015 Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 48, 21-83
- Y. Ju, W. Sun, “Plasma assisted combustion: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunity” 2015 Combustion and Flame 162(3), 529-532, (opinion article)
- S. Nagaraja, W. Sun, V. Yang, “Effect of non-equilibrium plasma on two-stage ignition of n-heptane” 2014 Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 35(3), 3497-3504
- B. Brumfield, W. Sun, Y. Wang, Y. Ju, G. Wysocki “Dual modulation Faraday rotation spectroscopy of HO2 in a flow reactor” 2014 Optics Letters, 39(7), 1783-1786
- W. Sun, S.H. Won, Y. Ju, “In Situ plasma activated low temperature chemistry and the S-curve transition in DME/oxygen/helium mixture” 2014 Combustion and Flame 161(8), 2054-2063
- B. Brumfield, W. Sun, Y. Ju, G. Wysocki “Detection of HO2 by Faraday rotation spectroscopy” 2013 J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 4(6), 872-876
- W. Sun, S. H. Won, T. Ombrello, C. Carter, Y. Ju, “Direct ignition and the S-curve transition by in situ nano-second pulsed discharge in methane/oxygen/helium counterflow flame” 2013 Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 34, 847-855
- H. Guo, W. Sun, F. M. Haas, T. Farouk, F. Dryer, Y. Ju, “Measurements of H2O2 in low temperature dimethyl ether oxidation” 2013 Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 34, 573-581
- X. Gou, Z. Chen, W. Sun, Y. Ju, “A dynamic adaptive chemistry scheme with error control for combustion modeling with a large detailed mechanism” 2013 Combustion and Flame, 160(2) 225-231
- W. Sun, Y. Ju, “Non-equilibrium plasma-assisted combustion: A review of recent progress” 2013 Journal of Plasma and Fusion Research, 89(4), 209-219
- W. Sun, M. Uddi, S. H. Won, T. Ombrello, C. Carter, Y. Ju, “Kinetic effects of non-equilibrium plasma-assisted methane oxidization on diffusion flame extinction limits” 2012 Combustion and Flame, 159(1) 221-229
- W. Sun, M. Uddi, T. Ombrello, S. H. Won, C. Carter, Y. Ju, “Effects of non-equilibrium plasma discharge on counterflow diffusion flame extinction” 2011 Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 33, 3211-3218 (Distinguished paper award, the 33rd International Symposium on Combustion, Beijing, 2011)
- Y. Ju, W. Sun, M. Burke, X. Gou, Z. Chen, “Multi-timescale modeling of ignition and flame regimes of n-heptane-air mixtures near spark assisted homogeneous charge compression ignition conditions” 2011 Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 33, 1245-1251
- W. Sun, Z. Chen, X. Gou, Y. Ju, “A path flux analysis method for the reduction of detailed chemical kinetic mechanisms” 2010 Combustion and Flame, 157(7) 1298-1307 (most cited Combustion and Flame articles published since 2008)
- X. Gou, W. Sun, Z. Chen, Y. Ju, “A dynamic multi-timescale method for combustion modeling with detailed and reduced chemical kinetic mechanisms” 2010 Combustion and Flame, 157(6), 1111-1121
- S. H. Won, W. Sun, Y. Ju, “Kinetic effects of toluene blending on the extinction limit of n-decane diffusion flames” 2010 Combustion and Flame, 157(3), 411-420
- Y. Ju, X. Gou, W. Sun, Z. Chen, “An on-grid dynamic multi-timescale method with path flux analysis for multi-physics detailed modeling of combustion” 2009 Journal of Combustion Research, Japanese Combustion Society, 51(157), 200-208
- G. Li, H. P. Li, W. Sun, S. Wang, Z. Tian, C. Y. Bao, “Discharge features of radio-frequency, atmospheric-pressure cold plasmas under an intensified local electric field” 2009 Journal of Physics D, 41 (20) 221504
- L. Wang, Z. L. Huang, G. Li, H. X. Zhao, X. H. Xing, W. Sun, H. P. Li, Z. X. Gou, C. Y. Bao, “Novel mutation breeding method for Streptomyces avermitilis using an atmospheric-pressure glow discharge plasma” 2009 Journal of Applied Microbiology108(3) 851-858
- G. Li, H. P. Li, L. Y. Wang, S. Wang, H. X. Zhao, W. Sun, X. H. Xing, C. Y. Bao, “Genetic effects of radio-frequency, atmospheric-pressure glow discharges with helium” 2008 Applied Physics Letters 92 202001
- W. Sun, G. Li, H. B. Wang, H. P. Li, C. Y. Bao, S. Zeng, “Characteristics of atmospheric-pressure, radio-frequency glow discharges operated with argon added ethanol” 2007 Journal of Applied Physics 101(12) 123302
- W. Sun, T. R. Liang, H. B. Wang, H. P. Li, C. Y. Bao, “The back diffusion effect of air on the discharge characteristics of atmospheric-pressure radio-frequency glow discharges using bare metal electrodes” 2007 Plasma Sources Science and Technology 16 290-296
- H. P. Li, W. Sun, H. B. Wang, C. Y. Bao, “Electrical features of radio-frequency, atmospheric-pressure, bare-metallic-electrode glow discharges” 2007 Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing 27(5) 529-545
- H. B. Wang, W. Sun, H. P. Li, C. Y. Bao, X. Gao, H. Y. Luo, “Studies on the characteristics of atmospheric-pressure radio-frequency glow discharges with argon/nitrogen” 2006 Applied Physics Letters 89 (16) 161504
- H. B. Wang, W. Sun, H. P. Li, C. Y. Bao, X. Z. Zhang, “Characteristics of radio-frequency atmospheric-pressure glow discharges with air using bare metal electrodes” 2006 Applied Physics Letters 89 (16) 161502