Fujia Wu

Ph.D. Candidate

Hometown

Anhui, China

Education

Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
- Fourth Year Ph.D. Student
- M. A. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 2010
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- M.E. in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermodynamics, 2008
- B. E. in Vehicle Engineering, 2006

Research Interests

Experimental laminar and turbulent flames
Dynamics of expanding premixed flames
Flamefront instabilities under high pressure
Aerothermochemistry of conventional and alternative fuels
Computational modeling of laminar flames

Teaching Experiences

Assistant in Instruction in undergraduate courses at Princeton University
- Mathematics in Engineering, Fall 2011
- Mechanical Design, Spring 2011
- Heat Transfer, Fall 2010

Honors and Awards

George H. Markstein Best Paper Award for the Eastern Section Meeting of the Combustion Institute, 2011
Cummins Merit Fellowship for Ph.D. Students, Princeton University, 2008
Award for Excellent Undergraduates, Tsinghua University, 2005

Journal Publications

Fujia Wu, John K. Bechtold, and Chung K. Law. Effects of Variable Properties on Flame Structure. submitted.
Swetaprovo Chaudhuri, Fujia Wu, and Chung K. Law. The Role of Markstein Number on the Turbulent Flame Speed and Its Scaling. submitted.
Fujia Wu, Grunde Jomaas, and Chung K. Law. An Experimental Investigation on Self-Acceleration of Cellular Spherical Flames. 34th International Symposium on Combustion, accepted.
Fujia Wu, Andrew P. Kelley, and Chung K. Law. Laminar flame speeds of cyclohexane and mono-alkylated cyclohexanes at elevated pressures. Combustion and Flame, 2012; 159: 1417-1425.
Swetaprovo Chaudhuri, Fujia Wu, Delin Zhu, and Chung K. Law. Flame Speed and Self-Similar Propagation of Expanding Turbulent Premixed Flames. Physical Review Letters, 2012; 108: 044503.
Fujia Wu, Andrew P. Kelley, Chenglong Tang, Delin Zhu, and Chung K. Law. Measurement and correlation of laminar flame speeds of CO and C₂ hydrocarbons with hydrogen addition at atmospheric and elevated pressures. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2011; 36 (20): 13171-13180.
Jianxin Wang, Fujia Wu, Jianhua Xiao, and Shijin Shuai. Oxygenated blend design and its effects on reducing diesel particulate emissions. Fuel 2009; 88: 2037-2045.
Fujia Wu, Jianxin Wang, Wenmiao Chen, and Shijin Shuai. A study on emission performance of a diesel engine fueled with five typical methyl ester biodiesels. Atmospheric Environment 2009; 43 (7): 1481-1485.
Xu He, Xiao Ma, Fujia Wu, and Jianxin Wang. Visualization Investigation of Soot Characteristics of Engine Fuelled with Biodiesel Fuel. Chinese Internal Combustion Engine Engineering 2009; 30(2): 1-5 (in Chinese).
Xu He, Xiao Ma, Fujia Wu, and Jianxin Wang. Investigation on the Soot Formation of Biodiesel Fuel by Laser Diagnostics. Chinese Internal Combustion Engine Engineering 2009; 30(1): 1-5 (in Chinese).
Wenmiao Chen, Fujia Wu, Jianxin Wang, and Shijin Shuai. Effect of Cetane Number on Combustion and Emission of a Euro-IV Diesel Engine. Chinese Internal Combustion Engine Engineering 2008; 29(6): 1-5 (in Chinese).

Patent Publications

Jianxin Wang, Fujia Wu, Jianhua Xiao, and Shijin Shuai. Oxygen-containing blended fuel for reducing small particle emission of diesel car. PRC Patent, Publication No. CN 101338227, Published on January 7, 2009.

Conference Publications

Fujia Wu, Grunde Jomaas, and Chung K. Law. On self-acceleration of cellular spherical flames. Fall Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute, Storrs, USA, October 9-12, 2011.
Fujia Wu, Andrew Kelley, and Chung K. Law. Laminar flame speeds of cyclohexane and mono-alkylated cyclohexanes at elevated pressures. Fall Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute, Storrs, USA, October 9-12, 2011 (George H. Markstein Best Paper Award).
Fujia Wu, John Bechtold, and Chung K. Law. Effects of variable thermodynamic and transport properties on Markstein number and flame front stability. Fall Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute, Storrs, USA, October 9-12, 2011.
Swetaprovo Chaudhuri, Fujia Wu, Delin Zhu, and Chung K. Law. Turbulent flame speeds and self similarity of expanding premixed flames. Fall Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute, Storrs, USA, October 9-12, 2011.
Fujia Wu, Andrew P. Kelley, Delin Zhu, and Chung K. Law. Further Study on Effects of Hydrogen Addition on Laminar Flame Speeds of Fuel-Air Mixtures. 7th US National Combustion Meeting, Atlanta, USA, March 20-23, 2011.
Xu He, Xiao Ma, Fujia Wu, and Jianxin Wang. Investigation of Soot Formation in the Oxygenated Fuels Flame by Laser Induced Fluorescence and Incandescence. 7th International Conference on Modeling and Diagnostics for Advanced Engine systems, Sapporo, Japan, June 28-31, 2008.
Fujia Wu, Jianxin Wang, Wenmiao Chen, and Shijin Shuai. Effects of Different Biodiesels and their Blends with Oxygenated Additives on Emissions from a Diesel Engine. SAE Technical Paper 2008-01-1812, SAE Fuels and Lubricants Congress, Shanghai, China, June 23-26, 2008.
Xu He, Xiao Ma, Fujia Wu, Jianxin Wang, and Shijin Shuai. Investigation of Soot Formation in Laminar Diesel Diffusion Flame by Two-Color Laser Induced Incandescence. SAE Technical Paper 2008-01-1064, SAE World Congress, Detroit, USA, April 14-17, 2008.
Wenmiao Chen, Jianxin Wang, Shijin Shuai, and Fujia Wu. Effects of Fuel Quality on a Euro IV Diesel Engine with SCR After-Treatment. SAE Technical Paper 2008-01-0638, SAE World Congress, Detroit, USA, April 14-17, 2008.
Wenmiao Chen, Fujia Wu, Jianxin Wang, and Shijin Shuai. Effects of Diesel Fuel Quality on Engine Emission Characteristics. Chinese Automotive Powertrain Conference, Tianjin, China, September 1, 2007 (in Chinese).
Wenmiao Chen, Jianxin Wang, Shijin Shuai, and Fujia Wu. Effect of Sulfur in Diesel Fuel on Engine Performance. 1st Meeting of Oil Product and Clean Fuels Branch of Chinese Society for Internal Combustion Engines, Beijing, China, May 20-21, 2007 (in Chinese).