2026

• X. Zhang, Y. Zhang, F. Chen, M. Jia, T. Xuan. A molecular dynamics simulation study on the gas binary diffusion coefficient of PODEn/N2 and its application in evaporating spray simulation. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 258:128325, 2026

• Q. Wang, C. Zhang, M. Jia, D. Han, Z. Huang. Exploring fuel-metal compatibility behaviors and mechanisms for methanol and ammonia fueled engines. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 208:153510, 2026.

• X. Li, M. Jia, Y. Su, H. Li, Y. Zhang. Experimental study on collision angles effects in dual impinging sprays: A macro-micro analysis based on binary-droplet collision theory. Applied Thermal Engineering, 282:128787, 2026. 

• Y. Su, Y. Zhang, M. Jia, X. Li. Experimental study of the spray-wall interaction under wall boiling conditions at both macroscopic and microscopic scales. Fuel, 413:138252, 2026.

• H. Duan, H. Wang, C. Ren, M. Liu, S. Bai, G. Li, M. Jia. Investigation on the influence of ambient hydrogen doping on the spray combustion characteristics of polyoxymethylene dimethyl ether 3 (PODE3) towards combustion control of hydrogen pilot-ignition engines. Combustion and Flame, 285:114762, 2026.

• Y. Li, Q. Yang, Z. Shi, M. Jia. Multi-Parameter Co-Optimization of a Methanol/Diesel Dual-Fuel direct injection compression ignition engine focusing on operation stability. Fuel, 407:137526, 2026

2025

• Y. Huo, Y. Chang, M. Jia, L. Ye. Kinetics and general reaction rule for hydrogen atom abstraction reactions from C4-C10 alcohols by a hydroxyl radical. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 27:20854-20868, 2025.

• S. Huang, Y. Chang, Y. Huo, P. Wang, Y. Zhu, J. Liu, S. Zhou, J. Chen, Q. Ding, H. Curran, M. Jia. Updated reaction rate rules for the construction and derivation of skeletal chemical mechanisms of lightly branched isoalkanes. Combustion and Flame, 279:114340, 2025.

• Y. Chang, S. Huang, H. Li, M. Jia. Investigation of the criteria for construction of reliable surrogate fuels: A case study of Jet-A aviation kerosene. Combustion and Flame, 272:113866, 2025.

• H. Wang, Y. Chang, K. Sun, M. Jia, T. Wang. Development of a reduced chemical kinetic mechanism for ammonia/diesel combustion over a wide range of ammonia energy ratios. Fuel, 381:133536, 2025.

• J. Liu, S. Huang, Y. Chang, M. Jia. Establishment of a series of skeletal chemical mechanisms for C5 to C19 saturated fatty acid methyl esters based on considering the combined effects of carbon-chain length and functional group. Fuel, 381:133520, 2025.

• Y. Su, M. Jia, Y. Zhang, D. Jiang. Effect of alternating electric field on the evolution of liquid film resulting from spray-wall impingement. Atomization and Sprays, 35(12):1-25, 2025.

• Z. Liu, M. Jia, Z. Zhang, H. Li, Y. Zhang, H. Liu. Model development for droplet vaporization with consideration of bubble evolution characteristics in flash-boiling sprays. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 41:105925, 2025.

• F. Chen, Y. Zhang, X. Zhang, M. Jia. Unique phase change behaviors of ammonia droplets under varying ambient water vapor concentrations and pressures: A molecular dynamics simulation study. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 41:105897, 2025.

• R. Zhang, X. Xi, C. Zhao, C. Liu, S. Xu, M. Jia, H. Liu. Large eddy simulation of spray evaporation characteristics of alcohol-based fuels based on modified evaporation model with UNIFAC. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 161:108456, 2025.

• H. Li, Y. Chang, R. Ding, T. Xuan, Y. Feng, M. Jia. Numerical study on the combustion characteristics of n-dodecane/PODE3 blend spray from the perspective of the second law of thermodynamics. Combustion and Flame, 272:113850, 2025.

• Y. Zhang, C. Chu, Z. Liu, M. Jia. Improved dynamics, atomization, and vaporization models for liquid ammonia spray simulations under diverse ambient conditions. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 188:105225, 2025.

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• H. Li, M. Jia. Correction to: Measurements and derivation of the spray-simulation required physical properties of polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers (PODEn). International Journal of Thermophysics, 46(9):139, 2025.

• Y. Zhang, M. Jia, Y. Chang, Y. Li. High-fidelity LES of ammonia spray evaporation and mixing under high-temperature and high-pressure conditions. Energy, 338:138794, 2025.

• H. Li, M. Jia, R. Ding, X. Li, Z. Zhang, Y. Zhang. An improved Kelvin-Helmholtz Rayleigh-Taylor (KH-RT) breakup model with wide fuel applicability based on data-driven techniques. Energy, 334:137661, 2025.

• Y. Cai, M. Jia, Y. Li, H. Li, Z. Liu, R. Ding, X. Lu. Optimization of the full-load combustion schemes of n-butanol/biodiesel reactivity-controlled compression ignition (RCCI) toward high-efficiency and low-emission engines. International Journal of Engine Research, 26(4):472-497, 2025.

• Z. Xu, L. Wang, M. Jia, Y. Chang, R. Ding, L. Du. A novel method for high-efficiency methanol compression-ignition engine based on onboard fuel reforming strategy: Experimental study. Energy, 332:137126, 2025.

• H. Li, M. Jia, X. Liang, W. Yang, R. Ding, S. Wu. Experimental investigation of hydrogen-PODEn RCCI combustion: influence of split injection strategy and hydrogen ratio on engine performance. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 168:151036, 2025.

• R. Ding, Y. Li, H. Li, H. Duan, M. Jia, A. García, J. Monsalve-Serrano. Experimental optimization toward high efficiency and low emissions in an ammonia-fueled RCCI engine with various reactivity enhancements. Energy, 333:137497, 2025.

• Y. Shan, C. Yang, X. Ning, M. Wang, Y. Li, M. Jia, H. Liu. Data-driven co-optimization of multiple structural parameters for the combustion chamber in a coke oven with a multi-stage air supply system. Processes 13(12):3818, 2025.

2024

• S. Huang, Y. Chang, M. Jia, X. Han, H. Wang. Cross-effect considered skeletal chemical mechanism construction for primary reference fuel/oxymethylene ethers blends using radical trace and sensitivity analysis. Combustion and Flame, 262:113359, 2024

• S. Huang, Y. Chang, H. Zhang, M. Jia. Chemical mechanism reduction and derivation for C7-C16 n-alkylbenzenes using integrated global sensitivity analysis and reaction rate rules. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 40 (1-4):105633, 2024.

• C. Liu, X. Xi, H. Liu, W. Li, M. Jia, R. Li. Multi-Scale methodology of breakup and atomization for liquid jets in crossflow. Applied Thermal Engineering, 248:123309, 2024.

• C. Liu, X. Xi, R. Xie, H. Liu, W. Li, M. Jia, H. Gu. Numerical study on the effects of eccentric nozzles on spray evolution using a hybrid method. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 178:104910, 2024.

• Z. Liu, M. Jia, H. Liu, Y. Zhang, H. Li. Understanding the boiling characteristics of bi-component droplets with improved bubble nucleation and break-up mechanisms. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 179:104918, 2024.

• Z. Liu, M. Jia, Y. Cai, Y. Zhang, H. Liu. Computational modeling of boiling droplets of multi-component fuels integrating bubble evolution: A review and enhancement. Physics of Fluids, 36(11):111303, 2024.

• Y. Zhang, F. Chen, M. Jia, P. Yi. A molecular dynamics investigation on sub/supercritical phase change for alcohol/n-heptane mixtures. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 224:125326, 2024.

• T. Xuan, H. Li, Y. Wang, Y. Chang, M. Jia, Z. He, Q. Wang, J. Cao, R. Payri. A conceptual model of polyoxymethylene dimethyl ether 3 (PODE3) spray combustion under compression ignition engine-like conditions. Combustion and Flame, 261:113296, 2024.

• Y. Zhang, Y. Bian, Z. Zhang, Z. Liu, M. Jia. Development of a universal constant set in the Kelvin-Helmholtz Rayleigh-Taylor (KH-RT) breakup model for spray simulations of various fuels. Atomization and Sprays, 34(10):29-55, 2024.

• F Chen, Y Zhang, P Yi, M Jia, H Duan. Molecular dynamics study on phase change characteristics of liquid ammonia in hydrogen-rich environments. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 40 (1-4):105545, 2024.

• Z. Xu, J. Wang, P. Zhao, M. Jia, Y. Chang, L. Du. Exploring energy utilization of the methanol/dimethyl ether dual-fuel engine under the methanol reforming strategy: A comparison of different low-temperature combustion modes. Energy, 312:133659, 2024.

• Y. Li, Y. Cai, M. Jia, Y. Wang, X. Su, L. Li. A full-parameter computational optimization of both injection parameters and injector layouts for a methanol/diesel dual-fuel direct injection compression ignition engine. Fuel, 369:131733. 2024.

• X. Li, L. Zhong, L. Zhou, M. Jia, H. Wei. Numerical study of turbulent jet ignition process at different injection strategies in a single-cylinder engine with active pre-chamber. Combustion Science and Technology, 196 (4):455-479, 2024.

• H. Duan, M. Jia, H. Wang, S. Bai, G. Li. Insight into the combustion and emission performance of reactivity-controlled compression ignition (RCCI) fueled with hydrogen (H2) and polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers (PODEn). International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 60:458-467, 2024.

• R. Ding, Y. Li, H. Li, Y. Cai, M. Jia. Effects of ammonia energy ratio and PODE injection timing on combustion and emissions in a PODE/ammonia RCCI engine. Fuel, 378:132924, 2024.

• H Li, S Wu, M Jia, J Lei, GAJ Amaratunga, J Li, W Yang. An efficient data-driven approach for modeling and optimization of reactivity-controlled compression ignition engine fueled with polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers and hydrogen. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 79:1019-1029, 2024.

• Y Cai, M Jia, Y Li, H Li, Z Liu, R Ding, X Lu. Optimization of the full-load combustion schemes of n-butanol/biodiesel reactivity-controlled compression ignition (RCCI) toward high-efficiency and low-emission engines. International Journal of Engine Research, 26(4):472-497, 2024.

2023

• S. Liu, T. Sun, L. Zhou, M. Jia, W. Zhao, H. Wei. A new skeletal kinetic model for methanol/n-heptane dual fuels under engine-like conditions. Energy, 263:125648, 2023.

• L. Xu, Y. Chang, M. Treacy, Y. Zhou, M. Jia, X.S. Bai. A skeletal chemical kinetic mechanism for ammonia/n-heptane combustion. Fuel, 331:125830, 2023.

• X. Dong, H. Duan, M. Jia, S. Wu, Y. Chang. Development of a practical soot model for diesel surrogate fuels and oxygenated fuels with specific soot precursor tracking and uniform model structure. Fuel, 340:127531, 2023.

• Y. Chang, P. Wang, S. Huang, X. Han, M. Jia. Comprehensive influence of uncertainty propagation of chemical kinetic parameters on laminar flame speed prediction: a case study of dimethyl ether. Combustion Theory and Modelling, 27(3):1-18, 2023.

• H. Wang, T. Wang, M. Jia, Z. Lu, Y. Chang, K. Sun. Development of a reduced chemical kinetic mechanism for ammonia combustion using species-based global sensitivity analysis. Fuel, 344:128036, 2023.

• S. Huang, Y. Chang, M. Jia, R. Hu, T. Li. Potential of derivation of a series of C6-C14 1-alkene skeletal oxidation mechanisms on the basis of reaction rate rules. Fuel, 344:128018, 2023.

• S. Huang, Y. Chang, X. Dong, M. Jia, T. Li. Establishment of a set of skeletal oxidation mechanisms for mono-alkylated cyclohexanes with consistent structure. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 39(1):105-113, 2023.

• H. Li, M. Jia. Measurements and derivation of the spray simulation required physical properties of polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers (PODEn). International Journal of Thermophysics, 44(3):41, 2023.

• S. Suo, M. Jia, L. Jiang, H. Liu. Construction of an approach for evaluation of droplet collision models under DDM framework based on an improved Beer's law. Physics of Fluids, 35:013325, 2023.

• H. Liu, B. Zhang, M. Jia, C. Cai. Experimental study and theoretical analysis on the criterion of boiling of wall film for different fuels. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 142:106655, 2023.

• L. Xu, S. Xu, X. Lu, M. Jia, X.S. Bai. Large eddy simulation of spray and combustion characteristics of biodiesel and biodiesel/butanol blend fuels in internal combustion engines. Applications in Energy and Combustion Science, 16:100197, 2023.

• H Li, J Lei, M Jia, H Xu, S Wu. High dimensional model representation approach for prediction and optimization of the supercritical water gasification system coupled with photothermal energy storage. Processes, 11(8):2313, 2023.

• H. Duan, M. Jia, H. Wang, Y. Li, G. Xia. Control of low-temperature polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers (PODEn)/gasoline combustion considering fuel concentration, fuel reactivity, and intake temperature at low loads. Fuel, 334:126823, 2023.

• H. Duan, M. Jia, Z. Xu, Y. Li, G. Xia. Comprehensive analysis of combustion behaviors of hydrogen (H2)/diesel reactivity-controlled compression ignition (RCCI) in a light-duty diesel engine. Fuel, 353:129237, 2023.

• J. Cao, M. Jia, Y. Cai, Y. Li, H. Liu. Establishment of an enhanced wall function using the heat transfer analogy method for internal combustion engines. Physics of Fluids, 35:016127, 2023.

• Y. Cai, M. Jia, Y. Li, J. Cao, A. García, J. Monsalve-Serrano. Multiple combustion modes switching to realize full-load efficient energy conversion of n-butanol/diesel dual direct injection (DI2) engine. Energy Conversion and Management , 278:116722, 2023.

• Y. Li, H. Li, B. Pang, F. Liu, M. Jia, W. Long, J. Tian, L. Guo. Co-optimization of injection parameters and injector layouts for a methanol/diesel direct dual-fuel stratification (DDFS) engine. Energy, 284:128647, 2023.

• P. Zhang, H. Duan, G. Xu, Y. Li, M. Jia. Co-optimization of operating parameters, fuel composition, and piston bowl geometry of gasoline compression ignition (GCI) engine at high loads. International Journal of Engine Research, 24 (9):4044-4062, 2023.

• G Xu, H Duan, Y Cai, Y Li, M Jia. Potential of the reverse-reactivity controlled compression ignition (R-RCCI) combustion for maintaining ultra-low emissions and enhanced thermal efficiency. Energy, 280:128249, 2023.

2022

• M. Jia, H. Pan, Y. Bian, Z. Zhang, Y. Chang, H. Liu. Calibration of the constants in the Kelvin-Helmholtz Rayleigh-Taylor (KH-RT) breakup model for diesel spray under wide conditions based on advanced data analysis techniques. Atomization and Sprays, 2(6):1-27, 2022.

• X. Han, M. Jia, Y. Chang, Y. Li, S. Wu. Directed message passing neural network (D-MPNN) with graph edge attention (GEA) for property prediction of biofuel-relevant species. Energy and AI, 10:100201, 2022.

• Y. Zhang, F. Chen, M. Jia, Z. He, P. Yi. Molecular dynamics investigation of the vaporization characteristics of n-alkane blended fuels under different ambient conditions. AIP Advances, 12 (7):075309, 2022.

• Z. Liu, M. Jia, X. Xi, H. Liu, P. Yi. Simulation of the evaporation/boiling transition for the vaporization of a bi-component droplet under wide-temperature environments. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 193:122968, 2022.

• H. Liu, C. Liu, Y. Pan, M. Jia, J. Tian. Numerical study of the internal flow and primary breakup of internal intersecting-hole nozzles based on OpenFOAM. Atomization and Sprays, 32(11):23-46, 2022.

• P. Zhang, G. Xu, Y. Li, Y. Cai, H. Duan, M. Jia. Collaborative optimization of fuel composition and operating parameters of gasoline compression ignition (GCI) engine in a wide load range. Fuel, 310:122366, 2022.

• M. Jia, J. Bai, H. Duan, Y. Li, Y. Cai, Y. Chang. Potential of hydrogen/diesel reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) combustion from the perspective of the second law of thermodynamics. International Journal of Engine Research, 23:907-923, 2022.

• Z. Chen, Y. Cai, G. Xu, H. Duan, M. Jia. Exploring the potential of water injection (WI) in a high-load diesel engine under different fuel injection strategies. Energy, 243:123074, 2022.

• J. Cao, M. Jia, Y. Li, H. Liu. Understanding the influence of unsteady and convection terms in heat transfer model on the predicted heat flux in engines operated under different combustion modes. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 196:123255, 2022.

• Z. Xu, M Jia, X. Miao, H. Duan, S. Xu, L. Du. Computational exploration of single-fuel reactivity controlled compression ignition engine by integrating dimethyl ether/steam on-board reforming. Energy Conversion and Management, 269:116114, 2022.

• H. Duan, M. Jia, J. Bai, Y. Li. Potential of reactivity-controlled compression ignition with reverse reactivity stratification (R-RCCI) fueled with gasoline and polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers (PODEn). International Journal of Engine Research, 23(8):1308-1326, 2022.

• X. Li, L. Zhong, L. Zhou, M. Jia, H. Wei. Numerical study of turbulent jet ignition process at different injection strategies in a single-cylinder engine with active pre-chamber. Combustion Science and Technology, 196(4):455-479, 2022.

• Y. Chang, M. Jia, S. Huang, H. Zhang, L. Cai. Development of skeletal oxidation mechanisms for linear alcohols from C4 to C10 based upon reaction rate rules. Combustion and Flame, 245:112351, 2022.

• Y. Chang, M. Jia, P. Wang, B. Niu, J. Liu. Construction and derivation of a series of skeletal chemical mechanisms for n-alkanes with uniform and decoupling structure based on reaction rate rules. Combustion and Flame, 236:111785, 2022.

• Y. Zhu, M. Jia, B. Niu, J. Tian, H. Li, J. Fan. Development of diesel surrogates for reproducing the effect of fuel properties on engine combustion and emissions using an optimized decoupling physical-chemical surrogate (DPCS) model. Fuel, 310B:122424, 2022.

• X. Han, M. Jia, Y. Chang, Y. Li. An improved approach towards more robust deep learning models for chemical kinetics. Combustion and Flame, 238:111934, 2022.

• S. Wu, S. Yang, K.L. Tay, W. Yang, M. Jia. A hybrid sectional moment projection method for discrete population balance dynamics involving inception, growth, coagulation and fragmentation. Chemical Engineering Science, 249:117333, 2022.

• B. Niu, M. Jia, Y. Chang, X. Dong, P. Wang, J. Cao. Construction of reduced chemical mechanisms orientated toward specific applications: a case study of primary reference fuel. Combustion Theory and Modelling, 26(3):560-589, 2022.

2021

• Y. Zhang, M. Jia, P, Yi, Y. Chang, Z. He, Q, Wang. A molecular dynamics study of binary-component n-alkane fuel vaporization characteristics at sub/supercritical nitrogen environments. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38(2):3303-3312, 2021.

• X. Xi, H. Liu, C. Cai, M. Jia, X. Ma. Analytical and experimental study on boiling vaporization and multi-mode breakup of binary fuel droplet. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 165:120620, 2021.

• S. Suo, M. Jia, H. Liu, T. Wang. Development of a new hybrid stochastic/trajectory droplet collision model for spray simulations in internal combustion engines. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 137:103581, 2021.

• X. Xi, H. Liu, C. Cai, M. Jia, H. Yin. Analytical study on homogeneous nucleation and bubble evolution inside monocomponent fuel droplet. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 35(3):560-568, 2021.

• L. Zhou, W. Zhao, K. Luo, M. Jia, H. Wei, M. Xie. Spray-turbulence-chemistry interactions under engine-like conditions. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 86:100939, 2021.

• S. Hao, X. Han, H. Liu, M. Jia. Prediction and sensitivity analysis of the cetane number of different Biodiesel fuels using an artificial neural network. Energy & Fuels, 35:17711-17720, 2021.

• S. Yang, Q. Wang, H.J. Curran, M. Jia. Development of a 5-component gasoline surrogate model using recent advancements in the detailed H2/O2/CO/C1-C3 mechanism for decoupling methodology. Fuel, 283:118793, 2021.

• B. Niu, M. Jia, Y. Chang, X. Dong, P. Wang. Novel method for quantitative assessment of reduced chemical mechanisms based on the inherent similarity evaluation: case study of n-heptane. Energy & Fuels, 35(5):4478-4492, 2021.

• B. Niu, M. Jia, Y. Chang, H. Duan, X. Dong, P. Wang. Construction of reduced oxidation mechanisms of polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers (PODE1-6) with consistent structure using decoupling methodology and reaction rate rule. Combustion and Flame, 232:111534, 2021.

• G. Xu, A. García, M. Jia, J. Monsalve-Serrano. Computational optimization of the piston bowl geometry for the different combustion regimes of the dual-mode dual-fuel (DMDF) concept through an improved genetic algorithm. Energy Conversion and Management, 246:114658, 2021.

• Y. Cai, M. Jia, G. Xu, Y. Li, T. Wang. Feasibility study of the combustion strategy of n-butanol/diesel dual direct injection (DI2) in a compression-ignition engine. Fuel, 289:119865, 2021.

• H. Duan, M. Jia, J. Bai, Y. Li. Combined effects of fuel reactivity, φ-sensitivity, and intake temperature on the performance of low-temperature gasoline/polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers combustion. Fuel, 288:119612, 2021.

• H. Duan, M. Jia, Y. Li, T. Wang. A comparative study on the performance of partially premixed combustion (PPC), reactivity-controlled compression ignition (RCCI), and RCCI with reverse reactivity stratification (R-RCCI) fueled with gasoline and polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers (PODEn). Fuel, 298:120838, 2021.

• Y. Li, M. Jia, X. Han, X.S. Bai. Towards a comprehensive optimization of engine efficiency and emissions by coupling artificial neural network (ANN) with genetic algorithm (GA). Energy, 225:120331, 2021.

• J. Cai, K. Sun, Y. Feng, M. Jia, Z. Lu, L. Shi, T. Wang. Turbulent jet ignition of ultra-lean methane/air mixture under engine-like condition. Physics of Fluids, 33(11):115121, 2021.

2020

• M. Dong, J. Cui, M. Jia, Y. Shang, S. Li. Large eddy simulation of plasma-assisted ignition and combustion in a coaxial jet combustor. Energy, 199:117463, 2020.

• W. Zhang, H. Liu, C. Liu, M. Jia, X. Xi, R. Xie. The effect of nozzle geometry and injection pressure fluctuation on the in-nozzle flow and jet breakup based on the Multi-Fluid-LES model. Atomization and Sprays, 30(7):473-494, 2020.

• S. Suo, M. Jia. Correction and improvement of a widely used droplet-droplet collision outcome model. Physics of Fluids, 32:111705, 2020.

• C. Cai, H. Liu, M. Jia, H. Yin, R. Xie, P. Yan. Numerical investigation on heat transfer of water spray cooling from single-phase to nucleate boiling region. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 151:106258, 2020.

• S. Shen, K. Sun, Z. Che, T. Wang, M. Jia. Puffing and micro-explosion of heated droplets for homogeneous ethanol-propanol-hexadecane fuel and micro-emulsified ethanol-biodiesel-hexadecane fuel. Applied Thermal Engineering, 165:114537, 2020.

• S. Shen, K. Sun, Z. Che, T. Wang, M. Jia, J Cai. Mechanism of micro-explosion of water-in-oil emulsified fuel droplet and its effect on soot generation. Energy, 191:116488, 2020.

• P. Wang, Y. Chang, B. Niu, X. Dong, M. Jia. Influence of the functional group of fuels on the construction of skeletal chemical mechanisms: A case study of 1-hexane, 1-hexene, and 1-hexanol. Combustion and Flame, 221:120-135, 2020.

• C. Zhou, Y. Chang, P. Wang, B. Niu, M. Jia. Construction of a skeletal oxidation mechanism for 2,5-dimethylfuran using decoupling methodology and reaction class-based global sensitivity analysis. Energy & Fuels, 34(12):16654-16665, 2020.

• X. Dong, M. Jia, Y. Chang, P. Wang, B. Niu. Kinetic modeling study of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon formation and oxidation for oxygenated fuels including methanol, n-butanol, methyl butanoate, and dimethyl ether. Energy & Fuels, 34(4):4882-4898, 2020.

• X. Dong, Y. Chang, B. Niu, M. Jia. Development of a practical reaction model of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) formation and oxidation for diesel surrogate fuel. Fuel, 267:117159, 2020.

• Y. Chang, M. Jia, B. Niu, X. Dong, P. Wang. Reduction of large-scale chemical mechanisms using global sensitivity analysis on reaction class/sub-mechanism. Combustion and Flame, 212:355-366, 2020.

• G. Xu, J. Monsalve-Serrano, M. Jia, A. García. Computational optimization of the dual-mode dual-fuel concept through genetic algorithm at different engine loads. Energy Conversion and Management, 208:112577, 2020.

• Y. Li, M. Jia, L. Xu, X. Bai. Multiple-objective optimization of methanol/diesel dual-fuel engine at low loads: A comparison of reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) and direct dual fuel stratification (DDFS) strategies. Fuel, 262:116673, 2020.

2019

W. Fan, Y. Chang, M. Jia, G Liu. Understanding of the ignition behavior of n-heptane spray in constant volume combustion bomb focusing on chemical kinetics. Energy & Fuels, 33(12):12830-12838, 2019.

Y. Chang, M. Jia, B. Niu, M. Xie, C. Zhou. Reduction of detailed chemical mechanisms using reaction class-based global sensitivity and path sensitivity analyses. Energy & Fuels, 33(9):9289-9301, 2019.

W. Qi, P. Ming, A. Jilani, H. Zhao, M. Jia. A comparison of spray and combustion characteristics of biodiesel (soy methyl ester, rapeseed methyl ester) with diesel. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 233(7):1712-1723, 2019.

W. Qi, P. Ming, M. Jia, Y. Peng, C. Liu. Numerical investigation of combustion and emission with different diesel surrogate fuel by hybrid breakup model. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 141(4):041013, 2019.

W. Qi, Z. Yang, P. Ming, W. Zhang, M. Jia, W Wang. Effect of hybrid breakup modelling on flame lift-off length and soot predictions. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 232(8):1049-1062, 2018.

P. Wang, M. Jia, Y. Zhang, G. Xu, Y. Chang, Z. Xu. Development of a decoupling physical-chemical surrogate (DPCS) model for simulation of the spray and combustion of multi-component biodiesel fuels. Fuel, 240:16-30, 2019.

Y. Zhang, M. Jia, P. Wang, Y. Chang, P. Yi, H. Liu, Z. He. Construction of a decoupling physical-chemical surrogate (DPCS) for practical diesel fuel. Applied Thermal Engineering, 149(25):536-547, 2019.

Y. Chang, M. Jia, B. Niu, Y. Zhang, M. Xie, Y. Li. Construction and assessment of reduced oxidation mechanisms using global sensitivity analysis and uncertainty analysis. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 37:751-761, 2019.

S. Yang, M. Jia. A bio-diesel chemical kinetic mechanism based on decoupling methodology and detailed H2/O2/CO/C1-C3 mechanism. Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 5:21, 2019.

C. Yin, T. Wang, Z. Che, M. Jia, K. Sun. Critical and optimal wall conditions for coalescence-induced droplet jumping on textured superhydrophobic surfaces. Langmuir, 35(49):16201-16209, 2019.

H. Liu, J. Wang, H. Duan, C. Cai, M. Jia, Y. Zhang. Experimental study on the boiling criterion of the fuel film formed from spray/wall impingement. Experiments in Fluids, 60:179, 2019.

H. Liu, H. Chen, C. Cai, M. Jia, H. Yin. Numerical investigation on the unsteady spray cooling of high temperature steel plate. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 143:118342, 2019.

W. Zhang, H. Liu, C. Liu, M. Jia, X. Xi. Numerical analysis of jet breakup based on a modified compressible two-fluid-LES model. Fuel, 254:115608, 2019. 

S. Shen, K. Sun, Z. Che, T. Wang, M. Jia, J. Cai. An experimental investigation of the heating behaviors of droplets of emulsified fuels at high temperature. Applied Thermal Engineering, 161:114059, 2019.

W. Zhang, H. Liu, C. Liu, M. Jia. X. Xi. Numerical investigation into primary breakup of diesel spray with residual bubbles in the nozzle. Fuel, 250:265-276, 2019.

H. Liu, Y. Yan, M. Jia, C. Cai, Y. Zhang. An analytical model of the heating and evaporation of bi-component wall film. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 105:28-36, 2019.

X. Xi, H. Liu, C. Cai, M. Jia, H. Yin. Flash boiling explosion model of dimethyl ether (DME)/n-pentane bi-component droplet under gasoline engine conditions. Fuel, 243:240-250, 2019

X. Xi, H. Liu, C. Cai, M. Jia, H. Yin. Analytical investigation on homogeneous nucleation of bi-component fuels. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 132:498-507, 2019.

W. Wei, H. Liu, M. Xie, M. Jia, M. Yue. Large eddy simulation and proper orthogonal decomposition analysis of fuel injection under trans/supercritical conditions. Computers & Fluids, 179:150-162, 2019.

H. Liu, C. Cai, M. Jia, J Gao, H. Yin, H. Chen. Experimental investigation on spray cooling with low-alcohol additives. Applied Thermal Engineering, 146:921-930, 2019.

L. Li, M. Xie, M. Jia, H. Liu, W. Wei. Numerical investigation of the influence of high ambient pressures on supercritical jets and mixing process. Heat Transfer Research, 50(8):717-737, 2019.

H. Duan, M. Jia, Y. Chang, H. Liu. Experimental study on the influence of low-temperature combustion (LTC) mode and fuel properties on cyclic variations in a compression-ignition engine. Fuel, 256:115907, 2019.

G. Xu, M. Jia, Y Li, Y. Chang, H. Liu, T. Wang. Evaluation of variable compression ratio (VCR) and variable valve timing (VVT) strategies in a heavy-duty diesel engine with reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) combustion under a wide load range. Fuel, 253:114-128, 2019.

J. Cao, M. Jia, B. Niu, Y. Chang, Z. Xu, H. Liu. Establishment of an improved heat transfer model based on an enhanced thermal wall function for internal combustion engines operated under different combustion modes. Energy Conversion and Management, 195:748-759, 2019.

Y. Zhang, L. Zhan, Z. He, M. Jia, X. Leng, Y. Qian, X. Lu. An investigation on gasoline compression ignition (GCI) combustion in a heavy-duty diesel engine using gasoline/hydrogenated catalytic biodiesel blends. Applied Thermal Engineering, 160:113952, 2019.

W. Qin, L. Zhou, D. Liu, M. Jia, M. Xie. Investigation of in-cylinder engine flow quadruple decomposition dynamical behavior using proper orthogonal decomposition and dynamic mode decomposition methods. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 141(8):081004, 2019

D. Liu, T. Wang, M. Jia, W. Li, Z. Lu, X. Zhen. Investigation of the boundary layer flow under engine-like conditions using particle image velocimetry. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 141(8):082801, 2019.

W. Zhao, H. Wei, M. Jia, Z. Lu, K. Luo, R. Chen, L. Zhou. Flame-spray interaction and combustion features in split-injection spray flames under diesel engine-like conditions. Combustion and Flame, 210:204-221, 2019.

D. Jiang, F. Guo, M. Xu, J. Cai, S. Cong, M. Jia, G. Chen, Y. Song. Conformal fluorine coated carbon paper for an energy harvesting water wheel. Nano Energy, 58:842-851, 2019.

2018

Y. Chang, M. Jia, B. Niu, Z. Xu, Z. Liu, Y. Li, M. Xie. Construction of a skeletal oxidation mechanism of n-pentanol by integrating decoupling methodology, genetic algorithm, and uncertainty quantification. Combustion and Flame, 194:15-27, 2018.

B. Niu, M. Jia, G. Xu, Y. Chang, and M. Xie. Efficient approach for the optimization of skeletal chemical mechanisms with multiobjective genetic algorithm. Energy & Fuels, 32(6):7086-7102, 2018.

H. Liu, C. Cai, M. Jia, X. Xi. Bubble growth characteristics in bi-component liquid: Influence of component concentration and liquid temperature. Chemical Engineering Science, 192:1-15, 2018.

C. Cai, H. Liu, X. Xi, M. Jia, H. Yin. Bubble growth model in uniformly superheated binary liquid mixture. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 127:629-638, 2018.

H. Liu, C. Cai, Y. Yan, M. Jia, B. Yin. Numerical simulation and experimental investigation on spray cooling in the non-boiling region. Heat and Mass Transfer, 54(12):3747-3760, 2018.

H. Liu, W. Zhang, M. Jia, Y. He. An improved method for coupling the in-nozzle cavitation with Multi-fluid-quasi-VOF model for diesel spray. Computers & Fluids, 177:20-32, 2018.

L. Xu, X. Bai, M. Jia, Y. Qian, X. Qiao, X. Lu. Experimental and modeling study of liquid fuel injection and combustion in diesel engines with a common rail injection system. Applied Energy, 230:287-304, 2018.

H. Liu, C. Cai, H. Yin, J. Luo, M. Jia, J. Gao. Experimental investigation on heat transfer of spray cooling with the mixture of ethanol and water. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 133:62-68, 2018.

Y. Zhang, M. Jia, H. Duan, P. Wang, J. Wang, H. Liu, M. Xie. Numerical and experimental study of spray impingement and liquid film separation during the spray/wall interaction at expanding corners. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 107: 67-81, 2018.

C. Yin, T. Wang, Z. Che, M. Jia, K. Sun. Oblique impact of droplets on microstructured superhydrophobic surfaces. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 123:693-704, 2018.

P. Yi, W. Long, M. Jia. An analogical multi-component vaporization model for single diesel droplets. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 127:158-172, 2018.

K. Sun, P. Zhang, M. Jia, T. Wang. Collision-induced jet-like mixing for droplets of unequal-sizes. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 120:218-227, 2018.

H. Liu, C. Cai, X. Xi, Y. Yan, M. Jia. A novel model for the bubble growth in the cavitation region of an injector nozzle. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 119:128-138, 2018.

L. Li, M. Xie, W. Wei, M. Jia, H. Liu. Numerical investigation on cryogenic liquid jet under transcritical and supercritical conditions, Cryogenics, 89:16-28, 2018.

W. Wei, H. Liu, L. Deng, M. Jia, M. Xie. Non-equilibrium molecular dynamics modeling of a fuel nanojet in sub/supercritical environments: chamber pressure effects on characteristics of the gas-liquid interface. Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, 22(1):52-56, 2018.

G. Xu, M. Jia, Y. Li, Y. Chang, T. Wang. Potential of reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) combustion coupled with variable valve timing (VVT) strategy for meeting Euro 6 emission regulations and high fuel efficiency in a heavy-duty diesel engine. Energy Conversion and Management, 171:683-698, 2018.

Z. Xu, M. Jia, Y. Li, Y. Chang, G. Xu, L. Xu, X. Lu. Computational optimization of fuel supply, syngas composition, and intake conditions for a syngas/diesel RCCI engine. Fuel 234:120-134, 2018.

Y. Li, M. Jia, S.L. Kokjohn, Y. Chang, R.D. Reitz. Comprehensive analysis of exergy destruction sources in different engine combustion regimes. Energy, 149:697-708, 2018.

Z. Xu, M. Jia, G. Xu, Y. Li, L. Zhao, L. Xu, X. Lu. Potential for reducing emissions in reactivity-controlled compression ignition engines fueling syngas and diesel. Energy & Fuels, 32:3869-3882, 2018.

Y. Li, M. Jia, Y. Chang, Z. Xu, G. Xu, H. Liu, T. Wang. Principle of determining the optimal operating parameters based on fuel properties and initial conditions for RCCI engines. Fuel, 216:284-295, 2018.

J. Xiao, M. Jia, Y. Chang, Y. Li, Z. Xu, G. Xu, H. Liu, T. Wang. Numerical optimization and comparative study of n-butanol concentration stratification combustion and n-butanol/diesel reactivity stratification combustion for advanced compression ignition (CI) engine. Fuel, 213:83-97, 2018.

2017

S. Yang, E. Pomraning, M. Jia. Simulations of gasoline engine combustion and emissions using a chemical-kinetics-based turbulent premixed combustion modeling approach. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 231(6):743-765, 2017.

H. Liu, Y. Yan, M. Jia, Y. Zhang, M. Xie, H. Yin. Analytical solution for wall film heating and evaporation. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 87:125-131, 2017.

X. Xi, H. Liu, M. Jia, M. Xie, H. Yin. A new flash boiling model for single droplet. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 197:1129-1137, 2017.

Y. Zhang, M. Jia, P. Yi, H. Liu, M. Xie. An Efficient liquid film vaporization model for multi-component fuels considering thermal and mass diffusions. Applied Thermal Engineering, 112:534-548, 2017.

P. Yi, M. Jia, W. Long, L. Qiao, T. Yang, L. Feng. Evaporation of pure and blended droplets of diesel and alcohols (C2-C9) under diesel engine conditions. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, 71(3):311-326, 2017.

W. Wei, M. Xie, M. Jia. Large eddy simulation of fluid injection under transcritical conditions: effects of pseudoboiling. Heat Transfer Research, 48(17):1545-1565, 2017.

W. Yang, M. Jia, Z. Che, K. Sun, T. Wang. Transitions of deformation to bag breakup and bag to bag-stamen breakup for droplets subjected to a continuous gas flow. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 111:884-894, 2017.

S. Shen, Z. Che, T. Wang, M. Jia, K. Sun. Numerical Study on Flash Boiling Spray of Multi-Hole Injector. SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, 10(2), 2017 (SAE Paper 2017-01-0841).

W. Qi, W. Zhang, P. Ming, M. Jia, Y. Peng. Numerical simulation of high-pressure fuel spray by using a new hybrid breakup model. Atomization and Sprays, 27(12):999-1023, 2017.

W. Li, Y. Li, T. Wang, M. Jia, Z. Che, D. Liu. Investigation of the effect of the in-cylinder tumble motion on cycle-to-cycle variations in a direct injection spark ignition (DISI) engine using large eddy simulation (LES). Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, 98:601-631, 2017.

G. Xu, M. Jia, Y. Li, M. Xie, W. Su. Multi-objective optimization of the combustion of a heavy-duty diesel engine with low temperature combustion under a wide load range: (II) Detailed parametric, energy, and exergy analysis. Energy, 139:247-261, 2017.

G. Xu, M. Jia, Y. Li, M. Xie, W. Su. Multi-objective optimization of the combustion of a heavy-duty diesel engine with low temperature combustion under a wide load range: (I) Computational method and optimization results. Energy, 126:707-719, 2017.

2016

Y. Chang, M. Jia, J. Xiao, Y. Li, W. Fan, M. Xie. Construction of a skeletal mechanism for butanol isomers based on the decoupling methodology. Energy Conversion and Management, 128:250-260, 2016.

Y. Chang, M. Jia, W. Fan, Y. Li, H. Liu, M. Xie. Decoupling methodology: an effective way for the development of reduced and skeletal mechanisms. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, 32(9):2209-2215, 2016.

G. Xiao, M. Jia, T. Wang. Large eddy simulation of n-heptane spray combustion in partially premixed combustion regime with linear eddy model. Energy, 97:20-35, 2016. 

W. Wei, M. Xie, M. Jia. Large eddy simulation of fluid injection under transcritical and supercritical conditions. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, 70(8):870-886, 2016.

W. Yang, M. Jia, K. Sun, T. Wang. Influence of density ratio on the secondary atomization of liquid droplets under highly unstable conditions. Fuel, 174:25-35, 2016. 

P. Yi, W. Long, M. Jia, J. Tian, B. Li. Development of a quasi-dimensional vaporization model for multi-component fuels focusing on forced convection and high temperature conditions. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 97:130-145, 2016.

H. Liu, Y. Yan, M. Jia, M. Xie, C. Lee. Three-dimensional numerical investigation on wall film formation and evaporation in port fuel injection engines. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, 69(12):1405-1422, 2016. 

S. Shen, M. Jia, T. Wang, Q. Lü, K. Sun. Measurement of the droplets sizes of a flash boiling spray using an improved extended glare point velocimetry and sizing. Experiments in Fluids, 57(4):1-16, 2016. 

Y. Zhang, M. Jia, H. Liu, M. Xie. Development of an improved liquid film model for spray/wall interaction under engine-relevant conditions. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, 79:74-87, 2016.

S. Yang, T. Wang, M. Jia., S. Shen. An Experimental study on microscopic characteristics of flash boiling spray with extended glare point velocimetry and sizing. Atomization and Sprays, 26(5):463-482, 2016. 

Y. Li, M. Jia, Y. Chang, S. Kokjohn, R. Reitz. Thermodynamic energy and exergy analysis of three different engine combustion regimes. Applied Energy, 180:849-858, 2016. 

M. Jia, E. Gingrich, H. Wang, Y. Li, J. Ghandhi, R. Reitz. Effect of combustion regime on in-cylinder heat transfer in internal combustion engines. International Journal of Engine Research, 17(3):331-346, 2016. 

Y. Li, M. Jia, Y. Chang, M. Xie, R. Reitz. Towards a comprehensive understanding of the influence of fuel properties on the combustion characteristics of a RCCI (reactivity controlled compression ignition) engine. Energy, 99:69-82, 2016. 

2015

H. Wang, M. Yao, Z. Yue, M. Jia, R. Reitz. A reduced toluene reference fuel chemical kinetic mechanism for combustion and polycyclic-aromatic hydrocarbon predictions. Combustion and Flame, 162(6):2390-2404, 2015. 

W. Fan, M. Jia, Y. Chang, M. Xie. Understanding the relationship between cetane number and the ignition delay in shock tubes for different fuels based on a skeletal primary reference fuel (n-hexadecane/iso-cetane) mechanism. Energy & Fuels, 29(5):3413-3427, 2015. 

L. Zhou, K, Luo. W. Qin, M. Jia, S. Shuai. Large eddy simulation of spray and combustion characteristics with realistic chemistry and high-order numerical scheme under diesel engine-like conditions. Energy Conversion and Management, 83:377-387, 2015. 

Y. Chang, M. Jia, Y. Li, Y. Zhang, M. Xie, H. Wang, R. Reitz. Development of a skeletal oxidation mechanism for biodiesel surrogate. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 35(3):3037-3044, 2015. 

Y. Chang, M. Jia, Y. Li, M. Xie, H. Yin, H. Wang, R. Reitz. Construction of skeletal oxidation mechanisms for the saturated Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAME) from methyl butanoate to methyl palmitate. Energy & Fuels, 29(2):1076-1089, 2015. 

Y. Chang, M. Jia, Y. Li, Y. Liu, M. Xie, H. Wang, R. Reitz. Development of a skeletal mechanism for diesel surrogate fuel by using a decoupling methodology. Combustion and Flame, 162(10):3785-3802, 2015. 

Y. Chang, M. Jia, Y. Li, M. Xie. Application of the optimized decoupling methodology for the construction of a skeletal primary reference fuel (PRF) mechanism focusing on engine-relevant condition. Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 1:1-11, 2015.

Y. Yan, H. Liu, M. Jia, M. Xie, H. Yin. A one-dimensional unsteady wall film evaporation model, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 88:138-148, 2015. 

W. Long, P. Yi, M. Jia, L. Feng, J. Cui. An enhanced multi-component vaporization model for high temperature and pressure conditions. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 90:857-71, 2015. 

T. Wang, X. Meng, M. Jia, X. Song. Predicting the vapor pressure of fatty acid esters in biodiesel by group contribution method. Fuel Processing Technology, 131:223-229, 2015. 

Y. Zhang, M. Jia, H. Liu, M. Xie, T. Wang, L. Zhou. Investigation of the characteristics of fuel adhesion formed by spray/wall interaction under diesel premixed charge compression ignition (PCCI) relevant conditions. Atomization and Sprays, 25(11):933-968, 2015. 

X. Zhang, T. Wang, M. Jia, W. Li, L. Cui, X. Zhang. The interactions of in-cylinder flow and fuel spray in a gasoline direct injection engine with variable tumble. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 137:071507, 2015. 

Y. Li, M. Jia, Y. Chang, W. Fan, M. Xie, T. Wang. Evaluation of the necessity of exhaust gas recirculation employment for a methanol/diesel reactivity controlled compression ignition engine operated at medium loads. Energy Conversion and Management, 101:40-51, 2015. 

M. Jia, A. Dempsey, H. Wang, Y. Li, R. Reitz. Numerical simulation of cyclic variability in RCCI combustion with a focus on the initial temperature at intake valve closing. International Journal of Engine Research, 16(3):441-460, 2015. 

T. Wang, W. Li, M. Jia, D. Liu, W. Qin, X. Zhang. Large-eddy simulation of in-cylinder flow in a DISI engine with charge motion control valve: Proper orthogonal decomposition analysis and cyclic variation. Applied Thermal Engineering, 75:561-574, 2015. 

L. Cui, T. Wang, Z. Lu, M. Jia, Y. Sun. Full-parameter approach for the intake port design of a four-valve direct-injection gasoline engine. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 137(9):091502-, 2015. 

M. Jia, Y. Li, M. Xie, T. Wang, H. Wang, R. Reitz. The potential of high-load extension by using late intake valve closing for a diesel premixed charge compression ignition (PCCI) Engine. Energy Procedia, 66:33-36, 2015.

2014

H. Wang, Y. Ra, M. Jia, R. Reitz. Development of a reduced n-dodecane-PAH mechanism and its application for n-dodecane soot predictions. Fuel, 136:25-36, 2014. 

H. Wang, A. Dempsey, M. Yao, M. Jia, R. Reitz. Kinetic and numerical study on the effects of di-tert-butyl peroxide additive on the reactivity of methanol and ethanol. Energy & Fuels, 28(8):5480-5488, 2014. 

P. Yi, L. Feng, M. Jia, W. Long, J. Tian. Development of an improved multi-component vaporization model for application in oxygen-enriched and EGR conditions. Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, 66(8):904-927, 2014. 

X. Meng, M. Jia, T. Wang. Neural network prediction of biodiesel kinematic viscosity at 313 K. Fuel, 121:133-140, 2014.

K. Sun, M. Jia, T. Wang. Numerical investigation on the head-on collision between unequal-sized droplets with multiple-relaxation-time lattice Boltzmann model. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 70:629-640, 2014. 

P. Yi, W. Long, M. Jia, L. Feng, J. Tian. Development of an improved hybrid multi-component vaporization model for realistic multi-component fuels. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 77:173-184, 2014. 

Y. Zhang, M. Jia, H. Liu, M. Xie, T. Wang, L. Zhou. Development of a new spray/wall interaction model for diesel spray under PCCI-engine relevant conditions. Atomization and Sprays, 24(1):41-80, 2014. 

Z. Zhang, T. Wang, M. Jia, Q. Wei, X. Meng, G. Shu. Combustion and particle number emissions of a direct injection spark ignition engine operating on ethanol/gasoline and n-butanol/gasoline blends with exhaust gas recirculation. Fuel, 130:177-188, 2014. 

Z. Zhang, H. Zhang, T. Wang, M. Jia. Effects of tumble combined with EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) on the combustion and emissions in a spark ignition engine at part loads. Energy, 65:18-24, 2014. 

Y. Li, M. Jia, Y. Chang, Y. Liu, M. Xie, T. Wang, L. Zhou. Parametric study and optimization of a RCCI (reactivity controlled compression ignition) engine fueled with methanol and diesel. Energy, 65:319-332, 2014. 

W. Qin, M. Xie, M. Jia, T. Wang, D. Liu. Large eddy simulation of in-cylinder turbulent flows in a DISI gasoline engine. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 38:5967-5985, 2014. 

W. Qin, M. Xie, M. Jia, T. Wang, D. Liu. Analysis of in-cylinder turbulent flows in a DISI gasoline engine with a proper orthogonal decomposition quadruple decomposition. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 136(11):111506, 2014. 

W. Qin, M. Xie, M. Jia, T. Wang, D. Liu. Large eddy simulation and proper orthogonal decomposition analysis of turbulent flows in a direct injection spark ignition engine: Cyclic variation and effect of valve lift. Science China Technological Sciences, 57(3):489-504, 2014. 

D. Liu, M. Jia, T. Wang, P. Zhao, S. Jin, S Liu. Insights into the development of the tumble motion using the direct and indirect steady-flow test methods. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 228(13):1530-1546, 2014. 

2013

B. Pang, M. Xie, M. Jia, Y. Liu. Improved phenomenological soot model for multicomponent fuel based on variations in PAH characteristics with fuel type. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, 29(12):2523-2533, 2013. 

Y. Liu, M. Jia, M. Xie, B. Pang. Development of a new skeletal chemical kinetic model of toluene reference fuel with application to gasoline surrogate fuels for computational fluid dynamics engine simulation. Energy & Fuels, 27(8):4899-4909, 2013. 

Y. Chang, M. Jia, Y. Liu, Y. Li, M. Xie. Development of a new skeletal mechanism for n-decane oxidation under engine-relevant conditions based on a decoupling methodology. Combustion and Flame, 106(8):1315-1332, 2013. 

Y. Chang, M. Jia, Y. Liu, Y. Li, M. Xie, H. Yin. Application of a decoupling methodology for development of skeletal oxidation mechanisms for heavy n-alkanes from n-octane to n-hexadecane. Energy & Fuels, 27 (6):3467-3479, 2013. 

Y. Liu, M. Jia, M. Xie, B. Pang. Improvement on a skeletal chemical kinetic model of iso-octane for internal combustion engine by using a practical methodology. Fuel, 103:884-891, 2013. 

B. Pang, M. Xie, M. Jia, Y. Liu. Development of a phenomenological soot model coupled with a skeletal PAH mechanism for practical engine simulation. Energy & Fuels, 27(3):1699-1711, 2013. 

X. Meng, M. Jia, T. Wang. Comment on “Comparison of Methods for Estimating Critical Properties of Alkyl Esters and Its Mixtures”. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 58(9):2687-2688, 2013. 

X. Meng, M. Jia, T. Wang. Predicting biodiesel densities over a wide temperature range up to 523 K. Fuel, 111:216-222, 2013. 

K. Sun, M. Jia, T. Wang. Numerical investigation of head-on droplet collision with lattice Boltzmann method. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 58(1):260-275, 2013. 

Y. Li, M. Jia, Y. Liu, M. Xie. Numerical study on the combustion and emission characteristics of a diesel/methanol reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) engine. Applied Energy, 106:184-197, 2013. 

M. Jia, M. Xie, T. Wang. Numerical investigation of the influence of intake valve lift profile on a diesel premixed charge compression ignition engine with a variable valve actuation system at moderate loads and speeds. International Journal of Engine Research, 14(2):151-179, 2013. 

M. Jia, Y. Li, M. Xie, T. Wang. Numerical evaluation of the potential of late intake valve closing strategy for diesel PCCI (premixed charge compression ignition) engine in a wide speed and load range. Energy, 51:203-215, 2013. 

L. Zhou, M. Xie, M. Jia, J. Shi. Computer simulation of combustion process in a piston engine with a porous medium regenerator. Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, 5(4):041004, 2013.

2012

Y. Liu, M. Jia, M. Xie, B. Pang. Enhancement on a skeletal kinetic model for primary reference fuel oxidation by using a semidecoupling methodology. Energy & Fuels, 26(12):7069-7083, 2012. 

K. Sun, T. Wang, M. Jia. G. Xiao. Evaluation of force implementation in pseudopotential-based multiphase lattice Boltzmann models. Physica A-Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 391(15):3895-3907, 2012. 

D. Liu, T. Wang, M. Jia, G. Wang. Cycle-to-cycle variation analysis of in-cylinder flow in a gasoline engine with variable valve lift. Experiments in Fluids, 53(3):585-602, 2012. 

W. Lam, D. Robinson, G. Hamill, J. Zhao, M. Jia. Time-averaged velocity and turbulence intensity at the initial downstream flow from a six-bladed ship propeller. Ocean Engineering, 51:85-93, 2012. 

2011

L. Zhou, M. Xie, M. Jia, J. Shi. Large eddy simulation of fuel injection and mixing process in a diesel engine. Acta Mechanica Sinica, 27(4):519-530, 2011. 

M. Jia, M. Xie, H. Liu, W. Lam, T. Wang. Numerical simulation of cavitation in the conical-spray nozzle for diesel premixed charge compression ignition engines. Fuel, 90(8):2652-2661, 2011.

M. Jia, M. Xie, T. Wang, Z. Peng. The effect of injection timing and intake valve close timing on performance and emissions of diesel PCCI engine with a full engine cycle CFD simulation. Applied Energy, 88(9):2967-2975, 2011. 

Before 2010

M. Jia, Z. Peng, M. Xie. Numerical investigation of soot reduction potentials with diesel homogeneous charge compression ignition combustion by an improved phenomenological soot model. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 223(3):395-412, 2009. 

M. Jia, M. Xie. A chemical kinetics model of iso-octane oxidation for HCCI engines. Fuel, 85(17-18):2593-2604, 2006. 

M. Jia, M. Xie, Z. Peng. Applying the multi-zone model in predicting the operating range of HCCI engines. Frontiers of Energy and Power Engineering in China, 4(3):414-423, 2010.

Z. Peng, M. Jia. Full engine cycle CFD investigation of effects of variable intake valve closing on diesel PCCI combustion and emissions. Energy & Fuels, 23(12):5855-5864, 2009. 

Z. Peng, M. Jia, L. Lu. CFD Analysis of VVT/VVA on the gas exchange and fuel-air mixing in a diesel engine. SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, 1(1):1026-1036, 2009 (SAE Paper 2008-01-1635).

M. Jia, Z. Peng, M. Xie. Evaluation of spray/wall interaction models under the conditions related to diesel HCCI engines. SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants, 1(1):993-1008, 2009 (SAE Paper 2008-01-1632).

Z. Peng, M. Jia. An investigation and evaluation of variable-valve-timing and variable-valve-actuation strategies in a diesel homogeneous charge compression ignition engine using three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 222(6):1047-1064, 2008. 

M. Jia, M. Xie. Numerical simulation of homogeneous charge compression ignition combustion using a multi-dimensional model. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 221(4):465-480, 2007. 

W. Zeng, M. Xie, M. Jia. Numerical investigation on the application of catalytic combustion to HCCI engines. Chemical Engineering Journal, 127(1-3):81-93, 2007. 

W. Zeng, M. Xie, M. Jia. Interactions between surface reactions and gas-phase reactions in catalytic combustion and their influence on ignition of HCCI engine. Chemical Research in Chinese Universities, 22(6):776-782, 2006. 

Y. Zhang, Y Xu, M. Jia, J. Zhou, S. Yuan, J. Zhang, Z. Zhang. Stability of partial nitrification and microbial population dynamics in a bioaugmented membrane bioreactor. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 19(12):1656-1664, 2009.