Publications

Textbook  

• Bryden, K.M., Ragland, K.W., Kong, S.-C., Combustion Engineering, Third Edition, CRC Press, 2022.

 

Journal Publications

• Patwary, M.F.F., Isik, D., Kong, S.-C., Mayhew, E., Kim, K.S., Kweon, C.-B. M. “Characterizing Drop-Wall Interactions of Engine Fuels at Engine-Relevant Conditions Using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics,” Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Accepted (2024)
• Ahamed, S., Kong, S.-C. “Analysis of Thermomechanical Stress of High-Temperature Ignition Surface Caused by Drop-Wall Interaction at Engine Condition,” Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, Vol. 16, #051006 (2024)
• Subedi, K.K., Kong, S.-C. “Particle-Based Approach for Modeling Phase Change and Drop/wall Impact Under Thermal Spray Conditions,” International Journal of Multiphase Flow, Vol. 165; No. 104472 (2023)
• Cho, Y., Kong, S.-C. “Modeling Biomass Particle Evolution at Pyrolysis Conditions Considering Shrinkage and Chemical Kinetics,” Energy & Fuels, 37(8), 5926-5941 (2023)
• Lee, J., Subedi, K. K., Hwang, G.W., Lee, J., Kong, S.-C., “Numerical Investigation of YSZ Droplet Impact on a Heated Wall for Thermal Spray Application,” Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 31, pages2039–2049 (2022)
• Subedi, K. K., Kong, S.-C., Kweon, C.-B. M. “Numerical Study of Consecutive Drop/Wall Impacts Using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics,” International Journal of Multiphase Flow, Vol. 151, 104060 (2022)
• Subedi, K. K., Kong, S.-C., “Numerical Study on the Leidenfrost Behaviors of a Droplet Stream Impinging on a Heated Wall,” Physical Review E, Vol. 106, 015106 (2022)
• Ahamed, S., Cho, Y., Kong, S.-C., Kweon, C.-B. “Development and application of a drop-wall interaction model at high ambient pressure conditions,” Atomization & Sprays, Vol. 32(4):1–23 (2022)
• Pan, Y., Yang, X., Kong, S.-C., Ting, F.C., Iyer, C., Yi, J. “Characterization of Fuel Drop Impact on Wall Films Using SPH Simulation,” International Journal of Engine Research, Vol. 23(3) 416–433 (2022)
• Yang, X., Kong, S.-C., Liu, Q. “Smoothed particle hydrodynamics with adaptive spatial resolution for multiphase flows with large density ratio,” Physical Review E, Vol. 104, 055308 (2021)
• Yang, X., Kong, S.-C., Liu, M., Liu, Q. “Smoothed particle hydrodynamics with adaptive spatial resolution (SPH-ASR) for free surface flows,” Journal of Computational Physics, Vol. 443, 110539 (2021)
• Niu, Y.Y., Wu, C.-H., Huang, Y.-H., Chou, Y.-J., Kong, S.-C. “Evaluation of breakup models for liquid side jets in supersonic cross flows,” Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, Vol. 79 (5), pp. 353–369 (2021)
• Niu, Y.Y., Shih, P.J., Kong, S.-C., “A note on the decomposition of aerodynamic forces induced by a wind turbine blade,” Journal of Mechanics, Vol. 36 (5), pp. 585–593 (2020)
• Ogren, R.M., Kong, S.-C., “Optimization of diesel fuel injection strategies through application of cooperative swarm PSO and artificial bee colony algorithms,” International Journal of Engine Research, Vol. 22(9), pp. 3030–3041 (2020)
• Yang, X., Kong, S.-C., “Smoothed particle hydrodynamics modeling of fuel drop impact on a heated surface at high pressures,” Physical Review E, 102, 033313 (2020)
• Pan, Y., Yang, X., Kong, S.-C., Kweon, C.B. “SPH Simulations of Drop Impact on Heated Walls and Determination of Impact Criteria,” Atomization & Sprays, Vol. 30, pp. 153-170 (2020)
• Pan, Y., Yang, X., Kong, S.-C., Kweon, C.B. “Development of Drop/wall Interaction model for application in engine conditions,” Atomization & Sprays, Vol. 30, pp. 131-152 (2020)
• Chausalkar, A., Kweon, C.-B.M, Kong, S.-C., Michael, J.B. “Leidenfrost behavior in drop-wall impacts at combustor-relevant ambient pressures,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 153 (2020) 119571.
• Chausalkar, A., Kong, S.-C., Michael, J.B. “Multicomponent drop breakup during impact with heated walls,” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.141, pp.685–695 (2019)
• Ogren, R.M., Kong, S.-C. “Comparison of Ultra-High Rail Pressures and Post Injections for Soot Reduction with Massive Exhaust Gas Recirculation,” Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, Vol. 141, #091017 (2019)
• Yang, X., Kong, S.-C. “Adaptive Resolution for Multiphase Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics” Computer Physics Communications, Vol. 239, pp. 112–125 (2019)
• Yang, X., Ray, M., Kong, S.-C., Kweon, C.B., “SPH simulation of fuel drop impact on heated surfaces,” Proceeding of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 37, pp. 3279–3286 (2019)
• Yang, X., Kong, S.-C. “Numerical Study of Natural Convection in a Horizontal Concentric Annulus Using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics,” Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements, Vol. 102, pp. 11–20 (2019)
• Yang, X., Kong, S.-C. “3D simulation of drop impact on dry surface using SPH method,” International Journal of Computational Method, 15, No. 1, #1850011 (2018)
• Zhang, Q., Ogren, R.M., Kong, S.-C. “Thermo-economic analysis and multi-objective optimization of a novel waste heat recovery system with supercritical and transcritical CO2 combined cycle for offshore gas turbine application,” Energy Conversion and Management 172, 212 – 227 (2018)
• Yang, X., Kong, S.-C. “Smoothed particle hydrodynamics method for evaporating multiphase flows,” Physical Review E, 39, #033309 (2017)
• Yang, X., Dai, L., Kong, S.-C. “Simulation of liquid drop impact on dry and wet surfaces using SPH method,” Proceeding of the Combustion Institute, 36, pp. 2393-2399 (2017)
• Ray, M., Yang, X., Kong, S.-C., “High-fidelity simulation of drop collision and vapor-liquid equilibrium of van der Waals fluids,” Proceeding of the Combustion Institute, 36, pp. 2385-2392 (2017)
• Pan, Y., Kong, S.-C., “Simulation of Biomass Particle Evolution under Pyrolysis Conditions Using Lattice Boltzmann Method,” Combustion and Flame 178, pp. 21-34 (2017)
• Pan, Y., Kong, S.-C., “Predicting Effects of Operating Conditions on Biomass Fast Pyrolysis Using Particle-Level Simulation,” Energy & Fuels, 31 (1) pp. 635–646 (2017)
• Zhang, Q., Ogren, R.M., Kong, S.-C. “Application of Improved Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm to the Parameter Optimization of a Diesel Engine with Pilot Fuel Injections,” ASME Journal of Gas Turbines and Power, 139, #112801 (2017)

Additional Selected Publications

• Sukuraman, S., Kong, S.-C., “Modeling Biodiesel-Diesel Spray Combustion Using a Multicomponent Vaporization Model Coupled with Detailed Fuel Chemistry and Soot Models,” Combustion Theory and Modelling, 20 (5) pp. 913–940 (2016)
• Zhang, Q., Ogren, R.M., Kong, S.-C. “A Comparative Study of Biodiesel Engine Performance Optimization Using Novel Hybrid PSO-GA and Basic GA,” Applied Energy, 165, pp. 676 – 684 (2016)
• Bertram, A.M., Zhang, Q., Kong, S.-C., “A Novel Particle Swarm and Genetic Algorithm Hybrid Method for Diesel Engine Performance Optimization,” International Journal of Engine Research, 17(7), pp. 732–747 (2016)
• Xiong, Q., Kong, S.-C., “High-resolution particle-scale simulation of biomass pyrolysis,” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 4(10), pp 5456–5461 (2016)
• Aramideh, S., Xiong, Q., Kong, S.-C., Brown, R.C. “Numerical Simulation of Biomass Fast Pyrolysis in an Auger Reactors,” Fuel, 156, pp. 234–242 (2015)
• Banerjee, S., Tiarks, J.A., Kong, S.-C. “Modeling Biomass Gasification System using Multistep Kinetics under Various Oxygen-Steam Conditions” Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 34, pp. 1148–1155 (2015)
• Xiong, Q., Aramideh, S., Passalacqua, A., Kong, S.-C., “Characterizing Effects of the Shape of Screw Conveyors in Gas-Solid Fluidized Beds Using Advanced Numerical Models,” ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 137, 061008:1 – 7 (2015)
• Xiong, Q., Kong, S.-C., “Modeling Effects of Interphase Transport Coefficients on Biomass Pyrolysis in Fluidized Beds,” Powder Technology, 262, pp. 96 – 105 (2014)
• Xiong, Q., Aramideh, S., Passalacqua, A., Kong, S.-C., “BIOTC: An Open-Source CFD Code for Simulating Biomass Fast Pyrolysis,” Computer Physics Communications, 185, pp. 1739-1746 (2014)
• Xiong, Q., Kong, S.-C., “Assessment of Devolatilization Schemes in Predicting Product Yield of Biomass Fast Pyrolysis,” Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 33, No. 3, pp. 756 – 761 (2014)
• Ryu, K., Zacharakis-Jutz, G.E., Kong, S.-C. “Performance Enhancement of Ammonia-Fueled Engine by Using Dissociation Catalyst for Hydrogen Generation,” Int J Hydrogen Energy, 39, pp. 2390–2398 (2014)
• Ryu, K., Zacharakis-Jutz, G.E., Kong, S.-C. “Effects of Gaseous Ammonia Direct Injection on Performance Characteristics of a Spark-Ignition Engine,” Applied Energy, 116, pp. 206–215 (2014)
• Ryu, K., Zacharakis-Jutz, G.E., Kong, S.-C. “Performance Characteristics of Compression-Ignition Engine Using High Concentration of Ammonia Mixed with Dimethyl Ether,” Applied Energy, 113, pp. 488–499 (2014)
• Gross, C.W., Kong, S.-C. “Performance Characteristics of a Compression-Ignition Engine Using Direct-Injection Ammonia-DME Mixtures,” Fuel, 103, pp. 1069 – 1079 (2013)
• Huynh, C. V., Kong, S.-C. “Performance Characteristics of a Pilot-Scale Biomass Gasifier Using Oxygen-Enriched Air and Steam,” Fuel, 103, pp. 987–996 (2013)
• Huynh, C. V., Kong, S.-C. “Combustion and NOx Emissions of Biomass-Derived Syngas under Various Gasification Conditions Utilizing Oxygen-Enriched-Air and Steam,” Fuel, 107, pp. 455–464 (2013)
•  Banerjee, S., Tiarks, J.A., Kong, S.-C., Brown, R.C., Lukawski, M. “Technoeconomic Analysis of Biofuel Production and Biorefinery Operation Utilizing Geothermal Energy,” Energy & Fuels, 27, pp. 1381 – 1390 (2013)
• Sukuraman, S., Kong, S.-C., “Modeling Fuel NOx Formation from Combustion of Biomass-Derived Producer Gas in a Large-Scale Burner,” Combustion and Flame, 160, pp. 2159–2168 (2013)
• Xiong, Q., Kong, S.-C., Passalacqua, A. “Development of a Generalized Numerical Framework for Simulating Biomass Thermochemical Conversion in Fast Pyrolysis Reactors,” Chem Engng Sci, 99, pp. 305–313 (2013)
• Sukuraman, S., Huynh, C. V., Kong, S.-C., “Numerical Modeling of Soot Emissions in Diesel Sprays Based on Detailed Fuel and PAH Chemistry,” Combustion Science and Technology, 185, pp.1696 – 1714 (2013).
• Xiong, Q., Aramideh, S., Kong, S.-C. “Modeling effects of operating conditions on biomass fast pyrolysis in bubbling fluidized bed reactors,” Energy & Fuels, 27, pp. 5948 – 5956 (2013).
• Zhang, L., Kong, S.-C. “Multicomponent Vaporization Modeling of Bio-Oil and its Mixtures with Other Fuels,” Fuel, 95, pp. 471–480 (2012).
• Li, Y., Kong, S.-C. “Coupling Conjugate Heat Transfer with In-cylinder Combustion Modeling for Engine Simulation” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 54, pp. 2467–2478 (2011).
• Sethuraman, S., Huynh, C.V., Kong, S.-C. “Producer Gas Composition and NOx Emissions from a Pilot-Scale Biomass Gasification and Combustion System Using Feedstock with Controlled Nitrogen Content,” Energy & Fuels, 25, pp. 813–822 (2011).
• Zhang, L., Kong, S.-C. “High-Pressure Vaporization Modeling of Multi-Component Petroleum-Biofuel Mixtures under Engine Conditions” Combustion and Flame, 158, pp. 1705 – 1711 (2011).
• Reiter, A.J., Kong, S.-C. “Combustion and Emissions Characteristics of a Compression-Ignition Engine Using Dual Ammonia-Diesel,” Fuel, 90, pp. 87–97 (2011).
• Kolakaluri, R., Li, Y.H., Kong, S.-C. “A Unified Spray Model for Engine Spray Simulation Using Dynamic Mesh Refinement,” International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 36, pp. 858–869 (2010).
• Sukuraman, S., Kong, S.-C. “Numerical Study on Mixture Formation Characteristics in a Direct-Injection Hydrogen Engine,” Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 35, pp. 7991–8007 (2010).
• Zhang, L., Kong, S.-C. “Vaporization Modeling of Petroleum-Biofuel Drops Using a Hybrid Multi-Component Approach,” Combustion and Flame, 157, pp. 2165–2174 (2010).
• Karra, P.K., Kong, S.-C. “Diesel Engine Emissions Reduction Using Particle Swarm Optimization,” Combustion Science and Technology, 182, 7, pp. 879–903 (2010).
• Torres, D.J.,Li, Y.H., Kong, S.-C. “Partitioning Strategies for Parallel KIVA-4 Engine Simulations,” Computers & Fluids, Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 301–309 (2010)