PD Dr. Yan Jin


Eißendorfer Str. 38

21073 Hamburg

Bulding O, Room 3.019

Phone +49 40 42878 - 4644

Mail PD Dr. Jan Yin


Research Interests

Turbulence modelling, simulation, and control

A turbulence model with high accuracy and low computational cost, see Jin (2019), has been developed through the DFG-Heisenberg program (299562371). The developed turbulence model has higher accuracy than classic LES and RANS models when the same mesh resolution is used. It is particularly suitable for simulating complex turbulent flows in industry, e.g., flows in turbomachinery (Jin 2020), see Fig. 1. We are also interested in the techniques of controlling turbulence and reducing the corresponding irreversible losses, see Jin & Herwig (2014) and Li, et al. (2021) as examples.

Fig 1.: Turbulent flows in a compressor cascade

Convection in porous media

Porous media are an important material in nature and industry. Convection in porous media receives a lot of attentions in recent years with the emergence of some new engineering applications, e.g., long term storage of CO2 in deep saline aquifers, thermal energy storage systems using stones/bricks as storage materials, etc. Based on deep investigation of physics, we try to develop efficient and accurate macroscopic models for predicting losses and heat/mass transfer rate in porous media (Fig. 2), see details in Jin, et al. (2015; 2017), Uth, et al. (2016), Kranzien & Jin (2018), Rao, et al. (2020) and Gasow, et al. (2020) for the details of this research. This research is funded by the DFG (408356608). 

Fig. 2: Natural convection in porous media

Flows in biological and physiological processes

Bio-fluid mechanics is an interdisciplinary study which is located at the interface of fluid mechanics and biology. This is a new and promising research field. We are studying the digestion process in human-stomach using a CFD method, see Li & Jin (2021). We have also investigated the “Magenstrasse” based on the numerical results (Fig. 3), see Li, et al. (2021). This research is funded by the Chinese Scholar Council (CSC). In another research topic, we are investigating the flow and particle transportation in a human’s respiratory system (Fig. 4).

Fig. 3: Flows in human-stomach
Fig. 4: O2 - concentration and distribution of aerosol particles in a respiratory system

Publications

2023

  • Jin, Y.; Cavero, R.F.; Weiland, C.; Hoffmann, M.; Schlüter, M. (2023). Effects of bubble-induced turbulence on interfacial species transport: A direct numerical simulation study. Chemical Engineering Science. 279. 118934 [Abstract] [doi] [www]

  • Jin, Y.; Weiland, C.; Hoffmann, M.; Schlüter, M. (2023). Direct Numerical Simulation of Bubble Collision, Bounce and Coalescence in Bubble-Induced Turbulence. Chemical Engineering Science. 284. 119502 [Abstract] [doi]

2021

  • Gasow S.; Kuznetsov, A.V.; Avila, M.; Y. Jin (2021). A macroscopic two-length-scale model for natural convection in porous media driven by a species-concentration gradient. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 926. (A8), [Abstract] [doi]

  • Li, C.Y.; Gasow, S.; Jin, Y.; Xiao, J.; Chen, X.D. (2021). Simulation based investigation of 2D soft-elastic reactors for better mixing performance. Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics. 15. (1), 1229-1242 [Abstract] [doi]

  • Li, C.Y.; Jin, Y. (2021). A CFD model for investigating the dynamics of liquid gastric contents in human-stomach induced by gastric motility. J. Food Eng.. 296. (110461),

  • Li, C.Y.; Xiao, J.; Chen, X.D.; Jin, Y. (2021). Mixing and emptying of gastric contents in human-stomach: A numerical study. J. Biomech.. 118. (110293), [Abstract] [doi]

  • Li, Z.H.; Jin, Y.; Du, J.; Nie, C.; H.W. Zhang (2021). Physical Mechanisms Investigation of Sharkskin-Inspired Compressor Cascade Based on Large Eddy Simulations. J. Turbomach.. 143. (6), [Abstract] [doi]

2020

  • Gasow, S.; Lin, Z.; Zhang, H.C.; Kuznetsov, A.V.; Avila, M.; Jin, Y. (2020). Effects of pore-scale on the macroscopic properties of natural convection in porous media. J. Fluid Mech. 891. (A25),

  • Geng, L.P.; Jin, Y.; Herwig, H. (2020). Can pulsation unsteadiness increase the convective heat transfer in a pipe flow? A systematic study. Numerical Heat Trans., Part B: Fundamentals. 78. (3), 160-174

  • Jin, Y. (2020). Parameter extension simulation of turbulent flows in a compressor cascade with a high Reynolds number. ASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition. [Abstract] [doi]

  • Rao, F.R.; Kuznetsov, A.V.; Jin, Y. (2020). Numerical modeling of momentum dispersion in porous media based on the pore scale prevalence hypothesis. Trans. Porous Media. 133. 271-292

2019

  • Jin, Y.; Schlüter, M. (2019). Direct numerical simulation of the interfacial mass transfer of a bubble in self-induced turbulent flows. Int. J. Heat Mass Trans.. 135. 1248-1259

  • Kränzien, P.U.; Jin, Y. (2019). Natural convection in a two-dimensional cell filled with a porous medium: a direct numerical simulation study. Heat Trans. Eng.. 40. (5-6), 487-496

  • Y. Jin (2019). Parameter extension simulation of turbulent flows. Phys. Fluids. 31. (125102),

  • Jin, Y.; Schlüter, M.: (2019). Direct numerical simulation of the interfacial mass transfer of a bubble in self-induced turburlent flows. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 135. 1248-1259 [Abstract] [doi] [www]

2018

  • Gasow, S.; Kuznetsov, A.V.; Schlüter, M.; Jin, Y. (2018). Turbulent forced convection in porous media: a direct numerical simulation study. IHTC16-22301, Proceedings of the 16th International Heat Transfer Conference, IHTC-16, Beijing, China.

  • Xu, G.; Zhang, H.; Jin, Y. (2018). Achieving arbitrarily polygonal thermal harvesting devices with homogeneous parameters through linear mapping function. Energy Conv. Manag.. 165. 253-262

  • Xu, G.; Zhang, H.; Wang, K.; Jin, Y.; Li, Y. (2018). Arbitrarily shaped thermal cloaks with non-uniform profiles in homogeneous media configurations. Optics Exp.. 26. (19), 25265-25279

2017

  • Jin, Y. (2017). Second-Law Analysis: A powerful tool for analyzing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) results. Entropy. 19. 679

  • Jin, Y.; Du, J.; Li, Z.Y.; Zhang, H.W. (2017). Second-Law Analysis of irreversible losses in gas turbines. Entropy. 19. 470

  • Jin, Y.; Kuznetsov, A.V. (2017). Turbulence modeling for flows in wall bounded porous media: An analysis based on direct numerical simulations. Phys. Fluids. 29. (045102),

  • Jin, Y.; Kuznetsov, A.V. (2017). Using direct numerical simulations for investigating physics in porous media. Proceedings of the ASME 2017 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting, FEDSM2017, At Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA.

  • Xu, G.; Zhang, H.; Zou, Q.; Jin, Y. (2017). Predicting and analyzing interaction of the thermal cloaking performance through response surface method. Int. J. Heat Mass Trans.. 109. 746-754

  • Xu, G.; Zhang, H.; Zou, Q.; Jin, Y.; Xie, M. (2017). Forecast of thermal harvesting performance under multi-parameter interaction with response surface methodology. Int. J. Heat Mass Trans.. 115. 682-693

2016

  • Jin, Y.; Kränzien, P.U. (2016). Natural convection in a two-dimensional cell filled with porous medium: A DNS study. Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Heat Transfer, ISHT9-F0318, Beijing.

  • Uth, M.F.; Jin, Y.; Kuznetsov, A.V.; Herwig, H. (2016). A DNS study on the possibility of macroscopic turbulence in porous media: effects of different solid matrix geometries, solid boundaries, and two porosity scales. Phys. Fluids. 28. (065101),

2015

  • Jin, Y.; Herwig, H. (2015). Turbulent flow in rough wall channels: validation of RANS models. Comp. Fluids. 122. 34-46

  • Jin, Y.; Uth, M.F.; Herwig, H. (2015). Structure of a turbulent flow through plane channels with smooth and rough walls: An analysis based on high resolution DNS results. Comp. Fluids. 107. (31), 77-88

  • Jin, Y.; Uth, M.F.; Kuznetsov, A.V. ; Herwig, H. (2015). Numerical investigation of the possibility of macroscopic turbulence in porous media: a DNS study. J. Fluid Mech.. 766. 76-103

2014

  • Jin, Y.; Herwig, H. (2014). Turbulent flow in channels with shark skin surfaces: Entropy generation and its physical significance. Int. J. Heat Mass Trans.. 70. 10-22

  • Jin, Y.; Herwig, H. (2014). Effects of shark skin textures on entropy generation for turbulent flow and heat transfer problems. Proceedings of the International Heat Transfer Conference. Kyoto, IHTC15-8699.

2013

  • Jin, Y.; Herwig, H. (2013). From single obstacles to wall roughness: Some fundamental investigations based on DNS results for turbulent channel flow. Z. J. Appl. Math. Phys.. 64. 1337-1352

2012

  • Zhang, H.-C.; Guo, Y.-Y.; Jin, Y.; Li, Y. (2012). An entropy production method to investigate the accuracy and stability of numerical simulation of one-dimensional heat transfer. Heat Trans. Res.. 43. (7), 669-693

  • Herwig, H.; Jin, Y. (2012). Parameter Extension Method (PEM): An asymptotic extension of numerical and experimental flow and heat transfer results to further values of the inherent parameters. Proceedings of the 3rd International Forum on Heat Transfer, Nagasaki, Japan.

  • Jin, Y.; Herwig, H. (2012). Parameter extension method (PEM): an asymptotic extension of numerical and experimental flow and heat transfer results to further values of the inherent parameters. Heat Mass Trans.. 48. (5), 823-830

2011

  • Jin, Y.; Chen, X. D. (2011). Entropy production during the drying process of milk droplets in an industrial spray dryer. Int. J. Therm. Sci.. 50. 615-625

  • Jin, Y.; Herwig, H. (2011). Efficient methods to account for variable property effects in numerical momentum and heat transfer solutions. Int. J. Heat Mass Trans.. 54. 2180-2187

  • Jin, Y.; Herwig, H. (2011). Variable property effects in momentum and heat transfer. Developments in Heat Transfer, InTech. 135-152

2010

  • Jin, Y; Herwig, H. (2010). Application of the extended similarity theory to a complex benchmark problem. Z. J. Appl. Math. Phys.. 61. 509-528

  • Jin, Y.; B. Shaw, B. (2010). Computational modeling of n-heptane droplet combustion in air-diluent environments under reduced-gravity. Int. J. Heat Mass Trans.. 53. 5782-5791

  • Jin, Y.; B. Shaw, B. (2010). Numerical simulation of unsteady flows and shape oscillations in liquid droplets induced by deployment needle retraction. Micro. Sci. Tech.. 22. 17-26

  • Jin, Y.; Chen, X. D. (2010). A fundamental model of milk particle deposition incorporated in CFD simulations of an industrial milk spray dryers. Drying Tech.. 28. 960-971

  • Jin, Y.; Herwig, H. (2010). Similarity theory including variable property effects: a complex benchmark problem. Proceedings of the International Heat Transfer Conference. Washington, IHTC14-22457.

2009

  • Jin, Y.; Chen, X. D. (2009). A Three-dimensional numerical study of the gas/particle interactions in an industrial-scale spray dryer for milk powder production. Drying Tech.. 27. 1018-1027

  • Masquelet, M.; Menon, S.; Jin, Y.; Friedrich, R. (2009). Simulation of unsteady combustion in a LOX-GH2 fueled rocket engine. Aero. Sci. Tech. 18. (8), 466-474

2008

  • Jin, Y.; Chen, X. D. (2008). Numerical study of the behavior of different size particles in an industrial spray dryer. Drying Tech.. 27. 371-381

2007

  • Jin, Y.; Friedrich, R. (2007). Large eddy simulation of nozzle jet - external flow interaction. Notes on numerical fluid mechanics and multidisciplinary design. 57-81

2004

  • Jin, Y.; Yuan, X. (2004). Numerical simulation of fluid-induced vibration in seals by fluid-structure coupling method. J. Eng. Therm. 25. (1), 41-44

  • Jin, Y.; Yuan, X. (2004). Oscillatory blowing control numerical simulation of airfoil flutter by high-accuracy method. AIAA J. Aircraft. 41. (3), 610-615

2003

  • Jin, Y.; Yuan, X. (2003). Numerical analasis of 3D turbine blade’s torsional flutter by fluid-structure coupling method. J. Eng. Therm. 24. (3), 395-399

  • Jin, Y.; Yuan, X. (2003). Numerical simulation of fluid-induced vibration in seals by fluid-structure coupling method. J. Eng. Therm. 24. (3), 395-399

2002

  • Jin, Y.; Yuan, X. (2002). aeroelastic analysis on an airfoil's flutter and flutter control technique of blowing. ACTA Energ. Solar. Sinica. 403-407

  • Jin, Y.; Yuan, X. (2002). Analysis of an airfoil’s flutter control technique of blowing by a fluid - structure coupling method. ACTA Aero. Sinica. 20. (3), 267-273

  • Jin, Y.; Yuan, X. (2002). Numerical study of unsteady viscous flow past oscillating airfoil. Wind Eng. 25. (3), 227-237

  • Jin, Y.; Yuan, X.; Shin B. R. (2002). Aeroelastic analysis of an airfoil's stall flutter at large mean incidence angle. J. Eng. Thermo. 23. (5), 573-575