王宇

教授

低碳能源与光电传感实验室 PI

佛山仙湖实验室 研究员

yu.wang(at)whut.edu.cn

教授、博士生导师，低碳能源与光电传感实验室Principal Investigator, 车用动力系主任，佛山仙湖实验室氨氢新能源工业窑炉零碳燃烧技术研发中心主任。主要从事“碳达峰碳中和”新技术、氨氢融合新能源、燃烧及流动、碳烟及NOx生成机理、激光传感、机器学习等方向研究。主持国家自然科学基金、国家重点研发计划课题、子课题、湖北省“杰出青年”基金、校“青年拔尖”计划、企业合作课题等项目20余项。发表期刊论文100余篇，被引5000余次。

博士：King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Mechanical Engineering)

硕士：清华大学 汽车工程系 （动力工程及工程热物理）

本科：武汉理工大学 汽车工程学院 （热能与动力工程）

[1] Y. Wang*, S.H. Chung*. Soot formation in laminar counterflow flames. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science 2019; 74:152-238. link

[2] Q. Li, X. Zhao, L. Ma, Y. Wang*. NO Formation in counterflow diffusion flames of partially cracked ammonia: Effects of flame structure, cracking ratio and strain rate. Combustion and Flame 2026; 294: 115347. link

[3] Q. Li, B. Sun, X. Zhao, L. Ma, Y. Wang*. Formation of NO in counterflow diffusion flames of ammonia-methane: Spatially-resolved measurements and kinetic analysis. Combustion and Flame 2026; 288: 114970. link

[4] Q. Li, L. Ma, J. Zhou, J. Li, F. Yan, J. Du, Y. Wang*. A comprehensive parametric study on NO and N₂O formation in ammonia-methane cofired premixed flames: Spatially resolved measurements and kinetic analysis. Combustion and Flame 2025; 272: 113851. link

[5] Q. Li, L. Fu, Z. Zhang, L. Ma, H. Ning*, Y. Wang*, H. Y. Zhao. A theoretical study on the isomerization and decomposition reaction kinetics of small unsaturated methyl esters: Methyl acrylate, methyl butenoate and methyl crotonate radicals. Combustion and Flame 2024; 265: 113519. link

[6] M. Zhou, L. Xu, F. Yan, S.H. Chung, Y. Wang*. Effects of oxygen partial premixing on soot formation in ethylene counterflow flames with oscillating strain rates. Combustion and Flame 2022, 112442. link

[7] G. Li, M. Zhou, Y. Wang*. Sensitivity of soot formation to strain rate in steady counterflow flames determines its response under unsteady conditions. Combustion and Flame 2022; 241, 112107. link

[8] P. Jiang, M. Zhou, D. Wen, Y. Wang*. An experimental multiparameter investigation on the thermochemical structures of benchmark ethylene and propane counterflow diffusion flames and implications to their numerical modeling. Combustion and Flame 2021;234,111622. link

[9] L. Xu, F. Yan, W. Dai, M. Zhou, S.H. Chung, Y. Wang*. Synergistic effects on soot formation in counterflow diffusion flames of acetylene-based binary mixture fuels. Combustion and Flame 2020; 216, 24-28. link

[10] L. Xu, F. Yan, Y. Wang*. S.H. Chung. Chemical effects of hydrogen addition on soot formation in counterflow diffusion flames: Dependence on fuel type and oxidizer composition. Combustion and Flame 2020; 213, 14-25. link

[11] F. Yan, L. Xu, Y. Wang*, S. Park, S.M. Sarathy, S.H. Chung. On the opposing effects of methanol and ethanol addition on PAH and soot formation in ethylene counterflow diffusion flames. Combustion and Flame 2019; 202:228-42. link

[12] X. Kang, B. Sun, J. Wang, Y. Wang*. A numerical investigation on the thermo-chemical structures of methane-oxygen diffusion flame-streets in a microchannel. Combustion and Flame 2019; 206:266-81. link

[13] Y. Wang*, S. Park, S.M. Sarathy, S.H. Chung. A comparative study on the sooting tendencies of various 1-alkene fuels in counterflow diffusion flames. Combustion and Flame 2018; 192:71-85. link

[14] L. Xu, F. Yan, M. Zhou, Y. Wang*, S.H. Chung. Experimental and soot modeling studies of ethylene counterflow diffusion flames: Non-monotonic influence of the oxidizer composition on soot formation. Combustion and Flame 2018; 197:304-18. link

[15] S. Park, Y. Wang*, S.H. Chung, S.M. Sarathy. Compositional effects on PAH and soot formation in counterflow diffusion flames of gasoline surrogate fuels. Combustion and Flame 2017; 178:46-60. link

[16] Y. Wang*, S.H. Chung. Strain rate effect on sooting characteristics in laminar counterflow diffusion flames. Combustion and Flame 2016; 165:433-44. link

[17] Y. Wang, A. Raj, S.H. Chung*. Soot modeling of counterflow diffusion flames of ethylene-based binary mixture fuels. Combustion and Flame 2015; 162:586-96. link

[18] Y. Wang, S.H. Chung*. Effect of strain rate on sooting limits in counterflow diffusion flames of gaseous hydrocarbon fuels: Sooting temperature index and sooting sensitivity index. Combustion and Flame 2014; 161, 1224-34. link

[19] Y. Wang, A. Raj, S.H. Chung*. A PAH growth mechanism and synergistic effect on PAH formation in counterflow diffusion flames. Combustion and Flame 2013; 160, 1667-1676. link

[20] Z. Shen, Z. Weng, Y. Wang*. Numerical analysis of autothermal microchannel reactors for ammonia decomposition: Roles of material and channel architecture. Chemical Engineering Journal 2026; 534: 175245. link

[21] Q. Li, J. Li, B. Sun, L. Ma*, Y. Wang*. A comparative study on the effects of temperature on NO formation in ammonia/methane flames. Chemical Engineering Journal 2025; 520: 166282. link

[22] H. Zhang, B. Cui, J. Du*, Z. Yu, X. Liang, Y. Cheng, Y. Wang*. Combining staged combustion and oxygen enrichment for stable and low-NO_x porous media combustion of ammonia. Fuel 2026; 410: 137894. link

[23] B. Sun, C. Yu, Z. Yu, T. Wan, L. Ma, Y. Wang*. Efficient characterization of the two-dimensional and buoyancy effects in counterflow diffusion flames. Fuel 2026; 405: 136495. link

[24] L. Xu, Q. Wang, Y. Wang*, D. Liu*. Fuel decomposition and aromatic species formation in counterflow flames of selected cycloalkanes: Effects of ring size and methyl substitution. Fuel 2026; 404: 136223. link

[25] P. Jiang, L. Xu*, Q. Wang, Z. Wang, S. H. Chung, Y. Wang*. Experimental and kinetic study on aromatic formation in counterflow diffusion flames of methane and methane/ethylene mixtures. Fuel 2023; 354: 129304. link

[26] J. Zhang, F. Yan, Y. Wang*. Sensitivity of soot formation to strain rates in counterflow diffusion flames of various C3-C5 alkanes and alcohols. Fuel 2023; 333, 126321. link

[27] L. Xu, Y. Wang*, D. Liu*. Effects of oxygenated biofuel additives on soot formation: A comprehensive review of laboratory-scale studies. Fuel 2022; 313,122635. link

[28] M. Zhou, F. Yan, L. Ma*, P. Jiang, Y. Wang*, S.H. Chung. Chemical speciation and soot measurements in laminar counterflow diffusion flames of ethylene and ammonia mixtures. Fuel 2022; 308, 122003. link

[29] M. Zhou, F. Yan, X. Zhong, L. Xu, Y. Wang*. Sooting characteristics of partially-premixed flames of ethanol and ethylene mixtures: Unravelling the opposing effects of ethanol addition on soot formation in non-premixed and premixed flames. Fuel 2021; 291, 120089. link

[30] W. Dai, F. Yan, L. Xu*, M. Zhou, Y. Wang*. Effects of carbon monoxide addition on the sooting characteristics of ethylene and propane counterflow diffusion flames. Fuel 2020; 271, 117674. link

[31] W. Wang, L. Xu, J. Yan, Y. Wang*. Temperature dependence of the fuel mixing effect on soot precursor formation in ethylene-based diffusion flames. Fuel 2020; 267, 117121. link

[32] Q. Li, B. Tian, L. Xu*, Y. Wang*. Effects of ammonia addition on the soot nanostructure and oxidation reactivity in n-heptane/toluene diffusion flames. Fuel Processing Technology 2024; 257: 108090. link

[33] J. Zhang, F. Yan, P. Jiang, M. Zhou, Y. Wang*. Chemical and sooting structures of counterflow diffusion flames of butanol isomers: An experimental and modelling study. Combustion Science and Technology 2022. link

[34] Y. Deng, P. Zou, X. Kang*, Y. Wang*. Experimental investigations on non-premixed methane-air flames in radial microchannels with a controlled temperature profile. Combustion Science and Technology 2021. link

[35] Y. Wang*, S.H. Chung. Formation of soot in counterflow diffusion flames with carbon dioxide dilution. Combustion Science and Technology 2016; 188:805-17. link

[36] L. Xu, F. Yan, M. Zhou, Y. Wang*. An experimental and modeling study on sooting characteristics of laminar counterflow diffusion flames with partial premixing. Energy 2021; 218, 119479. link

[37] B. Sun, X. Kang*, Y. Wang*. Numerical investigations on the methane-oxygen diffusion flame-street phenomena in a microchannel: Effects of wall temperatures, inflow rates and global equivalence ratios on flame behaviors and combustion performances. Energy 2020; 207, 118194. link

[38] Q. Wang, L. Xu*, Y. Wang*. Effects of H₂ addition on soot formation in counterflow diffusion flames of propane: A comparative analysis with He and N₂ addition. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2023; 48(98): 38878–38889. link

[39] B. Sun, Q. Li, Y. Wang*. Staged ammonia-air combustion in a heat-recirculating Swiss-roll burner. Applied Thermal Engineering 2026; 303: 132174. link

[40] Z. Shen, L. Jing, Y. Wang*. Phase change materials-based thermal buffers can be counterproductive in reducing temperature fluctuations. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 2025; 160: 108300. link

[41] L. Xu, M. Zhou, Y. Wang *, D. Liu*. Probing sooting limits in counterflow diffusion flames via multiple optical diagnostic techniques. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 2022, 136, 110679. link

[42] F. Yan, M. Zhou, L. Xu, Y. Wang*, S.H. Chung. An experimental study on the spectral dependence of light extinction in sooting ethylene counterflow diffusion flames. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 2019; 100:259-70. link

[43] B. Sun, X. Kang*, Y. Wang*. Combustion characteristics of ammonia–air in a heat-recirculating Swiss-roll burner. Physics of Fluids 2024; 36(11): 117163. link

[44] J. Zhang, M. Zhou, F. Yan, C. Yu, Y. Wang*. Effects of inlet flow non-uniformities on thermochemical structures and quasi-one-dimensional simulation of sooting counterflow diffusion flames. Physics of Fluids 2023; accepted

[45] J. Zhou, J. Du, M. Zhou, Y. Wang*. On the intricacies of soot volume fraction measurements in counterflow diffusion flames with light extinction: Effects of curtain flow. Journal of Aerosol Science 2024; 178: 106348. link

[46] L. Ma, W. Du, D. Wen, Y. Wang*. Infrared multi-spectral soot emission for robust and high-fidelity flame thermometry. Optics Letters 2023; 48, 980-983. link

[47] B. Cui, L. Ma*, B. Sun, Q. Li, Y. Wang*. Mid-infrared absorption spectroscopy for in-situ and spatially resolved measurements of nitric oxide in premixed ammonia-methane co-fired flames. Optics Express 2025; 33(2): 3262–3280. link

[48] L. Ma, C. Zhou, Z. Wang, W. Ren, Y. Wang*. Calibration-free heterodyne phase-sensitive dispersion spectroscopy: Quantitative gas sensing and recovery of absorption spectra. Optics Express 2024; 32(21): 37492–37515. link

[49] J. Zhou, M. Zhou, L. Ma, Y. Wang*. Slight asymmetry induces significant distortion in soot volume fraction measurements in counterflow diffusion flames with diffuse back-illumination imaging. Optics Express 2022; 30, 6671-6689. link

[50] D. Wen, Y. Wang*. Spatially and temporally resolved temperature measurements in counterflow flames using a single interband cascade laser. Optics Express 2020; 28, 37879-37902. link

[51] Q. Li, L. Ma*, J. Li, Y. Wang*. Quantitative measurements of NO oxidation rate using wavelength modulation spectroscopy and implications to NO sampling in ammonia flames. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 2026; 448: 138972. link

[52] W. Hu, L. Ma*, J. Zhou, Y. Wang*. Single filtered photodetector-based H₂O emission thermometry for ammonia flames: a cost-effective optical sensing approach. Measurement Science and Technology 2025; 36(8): 085201. link

[53] L. Ma*, W. Wang, C. Zhou, Y. Wang*. A laser absorption sensor for fuel slip monitoring in high-humidity flue gases from ammonia combustion. Measurement Science and Technology 2023; 34(9): 094005. link

[54] G. Sheng, L. Ma*, D. Wen, Y. Wang*. Simultaneous measurements of temperature, CO2 concentration and soot volume fraction in counterflow diffusion flames using a single mid-infrared laser. Applied Physics B 2022,128,62. link

[55] D. Wen, L. Ma*, Y. Wang*. Effects of thermochemical non-uniformity on line-of-sight laser absorption thermometry in counterflow diffusion flames. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 2022; 277, 107990. link

[56] L. Ma, W. Hu, W. Wang, Y. Wang*. Transfer-learning-based multi-wavelength laser sensor for high fidelity and real-time monitoring of ambient temperature and humidity. Applied Optics 2023; 62(22): 5932–5945. link

[57] W. Du, D. Wen, L. Ma, Y. Wang*. Development and validation of a hybrid constraint spectral thermometry for laminar sooting flames. Applied Optics 2022, 61, 8341-8353. link

[58] L. Xu, F. Yan, Y. Wang*. A comparative study of the sooting tendencies of various C5–C8 alkanes, alkenes and cycloalkanes in counterflow diffusion flames. Applications in Energy and Combustion Science 2020; 1–4,100007. link

[59] X. Hu, Z. Shen*, Y. Wang*. On the design of a hydrogen micro-rectangular combustor for portable thermoelectric generators. Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification 2024; 195: 109611. link

[60] X. Zhao, J. Li, L. Ma, Q. Li*, Y. Wang*. Effects of Water Vapor Addition on NO Formation in Nonpremixed and Premixed Flames of NH₃ and CH₄. Energy & Fuels 2026; 40(27): 14903–14917. link

[61] Y. Yan, L. Ma*, Q. Li, Y. Wang*. Simultaneous Measurement of NO and NH₃ in Ultrahigh Humidity Flue Gases from Ammonia Combustion Using Mid-Infrared Laser-Absorption Spectroscopy. Energy & Fuels 2025; 39(30): 14921–14934. link

[62] H. Zhang, J. Zhou, J. Du*, Z. Yu, X. Liang, Y. B. Cheng, Y. Wang*. Ammonia-methane flames stabilized in an ordered porous media burner. Energy & Fuels 2025; 39(13): 6654–6670. link

[63] X. Zhu, J. Du*, Z. Yu, Y. B. Cheng, Y. Wang*. NO_x Emission and Control in Ammonia Combustion: State-of-the-Art Review and Future Perspectives. Energy & Fuels 2024; 38(1): 43–60. link

[64] J. Zhang, L. Xu*, F. Yan, M. Zhou, Y. Wang*. Effects of Ammonia Addition on the Sooting Characteristics of Ethylene Counterflow Diffusion Flames with Oscillating Strain Rates. Energy & Fuels 2023; 37(24): 19950–19958. link

[65] N.M. Mahmoud, F. Yan, M. Zhou, L. Xu, Y. Wang*. Coupled effects of carbon dioxide and water vapor addition on soot formation in ethylene diffusion flames. Energy & Fuels 2019;33:5582-96.link

[66] L. Xu, F. Yan, Y. Wang*. Effects of Hydrogen Addition on the Standoff Distance of Premixed Burner-Stabilized Flames of Various Hydrocarbon Fuels. Energy & Fuels 2018; 32:2385-96. link

[67] F. Yan, L. Xu, Y. Wang*. Application of hydrogen enriched natural gas in spark ignition IC engines: from fundamental fuel properties to engine performances and emissions. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2018; 82:1457-88. link

[68] X. Kang*, Y. Wang*. Transient process of methane-oxygen diffusion flame-street establishment in a microchannel. Frontiers in Energy 2021. link

[69] J. Zhou, M. Zhou, L. Ma*, Y. Wang*. Planar light extinction measurement of soot volume fraction in laminar counterflow diffusion flames. Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering 2021; 7: 720917. link

[70] J. Zhou, L. Xu*, J. Du, L. Ma, Y. Wang*. Infrared imaging for two-dimensional soot and temperature measurements in laminar premixed and non-premixed flames. Journal of the Energy Institute 2025; 120: 102111. link

[71] N.M. Mahmoud, F. Yan, Y. Wang*. Effects of fuel inlet boundary condition on aromatic species formation in coflow diffusion flames. Journal of the Energy Institute 2019; 92:288-97. link

中国工程热物理学会燃烧学学术年会程序委员会委员

中国内燃机学会第九届理事会青年工作委员会委员

第38届国际燃烧大会(38th International Symposium on Combustion)分会场主持人

《Combustion and Flame》、《Fuel》、《Energy》等权威期刊审稿人

武汉理工大学科学技术一等奖（自然科学类）

中国机械工业科学技术奖一等奖 （技术发明类）

北京市科学技术一等奖

清华大学学术新秀提名

清华大学汽车工程系学术新秀