
GAO Yi
Tenured Associate Professor
School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Room 235
gaoyisjtu@sjtu.edu.cn
Educational Background
- 2009 - 2013, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, Doctor
- 2007 - 2009, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Master
- 2004 - 2007, Shandong University, China, Master
- 2000 - 2004, Shandong University, China, Bachelor
Work Experience
- 2017-Present,Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China,Associate Professor,
- 2014-2016,University of Cambridge, UK,Research Associate
- 2010-2012,Sandia National Laboratories, US,Visitor
Research Interests
- Technologies:
- Optical imaging (high-speed PLIF, PIV, LII, Chemiluminescence, etc.)
- Numerical simulation (LES, etc.)
- Engineering applications:
- Ignition/blowoff
- Atomization evaporation and spray combustion
- Turbulent combustion and combustion instability
- Low-emission combustion and pollutant formation
- Hydrogen gas turbine
- AI application in gas turbine combustion
Major Research Projects
- 2022–2025 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Key project, principal investigator
- 2021 - 2024 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), General project, principal investigator
- 2018 - 2020 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Youth project, principal investigator
- 2023 - 2025 National Major Science and Technology Projects of China, joint investigator
- 2022 - 2024 National Major Science and Technology Projects of China, joint investigator
- 2018 - 2022 National Major Science and Technology Projects of China, joint investigator
- 2019 - 2020 National Major Science and Technology Projects of China, joint investigator
- 2021 - 2023 Industry project, Study on simultaneous optical measurements of unsteady swirling spray flames, principal investigator
- 2021 - 2022 Industry project, Optical measurements of the flow field in a model combustor, principal investigator
Representative Papers And Monographs
- Y.T. Jin, J.Y. Cao, Y.P. Liu, Y. Gao, Y.W. Yan. “CO formation characteristics in a centrally staged swirl combustor”, Energy, 307: 132566 (2024)
- W. Li, Y.X. Shen, R.H. Cheng, Y. Gao, Y.P. Liu, Y.W. Yan*. “Experimental study on combustion flow field characteristics of swirl combustor”, Physics of Fluids, 36(6), 065118 (2024)
- X.Y. Wang, K.P. Liu, C. Fu, M. Wang, J. Yu, Y.W. Yan, J.H. Li, X.N. Ge, Y. Gao*, “Investigation of the influence of the bluff-body temperature on a lean premixed DME/air flame approaching blowoff”, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 152: 111123 (2024)
- S. Meng, M. Zhang*, Y. Gao*, “Influence of the acoustic liner in Large Eddy Simulation of longitudinal thermoacoustic instability in a model annular combustor”, Journal of Thermal Science, 33:710–724 (2024)
- X.Y. Wang, K.P. Liu, C. Fu, J. Yu, Y. Gao*. “Investigation of the applicability of conditioned particle image velocimetry under conditions close to lean blow‑off”, Experiments in Fluids, 64:118 (2023)
- B. Tian, C. Zhang, Y. Gao, C.T. Chong, S. Hochgreb. “2D 2-colour time-resolved laser-induced incandescence sizing of ultra-fine soot particles in a methane diffusion flame”, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 39(1): 1175-1184 (2023)
- S. Meng, S.Z. Wu, M. Zhang*, L.L. Xu, Y. Gao. “Numerical prediction and suppression of thermoacoustic longitudinal mode in annular combustor”, AIAA Journal, J061317 (2022)
- D.H. Ju*, L. Huang, K.P. Zhang, M. Ye, Z. Huang, Y. Gao. “Comparison of evaporation rate constants of a single fuel droplet entering subcritical and supercritical environments”, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 347: 118346 (2022)
- H.D. Zhang, X. Xia*, Y. Gao*. “Instability transition of a jet diffusion flame in quiescent environment”, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38(3): 4971-4978 (2021)
- X. Xia, C. Fu, Y.F. Yang, X.Y. Yang, Y. Gao*, F. Qi*. “Vortex formation and frequency tuning of periodically-excited jet diffusion flames”, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38(2): 2067-2074 (2021)
- Z.Q. Li, C. Fu, Y. Gao*, X. Xia, W.H. Yuan, D.H. Ju, F. Qi. “Investigation on spray and combustion characteristics of boron/ethanol nanofuel utilizing 50 kHz repetition rate high-speed laser measurements”, Fuel, 287: 119562 (2021)
- V. Dulina*, D. Sharaborin, R. Tolstoguzov, A. Lobasov, L. Chikishev, D. Markovich, S.R. Wang, C. Fu, X.C. Liu, Y.Y Li, Y. Gao. “Assessment of single-shot temperature measurements by thermally-assisted OH PLIF using excitation in the A2Σ+–X2Π (1-0) band”, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38(1): 1877-1883 (2021)
- Z.F. Yang*, S.R. Wang, J.Y. Zheng, L. Li, X.C. Liu, Y. Gao, F. Qi. “20 kHz dual-plane stereo-PIV measurements on a swirling flame using a two-legged burst-mode laser”, Optics Letters, 45(20): 5756-5759 (2020)
- Y. Gao*, X.Y. Yang, C. Fu, Z.Q. Li, H.D. Zhang, Y.F. Yang, F. Qi. “10 kHz simultaneous PIV/PLIF study of the diffusion flame response to periodic acoustic forcing”, Applied Optics, 58(10): C112-120 (2019)
- X.Y. Yang, C. Fu, G.Q. Wang, Z.Q. Li, T.Y. Li, Y. Gao*, F. Qi. “Simultaneous high-speed SO2 PLIF imaging and stereo-PIV measurements in premixed swirling flame at 20 kHz”, Applied Optics, 58(10): C121-129 (2019)
- C. Fu, X.Y. Yang, Z.Q. Li, H.D. Zhang, Y.F. Yang, Y. Gao*, F. Qi. “Experimental investigation on an acoustically forced flame with simultaneous high-speed LII and stereo PIV at 20 kHz”, Applied Optics, 58(10): C104-111 (2019)
- A. Hayakawa*, T. Yamagami, K. Takeuchi, Y. Higuchi, T. Kudo, S. M. Lowe, Y. Gao, S. Hochgreb, H. Kobayashi. “Quantitative measurement of temperature in oxygen enriched CH4/O2/N2 premixed flames using Laser Induced Thermal Grating Spectroscopy (LITGS) up to 1.0 MPa”, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 37(2): 1427-1434 (2019)
- S.Y. Li, X.Y. Yang, C. Fu, T.Y. Li, Y. Gao*. “Experimental investigation on near-field breakup characteristics of hybrid-mixed twin-fluid atomizer”, Atomization and Sprays, 28(10): 901–914 (2018)
- B. Tian*, Y. Gao, C. Zhang, S. Hochgreb. “Soot measurement in diluted methane diffusion flames by multi-pass extinction and laser-induced incandescence”, Combustion and Flame, 192: 224-237 (2018)
- B. Tian*, C. Zhang, Y. Gao, S. Hochgreb. “Planar 2-colour time-resolved laser-induced incandescence measurements of soot in a diffusion flame”, Aerosol Science and Technology, 51: 1345 (2017)
- L. Fan*, Y. Gao, A. Hayakawa, S. Hochgreb. “Simultaneous, two‑camera, 2D gas‑phase temperature and velocity measurements by thermographic particle image velocimetry with ZnO tracers”, Experiments in Fluids, 58: 34 (2017)
Honorary Information
- 2nd Prize of 14th Five-Year Plan Third Batch Science and Technology Innovation Advanced Team, Aero Engine Corporation of China
- 3rd Prize of Natural Science Award, Aero Engine Corporation of China
- 2nd Prize for Technology Invention, Shanghai City
- 3rd Prize for Technology Invention, AECC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co., LTD
- Science and Technology Innovation Team, AECC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co., LTD
- 1st Prize for Technology Invention, AECC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co., LTD
- 2nd Prize of the Sixth Young Teachers Teaching Competition, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Outstanding Communist Party Member, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Outstanding Class Teacher, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Innovation Team in the field of Engine Combustion Basic Research, Innovation Talent Promotion Program, Ministry of Science and Technology
- National Overseas High-level Talent Program (Youth Project)